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Physics The semesters in which particular courses are offered are indicated by the F and/or Sp notations. If a course is not given each year, an indication of its offering in odd or even years is given.
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PHY 3070 - Introduction to Global Geophysics (2)
Cross Listed as: GSC 3070
Physics of the solid Earth and its applications. Plate tectonics; geo- and paleo-magnetism; gravity and isostasy; global seismology; radioactivity and heat; deep interior of the Earth and its physical processes; tectonics of specific regions.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3070L - Introduction to Global Geophysics Laboratory (1)
Cross Listed as: GSC 3070L
Laboratory and field study of the physics of the solid Earth. Plate tectonics; geo- and paleo-magnetism; gravity and isostasy; global seismology; radioactivity and heat; deep interior of the Earth and its physical processes; tectonics of specific regions.
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3210 - Advanced Classical Mechanics (3)
Review of Newtonian mechanics. Conservation laws, oscillations, resonance, coupled oscillators, rigid body motion, and central forces. Development and application of Lagrangian mechanics, and introduction to the Hamiltonian formalism.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 2530 ; C- or better in MAT 201 or MAT 2010 ; and C- or better in MAT 216 or MAT 2250 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 3210A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3210A - Advanced Classical Mechanics Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from the lecture course. Recitation to accompany PHY 3210.
Corequisite(s): PHY 3210 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 3210.
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PHY 3440 - Applied Optics (2)
Basic principles of ray and wave optics, including mirrors, lenses, filters, gratings, and light detection. Emphasis on applying these principles to modern technologies, particularly imaging systems and sensors.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 123, PHY 133, PHY 1220 , or PHY 1520 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 3440A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3440A - Computational Activities in Applied Optics Activity (1)
Use of optical simulation software to illustrate and apply principles of ray and wave optics. Emphasis on software packages used in applied research and industrial work.
Corequisite(s): PHY 3440 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3600 - Mathematical Methods of Physics I (3)
Mathematical techniques and concepts for advanced study of physics. Linear algebra, vector analysis, Fourier series and transforms, orthogonal functions, and partial differential equations.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAT 216 or MAT 2250 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 2540 and PHY 3600A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 3600A - Mathematical Methods of Physics I Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from the lecture course. Recitation to accompany PHY 3600.
Corequisite(s): PHY 3600 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 3600.
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PHY 3610 - Mathematical Methods of Physics II (3)
Selected advanced mathematical techniques with applications to physics, with emphasis on modern examples drawn from the instructor’s expertise. Topics may include tensors, functions of a complex variable, special functions, and nonlinear differential equations.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 309 or PHY 3600 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at advanced level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
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PHY 4010 - Quantum Mechanics I (3)
Fundamentals of quantum mechanics, including the Schroedinger equation with applications in one and three dimensions, spin, the simple harmonic oscillator and the hydrogen atom, the quantum mechanical postulates, algebraic methods, and matrix mechanics.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 309 or PHY 3600 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4010A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4010A - Quantum Mechanics I Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from the lecture course. Recitation to accompany PHY 4010.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4010 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 4010.
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PHY 4020 - Quantum Mechanics II (3)
Continuation of fundamentals of quantum mechanics, including perturbation theory and its applications, identical particles, multi-electron atoms, theory of angular momentum, electromagnetic interactions, and symmetries.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 402 or PHY 4010 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4040 - Introduction to High Energy Physics (3)
History and concepts of high energy and elementary particle physics; fundamental interactions; quantum numbers, invariance principles and conservation laws; particle detectors and accelerators.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 401 or PHY 4010 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4060 - Introduction to Condensed Matter Physics (3)
Introduction to the properties of condensed materials, mainly solids. Topics include crystal structure, atomic lattice vibrations, energy band models, insulators, semiconductors, metals, superconductors and magnetic materials.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 309 or PHY 3600 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4090 - Computational Physics (2)
Computer simulation techniques applied to physics problems, including differential equation solvers, nonlinear dynamics, wave equations, relaxation methods and potentials, and random walks.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 123, PHY 133, PHY 1220 , or PHY 1520 ; C- or better in MAT 201 or MAT 2010 ; and C- or better in MAT 216, MAT 224, MAT 2240 , or MAT 2250 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4090A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4090A - Computational Physics Activity (1)
Emphasis on trouble-shooting code and interpreting output. Computer lab activities to implement techniques discussed in PHY 4090 lecture.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4090 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Computer lab activities to implement techniques discussed in PHY 4090 lecture.
