292 293 DEGREE REQ GEN ED COURSES Political Science minor. 4860. Internships Department approval required. (1-6) A maximum of eight hours will be counted toward the Political Science major or four hours toward the Political Science minor. Department approval required. 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs 3150 3200 Existentialism Philosophy of Democracy 3 3 Philo Philo 3300 Great Issues in Philosophy 3 3350 Medical Ethics 3 Philo 3500 Philosophy of Western Religion 3 Philo 3550 Philosophy of Eastern Religion 3 Philo Philo 4250 4500 Philosophy of Law Metaphysics & Epistemology 3 3 Philo 4830 Directed Readings 1-2 (1-3) this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. 4940. Topics in American Politics & Thought » Program Prerequisite: Critique of the ideals of and justification for democratic institutions in the light of actual practice. 3300. Great Issues in Philosophy (3) Selected study of the traditional questions in philosophy including theories of knowledge and truth, the reality of mind/body, free will/ determinism and systems of value justifying human conduct. 3350. Medical Ethics (3) PHILOSOPHY of medical science and practice. Enroll in the General Honours Programme 3500. Philosophy of Western Religion (3) Problems and types of religious philosophy among Jews, and complete at least 12 hours of General Honours courses (see the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog). » Grade Requirements: Maintain an overall GPA of 3.3. (1-3) The study of selected contemporary problem areas in American politics and thought to assess the impact and implication within » Credit Hour Requirements: Fulfill requirements for the Philosophy minor as outlined above, of which at least 12 credit hours must be completed on an Honours basis. This must This course may be taken twice (in different topics). This course may count once to satisfy a subfield include special honours study to be negotiated with the professor and the Honours student. requirement at the discretion of the department chair. 4990. Senior Seminar/Senior Thesis (3) A survey of the chief ethical issues arising from the recent advances Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under the U.S. domestic arena. 3200. Philosophy of Democracy (3) * Permission from the department chair should be sought before registering in courses for Honours credit. A written agreement should be reached with the appropriate professor regarding the work expected for Honours credit. (See the Interdisciplinary Programs section of this catalog.) A seminar in the field of political science. Students will be required to produce a major paper out of this seminar. Required for Political Science majors. Prerequisite: PolSc 3990 (3). Department approval required. Christians, and Moslems. 3550. Philosophy of Eastern Religion (3) Problems and types of religious philosophy among Hindus, Buddhists, Confucianists, Taoists, and Shintoists. 4250. Philosophy of Law (3) A study of selected theories of law, law’s relationship to morality, the moral limits of legislating morality, the justification of punishment and legal reasoning. 4500. Metaphysics and Epistemology (3) Examination of the nature of reality and the justification for knowledge. 4830. Directed Readings (1-2) Individually designed tutorial for Philosophy minor students to fill PHILOSOPHY COURSES - PHILO HU1010. Introduction to Philosophy The philosophy program offers (3) An introduction to the major problems in philosophy and the courses in three general areas: 1) Liberal Education, teaches the ideas of influential past and contemporary thinkers who have methods through which philosophers resolve them. sought to understand the world in its most fundamental and our experience of it. These ideas examine the nature the limits of knowledge, what we count as real, standards and wrong, beauty and world religions. 2) Methodology An introduction to the major ethical theories and their applications aspects of truth, of right empha- HU1120. HU1150. Critical Thinking focusing on issues of logical form, fallacious reasoning, and premise assessment. the value assumptions behind democratic forms of government, while medical ethics seeks to identify and resolve dilemmas arising 1160. Introduction to Logic (3) An introduction to systems of deductive logic including methods of determining validity within the syllogism, from conflicts between medical technology and quality of life. PHILOSOPHY —=*E. predicate, and symbolic logic. 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better in courses used toward the minor (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable). this number. Minimum of 18 credit hours. Course Requirements for Minor Philosophy Courses Required (6 credit hours) Philo HU1010 Introduction to Philosophy Philo or Philo HU1150 1160 3010. History of Philosophy: Classical & Medieval (3) A survey of the major philosophers and issues from the preSocratics to the beginning of modern philosophy. 3 Critical Thinking Introduction to Logic 3 3 3020. History of Philo: Modern (3) A topical survey of the major philosophers and issues from the seventeenth century to the end of the nineteenth century Philosophy Electives (minimum 12 credit hours) Select a minimum of 12 credit hours from the following, of which at (Descartes to Marx). least 9 must be upper division, including one of either Philo 3010 or Philo 3020. Philo HU1120 Contemporary Moral Problems Philo 2920/4920 Short Courses, Workshops... 