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ACCOUNTING COURSES (ACT) ACT 3394 Governmental Accounting (3) Analysis of governmental and not-for-profit ACT 2291 Principles of Accounting I (3) accounting issues including the preparation and use Modern financial accounting theory and practices of budgets, records and statements. Accounting applied to sole proprietorships, partnerships, and majors must complete this course with a grade of C corporations. All Students must complete this or better. course with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: ACT 2292. ACT 2292 Principles of Accounting II (3) ACT 3395 Managerial/Cost Accounting I (3) Modern financial and managerial accounting theory An analysis of issues dealing with cost accounting and practices applied to an organization's liabilities, and cost management in the global economy from cash flows, planning, budgeting, and control. the viewpoint of management, including calculating All Students must complete this course with a grade product costs and period expenses, cost systems for of C or better. accumulating and managing costs, analyzing cost Prerequisite: ACT 2291. behavior for tactical decisions, introduction to activity-based costing, ethical principles for ACT 3355 Internal Auditing (3) management accountants, measuring the costs of Internal auditing theory as contained in official quality, and preparing the master budget. pronouncement (IIASB, COSO, COBIT, Sarbanes- Accounting majors must complete this course with Oxley). Emphasis will be placed on material a grade of C or better. required for the CPA exam as it relates to professional ethics, audit engagement procedures, Prerequisite: ACT 2292. internal control, audit sampling, evidence gathering ACT 3396 Accounting Information Systems (3) and auditor’s reports. Principles underlying establishment of complete Prerequisites: ACT 2292. accounting systems; applications to typical business ACT 3357 Financial Reporting & Analysis I (3) organization; emphasis on the functions of control and protection. Accounting majors must complete Study of financial accounting concepts and principles related to financial reporting this course with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: ACT 2292. emphasizing income measurement and accounting for assets. Accounting majors must complete this ACT 4435 International Accounting (3) course with a grade of C or better. An overview of emerging issues related to Prerequisites: ACT 2292 international accounting and reporting of financial information across national boundaries. The course ACT 3358 Financial Reporting & Analysis II (3) will address topics such as accounting and auditing Study of accounting concepts and principles related standards, disclosure practices, and financial to financial reporting of long-term debt, owners’ reporting in a global business environment. equity and other special items. Accounting majors Accounting majors must complete this course with must complete this course with a grade of C or a grade of C or better. better. Prerequisite: ACT 3392. Prerequisite: ACT 3357 ACT 4450 Auditing Concepts (3) ACT 3360 Entrepreneurial Accounting (3) Study of auditing concepts related to professional This course covers small business accounting basics ethics, audit engagement, internal control, audit that assist business owners in making business sampling, evidence gathering and auditors’ reports. decisions based on accounting information. It Accounting majors must complete this course with emphasizes the triple bottom line reporting that a C or better. refers to reporting on a company’s economic, Prerequisite: ACT 3358 social, and environmental performance. Prerequisite: ACT 2292, MGT 4475. ACT 4451 Introduction of Taxation (3) Study of federal tax laws and regulations for ACT 3365 Corporate Financial Reporting (3) individuals and business entities, with an emphasis An analysis of the financial reporting issues faced on components of income, exclusions, allowable by managers, including preparing, understanding, expenses, losses and owner distributions. Tax and analyzing financial reports. implications of property transactions to both Prerequisites: ACT 2292 individuals and business entities, and choice of ACT 3391 Intermediate Accounting I (3) business entity will be introduced. Accounting Theory and applications of assets, liabilities, and majors must complete this course with a grade of C owners' equity, revenues, expenses, and analytical or better. process. Accounting majors must complete this Prerequisites: ACT 2292 course with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: ACT 2292. ACT 4480 Professional Development—Public Accounting (1) ACT 3392 Intermediate Accounting II (3) Examination of professional and pre-professional Theory and applications of assets, liabilities, and requirements for entry into the public accounting owners' equity, pensions, leases, earnings per share, profession. Accounting majors must complete this and analytical process. Accounting majors must course with a grade of C or better. complete this course with a grade of C or better. Prerequisite: ACT 3391.
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Prerequisite: ACT 3391, ACT 3392, ACT 3394, ACT 4496 Managerial/Cost Accounting II (3) ACT 3396, ACT 4494. Prerequisites or In depth analysis of advanced cost accounting Co- requisites: ACT 3395, ACT 4491, ACT 4495, issues from the viewpoint of management, ACT 4497. including cost management systems, target costing, ACT 4481 Professional Development – Forensic life cycle costing, and measures of performance, Accounting (1) including the balanced scorecard. Accounting Analysis of current developments and requirements majors must complete this course with a grade of C for entry into the forensic accounting profession. or better. Accounting majors must complete this course with Prerequisite: ACT 3358, ACT 3355, ACT 3395. a grade of C or better. ACT 4497 Auditing (3) Prerequisites: ACT 3358ACT 3355, ACT 3394, Auditing theory as contained in official ACT 3396, ACT 4451, ACT 4485, LAW 4425, ACT pronouncements. Emphasis will be placed on 4450 material required for the CPA exam as it relates to Prerequisites or Co-requisites: ACT 4498 professional ethics, audit engagement, internal control, audit sampling, evidence gathering and ACT 4482 Professional Development – Management auditors’ reports. Accounting majors must complete Accounting (1) this course with a grade of C or better. Analysis of current developments and requirements Prerequisite: ACT 3392. for entry into the management accounting profession. Accounting majors must complete this ACT 4498 Fraud Examination II (3) course with a grade of C or better. Auditing theory and procedures as applied to fraud prevention, detection and investigation. Accounting Prerequisites: ACT 3357, ACT 3358, ACT 3355, majors must complete this course with a grade of C ACT 3395, ACT 3396, ACT 4451, ACT 4450. or better. Prerequisites or Co-requisites: ACT 4496 Prerequisite: ACT 4485, ACT 3355, ACT 4450 ACT 4485 Fraud Examination I (3) ACT 4499 Accounting Internship (1 to 3 credit hours per The study of legal issues related to fraud course per semester) prevention, detection and investigation. Accounting Internship in local, regional or national firm. majors must complete this course with a grade of C Requires junior or senior standing and individual or better. approval for the internship program. See Prerequisite: ACT 4450. “Internship Program” for additional requirements. ACT 4491 Advanced Accounting (3) Accounting majors must complete this course with An analysis of the theory and applications of a grade of C or better. accounting for business combinations, partnerships, Prerequisite: ACT 3392. and foreign currency transactions and translations. Accounting majors must complete this course with a grade of C or better. ADVERTISING COURSES (ADJ) Prerequisite: ACT 3392. ADJ 2220 Introduction to Advertising (3) ACT 4492 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit An introduction to the principles and background of hours per course per semester) advertising, advertising campaigns and the different Additional information is is indexed under types of advertising. Special emphasis is given to Independent Study and Research. social, legal, planning and creative aspects. Note: This course may not be substituted for any ADJ 3322 Advertising Copywriting (3) required course. The principles of advertising psychology studied in ACT 4493 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours relation to the techniques for writing effective copy; per course per semester) approximately half of the course is devoted to Additional information is indexed under practice in writing effective advertisements. Independent Study and Research. Prerequisites: ADJ 2220 or PRJ 2230, JRN 1102 or Note: This course may not be substituted for any PRJ 3375 or special permission from the director required course. Also see index for “Independent of the School of Journalism. Study and Research.” Consult Certified Public ADJ 3350 Advertising Sales (3) Accountant Examination requirements prior to Discussion and practical experience in servicing enrolling in this course. Accounting majors must accounts and selling advertisements. Emphasis on complete this course with a grade of C or better. building client relationships and delivering ACT 4494 Income Tax Accounting I (3) effective sales presentations. Analysis of the federal income tax laws and Prerequisite: JRN 2220. regulations for individual taxpayers. Primary ADJ 4451 Advertising Media Planning (3) emphasis is on the individual components of The curse explores researching media options, personal and business income and the allowable developing a media plan, and learning how to deductions. The taxation of gains and losses on implement the plan. It includes identifying target property and capital-asset transactions will be audiences, the media they use, the cost efficiency of introduced. Accounting majors must complete this the media, and determining the costs of the total course with a grade of C or better. plan. Prerequisite: ACT 2292. ACT 4495 Income Tax Accounting II (3) AVIATION FLIGHT COURSES (AFT) Analysis of federal income tax laws and AFT 2200 Unmanned Aerial Systems Overview (3) regulations for partnerships, corporations, estates The purpose of this course is to provide the student and fiduciaries. Accounting majors must complete with an overview of the Spectrum of UAS design, this course with a grade of C or better. operations, and employment considerations. The Prerequisite: ACT 4494. student will study the developmental history of
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UAS systems. UAS operations within the National Airspace System and existing and proposed Federal AFT L215 R44 Helicopter Private Pilot I Lab (2) Aviation Administration regulations will be This course covers aviation fundamentals as extensively covered. Students will understand the required by Federal Aviation Regulations for basic physics of atmospheric flight. students pursuing a Private Pilot Certificate. Pre-requisite: Approval of Chief Flight Officer Ground topics covered include helicopter AFT 2202 Principles of UAS Design (3) components and systems, instruments, basic An in-depth look at military and civilian UAS aerodynamics, principles of helicopter flight, designs. The Northrop-Grumman Global Hawk, airport and heliport operations, performance and General Atomics Predator, micro-UAVs and U.S. limitations, airspace, Federal Aviation Regulations, Army small reconnaissance vehicles will be aviation weather, navigational assistants, featured. communication, and flight planning. The course AFT 2204 Principles of UAS Sensors & Sensing Systems (3) develops basic aeronautical skills necessary for the Course will cover the design considerations, student’s first solo flight and taking the FAA packaging, and employment of various sensors and Private Pilot Helicopter Knowledge Test. Topics systems for UAS. Electro-optical, Forward Looking covered include gaining proficiency in all Infrared, low light, electronic sensing, and other procedures and maneuvers necessary for solo flight, remote sensors will be featured. Systems off airport operations, night traffic patterns, Integration Factors in Platform Selection is hazardous flight conditions, and emergency included. procedures. This course will consist of 35 flight AFT 2206 Human Factors in UAS Operations & Accidents hours and 35 flight instructor hours for the ground, (3) flight, and pre/post flight briefings. The physical, emotional, and environmental aspects Pre-requisites: Permission of the Chief Flight of military and civilian UAS operations will be Officer analyzed. The impact of human error including AFT L216 R22 Helicopter Private Pilot II Lab (2) workload, fatigue, poor situational awareness, This course covers aviation fundamentals as inadequate training, lack of crew coordination and required by Federal Aviation Regulations for poor ergonomic design on increasing UAS accident students pursuing a Helicopter Private Pilot rates will be discussed. The effects of the unique Certificate. Ground topics covered include review remote piloting environment on mental workload and understanding of all aircraft systems and flight will be considered. requirements necessary to attain a Private Pilot AFT 2208 Legal & Ethical Considerations for UAS Certificate to include flight planning and night Operations (3) operations. The flight portion of this course will Discuss FAA guidelines and ethical issues, develop requisite aeronautical skills, knowledge including international laws of war. Case studies on and proficiency to the standards necessary to take drone strikes, police surveillance, and other relevant and pass the FAA Private Pilot Practical Test with a topics. FAA designated pilot examiner. In addition, AFT 2210 Real World Applications (3) students will also train in night and cross-country Using UAS technology in the real world, such as flight operations. This course will consist of 25 law enforcement, national security, public affairs, flight hours and 25 flight instructor hours for natural resources, forest fire detection, remote ground, flight, and pre/post flight briefings. sensing, aerial surveillance, oil-gas exploration, Prerequisites: AFT L214, permission of Chief transportation, conservation, and scientific research. Flight Officer. Case studies in actual applications. AFT L217 R44 Helicopter Private Pilot II Lab (2) AFT 2212 UAS Piloting Familiarization (3) This will be a laboratory split between construction This course covers aviation fundamentals as and actual UAS piloting. The student will learn required by Federal Aviation Regulations for basic flight and mission planning techniques. students pursuing a Helicopter Private Pilot Prerequisites: AFT 2202, AFT 2210. Certificate. Ground topics covered include review AFT L214 R22 Helicopter Private Pilot 1 Lab (2) and understanding of all aircraft systems and flight This course covers aviation fundamentals as requirements necessary to attain a Private Pilot required by Federal Aviation Regulations for Certificate to include flight planning and night students pursuing a Private Pilot Certificate. operations. The flight portion of this course will Ground topics covered include helicopter develop requisite aeronautical skills, knowledge components and systems, instruments, basic and proficiency to the standards necessary to take aerodynamics, principles of helicopter flight, and pass the FAA Private Pilot Practical Test with a airport and heliport operations, performance and FAA designated pilot examiner. In addition, limitations, airspace, Federal Aviation Regulations, students will also train in night and cross-country aviation weather, navigational assistants, flight operations. This course will consist of 25 communication, and flight planning. The course flight hours and 25 flight instructor hours for develops basic aeronautical skills necessary for the ground, flight, and pre/post flight briefings. student’s first solo flight and taking the FAA Prerequisites: AFT L215 permission of Chief Flight Private Pilot Helicopter Knowledge Test. Topics Office. covered include gaining proficiency in all AFT L218 R22 Helicopter Commercial Pilot I Lab (3) procedures and maneuvers necessary for solo flight, This course covers aviation fundamentals as off airport operations, night traffic patterns, required by Federal Aviation Regulations for hazardous flight conditions, and emergency students engaging in the Commercial Pilot procedures. This course will consist of 35 flight Certificate. Topics covered include a more in-depth hours and 35 flight instructor hours for the ground, study and understanding of aerodynamics of the flight, and pre/post flight briefings. aircraft, helicopter components and instruments, Pre-requisites: Permission of the Chief Flight principles of flying, flight planning, weather, Officer navigation charts communication systems, FAA
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regulations, and taking the FAA Commercial Pilot Making and Judgment, Advanced Flight Helicopter Knowledge Test. The flight course will Maneuvers, and Emergency procedure. The flight further develop private pilot level skills and skills, knowledge and proficiency to undertake the introduce fundamentals commercial flight skills and FAA Commercial Pilot Practical Test with a FAA knowledge necessary to safely operate a helicopter designated pilot examiner. Emphasis will be given in VFR environments, day and night cross country to training in advanced helicopter commercial flights, solo flights and as Pilot in Command. maneuvers and night flight mastery. This course Topics covered include flight planning, off-airport will consist of 57.5 flight hours and 17.5 flight operations, basic commercial maneuvers, instructor hours for ground instruction, flight, and instrument flight and aeronautical decision making. pre/post flight briefing. This course will consist of 57.5 flight hours and Prerequisites: AFT L219, permission of Chief 17.5 flight instructor hours for ground, flight Flight Officer. instruction and pre/post flight briefings. AFT L222 R22 Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Prerequisites: Private Pilot Certificate-Rotorcraft- Pilot Lab (3) Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight Officer. This course covers the study of flight instruction AFT L219 R44 Helicopter Commercial Pilot I Lab (3) fundamentals as required by Federal Aviation This course covers aviation fundamentals as Regulations for students pursuing a Certified Flight required by Federal Aviation Regulations for Instructor certificate. Ground topics covered students engaging in the Commercial Pilot include fundamentals of instruction, the learning Certificate. Topics covered include a more in-depth process, the teaching process, student evaluation study and understanding of aerodynamics of the and testing, course development, lesson planning aircraft, helicopter components and instruments, and classroom training techniques. The flight principles of flying, flight planning, weather, portion of this course will develop the aeronautical navigation charts communication systems, FAA skill and experience necessary to meet the regulations, and taking the FAA Commercial Pilot requirements for a Certified Flight Instructor Helicopter Knowledge Test. The flight course will certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter further develop private pilot level skills and class rating. Students will learn how to manipulate introduce fundamentals commercial flight skills and the helicopter for the instructor’s seat while knowledge necessary to safely operate a helicopter reviewing all required flight maneuvers and in VFR environments, day and night cross country emergency maneuvers in order to instruct a student. flights, solo flights and as Pilot in Command. The student will be required to pass the FAA Flight Topics covered include flight planning, off-airport Instructor Helicopter Knowledge Test, The FAA operations, basic commercial maneuvers, Fundamentals of Instructing Knowledge Test as instrument flight and aeronautical decision making. well as a FAA Flight Instructor Rotorcraft This course will consist of 57.5 flight hours and Helicopter Practical Test with a FAA designated 17.5 flight instructor hours for ground, flight pilot examiner. This course will consist of 25 flight instruction and pre/post flight briefings. hours and 40 flight instructor hours for ground, Prerequisites: Private Pilot Certificate-Rotorcraft- flight, and pre/post flight briefing. Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight Officer. Prerequisites: Commercial Pilots Certificate- AFT L220 R22 Helicopter Commercial Pilot II Lab (3) Rotorcraft Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight This course covers the study of commercial flight Officer. fundamentals as required by Federal Aviation AFT L223 R44 Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Regulations for students pursuing a Helicopter Pilot Lab (3) Commercial Pilot Certificate. Ground topics This course covers the study of flight instruction covered include a review of prior Commercial Pilot fundamentals as required by Federal Aviation Lab 1 material plus review CFRs related to Regulations for students pursuing a Certified Flight commercial pilot operations, Publications, Instructor certificate. Ground topics covered Certificates, Documents and Maintenance, include fundamentals of instruction, the learning Aeromedical factors, Aeronautical Decision process, the teaching process, student evaluation Making and Judgment, Advanced Flight and testing, course development, lesson planning Maneuvers, and Emergency procedure. The flight and classroom training techniques. The flight skills, knowledge and proficiency to undertake the portion of this course will develop the aeronautical FAA Commercial Pilot Practical Test with a FAA skill and experience necessary to meet the designated pilot examiner. Emphasis will be given requirements for a Certified Flight Instructor to training in advanced helicopter commercial certificate with a rotorcraft category and helicopter maneuvers and night flight mastery. This course class rating. Students will learn how to manipulate will consist of 57.5 flight hours and 17.5 flight the helicopter for the instructor’s seat while instructor hours for ground instruction, flight, and reviewing all required flight maneuvers and pre/post flight briefing. emergency maneuvers in order to instruct a student. Prerequisites: AFTL218, permission of Chief Flight The student will be required to pass the FAA Flight Officer. Instructor Helicopter Knowledge Test, The FAA AFT L221 R44 Helicopter Commercial Pilot II Lab (3) Fundamentals of Instructing Knowledge Test as This course covers the study of commercial flight well as a FAA Flight Instructor Rotorcraft fundamentals as required by Federal Aviation Helicopter Practical Test with a FAA designated Regulations for students pursuing a Helicopter pilot examiner. This course will consist of 25 flight Commercial Pilot Certificate. Ground topics hours and 40 flight instructor hours for ground, covered include a review of prior Commercial Pilot flight, and pre/post flight briefing. Lab 1 material plus review CFRs related to Prerequisites: Commercial Pilots Certificate- commercial pilot operations, Publications, Rotorcraft Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight Certificates, Documents and Maintenance, Officer. Aeromedical factors, Aeronautical Decision
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AFT L225 R44 Helicopter Instrument Pilot Lab (2) hours and 10 instructor hours for flight, load pre/ This course covers the study of instrument flight post briefings and ground lessons. Prerequisites: fundamentals as required by Federal Aviation Private Pilot Certificate- Rotorcraft Helicopter, Regulations for students pursuing an Instrument permission of Chief Flight Officer. rating. Ground topics covered include principles of AFT L250 Airplane Private Pilot Lab I (2) basic attitude instrument flight and the function of This course covers aviation fundamentals as navigational aids/receiving equipment in the IFR required by FAA regulations Part 61 for students environment. This includes holding procedures, pursuing a Private Pilot Airplane Certificate. Federal Aviation Regulations, ATC Ground topics covered include components and communication, and IFR approach procedures. As systems, instruments, basic aerodynamics, well as emergency flight procedures and principles of flight, airport operations, performance meteorology affects the IFR flight. This flight and limitations, airspace, Federal Aviation portion of the course will develop requisites Regulations, aviation weather, navigational aeronautical skills, knowledge and proficiency to assistants, communication, and flight planning. The the standards necessary to take the FAA Instrument flight portion of the course develops basic Written Exam and successfully complete the aeronautical skills necessary for the student’s first instrument pilot helicopter flight exam with a FAA solo flight and completion of the FAA Private Pilot designated pilot examiner. Flight topics covered Airplane written exam. Topics covered include include basic attitude flying, emergency gaining proficiency in all procedures and procedures, IFR navigational procedures, IFR maneuvers necessary for solo flight, night traffic approaches, holding, IRL and VOR systems, and patterns, hazardous flight conditions, and cross country flight via instrument navigation. This emergency procedures. This course will consist of course will consist of 35 flight hours and 30 flight 27.5 flight hours and 35 flight instructor hours for instructor hours for ground, flight, and pre/post ground, flight, pre/post flight briefings. flight briefings. Prerequisites: permission of department chair and Prerequisites: Private Pilot Certificate-Rotorcraft instructor. Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight Officer. AFT L252 Airplane Private Pilot Lab II (2) This course covers aviation fundamentals as AFT L231 R44 Helicopter Certified Flight Instructor required by FAA regulations Part 61 for students Instrument (CFII) Pilot Lab (3) pursuing a Private Pilot Airplane Certificate. In this course the student will gain the knowledge, Ground topics, covered include review and skill, and aeronautical experience necessary to meet understanding of all aircraft systems and funding the requirements for a Certified Flight Instructor requirements necessary to obtain a Private Pilots Instrument Helicopter Rating. Ground topics Certificate to include flight planning and night covered include review of the Fundamentals of operations. The flight portion of this course will Instruction, principles of attitude instrument flying, develop requisite aeronautical skills, knowledge ATC procedures, meteorology, and IFR and proficiency to the standards necessary to take navigational charts. The applicant will obtain the the FAA Private Pilot Flight check with FAA instructional knowledge required to teach these designated pilot examiner. In addition, students will subjects including the recognition, analysis, and also train in night and cross-country flight correction of common student errors. During the operations. This course will consist of 27.5 flight flight training, appropriate maneuvers and hours and 25 flight instructor hours for ground, procedures will be practiced using visual and flight, pre/post flight briefings, 2 additional hours instrument references, use proper CRM techniques, for FAA Private Pilot Practical Test. exhibit positive exchange of control procedures, Prerequisites: Private Pilot I Lab permission of and display around ADM skills. The student will chair and instructor. obtain the instructional knowledge required to teach AFT L254 Airplane Instrument Pilot Lab (2) these subjects including the recognition, analysis, This course covers the study of instrument flight and correction of common student errors. The fundamentals as required by FAA regulations Part student will complete the FAA Certified Flight 61 for students pursuing an Instrument rating. Instructor Helicopter Knowledge as well as Ground Topics covered include being introduced to complete the FAA Instructor Instrument Rating Principles of basic attitude instrument flight and the Helicopter Practical Test with a FAA designated function of navigational aids/receiving equipment pilot instructor. This course will consist of 15 flight in the IFR environment. This includes holding hours and 16 flight instructor hours for ground, procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations, ATC flight, and pre/post flight briefings. 27.5 flight hours and 57.5 flight instructor hours for Prerequisites: Commercial Instrument Pilots ground, flight, and pre/post flight briefings. Certificate-Rotorcraft Helicopter, permission of Prerequisites: permission of department chair and Chief Flight Officer. instructor. AFT L236 R44 Helicopter Night Vision Goggle Flight Lab AFT L252 Airplane Private Pilot Lab II (2) (2) This course covers aviation fundamentals as The Night Vision Goggle (NVG) course will required by FAA regulations Part 61 for students prepare the student to safely operate a helicopter at pursuing a Private Pilot Airplane Certificate. night utilizing Night Vision Goggles. This course Ground topics, covered include review and will consist of 6 flight hours and 8 instructor hours understanding of all aircraft systems and funding for flight, pre/post briefings and ground lessons. requirements necessary to obtain a Private Pilots Prerequisites: Private Pilot Certificate- Rotorcraft Certificate to include flight planning and night Helicopter, permission of Chief Flight Officer. operations. The flight portion of this course will AFT L238 R44 Helicopter External Load Flight Lab (2) develop requisite aeronautical skills, knowledge The external load course will prepare the student to and proficiency to the standards necessary to take safely operate a helicopter with a jettisonable the FAA Private Pilot Flight check with FAA external load. This course will consist of 15 flight designated pilot examiner. In addition, students will
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also train in night and cross-country flight examiner. Emphasis will be given to training in operations. This course will consist of 29.5 flight advanced commercial maneuvers and night flight hours and 47.5 flight instructor hours for ground, mastery. This course will consist of 60 flight hours flight, and pre/post flight briefings. and 17.5 flight instructor hours for ground, flight Prerequisites: Private Pilot I Lab permission of instruction, pre/post flight briefings, and 2 chair and instructor. additional hours for FAA Commercial Pilot AFT L254 Airplane Instrument Pilot Lab (2) Practical Test. This course covers the study of instrument flight Prerequisites: Airplane Commercial Pilot 1 Lab, fundamentals as required by FAA regulations Part permission of chair and instructor. 61 for students pursuing an Instrument rating. AFT L260 Airplane-Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) Pilot Ground Topics covered include being introduced to Lab (2) Principles of basic attitude instrument flight and the This course covers the aeronautical experience function of navigational aids/receiving equipment necessary to meet the requirements by FAA in the IFR environment. This includes holding Regulations Part 61 for a Certified Flight Instructor procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations, ATC Instrument Airplane rating. Ground Topics covered communication and IFR approach procedures. As include Fundamentals of Instruction, principles of well as emergency flight procedures and attitude instrument flying, ATC procedures, meteorology affects for IFR flight. The flight meteorology, and IFR navigational charts. The portion of the course will develop requisite applicant will obtain the instructional knowledge aeronautical skills, knowledge and proficiency to required to teach these subjects including the the standards necessary to take the FAA Airplane recognition, analysis, and correction of common Instrument Written Exam and pass an instrument student errors. During the flight training, check flight with a FAA designated flight examiner. appropriate maneuvers and procedures will be Flight topics covered include basic attitude flying, practiced using visual and instrument references, emergency procedures, IFR navigational use of proper CRM techniques, exhibit positive procedures, IFR approaches, holdings, ILS and exchange of control procedures, and display sound VOR systems, and cross country flight via ADM skills. This course will require the student to instrument navigation. This course will consist of pass the FAA CFI written exam and FAA flight 40 flight hours and 30 flight instructor hours for the check ride with a designated pilot examiner. This ground, flight, pre/post flight briefings, 2 additional course will consist of 25 flight hours of which 3 hours for FAA Instrument Private Pilot Practical hours is involved with aircraft spin training and 40 Test. instructor hours for ground, flight instruction, pre/ Pre-requisites: Permission of the department chair post flight briefings, and 2 additional hours for and instructor. FAA CFI Pilot Practical Test. AFT L256 Airplane Commercial Pilot Lab I (3) Prerequisites: Commercial Instrument Pilot This course covers aviation fundamentals as Certificate- Airplane, permission of chair and required by FAA regulations Part 61 for students instructor. engaging in a Commercial Pilot Certificate. Topics AFT L262 Airplane-Certified Flight Instructor (CFII) Pilot covered include a more in-depth study and Lab (2) understanding of aerodynamics of the aircraft, This course covers the aeronautical experience components and instruments, principles of flying, necessary to meet the requirements by FFA flight planning, weather, navigation charts, Regulations Part 61 for a Certified Flight Instructor communication systems, and FAA regulations. The Instrument Airplane Certificate. Ground topics flight portion of this course will further develop covered include review of the Fundamentals of private pilot level skills and introduce fundamental Instruction, principles of attitude instrument flying, commercial flight skills and knowledge necessary ATC procedures, meteorology, and IFR to safely operate an airplane in VFR environments, navigational charts. The applicant will obtain the day and night cross country flights, solo flights and instructional knowledge required to teach these as pilot in command. Topics covered include flight subjects including the recognition, analysis, and planning, basic commercial maneuvers, instrument correction of common student errors. During the flight and aeronautical decision making. During this flight training, appropriate maneuvers and course students will take the FAA Commercial procedures will be practiced using visual and Pilot written exam. This course will consist of 91 instrument references, use of proper CRM flight hours and 17.5 flight instructor hours for techniques, exhibit positive exchange of control ground, flight instruction, and pre/post flight procedures, and display sound ADM skills. The briefings. student will obtain the instructional knowledge Prerequisite: Private Pilot Certificate- Airplane, required to teach these subjects including permission of choir and instructor. recognition, analysis, and correction of common AFT L258 Airplane Commercial Pilot Lab II (3) student errors. The student will be required to take The course covers the study of commercial flight the CFII written exam and complete the FAA CFII fundamentals as required by FAA regulations Part Airplane flight check with a FAA designated pilot 61 for students pursuing a Commercial Pilot examiner. This course will consist of 15 flight Certificate. Ground topic covered include a review hours and 15 instructor hours for ground, flight, of prior Commercial Pilot Lab 1 material plus pre/post flight briefings, and 2 additional hours for review CFRs related to commercial pilot operation, FAA CFII Pilot Practical Test. Publication, Certificates, Aeronautical Decision Prerequisites: Commercial Instrument Pilot Making and Judgment, Advance Flight Maneuvers, Certificate- Airplane, permission of chair and High Altitude Operations and Emergency instructor. procedures. The flight portion of this course will AFT L270 Multi-Engine Airplane (2) develop essential flight skills, knowledge and This course covers the aeronautical experience proficiency to pass the FAA Commercial Pilot necessary to meet the requirements by FAA Airplane flight exam with a FAA designated pilot Regulations Part 61 for a commercial Multi-Engine
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rating for those pilots who already possess a ANT 3340 Language in Culture and Society (3) Commercial Single-Engine Airplane. This course A sociological and anthropological examination of will require a Multi-Engine Flight check with a language from a descriptive, historical and social FAA designated flight examiner. This course will perspective. consist of 15 flight hours and 15 flight instructor ANT 3360 Magic, Witchcraft and Religion (3) hours for ground, flight, pre/post flight briefings, An anthropological examination of the role of and 2 additional hours for FAA Multi-Engine religion and the supernatural among traditional Practical Test. peoples. Prerequisites: Commercial Single-Engine Certificate- Airplane, permission of chair and ANT 4410 High Civilizations of the Old World (3) instructor. An anthropological examination of the sociocultural systems that formed the foundations of pre-industrial high civilizations of the Old World ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES (ANT) and a survey of past cultures that achieved this ANT 2200 Anthropology (3) degree of development. An examination of human, physical and cultural ANT 4411 High Civilizations of the New World (3) development using evidence from archaeology, An anthropological examination of the socio- paleontology, genetics, ecology, cultural cultural systems that formed the foundations of pre- anthropology and linguistics with emphasis on the industrial high civilizations of the New World and a historical, structural and symbolic aspects of human survey of past cultures that achieved this degree of culture. development. This course is prerequisite for all 3300 and 4400 ANT 4420 Forensic Osteolgy (3) level courses in anthropology. This course does A survey of the methods used in recovering human not count toward the 36-hour major. osteological remains from field sites. It includes ANT 3305 Introduction to Archaeology (3) methods used in identifying, preserving, and An examination of the methods and theory of recording data from human osteological remains, traditional and contemporary approaches to and the methods used in determining the cause of archaeological research. death, age, sex, race, and stature of individuals from ANT 3310 Cultural Anthropology (3) human osteological remains. An anthropological examination of human cultural ANT 4440 Culture in the Media (3) development and a survey of both contemporary This course introduces students to Anthropology by and past human cultures. May be taken for means of a focus on the connections between the sociology credit. media of mass communication and multiple forms ANT 3311 Physical Anthropology (3) of popular art and culture An examination of human biological development ANT 4445 Aboriginal People of Australia (3) from the beginning of mankind through the This course will focus on the ethnography of the Pleistocene age using evidence from archaeology, aboriginal people of Australia. It will cover such paleontology, biology, genetics and osteology. areas of culture as kinship, political systems, social ANT 3312 Field Techniques in Archaeology (3-6-9 hours) organization, religion, and the interaction between Instruction in survey and excavation methods and aboriginal people and the non-aboriginal people of techniques used in the discipline of archaeology. Australia. ANT 3313 Laboratory Techniques in Archaeology (3) ANT 4450 Anthropology of Sex and Gender (3) Instruction in the methods and techniques used in This course will focus on gender as a the curation and analysis of cultural materials primary organizing principle of society and recovered from archaeological investigations. explore how these categories get created, reproduced and transformed. Topics of discussion ANT 3320 Prehistory of North American Indians (3) will include the social position of women and men An examination of the aboriginal cultures of North in the family, changing social, economic, and American prior to the period of European contact political ideologies with respect to gender and the based upon archaeological evidence. construction and reproduction of gender inequality ANT 3321 North American Indians Since Contact (3) from a global perspective. An examination of aboriginal cultures of North ANT 4485 Archaeology Practicum (3 or 6) America from the period of European exploration, This course will expose students to the process of colonization, and settlement to the present using synthesis in the archaeological method. This archaeological, ethnographic, and ethnological process includes the incorporation of field and studies. laboratory methods in archaeology towards ANT 3325 Selected Topics in Anthropology (3) accomplishing archaeological research projects. Anthropological examination of a designated topic ANT 4490 Internship in Anthropology (1 – 6) of special and/or current interest and importance Internship with a recognized, professional that is generally not covered in regularly offered anthropology related agency in which the student is courses in the department. assigned specific tasks related to the field of ANT 3330 Historical Archaeology (3) anthropology. An examination of the historical research methods ANT 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit and archaeological techniques used to investigate hours per course per semester) and interpret archaeological sites dating from the Undergraduate research with attention to critical historic period. evaluation of research techniques, methods and procedures. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding
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professor, approval of department chair or dean. A Prerequisites: ART2201 written request is to be submitted to the department ART 2205 3D Studio II (3-5) chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in Fundamental concepts in sculpture. Emphasis on which the study is to be undertaken. May not be traditional subtractive and additive techniques in a used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or variety of media. below has been earned. Application forms are available in the office of University Records. ART 2206 2D Studio II (3-5) Guided independent research may be taken only in Fundamental concepts in painting. Basic techniques the applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index in application using transparent and opaque for “Independent Study and Research.” painting media. Prerequisites: ART 2230. ANT 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester) ART 2208 Digital Tools (3) Supervised study through field and laboratory Students will be introduced to microcomputer projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or literacy, word processing, spreadsheets, database, achievement of specific skills. and web-top and desktop graphic applications. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, with a Students will also learn of emerging technological minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding advancements in art and design. The purpose of this professor, approval of department chair or dean. A course is to provide the students with the necessary written request is to be submitted to the department skill set that will be used in many of the art and chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in design courses. This is not an advanced computer which the study is to be undertaken. May not be applications course. used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or ART 2210 e-Drawing (3) below has been earned. Application forms are Introduction to drawing with emphasis on available in the office of University Records. developing rendering skills applied to digital Guided independent research may be taken only in technology. Required for <
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Prerequisite: ART 3328. Students will explore projects established in large ART 3350 Research and Criticism (3) format film processing, scanning and printing, This course is a seminar that addresses the study advanced theoretical research, historical and and methodologies of art as it has been interpreted contemporary photograph research, continued video in the modern and post-modern periods. Students creation and editing and alternative printing will acquire critical thinking skills and be able to processes. position works of art within broader conceptual Prerequisite: ART 3328. frameworks. Attention will be paid to key issues ART 4430 2D Studio IV (3-5) such as authorship, formalism, social art history, Content and issues in two-dimensional media on feminism, and post-colonial thinking must take the the development of personal artistic expression. semester before taking ART 4499 Senior Advanced studio practices in printmaking and Exhibition. mixed media techniques with a focus. Prerequisite: ART 2250, ART 2251. May be repeated for credit up to nine hours. ART 3355 Graphic Design History (3) Prerequisite: ART 2202. Survey of the history of graphic design from ART 4431 3D Studio IV (3-5) prehistoric visual communications to contemporary Content and issues in three-dimensional media. global issues. Advanced studio practices in ceramics with a focus Prerequisites: ART 2250, ART 2251. on the development of personal artistic expression. ART 3360 Exhibition Techniques (1) May be repeated for credit up to nine hours. Student will be introduced to a wide array of Prerequisite: ART 3331. techniques for exhibiting and presenting their ART 4435 Collaborative Studio (3) artwork. Emphasis will be placed on the best An integrative art studio experience joining industry standards of presenting artwork to targeted students from each concentration area. Thematic, audiences including but not limited to galleries, supervised exploration of a chosen medium. This museums, artist representatives, collectors, clients, course will facilitate the comprehensive assessment grant sources, and graduate schools. of student competencies in art portfolio review, Prerequisites: Must have completed at least 21 core curriculum exam and/or the taking of a credit hours of their major. standardized art exam, a requirement of all art ART 3361 Integrating Art into the Curriculum (3) majors. Prerequisite: Must be taken upon Critical and experiential investigation of completion of the twelve hours concentration or approaches for integrating visual art into the have approval of the department chair. elementary curriculum. May be repeated for credit up to nine hours. Prerequisite: EDU 3310, PSY 3303. ART 4450 Design for the Internet II (3) ART 3375 Special Topics in Art/Design (3) A continuing study of “Design for the Internet”. Examination of selected topics in art and design not New trends in the designs and technologies of web- included in the established curriculum. Content based visual communication will be discussed and may be of a historical, thematic, or technological explored. Students will not only broaden their nature. understanding of designing for web top but will May be repeated for credit. explore development concepts such as usability, functionality, modality, and accessibility. Students ART 3380 Travel Study in Art/Photography (3) will also concentrate on the importance of web Supervised investigation of photography and other standards and best practices. art media through travel abroad or within the Prerequisite: ART 3315. interior of United States. May be repeated for credit. ART 4472 Internship in Art Education (9) The Professional Internship Program is the ART 3390 Seminar in Art/Design (1) culminating clinical field-based experience for This seminar course is a periodic supplement to the students seeking certification in a teaching field. existing curriculum, allowing for timely and The Professional Internship Program provides the relevant topics or issues that are not fully covered student with the opportunity to conduct classes and in existing courses. Topics can be practices or assume the role of a teacher while receiving theories related to the making of art and design or supervision from a classroom teacher and a the education of such. university supervisor for a period of one full ART 4424 <
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ART 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours professionalism. Within this structure, continued per course per semester) emphasis is given to refining communication skills. Additional information is indexed under Prerequisite: AS 3312. Independent Study and Research. AS L412 Leadership Laboratory I (1) ART 4496 Internship (3 or 6 credit hours) Leadership laboratory is mandatory for AFROTC Experiential learning in the context of an art- or cadets and it complements the AS 4412 course by design-related profession. Must be approved by the providing cadets with advanced leadership department chair and cooperating host organization experiences, giving students the opportunity to or business. apply the leadership and management principles. May be repeated for credit up to nine hours. Prerequisites: AS 3313/L313. ART 4499 Thesis Exhibition (3) Co-requisite: AS 4412. Requirement for all graduating art or design majors AS 4413 National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active in a comprehensive program of study. Production of Duty II (3) a body of work related to their area of concentration The second of two courses that examine the and the production of a written manifesto and national security process, regional studies, statement. All students in the BFA and advanced leadership ethics, and Air Force doctrine. <
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should be able to demonstrate intermediate to proficiencies that were learned in AT 2201 and intermediate plus level conversational skills. skills introduced in AT 2202. Prerequisite: ASL 1142 or Intermediate on the SCP Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP (first-year or permission of instructor. status), AT 2201. ASL 2242 American Sign Language IV (3) AT 3301 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training III (2) This course builds on the previous ASL courses by Places the entry-level athletic training student in a increasing expressive and receptive skills with variety of clinical settings including but not limited exposure to a wide variety of signing styles. to college/university, general medical, and clinic/ Students will begin text analysis, be introduced to outreach. Laboratory and clinical experiences in AT deaf literature, story-telling and signed poetry. 3301 will consist of basic clinical skills using a Prerequisite: ASL 2241 or Intermediate on the hands-on-approach application of competencies and SCPI or permission of instructor. proficiencies that were learned in previous clinical ASL 2250 Advanced American Sign Language (3) experience courses and skills introduced in AT This course provides students with opportunities to 3301. expand expressive and receptive use of ASL, Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP,AT 2202. including a variety of special topics at an advanced AT 3302 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training IV (2) level. Special emphasis is on increasing spatial use, Places the entry-level athletic training student in a ASL fluency and nonmanual behaviors. Students variety of clinical settings including but not limited are given opportunities to increase expressive and to college/university, general medical, and clinic/ receptive skills through activities and class outreach. Laboratory and clinical experiences in AT discussions, including a variety of special topics at 3302 will consist of basic clinical skills using a an advanced level. Special emphasis is on hands-on-approach application of competencies and understanding the importance of spatialization, proficiencies that were learned in previous clinical nonmanual grammar and morphology, and experiences and skills introduced in AT 3302. discourse features of ASL such as register and Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP, AT 3301. academic language use. Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview AT 3394 Lifting Techniques for Conditioning and rating of Intermediate Plus, or ASL 2242 with a Rehabilitative Exercise (1) grade of C or better, or permission of ITP Students will gain knowledge of spotting Academic Advisor. techniques, safety techniques, exercises, periodization and development of strength and ASL 2252 American Sign Language Fingerspelling (3) conditioning programs on the physically active. This course is taught using American Sign Prerequisite: AT 4447. Language. The course will introduce the students to the American manual alphabet of fingerspelling and AT 3395 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries and its use within American Sign Language. The Illnesses I (3) students will be given opportunities to demonstrate Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student increased ability to accurately produce and with athletic training competencies related to risk comprehend ASL number systems and management, injury prevention, assessment and fingerspelling uses. Extensive drills and practice in evaluation, psycho-social intervention and referral both receptive and expressive use will be and health care administration. implemented. Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP. Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview AT L395 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries and rating of Intermediate Plus, or ASL 2242 with a Illnesses Lab (1) grade of C or better, or permission of ITP Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student Academic Advisor. with athletic training competencies in the clinical proficiencies, risk management, injury prevention, assessment and evaluation, psychosocial ATHLETIC TRAINING COURSES (AT) intervention and referral, and health care AT 1101 Orientation to Athletic Training Program (1) administration. Acquaints the Pre-Athletic Training Education Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP. student with the six cognitive domains of athletic Co-requisite: AT 3395. training education and the athletic training AT 3396 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries and Illnesses I (3) education competencies. Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student AT 2201 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training I (1) with athletic training competencies as they relate to Places the entry-level athletic training student in a acute care of injuries and illnesses to the lower variety of clinical settings. Laboratory and clinical extremity of the human body. experiences of AT 2201 will consist of basic Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP. clinical skills using a hands-on-approach AT L396 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries and Illnesses I application of competencies and proficiencies that Lab (1) are introduced in the didactic setting. Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student Prerequisite: Acceptance into ATEP (first-year with athletic training competencies in the clinical status). proficiencies of injury prevention, assessment and Co-requisite: AT 3395. evaluation, and acute care of injuries and illnesses AT 2202 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training II (1) as they relate to the lower extremity. Places the entry-level athletic training student in a Co-requisite: AT 3396. variety of clinical settings including but not limited AT 3397 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries and Illnesses II to college/university, general medical, and clinic/ (3) outreach. Laboratory and clinical experiences in AT Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student 2202 will consist of basic clinical skills using a with athletic training competencies as they relate to hands-on-approach application of competencies and injury prevention, assessment and evaluation, and
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acute care of injuries and illnesses to the upper non-majors course cannot be applied toward any extremity. curriculum in biology. Prerequisites: AT 3396/L396. Co-requisite: BIO L100. AT L397 Evaluation of Athletic Injuries and Illnesses II BIO L100 Principles of Biology Lab (1-2) Lab (1) Labs include coverage of scientific methods, Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student measurements, microscopy, cell structure, human with the knowledge of athletic training and biology, cell reproduction, heredity, and ecology. competencies in the clinical proficiencies of injury Credit for this non-majors course cannot be applied prevention, assessment and evaluation, acute care toward any curriculum in biology. of injuries and illnesses to the upper extremity. Co-requisite: BIO 1100. Prerequisites: AT 3396/L396. BIO 1101 Organismal Biology (3) Co-requisite: AT 3397. Biological concepts and life processes of protists, AT 3398 Organization and Administration for Athletic fungi, plants, and animals. Trainers (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100. Students are introduced to management techniques, Co-requisite: BIO L101. professional practice, insurance and health care BIO L101 Organismal Biology Lab (1-2) administration that are encountered in athletic Survey of organisms from selected phyla, including training. anatomy, phylogeny, and life histories. Prerequisite: AT 3397/L397. Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100. AT 3399 General Medical Conditions Seminar (3) Co-requisite: BIO 1101. A specialized course of general medical conditions BIO 1120 Survey of Environmental Sciences (3) designed for entry-level athletic training students This course is an overview of the Earth’s abiotic with lectures made by various health professionals and biotic systems with an emphasis on how human focusing on pathology and pharmacology. activity influences these systems. Included in this AT 4401 Clinical Experiences in Athletic Training V (3) course will be lectures on ecology, environmental Places the entry level athletic training student in a health, natural resources, energy, pollution, and variety of clinical settings. Clinical Experience will environmental monitoring. If a student drops the apply clinical skills learned in all previous clinical lab (BIO L120), then the student MUST also drop courses in addition to the advancement and the lecture (BIO 1120). progression of competencies and proficiencies Co-requisite: BIO L120 learned in this course. BIO L120 Survey of Environmental Sciences Lab (1) Prerequisites: Acceptance into ATEP, AT 3302 This course includes Lab/Field-oriented AT 4402 Athletic Training Field Experience (12) experiences designed to enhance understanding of Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student environmental concepts and issues. If a student with the opportunity to gain practical experience drops the lecture (BIO 1120), then the student within a clinical and or traditional setting. The MUST also drop the lab (BIO L120). student will apply didactic academic preparation at Co-requisite: BIO 1120 their chosen professional setting. BIO 2205 Career Opportunities in Medicine and Allied Prerequisite: AT 4401. Health Professions (1) AT 4447 Therapeutic Modalities (3) An introduction to medicine and allied health Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student professions, including academic requirements, job with athletic training competencies as they relate to opportunities, and future trends. Professionals from the use of therapeutic modalities. different fields will discuss their specialties to Prerequisites: AT 3397/L397. provide students with realistic perspectives. AT L447 Therapeutic Modalities Lab (1) BIO 2220 Principles of Cell Biology (3) Lab accompanying AT 4447. Students will learn Introduction to cell structure and function with psychomotor skills through the clinical application emphasis on organelle structure, metabolism, cell of therapeutic modalities on the physically active. cycle, genetics, and gene function. Co-requisite: AT 4447. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. AT 4448 Therapeutic Exercises (3) Co-requisite: BIO L220. Credit will not be given Acquaints the entry-level athletic training student toward major/program if taken at same time or with the knowledge of the athletic training after BIO 3320 and BIO 4482. competencies as they relate to the use of therapeutic BIO L220 Principles of Cell Biology Lab (1) exercises. Laboratory studies of cell biology with an emphasis Prerequisites: AT 3301, 4447. on cell structure, function, experimental techniques, AT L448 Therapeutic Exercises Lab (1) and data collection and analyses. Lab accompanying AT 4448. Students will learn Prerequisite: BIO 1101/L101. psychomotor skills through the clinical application Co-requisite: BIO 2220. Credit will not be given of therapeutic exercise on the physically active. toward major/program if taken at same time or Co-requisite: AT 4448. after BIO L320 and BIO L482. BIO 2229 General Ecology (3) The relationships of living organisms to one BIOLOGY COURSES (BIO) another and to the nonliving environment. Basic ecological concepts with the emphasis on BIO 1100 Principles of Biology (3) bioenergetics, limiting factors, adaptation to a Biological principles including the evolution of life, cell structure and function, human biology, cell changing environment, the niche, ecological pyramids, and succession. reproduction, heredity, and ecology. Credit for this
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Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. BIO 3347 Human Anatomy and Physiology I (3) Co-requisite: BIO L229. Anatomical terminology, a survey of cell types and BIO L229 General Ecology Lab (1-3) tissues, and detailed coverage of the integumentary, Introduction to the terminology, procedures and skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems of humans. equipment for sampling biotic and abiotic Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100, BIO 2220/ L220, components of ecosystems, the functional and CHM 1142/L142. dynamic features of ecosystems, and biotic Co-requisite: BIO L347. interactions. BIO L347 Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (1-3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. Anatomical terminology, a survey of cell types and Co-requisite: BIO 2229. tissues, and detailed coverage of the integumentary, BIO 3307 Invertebrate Zoology (3) skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems of humans. Major and minor phyla of invertebrates with Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100, BIO 2220/L220, emphasis on anatomy, classification, life histories, CHM 1142/L142. and phylogeny. Co-requisite: BIO 3347. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. BIO 3348 Human Anatomy and Physiology II (3) Co-requisite: BIO L307. The endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, BIO L307 Invertebrate Zoology Lab (1-3) respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive Anatomy, classification, and life histories of systems of humans. invertebrates. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in BIO 3347/ Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. L347. Co-requisite: BIO 3307 Co-requisite: BIO L348. BIO 3320 Genetics (3) BIO L348 Human Anatomy and Physiology II Lab (1-3) Principles of heredity, from basic Mendelian The endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, concepts through molecular genetics. respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive Prerequisites: BIO 2220/L220 and CHM 1143/ systems of humans. L143. Prerequisites: a grade of C or better in Co-requisite: BIO L320. BIO 3347/L347. Co-requisite: BIO 3348 BIO L320 Genetics Lab (1-3) Basic laboratory techniques in genetics, including BIO 3372 Microbiology (3) the genetics of common laboratory organisms. Fundamentals of microbiology including historical Prerequisites: BIO 2220/L220 and CHM 1143/ perspectives, anatomy and growth of bacteria, L143. microbial metabolism, diseases caused by them, Co-requisite: BIO 3320. and interrelationships of microorganisms with the environment. BIO 3325 Plant Form and Function (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100, BIO 2220/L220 The development, structure, and function of plant and CHM 1142/L142 . tissues and organs. Primary emphasis on Co-requisite: BIO L372. anatomical, morphological, and physiological features of angiosperms. BIO L372 Microbiology Lab (1-3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. Fundamentals of microscopy, sterile techniques, Co-requisite: BIO L325. staining procedures, isolation techniques, identification of unknowns, and biochemical tests. BIO L325 Plant Form and Function Lab (1-3) Prerequisites: BIO 1100/L100, BIO 2220/L220, The development, structure, and function of plant CHM 1142/L142. tissues and organs, with the primary emphasis on Co-requisite: BIO 3372. structures. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. BIO 3382 Immunology (3) Co-requisite: BIO 3325. The cellular and humoral system involved in the host response and immunity of organisms to foreign BIO 3328 Environmental Pollution and Control (3) substances. Mechanisms of humoral immunity, Sources, effects, and methods of control for air, cellular immunity, and hypersensitivities. water, land, and noise pollution. Prerequisites: BIO 3372/L372, CHM 3342/342. Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, CHM 1143/L143. Co-requisite: BIO L382. Co-requisite: BIO L328. BIO L382 Immunology Lab (1-3) BIO L328 Environmental Pollution and Control Lab (1-3) Analysis of immunological techniques used in Field and laboratory techniques for air, water, land, research and clinical settings. and noise pollution. Prerequisites: BIO 3372/L372, CHM 3342/L342. Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, CHM 1143/L143. Co-requisite: BIO 3382. Co-requisite: BIO 3328. BIO 3386 Hematology (3) BIO 3340 Evolution (3) The study of blood cells and blood-forming organs Evolution is the fundamental unifying theory in under normal and diseased states. biology. The course will introduce the major Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, 3372/L372, principles of evolutionary biology such as CHM 3342/L342. evolutionary genetics, adaption and natural Co-requisite: BIO L386. selection, biological diversity, paleobiology and macroevolution. BIO L386 Hematology Lab (1-3) Prerequisites: Junior standing or permission of Cytological and instrumental analyses of blood instructor. cells and blood forming organs. Hematological analysis of normal and diseased states. Introduction to blood-banking procedures.
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Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, 3372/L372, BIO 4420 Field Vertebrate Zoology (4-7) CHM 3342/L342. The basics of vertebrate identification, with Co-requisite: BIO 3386. emphasis on phylogeny, anatomy, morphology, life BIO 4405 Entomology (3) histories, habitats, distributions, and conservation. Orders of insects with the emphasis on morphology, Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, CHM 1143/L143. taxonomy, and life cycles. BIO 4421 Population Ecology (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. Animal and plant populations, food supply, Co-requisite: BIO L405. competition, disease, fecundity, distribution, and BIO L405 Entomology Lab (1-3) other environmental factors. Management of Morphology, classification, and identification of endangered species and protected ecosystems are insects. A collection is required. included. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101. Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, BIO 3320/L320, Co-requisite: BIO 4405. CHM 1143/L143, MTH 2210. Co-requisite: BIO L421. BIO 4413 Limnology (3) The physical, chemical, geological, and biological BIO L421 Population Ecology Lab (1-3) aspects of freshwater ecosystems as influenced by Field exercises in identifying ecological problems, activities in surrounding watersheds. formulating and testing hypotheses, and evaluating Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, CHM 1143/L143. data using standard statistical methods. Co-requisite: BIO L413. Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, BIO3320/ L320,CHM 1143/L143, MTH 2210. BIO L413 Limnology Lab (1-3) Co-requisite: BIO 4421. Field and laboratory exercises in lake and stream science, including instrumentation, measurement, BIO 4425 Field Botany (4-7) sampling, and analysis. Survey of vascular plants from different habitats in Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229, CHM 1143/L143. southeast Alabama. Principles of plant taxonomy, Co-requisite: BIO 4413. including history and systems of classification and nomenclature, the use of dichotomous keys, and BIO 4414 Food Microbiology (3) general herbarium techniques. Emphasis is placed This course focuses on topics in microbial on plant identification and habitat types. metabolism, food spoilage, food preservation Prerequisites: BIO 2229/L229. techniques, and foodborne pathogens and their control. Some molecular techniques will be BIO 4430 Applied Genetics Lab (1-3) introduced. Advanced studies in genetics with emphasis on Co-requisite: BIO L414. cytogenetics, microbial genetics and molecular genetics. BIO L414 Food Microbiology Lab (1) Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, BIO 3372/L372, This lab focuses on advanced microbiological CHM 3343/L343. laboratory techniques including enumeration and Co-requisite: BIO L430. analysis of bacteria in food, water, and dairy products. BIO L430 Applied Genetics Lab (1-3) Prerequisites: BIO 3372/L372. Methods and procedures used in the study of Co-requisite: BIO 4414. cytogenetic, microbial genetics, and molecular genetics. BIO 4416 Microbial Ecology (3) Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, 3372/L372, CHM A study of the diversity and ecology of microbial 3343/L343. populations in ecosystems, with the emphasis on Co-requisite: BIO 4430 the roles they play in biogeochemical cycles, their contributions to metabolic diversity, their BIO 4445 Ichthyology (3) interactions with animals and plants, their niches Morphology, anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, life and bioremediation. histories, distribution, and adaptations of fishes. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. Prerequisites: BIO 3372/L372, CHM 3342/L342. Co-requisite: BIO L445. Co-requisite: BIO L416. BIO L445 Ichthyology Lab (1-3) BIO L416 Microbial Ecology Lab (1-3) Structural features, identification, and classification A study of the diversity and ecology of microbial of freshwater and marine fishes. populations in ecosystems, with the emphasis on Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. the roles they play in biogeochemical cycles, their Co requisite: BIO 4445. contributions to metabolic diversity, their interactions with animals and plants, their niches BIO 4446 Herpetology (3) and bioremediation. Morphology, anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, life Prerequisites: BIO 3372/L372, CHM 3342/L342. histories, distribution, and adaptations of Co-requisite: BIO 4416. amphibians and reptiles. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. BIO 4418 Food Laws and Regulations (3) Co-requisite: BIO L446. Introduction to federal, state and local laws pertaining to food safety and sanitation, proper food BIO L446 Herpetology Lab (1-3) preservation and labeling, environmental and Structural features, identification, and classification occupational regulations, Federal Trade of amphibians and reptiles. Commission regulations, Kosher and Halal food Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. laws, and topics in biotechnology. Co-requisite: BIO 4446. Prerequisite: BIO 3372/L372. BIO 4447 Ornithology (3) Co-requisite: BIO 4414/L414. Morphology, anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, life histories, distribution, and adaptations of birds.
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Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. informed, reflective decision maker throughout the Co-requisite: BIO L447. internship experience. BIO L447 Ornithology Lab (1-3) Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Structural features, identification, and classification Co-requisite: SED 4454 Internship Seminar for of birds. Secondary Education. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. BIO 4476 Special Topics in Biology (1 to 4 credit hours per Co-requisite: BIO 4447. course per semester) BIO 4448 Mammalogy (3) Specialized topics not generally included in course Morphology, anatomy, physiology, taxonomy, life offerings. histories, distribution, and adaptations of mammals. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. BIO 4479 Environmental Assessment (3) Co-requisite: BIO L448. An examination of theory and practices required in BIO L448 Mammalogy Lab (1-3) performing stream environmental assessment as Structural features, identification, and classification currently practiced by state and federal agencies in of mammals. their attempt to preserve biological integrity. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229. Sustainable management of natural resources and a Co-requisite: BIO 4448. systems approach to environmental problem solving will be emphasized. Topics covered include BIO 4451 Toxicology (3) water quality, habitat assessment, indicator species Principles related to the adverse effects of used in ecological inventory with a concentration chemicals on living organisms. on macro invertebrate and fish assemblages, and the Prerequisites: CHM 3342/L342. index of biological integrity. Co-requisite: BIO L451. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/l101; or BIO 2229/L229. BIO L451 Toxicology Lab (1-3) Co-requisite: BIO L479. Assessment of the toxicity of chemical agents BIO L479 Environmental Assessment Lab (1-3) following standard protocols. Laboratory instruction and hands-on field training Prerequisites: CHM 3342/L342. regarding stream environmental assessment as Co-requisite: BIO 4451. currently practiced by state agencies in their BIO 4460 Critical Issues in Environmental Management attempt to preserve biological integrity. Topics covered include measurement of water quality, (3) habitat, and practice sampling techniques, with a An examination of the scientific social economic concentration on fish and macro invertebrate and political factors that contribute to environment assemblages. In addition, students will learn the use controversies, along with approaches for resolving of the index of biological integrity using their own disputes. collections of fish assemblages. Prerequisites: BIO 1100 and SCI 2233 Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101; BIO 2229/L229. BIO 4465 Occupational Safety and Health (3) Co-requisite: BIO 4479. A study of practical information occupational safety and health technology, management, and regulatory BIO 4480 Histology (3) Microscopic anatomy and function of cell types and compliance issues and covering crucial topics like tissues of mammalian organs. an introduction to industrial hygiene; organizing, Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 3347/L347, directing, and evaluating occupational safety BIO 3348/L348. programs; and safety-related laws, regulations, and Co-requisite: BIO L480 recordkeeping. Prerequisites: BIO 1100 and SCI 2233 BIO L480 Histology Lab (1-3) Microscopic anatomy of cell types and tissues of BIO 4471 Parasitology (3) mammalian organs. Taxonomy, structure, life histories, distribution, Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 3347/L347, pathogenesis, and control of parasitic protozoa, BIO 3348/L348. helminths, and arthropods, with the emphasis on Co-requisite: BIO 4480 those of medical importance. Prerequisites: Any 3000-level biology lecture and BIO 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary lab. Teacher (3) Co-requisite: BIO L471. A survey of teaching methods and materials appropriate for teaching in the content areas for BIO L471 Parasitology Lab (1-3) grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher Laboratory study of parasitic protozoa, helminths, evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with and arthropods, with the emphasis on those of special education teachers, and lesson planning medical importance. formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections Prerequisites: Any 3000 level biology lecture and organization and use of biology/science materials lab. for grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. A Co-requisite: BIO 4471. professional laboratory experience is included in BIO 4474 Internship in Biology Education (9) this course. The Professional Internship Program is the Prerequisite: admission to TEP. culminating clinical field-based experience for students seeking certification in a teaching field. BIO 4482 Molecular Biology (3) The Professional Internship Program provides the Fundamental principles of chromosomal student with the opportunity to conduct classes and organization and gene expression, with emphasis on assume the role of a teacher while receiving the structure and function of nucleic acids and supervision from a classroom teacher and a proteins. university supervisor for a period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the
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Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, 3372/L372, innovative business practices, current business CHM 3343/L343. issues, and contemporary business thinking. Co-requisite: BIO L482. Prerequisite: Lower-level core. BIO L482 Molecular Biology Lab (1-3) BUS 3382 Business Communication (3) Experimental approaches in molecular analyses of Analysis and composition of business and personal nucleic acids and proteins, with the emphasis communications including mechanics and content placed on common techniques utilized in clinical of letters and memoranda. and research settings. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or 1104. Prerequisites: BIO 3320/L320, 3372/L372, CHM BUS 4425 Special Topics in Business (3) 3343/L343. Special topics in areas offered by the Sorrell Co-requisite: BIO 4482. College of Business. Prior credit and topic approval BIO 4484 Senior Seminar in Biological & Environmental by the Dean of Sorrell College of Business Sciences (1) required. The senior seminar course integrates knowledge, Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and Dean skills, and concepts acquired in departmental of the Sorrell College of Business of both topic and courses. The course is designed to help seniors to 1) credit value. No more than six hours of credit may prepare for the transition from college to career be earned. through a field-related project, and 2) complete a BUS 4460 Business Consulting and Research (3) program assessment. Small business research and problem-solving with Pre-requisite: senior standing. related field experience. BIO 4485 Principles and Methods for the Laboratory Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Assistant (1-2) BUS 4474 Business and Society (3) This course will provide each student with This course focuses on the interrelationships significant “hands on” experiences in laboratory between business organizations and the social, preparation and laboratory safety. Students will economic, political, and cultural environments in work under the direct mentorship and supervision which business organizations function, both of the course instructor and will be trained in nationally and globally. Among other topics, the preparation techniques and organization of course will address business ethics, organizational laboratory exercises in the biological sciences. culture and values, social responsibility, and (Students seeking one (1) semester hour credit will relationships with government, education, and labor be required to assist in one laboratory course. unions. This course will be a primary course in Students seeking two (2) semester hours credit will which business ethics, and the essential role that be required to assist in two laboratory courses or ethics must occupy in corporate life, both from laboratory courses with multiple sections.) national and international perspectives. Particular Prerequisite: Good standing as a student in the emphasis will be placed on the concepts of department, advisor/departmental approval, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and interview. sustainability, both nationally and internationally, BIO 4488/ Internship in Biological or Environmental as essential dimensions of business ethics. What it 89/90 Science (1 to 3 credit hours per course per means to be a good corporate citizen will be a semester) primary theme of this course. Supervised work experience in the biotechnology Prerequisite: Lower-level Core industry, medical field, a governmental agency, BUS 4476 Strategic Management (3) business or industry, public service organization, Capstone course for business majors. Integrates food production or food service industry, or other knowledge, skills, and concepts acquired in all working environment in which a student will learn business courses taken. Requires students to and apply pertinent professional skills. analyze various corporations, determine threats and Prerequisites: Approval of the student’s academic opportunities posed by the external environment as adviser and department chair. well as the firm’s strengths and weaknesses, BIO 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 ) credit formulate strategic plans for firms, and determine hours per course per semester) how these plans should be implemented. Additional information is indexed under Prerequisites: senior standing; completion of or Independent Study and Research. concurrent enrollment in remaining business core BIO 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours courses. per course per semester) BUS 4480 Business Seminar (3) (required-capstone) Additional information is indexed under This course is a study of the strategic implications Independent Study and Research. of technology and innovation for organizations that operate in a dynamic environment. Emphasis will be placed on understanding emerging BUSINESS COURSES (BUS) organizational and social issues that influence the BUS 1101 Introduction to Business (3) adoption of technology which, in turn, influences Topics covered include management, the free organizations and the society in which they exist. enterprise system, accounting, finance, marketing, This course serves as the capstone course for the economics, international business and other General Business concentration. business concepts and terminology May not be Prerequisite: Senior standing taken for credit by business majors. Co-requisite: Recommended that this course be taken concurrently with the BSBA capstone course, BUS 3310 Innovative Practices and Thoughts (1) BUS 4476. This course introduces students to fundamental concepts in business, entrepreneurship, leadership,
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BUS 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Pass MTH 1112 with at least a C (or per course per semester) a score of 0, 1, or 5 on the math placement exam). Additional information is indexed under Guided Co-requisite: CHM L142. Independent Research and Study. CHM L142 General Chemistry I Lab (1-3) Note: This course may not be substituted for any Experiments dealing with the periodic table, atomic required course. Also see index for “Independent structure, the gas laws, and stoichiometry. Study and Research.” Co-requisite: CHM 1142. BUS 4499 Internship (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester) CHM 1143 General Chemistry II (3 ) Additional information is indexed under Acid-base theory, solutions, chemical equilibria, Independent Study and Research. thermodynamics, kinetics, and electrochemistry. Note: This course may not be substituted for any Prerequisites: CHM 1142/L142. required course. Co-requisite: CHM L143. CHM L143 General Chemistry II Lab (1-3) Experiments in acid-base theory, solutions, chemical equilibria, thermodynamics, kinetics, and CROSS DISCIPLINE COURSES (CDC) electrochemistry. Please consult the index of this catalog to locate additional Co-requisite: CHM 1143. information regarding cross discipline courses and/or experiential CHM 2242 Analytical Chemistry (3) learning credit. The theoretical principles of modern quantitative wet-chemical methods for determining composition and concentration with rigorous treatment of CHINESE COURSES (CHI) solution equilibria. CHI 1101 Introductory Chinese I (3) Prerequisites: CHM 1143/L143. Introduction to the Chinese language. Co-requisite: CHM L242. CHI 1102 Introductory Chinese II (3) CHM L242 Analytical Chemistry Lab (1-3) Introduction to the Chinese language. The practice of modern quantitative wet-chemical Prerequisite: CHI 1101 or permission of instructor. techniques in analytical chemistry. Co-requisite: CHM 2242. CHI 2201 Intermediate Chinese I (3) Progressive development of basic language skills in CHM 3342 Organic Chemistry I (3) Chinese. An introduction to the chemistry of carbon Prerequisite: CHI 1102 or permission of instructor. compounds that develops the theoretical principles underlying organic materials. CHI 2202 Intermediate Chinese II (3) Prerequisites: CHM 1143/L143. Progressive development of basic language skills in Co-requisite: CHM L342. Chinese. Prerequisite: CHI 2201 or permission of instructor. CHM L342 Organic Chemistry I Lab (1 - 3) Experimental techniques and skills for preparing, CHI 3310 Chinese Culture and Civilization (3) manipulating, and reacting organic molecules. Introduction to historical and current Chinese Co-requisite: CHM 3342. culture and civilization. NOTE: Previous Chinese language study not CHM 3343 Organic Chemistry II (3) required. A continuation of CHM 3342 with emphasis on modern organic synthesis. CHI 4493/94 Guided Independent Study (1-3) Prerequisites: CHM 3342/L342. Additional information is indexed under Co-requisite: CHM L343. Independent Study and Research. CHM L343 Organic Chemistry II Lab (1-3) Experimental techniques and skills for preparing, CHEMISTRY COURSES (CHM) manipulating, and reacting organic molecules. Co-requisite: CHM 3343. CHM 1115 Survey of Chemistry (3) The course will provide an overview of some of the CHM 3350 Principles of Physical Chemistry (3) basic concepts and principles of chemistry. Starting An introduction to the principles of chemical with the structure of the atom, the course will thermodynamics, reaction kinetics and chemical proceed on to basic chemical reactions, the equilibrium. formation of ions, states of matter, chemical Prerequisites: CHM 3343; PHY 2253/L253; or equilibrium, and chemical bonding, and will PHY 2263/L263. incorporate examples from the biological sciences Co-requisite: CHM L350. Co-requisite: CHM L115. CHM L350 Principles of Physical Chemistry Lab (1-3) CHM L115 Survey of Chemistry Lab (1-2) Practical applications of thermochemistry, The laboratory sessions will provide an overview of colligative properties, and reaction kinetics. some of the basic concepts and techniques of Co-requisite: CHM 3350. general chemistry experiments. The students will CHM 3352 Biochemistry (3) conduct experiments that illustrate the concepts and This course describes the molecular basis of life principles learned in the Survey of Chemistry and discusses the structure, function and course lectures. metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and Co-requisite: CHM 1115. nucleid acids. CHM 1142 General Chemistry I (3) Prerequisites: CHM 3343/L343. Emphasis is placed on the periodic table and Co-requisite: CHM L352. stoichiometry, including chemical properties, physical states, and structure.
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CHM L352 Biochemistry Lab (1) quantitative examination of matter. Considerable This lab illustrates biochemistry lecture material attention is given to the instrument and elementary and acquaints the student with biochemistry electronics involved in each. techniques and equipment. Co-requisite: CHM 4445. Co-requisite: CHM 3352. CHM 4452 Advanced Biochemistry (3) CHM 3381 Physical Chemistry I (3) This course will present the reactions, regulations, Theory and applications of thermodynamics, and organization of metabolic pathways. It is a reaction kinetics, and transport properties with an continuation of CHM 3352, with emphasis on emphasis on the description of ideal/non-ideal carbohydrate metabolism, aerobic metabolism, gases and solutions. lipid metabolism, and other advanced topics in Prerequisite: CHM 3343; PHY 2253 and L253 or biochemistry. PHY 2263 and L263; MTH 1126. Prerequisites: CHM 3352 Co-requisite: CHM L381. CHM 4474 Internship in Chemistry Education (9) CHM L381 Physical Chemistry I Lab (1-3) The Professional Internship Program is the Introduction to methods and techniques used in the culminating clinical field-based experience for physical chemistry laboratory, including students seeking certification in a teaching field. experiments in calorimetry, phase equilibria, The Professional Internship Program provides the reaction kinetics, and transport properties. student with the opportunity to conduct classes and Co-requisite: CHM 3381. assume the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from a classroom teacher and a CHM 3382 Physical Chemistry II (3) university supervisor for a period of one full A continuation of CHM 3381 with an introduction semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the to surface phenomena, quantum chemistry, and informed, reflective decision maker throughout the spectroscopy with an emphasis on properties of internship experience. surfaces, atomic and molecular structure, molecular Prerequisite: admission to TEP; orbital theory, and photochemistry. Co-requisite: SED 4454 Internship Seminar for Prerequisite: CHM 3381. Secondary Education. CHM L382 Physical Chemistry II Lab (1-3) CHM 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary A continuation of CHM L381 with an introduction Teacher (3) to methods and techniques in computational A survey of teaching methods and materials chemistry and spectroscopy. appropriate for teaching in the content areas for Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CHM 3382. grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher CHM 4400 Special Topics in Chemistry (3) evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with A study of topics of special interest, such as special education teachers, and lesson planning advanced physical chemistry, advanced analytical formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections chemistry, advanced organic, group theory, surface organization and use of chemistry/science materials chemistry, and colloid chemistry. for grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. A Prerequisites: CHM 2242, 3343. professional laboratory experience is included in this course. CHM 4403 Advanced Organic Chemistry (3) Prerequisite: admission to TEP. A more in-depth study of many of the topics studied in Organic Chemistry I and II. Topics CHM 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit include reaction mechanisms, synthetic methods, hours per course per semester) structure determination using spectroscopic Additional information is listed under Independent techniques, and stereochemistry. Study and Research in the section on Academic Offered only at Dothan. Regulations. Prerequisites: CHM 3343/L343. CHM 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours CHM 4444 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3) per course per semester) Spectroscopy of inorganic molecules, detailed See index for “Independent Study and Research.” molecular orbital applications, descriptive CHM 4499 Senior Seminar (1 to 3 credit hours) chemistry of the transition elements, including Principles of preparing and presenting an oral organometallic and bioinorganic compounds. presentation on a selected chemical topic in the Prerequisites: CHM 2242, 3381. current literature. CHM L444 Advanced Inorganic Lab (1) Preparation and characterization of inorganic compounds. Experience will be provided in CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES (CJ) techniques such as using a tube furnace and CJ 1101 Introduction Criminal Justice (3) handling air-sensitive compounds with a glove gab Agencies and processes involved in the and Schlenk line. administration of criminal justice. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: CHM 4444. This course is a prerequisite for all 3000 and 4000 CHM 4445 Instrumental Analysis (3) level courses unless waived by student’s adviser. The operating principles of modern analytical This course is required for all non-criminal instrumentation for determining composition and justice majors seeking the Cyber Security minor concentration. or certificate. Criminal Justice majors may not Prerequisites: CHM 2242, 3343; PHY 2253/L253; apply this course to the Cyber Security minor or or PHY 2263/L263. certificate. Co-requisite: CHM L445. CJ 2221 Survey of Law Enforcement (3) CHM L445 Instrumental Analysis Lab (1) A survey of policing, covering developmental The practical application of select modern history, the system of law enforcement analytical instruments to qualitative and organizations in the U.S., personnel administration,
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police roles and behavior, operations, and major policy, categories of crime, etc. The criminological issues such as discretion, civil liability, risk, and theories covered will be classical, biological, excessive force. sociological, psychological, economic, and CJ 2231 Survey of Corrections (3) multidisciplinary. Philosophy, theory, and practices involved in the CJ 3348 Deviant Behavior (3) treatment of convicted law violators, the An examination of the various types of social examination, and the appraisal of the effects of behavior that violates norms (folkways, mores, and correctional treatment upon post-correctional taboos). Special emphasis will be given to the behavior. social controls that regulate behavior and the causes CJ 2241 Survey of Law and Criminal Procedure (3) and consequences of deviant acts. An examination of the American legal system with CJ 3349 Punishment (3) emphasis on the analysis and processing of criminal This course provides an overview of the how and offenses, including an examination of constitutional why behind punishment. Looking at social and criminal procedure concerning arrest, pre-trial and criminological theories students will examine trial processes. various interpretations and justifications for CJ 3302 Criminal Justice Administration (3) punishment to include various legal decisions. A survey of public administration as it applies to CJ 3350 Gangs (3) criminal justice organizations. The major An examination of the nature and extent of gangs dimensions of criminal justice organizations and gang crime in the United States and around the examined include organizational theory, world. organizational design, leadership and decision CJ 3352 Constitutional Law in Criminal Justice (3) making, interpersonal and organizational Constitutional provisions which are relevant to communication, human resource management, legal criminal law and procedure, their construction and aspects of administration, financial management, development through court interpretation, and their and organizational change. application in criminal proceedings. CJ 3305 Foundations of Emergency Management (3) CJ 3365 Victimology (3) This course provides an overview of methods used This course provides an opportunity for the student to identify, plan for, mitigate, respond, and recover to gain an understanding of the crime victim’s from a variety of events. The structure of the position and issues with the criminal justice system. federal and state level emergency management and Specifically, trends, applied responses to functions are considered along with the emergency victimization, offender-victim relationships, support functions relied upon. Emphasis is placed typologies, measuring victimization, and prevention on the roles and responsibilities of leadership are examined. during a crisis along with the framework of national, regional, and local response. The ability to CJ 3367 History of Criminal Justice (3) understand and evaluate the phases of emergency Upon completion of the course the student must management, continuity of government, and the have demonstrated his/her knowledge of criminal private sector during incidents is also examined. justice systems from approximately 1700 B.C. to Case studies, exercises, and discussions will be the present. With that knowledge and used to encourage critical review of the philosophy comprehension, the student should be able to and principles of emergency management. This analyze and apply lessons learned from that course addresses development of risk matrices, historical context to current situations in the United identification of threat and risk, and the probability States Criminal Justice System. of crisis event occurrence. CJ 3375 Research Methods (3) CJ 3310 Psychology for Criminal Justice Officials (3) Principles of pure and applied research for the Behavior of subjects and police officers in normal social sciences. Special emphasis is given to the and unusual conditions, arrest, interrogation, types of research methods employed by social detention, incarceration, protest, demonstrations, scientists including survey techniques, field riots, public calamities, reactions of special interest research, quasi-experimental designs and analytical groups, minorities, and specialized tests. procedures currently used in the social sciences. Prerequisite: General studies math. CJ 3325 Juvenile Justice (3) Provides a basic overview of the American juvenile CJ 3376 Criminal Justice Statistics (3) justice system, beginning with the development of A detailed description of what social scientists do the juvenile court and addressing the jurisdiction, with the information they gather. Particular role, responsibilities, administration, and attention is given to descriptive and inferential organization of the juvenile justice system. Also statistics, the relationship between research and examined are the interfaces between police, policy, evaluation research, and research ethics. schools, and the court, the issues of child abuse, and Prerequisite: General studies math. the operation of treatment programs. CJ 3380 Digital Forensics I (3) CJ 3335 Security Operations (3) Basic course designed to introduce the students to An introduction to the administration of private identifying and collecting digital data, analyzing the security, the analog to the police in the public data through the use of forensics tools (hands on) sector. Issues in private security concerning ethics, and presenting it in a written report. law, and policy, as well as administration, are CJ 3382 Social Media Investigation (3) considered. The Study of social media and its affects and uses CJ 3345 Criminology (3) in law enforcement field. The proper way to An examination of crime, overall and by category, forensically acquire and preserve social media and an examination of theories of crime causation, evidence for use in litigation. their research support and their impact on social CJ 4405 National Security and the Law (3)
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A historical and legal exploration of national operations and administrations. Special emphasis is security law in the United States. attached to current problems surfacing in law CJ 4406 Transnational Organized Crime (3) enforcement. A critical examination and analysis of major issues, CJ 4446 Current Issues in Correctional Operations and definitions, and controversies associated with Administration (3) organized and transnational organized crime in a A detailed examination of applied concepts of modern world. Historical, criminological, and leadership and problem solving in corrections and sociological aspects of crime across national and administration. Special emphasis is attached to international borders will be studied and current problems surfacing in corrections. researched. Various groups in transnational CJ 4447 Current Issues in Legal Systems Operation and organized crime will be studied as they impact Administration (3) continents, countries, and globalization. A study of the critical issues and concepts involved CJ 4407 Homicide (3) in modern court administration, including the law This course is an examination of Homicide and its governing the presentation of evidence in the trial investigation. Topics will include types of homicide of criminal cases, analysis of the role of law, and as well as death by natural and accidental cause. the courts in American Society. The course will review and expand on investigative theory, collection and preservation of evidence, CJ 4470 Criminal Justice Issues in Homeland Security sources of information, interview and interrogation, (3) uses of forensic sciences and case and trial An examination of the political and social preparation. complexities and dilemmas associated with state and local law enforcement and federal agencies CJ 4408 Drugs, Alcohol, and Criminal Justice (3) roles in the defense of our nation subsequent to This course is designed to explore relevant issues of Sept. 11, 2001. alcohol and drug use, policy and abuse in American society and its relationship with crime and criminal CJ 4472 Cyber Crime (3) justice. This course will introduce the topics of computer crime and computer forensics. Students will be CJ 4415 Correctional Systems and Practices (3) required to learn different aspects of computer An examination of the day-to-day operations and crime and ways to uncover, protect, and exploit practices in modern correctional facilities in the digital evidence. Students will be exposed to local, state, and federal systems. different types of tools, both software and CJ 4420 Comparative Criminal Justice (3) hardware, and an exploration of the legal issues A comparative examination of criminal justice affected by on-line and computer-related criminal systems throughout the world with specific conduct. The course will examine the evolution of attention given to legal and political systems, criminal law relative to the development of new organization and methods of law enforcement, technology. jurisprudence, correctional policies, and practices. CJ 4473 Computer Forensics (3) Theoretical frameworks, models, and propositions This course is an investigation of the field of addressing crime across various societies are also computer forensics. Students will be provided with considered. introductory level knowledge in the field of CJ 4421 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3) computer forensics. Topics to be addressed will An introduction to concepts of ethics and an include: how to forensically acquire digital examination of contemporary ethical issues in the evidence, various techniques in analyzing digital field of criminal justice. evidence, and legally acceptable techniques for CJ 4430 Selected Topics in Criminal Justice (3) preserving and reporting findings from An examination of a criminal justice topic chosen investigations. Students will be exposed to a variety for its current or special interest and importance and of software and hardware involved in the forensics that is not given in-depth coverage in other courses; process. selection topics will vary with each course offering CJ 4475 Seminar in Cyber Security (3) (although a particular topic may be offered more A capstone course designed to integrate subject than once.) matter learned in previous courses, encourage CJ 4440 Terrorism (3) critical analysis of contemporary issues, and seek A critical examination and analysis of major issues, further information on testing and certifications definitions, and controversies associated with the beyond the university setting. development of terrorism in the modern world. CJ 4480 Digital Forensics II (3) Historical, religious, and psychological and In depth study and analysis of operating system sociological aspects and explanations of terrorism artifacts, event log, html, web browsers…analyzing will be covered, along with the characteristic means the data and presenting it in a written report. and methods terrorist groups employ. Prerequisite: CJ 3380 CJ 4442 Criminal Investigation and Evidence (3) CJ 4481 Operating and File System Forensics (3) A detailed examination of what is necessary to Examination of common file systems and operating solve criminal cases and prove guilt beyond a system artifacts. Students will learn general reasonable doubt in court. Emphasis on leadership components of FAT and NFTS file systems and and management actions taken to enhance how data is stored. Explore artifacts from common investigative efforts in law enforcement operation. operating systems such as Apple’s OS X and CJ 4445 Current Issues in Law Enforcement Operations Microsoft’s Windows family. This course will and Administration (3) explore the most commonly used file systems and A detailed examination of applied concepts of operating system artifacts in preparation for real- leadership and problem solving in law enforcement world analysis and digital forensics.
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CJ 4482 Digital Evidence Practicum (3) CLA 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Examine various techniques and procedures for law hours per course per semester) enforcement officers related to the forensically Additional information is indexed under sound identification, seizure and collection of Independent Study and Research. evidence through classroom study and practical CLA 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours exercises. per course per semester) CJ 4488-89-90 Internship in a Criminal Justice Agency (3) Additional information is indexed under Experience in a selected criminal justice agency, Independent Study and Research. working in groups or individually. Supervised application and observation of concepts, principles, skills, operation and functions of knowledge COMMUNICATION COURSES (COM) acquired by the student in previous or current COM 1101 Introduction to Communication (3) course work and studies. Problems will be This course surveys the historical and cultural identified with attendant solutions in the areas of impact of human and mass communication police work, the correctional agencies, or the court including newspapers, magazines, radio, television, systems as appropriate to the student’s program of sound recordings, motion pictures, and the Internet. study. It also discusses social effects and ethical concerns CJ 4491-92 Guided Independent Research ( 1 to 3 credit of communication. hours per course per semester) COM 2231 Interpersonal Communication (3) Additional information is indexed under Study of theories of communication behavior in Independent Study and Research. relatively unstructured face-to-face situations, CJ 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours including small-group discussion. per course semester) COM 2241 Fundamentals of Speech (3) Additional information is indexed under This course is a study of the principles and Independent Study and Research. practices basic to public speaking. This course is CJ 4499 Senior Seminar in Criminal Justice (3) designed to enhance the student’s verbal and non- This is a capstone course designed to (1) help verbal communication skills through oral seniors integrate the knowledge gained from their communication theory and practical application. other required criminal justice courses, (2) assist COM 2243 Honors Fundamentals of Speech (3) them in developing analytical thinking skills Study and application of the principles and through focusing on selected topics using a seminar practices basic to all areas of oral communication. approach, and (3) support them in gaining a better As part of the university’s Honors Program, the understanding of the criminal justice profession and course is designed to achieve the student’s the role they may play in it. leadership objectives through improved verbal and Prerequisites: Completion of all Criminal Justice non-verbal communication skills by means of a core courses. focus on one substantive area of interest.
COM 2251 Voice and Diction (2) CLASSICS COURSES (CLA) Study of individual and group practice in the effective use and control of the mechanics of oral CLA 2260 Classical Mythology (3) delivery with a focus on the “professional dialect” Myths of the Greeks and Romans and their the general American dialect and/or the standard influence. dialect. Includes use of the International Phonetic CLA 2290 Classical Literature in English Translation (3) Alphabet. Greek and Roman masterpieces as expressions of COM 3320 Interviewing and Information (3) humanity. Study of the principles and practices of professional Prerequisites: ENG 1101, 1102. and personal interviewing, with an emphasis on oral CLA 3311 Civilization of Greece (3) communication and related topics such as resume Historical and cultural achievements of the Greeks writing. In addition, the course will focus on and their legacy to the modern world. gathering and analyzing information through Note: May be taken for credit as an elective in the discussion and practice of the techniques of online Department of History. research, focus groups and opinion surveys. CLA 3312 Civilization of Rome (3) COM 3324 Gender Communication (3) Historical and cultural achievements of the Romans This course examines the communication styles of and their legacy to the modern world. males and females emphasizing gender-related Note: May be taken for credit as an elective in the communication behavior and its implications for Department of History. the ability to maintain effective personal and CLA 3330 Classical Epic (3) professional relationships. Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid, and COM 3326 Conflict Management (3) the epic tradition. This course is designed to offer students CLA 3350 Classical Drama (3) opportunities to enhance and improve their The ancient theatre and its influence with selected communication techniques and skills in conflict plays by Greek and Roman playwrights. management. The course teaches students communication methods to manage productively CLA 4400 Selected Topics in Classics (3) interpersonal disputes between/among parties. It Selected topics in classical studies generally not emphasizes building partnerships and long-term covered in other courses. positive relationships in the business world and in May be repeated once for credit. one’s personal life.
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COM 3328 International/Intercultural Communication (3) exemplar, this course will examine the This course is designed to introduce students to the philosophical concepts, political issues, moral basic concepts, principles, and skills needed for complexities, and discursive characteristics of civil improving communication among persons from rights rhetoric. different minority, racial, ethnic and cultural COM 4424 Rhetorical and Communication Theory (3) backgrounds. This course presents an introduction to rhetorical COM 3341 American Public Address (3) theory and communication theory; students will Study of the history and rhetorical criticism of gain experience in applying theoretical approaches major American speakers and their speeches from to practical applications in criticism and analysis of the Colonial to the Contemporary periods, with communication. Students will gain insights into references to their biographical, intellectual, how to communicate effectively in writing, visually political and social contexts. and orally as well as how to analyze critically COM 3342 Argumentation and Debate (3) communication occurring in a wide array of Study and application of the principles of contexts and for different purposes, from private argumentation and debate, including selected and interpersonal settings to public and professional aspects of the management of a program of arenas. competitive forensics. COM 4426 Organizational Communication (3) COM 3345 Group discussion and Leadership (3) This course presents both historical and current Study and application of the principles and perspectives on the origins and usefulness of practices of group problem solving through the organizational theory relating to communication study of the dynamics of discussion and group issues; it emphasizes the relationship between leadership. organizational life and communication principles; COM 3360 Communication Research (3) and provides both theory and the opportunity for This course will help students develop critical the practical application of communication skills in thinking skills through an introduction to the a variety of organizational settings. concepts and principles of scientific research in COM 4430 Health Communication (3) communication and journalism. Some of the topics This course focuses on an examination of the included in this class are the basics of identifying nature, contexts, theories, and selected research problems, hypothesis formation, measurement shaping health care consumers understanding of construction, validation, research designs, analysis health communication issues. It provides an techniques and proper interpretation of results. overview of provider-recipient communication, COM 3365 Fundamentals of Speechwriting (3) communication in health-care organizations, and This course gives a hands-on, detailed instruction in public health concerns as they relate to physical, the art and skills of researching and writing solid mental, and social health issues. speeches, including how to make points clearly and COM 4460 Crisis Communications (3) maintain the audience interest. Speechwriting is Prepares students for anticipating and managing approached from the perspective of writing perceived and real crises faced by communication. speeches for others and for yourself. COM 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit COM 3380 Travel Study in Journalism and Communication hours per course) (3) Additional information is indexed under Supervised study of journalism, communication and Independent Study and Research. mass media through travel abroad or within the interior of the United States. COM 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours May be repeated once for credit. per course) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. Additional information is indexed under Independent Study and Research. COM 4400 Special Topics in Communication Studies (1 to 3 credit hours) Examination of selected topics in communication COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES (CS) studies not included in the established curriculum. Content may be of a historical, thematic, or CS 2250 Computer Science I (3) technological nature. An introduction to the theory and development May be repeated for credit. aspects of a high-level programming language. The course covers programming methodologies, control COM 4420 Propaganda and Persuasion (3) structures, predefined and user defined functions, This course will explore influence techniques in input/output streams, control structures, logical print, graphics, traditional media and social reality expressions, enumeration, repetition, as they migrate to interactive spaces. The course multidimensional array and string manipulation, will first examine the history and fundamentals of structures, searching, sorting techniques, and persuasion, influence, and coercion, and then look advanced input/output. Program analysis, design, at how they have been adapted for use in today’s development, and testing are emphasized. interactive contexts. Throughout this course there Prerequisite: MTH 1112. will be a discussion of the relative ethics of using propagandistic/persuasive techniques for different CS 2255 Computer Science II (3) purposes. A continuation of Computer Science I to include advanced programming techniques including COM 4422 The Rhetoric of the Civil Rights Movement (3) classes and data abstractions, inheritance and This course will focus on civil rights discourse and composition, pointers, virtual functions, its relationship to equality and participation in the overloading, exception handling, and recursion. U.S. and other nations worldwide. Using the Students analyze, design, implement, and test struggle of African Americans as an instructive complex programs.
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Prerequisite: CS 2250. place an emphasis on the implementation of various CS 2265 Advanced Programming I (3) algorithms and data structures. Provides student the opportunity to gain experience Prerequisites: CS 2255, MTH 2201, 2215 and training in an additional high-level language. CS 3331 Fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (3) The course focuses on advanced topics including Approaches to the definition of artificial objects, structures, applets, graphics, exception intelligence and to the design and implementation handling, files, and streaming. of intelligent computer systems. Topics include the Prerequisite: CS 2255. Turing Test, Sourly; Chinese Room, blackboard CS 3310 Foundations of Computer Science (3) systems, logic programming, knowledge based A broad perspective of computer science concepts systems, scripts and schemas, and heuristic search intended as preparation for more in-depth coverage techniques. in higher-level courses. Topics include machine and Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. assembly language programming, computer system CS 3332 Software Engineering I (3) organization and operation, logic circuits, finite- Topics are presented that focus on the design and state diagrams and programming language development techniques for large high quality grammar, Boolean algebra, and circuit design software systems. They include project considerations. management issues, analysis and design methods, Prerequisite: MTH 1112. and approaches to testing. CS 3320 Business Systems Programming (3) Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. The study and application of a business-oriented CS 3347 Advanced Programming II (3) programming language. Students apply a Provides student the opportunity to gain experience structured, multiphase program development and training in an additional high level language. process that features a series of steps involving Topics include interactive techniques, arrays, understanding of problems, formal problem multiple forms, data files and databases, grids, definition, design methodologies, program graphics, OLE, DLL's and custom objects. specification, and file definition as applied to Emphasis is on finding creative solutions to business processing systems. The course includes application problems. the study and application of the following concepts: Prerequisite: CS 2255. structured design methodology, divisions, CS 3360 Concepts of Object Oriented Programming I (3) arithmetic and intrinsic functions, decisions Provides students the opportunity to gain structures and logical control structures, iterative experience and training in an additional high level processes, case structure, error capture, batch language. The course focuses on advanced topics processing, file manipulation, table manipulation, including classes, objects, interfaces, applications, and interactive structures. encapsulation, exceptions, multithreading, graphics, Prerequisite: CS 2255. exception handling, files, and streaming. CS 3323 Data Structures (3) Prerequisite: CS 2255. A survey of data structures that includes lists, CS 3361 Concepts of Object Oriented Programming II ordered lists, linked lists, stacks, queues and trees. (3) Also included are measurement of program The conceptual framework for object-oriented performance and how program performance is programming and systems. Topics include classes, affected by alternative data structures. These data hiding, modularity, inheritance, and reusable concepts are presented within an object-oriented code presented through the use of some object- framework. Programming labs are included. oriented language. Prerequisite: CS 2255, MTH 1125, 2215. Prerequisite: CS 3360. CS 3325 Operations Research (3) CS 3365 Introduction to Computer Organization and Introduction to operations research, linear Architecture (3) programming, simplex-based sensitivity analysis Organization and operation of computer systems. and duality, linear programming applications, Topics include hardware components of digital network models, simulation, waiting line models, computers, micro-programming, memory Markov processes, forecasting, and inventory management, interrupt organization, addressing models. modes, and instruction formats. Prerequisites: MTH 1125 Prerequisite: CS 3310 CS 3329 Analysis of Algorithms (3) CS 3370 Nature of Programming Languages (3) Alternative techniques to solve computer science Basic principles and concepts of programming problems are presented. Problems include sorting, languages including what a programming language searching, and graph traversal, lists, ordered lists, is, various paradigms that a language can follow, linked lists, stacks, queues, and trees. These and how its syntactical and semantic structures can concepts are presented within an object-oriented be specified. The traditional object-oriented framework. paradigm will be presented as well as non- Prerequisite: CS 3323. traditional paradigms based on symbolic logic CS 3330 Data Structures and Algorithms (3) (logic programming) and on functions in lambda A course in fundamental data structures concepts calculus (functional programming). and alternative techniques for solving real-world Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. problems in computer science. Concepts and CS 3372 Formal Languages and the Theory of application covered include analysis of data Computation (3) representation and associated algorithms, including Formal language theory, including the Chomsky linked lists, queues, stacks, arrays, graphs, trees, hierarchy, is presented. Emphasis is placed on searching, sorting, string matching, and the regular and context free grammars, finite state application of recursive techniques. The course will automata, and translators.
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Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330 process-oriented design methods are covered. CS 3375 Foundations of Networking (3) Topics include the systems analyst, the systems An introduction to the principles of data development life cycle, methodologies, communications and network systems. Topics to be development technology, systems planning, project addressed include standards, topologies, network management, systems analysis, systems design, management, LAN, WAN, Internet, basic systems implementation, and systems support. communication protocols and introductory level Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. network security. CS 4448 Operating Systems (3) Prerequisite: CS 3310. Students majoring in An overview of operating system functions and Applied Computer Science or in the Computer components. Issues include process definition, Science Program may not apply this course to the scheduling, and memory management. Various Cyber Security Minor or certificate. Credit will not modern operating systems are compared. count toward a major or minor in Computer Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. Science. CS 4449 Applied Networking (3) CS 3380 Cyber Security (3) Computer networks and the use of computer An introduction to communication security in networks in industry environments. Topics covered computer systems and the Internet. The course include client-server networks, network hardware covers critical network security services, including and software, distributed computing, user vulnerability, threats, authentication and access requirements, considerations in physical media and control, integrity and confidentiality of data, topology, selection of Network Operating Systems routing, firewalls, VPN, and web security. (NOS), computing platforms, network Prerequisite: CS 4445 or CS 3375. Students administration, applications software, majoring in Applied Computer Science of in the internetworking components, and key issues in Computer Science Program may not apply this network management. course to the Cyber Security Minor or certificate. Prerequisite: CS 3375 or CS 4445. Credit will not count toward a major or minor in CS 4451 Computer Security (3) Computer Science. Basic security concepts and principles applied to CS 4401 Advanced Artificial Intelligence (3) real-world applications. Introduces the major A continuation of Fundamentals of AI. A topic of elements that go into a security implementation, research including logic programming, fuzzy sets including encryption, authentication, access control genetic algorithms, artificial neural networks, or lists, execution control lists, vulnerability of pattern analysis is included. operating systems, auditing, performing Prerequisite: CS 3331. vulnerability analysis and risk assessment, CS 4420 Introduction to Database Systems (3) developing a security plan and protecting data, The fundamental concepts and structures necessary systems and infrastructure. This course also builds for the design and implementation of a database on the fundamentals of reliability and safety management system. Students design, load, and engineering, which include software reliability, query a database using tools such as E-R diagrams growth models, testing and stopping-rules, safety and SQL. Also includes data normalization and file methods and redundancy. and index organization. Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. CS 4461 Software Engineering II (3) CS 4443 Web-Based Software Development (3) This course is a continuation of Software The essentials of Internet programming. Students Engineering I with additional topics that include will design and write Web page applications software quality insurance and testing techniques. utilizing Internet programming techniques Students will design, implement and test a large including scripting languages and hypertext. project. Programs will manipulate many forms of data Prerequisite: CS 3332 including hypertext, graphics, audio, and video. CS 4462 Special Topics in Object-Oriented Programming Students use state-of-the-art development tools and (3) design methods to implement an enterprise web This course is a continuation of CS 3361. It application. presents the conceptual framework for the design of Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. object-oriented systems. Topics include re-factoring CS 4445 Data Communication and Networking (3) designs and design patterns, presented through the An overview of local-area and wide-area systems. use of some object-oriented language. Issues discussed include standards, topologies, Prerequisite: CS 3361. management, communication protocols, and CS 4495 Special Topics in Computer Science (3) security. Topics in computer science that are not included in Prerequisite: CS 3323 or 3330. regular course offerings. Specific contents are Students majoring in Applied Computer Science or announced in the course schedule for a given term. in the Computer Science Program may not apply Prerequisites: senior standing or consent of this course to the Cyber Security minor or instructor. certificate. CS 4447 Systems Analysis and Design (3) DANCE COURSES (DAN) Study of the analysis of computer-based information systems. Emphasis is placed on DAN 1112 Contemporary Technique I (2) analysis, specifications development, design, and Designed for the dance major, DAN 1112 is the development of information systems, including the study of beginning/intermediate Contemporary software and databases that support the business dance, including dynamic alignment, body/mind needs of organizations. Both data-oriented and connection, increased vocabulary and musicality,
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with emphasis on artistry through the contemporary expression through the ballet aesthetic, increased aesthetic. vocabulary and musicality. Prerequisite: Placement. Prerequisite: Placement DAN 1115 Ballet Technique I (2) DAN 2232 Contemporary II (2) Designed for the dance major, DAN 1115 is the Refinement of technical skills in contemporary/ study of beginner/intermediate ballet technique, modern dance at the intermediate/high intermediate including safe and efficient alignment and clear level, including complex movement capabilities, articulation of movement vocabulary with emphasis rhythmic structures, spatial relationships, on increased vocabulary and musicality. movement vocabulary with emphasis on aesthetic Prerequisite: Placement. and expressive qualities that lead to performance. DAN 1130 Social Dance in the 21st Century (1) Prerequisite: Audition placement or permission of A cross-cultural survey of theories and styles of the Department of Theatre and Dance. dance, their relationship to societal contexts and DAN 2235 Intermediate-Beginning Ballet: Non-majors (2) other art forms. Further development of technical skills in beginner/ DAN 1132 Beginning-Intermediate Contemporary for Non intermediate ballet, including dynamic alignment, majors (1) body/mind connection, with emphasis on self- Refinement of technical skills in contemporary/ expression through the ballet aesthetic, increased modern dance at the intermediate level, including vocabulary and musicality. intermediate movement capabilities, rhythmic Prerequisite: Placement. structures, spatial relationships, movement DAN 2236 Jazz II (2) vocabulary with emphasis on aesthetic and The study and application of the fundamental expressive qualities that lead to performance. concepts, skills, movement vocabulary and artistic Prerequisite: Placement. expression specific to jazz dance. DAN 1134 Ballroom Dance Prerequisite: Placement. An introduction to social dancing with an emphasis DAN 2237 Tap II (1) on American ballroom dances (foxtrot, waltz, Progressive development of intermediate to swing) and Latin ballroom dances (cha cha, intermediate/high movement concepts, skills, mambo, tango). Equivalent to KHP 1134. vocabulary, and styles specific to tap dance. DAN 1135 Ballet I (1) Prerequisite: Placement. The development of technical skills in beginning DAN 2250 Music Fundamentals for Theatre and Dance (2) ballet, including safe and efficient alignment and Fundamental music skills for theatre and dance, clear articulation of movement vocabulary with including those for musical theatre, stage emphasis on increased vocabulary and musicality. management, dance, and actors. The course focuses DAN 1136 Jazz I (1) on reading music (rhythm and melody), vocabulary, The study and application of the fundamental development of aural skills, and an introductory concepts, skills, movement vocabulary, and artistic recognition of the piano keyboard. expression specific to beginning jazz dance. DAN 2252 Methods of Teaching Dance (3) DAN 1137 Tap I (1) Social, folk and square dancing, including basic Progressive development of beginning to low/ rhythmic activities which can be taught in intermediate movement concepts, skills, elementary, middle and high schools. Equivalent to vocabulary, and styles specific to tap dance. KHP 2252. DAN 2200 Orientation to Dance (2) DAN 2289 Dance Practicum I (1) Introduction to the basic concepts and principles This course is designed to provide the student common to ballet, contemporary and jazz dance individual practical performance, choreographic, through studio experience, discussions and concert teaching, or dance industry support. attendance. This is a skills class. DAN 3300 Musical Theatre Dance I (2) DAN 2212 Contemporary Technique II (2) The exploration of the genre of musical theatre Designed for the dance major, DAN 2212 is the dance examining storytelling, script, music, and study of intermediate modern, including dynamic mood through movement. This course will focus on alignment, body/mind connection, complex center early American jazz and tap styles related to theatre production by working with selected pieces from and across the floor phrase work with increased th vocabulary and musicality. the mid-20 century including that of Gene Kelly, Prerequisite: Placement. Fred Astaire, Jerome Robbins, and other icons of this period. DAN 2214 Pointe Ballet Technique I (2) Prerequisites: DAN 1135 Designed for the female dance major, DAN 2214 is the foundational study of pointe work technique DAN 3312 Contemporary Technique III (2) using specially reinforced shoes called pointe Designed for the dance major, DAN 3312 is the shoes. Students will focus on Barre and center work study of advanced modern dance, including that will introduce the foundation and basics needed dynamic alignment, body/mind connection, and to strengthen the student’s legs and torso to increased vocabulary with emphasis on artistry overcome the demands of dancing in pointe shoes. through the contemporary aesthetic. Students will The class will offer an increased vocabulary focus on complex center and across the floor specific to dance on pointe. combinations with an emphasis on musicality and a greater understanding of anatomical alignment. DAN 2215 Ballet Technique II (2) Prerequisite: Placement Designed for the dance major, DAN 2215 is the further development of technical skills in DAN 3314 Pointe Ballet II (2) intermediate ballet, including dynamic alignment, Designed for the intermediate/advanced female body/mind connection, with emphasis on self- dance major, DAN 3314 is the further development
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of pointe work technique using specially reinforced course will introduce special vocabulary that is shoes called pointe shoes. Barre and center work used only in partnering which enhances the skills will strengthen the student’s legs and torso, needed to become a complete and secure dancer. increasing vocabulary, comfort, and ease of DAN 3353 Anatomy and Alignment (3) movement while dancing on pointe. This course covers aspects of anatomy and Prerequisite: Pointe Ballet I or Placement. kinesiology that directly apply to correct DAN 3315 Ballet Technique III (2) development of dance technique, emphasizing Designed for the dance major, DAN 3315 is the exercises and imagery for floor and center work to further development of technical skills in advanced correct insufficient muscle patterns and is designed ballet, including dynamic alignment, body/mind to give dance majors a practical, functional, and connection, increased vocabulary, with emphasis on theoretical understanding of kinesiology such as the qualities of self-expression and musicality identifying bony landmarks, muscles, and joint which lead to performance. actions as well as injury prevention. Prerequisite: Placement. DAN 3354 Improvisation (2) DAN 3330 Special Topics in Dance (1 to 3) This course introduces students to the art of Special topics in dance. improvisation. They will examine the elements of DAN 3332 Intermediate Contemporary for Non- majors (2) and approaches to the improvisational process as Continued refinement of technical skills in they develop their ability to react imaginatively to contemporary/modern dance at the high extemporaneous situations created through dance. intermediate/advanced level, including complex This course will focus on spontaneous problem movement capabilities, rhythmic structures, spatial solving through the exploration of movement and relationships, movement vocabulary with emphasis will evoke the student’s individual creative process on aesthetic and expressive qualities that lead to while maintaining the sense of ensemble. performance. DAN 3355 Commercial Dance I (2) Prerequisite: Placement This course addresses the needs of dancers who DAN 3335 Intermediate Ballet for Non-majors (2) aspire to perform in television, music videos, or on Further development of technical skills in advanced stage. Students will receive intermediate technical ballet, including dynamic alignment, body/mind instruction in a variety of dance forms and styles connection, with emphasis on self expression that will introduce them to the commercial industry. through the ballet aesthetic. With an emphasis on the artistry of the commercial Prerequisite Placement. dance aesthetic, students will develop technical skills, including dynamic alignment and body/mind DAN 3336 Jazz III (2) connection, increased musicality, and movement The study of the advanced concepts, skills, vocabulary. Special attention will be placed on movement vocabulary and artistic expression tricks, jumps, and turns. specific to jazz. Prerequisite: Placement. DAN 3356 Commercial Dance II (2) DAN 3340 Dance Composition and Choreography I (2) This course addresses the needs of advanced An exploration of movement and an analytical dancers who aspire to perform in television, music study of the art of making dances. The course will videos, or on stage. Students will receive advanced concentrate on the four basic elements of technical instruction in a variety of dance forms composition: space, shape, time and energy. and styles, which will expand on principles Prerequisite: Permission of the Department of established in Commercial Dance I. Theatre and Dance. Prerequisite: DAN 3355 DAN 3350 Conditioning (2) DAN 3360 Musical Theatre Dance II (2) Designed to complement the dancer’s regimen, Further exploration of the genre of musical theatre DAN 3350 will focus on a hybrid conditioning dance examining storytelling, character, script, experience to include pilates, yoga, floor barre, score, and mood through movement. This course jogging, and swimming, improving the dancer’s will focus on late 20th century (1975 forward) and overall strength, stamina, flexibility and muscle contemporary dance and movement styles related to tone and will assist in overcoming specific theatre productions. musculature weaknesses. Prerequisite: DAN 1135 DAN 3351 Men’s Ballet Technique (2) DAN 3380 Travel Study in Dance (3) Designed for male dance majors, the course will Supervised study of dance through travel abroad or focus on the elements necessary for improving the within the United States. vocabulary of the male dancer, such as jumps, May be repeated for credit. turns, and line. The course will focus on dynamics Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. necessary to increase speed, coordination, and DAN 3389 Dance Practicum II (2) elevation, especially as needed to execute big A highly individualized practical experience course jumps. Anatomical placement, strength, and designed for the student to continue work in musicality will be the emphasis to build confidence choreography, teaching, performance, production, in men’s variations, in classical and contemporary design, or management with the purpose of styles. focusing on career plans. DAN 3352 Pas de deux (2) Prerequisite: DAN 2289. Designed for the intermediate dance major, DAN DAN 4400 Repertory Ensemble (1) 3352 is the study of partnering technique. The Designed for auditioned members of the TROY course will focus on the elements needed for the Dance Repertory Ensemble. female and the male dancer to develop a foundation Prerequisite: Audition or invitation. for dancing together, progressing technically through promenades, lifts, turns, and jumps. The
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DAN 4410 Dance History I (3) ECD 3362 Applied Spatial Analysis for Business (3) A survey of dance history from the 16th through the This introductory course prepares students to 19th centuries, DAN 4410 examines the evolution become decision makers able to analyze business of dance forms which have been influenced by both data, both internal and external, from a spatial cultural world dance and ballet, focusing on the rise perspective utilizing geographic information of ballet as a communicative art form. It will systems software. explore the theoretical underpinnings of these forms as they have shaped dance today. ECONOMIC COURSES (ECO) DAN 4411 Dance History II (3) A survey of the purposes, functions, and ECO 1150 Survey of Economics (3) manifestations of American and European dance This course is a study of commerce and economics forms from the beginning of the 20th century to the and their impact on society, technology, and present. Dance History II covers the forerunners business. This course will cover basic commerce and pioneers of modern dance; avant-garde and and economics terminology and concepts important post-modernists; and the artists of jazz, tap, to managers. Broadway, film, and current media, introducing ECO 2251 Principles of Macroeconomics (3) dance students to the innovators, dancers, and Macroeconomic theory of the national economy choreographers responsible for shaping 20th and 21st with emphasis on income, employment, banking, century dance. and public policy. DAN 4412 Contemporary Technique IV (2) ECO 2252 Principles of Microeconomics (3) For the Dance major. Study of pre-professional Microeconomic theories of value, production, modern dance, including dynamic alignment, body/ distribution of income, and basic international mind connection, and increased vocabulary with economic analysis. emphasis on artistry through the contemporary aesthetic. Students will focus on complex center ECO 3351 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3) and across the floor combinations with an emphasis Study of the variables affecting employment, on musicality and a greater understanding of income, and prices. Monetary theory and theories anatomical alignment. of fluctuation are reviewed. Policies dealing with Prerequisite: Placement. economic stabilization are examined. Prerequisite: ECO 2251. DAN 4415 Ballet Technique IV (2) For the advanced major. Further development ECO 3352 Intermediate Microeconomics (3) of technical skills in a semi-professional level ballet Study of price and distribution theory as it relates to class, including dynamic alignment, body/mind households, firms, and industries. Theories of factor connection, increased vocabulary, with emphasis on prices and general equilibrium are also examined. the qualities of self-expression and musicality, Prerequisite: ECO 2252. which enhance performance abilities. ECO 3353 Money and Banking (3) Prerequisite: Placement. Principles of money, credit, and banking including DAN 4440 Composition and Choreography II (3) monetary systems, theories, and commercial Exploring movement and analytical study of the art banking operations related to the Federal Reserve of making dances at the advanced level. System. Concentration on the four basic elements of Prerequisite: ECO 2252. composition—space, shape, time, and energy. By ECO 3355 Labor Economics (3) Choreography II, students should be crafting full- Employment, unionism, labor-management length dances. relations and human capital. Prerequisite: DAN 3340 passing with a grade of C Prerequisite: ECO 2252. or higher. ECO 3360 Entrepreneurial Economics (3) DAN 4480 Pedagogy (3) This course presents a wide-ranging overview of Exploration of teaching methods in dance that can the place of entrepreneurship in economic theory, be adapted to diverse populations and to use these with a special focus on applications to institutions, methods in classroom teaching situations, offering organizations, strategy, economic development, and the student simulated hands-on experience. related fields. An emphasis on historical pieces on Through experiential pedagogy, students will gain a the economics of entrepreneurship as well as deeper appreciation for the instructor and develop a modern applications will be studied. more thoughtful approach to taking class. This Prerequisites: ECO 2251, ECO 2252 course is designed to provide students with the ability to integrate their professional studies of ECO 3361 Sports Economics (3) technical and conceptual content knowledge with Sports Economics introduces essential core pedagogical content knowledge related to dance. economic concepts and then develops them with examples and applications from the sports industry. DAN 4489 Dance Practicum III (2) The sections are devoted to illustrating prominent A final departmental assessment course for the areas of economics: industrial organization, public dance major to include the exit exam, this course finance, labor economics, and econometrics. completes the broad based strategies for career Prerequisites: ECO 2251, 2252 development. Prerequisite: DAN 3389. ECO 3362 Public Choice (3) Public choice applies economic tools and methodology to the study of public decision- INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC making. The emergence of government, collective DEVELOPMENT COURSES (ECD) choice within government, effects of legislative structures on outcomes, the role of interest groups as compared to that of the median voter, rent-
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seeking, bureaucracy, regulation, the size and scope -day lives, yet traditional microeconomic models of government, and alternative forms of are spaceless. governance. Prerequisites: ECO 3351,3352 Prerequisites: ECO 2251, 2252 ECO 4461 Austrian Economics (3) ECO 3363 Mathematical Economics (3) The historical and philosophical roots of the This course develops the mathematical treatment of Austrian School, the impact it has had within the theory of firm, household behavior, stabilization economics profession, and the unique insights it has policy, growth theory, input-output analysis, and provided in such areas as the theory of value, linear programming. monetary theory, and business cycles. Prerequisites: ECO 2251, 2252, AND MTH 1125, Prerequisites: ECO 3365 or 2201 ECO 4462 Game Theory (3) ECO 3365 History of Economic Thought (3) This course provides an introduction to game This course surveys the main schools in the history theory with applications to economics. Moreover, of the development of economic thought. the course presents an approach to modeling a Prerequisite: ECO 2251, 2252 social situation as a game and develops techniques ECO 4451 International Trade & Finance (3) for solving the game in order to gain insight to Principles underlying international trade and individual behavior. international finance. Prerequisites: ECO 2251, 2252, AND MTH 1125, Prerequisite: ECO 2252 & Lower-level core. or 2201
ECO 4452 Environmental Economics (3) Theoretical and empirical examination of natural EDUCATION COURSES (EDU) resource and environmental economics. EDU 2220 Introduction to International Education (3) Prerequisite: ECO 2252. This course is designed as a general introduction to ECO 4453 Public Finance (3) the field of international education, broadly An analysis of the principles underlying defined. In addition to exploring educational government expenditure and taxation programs structures, philosophies and curricula of selected presented from both a theoretical and a pragmatic countries outside of USA, students will examine perspective. educational issues, challenges, and outcomes from Prerequisite: ECO 2252. a global perspective. Prominent issues related to education, including history, cultural traditions, ECO 4454 Economic History: The Rise of the Western politics, globalization, poverty, gender issues, and World (3) the legacy of colonization will be examined and A study of the institutional factors that contributed discussed. Students will also explore and compare to the Western world’s economic growth. US education with the educational systems and Prerequisite: ECO 2251, 2252 and one contests of other countries. introductory HIS course. EDU 3303 Educational Psychology and Assessment (3) ECO 4455 Comparative Economic Systems (3) Characteristics of the learner and the teaching- An analysis of the economic systems of capitalism learning process. Theories of learning, instruction, and socialism focusing upon how a multitude of and motivation, and their application to students in specific nations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, grades P-12. such as the United States, Mexico, Germany, Poland, Japan, and China, et al., arrange and EDU 3305 Teaching with Technology (3) conduct economic affairs in the 21st century. This course is designed to introduce prospective Prerequisite: ECO 2251 or 2252. teachers to currently available technology and to prepare them to use various media for their own ECO 4456 The Economics and Moral Foundations of education as well as in their professional careers. Capitalism (3) Students are expected to become comfortable in the A study of the interrelationship between markets use of various media and to explore the possibilities and morals. Investigates the role ethics and ethical for the use of media in the classroom. Emphasis is ideas play in understanding economic life. given to ways in which multimedia can be used to Prerequisite: ECO 2251, 2252. meet the needs of the varying learning styles. ECO 4457 Econometrics (3) EDU 3308 Integrated STEM (3) A study of the methods used to empirically verify Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics economic theory. Statistical inference applied to (STEM) literacy is a critical component of 21st economic models, both micro and macro. century education. The central tenet of STEM Prerequisite: QM 2241, ECO 2251, 2252. literacy is the preparation of people who are knowledgeable of the connections between the ECO 4458 Law & Economics (3) content and practices of the STEM fields. This An economic analysis of the legal system that course will foster students’ abilities to teach in an explores the efficiency of different legal decisions. integrative way through real world design based Prerequisite: ECO 2251, 2252. problems that both stimulate and teach students to ECO 4459 Economics Seminar (3) think critically. Current problems in economics. Note: should be taken semester prior to internship Prerequisite: ECO 2252. Prerequisites: admission to TEP; must have taken ECO 4460 Regional and Urban Economics (3) or be concurrently enrolled in ELE 3361, ELE 3362 The economics of cities and urban problems and the Co-requisite: EDU L308 effects of geographic location on the decisions of individuals and firms. The importance of location in everyday choices is easily assessed from our day-to
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EDU L308 Integrated STEM Lab (1) D or below has been earned. Also see index for Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics “Independent Study and Research.” (STEM) literacy is a critical component of 21st century education. The central tenet of STEM literacy is the preparation of people who are ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING knowledgeable of the connections between the TECHNOLOGY (EET) content and practices of the STEM fields. This EET 2210 Electronic Devices and Materials (3) course will foster students’ abilities to teach in an Topics covered include semiconductor energy band integrative way through real world design based diagrams, bulk properties, conduction mechanism, problems that both stimulate and teach students to Haynes-Shockley experiment, p-n junction think critically. characteristics, low frequency model, transient Note: should be taken semester prior to internship response and breakdown mechanism, Zener diode, Prerequisites: admission to TEP; must have taken step-recovery diode, tunnel diode, backward diode, or be concurrently enrolled in ELE 3361, ELE 3362 Schottky diode, LED and photodiodes, and metal- Co-requisite: EDU 3308 semiconductor junctions. If time permits, selected EDU 3310 Introduction to Education (3) topics from bipolar junction transistors, current This course provides a broad overview of flow, amplification, switching, metaloxide- education, teaching and schools, and an orientation semiconductor structures, MOSFETs, and device to the Teacher Education Program. Multiple field scaling will be covered as well. experiences in school settings are required as part Prerequisites: PHY 2263, PHY L263 of the course. EET 2215 Analog Circuits and Systems (3) This is a prerequisite course for most other Topics covered include semiconductor diodes, education courses. bipolar junction transistors and MOSFETs, half and full-wave rectifiers, filters, regulated power EDU 4400 Classroom Management (3) supplies, biasing circuits of BJT, FET, MOSFET, This course is designed for all education majors. RC and DC coupled amplifiers, wide-band and The purpose of this course is to establish a tuned amplifiers, active impedance transformers, foundation of content and application relative to power amplifiers, impedance matching, feedback classroom management and discipline, emphasizing amplifiers, RC and LC oscillators, blocking reflection, decision making, and integrated oscillators, characteristics, limitations and teaching/learning strategies. Methodologies utilized applications of OP-AMPS, voltage regulators, will include discussion, lecture, field experience, timers, analog to digital converters and vice versa case studies, problem solving sessions, projects, will be discussed as well. and research. Prerequisites: EET 2210 EDU 4471 Curriculum and Instructional Delivery (3) Co-Requisites: EET L215 This course offers a survey of school curricula, EET L215 Analog Circuits and Systems Lab (1) organizational patterns for school systems and This course is focused on experimentation, design, classrooms. It is designed for Early Childhood analysis and verification of analog circuits. Lab Education, Elementary Education, Special topics include but are not limited to diodes, Education, and Middle and Secondary Education transistors, op-amps, and oscillators. Students will majors. Various instructional strategies, major also learn to use various instrumentation to build philosophies and learning theories are examined. and test analog circuits. Note: should be taken semester prior to internship. Co-requisites: EET 2215 Prerequisite: admission to TEP. EET 3315 Digital Circuits and Systems (3) EDU 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Topics covered include design of combinational hours) functions using standard logic gates, combinational Undergraduate research with attention to critical functions, sums of product and product of sums evaluation of research techniques, methods and representation, function minimization and procedures. realization concepts, prime implicants. Additional Prerequisites: junior or senior standing with a topics include advanced concepts in combinational minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding circuits, decomposition of switching functions, professor, approval of department chair or dean. A modular realization of switching circuits, sequential written request is to be submitted to the department functions and circuits, and memory elements. chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in Prerequisites: ELEC 2215, EET L215 which study is to be undertaken. May not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below Co-requisites: ELEC L315 has been earned. Application forms are available in EET L315 Digital Circuits and Systems Lab (1) the Office of University Records. Guided This course is focused on experimentation, design, independent research may be taken only in the analysis and verification of digital circuits. The lab applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index for topics include but are not limited to gate logics, “Independent Study and Research.” adders, multiplexer/de-multiplexer, and counters. Students will also learn to use various devices to EDU 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) build and to test digital circuits. Supervised study through field or laboratory projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or Co-requisites: ELEC 3315 achievement of specific skills. EET 3320 Measurement and Instrumentation (3) Prerequisites: junior or senior status, permission of Topics covered include fundamental of units guiding professor, approval of department chair systems, precision and accuracy, errors in and the dean. A written request is to be submitted to measurement and types of errors, electromechanical the department chair at least two weeks in advance instruments, DC ammeters and voltmeters, AC of the term in which study is to be undertaken. May ammeters and voltmeters, electrodynamometers in not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of power measurements, bridge DC measurements,
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bridge AC measurements, transducers concepts and Prerequisite: admission to TEP types, oscilloscope principles and applications in Co-requisite: ELE L360 measurements. ELE L360 Teaching Social Science Lab (1) Prerequisites: EET 2215, EET L215 This course includes Lab/Field-oriented EET 4410 Signal Processing (3) experiences designed to enhance understanding of Topics covered include fundamental of units varied dimensions of instruction in social sciences. systems, precision and accuracy, errors in Prerequisite: admission to TEP measurement and types of errors, electromechanical Co-requisite: ELE 3360 instruments, DC ammeters and voltmeters, AC ELE 3361 Teaching Natural Science (3) ammeters and voltmeters, electrodynamometers in This course provides a study of the varied power measurements, bridge DC measurements, dimensions of instruction in natural sciences. bridge AC measurements, transducers concepts and Emphasis is placed on appropriate instruction and types, oscilloscope principles and applications in resources, including technology for the instruction measurements. of students in grades K-6. Prerequisites: PHY 3320 Prerequisite: admission to TEP EET 4415 Automation and Control (3) Co-requisite: ELE L361 Topics covered include but are not limited to, the ELE L361 Teaching Natural Science Lab (1) concept of control systems open-loop and closed- This course includes Lab/Field-oriented loop control, PI and PID controllers relays, experiences designed to enhance understanding of transistors, thyristors, sensors, DC motor control, varied dimensions of instruction in natural science. stepper motor control, programmable logic Prerequisite: admission to TEP controllers (PLCs), and the applications of control systems. Co-requisite: ELE 3361 Prerequisites: EET 3315, EET L315 ELE 3362 Teaching Mathematics (3) EET 4420 Fundamentals of Microcontrollers This course provides a study of the varied Topics covered include but are not limited to dimensions of instruction in mathematics. Emphasis microcontroller architecture, instruction sets, is placed on appropriate instruction and resources, programming and interfacing with electronic including technology for the instruction of students circuits, interrupts, microcontroller peripherals, in grades K-6. microcontroller application development tools and Prerequisites: admission to TEP, completion of platforms. MTH 2251 and 2252 with a grade of C or better Co-requisite: ELE L362 Prerequisites: EET 3315, EET L315 Co-requisites: EET L420 ELE L362 Teaching Mathematics Lab (1) This course includes Lab/Field-oriented EET L420 Fundamentals of Microcontrollers Lab (1) experiences designed to enhance understanding of This course is focused on design, implementation varied dimensions of instruction in mathematics. and debugging of microcontroller based systems. Prerequisites: admission to TEP, completion of Students will also learn about timers, ADC, wave MTH 2251 and 2252 with a grade of C or better generations, RC measurement etc. The course also Co-requisite: ELE 3362 has a project where students are expected to build and implement a microcontroller. ELE 4454 Internship Seminar for Elementary Education (3) Co-requisite: EET 4420 This course provides seniors an opportunity during EET 4425 Data Communication and Networking (3) internship to examine broad educational issues and Topics covered include but are not limited to concerns, topics on the state and local levels and microcontroller architecture, instruction sets, those of personal interest. The scope of the course programming and interfacing with electronic ranges from juvenile law, classroom management circuits, interrupts, microcontroller peripherals, professionalism, professional development for microcontroller application development tools and teachers and other course topics. platforms. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Prerequisites: EET 3315, ELEC L315 Co-requisite: ELE Internship EET 4430 Optical Electronics (3) ELE 4474 Internship in Elementary Education (9) Topics covered include devices and applications of The Professional Internship Program is the optoelectronics, photonic waveguides, Gaussian culminating clinical field-based experience for beam propagation, interaction of light and matter, students seeking certification in a teaching field. spontaneous and stimulated emission, laser rate The Professional Internship Program provides the equations, semiconductor lasers, optical detectors, student with the opportunity to conduct classes and amplifiers, modulators and switches. assume the role of a teacher while receiving Prerequisites: PHY 3359, PHY L359, EET 2210 supervision from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the ELEMENTARY EDUCATION COURSES informed, reflective decision maker throughout the internship experience. (ELE) Prerequisite: admission to TEP. ELE 3360 Teaching Social Science (3) Co-requisite: ELE 4454 This course provides a study of the varied ELE 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit dimensions of instruction in social sciences. hours) Emphasis is placed on appropriate instruction and Undergraduate research with attention to critical resources, including technology for the instruction evaluation of research techniques, methods and of students in grades K-6. procedures.
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Prerequisites: junior or senior standing with a ENG 1102 Composition and Modern English II (3) minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding Text-based analyses and application of principles professor, approval of department chair or dean. A and tools of research in writing short research written request is to be submitted to the department papers. A grade of C or better is required for credit. chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in Must be taken within first 30 hours of enrollment. which study is to be undertaken. May not be used to Prerequisite: ENG 1101 or equivalent repeat a course for which a grade of D or below ENG 1103 Honors English Composition I (3) has been earned. Application forms are available in Introductory study and practice of composition for the Office of University Records. Guided the superior student. independent research may be taken only in the Prerequisite: Minimum English score of 27 on the applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index for ACT or 640 on the SAT, or recommendation by an “Independent Study and Research.” 1101 instructor ELE 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) ENG 1104 Honors English Composition II (3) Supervised study through field or laboratory Continuation of study and practice of composition projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or for the superior student. achievement of specific skills. Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C in ENG 1103 or Prerequisites: junior or senior status, permission of recommendation by a 1101 or 1102 instructor guiding professor, approval of department chair and the dean. A written request is to be submitted to ENG 2205 World Literature before 1660 (3) the department chair at least two weeks in advance Introduction to attitudes, philosophies, and of the term in which study is to be undertaken. May reflections of life in world literary masterpieces not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of from the ancient world, Middle Ages, and D or below has been earned. Also see index for Renaissance. Requires demonstration of acceptable “Independent Study and Research.” writing skills. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent ENG 2206 World Literature after 1660 (3) ENGLISH COURSES (ENG) Introduction to attitudes, philosophies, and ENG 0096 Fundamentals of Grammar and Sentence reflections of life in world literary masterpieces Writing (3) from the Enlightenment to the present. Requires Developmental instruction in the basic elements of demonstration of acceptable writing skills. standard American English grammar, with an Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent introduction to the essentials of effective written ENG 2207 Honors World Literature before 1660 (3) communication. Involves application of appropriate A course for the superior student, focusing on computer software. Students are placed in this representative selections of the world’s dramatic course, ENG 1100 or ENG 1101, depending on masterpieces in prose and poetry. placement exam score; see the local campus testing Prerequisite: ENG 1104 or permission of center for specific cut-off scores. Students may also department chair be required to attend weekly sessions at a writing and/or computer center. ENG 2208 Honors World Literature after 1660 (3) Note: Under no circumstance may this course be A course for the superior student, focusing on used to substitute for any general studies representative selections of the fictional requirement; nor may it be used to meet minimum masterpieces in Western literature. degree requirements. Grade of C or better and Prerequisite: ENG 1104 or permission of successful completion of exit exam required. department chair ENG 1100 Preparatory English (3) ENG 2211 American Literature before 1875 (3) Developmental instruction in composition and Study of works of selected writers in various mechanical skills needed to write clear, effective American traditions and styles from colonial times sentences and paragraphs. Involves application of to 1875. appropriate computer software and a variety of Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent written activities. Students are placed in this course, ENG 2212 American Literature after 1875 (3) ENG 0096, or ENG 1101 depending on placement Study of works of selected writers in various exam score; see the local campus testing center for American traditions and styles from 1875 to the specific cut-off scores. Students may also be present. required to attend weekly sessions at a writing and/ Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent or computer center. Note: Under no circumstances may this course ENG 2244 British Literature before 1785 (3) A survey of British literature from its beginning to substitute for any general studies requirement; nor may it be used to meet minimum degree 1785. requirements. Grade of C or better required. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent ENG 1101 Composition And Modern English I (3) ENG 2245 British Literature after 1785 (3) Intensive instruction in the writing process. Focuses A survey of British literature from 1785 to the on organization of ideas in well-developed present. Prerequisite: ENG 1102 or equivalent expository and argumentative essays (usually six to eight essays), with stress on grammar, punctuation, ENG 2260 Introduction to Technical and Professional and vocabulary development. A grade of C or better Writing (3) is required for credit. Must be completed within Technical communications for science, business, first 30 hours of enrollment. and professional work. Emphasis on writing for Prerequisite: Placement Testing. specific purposes to particular audiences in an organizational setting. Preparation of documents such as technical description of a mechanism or
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process, instructions, recommendations, reports, the techniques and principles of creative writing in and resumes. each genre. Note: course is a prerequisite for all required Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level 3300and 4400-level courses in the Professional English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of Writing Emphasis. Students may take elective instructor courses concurrently with this course. ENG 3353 Advanced Creative Writing II (3) ENG 3301 Women's Literature (3) Practice in writing poetry, short fiction, or plays for Representative works of literature by women. class and instructor evaluation. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level English courses English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of ENG 3305 Folklore/Mythology (3) instructor A multicultural survey of the forms and varieties of ENG 3354 Advanced Nonfiction Writing (3) the mythology and folklore of major western The literature of fact. Emphasis on student writing cultures, emphasizing stories of Scandinavian, and analysis of nonfiction forms, such as personal German, British, and American origin, and the narrative, autobiography, lyric in prose, and New application of these forms in modern cultures and Journalism. literature. This course is recommended for English Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level teachers seeking middle school certification. English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level instructor English courses ENG 3355 Verse Writing (3) ENG 3310 Fiction and Film (3) Development of techniques in the practice of Representation of fiction on film, with attention to poetry, including expression through metrical visual techniques and the translation and patterns, rhyme, rhythm, imagery, metaphor, and representation of major literary themes. symbolism. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level English courses English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of ENG 3315 Modern Drama (3) instructor Study of plays written between 1900 and the ENG 3356 Form and Theory of Fiction (3) present. List of plays may vary with each offering. Primarily a reading course for writers. Examination Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level of the classic texts of literary theory; analysis of the English courses use and purpose of the elements of fiction; and ENG 3320 Introduction to Linguistics (3) discussion of fiction form, from the short-short to Overview to linguistics, the scientific study of hyper-text. language. The course will acquaint students with Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level the grammatical, social, biological, and English courses technological applications of language. ENG 3357 Form and Theory of Nonfiction Literature (3) Prerequisites: ENG 1101, 1102 Examination of the theories behind various forms ENG 3326 Science Fiction (3) of nonfiction literature, whether autobiography, An exploration of the literary, social, and generic biography, the essay, diaries, and/or travel writing, importance of science fiction. with special emphasis on the historical evolution of Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level a particular form. List of readings will vary with English courses each course offering. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 3341 Advanced Grammar (3) English courses Detailed study of the structural system of English grammar. ENG 3362 The Arthurian Legend through the Ages (3) Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level Examination of Arthur not only in literary and English courses historical works from its earliest traces in the Middle Ages to the present, but also in archaeology, ENG 3345 Technical and Professional Editing (3) the visual and decorative arts (especially painting Principles and practices of editing technical and and sculpture), manuscript decoration, film, scientific documents. Overview of the editing musical, and opera. process; defining the editor’s rules and Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level responsibilities, revising at structural and sentence English courses levels, and addressing stylistic conventions of technical fields. Includes technical and scientific ENG 3365 Advanced Technical & Professional Writing (3) documents such as reports, proposals, and user Study of technical communication as a dynamic manuals. process in organizational and social environments, Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or permission of including the manner in which organizational instructor. hierarchies, purposes, and stylistic conventions interact with the writing process. Professional ENG 3351 Introduction to Creative Writing I (3) literature and professional associations concerned Practice in writing poetry, short stories, and/or with improving communications within students’ plays, along with a concentrated study of the disciplines. techniques and principles of creative writing in Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or permission of instructor each genre. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 3366 Professional Document Design (3) English courses Overview of the fundamental concepts and techniques of information design and production for ENG 3352 Advanced Creative Writing I (3) both print and online documents, including the Continued practice in writing poetry, short stories, coordination of text, typography, and graphics; and/or plays, along with a more advanced study of principles of audience analysis, usability, and
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readability; and an introduction to computer ENG 4410 Studies in Eighteenth-Century British software for desktop publication and web design. Literature (3) Prerequisite: ENG 2260 or permission of instructor Selections from Restoration and 18th-century ENG 3371 Literature for Adolescents (3) British literature and its historical and cultural Principles of and practice in the selection of background. literature for upper-elementary and for junior and Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level senior high school students, with attention given to English courses multicultural literature. ENG 4413 Studies in Nineteenth-Century British Note: No credit toward English major or minor. Literature (3) Credit applied only to middle school education Study of Romantic and/or Victorian literatures. certification program in English. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000 level Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level English courses English courses ENG 4414 British Novel Before 1900 (3) ENG 4400 Selected Topics in Literature and/or Representative novels by British writers of the 18th Professional Writing (3) and 19th centuries. Study of a topic of special interest and importance Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level not covered in regularly offered courses in English. English courses Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4415 American Renaissance (3) English courses Selections from the major writers of the American ENG 4401 Chaucer (3) literary renaissance, including such writers as Study of Chaucer’s major poetry. Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level and Dickinson. English courses Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4402 Studies in Medieval Literature (3) English courses Study of non-Chaucerian British literature from the ENG 4416 Nineteenth-Century American Novel (3) Middle Ages, including Beowulf, Piers Plowman, Study of representative American novels of the Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, mystery plays, 19th century. Le Morte d’Arthur, and other works. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level English courses English courses ENG 4417 Modern Short Story (3) ENG 4403 English Renaissance Literature (3) Examination of 20th and 21st century short stories. English prose and poetry of the 16th and 17th List of stories may vary with each offering. centuries with an emphasis on Sidney, Spenser, Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Donne, and Jonson. English courses Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4418 British Culture on Location (3) English courses An intensive presentation of British culture on-site ENG 4404 Milton (3) in London, Oxford, and other important British Milton’s poetry and major prose. locations. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4419 Advanced Writing (3) English courses Provides students the opportunity to write, review, ENG 4405 History of the English Language (3) and evaluate texts relevant to the professions they Study of the development of English from the plan to enter and to apply rhetorical analysis to Anglo-Saxon period through the present, with specific writing situations. reference to the Indo-European background of Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level English. English courses. Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4420 Selected Topics in Creative Writing (3) English courses Study of a topic of special interest and importance ENG 4406 Studies in British Literature Before 1660 (3) not covered in regularly offered courses in creative Selections from Medieval and/or Renaissance writing. British literatures, including classical, historical, Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2200-level and cultural background. English courses; ENG 3351 or permission of Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level instructor. Note: may be taken for credit no more English course. than two times ENG 4407 Fantasy Literature (3) ENG 4421 English Novel (3) This course will introduce the student to a wide Selected 18th, range of Fantasy literature from the Middle Ages to Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Modern times. This course will discuss allegory and English courses other subgenres that use fantastic elements that alter ENG 4425 Modern Novel (3) reality as we know it in order to concentrate on a Study of representative novels written in English in very real problem in the human condition, the 20th and 21st centuries. especially when no better way exists for an author Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2000-level to make the point. English courses Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2000-level English courses ENG 4426 Modern Poetry (3) Study of 20th- and 21st-century poetry. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level English courses
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ENG 4427 Contemporary American Literature (3) includes a few medieval mystery and morality Examination of representative American literature plays, and features Renaissance plays by Heywood, from the postmodern period (1960-present), with Udall, Kyd, Marlowe, Beaumont, Fletcher, Jonson, special emphasis on the diversity of themes, styles, and Webster. and cultural contexts influencing the literary Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level marketplace. Course readings may vary with each English courses offering. ENG 4453 English Drama through the 18th Century (3) Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level English drama (excluding Shakespeare) from the English courses 9th through the 18th century. ENG 4428 The Age of Johnson (3) Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level A study of the works of Samuel Johnson and of his English courses most important contemporaries, from about 1745 to ENG 4455 Multicultural Literature (3) 1798. A thematic study of minority American writers of Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level various diasporic backgrounds. Works will include English courses fiction and non-fiction by first/second generation ENG 4430 Shakespeare I: The Tragedies (3) immigrants in the United States including those of Study of major and minor tragedies, with some Native American People, in view of showing how attention to non-dramatic poetry. List of plays may they have contributed to the contemporary vary with each offering. multicultural American landscape. Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2200-level English courses ENG courses. ENG 4431 Shakespeare II: The Comedies (3) ENG 4460 Victorian Poetry (3) Study of comedies and romances. List of plays may A study of Victorian poetry, with emphasis upon vary with each offering. the works of Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, and Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Hardy. English courses Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4432 Shakespeare III: The Histories (3) English courses Study of history plays, especially those concerning ENG 4461 Victorian Prose (3) Wars of the Roses. List of plays may vary with A survey of the works of major Victorian prose each offering. writers, with emphasis upon the works of Carlyle, Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level Newman, Mill, Ruskin, Arnold, and Pater. English courses Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4433 Literary Criticism (3) English courses Study of the major literary critics and their works ENG 4465 African American Literature (3) from classical times to the present. Study of the major African American writers from Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level the beginning of American history to the present. English courses Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level ENG 4434 Romantic Period in English Literature (3) English courses. Romantic prose and poetry with emphasis on the ENG 4468 Methods and Approaches in Second Language writings of Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, Byron, Teaching (3) Keats, and Shelley. This course traces the evolution of language Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level teaching from the methods era (e.g. grammar English courses translation method, audio lingual method) to post- ENG 4435 The Bible as Literature (3) methods approaches (e.g., task-based learning, A detailed study of the literary components, content-based learning, communicative composition techniques, and inclusion factors ins approaches). Students will develop a repertoire of elected works from the New and Old Testaments. teaching approaches, and identify appropriate Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2200-level ENG options for different language teaching scenarios. courses ENG 4474 Internship in English/Language Arts Education ENG 4443 Southern Literature (3) (9) Study of works by writers from the American South The Professional Internship Program is the from colonial times to the present. culminating clinical field-based experience for Prerequisite: Six semester hours of 2000-level students seeking certification in a teaching field. English courses The Professional Internship Program provides the student with the opportunity to conduct classes and ENG 4445 Global Anglophone Literature (3) assume the role of a teacher while receiving Introduces students to a variety of literary supervision from a classroom teacher and a masterpieces that explore global writings in English university supervisor for a period of one full by authors who are not from Europe and North semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the America. This course will explore issues informed, reflective decision maker throughout the concerning the nativazation of English, exile and internship experience. migration, and the postcolonial concept of the Prerequisite: admission to TEP. “empire writing back” to its center. Co-requisite: SED 4454 Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2000-level English courses ENG 4478 Theory and Practice of Composition: Writing and Learning Across the Curriculum (3) ENG 4452 Medieval and Renaissance English Drama (3) A study of the methodology of teaching English Survey of drama from the middle ages and composition and practice in advanced writing Renaissance, excluding Shakespeare. Begins with Prerequisites: Six semester hours of 2000-level brief study of folk and liturgical origins of drama, English courses
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ENG 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary procedure. Consult the department chair for Teacher (3) additional information. A survey of teaching methods and materials appropriate for teaching in the content areas for grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with For more information, see the index for English as a special education teacher evaluation in the public Second Language Program. schools, collaboration with special education teachers, and lesson planning formats. In addition, ESL 1100 Preparatory English Nonnative Speakers of teaching methods, selections organization and use English (3, with petition) of English language arts materials for grades 6-12 Instruction for nonnative speakers of English will be covered in detail. A professional laboratory preparing for ENG 1101. Focus on application of experience is included in this course. rules of standard English grammar and U.S. Prerequisite: admission to TEP composition patterns. Involves application of appropriate computer software and a variety of ENG 4488 Seminar in Professional Writing Portfolio written activities. Students who do not pass the Development (3) eWrite text are placed in this course. Students write Senior seminar. and development of a professional five to seven in-class compositions and may be portfolio containing carefully selected materials required to attend weekly session at the ESL that demonstrate seniors’ mastery of specific Tutoring Center and ESL Computer Lab. Classes writing capabilities and skills. meet four days per week. Prerequisite: senior class standing, ENG 2260, and Note: This course will not substitute for any completion of at least three required courses and general studies requirement and will not be used in three electives in the major, or permission of meeting minimum degree requirements. instructor ESL 1102 Listening/Speaking VI Advanced ENG 4489 Internship (3) Academic focus: listening strategies for academic Practical experience involving writing and editing lectures, such as anticipating and organizing skills while working under the supervision of the information; understanding connecting words and Alabama Literary Review staff. pronoun referents; recognizing analogy, quotations, Prerequisite: ENG 3352, 3353 or permission of and paraphrasing. Skill-building exercises include instructor listening for main ideas, making inferences, ENG 4490 Professional Writing Internship (3) listening for specific information, summarizing, and Writing Practicum/Internship at a local industry, recognizing vocabulary in context. Speaking publisher, arts or public agency. Provides focuses on delivering oral presentations, engaging workplace experiences in solving problems in in academic discourse. Computer Lab requirement. writing, including those of career preparation and ESL 1104 Reading VI Advanced development. Helps the students be ready for academic reading. Prerequisite: ENG 2260, and completion of at least Vocabulary building through brainstorming, three required courses and three electives in the vocabulary lists, and close exercises that help major, or permission of instructor learners guess the meaning from context and see ENG 4491-94 Guided Independent Research and Study (3) regularity in the language. Introduces students to Thorough examination of material on a selected the lifestyles, attitudes, customs, and traditions of subject, requiring a documented research paper. Americans. Reading Lab requirement: one hour per Additional information indexed under “Guided week. Independent Research and Study.” ESL 1106 Grammar VI Advanced Prerequisite: six semester hours of 2000-level Review, expansion, and practice of auxiliaries and English courses. Note: Students who need phrasal verbs, gerunds and infinitives, introduces regimentation of regular classroom to do good adverbs and adverb clauses, noun clauses (subjects academic work should not attempt these courses. and objects), unreal conditionals and other ways to Also see index for “Independent Study and express unreality, and the subjunctive, inverted and Research.” implied conditionals. Includes in-depth analysis of ENG 4495 Senior Seminar in English (3) sentence structure: sentence types, sentence A senior-level course capstone designed to engage fragments, parallelism of gerunds and infinitives, the student with the central questions of literary sentence and fragments, writing direct and indirect studies and to develop the student’s skills in critical speech, and avoiding run-ons and comma splices. thinking and writing and in research. Must make a Independent CD-based exercises on topics covered grade of C or better. in 1106 – two hours per week. Prerequisite: senior status ESL 1108 Writing VI Advanced ENG 4498-99 Honors Research and Writing (1 credit hour per Focus on essay construction. Emphasis is placed on course per semester) coherence, unity, and writing well-developed and The above courses are designed for outstanding well-organized essays. Explores different rhetorical students majoring in English. Taken collectively, patterns (chronological order, logical division of they constitute the English upper-level honors ideas, cause-effect, comparison/contrast, etc) as program in which students may specialize in a means to the end in fulfilling academic writing selected area of literary study. Upon successful assignments. Study of different ways to organize completion of all course work and other and present ideas for different groups of readers. requirements, the student will be recognized as a Emphasis on writing as a process, with frequent graduate with English honors. group work to generate ideas and practice peer Prerequisite: junior or senior level, grade point editing. Writing Lab requirement: one hour per average no less than 3.2 in English studies and week. completion of the English honors application
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FINANCE COURSES (FIN) immunization. The primary focus of study is on the application of strategic models of decision making FIN 2210 Personal Financial Planning (3) and marketplace activity within the stimulated Introduction and comprehensive overview of environments which approximate real time. personal financial planning. Topics include Prerequisite: FIN 4432 introduction to financial planning, managing assets, credit, insurance, investments, retirement and estate FIN 4435 International Finance (3) planning. A comprehensive introduction and overview of international finance with emphasis upon FIN 3331 Managerial Finance (3) multinational corporation management, Analysis, planning and control of key financial international trade, foreign exchange, and decisions of the firm. international financial markets, institutions, and Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, ACT 2291, ACT instruments. 2292, MTH 1112, and QM 2241. Prerequisite: FIN 3331. FIN 3332 Financial Management II (3) FIN 4436 Securities Analysis (3) Second course in a sequence of corporate finance. Introduction and comprehensive overview of Continuation of FIN 3331 with focus on topics in securities analysis. Topics include stocks, bonds. financial management not covered in FIN 3331. Mutual funds, taxes, annuities, new issues, IPOs, Prerequisites: FIN 3331. OTC, exchanges, options, margin trading, short FIN 3333 Financial Mathematics (3) selling, laws and regulations, and fundamental Analysis of time value of money as it applies to technical, and modern security and portfolio loans, securities, banks, annuities, and insurance. analysis techniques. Prerequisite: MTH 1112. Prerequisite: FIN 4432 FIN 3334 Financial Statement Analysis (3) FIN 4437 Financial Institutions (3) The process of understanding financial statements A comprehensive study of financial markets, by financial analysts and credit analysts, and other institutions, instruments, etc. uses of financial data. Prerequisite: FIN 3331. Prerequisite: FIN 3331. FIN 4438 Bank Management (3) FIN 3336 Real Estate Finance I (3) Introduction and comprehensive overview of bank Procedures and operations of real estate mortgage management. Topics include: organization, markets. regulation, performance, asset management, Prerequisite: FIN 3331. liabilities management, credit policy, loan evaluation, global banking, bank mergers and FIN 3360 Entrepreneurial Finance (3) acquisitions, etc. This course covers financial issues related to Prerequisites: FIN 3336, 4432, 4437. entrepreneurship. The focus is on how to apply financial tools and skills to entrepreneurial FIN 4440 Real Estate Finance II (3) businesses. The topics covered in this course Second course in a sequence on real estate finance. include financial management and planning, Continuation of FIN 3336. financial statement analysis, time value of money, Prerequisite: FIN 3336 capital budgeting, working capital management and FIN 4454 Public Finance (3) sustainability. This course examines and analyses public finance Prerequisites: FIN 3331, MGT 4475. from the perspective of the financial management FIN 4419 Derivatives (3) of governmental enterprises. It examines revenues This course examines theory and usage of forward and expenditures at all levels of government, the contracts, future contracts, index futures, Markov financial management of government enterprises, and Wiener processes, Black Scholes analysis, and effects of public finance on business and options, Indexed options, and hedging using naked finance and personal finance. and covered positions, and other nonstandard Prerequisite: FIN 3331. derivative securities. FIN 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Prerequisite: FIN 3331. hours per course per semester) FIN 4431 Intermediate Financial Management (3) Additional information is indexed under (capstone) Independent Study and Research. Analysis of financial management of a firm at the Note: This course may not be substituted for any intermediate level, with emphasis on the required course. corporation. Includes more advanced analysis of FIN 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours topics covered in FIN 3331 as well as other per course per semester) advanced topics. Additional information is indexed under Prerequisites: FIN 4432, FIN 4435, FIN 4437. Independent Study and Research. FIN 4432 Investments (3) Note: This course may not be substituted for any Financial analysis of investments, including required course. markets, institutions, and instruments with emphasis on security analysis, portfolio analysis, and financial planning. FRENCH COURSES (FRN) Prerequisite: FIN 3331. Note: For additional information, see Placement in Academic Courses. FIN 4434 Financial Modeling (3) This course provides an examination of standard FRN 1101 Introductory French I (3) financial models used in corporate finance, Introduction to the French language and culture. financial statement stimulation, portfolio problems, FRN 1102 Introductory French II (3) options, portfolio insurance, duration, and Introduction to the French language and culture.
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Prerequisite: FRN 1101 or permission of measurements to produce computed products. instructor. Focuses on the use of a field book to record FRN 2201 Intermediate French I (3) measurements, the analysis of field measurements, Reinforcement of fundamental skills, study of and the use of survey instrumentation. sophisticated language structures and reading of Co-requisite: GEM 2220. simple French prose and poetry. GEM 3309 Land Survey Principles (3) Prerequisite: FRN 1102 or permission of The course includes the basic principles of land instructor. tenure and the cadaster with the major component FRN 2202 Intermediate French II (3) being the study and application of survey statute Reinforcement of grammatical skills, reading of and related case law. The concepts underlying the simple French prose and poetry, composition and hierarchy of evidence, sequential versus conversation. simultaneous conveyances, adverse possession, Prerequisite: FRN 2201 or permission of riparian rights, land descriptions, and the U.S. instructor. Public Land Survey System are explored. Prerequisite: GEM 2220. Co-requisite: GEM L309. FRN 3310 French Culture on Location I (3-TBA) An in-depth presentation of French culture GEM L309 Land Survey Principles Lab (1) combining lectures, readings, films, audiotapes, This laboratory explores the impact of land survey discussions and intensive language practice on the law on the practice of surveying and mapping in the Troy Campus with on-site visit to a Francophone state of Alabama. Focuses on the practice of writing environment. legal descriptions, the structure of the U.S. Public Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Land Survey System, and courthouse research. Co-requisite: GEM 3309. FRN 3311 French Culture on Location II (3-TBA) An in-depth presentation of French culture combing GEM 3310 Land Survey Practice (3) lectures, readings, films, audiotapes, discussions The issues of boundary location and retracement and intensive language practice on the Troy are central to this course. Focuses on Alabama Campus with on-site visit to a Francophone survey history, the practice of surveying in environment. Alabama, professional ethics, and the Standards of Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Practice for Surveying in Alabama. Prerequisite: GEM 3309, Co-requisite GEM L310 FRN 4491/92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit GEM L310 Land Survey Practice Lab (1) hours per course per semester) Students will participate in surveys of sectionalized Additional information is indexed under land in Pike County. Section corners, quarter Independent Study and Research. corners and other evidence will be located using FRN 4493/94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours GPS and traditional surveying methods. Students per course per semester) will also be assigned a township research project Additional information is indexed under and will present the research results to the class. Independent Study and Research. Co-requisite: GEM 3310 GEM 3330 Advanced Measurement Analysis (3) Survey equipment calibration, instrumentation SURVEYING AND GEOMATICS SCIENCES error, topographic mapping, control leveling, COURSES (GEM) instrumentation error, and the propagation of error through survey calculations. This course is the GEM 1100 Computer-Aided Drafting I (2) second course of a one-year study of survey This course gives students basic skills using fundamentals. computer-aided drafting software in fundamental Prerequisite: GEM 2220, MTH 2210. Co-requisite: two dimensional drafting and design, and advanced GEM L330. techniques in three-dimensional geometric modeling. GEM L330 Advanced Measurement Analysis Lab (1) Field laboratory experience using EDMI calibration GEM 1101 Computer-Aided Drafting II (2) baselines, conducting topographic mapping projects This course gives students skills in surveying and control level loops, and testing for instrument drafting, map components, and fundamental skills errors. The student is introduced to the field use of in drafting basic surveying features using computer data collectors. aided software. Co-requisite: GEM 3330. Prerequisite: GEM 1100 GEM 3366 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (3) GEM 2220 Basics of Surveying (3) Introduction to metrical photogrammetry, This course provides each student an introduction interpretative photogrammetry, and remote sensing. to measurement theory, instrumentation, Focuses on the theory, instrumentation, and measurement systems, measurement computations, practical application of photogrammetry to the data accuracy and precision. The structure of the problem of mapping the earth’s surface. Remote field of geomatics is explored. Major components sensing concepts, principles, sensors, and specific of the course are survey statistics, traverse satellite platforms are covered in the course. Hands- computations, coordinate systems and datums, on exercises are given that makes use of software to elevations, and mapping. The use of computer- create stereo models, orthophotos, and perform aided drawing software to produce maps and plats image processing. is required. Prerequisite: GEM 2220. Prerequisites: PHY 2252. Co-requisite: GEM L220. GEM 3379 Introduction to Least Squares Adjustment (3) GEM L220 Basics of Surveying Lab (1) The theoretical principle of error propagation and This field laboratory provides the opportunity to least squares adjustment theory to compute use instrumentation to make the necessary optimized solutions to geomatics problems
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involving redundant data. The use of mathematical observation, geodetic computations, surveying scripts and least squares software to solve spatial network design, and geodetic control survey. data adjustment problems in land surveying and Prerequisites: MTH 1125, PHY 2253. geomatics applications. GEM 4409 Hydrology (3) Prerequisites: MTH 1126, GEM 3330. Explores several models used to compute runoff GEM 3390 Fundamentals of Geographic Information and estimates based on particular rainfall events. Course Analysis (3) topics are the hydrologic cycle, rainfall intensity, This course is the first course in a one-year study of runoff models, hydrographs, storm sewer design, the fundamentals of Geographic Information culvert design, open channel flows, watershed Systems (GIS). Topics of study are digital mapping, delineation, water detention and retention data capture, data conversion, data structures, and structures, and onsite sewage disposal systems. spatial data concepts. Hands-on exercises are Prerequisite: PHY 2253. Co-requisite: GEM L409. included using some of the common GIS software. GEM L409 Hydrology Lab (1) Prerequisites: MTH 1112, IS 2241. Compute peak runoff estimates, and open channel GEM 3391 Application of Geospatial Information Science designs. Computer models are explored with (3) respect to solving and presenting peak runoff This course provides a study of common solutions. A design project involving the use of applications of GIS. The course provides further large-scale topographic maps will be assigned. study in database design, digital base map analysis Co-requisite: GEM 4409. and testing, and spatial analysis. Hands-on GEM 4410 Introduction to Global Positions (GPS) (3) exercises are included using some of the common Introduction to history and development of GPS GIS applications. and global navigation satellite systems (GNSS); Prerequisite: GEM 3390. GPS signals and observables; basic principles of GEM 3395 Cooperative Work Experience I (1) GPS operations; GPS error analysis, GPS survey The course provides students with experience methods and procedures; and GPS data collection, working with an employer approved for the processing; and GPS applications to Geomatics. Cooperative Work Experience component of the Prerequisite: GEM 3379 Surveying and Geomatics Sciences Program. The GEM 4490 Geomatics Capstone (1) student is expected to submit a written and oral This course prepares students for the national report to the faculty member directing the project, Fundamentals of Surveying exam to cover all detailing the work experience. aspects of the exam. Prerequisites: GEM 2220, 2.0 overall grade point Prerequisite GEO 4409. average, and approval of the Geomatics Program Director. GEM 4493 Guided Independent Study (1-3) Supervised study through creative field and GEM 4405 Route and Construction Surveying (3) laboratory projects in the Surveying and Geomatics Explores the theoretical foundations of route and field. A written request is to be submitted to the construction surveying. Course topics are guiding professor and Program Director at least two coordinate geometry (COGO), horizontal and weeks in advance of the term in which the study is vertical curve models, spirals, alignments, to be undertaken. This study is NOT to be used to stationing, cross sections, areas, volumes, and route repeat a course for which a grade of ‘D’ or below design elements. has been earned. Application forms are available in Prerequisites: GEM 3330. the office of University Records. For more Co-requisite: GEM L405. information see index for “Independent Study and GEM L405 Route and Construction Surveying Lab (1) Research”. This field laboratory applies the principles of route Prerequisites: GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding and construction surveying, the use of civil design professor, approval of Geomatics Program software, and the use of data collectors for practical Director, Department Chair, and Dean. design and field layout. GEM 4494 Guided Independent Study (1-3) Co-requisite: GEM 4405. Supervised study through guided readings, creative GEM 4407 Land Development (3) endeavors in the Surveying and Geomatics field. A Explores the concepts and problems associated with written request is to be submitted to the guiding the design and construction of subdivisions and professor and Program Director at least two weeks related infrastructure. in advance of the term in which the study is to be Prerequisites: GEM 4409. undertaken. This study is NOT to be used to repeat Co-requisite: GEM L407. a course for which a grade of ‘D’ or below has been GEM L407 Land Development Lab (1) earned. Application forms are available in the This computer laboratory provides the student the office of University Records. For more information opportunity to design and create those drawings see index for “Independent Study and Research”. necessary for local government approval of the Prerequisites: GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding typical subdivision. professor, approval of Geomatics Program Co-requisite: GEM 4407. Director, Department Chair, and Dean. GEM 4408 Geodesy and Geodetics (3) GEM 4496 Cooperative Work Experience II (1) Focuses on mathematical models of the earth, The student must be in residence at Troy University survey astronomy, the earth’s gravity field, and for a minimum of one semester after completion of coordinate systems, and geodetic reference GEM 3395 before leaving for cooperative work framework. Important skills developed in this experience under GEM 4496. The student is course include coordinate and datums expected to submit a written and oral report to the transformations, map projections, astronomic faculty member directing the project, detailing the work experience.
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Prerequisites: GEM 3395 and approval of the including boundaries and frontiers, national Geomatics Program Director. resources, spatial strategy, and maritime power. GEM 4499 Geomatics/GIS Projects (2) GEO 4403 Conservation (3) This course offers the Geomatics/GIS student the The conservation of natural and human resources opportunity to apply the fundamental principles and with emphasis on population expansion as the concepts learned in the study of Geomatics/GIS to a major element in changing ecology. particular problem or project. The student will state GEO 4404 GIS/Spatial Data Applications in Economics (3) the problem, design an experiment to test a An introduction to the use of spatial data hypothesis concerning the problem statement, take applications in the fields of business and economic the measurements, array the data, analyze the data, development, including site selection and analysis state conclusions, and write a final report based on of customer characteristics. the analysis and conclusions. Pre-requisite: GEM 4409. GEO 4406 Urbanism (3) Historical, physical, economic, and societal evolution of the urban area. American metropolitan GEOGRAPHY COURSES (GEO) problems and implications for policy and planning. Note: One field trip required at student’s expense. GEO 2210 World Regional Geography (3) This course may be taken for sociology credit. Physical and cultural features, economy, and populations of the geographic regions of the world. GEO 4408 Rural America: Past and Present (3) A study of rural society, its organization, agencies, GEO 2299 Basic GIS (3) (3) institutions, population trends and composition, This course is for students who are interested in patterns of settlement, social processes, and change learning the basics about Geographic Information in character. System (GIS) and use of this powerful technology to create maps, collect data, and perform advanced GEO 4411 Demography (3) analysis. This course is designed for a broad Population growth, stabilization, decline, and audience. structures in the context of societal change. This course may be taken for sociology credit. GEO 3300 Principles of Physical Geography (3) Earth geography including climate, soils, natural GEO 4415 North American Geography (3) vegetation, water resources, rocks, minerals, and Survey of agricultural, industrial, and commercial surface structures. development of Anglo-America. Covers physical and cultural environment, resource distribution, GEO 3301 Principles of Cultural Geography (3) economy, and population characteristics. Interrelationship of geographical elements in various world situations. GEO 4420 Web Based GIS/Spatial Data Applications (3) The student will learn the techniques and protocols GEO 3307 Geography of Europe (3) needed to develop and transmit spatial databases for Selected topic studies in the physical and cultural use by a variety of interests on the World Wide environment, resource distribution, economy, and Web. “Remote” spatial data analysis on existing population characteristics of the European-Slavic databases will be an important component of the land areas. Special attention will be devoted to the course. study of the geo-political influence of this area or least developed nations and the U. S. GEO 4435 Historical Geography of North America (3) An analysis of the physical and cultural factors in GEO 3309 GIS/Spatial Data Applications in Criminal the development of North America from early Justice (3) European settlement to the present. An introduction to the use of spatial data applications in a wide range of real world policing GEO 4485 Practicum in GIS/Spatial Data (3) endeavors; i.e., monitoring sexual predators, traffic Supervised GIS projects on a topic chosen by the accident reporting and modeling, crime scene student. Intended to give practical experience for analysis. One field trip to the Department of Public the student seeking GIS employment post- Safety in Montgomery, Ala. is required. graduation. GEO 3312 Geography of Latin America (3) GEO L485 GIS/Spatial Data Modeling Lab (2) An analysis of the major physical and cultural The purpose of this lab is to allow the students to aspects of Middle and South America. demonstrate their ability to collect, formulate, analyze, and draw conclusions based upon a real GEO 3326 Geography of the Russian Realm (3) world modeling exercise. An analysis of the physical and cultural aspects of Russia and the other former republics of the Soviet GEO 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Union. hours per course per semester) Undergraduate research with attention to critical GEO 3331 Geography of the Middle East and North Africa evaluation of research techniques, methods and (3) procedures. Physical setting, resource distribution, economy, Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a population characteristics, and geopolitical minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding importance of the region. professor, approval of department chair or dean. A GEO 3350 Weather and Climate (3) written request is to be submitted to the department A study of the physical properties of weather and chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in climate. which the study is to be undertaken. May not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or GEO 4402 Political Geography (3) below has been earned. Application forms are Analysis of the reciprocal effects of geography and available in the office of University Records. political organization on the behavior of states Guided independent research may be taken only in
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the applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index products. for “Independent Study and Research.” GIS 3305 Spatial Information and Analysis (3) GEO 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours Skills and knowledge related to spatial processes, per course per semester) point patterns, and autocorrelation in area data, as Supervised study through field and laboratory well as in continuous fields. projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or GIS 4401 Spatial Database Design and Management (3) achievement of specific skills. Introduction to design, implementation, and Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, with a management of spatial data base systems; modeling minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding and representation of spatial objects; fundamentals professor, approval of department chair or dean. A of relational database design, normalization, and written request is to be submitted to the department SQL; spatial data queries, spatial indices, and chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in integrity constraints; and spatial database which the study is to be undertaken. May not be management and applications. used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has been earned. Application forms are Prerequisite: GEM 3390 available in the office of University Records. GIS 4405 Spatial Modeling and Programming (3) Guided independent research may be taken only in Introduction to geospatial analysis and modeling the applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index process using GIS modeling tools and programming for “Independent Study and Research.” languages. Focuses on GIS customization, GEO 4498 Honors Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) integration of basic geoprocessing tools, Advanced research and study for outstanding programming fundamentals of Python, spatial data students in their major field. Culminates in report to access and manipulation with Python, design and a department committee which includes invited implementation of geospatial solutions to automate faculty members in related fields. geoprocessing tasks using Python. Prerequisite: GEM 3390
GERMAN COURSES (GER) Note: For additional information, see Placement in Academic HISTORY COURSES (HIS) Courses. HIS 1101 Western Civilization I (3) GER 1121 Introductory German I (3) Survey of developments in Western history from Introduction to the German language and culture. the pre-historic era to early modern times, including GER 1122 Introductory German II (3) classical antiquity, Middle Ages, and Renaissance Introduction to the German language and culture. and Reformation. Prerequisite: GER 1121 or permission of instructor HIS 1102 Western Civilization II (3) Survey of developments in Western history from GER 2221 Intermediate German I (3) modern times to the contemporary era, including Emphasis on basic language skills and knowledge the Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, French of German culture. Revolution and Napoleon, nationalism, Prerequisite: GER 1122 or permission of instructor imperialism, two world wars, and the postwar era. GER 2222 Intermediate German II (3) HIS 1103 Honors Western Civilization I (3) Emphasis on basic language skills and knowledge Chronological coverage same as HIS 1101. of German culture. Enrollment restricted to superior students. Prerequisite: GER 2221 or permission of instructor Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. GER 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours HIS 1104 Honors Western Civilization II (3) per course per semester) Chronological coverage same as HIS 1102. Additional information is indexed under Enrollment restricted to superior students. Independent Study and Research. Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. GREEK COURSES (GRK) HIS 1111 U.S. to 1877 (3) Survey of American history from the colonial Note: For additional information, see Placement in Academic period through Reconstruction, including the Courses. Revolution, Constitution, Early National Era, GRK 1111 Introductory Greek I (3) sectional problems, and the Civil War. Introduction to the ancient Greek language with HIS 1112 U.S. since 1877 (3) emphasis on pronunciation, basic vocabulary, Survey of American history from post- fundamentals of grammar, and graded readings. Reconstruction to the contemporary era, including GRK 1112 Introductory Greek II (3) industrialization, emergence as a world power, Continuation of GRK 1111. World War I, Great Depression, World War II, Prerequisite: GRK 1111 or permission of Cold War, the expanding role of government, and instructor. global issues in the post-Communist era. HIS 1113 Honors U.S. to 1877 (3) Chronological coverage same as HIS 1111. GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Enrollment restricted to superior students. GIS 3301 Cartography & Geovisualization (3) Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. Skills and knowledge required to design, produce HIS 1114 Honors U.S. since 1877 (3) and reproduce maps, and understand the Chronological coverage same as HIS 1112. computation issues relating to these workflows, and Enrollment restricted to superior students. capabilities for representing and interpreting spatial Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. information through maps and related mapping
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HIS 1122 World History to 1500 (3) HIS 3320 Colonial Latin America (3) This course surveys the origins, development, and Study of the history of Latin America from the pre- character of the major centers of civilizations and Columbian times to the beginning of the their relationships to one another from the earliest independence movements of the early 19th century. civilizations to 1500. Topics will include the indigenous populations, HIS 1123 World History from 1500 (3) European colonialism and its effects, and the causes This course surveys the growth, development, and and early development of revolution. character of the major centers of civilizations from Prerequisites: HIS 1122 or HIS 1123 or permission 1500 to the present. The course focuses on the of instructor. HIS 3321 Modern Latin America (3) growing interconnections among societies around th the globe in politics, economics, culture, and Study of Latin America from the early 19 century technology and examines the wide processes to the present. Topics will include the cultural, leading to the emergence of the present world. social, political, and economic developments as HIS 2210 History Through Games (3) well as international and U.S. relations in the area. This course will utilize a variety of different game Prerequisites: HIS 1122 and HIS 1123 or formats, including video games, role-playing permission of instructor. games, board games, and sports to explore HIS 3331 Western Thought since the 17th Century (3) historical concepts and events. Students will be Principal ideas and political thinking from the Age encouraged to think analytically about the ways of the Enlightenment to the present. games interpret historical events versus textbook Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and explanations. 1123 or permission of instructor. HIS 2215 History Through Movies and Music (3) HIS 3346 Cultural History of the United States to 1877 (3) This course will explore historical topics through A study of American society through its literature, various popular culture sources, including movies religion, philosophy, and the arts. Emphasis will and music. Students will be encouraged to compare be on immigration patterns, European cultural the popular culture material with historical events transfer, and environmental adaptations that created as well as analyze the sources in the context of their the American character. times. Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or HIS 2220 Cultural History of Alcohol and Drug Use in the permission of instructor. United States (3) HIS 3347 Cultural History of the United States since 1877 This course examines attitudes, laws, religious (3) structures, and political movements related to the This course provides a concentrated study of prohibition and promotion of alcohol and other changing thought patterns resulting from the rise of drugs in various periods in American’s past. The Big Business, theories of the public interest, and the course will examine films, music, novels, and emergence of the United States as a world power. dramatic works in an attempt to understand the role Wide opportunities for reading offered in religion, of mood-altering substances in American life. philosophy, literature, and the arts Particular attention will be paid to attempts to Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or provide solutions to problems associated with permission of instructor. alcohol and drug use such as the prohibition movement, Alcoholics Anonymous, medical-based HIS 3352 History of Africa (3) treatment programs, and prevention programs. A survey of 19th and 20th century political, social, HIS 2225 The African-American Experience (3) and cultural history of the region, including the This course explores African-American history f partition of Africa by European powers and rom slavery though the present day, with a focus on decolonization. societal roles and contributions, along with political Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and thought and cultural movements. The course 1123 or permission of instructor. emphasizes the importance of this history and HIS 3356 History of the Middle East (3) culture in understanding the world today. Background information on Islam, the Ottoman HIS 3302 History of Religion in the United States (3) Empire, and Western influence sets the scene for a A study of the development of religion in the detailed study of political, economic, and social United States, including denominations, beliefs, developments since World War II. church life, and the relationship of religious beliefs Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and to other beliefs and institutions. 1123 or permission of instructor. Prerequisite: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of instructor HIS 3360 Introduction to Archives: Theory and Issues (3) HIS 3304 Military History of the United States (3) This course will introduce students to the history A study of war in United States history from the and social value of records and archives, to the Colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the theory underlying professional archival practice, role of warfare in United States history and the and to the application of archival theories in the relationship of the military to the civilian. digital world. Prerequisite: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of HIS 3362 Archival Methods and Practices (3) instructor. This course will introduce students to the practical HIS 3316 History of Alabama (3) tasks performed by archivists in securing and A study of the demographic, political, social, preserving records, processing, arranging, economic, and religious aspects of Alabama’s describing, and providing access to them. history, emphasizing the role of the state within the nation. HIS 3365 Bioethics in Historical Context (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of This course focuses on the development of instructor bioethics, organized both chronologically and thematically. By situating fundamental ethical questions in historical context, we will analyze the
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influence of developments in science and Progressive Movement, World War I, the Great technology (e.g., introduction of new drugs, Depression, World War II, and the Civil Rights transplantation, dialysis, cloning), as well as the Movement. cultural, political, and legal contexts of key ethical Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of issues. instructor. HIS 3375 Research and Methodology (3) HIS 4407 Jacksonian America (3) A course designed to acquaint students with A study of the emerging American nation. Topics research methods and computer skills as related to will include Jeffersonian and Jacksonian the history profession. The principal requirement is democracy, the market revolution and slavery, the the successful completion of a formal research Second Great Awakening, and rise of reform paper in which students will demonstrate movements, Manifest Destiny and the Mexican proficiency in research, writing, and basic computer War. skills. Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or Note: It is strongly recommended that history permission of instructor. majors complete this course during the first term of HIS 4409 Infectious Diseases and History (3) their junior year. Prerequisite: Nine semester hours The courses provides a study of the causes and of history surveys including one of the freshman/ effects of infectious diseases on major events in sophomore-level series. Note: Students must receive human history from the Neolithic revolution to the a grade of C or better for credit toward completion present. A selected case study will be presented. of degree requirements. Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 HIS 4401 French Revolution and Napoleon (3) and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. A study of absolutist-aristocratic France challenged HIS 4410 Women, Health, and History (3) by democratic-egalitarian ideals and revolution, Explores the historical relationships between sex, including the role of Napoleon as conqueror of gender, and medicine in the western world and Europe and as propagator and destroyer of the improves students’ cultural and historical literacy, French Revolution. understanding of major health issues in the health Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and professions, the role of gender and sex in medicine 1123 or permission of instructor. and culture, and the diversity of medical and social HIS 4402 Europe from 1815-1900 (3) practices. A study of Europe from the Congress of Vienna to Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 1900, including political, social, and economic and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. developments in various countries, the rise of HIS 4411 Colonial America (3) nationalism and unification movements, and Study of the colonial period from European imperialism. discovery to the end of the French and Indian War, Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and with emphasis on the political, economic, and 1123 or permission of instructor. social developments that set the stage for the HIS 4403 Contemporary Europe (3) American Revolution. Traces European history in the 20th century, Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of including domestic developments, World War I, instructor. Great Depression, rise of totalitarianism, World HIS 4412 American Revolution and New Nation (3) War II, European integration, the Cold War, and the Ideas and institutions which led to American post-Cold War era. independence, the creation of an American union, Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and and the development of a distinctive American 1123 or permission of instructor. culture in the period preceding 1800. HIS 4404 Modern Eastern Europe (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of This course examines political, economic, and instructor. social developments of nineteenth- and twentieth- HIS 4413 Sectionalism, Civil War, and Reconstruction (3) century Eastern Europe from the Revolutions of Examines territorial expansion, slavery, and 1848 through the collapse of the Soviet bloc and sectional strife, and the resulting Civil War and beyond. The course analyzes the impact of the Reconstruction. disintegration of Russian, Ottoman, and Habsburg Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of empires on inter-war Eastern Europe; examines the instructor. establishment, development, and eventual collapse of communism in the region; and explores the HIS 4414 Gilded Age and Progressive Era (3) dynamics of post-Cold War European integration. Examines the period in American History between Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 1877and 1920. Topics covered include the results and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. of Reconstruction, the development of the New South, agricultural decline and crisis, HIS 4405 Old South (3) industrialization and urbanization, Progressive Era An examination of the cultural, political, religious, reform, the growth of America as a world power, and economic trends that shaped the colonial and and the causes and effects of World War I. antebellum South and the Civil War which ended Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of that era. instructor. Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of instructor. HIS 4415 Contemporary America (3) Examines the political, economic, and cultural HIS 4406 New South (3) themes in American history from 1945 to the An examination of the political, social, racial and present. Topics covered include the effects of religious trends and policies that defined the New World War II, the origins and development of the South. Topics include reconstruction, redemption, Cold War, the Civil Rights Movement, the social agrarian unrest, Jim Crow, industrialization, movements of the 1960s and 1970s, the Vietnam
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War, the economic and political crises of the 1970s, Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and the rise of conservatism in the 1980s, and the 1123 or permission of instructor. effects of America’s rise to superpower status. HIS 4437 Interwar and World War II America (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of A study of America in the years between the end of instructor. World War I and the end of World War II. Topics HIS 4420 History of American Minorities (3) will include cultural and economic changes during Study of selected ethnic, racial, cultural, social, and the 1920s, the causes and effects of the Great religious minorities, their treatment within and their Depression, the programs of the New Deal, and the contributions to American society. diplomatic, culture, and social causes and effects of Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of World War II. instructor. Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or HIS 4421 African-American History (3) permission of instructor. An introduction to the history of African Americans HIS 4438 The Cold War (3) from the 17th century to the present, including This course explores the history of the Cold War, slavery, Civil War and emancipation, legalized focusing on its origins, the major events (the discrimination, and the struggles for equality in Korean War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam present day American society. War, the Berlin Crises, and so on), and the collapse Prerequisite: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of of the Soviet Union. The emphasis of the course is instructor placed on analyzing newly available primary HIS 4422 History of American Women (3) documents from the Western and former An introduction to the history of women in America communist sources and their impact on previous from the 17th century to the present, exploring the Cold War historiography. major economic, religious, social, and political Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS ideas and developments which have shaped their 1111 and HIS 1112 or HIS 1122 and HIS 1123 or status and role in American history. permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of HIS 4441 American Constitutional Development (3) instructor. A study of the American constitutional system with HIS 4423 American Diplomatic History (3) emphasis upon its origin and evolution via A study of the factors, forces, and functions in the amendments and Supreme Court decisions. making of American foreign policy from the 1760s Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of to the present. instructor. Note: May be used for political science Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or credit. permission of instructor. HIS 4443 Late Antiquity (3) HIS 4425 Principles of Public History (3) Study of developments in the Mediterranean and Introduces students to the field of public history and Europe during the third through eighth addresses the relationship of applied and academic centuries ,including the fall of the Roman empire history, the major debates in the discipline, and and the rise of barbarian kingdoms. The course provides an overview of public history’s subfields examines the interrelatedness of economics, and historic traditions. politics, warfare, and religion in shaping late ancient societies. HIS 4430 Civil Rights Movement (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 Study of the origins of the Civil Rights Movement and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the beginnings of change in the 1930s and the World HIS 4444 The Crusades (3) War II era, and the movement itself as defined by Study of the origins and execution of the series of legal, political, and social conflict and change from religious wars called the crusades. In addition to the latter 1940s to the present. analyzing the various campaigns, the course also Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and HIS 1112 or examines the phenomenon in the context of the permission of instructor. social and cultural conditions in medieval Europe, Byzantium and Islam. HIS 4431 The Vietnam War (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 A study of the period 1946 to 1975 in Indochina and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. with emphasis on American involvement in the region as part of the larger Cold War context. The HIS 4445 History of Modern Germany (3) course draws heavily on the new historiography of Survey of Germanic peoples from the Revolutions the Vietnam War that has emerged following the of 1848 to the present, emphasizing unification, two collapse of the Soviet Union and is based on newly world wars, postwar division, and reunification. declassified documents from the western world Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and (especially the United States), Vietnam, China, 1123 or permission of instructor. Russia, and the former socialist camp. HIS 4447 The Holocaust (3) Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of An examination of the Holocaust, from medieval instructor. Note: may be used for political science origins of antisemitism to the persecution of the credit. Jews in the 1930’s, resulting in the Final Solution of the 1940’s. This course will focus on the HIS 4433 Modern Russia (3) implementation of the Nazis’ anti-Semitic politics The development of the revolutionary movements and the responses of other nations to the Holocaust, and tsarist reform attempts, World War I, examining the roles of victims, perpetrators, and revolutions of 1917 and the Bolshevik victory, bystanders. The course will also survey the impact establishment of the Stalinist state, World War II, of the Holocaust on the world today. the Cold War, Soviet domestic problems, and the Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102, or HIS disintegration of the USSR. 1122 and HIS 1123, or permission of the instructor.
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HIS 4448 The West in American History HIS 4465 England from 1688 (3) Study of the history of the American West from The final evolution of the English political system European contact to the present. Topics will include from the reign of William and Mary to the the role of the US government, the effects of contemporary era, including social and economic American expansionism on immigrants and transformations, the British Empire, the two world indigenous populations, and struggles over wars, the welfare state, and current issues. resources and territory. Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of 1123 or permission of instructor. instructor. HIS 4466 Renaissance and Reformation (3) HIS 4449 History of Nazi Germany (3) Historical review of the transitional centuries An examination of Adolph Hitler and the Nazi bridging the medieval and the modern eras, Party from their origins in the aftermath of World including the rebirth of art and literature, the War I, through their rise to power to defeat of the Protestant and Catholic reform movements, and the regime in 1945. The course will focus on how the role of kings and states. Nazis came to power and what they did when they Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and1102 or HIS 1122 and achieved it: their policies and practices, 1123 or permission of instructor. collaboration and resistance to the Nazis, and ramifications of Nazi rule. The course will also HIS 4467 Medieval Europe (3) address why such an advanced country as Germany Western Europe from the fall of Rome to the would support such regime. Renaissance, including religious and intellectual Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102, or HIS traditions and the revival of governmental 1122 and HIS 1123, or permission of the instructor. institutions. Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and HIS 4450 Environmental History of the U.S. (3) 1123 or permission of instructor. An introduction to environmental history of the United States from the 18th century to the late 20th HIS 4470 Oral History (3) century, emphasizing the post-World War II period. An introduction to the methods and practice of oral The course will focus on the historical development history. of the science of ecology, the origins of HIS 4471 Local History (3) environmental problems and solutions attempted by An exploration of history, historiographic issues, government and experts, as well as responses by and methodology of local history in the United grassroots activists over time. States. Provides opportunities to become familiar Prerequisites: HIS 1111 and 1112 or permission of with sources used in studying local history and to instructor. gain practical experience in conducting local HIS 4451 Modern East Asia history research. Study of the development and interaction of HIS 4473 Archives Practicum (3) Chinese, Japanese, and Korean civilizations, the Provides students with an opportunity to apply their impact of Western cultures, twentieth-century knowledge of archival and records management conflicts, resolutions and accommodations. theory and practice. Students will be assigned to Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and work on projects at an archival repository chosen in 1123 or permission of instructor. cooperation with instructor. HIS 4462 Age of Absolutism (3) May be repeated once as an elective. Note: Credit Survey of political and religious controversies that in Archival Minor only. shaped affairs in Europe during the 16th and 17th HIS 4474 Internship in History Education (9) centuries, emphasizing the cataclysmic The Professional Internship Program is the developments in scientific, political, humanitarian, culminating clinical field-based experience for and economic thought that prepared the way for the students seeking certification in a teaching field. rise of democracy in both the old and the new The Professional Internship Program provides the world. student with the opportunity to conduct classes and Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and assume the role of a teacher while receiving 1123 or permission of instructor. supervision from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a period of one full HIS 4463 Europe in the Age of Enlightenment (3) th semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the Survey of European history in the 18 century, informed, reflective decision maker throughout the emphasizing developments in society, politics, internship experience. economics, and culture. The course will broadly Prerequisite: admission to TEP. emphasize the changing nature of authority in the Co-requisite: SED 4454. 18th century from the beginning of the century until 1789- the year of the French Revolution. HIS 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and 1102 or HIS 1122 and Teacher (3) 1123 or permission of instructor A survey of teaching methods and materials appropriate for teaching in the content areas for HIS 4464 England to 1688 (3) grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher A survey of English history from the Anglo-Saxons evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with to the Glorious Revolution, emphasizing the special education teachers, and lesson planning interaction of geographical, political, economic, and formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections cultural forces which shaped England as a organization and use of history/social science monarchy. materials for grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and1102 or HIS 1122 and A professional laboratory experience is included in 1123 or permission of instructor. this course. Prerequisite: admission to TEP.
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HIS 4486 The Caribbean (3) UNIVERSITY HONORS PROGRAM A history of the Caribbean region from pre- Columbian times to the present. Topics will include COURSES (HON) the indigenous population, European colonialism Please see the index for additional information regarding the and its legacy, the impact of slavery and racial University Honors Program. diversity in the region, cultural and political revolutions, and the area’s relationship with the HON 1101 Freshman Honors Colloquium (3) United States. The first in a series of interdisciplinary seminars for Prerequisites: HIS 1101 and HIS 1102 or HIS 1122 University Honors Program candidates, combining and HIS 1123 or permission of the instructor. class work with focus on the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, attendance at campus HIS 4490 Senior Seminar in History (3) and community events, and University Honors The capstone course for history majors which Program student activities. synthesizes students’ course work through research, Prerequisite: admission as a candidate for historiography, writing, speaking, and reading University Honors Program in fall semester of the comprehension. freshman or sophomore year. Prerequisites: senior standing at all institutions and HIS 3375. Note: Students must receive a grade HON 2200 University Honors Special Topics: of “C” or better for credit toward completion of Interdisciplinary I (3) degree requirements. A one-semester course for students who have been accepted into the University Honors Program via HIS 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit the PEAK Program and completion of the hours) requirements for candidacy. Interdisciplinary topics Additional information is indexed under are determined in advance by the Honors Council Independent Study and Research. and the honors director. HIS 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) Prerequisites: HON 1101 or permission of the honors director. Additional information is indexed under Independent Study and Research. HON 3300 University Honors Special Topics: Interdisciplinary II (3) HIS 4495 Selected Topics in History (3) A one-semester course for students who have been Historical examination of a designed topic of accepted into the University Honors Program. special and/or current interest and importance, Interdisciplinary topics are determined in advance which is generally not covered in regularly offered by the Honors Council and honors director. courses by the department. Prerequisite: HON 2200 or permission of the Prerequisites: Applicable survey courses and honors director. permission of instructor. HON 4400 University Honors Capstone Seminar in HIS 4498 Honors–Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) Leadership (3) Advanced research and study for outstanding The final course in the interdisciplinary sequence of students in their major field. Culminates in report to University Honors courses is focused upon the a departmental committee that includes invited subject of leadership, with specific leadership and faculty members in related fields. service topics determined in advance by the Prerequisite: Senior level and 3.5 overall grade Chancellor, the director of the honors program, and point average. Permission of guiding professor and the director of the Institute for Leadership Studies. approval of department chair and the dean of arts and sciences. A written request must be submitted HON 4498 Department Honors Thesis or Project (3) to the department chair at least six weeks in Independent study with honors-level credit within advance of the semester the research is to be the student’s major department. See departmental undertaken. offerings in English and history.
HIS 4499 Internship in History (1 to 3 credit hours) Supervised work in an agency that can provide practical experience in the field of study. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Prerequisites: senior standing, at least 2.5 GPA, 12 COURSES (HRM) hours in upper-division courses in the field, and permission of supervising instructor, department HRM 3375 Global Human Resource Management (3) chair and/or dean. A survey of the roles, functions, and activities of human resource management including job analysis, job design, recruiting, selection, HEALTH COURSES (HLT) placement, training and development, compensation, employee and labor relations, and HLT 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary current issues in both the domestic and global Health Educator (3) environments. Teaching methods, selection, organization and use Prerequisite: Lower-level Core of health education materials in grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher evaluation in the HRM 4455 Employment Law (3) public schools, collaboration with special education A study of the major employment laws and related teachers, and lesson plan formatting. A professional regulations as they apply to the private sector. laboratory experience is included in this course. Prerequisite: Lower-level Core Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education HRM 4473 Labor Law and Collective Bargaining (3) Program. A study of court decisions, national labor, administrative regulations, and procedures of the National Labor Relations Board that guide effective
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approaches to collective bargaining and labor and exploration of various common and emerging relations. information technologies in the event management Prerequisite: Lower -level Core field. This course will encourage the HRM 4481 Staffing (3) undergraduate students interested in event planning Addresses theory, principles, practices, and legal and management to remain with contemporary requirements for effective recruitment, selection, developments in the field. and promotion in organizational settings. Prerequisite: Lower--level Core Prerequisite: HSTM 2210 HRM 4482 Managing Health, Safety and Diversity (3) HSTM 3330 Festivals and Special Events (3) This course addresses the theory, practice and legal This course provides a comprehensive overview of requirements in managing employee health, safety, the festival and event industry. Students will be and cultural diversity in organizational settings introduced to the various types of festivals and Prerequisite: Lower-level Core special events as well as their personal, societal, cultural, economic, and environmental HRM 4483 Human Resource Development (3) consequences. The course also explores Theory and practice in human resource training and management issues and strategies necessary to plan, development applied to organizational settings. organize, fund, market, stage, and evaluate festivals Prerequisite: Lower-level Core and special events. HRM 4485 Performance Appraisal and Compensation HSTM 3340 Principles of Recreation (3) (capstone) (3) This course provides an overview of recreation on Addresses theory, principles, practices, and legal federal, state, and local levels with respect to requirements linking effective performance history, program, population, facilities and trends. management and compensation and benefit systems in organizational settings. HSTM 3345 Recreation Programming (3) Prerequisite: Lower-level Core This course provides the foundations of basic Co-requisite: And at least three of the 4000-level programming skills, methods, and techniques Human Resource management courses. necessary to deliver recreational activities within a variety of settings, agencies, and organizations. HRM 4496 Selected Topics in HR (3) An in-depth study of a broad range of human HSTM 3360 Tourism Management (3) resource management topics. Individual This course is an introduction to the travel and investigations and reporting are emphasized in tourism industry which provides students on seminar fashion. Focus on a topic of a timely nature overview of the scale, scope, and organization of and/or special interest. the industry. Students will be exposed to a variety Prerequisite: Lower-level Core of concepts and subject areas related to travel and tourism. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. HOSPITALITY, SPORT, TOURISM HSTM 3372 Hospitality Management (3) MANAGEMENT COURSES (HSTM) This is a survey course providing an overview of the hospitality industry, its history, issues, and HSTM 2201 Leisure in Society (3) general operating procedures. This course provides the student with a broad Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. understanding and appreciation of the significance of leisure as well as examine what people do for HSTM 3374 Hotel Management (3) leisure in a changing society. Students will explore This course prepares students to manage basic hotel the place of leisure in society and in their individual operations including hotel organization, rooms, life. Students form all majors can evaluate the housekeeping, engineering and security, food and significance of leisure in their lives, develop beverage, marketing, and financial control. personal leisure lifestyles that promote Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. development and health, and understand how HSTM 3377 Domestic and International Tourism (3) leisure affects society. This course examines the tourism industry from a HSTM 2210 Introduction to Event Management (3) domestic and international perspective. Students will analyze the domestic tourism market and This course is a fundamental introduction to the international tourism market. Students will also be event planning industry with an emphasis on the exposed to various tourism segments which may role and relevance of the industry to society. This include: cultural tourism, heritage tourism, sport course is designed to explore the multi-disciplinary tourism, eco-tourism, adventure tourism and others. nature of event management to provide a Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. foundation of practical skills and knowledge HSTM 4410 Tourism Economics (3) students need to succeed in the events industry. This course examines the fundamental economic HSTM 2255 Introduction to Hospitality, Sport and Tourism principles as they apply to the tourism industry. Management (3) Students will be exposed to the application of This course is a fundamental introduction to the various economic analyses to tourism and will also leisure industry with an emphasis on the role and examine the impacts of tourism on regional and relevance of the industry to society. This course is national economies. designed to introduce students to an understanding Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. of the various roles recreation, sport, hospitality HSTM 4414 Sustainable Tourism (3) management, and tourism have in society. This course covers the management of sustainable HSTM 3320 Event Information, Communication, and tourism through decision making on the economic, Technology (3) social, and environmental (“triple bottom line”) sustainability of actual cases from the tourism This course is designed to serve as an introduction industry. The course comprehensively examines the
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theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. sustainable tourism fro a local to global perspective. HSTM 4428 Legal Aspects in Hospitality Management (3) Subject matter includes: alternative tourism or This course provides coverage of legal issues in small-scale tourism and its pros and cons; hospitality and tourism, including those associated sustainable tourism within the context of mass with hotels, restaurants, transportation, travel tourism; green consumerism; transportation, agents, tour operators, gamin, mixed-use, and accommodation, attractions, the tour operator, and timeshare properties. quality control; destination sustainability including community empowerment and sustainability HSTM 4430 Marketing in Hospitality, Sport and Tourism models; and future directions in sustainable Management (3) tourism. This course is designed to introduce the student to Prerequisite: HSTM 2255 marketing practices of hospitality, sport and HSTM 4415 Tourism Impacts and Planning(3) tourism. The course will review terminology, This course concentrates on the study of tourism systems, techniques and processes that are used in impacts, both positive and negative, ranging in the specialized application of hospitality, sport and scope from the local to the global. Students will be tourism marketing. This course will also encourage exposed to a range of environmental, economic, students to consider how traditional marketing socio-cultural and political issues and impacts at the strategies may be applied to these substantial and local, regional, national, and international level. growing industries. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. HSTM 4417 Current Issues in Tourism (3) HSTM 4435 Current Issues in Sport Management (3) This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for the introduction of new information and technology the introduction of new information and technology issues for the tourism industry. This course will issues for the sport industry. This course will encourage the undergraduate student in tourism encourage the undergraduate sport management management to remain current with contemporary student to remain current with contemporary developments in the tourism industry. developments in the sport industry. Prerequisite: Senior Standing. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255 and nine additional hours of 4000 level HSTM courses. HSTM 4418 Tourism Development and Planning (3) This course provides an introduction to the nature HSTM 4440 Governance and Policy in Sport (3) and scope of tourism planning and development at This course is designed to provide the student with the local, regional, and national levels. Topics to be information concerning basic structure and addressed include economic, social, environmental, governing principles of various sport agencies. The and policy considerations within the sustainable course will include, but is not limited to, an development framework. This course also discusses examination of the National Collegiate Athletic planning and development guidelines to be Association, National Association of Intercollegiate considered in different geographical areas. Athletics, and national and international Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. professional sports leagues. In addition, students will be introduced to the importance of policy HSTM 4419 Tourism Enterprises (3) development in the areas of finance, human This course concentrates on the creation and resources, facility use and control, equipment, management of tourism business entities and the travel, public relations, and risk management. dynamics of operating these businesses Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. successfully. Students will be exposed to entrepreneurial opportunities, business development HSTM 4443 Sport Administration (3) and managerial activities associated with successful This course is designed to provide the student with operation of tourism businesses. an understanding of the organization and Prerequisite: Senior Standing. administration of sport management related HSTM 4420 Revenue Management in Hospitality (3) programs. This course investigates principles, concepts, and Senior standing or permission of instructor. current trends in financial and revenue management HSTM 4445 Research Methods in Hospitality, Sport and as related to the hospitality industry. Tourism Management (3) Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. The purpose of this course is to provide HSTM 4423 Current Issues in Hospitality (3) undergraduate students with a fundamental This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for understanding of the research and evaluation the introductions of new information and process in hospitality, sport and tourism industries. technology issues for the hospitality industry. This The course is intended to familiarize students with course will encourage the undergraduate hospitality research and evaluation principles, concepts, student to remain current with contemporary methods, techniques, and application that can be developments in the hospitality industry. applied in a wide variety of leisure settings. Prerequisite: 2255 Prerequisite: HSTM 2255, MTH 1112. HSTM 4425 Human Resource Management in Hospitality (3) HSTM 4450 Event Management in Hospitality, Sport and This course focuses on a decision making process Tourism Management (3) that affects the performance, quality, and legal This course is designed to give advanced students compliance of the hospitality business as a whole. the opportunity to plan, prepare and administer Beginning with a foundation of the hospitality leisure-related events, thus providing students with industry, employment law, and HR policies, the practical experiences in hospitality, sport and coverage includes recruitment, training, tourism management. Students will gain compensation, performance appraisal, experiences in event management, including environmental and safety concerns, ethics and planning, organizing, implementing, evaluating, social responsibility, and special issues.
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directing personnel, securing sponsorships and include organizations, facilities design, equipment marketing for multiple events. and environmental considerations, food safety, Prerequisite: HSTM 2255 and 12 semester hours of operational functions, and management. 4400-level HSTM courses. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. HSTM 4451 Sport Finance (3) HSTM 4470 Revenue Generation in Hospitality, Sport and This course is designed to provide the student with Tourism Management (3) information concerning the basic theories of This course will provide professional sales finance as applied to managerial control of sport techniques needed to form a framework for revenue organizations. Included are forms of ownership, generation in the hospitality, sport and tourism financial analysis, financial issues in the sport industries. Students will examine the foundations, industry, and economic impact studies. theory, and framework associated with sales, and Prerequisite: HSTM 2255 the dynamics associated with building and fostering relationships necessary for a vibrant client base. HSTM 4452 Sport Communication (3) Prerequisites: HSTM 2255, HSTM 4430. This course provides the student with an opportunity to apply communication theories to the HSTM 4480 Event Planning and Operation (3) sport industry. Emphases are on the examination of This course is an in-depth look at the skills and public and media relations with a special focus on knowledge required to develop, plan, and execute message development, image building, and crisis events. This course is designed to extend beyond management for sport organizations. basic planning functions and develop core HSTM 4453 Legal Aspects in Sport Management (3) competencies including: strategic planning, project In this course the student will gain an appreciation management, risk management, financial for the legal and business matters that pertain to management, administration and HR management, sport and related areas. Students will acquire site selection, marketing, and event design. working awareness and understanding of the basic legal and business responsibilities of coaches, sport Prerequisite: Instructor Approval Required managers and practitioners, along with an HSTM 4485 Practicum (3) understanding of legal terms, concepts and issues The practicum opportunity is designed to provide that influence the management of programs. practical experiences for Hospitality, Sport and Students will also develop appreciation for business elements of sport, which encroach upon the law. Tourism Management Students. The practicum allows the student to develop and mature through HSTM 4455 Facility Management (3) exposure to and practical experience with a variety This course is designed to provide the student with information concerning the planning, design, of tasks under the guidance of trained, established organization, and administration of sport, fitness leaders in the field. This is a supervised learning and recreational facilities. experience with an approved hospitality, sport, Prerequisite: HSTM 2255 tourism, or event service agency, organization, or HSTM 4457 Global Hospitality, Sport and Tourism institution. Management (3) Prerequisite: Instructor Approval Required This course allows students to obtain a global HSTM 4488 Internship I in Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism hospitality, sport and tourism management Management (3) perspective by traveling and studying aboard. A supervised experience in planning, staging, and Classroom lectures, field trips and presentations evaluating a form practicum in related field. This is from international hospitality, sport and/or tourism the first term in a two term internship experience. professionals and academicians will supplement the Prerequisite: Permission of internship coordinator cultural experience. and eTroy home location. Prerequisite: Successful completion of Troy Study HSTM 4489 Internship II in Hospitality, Sport, and Tourism Aboard Program requirements and fees . Management (3) HSTM 4460 Leadership Principles in Hospitality, Sport and A supervised experience in planning, staging, and Tourism Management (3) evaluating a formal practicum in related field. This This course is designed to assist students in is the second part in a two part internship undertaking and developing a personal philosophy experience. on leadership. Students will be required to conduct Prerequisite: HSTM 4488 and permission of self-evaluation, examine and develop a leadership internship coordinator, and e-Troy home locator. philosophy, values and moral reasoning skills. Major leadership/ moral/ and ethical issues in HSTM 4490 Internship in Area of Concentration (6) hospitality, sport and tourism will be researched A supervised experience in planning, staging, and and discussed. The student will explore how evaluating a formal practicum in related field. personal ethics affect leadership and organizational Prerequisite: HSTM 4499, permission of Troy responsibility. campus-home location internship coordinator. Prerequisite: HSTM 2255. HSTM 4491/92 Guided Independent Research (3) HSTM 4465 Hospitality Service (3) Additional information is indexed under This course provides students with the study of Independent Study and Research. basic and intermediate commercial food production HSTM 4493/94 Guided Independent Study(3) management skills required in menu design along Additional information is indexed under with food and beverage cost control. Prerequisite: Independent Study and Research. HSTM 2255 HSTM 4499 Seminar in Hospitality, Sport and Tourism HSTM 4466 Restaurant Management (3) Management (3) This course provides students with the study of Students enrolled in this capstone course will basics of restaurant management fundamentals to examine trends, career paths, and discuss current
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topics in the hospitality, sport and tourism HS 4400/ Human Service Field Experience I (3), industries. Students will also prepare cover letters, 4410/4420 II (3) and III (3) resumes, undergo a mock job interviews, develop Provides experiences in a variety of social and career path portfolios, and undergo supervised human services settings with an emphasis on the experiences in a related field. multiple natures of human problems and the impact Prerequisite: course must be taken semester prior these problems have on the disabled and to internship (HSTM 4490) or permission of disadvantaged. Includes a weekly seminar plus a instructor. minimum of 120 clock hours per course hour spent in a particular agency setting. Clinical hours and responsibilities will be determined by internship HUMAN SERVICES COURSES (HS) supervisor. HS 2230 Survey of Human Services (3) Prerequisites: Senior level, HS 2230, HS 3370and A survey of the major human service delivery HS 3399 or permission of instructor. systems to include historical development, HS 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit populations served, professional roles, and hours per course per semester) interrelationships between targeted social problems Additional information is indexed under and services delivered. Introduction to the Independent Study and Research. ecological/systems perspective as a tool for HS 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours understanding these relationships. Includes per course per semester) observations and field trips. Additional information is indexed under HS 2240 Ethics (3) Independent Study and Research. Ethical decision-making and skill development within the helping professions. INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES COURSES HS 2250 Fundamentals of Case Management (3) This course will introduce the foundation of case (IDS) management to include the process of assessment, IDS 1101 Citizenship to address Global Challenges (3) planning, facilitation, care coordination, evaluation, Students will build knowledge and skills for documentation and advocacy of options and globally competent citizenship and public service to service. Case studies will be utilized to facilitate address global challenges (population, resources, practical application. technology, information, economies, HS 3310 Human Behavior In the Social Environment I governance) faced in the 21st century. (3) IDS 2200 Crossroads: Sophomore Interdisciplinary The biopsychosocial aspects of human growth and Seminar in Creative Thinking (3) development throughout the life cycle. Emphasis is This seminar examines specific academic themes placed on understanding the individual in from a variety of interdisciplinary perspectives that interaction with major social systems. Knowledge, reach across the human, natural, and social skill, and value bases necessary for biopsychosocial sciences. By capitalizing on the distinctive assessment are built. methodologies offered by faculty members from HS 3370 Professional Communication Skills (3) different academic disciplines, the seminar involves Principles and techniques of interviewing for students and faculty in creating original approaches human services professionals. Major emphasis is to course the building of empathic skills. Prerequisites: completion of 29 hours of HS 3375 Diversity (3) coursework by the start of the seminar; written This course provides students with an statement of interest to Seminar faculty; 3.0 grade understanding and appreciation of cultural point average, ENG 1101 with a grade of B or diversity, ethnic and gender sensitivity, as well as better. ageism, in social work practice with a variety of IDS 2201 Applications in Civic Engagement (3) populations is highlighted. An overview of strategies for civic enrichment that HS 3380 Human Services Study Abroad (3) engage various forms of community capital (social, Students will study abroad and engage in service religious and governing institutions, citizens, and learning opportunities in another culture. Students business/economic interests) to address defined will develop an understanding of the economy, civic issues. Focus is given to diagnosing civic culture, customs and human services practices of issues, developing and implementing an the country while observing and engaging in direct intervention and evaluating its impact. human service practice. IDS 4495 Capstone Experience in Public Service and civic Prerequisites: successful completion of Troy Study Engagement (3) Abroad Program requirements and fees. 300 hour field experience internship based at a HS 3399 Pre-Practicum Seminar (3) community agency, healthcare facility, school or This course will evaluate the student’s ability government agency focused on application of (knowledge, values, and skills) required to begin student’s personal plan for community engagement Human Service Field Experience. The class will and public leadership. Through the course, students focus upon areas essential for competent human will build applied public leadership skills and use service practice, including social policy and various applications and strategies for civic contemporary topics. enrichment. Prerequisite: Completing of HS Major requirements. The practicum site must be approved.
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INTERDISCIPLINARY EDUCATION support operations and are used to make business decisions. COURSES (IED) Prerequisites: Lower-level Business Core, IS 2241. IED 4454 Internship Seminar for Interdisciplinary IS 3315 Computer Applications for Accountants Education (3) A computer application course in which accounting This course provides seniors an opportunity during majors use common business word processing, internship to examine broad educational issues and presentation, application, and spreadsheet software concerns, topics on the state and local levels, and to design and implement solutions to common those of personal interest. The scope of the course account problems and issues. ranges from juvenile law, classroom management Prerequisites: ACT 2292, IS 2241. professionalism, professional development for IS 3320 Data Communication & Networks (3) teachers and other course topics. This course introduces the theory and practical Prerequisite: admission to TEP applications of current technologies in data Co-requisite: IED Internship. communication and computer networks. Emphasis IED 4472 Internship in Grades P-12 (9) is placed on data communication principles, local The Professional Internship Program is the and wide area networks and an understanding of the culminating clinical field-based experience for basic features, operations, and limitations of data students seeking certification in a teaching field. communications and computer networks. Coverage The Professional Internship Program provides the includes wireless technologies, industry student with the opportunity to conduct classes and convergence, compression techniques, network assume the role of a teacher while receiving security, LAN technologies, VoIP, and error supervision from a classroom teacher and a detection and correction. university supervisor for a period of one full Prerequisite: IS 2241, IS 3310 semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the IS 3346 Database Management Systems I (3) informed, reflective decision maker throughout the This course is an introduction to database internship experience. management systems (DBMS) and design via Prerequisite: admission to TEP. conceptual, logical, and physical modeling Co-requisite: IED 4454. techniques. Emphasis is on relational DBMS, IED 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit including modeling organizational data, hours) representation of data relationships, data definition Undergraduate research with attention to critical and manipulation, database design and evaluation of research techniques, methods and normalization concepts, database generation, and procedures. database administration. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a Prerequisites: IS 2241, IS 3310, or consent of minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding instructor. professor, approval of department chair or dean. A written request is to be submitted to the department IS 3350 Business Programming (3) chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in The course introduces and develops programming which study is to be undertaken. May not be used to fundamentals, including program structure, repeat a course for which a grade of D or below assignment, data types, input/output, flow of has been earned. Application forms are available in control, functions, arrays, pointers, strings, object the Office of University Records. Guided structures, list processing, and advanced I/O. independent research may be taken only in the emphasis is placed on understanding and applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index for developing object oriented programs in an “Independent Study and Research.” integrated development environment (IDE). Prerequisites: Grade of ‘C’ or higher in IS 2241 IED 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) and MTH 1112. Supervised study through field or laboratory IS 4410 Business Data Mining (3) projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or This course introduces the concepts and practices achievement of specific skills. of extracting information from large databases to Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, permission support human business decision-making in the of guiding professor, approval of department chair areas of summarization, prediction, patterns, and the dean. A written request is to be submitted to relationships, trends, and customer behavior. The the department chair at least two weeks in advance course covers various analytical techniques to of the term in which study is to be undertaken. May extract managerial information from large data not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of warehouses using a number of well-defined data D or below has been earned. Also see index for mining tasks such as classification, estimation, “Independent Study and Research.” prediction, affinity grouping and clustering, and data visualization. The course will examine methods and software tools for transforming large INFORMATION SYSTEMS COURSES (IS) amounts of data into new and useful information, IS 2241 Computer Concepts and Applications (3) uncovering factors that affect purchasing patterns, This course provides an interdisciplinary and identifying potential profitable investments and introduction to microcomputer literacy, word opportunities. The course will also survey processing, spreadsheets, database, business applications and provide an opportunity for hands graphics and the internet. on experimentation with algorithms for data mining using software and cases. IS 3310 Introduction to Information Systems & Data Prerequisites: IS 3346, QM 2241 Analytics (3) Introduction to the types of information systems used in the global business environment, with an emphasis on describing how information systems
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IS 4415 Big Data Analytics and Visualization (3) solutions of server related issues including security This course introduces best practices of data and scalability analytics to create a more competitive and Prerequisites: IS 3346, IS 3350 profitable organization. Students will learn how IS 4475 Internet Technology Development (3) Big Data interacts with business, and how to apply This course introduces web application data analytic methodologies to create value for an development technologies in an Internet organization. The course includes hands-on environment and the related scripting languages. applications of sophisticated data-analysis The course emphasis is on developing secure client- functions and methodologies to real world data sets side web applications with HTML and JavaScript, with cutting edge software and tools. The course and consuming web services. also includes business cases of how the leading Prerequisites: IS 3350 digital companies embrace big data culture and the use of data analytic techniques to out-compete IS 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours per rivals in their industry and to be more profitable course per semester) than traditional companies in the global business Additional information is indexed under environments. This course is a capstone course for Independent Study and Research the concentration. Note: This course may not be substituted for any Prerequisites: IS 3350, IS 4410 required course. IS 4440 Knowledge Management and Business IS 4498 Information Systems Internship (3) Intelligence (3) The Information Systems Internship provides This course is an introduction to organizational data students with the opportunity to gain real-world a business resource, using business intelligence and insurance experience in their field of study. knowledge management techniques. Emphasis is on Students are inter-viewed and selected by the developing database management systems (DBMS) individual companies offering the internship. See as operational data stores and data warehouses for the Information Systems division chair for details. management decision-making, through business Prerequisite: Student must have completed all four analytics, balanced score card metrics, data required IS courses with a “B” average. Student visualization, data mining, dashboards, and must have Internship Proposal approved prior to business performance management. registering for class. Prerequisites: IS 3346 IS 4447 Systems Analysis and Design (3) INTERPRETER TRAINING PROGRAM This course discusses the processes, methods, techniques, and tools to develop information (ITP) system. The course covers a systematic ITP 2200 Introduction to Interpreting: Professional methodology to analyze business requirements, Identity and Ethical Considerations (3) design information system solution, implement and Introduces basic principles and practices of test information system. This course is the capstone interpreting. The course is designed to provide an course for the concentration. This course follows a over view of interpreting with respect to project-based approach that requires students to professional orientation and identity, including an complete a software implementation project using a overview and history of the interpreting industry systems development lifecycle methodology. and work of interpreters, hearing and deaf Prerequisites: IS 3346, IS 3350. interpreting teams, certification and licensure, IS 4451 Information Security, Assurance and legislation affecting interpreters, 2d vs 3d Compliance (3) interpreting work, multiculturalism and the variety This course introduces information security of consumers and modalities with which awareness, governance, assurance, and compliance interpreters work. Ethical decision-making models associated with essential network infrastructure. and the Code of Professional Conduct are explored. Emphasis is placed on understanding information The course culminates in the students mapping out systems security policy and technology the competencies required to be successful on countermeasures across network infrastructure interpreting certification exams and resources access points including physical security, (including Troy University classes, extra-curricular authentication, access control, encryption, and activities, organizations, etc.) to acquire the system management. competencies. Prerequisites: IS 3320 Pre-requisite: ASL 2242 with a grade of C or better, or permission of ITP academic Advisor. IS 4460 E-Commerce Design (3) This course introduces the basic concepts and ITP 3351 ASL/English Linguistics (3) language of e-commerce. Coverage includes the This course is designed to introduce the linguistics planning and development of an e-commerce site, of ASL, including phonology, morphology, syntax including such issues as security, customer service, and semantics. Geographical, generational, racial payment, and marketing. The course is designed to and gender differences are explored. English and teach students to explore and evaluate e-commerce ASL similarities and differences are highlighted. technologies, sites, and issues. Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview Prerequisite: IS 4447. rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242 with a grade of C or better, or permission of ITP IS 4470 Server-Side Web Development and Academic Advisor. Administration (3) This course introduces server side web application development and administration technologies. The ITP 3353 Introduction to Interpreting English to ASL (3) course emphases on the ability to design and This is a theory-to-practice course in which implement real-world web applications, and the interpreter trainees are required to analyze message input from a person using the source language
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(English), and process and produce an equivalent able to analyze a text to understand the message intended for an individual using the target conversational signals and devices used. language (ASL). Cognitive processing skills will Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview be refined with an emphasis on text and situational rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU analyses and self-evaluation. Interpretations will be 2200 and EDU 3351 with a grade of C or better, or rendered consecutively. permission of ITP Academic Advisor. Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview ITP 3368 Interpreting in Specialized Settings (3) rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU An introductory course which provides an overview 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3360, EDU 3366 with a of the ethical considerations, specialized grade of C or better, or permission of ITP vocabulary and skills needed to interpret in special Academic Advisor. settings such as performing arts, conferences, legal ITP 3354 Introduction to Interpreting ASL to English (3) settings, phone relay, religious and health settings. This is a theory-to-practice course in which Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview interpreter trainees are required to analyze message rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242 with a input from a person using the source language grade of C or better, or permission of ITP (ASL), and process and produce an equivalent Academic Advisor. message intended for an individual using the target ITP 3375 Introduction to Interactive Interpreting (3) language (English). Cognitive processing skills Course Description: This is a theory-to-practice will be refined with an emphasis on text and introductory course in interactive interpreting in situational analyses and self-evaluation. which students will both observe and practice Interpretations will be rendered consecutively. consecutive interactive interpreting, analyze the Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview parts of the process that go into such interactions rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU and interpretations and analyze the resulting work, 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3360, EDU 3366 with a creating a continuous feedback loop to build grade of C or better, or permission of ITP awareness and skills in each of the requisite parts. Academic Advisor. Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview ITP 3355 Transliteration (3) rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU Focuses on expressive and receptive transliterating 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3360 and EDU 3366 with a skill development in English and manual Codes for grade of C or better, or permission of ITP English with attention to setting and register. Academic Advisor. Pre-requisites: Sign Language Proficiency ITP 4452 Discourse Analysis II (3) Interview rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL Course Description: Students will develop a better 2242, EDU 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3353, EDU understanding of the broad methodological areas of 3354, EDU 3360, EDU 3366 with a grade of C or discourse analysis and conversation analysis as an better, or permission of ITP Academic Advisor. approach for understanding signed languages and ITP 3360 Models of Interpretation / Transliteration (3) English, particularly in the context of interpreting. Students will be introduced to various interpreting Expands the concepts of discourse analysis as it ncmodels, eluding the Process Model, the Cokely relates to ASL and interpreted interactions. Model, and the Colonomos Model. Students will Transcriptions and analysis of ASL and interpreted use the models to analyze interpretations. Self- discourse and texts will be the focus with the assessment techniques will be taught and Demand- implications to interpreters. Emphasis will be on Control theory will be introduced. analyzing messages and metamessages within Prerequisite: Sign Language Proficiency Interview multicultural settings and understanding the biases rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU and filters interpreters often bring to the interpreted 2200 with a grade of C or better, or permission of task with assumptions made about the meaning of a ITP Academic Advisor. text based on the interpreter's own experiences. The ITP 3364 Introduction to Educational Interpreting/ overarching goal will be to ensure interpreters are Transliterating (3) able to analyze a text to understand the This course surveys the field of interpreting in conversational signals and devices used are educational settings. The focus of the course is on interpreted accurately and effectively across the an analysis of the educational environment’s impact interpreted boundary from the source message to on the deaf/hard of hearing student and the myriad the target message. roles of an interpreter in these settings. Guidelines Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview of professional conduct are presented and rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU specialized subject vocabulary is introduced. 2200, EDU 3351 and EDU 3366 with a grade of C Prerequisite: ASL 2242, ITP 2200, with a grade of or better, or permission of ITP Academic Advisor. C or better, or permission of ITP Academic ITP 4456 Advanced English to ASL (3) Advisor. Focuses on interpreting/transliterating from spoken ITP 3366 Discourse Analysis I (3) English to ASL or Manual Codes for English. Course Description: Introduces the concept of Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview discourse analysis as it relates to ASL and English. rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU Transcriptions and analysis of English discourse 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3353, EDU 3366 and EDU and texts will be the focus with the implications to 3375 with a grade of C or better, or permission of interpreters. Emphasis will be on analyzing ITP Academic Advisor. messages and metamessages within multicultural ITP 4457 Advanced ASL to English (3) settings and understanding the biases and filters Focuses on interpreting/transliterating from ASL or interpreters often bring to the interpreted task with Manual Codes for English to spoken English. assumptions made about the meaning of a text Students develop appropriate use of register and based on the interpreter's own experiences. The cross-cultural bridging techniques. overarching goal will be to ensure interpreters are
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Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview supervisors, team interpreters, consumers, and rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU faculty members. Interns are assigned to a business, 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3354, EDU 3366 and EDU organization, interpreting agency, qualified 3375 with a grade of C or better, or permission of interpreter(s), or rehabilitation setting for 300 clock ITP Academic Advisor. hours, 120 of which must be in direct interpreting ITP 4458 Advanced Interactive Interpreting (3) service. Students are also responsible for Course focuses on consecutive and simultaneous developing and fulfilling a Service Learning Project interpreting and transliterating. Students will (SLP) equivalent to at least 20 hours of planning develop skills in team interpreting in interactive and 20 hours of service to the community serving settings. adults. The SLP shall be in partnership with the Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview community and sustainable. rating of Intermediate Plus, and ASL 2242, EDU Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview 2200, EDU 3351, EDU 3353,EDU 3354, EDU rating of Intermediate Plus, and EDU 4463 with a 3366 and EDU 3375 with a grade of C or better, grade of C or better, or permission of ITP or permission of ITP Academic Advisor. Academic Advisor. ITP 4462 Practicum I: Seminar and Field Experiences (3) ITP 4467 Interpreting Mentorship I: Sign Language/ This is a field experience course in which English Interpreting (3) interpreter trainees have the opportunity to Surveys mentoring approaches in interpreter interview, observe, interact with and shadow education in the United States. Topics include interpreters in public venues. definitions of mentorship, knowledge and skills Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview needed to mentor, qualities of mentors and mentees, rating of Intermediate Plus, and EDU 4452, EDU mentorship management, portfolios as mentoring 4456, EDU 4457 and EDU 4458 with a grade of C tools, and approaches to mentoring in the US. or better, or permission of ITP Academic Advisor. Prerequisites for ITP majors: Only by permission of ITP Academic Advisor on the basis of possessing ITP 4463 Practicum II: Seminar and Field Experience (3) a nationally validated certification prior to This is a field experience course in which admission and completion of all coursework interpreter trainees have the opportunity to team excluding EDU 4462 and EDU 4463. interpret with credentialed interpreters. Trainees will interpret in one on-one situations for which ITP 4468 Interpreting Mentorship II: Sign Language/ they are qualified. English Interpreting (3) Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview This course builds on the information presented in rating of Intermediate Plus, and EDU 4452, EDU Mentoring I, providing opportunities to practice 4456, EDU 4457 and EDU 4458 with a grade of C various approaches and develop expertise in or better, or permission of ITP Academic Advisor. interpreting assessment and feedback. Students will develop their own approaches to mentoring and ITP 4465 Internship: Educational Interpreting (6) design their Internship project. Course Description: The internship provides an Prerequisites for ITP Majors: Completion of all opportunity for the student to perform, under coursework excluding EDU 4462 and EDU 4463 or supervision, a variety of activities that a regularly permission of ITP Academic Advisor. employed interpreter would be expected to perform in an educational setting. The interpreter-in-training ITP 4469 Interpreting Mentorship III: Sign Language/ is involved in interpreting interactions appropriate English Interpreting Practicum (3) to his/her skill level and training. Interns receive Supervised mentoring experience with intensive feedback and supervision from on-site supervisors, application of mentoring skills. Emphasizes group seminar supervisors, team interpreters, practical application of mentoring through ongoing consumers, and faculty members. Interns are assessment of interpreting and interpreting settings; assigned to an educational setting (k-12 or provides hands-on opportunities to assess, provide postsecondary) for 300 clock hours, 120 of which feedback, and receive feedback about both must be in direct interpreting service. Students are interpreting and mentoring skills. also responsible for developing and fulfilling a Prerequisites for ITP majors: Only by permission Service Learning Project (SLP) equivalent to at of ITP Academic Advisor on the basis of least 20 hours of planning and 20 hours of service possessing a nationally validated certification to the community serving children. The SLP shall prior to admission to ITP. Completion of all course be in partnership with the community and work excluding EDU 4470 and successful sustainable. completion (grade C or better) in EDU 4467 and Prerequisites: Sign Language Proficiency Interview EDU 4468. rating of Intermediate Plus, and EDU 4462 with a ITP 4470 Interpreting Mentorship IV: Sign Language/ grade of C or better, or permission of ITP English Interpreting Internship (3) Academic Advisor. Implements a supervised mentoring project ITP 4466 Internship: Community Interpreting (6) designed in Mentorship II: Interpreting. Applies Course Description: The internship provides an knowledge and skills acquired and integrates them opportunity for the student to perform, under with real-world experiences in mentoring. Projects supervision, a variety of activities that a regularly are implemented in collaboration with students’ employed interpreter would be expected to perform home or sponsoring region to provide mentoring in in a community setting. A regularly employed that area interpreter is defined as a person occupying the Prerequisites for ITP majors: Only by permission professional interpreting role to which the student is of ITP Academic Advisor on the basis of possessing aspiring. The interpreter-in-training is involved in a nationally validated certification prior to interpreted interactions appropriate to his/her skill admission to ITP. Completion of all course work level and training. Interns receive feedback and excluding EDU 4469and successful completion supervision from on-site supervisors, group seminar (grade C or better) in EDU 4467 and EDU 4468.
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Prerequisite: JRN 2201. JAPANESE COURSES (JPN) JRN 3312 Advanced Editing (3) Advanced study and practice in layout and design JPN 1101 Introductory Japanese I (3) of newspapers, electronic publications and online Introduction to the Japanese language and culture. media, including special pages and editions; typography and graphics; copy editing and video JPN 1102 Introductory Japanese II (3) Prerequisite: JRN 2211. Introduction to the Japanese language and culture Prerequisite: JPN 1101 or permission of instructor. JRN 3315 Advanced Reporting (3) JPN 2201 Intermediate Japanese I (3) News reporting and writing on sports, business, Progressive development of basic language skills in consumer affairs, the environment, and public Japanese. affairs, particularly local and state government, the Prerequisite: JPN 1102 or permission of instructor. courts and education, in a multimedia environment JPN 2202 Intermediate Japanese II (3) including print, video and online communications. Progressive development of basic language skills in Emphasis is placed on use of background research Japanese. and multiple sources and writing on deadline. Prerequisites: JPN 2201 or permission of Prerequisite: JRN 2201. Must make a C or better in instructor JRN 3315 to receive credit toward degree. JRN 3326 Advising Student Publications (3) JOURNALISM COURSES (JRN) Students successfully completing this class will have the ability to teach journalism, including how Note: Reasonable proficiency in keyboarding (25 wpm) is a to produce magazine and newspaper layout; prerequisite for all journalism courses except COM 1101 and JRN develop copy and/or storyboard for radio and 1103. television production; apply techniques of JRN 1100 Technologies in Journalism (3) advertising, reporting and editing; and use current An introduction to the technological advances in and emerging technology in the production of print journalism and the promotion of an understanding and non-print journalism. of the impact of these advancements. JRN 3327 Sports Broadcasting (3) Must make a C or better to take JRN 2201. Advanced methods, techniques and performance JRN 1102 Mass Media Writing Style (3) styles for broadcast sports news and information. A basic course in preparing written materials for the Prerequisite: JRN 2201. mass media and for online communications, with JRN 3330 Journalism Practicum (1 to 3 credit hours) emphasis on using Associate press style and writing Supervised journalism-related experiences focusing leads. on gathering information, writing, editing, Prerequisites: ENG 1101, 1102, JRN 1100, with photography, design, online journalism, electronic grade of C or better in each course. journalism, broadcast journalism, advertising and/or May be taken concurrently with JRN 1100. public relations. Must make at least C or better in JRN 1102 before JRN 3340 Introduction to Mobile Journalism (3) taking JRN 2201. The concepts and technologies for this course JRN 1103 Introduction to Radio and Television (3) include newsgathering through multiple digital An introduction to the electronic forms of mass methods and storytelling across multiple platforms communication with discussions on the theoretical from the field. and business aspects of radio and television, cable Smartphones or computer tablets are required. and corporate video communications, and an Prerequisite: JRN 2201 introduction to programming and regulations. JRN 3360 Broadcast News Writing (3) Gathering, evaluating, writing and performing JRN 2201 Reporting (3) broadcast copy. Applies news gathering techniques Gathering, evaluating and reporting the news for to the broadcast writing style, on-the-scene traditional and online media. coverage, interviewing and announcing. Must make Prerequisite: Completion of JRN 1102 with grade a C or better. of C or better. Must make at least C or better in Prerequisite: JRN 2201. JRN 2201 before taking 3000 level or higher Journalism courses. JRN 3365 TV Studio Techniques and Producing (3) An introduction to the production elements, JRN 2211 Editing and Design (3) theories and procedures of producing news Editing copy and video, headline writing, layout broadcasts for television. Lighting, set design, and design for print, video and electronic preparation, operation of equipment, graphics, publications plus online communications. editing, responsibilities of those members involved Prerequisites: JRN 1100 and 1102. Must make a C in the production, electronic news gathering (ENG), or better in JRN 2211 to receive credit toward operation of remote equipment and interviewing are degree. topics discussed in this class. JRN 3300 Digital News Photography (3) JRN 3380 Global Journalism and International Media Discussion of and practical experience in digital Systems (3) and video photography for print, broadcast, An examination of international and domestic mass electronic and online media. media systems, the flow of information and JRN 3302 Feature and Magazine Article Writing (3) technology, and issues of media ownership, access, Researching and writing feature stories with regulations, programming and cultural differences emphasis on covering issues and trends in in international communications. magazines, electronic and online publications, pitching ideas to editors and marketing articles as a freelancer.
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JRN 4400 Special Topics in Journalism (1 to 3 credit Supervised experience in mobile journalism hours) reporting, including in-depth fieldwork and Lecture, discussion, and research course designed producing original content to build student to acquaint students with special topics in the fields portfolios. of broadcast and print journalism. May be taken for a maximum of six hours. Smartphones or computer tablets are required. Prerequisite: JRN 3340 JRN 4401 Communication Media Management (3) Discussion of special problems and management JRN 4450 Electronic Publishing (3) techniques of print, broadcast, cable, online media, This is a hands-on mastery course in using words, public relations and communication organizations. images, video, sound and social media to communicate in an interactive and online JRN 4403 Radio News Practicum (3-6) environment. Supervised experience in gathering, writing and JRN 4460 Network Sports Production (3) performing radio news broadcasts. Supervised experience in television sports Prerequisite or Co-requisite: JRN 3360 production, including in-depth fieldwork with the JRN 4405 Radio Production Practicum (3-6) Troy University Athletics Department and the Supervised experience in radio studio work. sports network, ESPN3. Students will shoot and Includes audio techniques for both public affairs edit sporting events for use on ESPN3. Weekend and musical productions, tape editing, and use of work is required. automated programming. Prerequisites: JRN 3327 or JRN 4413 or Prerequisite: JRN 3360 permission of the Director of the Hall School of JRN 4410 Advanced Radio Practicum (3-6) Journalism and Communication. Emphasis on individualized work in radio news or JRN 4489 Internship (5) production. Prerequisite: JRN 4403 or 4405 Supervised work that can provide practical experience in the field of study. JRN 4413 Television News Practicum (3-6) Supervised experience in gathering, writing and Prerequisites: At least junior standing and performing for a daily news broadcast. approval of the academic adviser and departmant Prerequisite or Co-requisite: JRN 3360 chair. JRN 4415 Television Production Practicum (3-6) JRN 4490 Field Experience (1-7) Supervised experience in technical television work. Supervised study in the practical application of Includes in-studio and remote camera operation, issues related to journalism and communication. lighting, video tape editing and directing. Two Prerequisites: Approval of the director of the hours per day plus a weekly one-hour discussion School of Journalism and Communication. and evaluation Prerequisite: junior standing or above JRN 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester) JRN 4420 Advanced Television Practicum (3-6) Additional information is indexed under Emphasis on individualized work in television news Independent Study and Research. or production. Prerequisite: JRN 4413 JRN 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours per course per semester) JRN 4421 Opinion Writing (3) Writing and editing of opinion for print, broadcast, Additional information is indexed under electronic and online communication systems, with Independent Study and Research. extensive practice in writing editorials and opinion JRN 4495 Communication Seminar (1) columns. Study of issues related to communication theory, Prerequisite: JRN 2201. the history and future of communication industries, JRN 4425 Multimedia Law (3) the impact of online communication and ethics. The rights and restrictions of the press: the First Additionally, students will create a professional Amendment, privilege, libel, slander, contempt, portfolio. right of privacy, etc. Prerequisite: junior standing or above KINESOLOGY AND HEALTH JRN 4427 Sports Reporting (3) PROMOTION COURSES (KHP) Advanced methods, techniques, and writing styles for reporting sports news and information. KHP 1101 Badminton (1) Prerequisite: JRN 2201 Physical education activity course. JRN 4430 Processes and Effects of Mass Communication KHP 1107 Swimming (1) (3) Physical education activity course. This course provides students with an understanding of the development of the most KHP 1108 Tennis (1) Physical education activity course. notable, historical, social scientific and empirically grounded theoretical perspectives with regard to KHP 1109 Intermediate Swimming (1) mass communication. In addition, analysis and Physical education activity course. interpretation of these theories will be addressed. KHP 1110 Paddle Tennis (1) JRN 4440 Advanced Technologies in Journalism (3) Physical education activity course. An introduction to using advanced technologies and KHP 1111 Archery (1) on-line reporting techniques in journalism and Physical education activity course. public relations. JRN 4445 Mobile Journalism Practicum (3)
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KHP 1112 Advanced Swimming (1) KHP 2250 Foundations of Health Science (1) Physical education activity course. A study of the historical, philosophical and KHP 1122 Water Aerobics (1) theoretical foundations of health education and Physical education activity course. health promotion, including the current status and projected trends in health education and promotion. KHP 1124 Beginning Yoga (1) Course will introduce students to yoga as a different KHP 2251 Foundations of Physical Education Health (3) type of exercise. Students will explore the A study of the history and principles of health opportunity for yoga to become a lifetime activity education and physical education with particular in order to promote health and wellness in their emphasis placed on present practices and trends in daily routines. exercise science. Prerequisite: Student must be a Health, Physical, KHP 1134 Ballroom Dance (1) Exercise, Elementary, Collaborative K-6, or An introduction to social dancing with an emphasis Collaborative 6-12 Education Major. on American ballroom dances (foxtrot, waltz, swing) and Latin ballroom dances (cha cha, KHP 2252 Methods of Teaching Dance (3) mambo, tango). Equivalent to DAN 1134. Social, folk and square dancing, including basic rhythmic activities which can be taught in KHP 1139 Fitness for Life I (1) elementary, middle and high schools. Equivalent to Physical education activity course. DAN 2252. KHP 1141 Jogging (1) Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Physical education activity course. KHP 2260 Applied Fitness Concepts (2) KHP 1142 Weight Training (1) Personal conditioning-based course focusing on Physical education activity course. training principles, modes of exercise, training tools, performance enhancers, measurement KHP 1144 Step Aerobics (1) concepts and exercise prescription. Physical education activity course. KHP 2263 Lifeguard Training (3) KHP 1146 Physical Defense for Women (1) Organization and teaching of the fundamental skills Physical education activity course. for water safety and the prevention of drowning. KHP 2200 Health Concepts (1) Prerequisites: Advanced swimming or permission A study of health concepts that characterizes of instructor. a process in the life cycle that is typical of every KHP 2270 Intermediate Military Fitness and Exercise (2) individual. Students will develop overall cardio-respiratory KHP 2201 Camping and Outdoor Education (2) fitness, muscular endurance and strength; plan and Camping, leadership and program planning. develop an individual physical training program; enhance individual knowledge of fitness and well KHP 2202 First Aid and Safety and CPRO (2) being; and understand the principles of exercise and Community first aid and safety instruction and components of fitness. CPRO for the professional following American Red Cross techniques. KHP 2276 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Softball (2) Development of basic skills necessary for team KHP 2208 Intermediate Tennis (1) play, squad organization, rules, scouting Physical education activity course. procedures, team conditioning, and equipment KHP 2211 Human Nutrition (3) needs. Explores the relationship between nutrition and KHP 2277 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Football (2) health. Emphasizes the roles of nutrients, their Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and utilization in the human system and their care of equipment, budgeting, ethics, rules, scouting contributions to the health of individuals of all ages. and team conditioning. Includes dietary patterns, of various cultural, ethnic and religious groups, nutritional assessments, and KHP 2278 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Soccer (2) food safety. Open to all majors. The development of basic skills necessary for team play, squad organization, rules, scouting KHP 2212 First Aid and CPRO Recertification (1) procedures, term conditioning and equipment Community first aid and safety instruction and needs. CPRO for recertification. Prerequisite: Proof of certification in American KHP 2279 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Volleyball Red Cross Community First Aid and Safety/CPRO (2) within 1 year of start date of class. Permission of Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and instructor or department chair. care of equipment, budgeting, squad organization, rules, scouting and team conditioning. KHP 2239 Fitness for Life II (1) Physical education activity course. KHP 2281 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Baseball (2) KHP 2240 Personal and Community Health (3) Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and Personal health as it applies to practices, knowledge care of equipment, budgeting, batting and field and behavior. drills, rules, scouting and team conditioning. KHP 2241 Intermediate Jogging (1) KHP 2282 Theory and Techniques of Coaching Basketball Physical education activity course. (2) KHP 2242 Intermediate Weight Training (1) Offensive and defensive techniques, purchase and Physical education activity course. care of equipment, budgeting, squad organization, KHP 2246 Advanced Physical Defense for Women (1) rules, scouting and team conditioning. Physical education activity course. Prerequisite: Grade B or better in KHP 1146.