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PHY 4100 - Biophysics (3)
Cross Listed as: BIO 4100
A quantitative exploration of biological systems and the physical mechanisms underlying their operation. Topics may include membrane physics, the relationship between blood flow and metabolic scaling laws, diffusion and random walks, and a unified treatment of heat, fluid, solute, and electrical transport in biological systems.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 123, PHY 133, PHY 1220 , or PHY 1520 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4140 - Electricity and Magnetism I (3)
Fundamentals of electric and magnetic phenomena, including electrostatics, potentials, electric fields in matter, magnetostatics, and magnetic fields in matter.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 309 or PHY 3600 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4140A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4140A - Electricity and Magnetism I Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from lecture course. Recitation to accompany PHY 4140.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4140 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 4140.
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PHY 4150 - Electricity and Magnetism II (3)
Continuation of fundamentals of electric and magnetic phenomena, including electrodynamics, conservation laws, electromagnetic waves, radiation, and relativity.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 315 or PHY 4140 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4170 - Wave Optics (2)
Principles and applications of wave optics, including the electromagnetic wave equation, reflection, refraction, polarization, interference and diffraction phenomena. Lasers, spectroscopy, fiber optics, Fourier optics, and holography may also be introduced.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 234 or PHY 2530 ; and C- or better in PHY 234L or PHY 1520L .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4170L .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4170L - Wave Optics Laboratory (1)
Experiments in wave optics, spectroscopy, and fiber optics.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4170 .
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4220 - Plasma Physics (3)
Theoretical and applied plasma physics, including basic atomic theory, elementary kinetic theory of gases, motion of charges in electric and magnetic fields, plasma properties, plasma generation and devices, electrodes and discharge characteristics, plasma diagnostics, and miscellaneous plasma applications.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 235 or PHY 2540 .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4330 - Thermal and Statistical Physics (3)
Fundamentals of thermal physics, including energy, entropy, heat engines, refrigerators, thermodynamic potentials, phase transformations, Boltzmann statistics, and quantum statistics.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 235 or PHY 2540 ; C- or better in MAT 214 or MAT 2140 ; and C- or better in MAT 216 or MAT 2250 .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4330A .
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4330A - Thermal and Statistical Physics Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from lecture course. Recitation to accompany PHY 4330.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4330 .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 4330.
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PHY 4410 - Internship in Physics (1-2)
On-the-job training and work experience in physics under the guidance of a faculty internship coordinator and on-site job supervisor. The internship is arranged by the student and may not be a continuation of an ongoing job or volunteer experience. A minimum of 4 hours per week (60 hours/semester) per unit credit. Total credit limited to up to 3 units. Student must be enrolled in PHY 4410 during the term in which work at the internship site is done. Hours worked in one term may not carry over into another. May be taken up to two times for a total credit of 4 units.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
Repeat for Credit Limit: 2
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to up to 3 units.
Note(s): Student must be enrolled in PHY 4410 during the term in which work at the internship site is done. Hours worked in one term may not carry over into another.
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PHY 4510A - Advanced Laboratory Physics - Advanced Instrumentation Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from the laboratory. Recitation to accompany PHY 4510L.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4510L .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 4510L.
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PHY 4510L - Advanced Laboratory Physics - Advanced Instrumentation Laboratory (1)
Experiments in selected physics topics with emphasis on modern instrumentation and advanced techniques and analysis. Example instrumentation may include lock-in amplifiers, electrometers, atomic force microscopes, digital storage oscilloscopes, pulsed NMR, computer interfacing through data acquisition boards, general purpose interface buses, and LabVIEW programming.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 235 or PHY 2540 ; and C- or better in PHY 235L or PHY 2540L .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4510A .
