2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Published Catalog]
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MUSC 439/4309 - Digital Mixing Techniques (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
, and
Description
The course will examine the theory and practice of the music mixing process and mixing analysis, using a digital audio workstation (DAW) application, Protools v.8.0.1, currently the market standard. Students will study the different hardware (like studio monitors or speakers), software (i.e. the Protools application), and processes (like meters and signal flow), involved in digital mixing, the use of equalizers, dynamics processors, effects (reverb, chorus and delay) and pitch corrections, and the different types of panning, automation and bouncing of final mixes.
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MUSC 440/4400 - Western Music Theory III (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent: students in this course must also register for
Description
In-depth study of phrase rhythm and motivic analysis, tonicizing scale degrees other than V, modulation to closely related keys, binary and ternary forms, modal mixture and chromatic mediants and submediants, and the Neapolitan sixth and augmented sixth chords. Students will leave this course with ability to analyze, compose, and write about all of the topics covered in Western Music Theory I-III.
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MUSC 441/4401 - Sight-Singing and Aural Skills III (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and . Concurrent: students in this course must also register for
Description
Review of advanced concepts of pitch, harmony, and rhythmic notation. By the end of the semester, students will be able to sing melodies in all major and minor tonalities, articulate rhythms in simple, compound, and irregular meters, arpeggiate harmonic progressions include augmented and other predominant harmonies and modulation, and handle various chromatic techniques.
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MUSC 490/4900 - Advanced Seminar (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
Description
In-depth examination of special advanced topics in music determined by the special interest and expertise of the faculty.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
Designed for advanced students.
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MUSC 492/4980 - Capstone Final Recital (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MUSC 4802.
Description
Twelve one-hour private lessons in voice or an instrument, constituting final preparation for a solo recital at least forty minutes in length, of repertory chosen by the instructor, normally presented in the senior year. Students are expected to practice at least three hours each day. A lab fee will be assessed. The student must play the full recital as a juried exam with a grade of B or higher at least thirty days before presenting the recital. Students who do not achieve a grade of B or higher in the jury may repeat the course once for credit in order to qualify to present the recital, which is required for graduation with the B.M.A. The jury will also attend the recital and assign the final grade for the course.
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Nanotechnology |
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NANO 500/5200 - Nanomaterials, Synthesis, Processing and Applications (3 cr.)
Description
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to nanomaterials, their synthesis, properties, processing techniques and applications. The coverage addresses top-down and bottom-up approaches including nanomaterials ranging from small particles and isolated clusters to nanostructured materials, multilayer and consolidated bulk products, thin film and coatings. Their chemical, mechanical, optical and magnetic properties will be introduced.
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NANO 502/5202 - Simulation and Modeling for Nanoscale Materials and Systems (3 cr.)
Description
Principles of modeling structures and processes at the nanometer scale, including meshing techniques, finite element analysis, and molecular dynamics. Simulation of Materials Science-based or Mechanics-based modeling methods employed; mechanical response of nanostructured materials; Modeling methods including electronic structure, molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo techniques are included.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 503/5203 - Advanced Testing and Characterization Techniques (3 cr.)
Description
Experimental techniques in the study of materials including quantitative measurements for the characterization of micro and nanostructured bulk and thin film materials using optical, electron and atomic force microscopy; Secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SIMS), Auger Electron Spectroscopy (AES), Rutherford Backscattering (RBS); EDX; X-ray diffraction and differential scanning calometry for thermal analysis. Advanced and conventional testing techniques for characterization of the physical, optical, magnetic and mechanical properties of micron and Nanomaterials and devices.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 504/5204 - Fabrication of Nanomaterials For Films And Devices (3 cr.)
Description
This course will cover different techniques implemented for preparing thin films such as chemical vapor deposition, physical vapor deposition (evaporation, sputtering, pulsed laser deposition, electron beam, etc), and molecular beam epitaxy. In addition, different techniques for enhancing the physical properties of materials will be covered. This will include post-laser treatments, metal induced crystallization, thermal treatments, etc.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 505/5205 - Nanochemistry (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces students to the basics of chemistry at the nanoscale, and would entail a general introduction to the nano world; physico-chemical considerations for properties at the nanoscale (band structures, typical and useful “nano effects” etc…); basic synthesis and fabrication methods for nano structures (top-down and bottom up approaches).
Cross-listed
CHEM 5205
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NANO 506/5206 - Management and Economics of Nanotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
The course will discuss various aspects of management and economics of nanotechnology. It would include: (1) Nanotechnology’s role in society and particularly within a fast changing world. (2) Nanotechnology is the next big driver of wealth creation within corporations and countries. (3) Product and Production Nanotechnologies, (4) Enhancing creativity and managing innovation in the context of nanotechnology. (5) Nanotechnology Life Cycles (The Curves of Technological Progress, Nanotechnology & Market Interactions and Products & Process Life Cycles)
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NANO 000/5207 - Advanced Nanophysics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor
Description
Nanophysics fundamentals, physics of nanostructures, crystalline nanostructures, light-matter interaction on the nanoscale, quantum nanostructures, diffraction and scattering from nano objects.
