Jun 01, 2024  
2008-09 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2008-09 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • P ED 4740 - Seminars in Health, Physical Education, and Safety

    1-4 Hours. Current and pertinent problems in health, physical education, and safety. Prerequisite: undergraduate students must be majors in Health, Physical Education, and Safety.
  
  • P ED 4750 - Directed Readings in Health, Physical Education, and Safety

    1-4 Hours. Individual study or class instruction on special problems in Health, Physical Education, and Safety not usually presented in other course offerings. Prerequisite: undergraduate students must be majors in Health, Physical Education and Safety.
  
  • P ED 4810 - Practicum

    1-3 Hours. Designed to provide students with practicum experience with selected groups of public school and college students. Assisting in coaching activities, intramural programs, and teaching health and physical education classes.
  
  • PHIL 1013 - Introduction to Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Brief survey of basic philosophical problems which have faced mankind throughout the ages.
  
  • PHIL 1023 - Introduction to Logic #

    3 Hours. Principles of formal and symbolic reasoning as related to value and knowledge theories.
  
  • PHIL 2013 - History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Historical survey of Greek, Roman, and Medieval Philosophers.
  
  • PHIL 2023 - History of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy #

    3 Hours. Historical survey of major philosophical thinkers from Renaissance to modern.
  
  • PHIL 3013 - Introduction to Aesthetics and Ethics #

    3 Hours. Logical investigation of fundamental principles underlying man’s ability to make meaningful judgments about truth, beauty, God, and morality.
  
  • PHIL 3103 - Introduction to Metaphysics #

    3 Hours. Systematic and logical introduction to necessary correlations of life and thought which transcends the phenomenal and empirical order of nature’s events.
  
  • PHYS 1115 - General Physics I #

    5 Hours. First course in college physics introducing concepts in mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: Math 1513 or 1613 or high school equivalent. No credit for both Phys 1115 and 2115. No credit for physics majors.
  
  • PHYS 1215 - General Physics II #

    5 Hours. Second course in college physics introducing concepts of electricity, magnetism, and optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 1115 or 2115, or high school equivalent. No credit for both Phys 1215 and 2215. No credit for physics majors.
  
  • PHYS 2115 - Engineering Physics I #

    5 Hours. First course in college physics for physics majors, math majors, chemistry majors, and pre-engineering students introducing concepts in mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: Math 2614 or concurrent enrollment.
  
  • PHYS 2215 - Engineering Physics II #

    5 Hours. A continuation of Physics 2115, introducing concepts in electricity, magnetism, and optics. Prerequisite: PHYS 2115.
  
  • PHYS 3613 - Optics #

    3 Hours. Geometrical and physical optics; thick lenses, group and phase velocities, dispersion, polarization, interference, Fraunhofer diffraction and Fresnel diffraction. Prerequisite: PHYS 1215 or PHYS 2215, and MATH 2614.
  
  • PHYS 3713 - Electronics #

    3 Hours. Introduction to amplifiers, semiconductor devices, transducers, waveform generators, operational amplifiers, digital electronics and instrument analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 1215 or PHYS 2215.
  
  • PHYS 4103 - Mathematical and Computational Physics

    3 Hours. A survey of mathematical and computational techniques used in physics and engineering and their applications to physical systems. Prerequisite: Math 4113 and six hours of upper level physics.
  
  • PHYS 4114 - Electricity and Magnetism (Field Theory) #

    4 Hours. A lecture course in field theory: including electrostatic field, electric potential, properties of dielectrics, magnetic force on moving charges, magnetic field in free space due to currents, magnetic properties of materials, ferro-magnetic materials, and Maxwell theory and vector analysis. Prerequisite: PHYS 2215, and Math 4113.
  
  • PHYS 4213 - Atomic Physics #

    3 Hours. An analytical study of atoms, molecules, and nuclei, using the methods of quantum mechanics. Prerequisite: PHYS 2215, and MATH 2624.
  
  • PHYS 4322 - Special Problems in Physics Education

    2 Hours. Current practices in physics instruction including lecture, laboratory, and demonstration methods. No major or minor credit toward the Bachelor of Science degree.
  
  • PHYS 4350 - Special Topics in Physics #

    1-6 Hours. Selected study (theoretical or experimental) in Physics. Prerequisite: 16 hours physics. By arrangement. Course may be repeated with a change in subject matter for a maximum of 6 hours.
  
  • PHYS 4351 - Physics Seminar

    1 Hours. Directed study of scientific literature. Students will be required to make an oral presentation of their findings. Prerequisite: Senior standing.
  
  • PHYS 4503 - Advanced Physics Laboratory #

    3 Hours. Laboratory experiments on mechanics, heat, electricity, magnetism, optics, and quantum theory. Students will do a guided library search and design these experiments to prescribed specifications.
  
  • POLS 1113 - American Federal Government #

    3 Hours. A study of the principles, structure, processes and functions of the United States federal government.
  
  • POLS 2313 - Introduction to International Relations #

    3 Hours. Development of the state system; an analysis of contemporary foreign policies, particularly of the major powers; the role of the United Nations and other international organizations; the behavior of states in their relationships with each other.
  
  • POLS 2353 - Introduction to Comparative Politics #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the histories, institutions and processes of varying types of contemporary political systems. The course is designed to develop an appreciation and understanding of the issues of politics in the environments of selected nation-states in Europe, Asia, South America, and other regions.
  
  • POLS 2613 - Introduction to Public Administration #

    3 Hours. An introduction to Public Administration. The course will examine the role of administration in the public sector. It will explore the various trends in American public administrations, examine the problems in public organizations, and look at the different techniques of public management.
  
  • POLS 2713 - Introduction to State and Local Government #

    3 Hours. Organization, structure, functions, and administration of state and local governments.
  
  • POLS 2813 - Introduction to Political Theory #

    3 Hours. An examination of the Political philosophies ranging from Plato to the present.
  
  • POLS 3003 - Oklahoma Intercollegiate Legislature #

    3 Hours. Designed to provide practical experience in the legislative/governmental process. Graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • POLS 3011 - Model United Nations

    1 Hours. Designed to provide practical experience in the affairs of world governments, international organizations, and international relations. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours. Graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • POLS 3083 - Scope and Methods of Political Science #

    3 Hours. An analysis of political science as an academic discipline, with special emphasis upon research methods, approaches, bibliography, and contemporary trends.
  
  • POLS 3513 - Legislative Process #

    3 Hours. A general study of the legislative process in Congress with special attention to the role of interest groups, constituency, and party in the formation of public policy.
  
  • POLS 3543 - American Presidency #

    3 Hours. An analysis of the relationships of the three branches of the national government with special emphasis on the presidency.
  
  • POLS 3573 - American Judicial Process #

    3 Hours. The function and role of the Federal court system with emphasis on decision making, the judges, and the administration of the courts. Primary focus on the Federal judiciary with attention given, for comparative purposes, to the state system
  
  • POLS 3743 - Municipal Government #

    3 Hours. City governments, their relations to the state and national governments, the rights and liabilities of municipal corporations, city political parties and pressure groups, the forms of municipal governments.
  
  • POLS 4000 - Workshop #

    1-3 Hours. A concentrated study on a particular aspect of contemporary political problems. The problem studied may be in domestic politics or in international and world politics. May be repeated with different topics to a maximum of 6 hours credit.
  
  • POLS 4011 - Independent Studies #

    1 Hours. For students interested in pursuing either a research or reading project; the content will vary with the needs and interests of those who enroll. May be repeated to a maximum of 3 hours credit.
  
  • POLS 4153 - Regional Politics #

    3 Hours. Course will analyze the politics of selected world regions, focusing on domestic political issues of individual countries and their relations with countries within that region. The regions examined will vary. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • POLS 4163 - Political Development #

    3 Hours. Examines the varied issues of political, economic, and social change in “developed” and “developing” regions of the world. The primary focus of study is on the issues surrounding democracy and democratization.
  