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4520A - Advanced Laboratory Physics - Contemporary Experiments Recitation Activity (1)
Group activities and problem-solving to reinforce topics from the laboratory. Recitation to accompany PHY 4520L.
Corequisite(s): PHY 4520L .
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Note(s): Recitation to accompany PHY 4520L.
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PHY 4520L - Advanced Laboratory Physics - Contemporary Experiments Laboratory (1)
Advanced experiments in selected contemporary topics in physics not normally encountered at the introductory level. Example experiments may include microwave propagation, electric polarization, viscosity, Hall effect, magnetic susceptibility and optical and nuclear spectroscopy.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 235 or PHY 2540 ; and C- or better in PHY 235L or PHY 2540L .
Corequisite(s): PHY 4520A .
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4610 - Senior Project I (1)
Selection and initiation of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in physics careers. Project progress is presented in an interim report at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded including RP
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4620 - Senior Project II (2)
Execution, completion, and reporting of a project under faculty supervision. Projects typical of problems which graduates must solve in physics careers. Project results are presented in final written and oral/poster reports at the end of the semester.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4630 - Undergraduate Seminar (1)
Technical presentations by students on current developments in physics and astronomy, and discussions of journal articles and other primary sources at an appropriate level.
Prerequisite(s): C- or better in PHY 235 or PHY 2540 .
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHY 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHY 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHY 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
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PHL 2010 - Ultimate Questions: An Introduction to Philosophy (3)
Investigation into the big questions of philosophy (Does God Exist? Can I Know Anything? Who Am I? How Should I Live? Am I Free); emphasis on how philosophers propose to answer such questions and their relevance for intelligent living.
GE Area(s): C2a
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2020 - Critical Thinking (3)
Examination of formal and informal reasoning processes in everyday and scientific reasoning; emphasis on detection and avoidance of informal fallacies with examples from contemporary social issues.
GE Area(s): A3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2030 - Philosophy Proseminar I: Introduction to Philosophical Issues (3)
Introduction to and investigation of basic concepts and methods of philosophy; in-depth survey of selected topics in metaphysics, epistemology, value theory, and logic, with emphasis on preparing majors for further coursework in philosophy.
Prerequisite(s): Philosophy major.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2040 - Ethical Problems in Contemporary Life (3)
Investigation and application of central theoretical traditions in philosophical ethics. Analysis and appraisal of ethical arguments. Development of ethical reasoning skills. Critical consideration of controversial topics in personal, professional, social, and global ethics.
GE Area(s): C2a
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2050 - Business and Professional Ethics (3)
An analysis of major ethical traditions with a focus on the nature of obligations, right action, responsibility and altruism. Applications to issues concerning business and society.
GE Area(s): C2a
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 4 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2060 - Philosophy Through Children’s Literature (3)
Introduction to philosophical questions and exploration/evaluation of answers to such questions using children’s stories and classic philosophical texts. Topics include the mind/body problem, the structure of a just society, the problem of evil, personal identity. Stories from different ethnic, national, and religious traditions will be introduced and critically examined.
GE Area(s): C2a
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2180 - Logic and Computing (3)
Cross Listed as: CS 2180
Introduction to formal techniques for analyzing and evaluating natural language arguments; discussion of relation between these formal techniques and computer gates and computer programming. Course fulfills GE Sub-area B4.
GE Area(s): B4
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2200 - Religions of the World (3)
Thematic analysis of religious life: practice, belief, history, relationship between religion, society, and culture. Religions include Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Daoism, Confucianism, Archaic and Non-missionary traditions, among others.