Cross-listed
PHYS 5207
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NANO 520/5210 - Advanced Quantum Mechanics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or equivalent.
Description
Fundamental concepts of quantum mechanics including the harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, electron spin and addition of angular momentum. Qualitative and approximation methods in quantum mechanics, including time-independent and time-dependent perturbation theory, variational methods, scattering and semiclassical methods. Applications are made to atomic, molecular and solid matter. Systems of identical particles including many electron atoms and the Fermi gas.
Cross-listed
Same as .
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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NANO 521/5221 - MEMS/NEMS Technology and Devices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor.
Description
Basic MEMS/NEMS fabrication technologies, various transduction mechanisms such as piezoelectric, pyroelectric, thermoelectric, thermionic, piezoresistive, etc. The theory of operation of few sensors including infrared detectors, radiation sensors, rotation and acceleration sensors, flow sensors, pressure and force sensors, and motion sensors. An introduction to different techniques for analyzing experimental data.
Cross-listed
Same as , .
When Offered
Offered in fall
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NANO 522/5222 - Advanced Semiconductor Physics (3 cr.)
Description
This course will cover three main topics namely: Near-equilibrium transport in the presence of small gradients in the electrochemical potential or temperature, with or without the application of a small magnetic field.Physics of carrier scattering and how the microscopic scattering processes are related to macroscopic relaxation times and mean-free-paths. High-field transport in bulk semiconductors and “non-local” transport in sub-micron devices.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 532/5232 - Nanocomposite Science and Technology (3 cr.)
Description
This course is designed to provide fundamental understanding of emerging nanocomposite materials science and technology. The topical areas to discuss include synthesis of various nanoscale reinforcements, such as nanowires, nanotubes, and inorganic nanoparticles; fabrication and processing techniques of nanocomposites; dispersion of nanoreinforcements; interfacial adhesion; mechanical and functional properties of nanocomposites including gas/moisture barrier characteristics, electrical and magnetic properties, thermal properties and flame retardancy; molecular dynamic simulations; design and applications of nanocomposites.
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NANO 533/5233 - Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage (3 cr.)
Description
This course will focus on advanced electrochemical energy conversion and storage systems including fuel cells, lithium-ion batteries, and supercapacitors; Hydrogen storage; Advanced thermal storage . Through the journey in this course, students are anticipated to understand why and how these systems are advantageous in renewable energy applications.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 541/5241 - The Chemistry of Nanostructures (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course addresses the synthesis and chemical properties of the different categories of nanostructures such as carbon NANOubes/nanorods/ etc…, fullerenes, colloids, Self-assembled monolayer structures (SAMs), dendrimers and other macromolecules, oxide and inorganic nanotubes/fibers/rods/etc. For each category examples of applications would be giving to demonstrate the applicability of the properties discussed.
Cross-listed
CHEM 5241
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NANO 542/5242 - Nanoelectrochemistry (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
This course addresses the fundamentals of electrochemistry, and their application to the synthesis of nanostructures, together with applications (e.g. sensors, fuel cells, batteries, electrolysis, photovoltaic cells, reduction of carbon dioxide, environmental remediation, water disinfection, ect…). Characterization and analysis techniques would also be addressed.
Cross-listed
CHEM 5242
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NANO 551/5251 - Nanotechnology Applications in Construction Materials (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the use of nanotechnology in studying the particle shape, size and composition of conventional and advanced construction materials on a sub micro level. The correlation between the nano level characteristics and the mechanical properties as well as the durability of the materials is studied. Composition and arrangement of crystalline structures and chemical composition of materials are examined to yield materials of superior properties.
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NANO 552/5252 - Nanotechnology in Studying Damage and Failure in Structures (3 cr.)
Description
The course employs nanotechnology to study submicro cracks, flaws and damage indications in structures through examining the materials used. The course aims at providing early prediction of the life time of structures and nano-based prediction of the damage patters and hence around decision on repair intervention and the technique used.
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NANO 561/5261 - Advanced Solid-State Devices (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Graduate standing in engineering and physics. Electromagnetics, vector algebra, differential equations, and MATLAB programming.
Description
This course covers crystal structures, band gap theory, ionic equilibrium theory, fundamentals of carrier transport, compound semiconductors III-V. This course will make special emphasis on the properties of various types of junctions (p-n junctions, heterojunctions, metal-semiconductor junctions) leading to various electronic devices such as field effect transistors (FETs), metal oxide-semiconductor FETS (MOSFETs), high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs), etc. Short Channel effects and nanoscale phenomena will be emphasized throughout the course and their impact on device modeling in analog and digital circuits.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 562/5262 - Advanced Integrated Circuit Design (3 cr.)
Description
The objective of this course is to provide the students with the knowledge of designing emerging nanoelectronic devices and using these devices to build future computing systems. After an introduction to CMOS devices and circuits, the course will cover CMOS design and simulation topics. More attention will be paid to the applications of these devices in the implementation of future computers. The memory and logic architectures that take advantage of the properties of the emerging devices will be discussed. Particularly, signal integrity and timing issues, as well as power consumption will be emphasized.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 571/5271 - Bionanotechnology (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the use of various nanostructures for ultrasensitive detection of DNA, bacteria and viruses. Recent techniques for detection of single biomolecules that offers superior advantages over the conventional bulk measurements will also be presented. This course will also cover the use of different nanoparticles such as nanocrystals and gold nanoparticles for optical imaging, as hyperthermia agents for cancer therapy, and the development of smart drug delivery nanocarriers.
Cross-listed
BIOT 5271
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NANO 592/5930 - Selected Topics in Nanotechnology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of the faculty advisor.
Description
Topics to be chosen every year according to specific interests. Maybe taken for credit more than once if content changes.
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NANO 599/5980 - Research Guidance Thesis (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis
Must be taken at least twice for credit.
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NANO 621/6121 - Nanophotonics (3 cr.)
Description
The course will cover: Maxwell’s equations, light-matter interaction, dispersion, EM properties of nanostructures, etc., Photonic crystals Photonic crystal fibers, Photonic nanocircuits Metal optics, manipulating light with plasmonic nanostructures, plasmonic nano-sensors, near-field optics, metamaterials, negative refractive index and super-resolution.
Cross-listed
PHYS 6121
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NANO 630/6230 - Biomaterials (3 cr.)
Description
Lectures will include: materials for biomedical applications and their biocompatibility; design at a molecular scale of materials used in contact with biological systems, including biotechnology and biomedical engineering; methods for biomaterials surface modification and characterization. Other topics include analysis of protein adsorption on biomaterials; tissue and organ regeneration; design of implants and prostheses based on control of biomaterials-tissue interactions; drug delivery, and cell-guiding surfaces.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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NANO 640/6240 - Nanoporous Materials (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Review of the field of nanoprous materials. Synthesis, characterization and surface modification. Adsorption and separation processes, biological and catalytic applications. Nanoporous materials for the removal of pollutants in the gaseous and liquid phases.
Cross-listed
CHEM 6240
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NANO 642/6242 - Nanocatalysis (3 cr.)
Description
This course covers the characterization and reactivity of nanoscale catalysts. Concept of nanocatalysis. Reaction Engineering. Modeling in Nanocatalysis. Nanocatalytic membranes for gas to liquid conversion. Nanocatalysis for dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons. Charge transport in Molecular and Nanoscale systems. Synthesis of Nanoceramic catalysts by chemical and physical routes.
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NANO 699/6980 - Research Guidance Dissertation (3 cr.)
Description
Consultation on problems related to student thesis. To be taken 11 times for credit.
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PENG 200/2011 - Introduction to Petroleum Geology (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Basic concepts of Geology; Uniformatization, Geologic Time, Plate Tectonics, Rocks and Minerals (Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic), Minerals, Origin of Sedimentary particles, Sedimentary Transport, Depositional Environments (Continental, Transitional and Marine), Sedimentary Facies, Lithification, classification of sedimentary rocks, Mechanical behavior of the rocks, Stratigraphy (correlation, superposition, unconformity, faunal succession and relative age), Structure, folds and its types, faulting and their types.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 201/2012 - Geology Lab. (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 2011 or concurrent.
Description
Introduction to physical properties of the Earth’s materials. Identification of rock forming minerals. Macroscopic description and identification of rocks. Brief introduction to microscopic methods used in identification of the different types of rocks; mode of preservation and identification of fossils and their significance to petroleum geology; topographic and subsurface maps; contour maps and cross sections and finally, introduction to remote sensing techniques.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 000/2013 - Petroleum Industry Overview (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
ENGR 1001
Description
Overview and history of the petroleum industry and petroleum engineering; nature of oil and gas reservoirs, exploration and drilling, formation evaluation, well completions and production, surface facilities, reservoir mechanics, improved oil recovery; overview of refining, petrochemical industry and downstream processing of oil and gas.
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PENG 218/2411 - Electrical Engineering (2 cr.)
Prerequisites
and .
Description
Electric circuit theory; Three-phase systems; circuit analysis; electrical insulation; electrical measurements; energy conversion; induction motors, switchgear and substation apparatus, electric heating, Acoustics.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 219/2413 - Fundamentals of Surveying (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Principles of plane surveying, methods of measuring distances, angles and difference in heights (levels), traverse computations, earthwork computations surveying fundamentals, survey mathematics, introduction to leveling, contouring, are and volume computations, rig positioning and leveling, pipeline undulations, reservoir locating and coordinates.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
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PENG 227/2415 - Materials Engineering (3cr.)
Prerequisites
and or concurrent.
Description
Structure & properties of materials; Metals; Ceramics; Plastics; Phase Equilibria; Structure/Properties relationship; Materials Selection; Performance of materials in oil environment.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 301/3011 - Petroleum Geology and Exploration (3cr.)
Prerequisites
SCI 2005
Description
History of petroleum geology, Oil & Gas accumulation, The occurrence of petroleum, Source rock, Migration and accumulation, Reservoir rocks, Reservoir pore space, Reservoir fluids, Stratigraphic traps, Structural traps, Hydrodynamic Traps, Combination traps, Subsurface geology and mapping, and Reservoir appraisal. Exploration engineering, Gravity surveying, Magnetic surveying, Seismic data Acquisition, Seismic data Processing, Seismic data Interpretation, introduction to logging and formation testing, hydrocarbon indicators, Exploration Risk and Analysis, and Project.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
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PENG 302/3021 - Reservoir Rock Properties (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
SCI 2005 , PENG 3211 (or Concurrent), and Concurrent with PENG 3022
Description
Porosity, permeability, saturation, core retrieval and handling, measurements of porosity, permeability and saturation in the lab, routine core analysis reports, wettability, capillary pressure, relative permeability, measurement of wettability, capillary pressure, and relative permeability in the lab, SCAL reports, other SCAL properties including electric and acoustic properties, and rock compressibility.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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PENG 303/3022 - Petrophysics and Fluids Lab (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3211 (or Concurrent) and Concurrent with PENG 3021
Description
Lab safety and core plug preparation, measurements of porosity, gas and liquid permeabilities, saturation, electrical properties of the rock, Dean stark and retort, surface tension (Amott Test), wettability, capillary pressure calculation, relative permeability, PVT analysis.
When Offered
Offered in spring or fall.
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PENG 311/3111 - Drilling Engineering I (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3021 and ENGR 2122
Description
Understand major rotary Rig system, differentiate between the different rig types, understand the mud engineering concept , casing program Hydrostatic, formation and overburden pressure, differentiate between MWD and LWD, hole problems; stuck pipe , lost circulation and blow out, understanding how to select the suitable bit types, drilling hazards.
offered in fall and spring.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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PENG 313/3112 - Drilling Engineering I Lab (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Concurrent with
Description
Mud program design, tests, and rheology, well control simulation, bits dulling, bits selection.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
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PENG 305/3211 - Reservoir Fluids (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 2013
Description
Petroleum fluid composition, phase behavior, phase envelopes, five reservoir fluids, ideal gas and real gas laws, z-factor, dry gas properties, modification for wet gases, black-oil PVT properties definition, PVT properties from correlations, PVT laboratory experiments, handling PVT reports, oil formation volume factor and solution gas oil ratio corrections, formation water properties, fluid sampling.
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PENG 331/3215 - Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and PENG 3021
Description
The course presents different phases of oil recovery including primary, secondary, and enhanced. It reviews basic rock/fluid properties and important fluid flow equations in porous medium for compressible and incompressible fluids. It presents reservoir drive mechanisms and volumetric calculation of oil and gas reserves.
The course also covers Material Balance Equation (MBE) techniques as a straight line (Odeh & Havlena) for calculation of oil reserve for saturated and undersaturated reservoirs. Water flooding process is covered and also different models for prediction of water coning problem. In addition horizontal well production and introduction to different enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes are presented.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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PENG 351/3225 - Natural Gas Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
The increased Importance of natural gas as an energy resource; The dynamics of Natural Gas Industry and its difference than the Oil Industry; Properties of Natural Gas (Physical Properties and Types of Gas Reservoirs); Estimating gas reserves; Diagnostic methods to determine driving mechanism for Gas Reservoirs; Fluid flow in Gas Reservoirs - Transient and Pseudo-Steady State flow regimes in gas reservoirs. - p squared Approach and Pseudo-Pressure m(p) Approach; Effect of vertical fractures on gas well performance; Effect of horizontal wells on gas well performance.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
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PENG 321/3310 - Well Completion and Workover (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3111
Description
Introduction and definition of well completion and workover, Types of completions and pros and cons of each type (OH, CH, CH cemented, Linear, ….etc), Surface (SWHs) and Downhole components of completions (equipment) (tbg, packers, bridge plugs, SSDs, SSSV, SCSSV, …etc) including the tubing design calculations, Coiled tubing/Wireline and coiled tubing operations, Stimulation (frac, acidizing and acid fracs), carbonate and sandstone acidizing, Perforation, Sand control/gravel pack, Formation damage, Workover fluid, Design completion of directional wells, Well completion economics, Lift systems.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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PENG 322/3311 - Production Engineering Fundamentals (2 + 1 Lab)
Prerequisites
PENG 3211
Description
Detailed Nodal analysis starting from reservoir point, into wellbore, wellhead, surface separator, and pipeline are conducted. The factors affecting inflow and outflow are clearly discussed and calculated. Pressure draw down and productivity of oil and gas wells; flow regime in vertical and horizontal pipes; well inflow performance; naturally flowing wells; vertical lift performance, multiphase flow; surface well production equipment. Problem solving sessions are focused on the calculations of factors affecting the delta P required for wells to be in natural flow conditions, in cases of no flow preliminary screening of the applications that may be required to maintain flow. State of the art software applications are used in Lab sessions for simulating production systems Nodal analysis and well performance.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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PENG 323/3321 - Surface Facilities (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3311 and PENG 3411
Description
Oil and gas gathering systems, gas separation and treatment, crude emulsion and desalting treatment, multistage separation, surface facilities sizing, treatment facilities design and sizing, transportation of crude and gas, classification and fractionation of crudes.