  • POLS 4213 - Political Parties #

    3 Hours. A survey of the origin and development of political parties in the United States; the nature and role of political parties in a democracy; an analysis of contemporary issues and party policies.
  
  • POLS 4233 - Interest Groups in U.S. Politics #

    3 Hours. An analysis of interest groups, their organizational structure, and their relation to our political system and to the public interest.
  
  • POLS 4253 - Public Opinion and Political Behavior #

    3 Hours. Theories of public opinion and propaganda; the formation, management, and measurement of political attitudes; behavior of men and groups in politics.
  
  • POLS 4263 - Politics and the American Indian #

    3 Hours. An analysis of United States Indian treaty relations and the fulfillment of treaty obligations; American Indian involvement in American political processes; Contemporary Indian protest movements from the perspective of the legitimacy of American political remedies to solve Indian grievances.
  
  • POLS 4273 - Black Politics #

    3 Hours. Analysis of the Black in the American political process; interest groups in Black politics; Black leadership; the political goals of the Black in America; the Black in Congress and in the local government.
  
  • POLS 4283 - Campaigns and Elections #

    3 Hours. An examination of the past and present roles and significance of campaigns, elections, and electoral politics in the American political process.
  
  • POLS 4293 - Politics and the Media #

    3 Hours. Examines the role and impact of the media in influencing the political process and policy decisions in the American political process.
  
  • POLS 4313 - International Relations Theory #

    3 Hours. This course provides an overview of the principal concepts, issues, questions, problems, and analytical approaches relating to contemporary international relations theory. Particular attention will be given to the history of international relations theory, the scope and methods of international relations as a subfield of political science, the levels of analysis problem, systems theory, balance of power theory, liberalism, realism, neo-realism and neoclassical realist theory.
  
  • POLS 4343 - International Law and Organizations #

    3 Hours. The development and current operation of international organizations within the system of sovereign states. Organizations such as the European Community and the United Nations will be studied with greatest emphasis being placed on the U.N.
  
  • POLS 4363 - War and Justice

    3 Hours. The course examines political realism, political idealism and a well-defined set of normative issues and moral problems related to the ideas of the just war and justice- in-war.
  
  • POLS 4413 - American Foreign Policy #

    3 Hours. Analysis of foreign policy-making concentrating on the major issues of the post-1945 period. Earlier periods highlighted to identify trends in policy and policy-making. Particular emphasis on the crucial role of national perception in international affairs.
  
  • POLS 4533 - Contemporary Political Theory #

    3 Hours. A description and analysis of democracy, liberalism, conservatism, socialism, communism, and fascism.
  
  • POLS 4543 - Political Philosophy and the Law #

    3 Hours. An examination of the legal norms and philosophical values that have historically been used to regulate the social and political community.
  
  • POLS 4573 - American Political Thought #

    3 Hours. An historical analysis of American social, political, and philosophical concepts from Puritanism to the present.
  
  • POLS 4623 - Public Policy Analysis#

    3 Hours. Public policy analysis focuses upon the roles of information and evaluation in policy making processes. The emphasis is upon how social, political, ethical, and organization factors influence the way policy gets made as well as the “positive” or “negative” results of policies. Attention is given to current problems and issues.
  
  • POLS 4633 - Public Personnel Administration #

    3 Hours. Analyzes the role of manpower in complex public organizations. It covers three inter-related topics: traditional public personnel administration, problems in modern public personnel administration, and collective bargaining in the public sector. Emphasis given to those areas important in managing human behavior in public organizations.
  
  • POLS 4643 - Administrative Theory and Behavior #

    3 Hours. A comprehensive review of the literature in administrative theory and behavior. Designed to prepare the undergraduate student for advanced graduate, professional or on-the-job training in public or not-for-profit agencies, although it is equally applicable in the private sector as well.
  
  • POLS 4653 - Public Finance and Budgeting #

    3 Hours. A survey of public finance and budgeting-government revenues and expenditures, debt, and fiscal policy. Focuses on the various levels of government-how they obtain money through taxation, borrowing, etc., and what they spend revenues on. Considerable time devoted to federal fiscal policy and its effects on other units of government.
  
  • POLS 4663 - Administrative Law #

    Focuses on the law associated with the governmental processes for carrying out legislative policy and for reconciling governmental effectiveness with justice for affected parties. Deals specifically with administrative law and the public regulatory process.
  
  • POLS 4733 - U. S. Constitutional Law #

    3 Hours. A study of constitutional development in the United States as illustrated in leading decisions of the Supreme Court.
  
  • POLS 4833 - Civil Liberties in the United States #

    Examination of our civil liberties such as freedom of speech, press, assembly, freedom of religion, and due process of law in protection of the accused.
  
  • POLS 4993 - Public Service Internship

    3 Hours. Practical experience in an approved public agency or office. Procedures are outlined in the Internship Manual obtained from the Internship Coordinator. Available to students with a major in Political Science or Public Administration, junior or senior standing, and twelve hours of political science credit. Approval of Internship Coordinator and Department Chair required. Six hours maximum credit permitted. Graded by pass/fail.
  
  • PSYC 1003 - Introduction to Human Behavior #

    3 Hours. Emotions, their development, control, and relationship to bodily and mental health; physiological factors affecting mental stability and a discussion of important personal problems. Does not count as major credit.
  
  • PSYC 1113 - Introduction to Psychology #

    3 Hours. The basic facts and principles of the mental, emotional, physical, and psychological theories and the importance of psychology in our modern society. Prerequisite: Prerequisite for all Psychology courses. Does count as major credit.
  
  • PSYC 2023 - Life-Span Development #

    3 Hours. The study of current theory and research in human psychological development from conception to death. Course includes the effects of biological and environmental influences on physical, cognitive, perceptual, moral, social, and emotional development.
  
  • PSYC 3200 - Independent Study #

    1-4 Hours. Independent study for topic not offered in the regularly scheduled undergraduate psychology degree programs. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113.
  
  • PSYC 3223 - Psychology of the Minority Experience #

    A combinatorial analysis of the affective, cognitive, and developmental impact that differing cultural perspectives may have on an individual. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 3233 - Industrial and Organizational Psychology #

    3 Hours. Application of principles, methods, and findings from psychological research to pertinent industrial problems. Emphasis on personnel selection, placement, evaluation, motivation, development, training, worker efficiency and job satisfaction, human engineering, and professional ethics. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 3243 - Introduction to Counseling

    3 Hours. An introduction to the counseling profession, including a review of the profession’s history; its place in the mental health field; its major specialty areas; and the profession’s major theoretical, methodological, and ethical positions. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113, PSYC 2023, and Junior standing.
  
  • PSYC 3323 - Psychology of Adolescence #

    3 Hours. The normal child and his development through youth into adulthood. General problems of physical, mental, social, and emotional control. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 3443 - Childhood Development

    3 Hours. An extensive study of the child with intensive examination of the child’s development, including an examination of the child’s needs, fears, and personality development. Prerequisite: EDUC 3314 for Education majors; PSYC 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 3453 - Cognitive Psychology #

    3 Hours. Explores the stages of cognitive development and how each relates to understanding and coping. Includes information processing, problem solving, creativity, logical and abstract thought. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113.
  
  • PSYC 3463 - Theories of Learning #

    3 Hours. Course is designed to investigate the processes by which organisms acquire and modify behavior in responding to their environment. Emphasis will be placed on theories and principles of learning, conditioning, memory, and information processing. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113.
  
  • PSYC 3553 - Psychological Statistics #

    3 Hours. An introduction to descriptive and inferential analyses emphasizing hypothesis testing and parametric procedures for quantitative data. Included are: T-tests, 1 & 2 way ANOVA’s correlation and regression, Chi-Square analyses and other nonparametric procedures. Specific applications for experimental research are emphasized. Prerequisite: Math 1513 or equivalent or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 3573 - Experimental Psychology #

    3 Hours. A study and application of the experimental design and methodology used in the advancement of modern psychology. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 and PSYC 3553. Must enroll in lab, Psyc 3581, Experimental Psychology Laboratory.
  
  • PSYC 3581 - Experimental Psychology Laboratory #

    1 Hours. Basic psychological research in sensory process, perception, motivation, and learning. An emphasis in research reporting will be required using APA format. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 and PSYC 3553.
  
  • PSYC 4033 - Behavior Analysis and Management #

    3 Hours. An introduction to behavior observation and assessment techniques, and the techniques of applied behavior analysis. Students will learn to observe and assess individuals in their natural environments and to implement individualized behavior change strategies. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113, PSYC 2023, and PSYC 3243.
  
  • PSYC 4043 - Physiological Psychology #

    3 Hours. A study of the physiological basis for behavior. A survey of neurophysiology with emphasis placed upon sensory and motor processes, and the effect which emotion and motivation have upon the organization of behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 Lab optional.
  
  • PSYC 4053 - Psychology of Human Resource Development #

    3 Hours. An overview of the psychological aspects of human resource development in terms of training, development, and education where learning and transfer of learning is key to the developmental processes of the individual and the organization. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 and Psyc 3233 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 4113 - Introduction to the Psychology of Exceptional Children #

    3 Hours. An analysis and interpretation of the emotional and personality problems of children as they affect their educational and personal adjustment and newer concepts relating to cultural and social deprivation and aspiration level.
  
  • PSYC 4133 - Psychology of Infancy and Childhood #

    3 Hours. An examination of development from conception, infancy, preschool years to childhood with emphasis in the areas of physical, cognitive, social and personality development, including exploration of attachment, developmental and behavioral disorders. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 or instructor’s permission.
  
  • PSYC 4153 - Abnormal Psychology #

    3 Hours. A basic overview of abnormal human behavior. Includes history of assessment and treatment of the mentally disordered, types of abnormalities, and current diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 or instructor approval.
  
  • PSYC 4223 - Mental Tests and Measurements #

    3 Hours. Group intelligence testing including a critical study of various tests, their administration, statistical procedures, and newer concepts relating to measurements and statistics.
  
  • PSYC 4263 - Applied Psychology #

    3 Hours. Psychological contributions to practical problems including basic concepts in experimental psychology and recent additions to the information in both the applied and experimental areas. Emphasis will be placed on careers in psychology and critical thinking. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 and twelve additional credit hours in psychology or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 4313 - Human Adjustment Laboratory #

    3 Hours. Laboratory experiences with group and individual counseling, assessment, and adjustment techniques, allowing students to apply their knowledge of theories and methods in practical, yet structured situations. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113, PSYC 2023, and PSYC 3243. Restricted to those who major in Mental Health option.
  
  • PSYC 4323 - Sensation & Perception #

    3 Hours. The study of sensory and perceptual processes including color, form, space, depth, and movement. Emphasis is placed on research at the physiological and psychophysical level. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113.
  
  • PSYC 4343 - Psychology of Human Sexuality #

    3 Hours. A comprehensive study of the crucial problems involved in understanding human sexuality. Designed to provide scientific information in the following areas: sexual anatomy and physiology, sexual response and motivation, psycho-sexual dynamics, psychological and sociological phenomena of human sexuality, sexual dysfunctions, aberrations, eroticisms, mythology, sexercises, sexual behavior patterns, marital and sexual communications, impotency, contraception, and venereal diseases.
  
  • PSYC 4353 - Advanced Experimental Psychology #

    3 Hours. Experimental research findings in sensory process, perception, motivation, and learning, with student participation in planning and doing experimental research. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113, Psyc 3573, and PSYC 3581. Must enroll in PSYC 4461, Advanced Experimental Psychology Lab.
  
  • PSYC 4363 - Adult Development and Aging #

    3 Hours. Designed to study the various aspects of aging from a theoretical and empirical research perspective. This course will explore developmental stages and tasks to include the psychological, biological/neurological, social and spiritual aspects associated with adulthood and aging. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 or instructor’s permission.
  
  • PSYC 4420 - Directed Readings in Psychology #

    1-4 Hours. Individual readings in one or more of the following fields: social, learning, physiological, personality, history and systems, industrial, religion, motivation, perception, linguistics and higher mental processes, individual differences, clinical and child. Prerequisite: 12 hours of Psychology to include Psyc 1003 and Psyc 1113, junior standing, and permission of the instructor. Maximum of four (4) hours in any combination of Psyc 4420 and PSYC 4450.
  
  • PSYC 4450 - Special Problems in Psychology #

    1-4 Hours. Group discussions of current topics and contemporary trends in psychology. Designed to allow exploration of the most recent changes in the field of psychology. Course will be offered for up to four hours per semester and course content will be identified in parenthesis after title. May be repeated for a maximum accumulation of four hours. Maximum of four (4) hours in any combination of Psyc 4420 and PSYC 4450. Psyc 4450 graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • PSYC 4451 - Psychology Seminar

    1 Hours. Group discussions of current topics and contemporary trends in psychology. Designed to allow exploration of the most recent changes in the field of psychology. Course will be offered for up to four hours per semester and course content will be identified in parenthesis after titles. May be repeated for a maximum accumulation of four hours. Maximum of four (4) hours in any combination of PSYC 4420 and 4451. PSYC 4451 graded Pass/Fail.
  
  • PSYC 4461 - Advanced Experimental Psychology Laboratory #

    1 Hours. Advanced psychological research in sensory process, perception, motivation, and learning. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 and PSYC 3581.
  
  • PSYC 4470 - Psychological Seminar #

    1-4 Hours. Psychological research and surveys. Individual and/or group projects related to topics of current interest in the field. Course will be offered for up to four hours per semester and course content will be identified in parenthesis after title. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113. May be repeated to a maximum accumulation of nine hours.
  
  • PSYC 4513 - History and Systems of Psychology #

    3 Hours. A survey of the historical background of modern psychology with emphasis on the classical systems of psychology. The development of the schools of psychological thought and a comparison between the schools will be stressed. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 4523 - Psychological Consumer Behavior #

    3 Hours. The study of the psychological aspects of consumer beliefs and behavior, including the importance and effects of mass media. Emphasis will be placed on communication techniques for effecting change in individual cognition, and the corresponding influence on society at large. Prerequisite: PSYC 1113, or instructor permission.
  
  • PSYC 4563 - Psychology of Personality #

    3 Hours. Nature, development, assessment, and adjustment of personality from infancy to maturity. An analysis of the organized dynamic behavior of the individual. Emphasis placed on Freudian, Neo-Freudian, Humanistic, Cognitive, Learning, Trait, and Social theories of personality. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113.
  
  • PSYC 4673 - Social Psychology #

    3 Hours. The study of the impact of social and cultural forces upon individual behavior and cognition. Attention to: social perception; motivation and learning; how persons judge themselves and others; social stimulus situations; and group processes. Prerequisite: Psyc 1113 or instructor permission.
  
  • READ 1113 - Developmental Reading

    3 Hours. Complete reading ability diagnosis.
  
  • READ 2113 - Developmental Reading

    3 Hours. An extension of READ 1113; instruction and practice related to the diagnosis and program established in READ1113. A personalized reading improvement program for the college student. Prerequisite: READ 1113.
  
  • READ 3143 - The Reading Process

    3 Hours. An in-depth study of theories of reading as a psycholinguistic process to include graphemic, morphemic, semantical, syntactical cueing systems, and the thought processes of the learner, as well as the varied styles of writing. Emphasis will be on improving the student’s knowledge and execution of the reading process.
 

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