GE Area(s): C2a
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 4 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2900 - Philosophy Proseminar II: Philosophical Methods (3)
Develops skills necessary for proficiency in philosophical reading, research, and written and oral presentation.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 201 or PHL 2030 ; or instructor permission.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 2990A - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Activity (1-3)
Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 2990L - Special Topics for Lower Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 3010 - Philosophy of the Arts (3)
Investigation of the nature of art, aesthetic experience, beauty, and the standards upon which aesthetic judgments are based. Concepts common to the various artistic disciplines; problems in specific areas in architecture, the graphic arts, music, and literature.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3030 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
Topical introduction to the philosophy of religion. Topics may include: faith and reason debates of the 17th and 18th centuries; religion and political philosophy in the Reformation; philosophical issues in debates over evolution; issues in the cognitive science of religion.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3040 - Philosophy and Religion of Japan (3)
“Traditional ways of thought in Japan. Modifications from its beginnings through the impacts of Buddhism and Confucianism; its reemergence in the 19th Century. Twentieth-century developments and the emergence of the “”New Religions”“. “
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3050 - Philosophy and Religion of China (3)
Development of religious thought in China with special reference to Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhist schools of thought.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3060 - Philosophy and Religion of India (3)
The diversity of the philosophy and religion of India from Rig Vedic times to the 20th Century. Development of the Upanishads, Yoga systems, the great epics, the Bhakti movements; Emergence of Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Indian Islam.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3090 - Moral Philosophy (3)
Investigation of central traditions in moral theory, including utilitarianism, virtue theory, Kantianism, contract theories, feminism. Inquiry into the justification and implications of moral principles and claims. Analysis of moral obligation, interests, happiness. Skeptical challenge to morality’s presumed authority.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 201, PHL 2010 , PHL 204, PHL 2030 , or PHL 2040 ; or instructor permission.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3100 - Social and Political Philosophy (3)
Major ideas and figures in social and political philosophy. Topics may include democratic and other models of political legitimacy; limits of governmental power; citizenship rights and responsibilities; and theories of justice, equality, and freedom.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3110 - Philosophical Issues in the Law (3)
Exploration of the basic value and policy assumptions that structure the foundations of the law. Statutory language, judicial rulings, and constitutional controversies are examined. The writings of legal theorists from a variety of disciplinary perspectives are studied, including political scientists, legal academics, ethicists, historians, and economists.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A; GE Sub-areas C2a and C2b; and GE Sub-areas D1 and D2.
GE Area(s): C3, D4
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 4 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3120 - History of Ancient Philosophy (3)
Examination of the philosophical ideas of the Greek and Roman worlds, from the pre-Socratic philosophers to the Hellenistic schools. Critical investigation of metaphysical, epistemological and ethical disputes among ancient thinkers.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3130 - History of Medieval Philosophy (3)
Examination of the philosophical ideas of the medieval and Renaissance worlds from St. Augustine to Descartes.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3140 - History of Modern Philosophy (3)
Great philosophical ideas and thinkers from Galileo to Kant.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3160 - 19th Century Philosophy (3)
Philosophical trends during the 19th century, the Kantian heritage, Idealism, Genealogy.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3170 - Twentieth Century Philosophy (3)
Philosophical movements of the 20th century, including modern idealism, positivism, logical empiricism, post-positivism, pragmatism, ordinary language analysis, phenomenology, post-structuralism, post-modernism, and critical theory.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3200 - American Philosophy (3)
The lively and varied growth of American thought, from the Puritans through the personalists to the pragmatists: Edwards, Peirce, James, Royce, Santayana, Dewey, Whitehead.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3220 - Existentialism (3)
Basic ideas of existentialist philosophers of the 19th and 20th centuries; a comparison of theistic and atheistic existentialism; existentialist ideas of anxiety, freedom, and responsibility.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3280 - Philosophy of Asian Martial Arts and Religion (3)
Examination of various styles of Asian martial arts and meditation, and of the philosophical traditions from which they have developed. Emphasizes both theory and practice. 3 hours lecture/discussion
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3330 - Bioethics (3)
Critical examination of the moral implications of biomedical research, clinical practice, and biotechnology. Exploration of emerging issues in biomedicine, including questions of life and death, reproduction, genetics, and the allocation of biomedical resources.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A, and GE Sub-areas B2, B3, C2a and C2b.
GE Area(s): B5, C3
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 4 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3400 - Current Debates About Sexuality (3)
Current public controversies over sexual morality examined in the context of historical, legal, and philosophical research on sexual practices. Focus on stigmatized, nonviolent sexual expression, such as: voyeurism and pornography, paid sex, polygamy, gay marriage, intergenerational relationships, and ‘leather’ culture.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A, and GE Sub-areas C1, C2a, and C2b.