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PENG 361/3411 - Thermodynamics (3cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Fundamental Concepts and Definitions; Properties of Pure Substances; First and Second Law of Thermodynamics; Reversed Cycles; Reversibility and Entropy; Vapor and Gas Power Cycles.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
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PENG 363/3413 - Heat Transfer (3cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Steady and Unsteady State Conduction, Forced and Natural convection, Radiation Heat Transfer and Solar Radiation, Heat Exchangers.
When Offered
Offered in spring
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 373/3415 - Principles of Energy Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Basic energy calculations; material, mass, and energy balance; reaction rates during chemical transformations in energy systems. Energy storage; Regeneration.
When Offered
Offered fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 374/3420 - Corrosion and Oxidation Protection (3cr.)
Prerequisites
, and
Description
Corrosion theory; types of Corrosion; Oxidation; Wagner’s theory; gas solid reactions; Creep; Fatigue; Stress Corrosion; Hot Corrosion; Inspection; Corrosion and Oxidation Protection of Pipe Lines and Drilling equipment.; Underwater Protection.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 000/4015 - Exploration Methods (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3011
Description
Fundamental seismic principles and its exploration methods, oil exploration and sub-surface imaging. the elastic wave equation, the acquisition and processing of seismic reflection data and seismic, tomography data. Introduction to seismic stratigraphy, seismic inversion and attribute analysis, role of seismic in reservoir properties and facies modeling. Data acquisition, processing, and interpretation of gravity data, Data acquisition, processing, and interpretation of magnetic data. Introduction to electromagnetics and their applications in petroleum industry.
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PENG 411/4121 - Drilling Engineering II (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and PENG 3310
Description
The aim of this course is to provide a complete understanding of the procedures of drilling a well including the casing and cementing design and drill string selection criteria and design. understanding the directional well planning, the advanced practices of petroleum well drilling,directional drilling techniques.
When Offered
Offered in fall
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PENG 477/4123 - Drilling Fluids Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Definition and functions of drilling fluids, drilling fluid chemistry and rheology, drilling fluid design for carbonates, sandstone and shales, drilling fluid additives and chemicals, clay structure and shale problems, loss control material for complete loss circulation, types of mud systems and their characteristics, mud behavior at HPHT wells, calculation related to drilling fluid, hydraulics, mud surface equipment’s, and contaminations, hole problem in related to drilling fluid, formation damage and hole instability, mud design, mud selection, completion and workover fluid, air drilling in correlation with drilling fluid, smart fluid and nano-technology.
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PENG 000/4125 - Advanced Well Construction (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 4121
Description
Drilling and completion of HPHT wells, casing drilling, dual gradient, UBD and MPD; covering equipment, types, drilling fluids (air, mist, foam, etc…), flow drilling, mud cap drilling, hydraulics computations, tubular design.
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PENG 334/4222 - Well Testing Lab (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Concurrent with
Description
Data Analysis and Modeling Exercises using the state of the art well testing software.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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PENG 471/4223 - Reservoir Simulation and Modeling (2 cr. + 1 cr.)
Prerequisites
and PENG 4224
Description
Reservoir simulation fundamentals, input and output for reservoir simulation, understanding reservoir simulation, simulation equations, IMPES method, introduction to reservoir simulation matrix solvers, history matching, reservoir simulation prediction, types of simulators, static models, grid models, exercise on the use of a commercial simulator in single well and full field applications.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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PENG 333/4224 - Well Testing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
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Description
Diffusivity equation, skin factor, radius of investigation, types of well tests, semi-log analysis for drawdown and build up tests, gas well testing, dimensionless variables, type curve analysis, derivative plots, hydraulically fractured wells, DST, well test design.
When Offered
Offered in spring
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PENG 412/4225 - Secondary and Tertiary Recovery (4 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3215
Description
The course presents all aspects of enhanced oil recovery (EOR) processes of chemical, miscible, and thermal. It covers secondary recovery by water flooding and calculations of reservoir heterogeneity using V-number and Lorenz techniques. It also presents how to use mobility ratio and capillary number to maximize oil recovery for mature oil fields under development.
The course also presents principles, application, and screening depleted oil reservoir for application of different EOR processes. More materials will be assigned as technical report for updating the participants with edge technology and EOR actual field cases.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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PENG 461/4226 - Petroleum Economics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
The Dynamics of Oil Prices; Demand and Supply for Oil versus other Energy Commodities; Overview of Structure of Oil Companies (Public, Private, and National); Time value of money; Cash Flow Analysis, Inflation, and Interest Rate; Investments Choices & Performance Metrics (Yardsticks); Reserves and resources classification; Reserves estimation methods; Decline Curve Analysis; International contracts; Risk Estimation in the Upstream Petroleum Industry.
When Offered
Offered in spring.
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PENG 000/4227 - Reservoir Description and Characterization (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3227 and PENG 3215
Description
The course presents an integrated reservoir description and characterization techniques to build up experience for senior students in petroleum engineering and geology. Its emphasis is on reservoir description using reservoir routine and special analysis data for better interpretation and reservoir modeling.
The course also presents current and advanced models capable to identify reservoir flow units. More materials will be assigned as technical paper reading and report for updating the students with edge technology for better reservoir description and characterization using actual field cases.
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PENG 000/4229 - Unconventional Reservoirs (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3215
Description
Unconventional resources; heavy oil, fractured shales, coal bed methane, and gas hydrate, emphasizing resources, geologic and geographic occurrences, Evaluation of Organic Shale Reservoirs, Petrophysics of Organic Shales, Shale Gas Stimulation, Drilling Aspects of Shale Plays, Perforating Horizontal Wells for Hydraulic Fracturing, Role of Geomechanics in Hydraulic Fracturing, Completions & Stimulation Aspects of Shale Plays, Efficient Operations for Completing Organic Shales, Microseismic monitoring. Petrophysics of heavy oil reservoirs, stimulation and production aspects of heavy oil reservoirs. Petrophysics coal bed methane, stimulation and production aspects of coal bed methane. Petrophysics of gas hydrate, stimulation and production aspects of gas hydrates, recovery technology and their economics.
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PENG 451/4313 - Oil and Gas Transmission and Storage (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Pipe line transport, pipe line design, calculation of the pressure drop through the pipes, fittings, valves, and bends, pipe line construction, pumping and boosting stations, gas transmission lines, metering, pipe line automation, tanker and railroad transportation, pipeline safety, regulations, specifications of the pipeline for onshore and offshore networks, examples of international pipelines, pipeline operations and maintenance, crude oil storage type, temporary storage of crude oil, crude oil stock calculations.
When Offered
Offered every other semester.
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PENG 000/4320 - Artificial Lift Methods (2+1)
Prerequisites
PENG 3311
Description
Overview of the artificial lifting methods screening criteria and their applicability, description of each method components, operation, design and field applications including Electric Submersible Pump (ESP), Gas Lift, Rod Pumping, Hydraulic Jet Pump and Progressive Cavity Pump. Problem solving sessions include full design calculations for ESP, Rod Pumping, Gas Lift, and Hydraulic Jet Pump applications. State of the art software application will be used in Lab sessions for simulating gas lift and ESP. Modeling their performance and conducting full design and trouble shooting of each system.
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PENG 423/4323 - Petroleum Refining (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Type and evaluation of crude, petroleum processing, material and energy balance, physical separation, distillation, absorption, cracking, reforming, chemical refining, sweetening, processing of petroleum gases, lubricating oil, refining schemes, refining equipment’s.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 000/4325 - Well Stimulation (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 3311
Description
Matrix acidizing and hydraulic fracturing (proppant and acid fracturing). Design and execution of acidizing and hydraulic fracturing treatments. Estimation of stimulated well performance. Reservoir inflow, formation damage, skin estimation and well stimulation.
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PENG 462/4421 - Renewable and Alternative Energy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Principles of Renewable and Alternative Energy Systems: Wind, Solar, Biogas, Geothermal, Fuel Cells, and Hydrogen Technologies. Economic Aspects; Efficiency; Introduction to Nuclear Energy. Connection to Grid, Smart Grids and intermittency, Market liberalization.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 463/4422 - Energy conversion and materials (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
Conversion of fossil, nuclear, biomass to fuel; Electrochemical conversion in fuel cells and photovoltaics; Criteria determining efficiency of energy conversions; Materials for energy applications including membranes, catalysis, electrodes, supercapacitors, and semi conductors.
When Offered
Offered fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 474/4423 - Energy and the Environment (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Energy use and energy patterns in modern society; Resource estimates; Engineering analysis of energy systems; Managing carbon emissions; Environmental impact and protection, Environmental remediation technologies. Supply and Demand of energy; Energy Scenarios and modeling; Energy Policy and Auditing; Sustainable development.
When Offered
Offered in fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 472/4427 - Ground Water Hydrology and Contamination (3cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Underground Hydrologic Cycle; Aquifers; Ground Water Movements; Flow Lines and Flow Nets; Steady and Unsteady State Flow; Flow Problems; Oil Field Waters; Corrosion and Microbiological Problems; Scales and Sludge; Water Treatment and Disposal; Well Injection.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 475/4428 - Greenhouse Technology and Emission Reduction (3cr.)
Prerequisites
, and
Description
Technologies employed to reduce CO2, CH4, and soot emissions from energy utilization; Advantages and limitations of technologies applied to reduce energy emissions; Efficient use of energy; Catalytic conversion; Greenhouse challenges; Emerging greener technologies; Capture and storage of CO2 ; Emissions from nuclear power; Reforming; Sulphur and sulphur scrubbers; Climate changes and green house gases; Energy efficiency in combating emissions NOFA (non fossil fuel agreements) Kyoto and beyond.
When Offered
Offered fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 476/4429 - Principles of Nuclear Engineering (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
and
Description
Introduction to nuclear engineering; Global and nationals energy requirements; Radioactivity; Atomic models; Fission and fusion reactor concepts; Neutron diffusion theory; Radiation protection and safety.
When Offered
Offered fall or spring.
Notes
This course can only be offered to students matriculated before fall 2015.
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PENG 422/4525 - Petrochemical Technology (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
PENG 4511 or (CHEM 3003 and CHEM 3522 )
Description
Ethylene and propylene production, petrochemical products, thermoplastics, thermosetting resins, fertilizers from natural gas, gas to liquid processes, equipment design and calculations.
Notes
This course can only be offered to PENG students matriculated before fall 2015 or to CHEM students.
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PENG 480/4920 - Independent Studies in Petroleum and Energy Engineering (1-3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of instructor and department chair on the basis of a well-defined proposal.
Description
Independent study in various problem areas of Petroleum and Energy Engineering may be assigned to individual students or groups. May be repeated for credit if content changes. Readings assigned and frequent consultations held.
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PENG 494/4930 - Selected Topics in Petroleum and Energy Engineering (3cr.)
Prerequisites
Senior standing.
Description
Petroleum Topics chosen from: Petroleum or Gas exploration, drilling production, simulation, recovery, and gas liquefaction. Field study including assessment, evaluation, feasibility and economic studies will be required.
Energy Topics chosen from: Alternative Energy resources including solar, wind, biomass, fuel cells, nuclear or geothermal energy. Field study including assessment, evaluation, feasibility and economic studies will be required.
When Offered
Offered fall and spring.
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PENG 497/4950 - Industrial Training (1cr.)
Prerequisites
A minimum of 12 credits of PENG courses
Description
Each student is required to spend a minimum of eight weeks of industrial training in Egypt or abroad. A detailed report is presented and evaluated.
When Offered
Offered fall and spring.
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PENG 490/4980 - Senior Project I (1cr.)
Prerequisites
Senior standing and completed all 300 level courses
Description
A capstone project. Topics are selected by groups of students and approved by faculty advisor. Topics must be related to applied industrial problems using an integrated engineering approach.
When Offered
Offered fall and spring.
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PENG 491/4981 - Senior Project II (2cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Senior standing and
Description
Continuation of the capstone project. Oral presentation and report submission required.
When Offered
Offered fall and spring.
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PHDS 691/6291 - Advanced Research Seminar (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Graduate Seminar I (CSCE 5940 ,ENGR 5940 , SCI 5940 )
Description
- All Ph.D. students should attend a common class. This class will be a series of general lectures having a broad interdisciplinary nature.
- Each student should give a presentation in this series on a topic that shows how his/her capability of dealing with more than one discipline.
- The student will be evaluated based on:
- Reports submitted at the end of each class.
- The quality of the presentation and the extent of diversity.
- The first four lectures Will be given by faculty members or renowned researchers conducting diverse interdisciplinary research. This will give the students guidance on how to select their topics and how to link to other disciplines.
- The maximum number of students who can register in the Ph.D. seminar must not exceed 10.
- The Ph.D. seminar will be offered only once every academic year.
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PHDS/PHDE 612/6216 - Design and analysis of Experiments (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or equivalent.
Description
Learn how to plan, design and conduct experiments efficiently and effectively, and analyze the resulting data to obtain objective conclusions. Both design and statistical analysis issues are discussed. This course is intended for practical researchers and scientists from a variety of fields such as engineering, physics, chemistry, biotechnology, and biology. Applications from various fields of engineering, physics, chemistry, and biotechnology will be illustrated throughout the course. Computer software packages (Design-Expert, Minitab) to implement the methods presented will be illustrated extensively, and you will have opportunities to use it for homework assignments and the term project.
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PHDE 691/6291 - Advanced Research Seminar (1 cr.)
Prerequisites
Graduate Seminar I,CSCE 5940 ,ENGR 5940 ,SCI 5940
Description
- All Ph.D. students should attend a common class. This class will be a series of general lectures having a broad interdisciplinary nature.
- Each student should give a presentation in this series on a topic that shows how his/her capability of dealing with more than one discipline.
- The student will be evaluated based on:
- Reports submitted at the end of each class.
- The quality of the presentation and the extent of diversity.
- The first four lectures Will be given by faculty members or renowned researchers conducting diverse interdisciplinary research. This will give the students guidance on how to select their topics and how to link to other disciplines.
- The maximum number of students who can register in the Ph.D. seminar must not exceed 10.
- The Ph.D. seminar will be offered only once every academic year.
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PHIL 100/1010 - Reading Philosophy (3 cr.)
Description
In this course we read philosophy in class, and therefore read it together. This classroom experience is learning to read in a new way, a careful way, the way of philosophy. Reading together, we open ourselves to understanding also in a new way. This course will not only prepare students for , but also for any other course in philosophy that is based on the capacity to read, to interpret, and then to write philosophy.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 199/1099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective to major.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 221/2010 - Informal Logic (3 cr.)
Description
Informal logic aims to analyze and improve argumentation and reasoning as they occur in everyday life, to identify logical fallacies, and to critically examine common techniques of persuasion. The course examines logically valid forms and rules of inference, introduces deductive and inductive methods in ancient and modern logic, and elaborates the nature of definitions, categories and judgments.
