This course is intended to provide students with a means of evaluating the health impact of political decisions and a broad knowledge base about the practice of Public Health today. Students will explore a range of current topics in public health – including COVID-19, HIV/AIDS, and the obesity epidemic. Students will also look at the impact of US politics on global public health, especially in developing nations. Furthermore, this course will explore key topics such as the WHO’s Millennium Development Goals, the disastrous circumstances that can arise when Public Health Policies fail, and the conflict between data and political will that drives so much of Public Health policy decision making. This course culminates in a project in which students must plan a Health Impact Assessment of a current or proposed federal or state policy.

This course provides students with a variety of tools for understanding the impact that disease or other Public Health concerns may have on a population. Students will learn how to design effective surveys, analyze geographic data, and use qualitative information with the ultimate goal of gaining a better understanding of how events may affect the health of a particular population. This course will also require students to participate in a mapathon in order to help them build understanding of how geographic data is used in the practice of Public Health.

Introduces non-science majors to the basic concepts of physics and demonstrates the role physics plays in everyday activities. Demonstrations, virtual labs and hands-on activities allow for the exploration of the world of physics from Galileo to Einstein and beyond. (no prerequisites necessary)

Algebra-based course in the fundamental principles of translational, rotational, and vibrational mechanics: motion in one, two, and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, statics, and periodic motion. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 203-204 or MATH 207-208)

Algebra-based course in the fundamental principles of heat, sound, light, magnetism, electricity, relativity, and quantum theory. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite: PHY 152 or equivalent; Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 203-204 or MATH 207-208).

Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of translational, rotational, and vibrational mechanics: motion in one, two, and three dimensions, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, statics, and periodic motion. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208)

Calculus-based course in the fundamental principles of heat, sound, light, magnetism, electricity, relativity, and quantum theory. 3 hours of lecture and 2 hours of laboratory are integrated with student problem solving in a studio format. (Prerequisite: PHY 203 or equivalent; Prerequisite or co-requisite: MATH 207-208)

A study of selected topics outside the usual offerings in physics. (By prior arrangement with a member of the department.)

Electrical and magnetic properties, direct and alternating circuits, introduction to Maxwell’s equations. (By prior arrangement with a member of the department.)

A survey of the topics of modern physics, including: historical basis, relativity, introductory quantum mechanics, atomic, nuclear, and molecular structure, solid state, and elementary particles. (By prior arrangement with a member of the department.)