3010 3020 Hist of Philo: Classic & Medieval History of Philo: Modern Philo Philo Chair: Dr. Merrill May Location: Social Science Building, Room 370 Telephone Contact: Cindy Hooper 626-6247 Professors: Norris R. Bancroft, Richard T. Grow, W. Bruce Haslam, Joseph J. Horvat, Merrill J. May, William H. McVaugh; Part Time Retired Faculty: C. Thomas Musgrave, Benne D. Williams; Associate Professor: Richard Atkinson, Julianne Arbuckle; Assistant Professors: Eric Amsel; Instructor: Janine Lund; Lecturer: Maria Parrilla. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. - 3150. Existentialism (3) 3 | Astudy of the various currents in Existentialist thought from 1-3 | Kierkegaard to Sartre. 3 a Areas Applied Science & Table 3 3 4 3 3 2-3 3-5 A combination of 4800 and 4830 may be chosen as a substitution for the 4000 or 4090 requirement in area 1. This requires prior departmental approval. Students should contact their advisor and the department chairperson to get written permission before registering for this option. *Psych 3600 may be satisfied by taking statistics courses from social work or sociology which have the same name and content. It is strongly recommended that students complete 3600 and 3610 requirements early in their program of study. **This option is strongly recommended for teaching majors and minors unless special permission is given to select the Projects and Research option. Psychology 4000 is also required for the teaching minor. ***The Projects and Research Senior Project option must receive prior approval by the department on a case by case basis and requires library research followed by primary research by the student. The reasons for selecting a major or minor or choosing a BIS emphasis in Psychology are to broadly prepare yourself to understand human behavior and to prepare yourself for a possible career involving working with people. The program is designed to teach the content of psychology, the major methods of psychological inquiry and some skills and techniques in applying the concepts. Students majoring in Psychology can select a program of study individually tailored to interests in counseling, child and family, business, corrections, research, graduate study in psychology and other areas such as law, business, political science and personnel. The students are required to select courses from the diffrent areas below to insure some breadth in their program of study. Area 2: Biological Bases (one course required for major and teaching major) Psych Psych 2730 3710* Biopsychology Physiological Psychology 3 3 Psych 3730 Perception 3 Psych 4750 Comparative Psychology *Zoology 2200 or its equivalent or permission by the instructor is a prerequisite for Psych 3710. ADAH TRIAS An introduction to the analysis of argumentative writing, Psychology Area 1: Required Courses for Psychology Major (13 credit hours required) Psych $S$1010 Introductory Psychology Psych 3600* Statistics in Psychology Psych 3610 Research Methods in Psychology Psych 4000** Advanced General or Psych 4090 History & Systems of Psychology or Psych 4800*** Projects & Research Senior Project & Psych 4830 Directed Readings Senior Project 1050, 1540, 2000, 3600, and 3010. (1-3) Consult the quarterly class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. (3) HNRS & BIS LIBSCI WS contact the department chairperson for advisement. Psychology SS1010 is a prerequisite for all courses in areas 2-5 except DEPARTMENT language analysis. 3) Application critically analyzes non-philosophical disciplines. Thus the philosophy of democracy analyzes » Credit Hour Requirements: (3) 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs to human action. sizes methods of sound practical reasoning, deductive logic and Ll Contemporary Moral Problems minor requirements when they cannot be satisfied through scheduled class offerings. are assigned an advisor who will help them develop their course of study. Teaching majors and minors and BIS students should All majors 3 Area 3: Affective, Cognitive & Behavioral (at least one course required for major and teaching major) Psych 3250 Conditioning and Learning Psych 3270 Motivation and Emotion Psych 3500 Cognition 3 2 Area 4: Abnormal and Therapeutic (one course required for major and teaching major) Psych 3010 Abnormal Psychology Psych 3300 Applied Behavior Intervention Psych Psych Psych 3560 4310* 4340** Group Dynamics Intro to Counseling Theories Skills & Techniques of Counseling Psych 4760*** Tests & Measurements wo A maximum of four hours will be counted toward the Political Science major and only two hours will be counted toward the Philo Philo Ww (1-3) WWD 4830. Directed Readings *Psych 3010 is a prerequisite for Psych 4310 GEOSCI MATH MATHED MICRO PHSX ZOOL Social & Behavioral SS **Psych 4310 or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for Psych 4340 ***Psych 3010 and 3600 or equivalent are prerequisites for Psych 4760 Area 5: Social and Developmental (two courses required for major and teaching major) Psych $S2000 Interpersonal Relationships 3 Psych Psych 2100 3000 Psychology of Women & Gender Child Psychology Z 3 Psych 3140 Adolescent and Adult Psychology 3 NAVSCI WEBER x TACT E UNIV BR S. 1: T°¥ WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY