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NEUR192 PO - Neuroscience Senior ProjectWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): J. King Credit: 0.5
Senior Project. A non-empirical thesis in which students design and implement a project related to neuroscience. Most of these second semester projects will arise from topics addressed in student’s first semester literature reviews. An oral presentation of the project is required. Half-course. |
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NEUR194A PO - Senior Experimental ThesisWhen Offered: Each fall. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5
An empirical thesis in which students undertake an experimental project that addresses an original question. Half-course each semester. NEUR 194A PO, each fall; NEUR 194B PO , each spring. |
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NEUR194B PO - Senior Experimental ThesisWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 1
An empirical thesis in which students undertake an experimental project that addresses an original question. |
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NEUR199DRPO - Neuroscience: Directed ReadingsWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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NEUR199IRPO - Neuroscience: Independent ResearchWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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NEUR199RAPO - Neuroscience: Research AssistantshipWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5
Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only. |
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PHIL001 PO - Problems of PhilosophyWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): M. Green; P. Kung; P. Thielke Credit: 1
A study of selected problems in philosophy, from such areas as ethics, philosophy of religion, theory of knowledge and metaphysics. Classical and contemporary readings. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL002 PO - Introduction to EthicsWhen Offered: Each fall. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
The course surveys the major questions about ethics. How do we reason about specific moral problems, such as capital punishment, distribution of scarce resources and the value of life? Are ethical beliefs objective or are they relative to a person or culture? What is the motivation for moral theorizing? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Speaking Intensive |
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PHIL004 PO - Philosophy in LiteratureWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2018. Instructor(s): S. Erickson Credit: 1
Discussion of various aspects of the human condition, personal and social, as presented in various works of literature. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL005 PO - Gods, Humans and Justice in Ancient GreeceWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2017. Instructor(s): R. McKirahan Credit: 1
Focus on the fundamental questions in ancient Greek moral thinking, such as the following: What is the best kind of life for a human? Should I be good? Can I be good? Is morality objective, subjective or relative to one’s society? What is the relation between gods and humans? Are we at the mercy of fate? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL006 PO - Philosophy Through Science FictionWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): P. Kung Credit: 1
In some of the best science fiction, authors imagine different technologies and scientific laws to dramatize, and often question, the nature of reality or the human condition. Works by Dick, Gilliam, Jonze, Le Guin, Wells, Whedon and others will help us explore the nature of time, free will, our moral obligations, what we know and the nature of personhood. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL007 PO - Discovery, Invention and ProgressWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered 2018. Instructor(s): L. Perini Credit: 1
Discovery, Invention and Progress: Philosophy of Science and Technology. Introduction to the philosophy of science and technology. Addresses issues such as the difference between science and pseudoscience, how to facilitate objectivity and rationality in science and technology and evaluation of the neutrality thesis, the view that technology is a neutral instrument that can be used for good or ill. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL030 JT - Knowledge, Mind and ExistenceWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): B. Keeley; P. Kung Credit: 1
Introduction to some of the central issues regarding the nature of knowledge, the mind and reality. Topics include skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, mental causation, dualism, reductive and nonreductive physicalism, proofs for the existence of God and personal identity. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL031 PO - Ethical Theory: Ancient to Early ModernWhen Offered: Each fall. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
Introduction to ethical theory through the major writings of several leading historical figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Hume and Kant. Among the topics we will discuss are: is acting virtuously necessary for living a good life; are a person’s motives relevant to whether an action is praiseworthy or blameworthy; can reason alone move us to act; and are moral judgments the result of reasoning or instead products of emotion? There are no pre-requisites for this class. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Speaking Intensive |
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PHIL032 PO - Ethical Theory: ContemporaryWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2017. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
Introduction to contemporary (20th and 21st century) ethical theories, such as Consequentialism, Deontology and Virtue Theory as well as metaethical theories, such as subjectivism, relativism and nihilism. Among the topics we will discuss are: is there one true morality; how much good we must do for others, and at what costs to our own personal projects; does morality require that we be impartial, treating others equally, and if so, will this prevent us from being partial towards our friends and family; and can we really use ethical theory to guide our everyday decisions? There are no pre-requisites for this class. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL033 PO - Political PhilosophyWhen Offered: Offered annually; next offered spring 2018. Instructor(s): M. Green Credit: 1
Classical and modern sources on the nature of the state, justice and rights. Addresses questions such as these: Should we have a state at all? What is a just society? What powers does the state have? Must individuals obey the state? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Analyzing Difference |
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PHIL034 PO - Philosophy of LawWhen Offered: Offered annually; next offered spring 2018. Instructor(s): A. Davis; M. Green Credit: 1
Concerns the nature and substance of law. Addresses questions such as these: What is law? How should judges interpret the Constitution? When, if ever, is punishment justified? When does one private party commit a tort against another? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL035 PO - Well-being and AutonomyWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
This course focuses on two important ethical values, well-being and autonomy and what to do when pursuit of one conflicts with the other. What makes someone’s life go better or worse? What if someone’s life can be made to go better or at least prevented from going worse but only at the cost of undermining that person’s autonomy, that is, by interfering with how the person has chosen to live her or his life? What if the greater good of a community requires limitations on personal freedoms or the infringement of the right not to be harmed? Possible contexts of conflict include sports, medicine, national security and war. There are no pre-requisites for this class. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Speaking Intensive |
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PHIL037 PO - Values and the EnvironmentWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2017. Instructor(s): A. Davis Credit: 1
Values & the Environment has a wider scope than an environmental ethics course. Specific topics to be discussed will vary, but will usually include examining the implications of choices in housing policies; food and dietary decisions and practices, and the question of who (and what) has moral standing (only humans? Humans and nonhuman animals? Trees? Mountains? Ecosystems?). Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Analyzing Difference |
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PHIL038 PO - BioethicsWhen Offered: Offered annually; next offered fall 2017. Instructor(s): A. Davis Credit: 1
Focuses on issues and themes in the conduct of scientific research and the application of its results and about the nature and practice of medicine. One year we may explore the conceptual underpinnings that help us understand and assess the efficacy and morality of medical treatment. Another year, the orientation of the course may be more policy-centered. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL039 PO - Women, Crime and Punishment (CP)When Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): S. Castagnetto Credit: 1
Addresses issues of crime and punishment focusing on gender, race and class. Topics include gender and crime; gendered aspects of punishment; women’s rights violations in prison; impact of the war on drugs, harsh sentencing and prison growth on women and their families; issues post-release; alternatives to incarceration. Community partnership with local state women’s prison. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL040 PO - Ancient PhilosophyWhen Offered: Last offered fall 2016. Instructor(s): R. McKirahan Credit: 1
Origins of Western philosophy through reading and discussion of its classical sources, including the Presocratics, Stoics, Epicureans, Sceptics, Plato and Aristotle. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Writing Intensive |
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PHIL042 PO - History of Modern PhilosophyWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): P. Thielke Credit: 1
Major philosophers of the 17th and 18th centuries (e.g., Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz, Hume), emphasizing their views on metaphysics, epistemology and philosophy of mind. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL043 PO - Continental ThoughtWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): S. Erickson Credit: 1
Beginning with a review of Kant, German idealism (Fichte through Hegel), Kierkegaard, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Foucault and Derrida will be considered. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL046 PO - Feminism and ScienceWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2017. Instructor(s): S. Castagnetto Credit: 1
This course examines feminist perspectives on and critiques of science and technology, traditional scientific world views, and how gendered and other values inform scientific theory and practice. Topics include the current and historical participation of women in science, with attention to race, class, and nationality; scientific theories of sex differences; the scientific construction of sex; issues in women’s health; and environmental issues. This is a Napier course and will include participation of about 6 elders from the Pilgrim Place retirement community, offering an opportunity for intergenerational discussion and mentoring. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Analyzing Difference |
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PHIL047 PO - SocratesWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2015. Instructor(s): R. McKirahan Credit: 1
Socrates wrote nothing but is one of the most famous philosophers of all time. We will explore this and other Socratic paradoxes - for example his claims that he did not know anything but was wiser than anyone he had ever met; that knowledge and virtue are the same thing; that no one knowingly or willingly does wrong; that it is better to be the victim of injustice than to be unjust; that a worse person cannot harm a better one. We will also investigate his claim to be the first genuine philosopher, his importance in the subsequent history of philosophy and his iconic place in human culture. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL052 PZ - Philosophy of Religion See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL057 JT - Philosophy of Technology: Our Technologies, OurselvesWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered 2018-19. Instructor(s): L. Perini Credit: 1
The course investigates broad issues such as the nature of technology and our relationship to it, how technology affects the sense of self and community, its relationship to changing values and how technology is involved in how we think about the future and about the past. An additional goal of the course is to raise awareness of the invisible and ubiquitous technologies around us. Specific areas of focus may include social media, the quantified self-movement, surveillance and design. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL060 PO - LogicWhen Offered: Each fall. Instructor(s): P. Kung; L. Perini Credit: 1
Introduction to mathematical logic through the development of proof techniques (natural deduction and semantic tableaux) and model theory for sentential logic and quantification theory. Properties of logical systems, such as consistency, completeness and decidability. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 5 |
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PHIL062 PZ - Chance and Scientific Reasoning Credit: 1
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL070 PO - Art and AestheticsWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered 2018-19. Instructor(s): L. Perini Credit: 1
The course will focus on issues concerning the nature of art and its value. Issues include the role of interpretation in determining the meaning of artworks; the question of whether forgery that is visually identical to an original work has less aesthetic—value and if so, why; and problems arising from certain kinds of artworks, like why we have emotional responses to fictional characters and whether it is rational to do so. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL071 PO - History of AestheticsWhen Offered: Fall 2017. Instructor(s): P. Thielke Credit: 1
A survey of various aesthetic theories, from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Topics will include the nature of beauty, the epistemological status of aesthetic judgments and the connection between art and morality. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Kant, Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, among others. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL080 PO - Philosophy of MindWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2017. Instructor(s): P. Kung Credit: 1
What can philosophers tell us about the mind? This course explores approaches—including scientific approaches—to explaining what the mind is. Can any of these views account for consciousness? Do they explain how thoughts can be about things? Do they allow that our mental states cause our actions? How can we know when something has a mind? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL081 PO - Epistemology: Truth, Justification, KnowledgeWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2018. Instructor(s): P. Kung Credit: 1
The facts seem to matter: Does the movie start at 7? Do the brakes on the school bus work? Should we teach evolution, creationism or both? But how do we know what the truth is? What makes some of our beliefs justified and others unjustified? Can we have any objective grasp on the truth? Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL084 PZ - Islamic Philosophy See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL096 JT - God and Philosophy: A Conflict in Reason See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL101 HM - History of Philosophy: Ancient Philosophy See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL101B CM - Classical Ethical Theory: Plato See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL102 PO - Science and ValuesWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered 2018. Instructor(s): A. Davis Science and Values. Addresses issues at the intersection of science and policy. Focuses on different specific issues in different years, including such things as the “junk science” wars, debates about teaching “Intelligent Design,” pharmaceutical companies’ marketing practices and FDA regulations, eugenics, “Frankenfoods,” etc. Letter grade only. |
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PHIL103 CM - Nietzsche Credit: 1.0
See the Claremont McKenna College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL103 PO - Philosophy of Science: Historical SurveyWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): L. Perini; B. Keeley Credit: 1
Theories about scientific reasoning and the nature of scientific knowledge have changed significantly since the scientific revolution. This course traces those developments, including key early modern figures like Bacon and Descartes, the Vienna Circle and early 20th-century logical positivism and the work of Thomas Kuhn, ending with more contemporary views, such as feminist philosophy of science. Prerequisite: College-level science or philosophy course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL103 PZ - Philosophy of Science: History See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL104 HM - Hist of Phil:Contemporary Period Credit: 1
See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL104 PO - Philosophy of Science: Topical SurveyWhen Offered: Fall 2017. Instructor(s): L. Perini; B. Keeley Credit: 1
Introduction to a selection of topics in the philosophy of science, which might include the structure of scientific theories, the nature of scientific explanation, confirmation of scientific hypotheses, the difference between science and non-science, the reality of theoretical entities and contemporary critiques of science. Prerequisite: College-level science or philosophy course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL104 PZ - Philosophy of Science: Topics Credit: 1
See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL106 PO - Philosophy of BiologyWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2017. Instructor(s): L. Perini Credit: 1