When Offered
Offered in alternate years.
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PHIL 299/2099 - Selected Topics for Core Curriculum (3 cr.)
Description
Course addressing broad intellectual concerns and accessible to all students, irrespective of major.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 220/2100 - Philosophical Thinking (core curriculum requirement) (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
or concurrent (for students enrolled prior to Fall 2013).
RHET 1010 (for students enrolled in Fall 2013 or later)
Description
This course concerns the human desire to know. It is, therefore, a course in learning how to understand and how to be understood. It teaches students to listen to what others say, interpret what others have written, and take responsibility for one’s own words. This is accomplished through reading texts of great intellectual distinction, patiently practising the art of interpretation without easy answers, and carrying out a sustained effort to write thoughtfully. This course encourages students to think independently, responsibly, and critically.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
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PHIL 224/2111 - Self and Society (3 cr.)
Description
What is self ? What do we mean by ‘consciousness’ or ‘personal identity’ ? Is the self a social being, or is it an entity within society that stands apart from it ? Through selected readings drawn from the meeting-points and confrontations between philosophy and fields such as psychology, anthropology and sociology, this course investigates the nature of the self and its place within that plurality of selves we call society.
When Offered
Offered in alternate years.
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PHIL 226/2112 - Philosophy of Religion (3 cr.)
Description
Many religions include an intellectual and theoretical component that can be investigated independently of the religion itself. This course examines and clarifies some themes that arise from the rational investigation of the intellectual component of religion. Topics may include: reason and religious belief, proofs of the existence of God, the nature of religious language, the problem of evil, mysticism as a form of knowledge, and theological paradoxes (omnipotence, omniscience and free will, etc.)
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 230/2113 - Introduction to Ethics (3 cr.)
Description
This course introduces moral philosophy, the attempt to provide systematic explanations of standards for human conduct. Can we determine what the right thing is for us to do? How does society set its normative rules? How is a normative discourse possible? Selected texts provide the relevant context in which these questions will be examined.
When Offered
Offered in alternate years.
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PHIL 234/2114 - Philosophy of the Social Sciences (3 cr.)
Description
The social sciences do not consist simply of the application of the methodology of modern natural science to the study of society, but instead are grounded in philosophy, both historically and thematically. This course presents the basic philosophy and presuppositions from which the social sciences operate. The course is especially for students who major or minor in a social science and who need a philosophic background as a context in which the social sciences can be properly understood.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 238/2115 - World Philosophy (3 cr.)
Description
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the wider context of philosophy beyond the West. Philosophical issues and methodologies will be discussed as they have been addressed by classical philosophical texts and eminent philosophers of Eastern traditions.
This course will offer an advanced introduction to philosophical thinking using this broader historical scope. Topics covered may include issues of ethics and action, knowledge and awareness, reality, truth, and value.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 242/2116 - Philosophical Anthropology (3 cr.)
Description
In this course we engage and explore various philosophical accounts of human nature. What are the unique features of the human being? Ever since Aristotle defined man as a rational animal, as the animal with language, or as a political animal, there have been various attempts at defining what is specifically human. Other philosophers have emphasized, in addition to rationality and an interest in public life, the religious dimension of human beings. These considerations lead to further questions: What is the good life, and what role do reason and passion play in it? Are human beings essentially selfish, or are we ‘hard-wired’ for altruism? This course comes to grips with these fundamental philosophical issues from a variety of places and periods.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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PHIL 258/2117 - Political Philosophy (3 cr.)
Description
This course is an introduction to the history of political philosophy and addresses dominant issues central to political thinking in the Western tradition. Themes may include the question of justice, the exercise of power, the meaning of democracy, the freedom and rights of the individual, the circumstances of revolution, the roots of authority, and the role of violence. Course readings are drawn from figures such as Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Mill, Kant, Hegel, Nietzche, and Marx.
When Offered
Offered in alternate years.
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PHIL 312/3001 - Ancient Philosophy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor.
Description
This course explores some philosophical systems and issues characteristic of the earliest period of philosophy, especially fourth-century BC Greece. Typical figures discussed might include: Thales, Anaxagoras, Heraclitus, Empedocles, Parmenides, Plato and Aristotle; and also later figures from the Stoic, Epicurean and Neoplatonic traditions. Topics may include: early natural philosophy, the riddle of non-being, theories of intelligible form, the good-life theories of knowledge, and the nature of the human soul.
When Offered
Offered every year.
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PHIL 313/3002 - Medieval Philosophy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Two philosophy courses or consent of instructor.
Description
This course explores some philosophical systems and issues characteristic of the period commonly called the “Middle Ages”, from 500 CE to 1500 CE. Typical figures discussed might include: Augustine, Boethius, al-Farabi, Ibn Sina, Anselm, Maimonides, Ibn Rushd, Aquinas, Al-Ghazali, John Duns Scotus, William Ockham, and Suarez. Topics may include: reason and faith, divine command ethics, truth and meaning, theories of human nature, occasionalism, virtues and the soul, the problem of universals, free will, and illumination and knowledge.
When Offered
Offered every year.
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