GE Area(s): C3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3450 - Confrontations With The Reaper (3)
Examination of the nature and meaning of death in literature and philosophy. Topics include defining death, understanding what, if anything, makes death something to fear, immortality, and the morality of issues pertaining to death: killing, abortion and suicide. Course fulfills GE Synthesis C3.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A, and GE Sub-areas C1, C2a, C2b.
GE Area(s): C3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3500 - Philosophy of Mind (3)
Examination of problems in the philosophy of mind including knowledge of other minds, and the nature of mental states and their properties, in particular, consciousness and representation.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3530 - Cognitive Science (3)
Interdisciplinary empirical study of the mind. Topics include mental representation, reasoning, perception, consciousness, and learning.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A; and two of GE Sub-areas B1, B2 or B3; and two of GE Sub-areas C1, C2a, or C2b.
GE Area(s): B5, C3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3590 - Epistemology (3)
An investigation into the nature, scope, and limits of human knowledge. Survey of major topics such as foundationalism, coherentism, reliabilism contextualism and skepticism.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3600 - Metaphysics (3)
Fundamental problems that have been central to philosophy throughout its history: substance and attributes, identity and change, personal identity, causality, determinism, free will, and the nature of time.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3810 - Race and Racism (3)
Historical origins of the concept of race, development of race science and racialist thought in Western culture, alternative explanatory theories of racism, differences and similarities among racist societies, critical consideration of contemporary social policies concerning race, competing visions of a post-racist society.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A; and GE Sub-areas C2a and C2b; and two of GE Sub-areas D1, D2, or D3.
GE Area(s): C3, D4
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Student Choice
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 3830 - Philosophy of Science (3)
Cross Listed as: STS 3830
Introduction to epistemological and metaphysical issues specifically pertaining to science, such as: scientific testing, scientific explanation, and the nature of theoretical entities. Course fulfills GE Synthesis B5.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of GE Area A; and GE Sub-areas B1, B2, and B3.
GE Area(s): B5
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4000 - Special Study for Upper Division Students (1-3)
Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems at advanced level. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
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PHL 4050 - Great Works in Philosophy (3)
Study in depth of a historically significant work of philosophy with attention devoted to primary source materials. May be taken up to two times for a total credit of 6 units.
Prerequisite(s): Any upper division course with PHL prefix.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 2
Minimum/Maximum Units: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
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PHL 4090 - Contemporary Moral Theory (3)
An examination of central questions in moral theory from the early twentieth century to the present. Disputes regard the metaphysical, epistemological, and psychological properties of moral claims and attitudes. Developments in contemporary consequentialist, Kantian, feminist, intuitionist, contract, and virtue ethical theories. 3 hours lecture/discussion
Component(s): Lecture
Contact Hour(s): 3 hours lecture/discussion
Grading Basis: Student Choice
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4300 - Ethics, Environment, and Society (3)
An examination of the moral and social philosophical aspects of the environmental crisis and the ecological movement.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4350 - Clinical Ethics Practicum (3)
Hospital-based internship supervised by a clinical ethicist. Exposure to moral dilemmas in patient care and to procedures for addressing them. Field work. 3 units
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
Minimum/Maximum Units: 3 units
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PHL 4400 - Seminar in Law and Values (3)
Investigation of a central area of inquiry in moral, political, or legal philosophy, with special emphasis on contemporary texts and thinkers. Content varies as offered. May be taken unlimited times only with different topics.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 309 or PHL 3090 ; and PHL 310 or PHL 3100 ; and PHL 311 or PHL 3110 ; or instructor permission.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Student Choice
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: Unlimited
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PHL 4610 - Senior Seminar in Philosophy (3)
Development and writing of a thesis in philosophy on the basis of extensive research. May only be taken once for a total credit of 3 units.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4750 - Global Justice (3)
Explore philosophical conceptions of justice, human rights, the state and human nature which affect contemporary questions in global justice in five areas: war, immigration and refugees, gender, development, and democracy.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4820 - Ethics Bowl (3)
Development of oral presentations in response to case studies on current ethical controversies. Preparation for regional Ethics Bowl competitions. Maybe taken unlimited times.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor permission.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Student Choice
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times
Repeat for Credit Limit: Unlimited
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PHL 4850 - Comparative Philosophy (3)
A comparative study of Eastern philosophy and Western philosophy. The study will include metaphysics, epistemology, methodology and socio-political values and ideals. Designed for strong interest in multicultural studies.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PHL 4890 - Seminar in Metaphysics and Epistemology (3)
Examination of central controversies or recent developments in the areas of metaphysics, philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, or epistemology, with special emphasis on contemporary texts and thinkers. May be taken up to two times for a total credit of 6 units.