This course will address philosophical problems that revolve around clarifying what is required to do good science on living systems, and the explanatory tactics and methods that are distinctive to the life sciences. A focus of the course will be ways in which biology has been used as a means to understand humans, in terms of their evolutionary history and more recently, in terms of genetics. We will examine some of the distinctive concepts and theoretical resources of the life sciences, like the theory of natural selection, the concept of species, reductionistic explanatory strategies and methodological worries about adaptationism. The course will examine how these conceptual and methodological issues are involved in many of the aspects of the life science that concern categories of difference in human societies, like race and gender. Prerequisite: one college-level philosophy or biology course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Analyzing Difference |
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PHIL113 SC - Early Modern Philosophy: The Rationalists See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL115 PO - Heidegger and the TraditionWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered spring 2019. Instructor(s): S. Erickson Credit: 1
A study of Heidegger’s reflections on art, technology and meaning, with reference to his views on Hegel, Nietzsche and others. Letter grade only. Previously offered as PHIL186E PO. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL125 HM - Ethical Issues in Science and Engineering See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL128 PO - Practical Rationality: Success and FailureWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2016. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
What does it take to successfully act on good reasons? Must the will be free? Does reason need assistance or guidance from one’s desires and emotions? We will also consider who does and does not have this ability: at what age are humans able to act on reasons and do other animals have this ability? We will also consider what threatens or undermines this ability by looking at various forms of practical irrationality, including cognitive biases, weaknesses of will and self-deception. A previous college level philosophy course is recommended but not required. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL140 HM - Environmental Philosophy See the Harvey Mudd College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL150 SC - Philosophy of Feminism See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL151 SC - Feminist Ethics See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL155 PZ - Islam vs. Islam See the Pitzer College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL170 SC - Faith and Reason See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL185B PO - Topics in Philosophy of Law, and Law and SocietyWhen Offered: Last offered fall 2014. Instructor(s): M. Green Credit: 1
Course is intended to provide an opportunity to focus more narrowly and deeply on some issues in Phil of Law and Law & Society, E.G., race, citizenship, prisons, abortion law, etc. Letter grade only. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL185L PO - Topics in Epistemology, Metaphysics and the Philosophy of the MindWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): P. Kung Credit: 1
An examination of various issues in contemporary epistemology, metaphysics and philosophy of mind. Topics may include the nature of consciousness, mental causation, the relationship between the mental and the physical, the nature of epistemic justification and the status of testimony as a source of knowledge. May be repeated for credit. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Speaking Intensive |
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PHIL185N JT - Topics in Neurophilosophy See the Scripps College Catalog for a description of this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL185P PO - Topics in Value TheoryWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; last offered spring 2015. Instructor(s): J. Tannenbaum Credit: 1
An examination of topics central to value theory, such as moral dilemmas, moral luck, the obligation to aid and not harm others and moral responsiblity. Prerequisites: One of the following: PHIL 002 PO , PHIL 031 PO , PHIL 032 PO , PHIL 035 PO or their equivalent at another college. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3; Writing Intensive |
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PHIL185Q PO - Topics in Applied EthicsWhen Offered: Spring 2018. Instructor(s): N. Davis Credit: 1
This course will look in depth at some applied ethics issues: drugs, reproductive ethics, philanthropy & altruism, etc. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: some philosophy background or another relevant normative background. May be repeated once for credit. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL185S PO - Topics in Social and Political PhilosophyWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2015. Instructor(s): A. Davis, M. Green Credit: 1
In this class, we will look at important roots and branches of the opioid crisis: What are some of the social, medical, philosophical, and institutional factors that have lead to the widespread and heavy use of these strong painkillers, and why has it proved so difficult to figure out how to change our paradigms and practices. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL185T PO - Philosophy of Art and AestheticsWhen Offered: Last offered spring 2015. Instructor(s): L. Perini Credit: 1
The focus of the course will be issues in contemporary aesthetics, which could concern specific media, such as photography or film; or focus around an important aspect of our experience with artworks, such as questions about interpretation and the roles of audience and artist in determining the meaning of artworks; or developments in art such as the intersection of art and technology and science. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL186H PO - Topics in History of Modern PhilosophyWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2017. Instructor(s): P. Thielke Credit: 1
An examination of issues central to 17th to 19th century philosophy. Topics might include the debate between rationalism and empiricism, the limits of reason, the nature of substance and mind and the nature of human experience. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: PHIL 042 PO . Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL186K PO - KantWhen Offered: Offered alternate years; next offered fall 2018. Instructor(s): P. Thielke Credit: 1
A detailed examination of the works of Immanuel Kant, focusing on issues that arise from Kant’s transcendental idealism. Topics may include Kant’s account of cognition, the nature and limits of human knowledge, the force of the moral law and the warrant of aesthetic judgment. Prerequisite: PHIL 042 PO . Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL187C PO - Tutorial in Ancient PhilosophyWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): R. McKirahan Credit: 1
Selected topics in ancient philosophy. Requires regular meetings with the instructor to discuss original texts, interpretations and the student’s written work. Sample topics: pre-Socratic philosophy, Socrates and the Sophists, Plato’s theory of forms, Aristotle’s philosophy of science, ancient ethical theories. May be repeated for credit. Letter grade only. Prerequisite: One course in ancient philosophy. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 3 |
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PHIL190 PO - Senior Literature ReviewWhen Offered: Each fall. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 1
Satisfies the senior exercise requirement for philosophy majors. Literature review of a philosophical issue. In consultation with faculty, each student selects a philosophical issue or question to investigate and researches a list of readings. The finished product is a comprehensive explanation of the current literature on the student’s topic. Letter grade only. |
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PHIL191 PO - Senior ThesisWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 1
An optional thesis supervised by a member of the philosophy department faculty, undertaken after the required senior exercise, PHIL 190 PO , is completed in the first semester. |
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PHIL192 PO - Senior Comprehensive SeminarWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): Staff A seminar for senior majors exploring critically the issues central to the senior philosophy exercise. |
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PHIL199DRPO - Philosophy: Directed ReadingsWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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PHIL199IRPO - Philosophy: Independent ResearchWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Prerequisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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PHIL199RAPO - Philosophy: Research AssistantshipWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5
Research Assistantship. Lab notebook, research summary or other product appropriate to the discipline is required. Half-course credit only. |
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PPE160 PO - Freedom, Markets and Well-BeingWhen Offered: Each fall, unless PPE 190 is offered. Instructor(s): E. Brown; M. Green; A. Davis Credit: 1
Our society embraces commitments both to safeguarding basic liberties and to facilitating the pursuit of happiness. This course examines the interplay of philosophy, politics and economics in social and political theory and explores scholarship that relates theory to issues of public policy such as health care and development policies towards Third World countries. Prerequisites: ECON 102 PO and one course in each of philosophy and politics. May be taken for the Pomona Economics Major and Minor. Offered each fall in which PPE 190 PO is not offered. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Area 2 |
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PPE190 PO - Senior SeminarWhen Offered: Each fall, unless PPE 160 is offered. Instructor(s): E. Brown; M. Green Credit: 1
Exposes students to scholarship that works across disciplinary boundaries in the fields of philosophy, politics and economics. Attention is paid to theoretical discourse and to policy applications. The course prepares PPE majors to write an integrative senior thesis and is designed to be taken prior to or concurrently with the senior thesis. Offered each fall in which PPE 160 PO is not offered. |
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PPE195 PO - Senior ExerciseWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 1
A thesis that is original and integrates at least two of the participating disciplines, including the student’s discipline of primary focus. Faculty readers for theses shall be drawn from the departments concerned. |
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PPE199DRPO - Philosophy Politics and Economics: Directed ReadingsWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
Directed Readings. Syllabus reflects workload of a standard course in the department or program. Examinations or papers equivalent to a standard course. Regular interaction with the faculty supervisor. Weekly meetings are the norm. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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PPE199IRPO - Philosophy Politics and Economics: Independent ResearchWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.5-1
Independent Research or Creative Project. A substantial and significant piece of original research or creative product produced. Pre-requisite course work required. Available for full- or half-course credit. |
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PE 001C PO - Aerobics - AdvancedWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.25
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE001 PO - AerobicsWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): J. Ferguson Credit: 0.25
A challenging, fun aerobic exercise class using bench/step aerobics set to music and including athletic and dance movements. Structured to develop cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscular strength and endurance through safe and specific body conditioning exercises. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE001D PO - Cardio KickboxingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): S. Fresca Credit: 0.25
This class offers a great workout for everyone interested in improving their fitness and having fun. This class is flexible to serve the needs of all students–it will help beginners to improve fitness, it will challenge the more fit, and it is popular with both men and women. Class format integrates large muscle movement to music and combinations of simulated punches and kicks. Additional muscle and motion exercises are incorporated to strengthen and tone. You will have fun, reduce stress, and get an awesome workout. May be repeated for credit. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE002 PO - Pilates MethodWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): V. Townsend Credit: 0.25
This class is designed for students with no previous or very little experience in Pilates. Pilates is an abdominally based workout that is designed to create postural strength focusing on the abdominal as well as the small intrinsic muscles that support our spinal column. The entire theory of Pilates is developed around the idea of lengthening the muscles as they contract. The innovative method of exercise demands intense focus on certain muscle groups while all the time engaging the abdominals. This type of activity increases strength and flexibility around the spinal column as well as other major muscle groups. The practice of Pilates is designed to stimulate the proper neurological innervation to create a deeper sense of symmetry. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE003 PO - Personalized Fitness TrainingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): J. Pace; S. Queener Credit: 0.25
This course gives students a chance to experience many forms of physical activity, including but not limited to, cardio, weight training, core training, yoga, pool workouts, circuit training, and competitive sports (soccer, basketball). The variety of activities will enable students to assess their current level of physical fitness and determine what they enjoy doing for a workout. By the end of the course, students will be able to create their own workout plan to use in the future. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE004 PO - Tough Mudder TrainingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): M. Morgan Credit: 0.25
P/NC only. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE006 PO - Core TrainingWhen Offered: Fall 2017. Instructor(s): V. Townsend; J. Pace Credit: 0.25
This class is designed for students with no previous experience in core training. A variety of exercises and equipment will be used to target your core muscle groups. These muscle groups will be targeted from different planes of motion and angles to increase our results. The round, mobile surface of the fitness ball requires the core muscles to maintain balance, therefore making them work harder throughout the exercises; The Bosu Balance Trainer adds yet another physical challenge to the training of your core muscle groups; and finally, weights will be used as another means of training in this course. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE006B PO - TRX-Total Body ResistanceWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): V. Townsend Credit: 0.25
TRX leverages gravity and your bodyweight to perform hundreds of exercises. You’re in control of how much you want to challenge yourself on each exercise - because you can simply adjust your body position to add or decrease resistance. This work-out delivers an effective total-body workout; helps build a solid core, increases muscular endurance and benefits people of all fitness levels. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE007 PO - Triathlon TrainingWhen Offered: Each spring. Instructor(s): J. Gowdy Credit: 0.25
This course will be an introduction to Triathlon specific training (a combination of Swimming, Biking, Running). It is designed to provide students with the skills and training to complete a sprint distance triathlon. (1/4 mile swim, 12 mile bike, 3.1 mile run). Bicycles will be available to borrow for the first 12 people registering. Prerequisites: Intermediate swimming skills (this is not for beginner swimmers).
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE008 PO - Conditioning - AdvancedWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): J. Walsh Credit: 0.25
Advanced Conditioning utilizes a number of different athletic movements to develop athletic ability, kinetic awareness, and overall conditioning. Using plyometrics, running, jumping, body awareness, stretching, and other training devices, we seek to expose students from all backgrounds and interests to proper training protocols that can be used for a lifetime. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE009 PO - Jogging/RunningWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): K. Reynolds; J. Ferguson Credit: 0.25
This course will teach the basics of running with an emphasis on learning to train and run wisely. The overall goal is to teach you have to incorporate running as a part of your overall fitness and health regimen. You will learn how to gradually build your endurance. Strength training, stretching, and injury prevention will also be covered. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE010 PO - Hiking/GeocachingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): K. Reynolds Credit: 0.25
Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure-hunt game using GPS-enabled devices. Students navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location. Geocaching combines hiking (in the local foothills and area parks) and searching for geocaches, which vary in size from micro to ammo cans. The hikes increase in intensity as the class progresses. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE011 PO - Outdoor LeadershipWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): M.Crawford Credit: 0.5
The Outdoor Leadership course teaches technical and facilitation skills required in an Outdoor Leadership role while traveling in the backcountry with groups. These skills include evaluating the history, philosophy, and trends in outdoor adventure programming. Emphasis is given to environmental ethics and trends of access issues as it relates to historically underrepresented populations in outdoor recreation. Technical skills taught include use of outdoor equipment while using the outdoors as s laboratory for specific activities: (spring) rock climbing, caving, winter mountaineering and (fall) kayaking, snorkeling, backpacking, and survival, The course consists of approximately 80 classroom and field trip instruction hours. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE011A PO - Ropes Course and Leadership TrainingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): C. Weyant; M. Crawford Credit: 0.25
Challenge courses create more accessible “pinnacle” experiences and have the potential to increase self-efficacy and self-esteem for their participants. This course is an introduction to faciltating such experiences. Specifically, students will learn and apply the technical, safety, leadership and facilitation skills essential to safe and effective ropes course programming. Emphasis is given to understanding the technical and interpersonal components of challenge course facilitation . With respect to Analyzing Difference, class discussions will include outdoor recreation participation among traditionally marginalized communities and accessibility for differenly abled bodies. P/NC only. May be repeated for credit. This course has been revised for spring 2017. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE015 PO - Swim FitnessWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): A. Rodriguez Credit: 0.25
Introduction to swim fitness: Pool rules/safety rules; benefits of swimming. Design a swimming workout: selecting different yardage, strokes, and sets for training. Increasing knowledge and adding variety: proper swimming technique and terminology; video will be used to teach. Timed events: test sets will be used to gauge improvements. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE016 PO - Weight TrainingWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): J. Pace; F. Pericolosi; J. Scanlon; W. Swartz; A. Rodriguez; J. Ferguson; C. Katsiaficas Credit: 0.25
In this class, students will learn how to: practice proper and safe use of resistance training equipment; learn major muscle groups of the human body and exercises that can effectively strengthen them; utilize the principles of weight training to develop an effective, personalized workout program; improve overall flexibility, muscular strength, and muscular endurance. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE018 PO - Weight Training and CardioWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): L. Beckett; J. Scanlon; K Reynolds; J. Ferguson Credit: 0.25
It is the goal of this class to introduce the student to basic fitness and wellness concepts and to provide exposure to a wide variety of cardio, respiratory, and weight training methods. Each class period will include exercises to improve flexibility, cardio respiratory fitness, and muscular strength and endurance. Cardio respiratory activities may include walking and jogging (both outside and on a treadmill), hiking, stationary biking, stair climbers, rower, elliptical cross trainer, rope skipping, and water exercises. Muscular strength and endurance exercises may include machines, free weights, balls and bands, as well as gravitational resistance and functional training exercises. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE019 PO - Circuit Strength TrainingWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): J. Pace; S. Queener Credit: 0.25
This course utilizes circuits as a means to build strength, speed, endurance, and flexibility. During circuits, students move from station to station completing different exercises, with the exercises performed using short bursts of energy and minimal rest. Elements of strength training, agility and plyometric work, cardio, yoga, and core training, among others, will be completed during the circuits. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE020A PO - Strength and ConditioningWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): T. Boston; J. Pace; J. Walsh Credit: 0.25
Using basic principles of exercise physiology, this physical education course is designed to improve general fitness and athletic performance. Enrolled students will undergo an initial fitness assessment, goal setting and periodic fitness evaluations to monitor progress. Students will be exposed to high-intensity training protocols specifically designed to enhance: Speed, Power, Coordination, Strength and Endurance-all key elements for performance in competitive sport and other fitness related activities. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE021 PO - Yoga - Hatha Method IWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): T. Brennan Credit: 0.25
Instruction will focus on the alignment principles of yoga postures, yoga philosophy, and breathing techniques. Yoga practice will give students the opportunity to develop an awareness of their body posture, improve overall physical health, mental clarity, and gain skills for stress management. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE 022 PO - Yoga - Hatha MethodWhen Offered: As announced in semester schedule of classes. Instructor(s): Staff Credit: 0.25
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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PE022A PO - Yoga IWhen Offered: Each semester. Instructor(s): J. Stark Credit: 0.25
Throughout the semester we will practice and explore many yoga asana (postures) and uncover the basic form of many standing, seated, folded, twisted, and inverted poses including back bends and hand balances. Students will learn to connect movement to breath as well as other pranayama (breathing) practices and discover the value of turning inward (meditation). Each class will explore how practicing intention, awareness, and balanced action within the physical yoga practice influences overall well-being. Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog: Physical Education |
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