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COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
Course Revision
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UEET 608. MASTER’S PROJECT (1-3). Capstone master’s project which focuses on a relevant subject
area of particular interest to the student in the areas of emerging technologies such as nanotechnology, fuel
cell research, modern manufacturing and quality control, and homeland security. Student must have
completed more than 27 semester hours of the program or be in the final semester of the program. Not
available for credit for nonteachers.
Note: This item was already received by the GCCC (11/16/09) and updated for the 2010-11 Graduate
Catalog.
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES
Women’s Studies
Course Revision:
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534. LANGUAGE AND GENDER. Women, Men, and Language (3). Examination of empirical
evidence pertaining to language variation by sex and gender identity within the framework of
sociolinguistics. Focus on characteristics of feminine and masculine speech and conversational styles,
societal attitudes towards them, and their implications for men and women in society. Biological
foundations and sociogenesis of sex differences in language; interaction effects on language variation of
other social variables such as age, class, and ethnic identity; and crosscultural differences.
Other Catalog Change:
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Women’s Studies (12)
↓
Two of the following (6)
ANTH 522 - Gender in Southeast Asia (3)
ANTH 541 – Sex and Gender in Primates (3)
ANTH 568 – Anthropology of Gender (3)
ARTH 785 - Topics in Art History (3)
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of women’s studies is included.)
CAHA 759 – Critical and Feminist Pedagogies in Adult and Higher Education (3)
CAHC 592 - Special Topics in Counseling (1-3)
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of women’s studies is included.)
↓
EPFE 703 - Seminar: Gender Issues in Educational Thought (3)
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FCNS 600B - Seminar: Family and Child Studies (3)
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of women’s studies is included.)
FCNS 602 – Issues in Eating Disorders and Obesity (3)
FCNS 616 - Nutritional Factors in Obesity and Eating Disorders (3)
FLFR 545 – French Women Writers (3)
FLSP 545 – Latin American Women Writers (3)
HIST 502 – Gender and Sexuality in History (3)
HIST 507 – Medieval Women (3)
HIST 513 - Family, Sexuality, and Society Since 1400 (3)
↓
MGMT 528 - Equal Opportunity and Employment (3)
NURS 678 – Internship in Women’s Health (4)
PHHE 506 – Sexuality Education (3)
PSYC 595 - Seminar in Special Topics (3)
(May meet the certificate requirements when substantial treatment of women’s studies is included.)
SOCI 557 - Families in Global Perspective (3)
SOCI 587 – Gender and Crime (3)
SOCI 663 - Women's Health Issues (3)
TLCI 540 – The Gender Sensitive Curriculum (3)
WOMS 530 - Special Topics in Women's Studies (3)
WOMS 534 – Women, Men, and Language Language and Gender (3)
↓
WOMS 639 - Independent Study in Women's Studies (1-3)
Department of Philosophy
Catalog Revisions
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531. CONTEMPORARY ETHICAL THEORY (3). Study of issues in normative ethics and metaethics.
Topics may include consequentialism and deontology, virtue ethics, moral epistemology, theories of moral
motivation, the reality of moral properties, and the meaning of moral statements. Readings may include
classical and contemporary sources. A study of some recent developments in normative theory and
metaethics. Topics may include consequentialism, deontology, moral relativism, moral epistemology, and
theories of moral motivation. Readings selected from recent work in the field and earlier work as relevant.
PRQ: 6 semester hours of philosophy at the 300 level or consent of department.
611. EPISTEMOLOGY (3). Topics in the theory of knowledge. Consideration of such problems as what
kinds of knowledge there are, what constitutes knowing that something is true, the difference and
relationship between knowing and believing, the nature of truth, the nature of perception, and methods of
verification.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
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PHIL 611B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
612. METAPHYSICS (3). Topics such as space, time, causation, freedom, matter, mind, universals, and
self.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 612B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
631. ADVANCED ETHICAL THEORY (3). Special topics in advanced ethical theory. May be repeated
to a maximum of 6 semester hours as the subject matter changes.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 631B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
633. AESTHETICS (3). Detailed study of one or more classical or modern works on aesthetics or study of
selected topics in aesthetics such as art and the individual, the nature of aesthetic judgment, the existence
of an aesthetic attitude, or the nature of aesthetic experience.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 633B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
640. PHILOSOPHY OF MIND (3). Recent developments in philosophy having a bearing on such
concepts as perception, thought, intentionality, belief, and the role of these concepts in such philosophical
problems as the relation of mind and body, the veridicality of perception, and the nature of personal
identity.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 640B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
650. POLITICAL AND SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY (3). Critical study of selected political and social
concepts such as justice, equality, freedom, and related issues with reference to the views of representative
contemporary thinkers.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 650B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
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652. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (3). Topics in the philosophy of science. Consideration of such
problems as confirmation, the ontological status of theoretical entities, the role of conventions in science,
the logic of discovery, and the nature of scientific progress.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 652B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.
670. PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION (3). Detailed analysis of one or more key issues in contemporary
analytic philosophy of religion, or in important recent theories of the nature and function of religion.
A. Survey of Contemporary Problems
B. Special Topics
PHIL 670B may be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours provided no repetition of subject matter
occurs. PRQ: Graduate standing in philosophy or consent of department.