Prerequisite(s): PHL 359 or PHL 3590 ; and PHL 360 or PHL 3600 ; or instructor permission.
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 2
Minimum/Maximum Units: May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 units.
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PHL 4990 - Special Topics for Upper Division Students (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 4990A - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Activity (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PHL 4990L - Special Topics for Upper Division Students Laboratory (1-3)
Group study at an advanced level of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Laboratory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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PLS 1011 - Introduction to Political Science (3)
Introduction to university and discipline of political science. Skills and resources needed to be life-long learners through the examination of selected topics in political science, including the practice of critical thinking, research skills, and career development strategies. Course fulfills GE area E.
GE Area(s): E
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2000 - Special Study for Lower Division Students (1-3)
Individual or group investigation, research, studies, or surveys of selected problems. Proposals to be initiated by student(s) with guidance from faculty. Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
Component(s): Supervisory
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units, with a maximum of 3 units per semester.
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PLS 2010 - Introduction to American Government (3)
The study of the United States and California Constitutions and political philosophies of founders; intergovernmental relations; political institutions and processes; behavior, rights and obligations of citizens within the constraints of the institutions. Meets state requirements for American Institutions.
GE Area(s): D2
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2020 - Introduction to Comparative Government (3)
Provides an introduction to the comparative study of countries’ political, economic, and social/cultural systems. Several foreign countries, both Western and non-Western, are presented as cases, to illustrate the course concepts.
GE Area(s): D3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2030 - Introduction to International Relations (3)
An introduction to international relations, with emphasis on politics among states within the international system. Introduces IR theory, the sources of foreign policy, international war, international organizations and law, and international political economy.
GE Area(s): D3
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2040 - Introduction to Political Thought (3)
Introduction to the major political philosophers and their contributions to western political thought. These include but are not limited to Plato, Aristotle, Locke, Mill, and Marx. Explains central concepts such as justice, sovereignty, natural rights, democracy, capitalism, humanism, knowledge, and freedom, and their implications for addressing important political questions.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2051 - Research Methods (2)
Focus on practical skills for conducting empirical and quantitative research. The basics for searching scholarly material, utilizing research designs, applying descriptive and inferential statistical analysis and using datasets and statistical software [e.g. SPSS].
Component(s): Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2051A - Research Methods Activity (1)
Focus on practical skills for conducting empirical and quantitative research. The basics for searching scholarly material, utilizing research designs, applying descriptive and inferential statistical analysis and using datasets and statistical software [e.g. SPSS].
Component(s): Activity
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2060 - Introduction to Public Administration (3)
Focus on structures, functions, principles, and processes of administration in American public sector. Attention to the core functions of public administration, and basic skills required in managing and leading public organizations.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2070 - Introduction to Public Law (3)
Provides a basic understanding of public law’s theoretical and historical foundation, and its functioning within legislative, judicial and administrative institutions of government.
Component(s): Lecture
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken only once
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PLS 2990 - Special Topics for Lower Division Students (1-3)
Group study of a selected well-defined topic or area not covered by a regularly offered course.
Component(s): Lecture, Seminar
Grading Basis: Graded Only
Repeat for Credit: May be taken multiple times only with different topics
Repeat for Credit Limit: 5
Minimum/Maximum Units: Total credit limited to 6 units applicable to a degree, with a maximum of 2 sections per semester.
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