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KHP 3310 Introduction to Food Science (3) regulation and fluid, electrolyte and acid base This course provides a basic study of the chemical balance will also be discussed and biological principles of food and food Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIO 1100/ preparation techniques including food quality, L100 and CHM 1142/L142; or SCI 2233/L233; or nutrition, safety, processing, meal management, PHY 2252/L252. and laws regulating food handling. Co-requisite: KHP L310 KHP 3361 Integrating HPER into the Curriculum (3) Prerequisites: None. Open to all majors. Methods and materials of teaching physical education for grades K-6. KHP L310 Introduction to Food Science Lab (1) Prerequisite: EDU 3310. Experimental and observational techniques in food preparation. KHP 3363 Lifeguard Training Instructor (3) Co-requisite: KHP 3310 Review of all physical skills included in lifeguard Prerequisites: None. Open to all majors. training. Course will consist of theory and techniques of organizing and conducting the KHP 3311 Nutritional Assessment (3) lifeguard training instructor course. This course provides a study and application of Prerequisite: KHP 2263. techniques for assessing dietary, anthropometric, and biochemical indices in normal and selected KHP 3368 Water Safety Instructor (WSI) (2) clinical and community settings. Assessment Organization and teaching swimming and water techniques will be explored in the context of safety programs. nutrition screening, chronic disease prevention, and Prerequisite: Swimming Certificate. intervention effectiveness. KHP 3369 Scuba (2-4) Prerequisite: KHP 2211. Basic techniques of scuba diving. KHP 3315 Complementary and Alternative Therapies (2) Prerequisites: In addition to lab fee, a student is This course provides the study and application of required to purchase mask, fins, snorkel, weight knowledge of contemporary and alternative belt and weights. Students are also required to therapies (CAT). Federal regulations, cultural make two trips for final certification. The student beliefs, evidence-based research, perceived will be responsible for the cost of transportation, benefits, and risks will be explored. food and lodging during the two trips. Prerequisite: KHP 2211. KHP 3391 Testing and Statistical Interpretation (3) KHP 3316 Community Nutrition (3) Test selection, analyzing test scores and This course provides knowledge relevant to public measurement as a technique of evaluation in health nutrition and the role of the federal evaluation in health education and physical government in establishing nutrition policy in the education. context of the demographic profile of the United Prerequisites: admission to TEP. States. Concepts include nutritional epidemiology, KHP 3395 Care and Prevention of Athletic Injury (2) public health monitoring through food and nutrition The study of basic care and prevention, evaluation, surveys, nutrition programs to reduce health management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. disparities and address diet-related chronic disease, Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIO 3347/ and nutrition issues of special populations. L347 and 3348/L348 or KHP 3360 Prerequisites: KHP 2211 or permission of instructor. KHP 4400 Sports Officiating and Programs in Intramurals (3) KHP 3330 Physical Skills Proficiency I (2) Focuses on school and community recreation This course covers rules, regulations, terms, origin, programs, including sports, games and officiating development, safety, equipment and performance of techniques. skills of specified sport activities including archery, soccer, conditioning and track and field which are KHP 4405 Physical Activity and Disease Prevention (3) related to KHP 4485/4486. This course will explore the link between physical activity and the major diseases experienced by KHP 3331 Physical Skills Proficiency II (2) modern day humans. Evidence for and against the This course covers rules, regulations, terms, origin potential benefits of physical activity will be development, safety, equipment, and performance reviewed for conditions such as coronary heart of skills of specified sport activities including disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, arthritis, low back badminton, swimming, volleyball, and tennis pain, asthma, infection, high blood cholesterol, high which are related to KHP 4485/4486. blood pressure, obesity and stress. KHP 3350 Psychology of Wellness and Performance (3) Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in BIO 1100/ Theory and practical application of psychological L100 and CHM 1142/L142 or PHY 2252/ L252 or factors that impact wellness and performance of SCI 2233/L233, and KHP 3360 or BIO 3347/L347 individuals and groups. and BIO 3348/L348. KHP 3352 Kinesiology and Efficiency of Human Movement KHP 4410 Motor Development (3) (3) An analysis of the ways in which children develop movement capabilities. General anatomy, joint and muscle function, and Prerequisite: junior standing or above analysis of body movements. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 3360 or KHP 4427 Health Behavior (3) BIO 3347/L347 and BIO 3348/L348. The theoretical foundations of health behavior and evaluation and their application to health practice. KHP 3360 Physiological Principles of Body Systems (3) Prerequisite: KHP 2240. This course will examine the structure, function and control mechanisms of the following body systems: musculoskeletal, nervous, endocrine, cardiovas- cular, and respiratory. Metabolism, temperature
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KHP 4435 Current Issues in Sport and FitnesManagement KHP 4472 Internship in Health/Physical Education (9) (3) The Professional Internship Program is the This course is designed to serve as a mechanism for culminating clinical field-based experience for the introduction of new information and technology students seeking certification in a teaching field. issues for the sport industry. This course will The Professional Internship Program provides the encourage the undergraduate sport and fitness student with the opportunity to conduct classes and management student to remain current with assume the role of a teacher while receiving contemporary developments in the sports industry. supervision from a classroom teacher and a Prerequisites: KHP 3355 and nine additional hours university supervisor for a period of one full of 4000 level KHP courses. semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the KHP 4442 Health Education (3) informed, reflective decision maker throughout the Course focuses on school health organization, internship experience. services and institutions, grades N-12. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Co-requisite: IED Prerequisite: admission to TEP. 4454. KHP 4458 Lifecycle Nutrition (3) KHP 4474 Exercise Physiology (3) This course provides an examination of nutrition Physiological mechanisms and adaptations of cells, concerns, requirements and metabolism from a tissues, organs and systems during physical activity. biological, psychosocial, and cultural perspective Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 3360 or from conception through late adulthood. The BIO 3347/L347 and BIO 3348/L348. impact of nutrition on preconception, pregnancy, Co-requisite: KHP L474. lactation, infancy, adolescence, adulthood, and KHP L474 Exercise Physiology Lab (1) aging will be studied in the context of normal Course will provide experience for applied exercise nutrition and nutrition-related special conditions physiology principles as students are introduced to and interventions. laboratory and field tests of muscular strength, Prerequisites: KHP 2211. anaerobic power, maximal oxygen uptake, body KHP 4459 Sport and Exercise Nutrition (3) composition and other physiological measurements. This course examines the special dietary Co-requisite: KHP 4474. requirements of physically active individuals and KHP 4475 Exercise Testing and Prescription (3) athletes in training. The course will cover the basics Course will examine the criteria for evaluation of of nutrition and bioenergetics along with current health status of persons wishing to begin an issues such as fad diets and disordered eating, pre- exercise program, guidelines of establishing current competition meals, sports drinks, mineral fitness level, and the basic principles of exercise supplements, and other various ergogenic aids. prescription. Levels of certification and criteria by Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 4474/ ACSM will also be discussed. L474. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 4474/ KHP 4460 Principles of Strength and Conditioning (3) L474. This course will enable the student to develop KHP 4476 Laboratory Practicum in Exercise Performance knowledge and expertise in the areas of strength (2) training, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, Students will be introduced to some of the reaction time, speed, and agility in traditional and measurement techniques routinely used in exercise non-traditional sports. Emphasis will be placed on physiology and will gain practical experience in implementation and measurement of the above administration of these tests. Emphasis will be programs in conjunction with athletic development. placed on how to avoid measurement errors. Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 3360 or Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in KHP 4475. BIO 3347/L347 and BIO 3348/L348 and KHP KHP 4481 Methods and Materials for the P-12 Physical 3352. Co-requisite: KHP L460. Educator (3) KHP L460 Principles of Strength and Conditioning Lab (1) Teaching methods, selection, organization and use This lab is designed to develop practical knowledge of physical education materials in grades P-12. and expertise in the areas of strength training, Topics addressed will include teacher evaluation in cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, reaction time, the public schools, collaboration with special speed, and agility in traditional and non-traditional education teachers, and lesson plan formatting. A sports. Emphasis will be placed on implementation professional laboratory experience is included in and measurement of the above programs in this course. conjunction with athletic development. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Co-requisite: KHP 4460. KHP 4485 Teaching Individual and Team Sports I (3) KHP 4462 Physical Education for Exceptional Children (3) Teaching methods, techniques, and officiating This course explores programs to serve the needs of badminton, swimming, tennis and volleyball the exceptional child in schools. Prerequisite: KHP 3330, KHP 3331, and KHP Prerequisites: KHP 3361. 3391. KHP 4465 Classroom Management and Organization for KHP 4486 Teaching Individual and Team Sports II (3) HPE (3) Teaching methods, techniques, and officiating This course will explore the issues of organization, archery, conditioning, soccer, and track and field. curriculum, and classroom management as they Prerequisite: KHP 3330, KHP 3331, and KHP relate to the physical education environment. 3391. Directed field requirements will be presented and KHP 4487 Special Topics in Exercise Performance (2) observation hours will be conducted. An intensive study of selected topics in exercise Prerequisite: admission to TEP. science. Topics to be taught each term TBA. Prerequisite: KHP 4474 or permission of instructor
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KHP 4488 Issues and Practice in Cardiac Rehabilitation (3) KOR 2201 Intermediate Korean I (3) Course will examine the policies and procedures of Progressive development of basic language skills in cardiac rehabilitation programs. Students will be Korean. introduced to the phases of cardiac rehabilitation Prerequisite: KOR 1102 or permission of instructor programs, administration and reporting of graded KOR 2202 Intermediate Korean II (3) exercise stress tests, administration of exercise Progressive development of basic language skills in sessions, reporting procedures, and techniques of Korean. successful patient educational programs. Prerequisite: KOR 2201 or permission of instructor Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in KHP 4475. KHP 4490 Internship in Area of Concentration (6) A supervised experience in planning, staging and LANGUAGE AND CULTURE ON LOCATION evaluating a formal practicum in related field. (LCL) Prerequisite: KHP 4443, 4499, permission of the LCL 3301 Language and Culture on Location I (3) department chair. The study of selected languages and/or cultures on KHP 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit location. hours) LCL 3302 Language and Culture on Location II (3) Additional information is indexed under The study of selected languages and/or cultures on Independent Study and Research. location. KHP 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) Additional information is indexed under Independent Study and Research. LATIN COURSES (LAT) KHP 4495 Advanced Exercise Physiology (3) Note: For additional information, see Placement in Academic This course will allow students to experience and Courses. explore advanced concepts and topics related to LAT 1131 Introductory Latin I (3) exercise physiology. Introduction to the Latin language with emphasis Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in KHP 4474. on pronunciation, basic vocabulary, fundamentals KHP 4496 Biomechanics (3) of grammar, and graded readings. The study of anatomical, mechanical, and LAT 1132 Introductory Latin II (3) neurophysiological factors influencing human Continuation of LAT 1131. motion. Emphasis is given to the qualitative and Prerequisite: LAT 1131 or permission of instructor. quantitative application of biomechanical principles to analyze human movement. Prerequisites: Grade C or better in KHP 3352 LAW COURSES (LAW) Co-requisite: KHP L496. LAW 2221 Legal Environment of Business (3) KHP L496 Biomechanics Lab (1) This course is an introduction to the fundamental The measurement and assessment of anatomical, concepts, principles, and rules of law and equity mechanical, and neurophysiological factors that apply to business activities. This course influencing human motion. Emphasis is given to the provides an overview of law in general, the qualitative and quantitative application of American legal system, federal and state court bio-mechanical principles to analyze human procedures, effects on law-making by legislative, movement. judicial, and administrative procedures. The course Co-requisite: Grade of C or better in KHP 4496. may also include constitutional law, business ethics, KHP 4497 Senior Seminar in Exercise Science (1) contracts, products liability, sales and commercial Students will examine trends in the industry, career paper. paths, and discuss current topics in wellness, All business majors must complete this course with fitness, sport, nutrition, athletic training, and a grade of C or better. physical therapy. This course will also address the LAW 3323 Legal and Ethical Aspects of Competition standards, behaviors, and expectations of the For Entrepreneurs (3) exercise scientist. This course is designed to go beyond LAW 2221 Prerequisite: Sr. standing or permission of (Legal Environment of Business) and to provide an instructor. opportunity to explore in-depth the types of legal KHP 4498 Internship in Exercise Science (3) and ethical issues that entrepreneurs, small business A supervised experience in planning, staging, and owners, and family business owners encounter in evaluating a formal practicum in exercise science or the worlds of domestic and international aspects of a related field. competition. Prerequisite: Sr. standing or permission of Prerequisite: Lower-level Core, MGT 4475. instructor. LAW 4420 Administrative Law (3) Administrative law is the law relating to KOREAN COURSES (KOR) administrative agencies. An overview of the legal environment of public administration. The focus is KOR 1101 Introductory Korean I (3) on the powers and procedures of administrative Introduction to the Korean Language. agencies including administrative discretion, rule- making, investigations, prosecuting, negotiating KOR 1102 Introductory Korean II (3) and settlement based on Constitutional law, Introduction to the Korean Language. statutory law, common law, and agency-made law Prerequisite: KOR 1101 or permission of instructor and the liability of governments and their officers. Prerequisite: LAW 2221
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LAW 4425 Investigation and Evidence (3) have been active in campus and/or community An examination of theories and practices of the activities. investigation process in the criminal justice system. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. An analysis of information and application of Co-requisite: LDR 4400. operational techniques relating to crime scenes, LDR 4444 Leadership Internship (3 to 6 credit hours, may forensic sciences, interviews, and interrogations. A be repeated for no more than 6 total hours) study of issues concerning rules of evidence, trial Supervised internship in an office or location testimony, and other constitutional processes. approved by the director of the Institute for Prerequisites: LAW 2221 Leadership Development, resulting in deliverables agreed upon by the director and intern. LEADERSHIP COURSES (LDR) Prerequisites: junior or senior status, and permission of leadership adviser. Students will LDR 1100 Introduction to Leadership (3) submit a written request to the director at least two This course helps students apply leadership weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be knowledge, skills and techniques to campus and undertaken. community activities. Practical exercises, role- playing, class interaction and lecture / discussion LDR 4450 Leadership Service Learning (1 to 6 credit with established leaders reinforce learning and aid hours, may be repeated for no more than 6 total each student in developing a personal leadership hours) plan. Supervised service learning leadership on a project with an agency or aligned with a service LDR 2200 Tools for Leaders (3) organization as approved by the director of the This course helps developing leaders use tools Institute for Leadership Development. essential to effective leadership including briefing, Prerequisites: junior or senior status and writing, delegation, media relations, meeting permission of leadership advisor. Students will management and group dynamics skills. submit a written request to the director at least two Prerequisite: LDR 1100 weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be LDR 3300 Leadership Theory (3) undertaken. This course helps students understand and apply LDR 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) what writers, theorists and leaders tell us about how Supervised study through field or laboratory to lead effectively in a rapidly changing world. The projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or course also exposes students to what leaders are achievement of specific skills. reading. Experienced leaders will provide guest Prerequisites: junior or senior status, permission of instruction. leadership advisor. A written request must be Prerequisite: LDR 2200 submitted to the instructor at least two weeks in LDR 3310 Leadership and Interpersonal Skills (3) advance of the term in which study is to be This course will focus on analyzing and applying undertaken. May not be used to repeat a course in the theories and research regarding the which a grade of D or below has been earned. interpersonal skills required for leaders. Emphasis will also be placed on enhancing and developing interpersonal leadership skills in each student. LEGAL STUDIES COURSES (LGL) Prerequisites: LDR 3300. LGL 2200 Introduction to Legal Studies (3) LDR 3320 Great Leaders (3) This course provides an introduction to the We significantly increase our understanding of structure and processes of the American legal leadership if we view leadership as practiced in the system as well as study of the development and context of the world around us. An excellent way to patterns of growth of the legal profession do this is to evaluate the lives of those who have (including, but not limited to the responsibilities, been recognized as great leaders in many different requirements and benefits for attorneys, judges, eras, fields, and environments. The issues they prosecutors, jury analyst, specialized testimony faced and how they led provide wonderful insight experts, forensic investigators and paralegals). on how to lead. We will analyze their successes and Focus is placed on the examination of the central their failures and learn from both. We will evaluate issues and processes of the entire legal system and the best of leadership practices by study-ing the how individuals and “workgroups” cooperatively lives of great leaders throughout history. organize and influence the American legal system. Prerequisites: LDR 3300. This course will satisfy the prerequisite of CJ 1101 LDR 4400 Leadership Seminar (3) for CJ 3352, CJ 4442 and CJ 4447 for Legal A capstone course that includes principles, Studies minors. practices and presentations by experienced leaders LGL 3300 Legal Research and Writing (3) from the public and private sectors. This course This course will provide a comprehensive working helps developing leaders synthesize knowledge and knowledge and understanding of research materials prepare for future leadership challenges. and research tools. Key competencies will include Prerequisites: Leadership minor or enrollment in the use of both manual and automated forms of the University Honors Program or permission of legal references, understanding and distinguishing instructor. sources of law, legal research skills and the analysis LDR 4402 Leadership Seminar Field Experience (2) of legal research problems. This course includes field trips to visit CEOs, Prerequisite: ENG 1101 senior state government officials and military LGL 4400 Seminar in Legal Studies (3) leaders, as well as business and dinner etiquette The course will include an overview of the legal training and one-on-one mentoring by campus assisting profession, the duties and ethical faculty and administrative leaders. This course is responsibilities of the legal professionals including open to a limited number of developing leaders who the attorney’s code of conduct. It will examine law
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office practices and procedures, which includes Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 2229/ case assignment, document handling and filing, L229,CHM 1143/L143. time keeping, billing and law office MB 4428 Shark and Ray Biology (2) communication. Furthermore, this course provides An introduction to the biology of sharks and rays, the facts and principles that form the basis of law with special emphasis on regional shark fauna and related to Criminal Prosecution and Defense, field techniques. Bankruptcy, Business Organizations, Litigation, Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 2229/L229, Real Estate, and Estate Planning and Probate. CHM 1143/L143.
MB 4430 Dolphins and Whales (2) LIBERAL STUDIES COURSES (LST) Lectures, audiovisual presentations, and practical LST 3301 Methods in Critical Inquiry (3) exercises to guide students to further study of A survey of methods used for critical analysis and cetaceans. interpretation.. The course presents and evaluates Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 2229/L229, various methodologies and approaches to the CHM 1143/L143, BIO 4432/L432 or MB 4403. collection, analysis, and presentation of data from a MB 4432 Biology and Conservation of Marine Turtles (2) critical perspective. An overview of the biology and conservation of LST 3310 Critical Theory (3) marine turtles, including identification, distribution, This course is a survey of the various critical nesting behavior, migratory behavior, and feeding approaches utilized in various disciplines. ecology. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101,BIO 2229/L229, LST 4499 Senior Seminar in Liberal Studies (3) CHM 1143/L143. This is the final course in the students Liberal Studies curriculum. The course is designed to MB 4438 Coastal Wetlands Ecology (3) prepare the student to pursue a career or graduate This course will focus on coastal and near shore studies related to Liberal Studies. wetland areas, with an emphasis on the biogeochemical processes that occur within. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 2229/L229, MARINE BIOLOGY COURSES (MB) CHM 1143/L143. Offered at Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) only MB4460 Introduction to Neurobiology (4) Courses are offered during the summer semester only. Because The study of the structure, development, course offerings change, check current DISL summer bulletin for physiology, and pharmacology of the nervous specific course offerings and descriptions. systems and sense organs. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. MB 4402 Marine Invertebrate Zoology (4) A study of the natural history, systematics, and morphology of marine invertebrates from a variety MANAGEMENT COURSES (MGT) of habitats in the Gulf of Mexico. Participation in extended field trips is a required part of the course. MGT 3300 Principles of Management (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229, CHM An introduction to management functions, principles, and techniques. The course includes a 1143/L143. discussion of planning, organizing, influencing MB 4403 Marine Vertebrate Zoology (4) through leadership, and control within the Biology of marine vertebrates emphasizing organization. systematics, behavior, physiology, and ecology of local forms. MGT 3380 Principles of Supervision (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, BIO 2229/L229, An introduction to supervision principles, best practices and concepts. Topics discussed include CHM 1143/L143. delegation, planning and goal setting, employee MB 4404 Marine Botany (4) training and motivating team coaching, A general survey of algae and vascular plants communicating, and appraising. associated with the marine and estuarine Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300. environment. Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229, CHM MGT 4440 Developing and Leading Effective Teams (3) An in-depth study of team development and team 1143/L143. leadership in the work setting focused to better MB 4410 Introduction to Oceanography (4) understand team functions under varying task A general introduction to the physics, chemistry, conditions. Special emphasis will be placed on the geology, and biology of the oceans. leadership of work teams in both face-to-face and Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229, CHM virtual settings for effective performance and 1143/L143. member satisfaction. This course deals extensively MB 4419 Marine Aquaculture (2) with maintenance and task behaviors of team Techniques in live animal culture with an emphasis members. on basic principals that can be applied to the culture Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300, QM of any organism for research, display, or 3345. commercial profit. MGT 4460 Introduction to Project Management (3) Prerequisites: BIO 1101/L101, 2229/L229, CHM This course provides an introduction to essential 1143/L143. principles governing effective project management MB 4423 Marine Ecology (4) and an application of tools and techniques that can Lecture and laboratory studies of bioenergetics, be applied to defining projects, establishing task community structure, population dynamics, structure, planning and budgeting, managing of predation, competition, and speciation in marine resources to achieve the project objectives, and post ecosystem. project evaluation.
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Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300, QM MGT 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit 3345. hours per course per semester) MGT 4471 Leadership and Change (3) Additional information is indexed under A study of leadership and change concepts applied Independent Study and Research. to foundational concepts of leadership, motivational Note: This course may not be substituted for any theories, and organizational change theories. The required course. primary focus of the course will be directed toward MGT 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours the application of these theories, practices, and per course per semester) concepts in an organizational setting, designed to Additional information is indexed under enable an achievement of organizational goals and Independent Study and Research. Note: This course objectives, while also undertaking application may not be substituted for any required course. oriented activities that encourage the development of critical thinking skills about the concepts. MGT 4496 Selected Topics in HR (3) Emphasis will be placed on key similarities and An in-depth study of a broad range of human differences between US organizations and resource management topics. Individual international organizations. investigations and reporting are emphasized in Prerequisite: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300. seminar fashion. Focus on a topic of a timely nature and/or special interest. MGT 4472 Organizational Behavior (3) Prerequisite: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300. A study of individual and group behavior in business organizations. Prerequisite: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300. MARKETING COURSES (MKT) MGT 4475 Entrepreneurial Management (3) MKT 3300 Principles of Marketing (3) This course examines how startups, small A managerial focus on the external environments companies & family enterprises reach the and decision elements of marketing (promotion, marketplace and sustain their businesses. The price, product, distribution) faced by marketing course centers around the development of the management at the corporate and entrepreneurial business plan, focusing on creativity and innovation. Emphasizes entrepreneurial levels of business. opportunities & new venture processes both MKT 3362 Advertising (3) domestically and internationally. Detailed analysis This course addresses the planning, creation, of the entities. utilization, and placement of advertising programs, Prerequisite: Lower-level core, MGT 3300 media use, and research to support marketing MGT 4478 Managing in a Global Environment (3) strategy. It is an integrated approach, to include This course is a survey and analysis of topics traditional advertising processes, direct important to successfully managing multinational communications with business/consumer markets, business operations. Included in the course are and contemporary forms of social media. considerations of environmental analysis, modes of Prerequisite: MKT 3300. entry, planning and cross-cultural issues in MKT 3364 Services Marketing (3) directing, decision-making, organizing and staffing Understand the nature of services marketing and its operations in multinational enterprises. Capstone critical contribution to marketing success. for the Global Business Core. Topics include customer expectations and Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300 and perceptions in the design of service processes and have completed at least 12 hours of the Global standards. Business Core. Prerequisite: MKT 3300. MGT 4479 Management Seminar (3) (capstone) MKT 4461 Personal Selling (3) This course is a study of current management issues This is an applied course that introduces the which examines the application of traditional economic, psychological, and social aspects of management theory in the context of current personal selling, direct selling techniques, and the management problems. This is the capstone course sales process with emphasis on building customer for the management majors. relationships. Prerequisites: Lower-level Core MGT 3300, QM Prerequisite: MKT 3300. 3345, MGT 3380, MGT 4440, and MGT 4472. MKT 4462 Consumer Behavior (3) MGT 4484 Entrepreneurial Strategy and Marketing (3) A study of the consumer as a decision maker. The (capstone) course examines social, cultural, and psychological This entrepreneurship concentration capstone influences on purchasing decisions while integrates theory and practice from prior courses in emphasizing their implications for marketing the discipline, applied to a selected venture, by strategies. focusing on a strategic analysis, emphasizing the Prerequisite: MKT 3300. marketing function. The larger aim is to guide venture growth rationally, creatively, and ethically MKT 4463 Retailing (3) through the challenges associated with the Principles and practices of retail management. The successive stages of professionalization, course examines retail store location, purchasing, maturation, and global presence. The course personnel, promotions, inventory management, and considers ventures internal and external to existing Internet marketing. organizations. Prerequisite: MKT 3300. Prerequisite: ECO 3360, FIN 3360, MGT 4475. MKT 4464 Marketing Research (3) (Simultaneous enrollment is acceptable) Methods and procedures for collection, interpretation, and use of primary and secondary data in marketing including sampling,
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questionnaires, data collection, analysis, a MLS 4405 Clinical Parasitology Lab (1) preparation of reports. Use of the laboratory procedures and techniques for Prerequisite: MKT 3300. isolation and identification of parasitic organisms. MKT 4465 Supply Chain Management (3) MLS 4406 Clinical Hematology (4) The course examines procurement, warehousing, Detailed studies of blood, including cell types, transportation, and distribution channel activities functions, number of cells, clotting mechanisms, related to supply chain system design, operation, coagulation disorders, platelet disorders, and other and control. pertinent topics. Prerequisites: MKT 3300. MLS 4407 Clinical Hematology Lab (2) MKT 4468 Global Marketing (3) Special studies and training involving cell counts, Decision-making and policy formulation relative to hemoglobin and hematocrit determinations, and the cultural, political, legal and economic aspects of other special hematology procedures. doing business in global markets. This course also MLS 4408 Immunohematology (3) examines the specific issues involved in developing This block involves blood banking, studies of the an international marketing strategy and in ABO blood group system, the Rh system, blood conducting marketing operations on a global as typing, antibody studies, and effects of transfusion. opposed to a “domestic” scale. Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MKT 3300. MLS 4409 Immunohematology Lab (1) Blood banking studies and techniques. Clinical MKT 4469 Marketing Management (3) applications of procedures under direct supervision. This is the capstone course for marketing major students. Focus is on marketing management MLS 4410 Clinical Serology (2) problem solving by applying marketing concepts Lectures emphasizing the principles and procedures and practices learned. Vehicles to interpretations of immunological procedures. The deepen this decision-making approach will include study of the immune systems of the body. Antigen- text, cases and simulations. antibody studies and techniques. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours in marketing MLS 4411 Clinical Serology Lab (1) courses beyond MKT 3300. In this lab, the student becomes proficient in MKT 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit running and interpreting serology (immunology) hours per course per semester) tests. Additional information is indexed under MLS 4412 Clinical Chemistry (6) Independent Study and Research. Note: This course This lecture course focuses on the principles and may not be substituted for any required course. interpretations of biochemical analytical methods, MKT 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours clinical calculations, and quality control. per course per semester) MLS 4413 Clinical Chemistry Lab (4) Additional information is indexed under This lab rotation provides the practical experience Independent Study and Research. Note: This course of running biochemical tests and interpreting their may not be substituted for any required course. results. Some prior experience with instrumentation Also see index for “Independent Study and is required in order to understand how to use and Research.” care for clinical instruments.
MEDICAL COURSES (MLS) MILITARY SCIENCE AND LEADERSHIP (Offered in hospital internship only) COURSES (MSL) MLS 4400 Clinical Urinalysis (1) MSL 1101 Foundations of Officership (1) The imparting of skills for performing and This course features an introduction to life in the interpreting routine urinalyses as well as special U.S. Army. Topics include leadership, the unique urinalysis procedures. duties and responsibilities of officers, the MLS 4401 Clinical Urinalysis Lab (1) organization and role of the Army, basic life skills This lab section includes specimen handling pertaining to fitness and communication, and an procedure manual, audio-visual, quality control, analysis of Army values and expected ethical record keeping, and reporting system. behavior. Co-requisite: MS 1104. MLS 4402 Clinical Microbiology (4) This lecture course covers areas of bacteriology, MSL 1102 Basic Leadership (1) mycology, and virology. This course provides students with a basic knowledge of common military skills and presents MLS 4403 Clinical Microbiology Lab (2) the fundamental leadership concepts and doctrine of This lab teaches identification methods, isolation the U.S. Army. Topics include the practice of basic methods, and current clinical techniques for skills that underlie effective problem solving, working with bacteria, molds, viral, and rickettsia application of active listening and feedback skills, organisms. examination of factors that influence leader and MLS 4404 Clinical Parasitology (1) group effectiveness, and an examination of the Discussions concerning proper collection and officer experience. handling of specimens for detection of parasites, Co-requisite: MS 1105. techniques used to detect parasites and MSL 1104 Military Basic Leadership Lab I-A (1) morphological features, and life cycles of important Leadership lab is required for Army ROTC organisms. students. The student will receive training in drill and ceremonies, field craft, individual movement techniques, squad tactics, map reading and land
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navigation, first aid, and use and maintenance of the MSL 3305 Military Advanced Leadership Lab III-B (1) M16 Rifle. Leadership Lab is required for all Army ROTC MSL 1105 Military Basic Leadership Lab I-B (1) students. The student will receive training in troop- Leadership lab is required for Army ROTC leading procedures, mission planning, squad tactics, students. The student will receive training in drill land navigation, individual movement techniques, and ceremonies, field craft, individual movement water survival and rappelling. techniques, squad tactics, map reading and land MSL 4401 Leadership and Management (3) navigation, first aid, and use and maintenance of the This course builds on the experience gained at the M16 Rifle. National Advanced Leadership Course in order to MSL 2201 Individual Leadership Studies (2) solve organizational and staff problems a This course develops the knowledge of self, self- discusses staff organization and functions, analysis confidence and individual leadership skills as well of counseling responsibilities and methods, the as develops problem solving and critical thinking principles of subordinate motivation and skills and the application of communication, organizational change. Students will apply feedback, and conflict resolution. Emphasized areas leadership and problem solving principles to a case include personal development, goal setting, study and or simulation. communication, problem solving and decision- Prerequisite: Permission of the Professor of making, leadership, teamwork, the group Military Science for non-contracted cadets. Co-requisite: MS 2204. Co-requisite: MSL 4404. MSL 2202 Leadership and Teamwork (2) MSL 4402 Officership (3) This course focuses on self-development guided by This course is designed to explore topics relevant to knowledge of self and group processes by focusing Second Lieutenants entering the U.S. Army and on challenging current beliefs, knowledge and focuses on the legal aspects of decision making skills. leadership, analyzing Army organization from the Co-requisite: MSL 2205. tactical to the strategic level, assessing administrative and logistical functions MSL 2204 Military Basic Leadership Lab II-A (1) performance of platoon leader actions, and an Leadership lab is required for Army ROTC examination of leader responsibilities that foster students. The students will receive training in drill, an ethical command climate. physical training, rappelling, water survival, tactics, Prerequisite: Permission of the Professor of marksmanship, night operations, and land Military Science for non-contracted cadets. navigation. Co-requisite: MSL 4405. MSL 2205 Military Basic Leadership Lab II-B (1) MSL 4404 Military Advanced Leadership Lab IV-A (1) Leadership lab is required for Army ROTC Leadership lab is required for all Army ROTC students. The students will receive training in drill, students. The student will receive training in troop- physical training, rappelling, water survival, tactics, leading procedures, mission planning, squad tactics, marksmanship, night operations, and land land navigation, individual movement techniques, navigation. water survival and rappelling. MSL 3301 Leadership and Problem Solving (3) MSL 4405 Military Advanced Leadership Lab IV-B (1) This course examines the basic skills that underlie Leadership lab is required for all Army ROTC effective problem solving by analyzing the role students. The student will receive training in troop- officers played in the transition of the Army from leading procedures, mission planning, squad tactics, Vietnam to the 21st Century, analysis of military land navigation, individual movement techniques, missions and the planning of military operations, water survival and rappelling. the features and execution of the Leadership MSL 4497 Senior Seminar in Military Science (1-3) Development Program, and the execution of squad This is a capstone course for Senior Army ROTC battle drills. Contracted Cadets designed to: 1.) help senior Prerequisite: Permission of the Professor of cadets integrate the knowledge gained from their Military Science for non-contracted cadets. other required Military Science Leadership courses; Co-requisite: MSL 3304 and 2.) assist them in developing analytical thinking MSL 3302 Leadership and Ethics (3) skills through practical use of these skills in This course probes leader responsibilities that foster simulated leadership roles among their peers using an ethical command climate by developing cadet a seminar approach. leadership competencies and applying principles Note: This MSL 4497 Senior Seminar in Military and techniques of effective written and oral Science course is repeatable up to 3 times and communication. Students are prepared for success receive 1 credit hour per course per semester. This at the ROTC National Advanced Leadership course may not be substituted for any other Course. required Military Science courses. Prerequisite: Permission of the Professor of Prerequisite: Completion of all other advanced Military Science for non-contracted cadets. level Military Science Leadership courses in the Co-requisite: MSL 3305. Military Science Leadership minor or Army ROTC program and will require permission of the MSL 3304 Military Advanced Leadership Lab III-A (1) Professor of Military Science to enroll. Leadership Lab is required for all Army ROTC students. The student will receive training in troop- leading procedures, mission planning, squad tactics, MATH COURSES (MTH) land navigation, individual movement techniques, water survival and rappelling. MTH 0096 Pre-Algebra (3) Topics include operations with whole numbers, decimals, and fractions. Ratio, percent and equation solving will be emphasized.
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Note: This course is for institutional credit only and Prerequisite: MTH 1125 will not be used in meeting degree requirements. MTH 2201 Calculus and its Applications (3) This course will not substitute for any general An introduction to the basic ideas and techniques of studies requirement. differential and integral calculus, especially as they MTH 1100 Fundamentals of Algebra (3) relate to problems involving maximum and Topics include integer and rational arithmetic, minimum values of functions and marginal linear equations, inequalities, integer exponents, analysis. polynomials and factoring, rational expression. Prerequisite: MTH 1112 or 1114 with a grade of C Prerequisite: Placement or a grade of C or better or better, or advanced placement. Note: Credit will in MTH 0096. Note: This course is for institutional not count toward a major or minor in mathematics. credit only and will not be used in meeting degree MTH 2210 Introductory Statistics (3) requirements. This course will not substitute for Applications of statistical techniques, such as any general studies requirement. experimental design, hypothesis testing, parametric MTH 1105 Intermediate Algebra (3) and non-parametric tests along with descriptive Topics include real and complex numbers; statistics in contemporary research. This course will polynomials and factoring; rational exponents; focus on the commonly used parametric statistical roots and radicals; linear equations and inequalities; tests, their non-parametric counterparts, and the quadratic equations; and graphing. conditions under which each test is appropriate or Prerequisite: placement or a grade of C or better inappropriate. in MTH 1100. Note: This course is for institutional Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MTH 1112. credit only and will not be used in meeting degree Note: Credit will not count toward Area III requirements. This course will not substitute for requirements nor will it count toward any major or any general studies requirement. minor in mathematics. MTH 1110 Finite Mathematics (3) MTH 2215 Applied Discrete Mathematics (3) Topics include a survey of logic, sets, counting, Discrete mathematics with a computer science permutations, combinations, basic probability, an orientation is presented. Topics include sets, introduction to statistics, and matrices and their relations, logic, algorithms, and recursion. applications to Markov chains and decision theory. Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MTH 1112. Prerequisite: appropriate score on mathematics Note: Credit will not count toward Area III placement test, advanced placement, or a grade of requirements nor will it count toward any major or C or better in MTH 1105. Note: Credit will not minor in mathematics. count toward a major or minor in mathematics. MTH 2220 Computer Programming for Mathematics (3) MTH 1112 Pre-Calculus Algebra (3) Structured programming of a mathematical nature, Topics include the algebra of functions, including arithmetic computations, algorithm design and polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic control structures, functions and subroutines functions. The course also contains systems of intrinsic functions, array processing. equations and inequalities, linear and quadratic Prerequisite: MTH 1125. equations and inequalities, graphs of polynomials, MTH 2227 Calculus III (4) and the binomial theorem. Topics include vector functions, multi-variable Prerequisite: appropriate score on mathematics functions, partial derivatives and their applications, placement test, advanced placement, or a grade of quadric surfaces, multiple integrals, and vector C or better in MTH 1105. Note: Credit will not calculus, including Green’s theorem, curl, count toward a major or minor in mathematics. divergence, surface integrals, and Stoke’s theorem. MTH 1114 Pre-Calculus Trigonometry (3) Prerequisite: MTH 1126. This course covers trigonometric functions MTH 2251 Mathematical Concepts for K-6 Teachers I (3) including definitions, identities, and trigonometric An examination of some of the major topics equations, applications as well as properties and encountered in the teaching of elementary graphs of trigonometric functions and their mathematics with emphasis on number theory inverses. Also included are the law of sines, the law order of operations, definitions of and operations of cosines, polar coordinates, vectors, and conic with rational and irrational numbers, estimation, sections. definitions and algorithms of the four operations, Prerequisite: MTH 1112 with a grade of C or numeration systems, bases other than 10, and better or advanced placement. Note: Credit will problem solving. not count toward a major or minor in mathematics. Prerequisite: MTH 1110 or 1112. Note: Credit will MTH 1125 Calculus I (4) not count toward Area III requirements nor will it Topics include limits of functions, derivatives of count toward any major or minor in mathematics. algebraic, trigonometric, exponential and MTH 2252 Mathematical Concepts for K-6 Teachers II (3) logarithmic functions and their inverses and the An examination of some of the major topics definite integral and its application to area encountered in the teaching of elementary school problems. Applications of the derivative including geometry with emphasis on measurement, area, maximum and minimum problems, and curve volume, congruence, polygons, circles, sketching using calculus. constructions, motion geometry, polyhedra, and Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in MTH 1114 similarity or advanced placement. Prerequisite: MTH 1110 or 1112. Note: Credit will MTH 1126 Calculus II (4) not count toward Area III requirements nor will it Applications of integration (such as volume, arc count toward any major or minor in mathematics. length, work, and average value), techniques of MTH 3300 Selected Topics (3) integration, indeterminate forms, infinite series, Examination of a designated topic of special and/or polar coordinates, and parametric equations. current interest and importance, which is generally
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not covered in regularly offered courses in the MTH 4424 Real Analysis I (3) mathematics curriculum. The real number system, completeness, limits, MTH 3311 Differential Equations (3) continuity, sequences, differentiation, and the An introduction to ordinary differential equations. Riemann integral. Topics include first order methods, linear Prerequisites: MTH 2227 and 3318 equations, the Laplace transforms, systems of MTH 4425 Real Analysis II (3) equations, and applications. Sequences and series of functions, series, and a Prerequisite: MTH 2227. continuation of the integral to include the MTH 3318 Introduction to Advanced Mathematics (3) Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Topics include set theory, equivalence relations and Prerequisite: MTH 4424 partitions, logic, number systems, functions, and MTH 4426 Complex Analysis (3) proof writing techniques. Complex numbers, elementary functions and their Prerequisite: MTH 1126 mappings, complex limits and power MTH 3325 College Geometry (3) Cauchy integral formula. Axiomatic systems; incidence and separation Prerequisites: MTH 2227 and 3318 or permission properties of planes and space; metric and synthetic of instructor approaches; geometric inequalities; parallel MTH 4436 Number Theory (3) postulate; area-theory; circles in a plane; models for Divisibility, congruencies, prime numbers, hyperbolic and elliptic geometries; and Fermat’s theorem, Diophantine equations, number constructions with a straightedge and compass. theoretic functions. Prerequisite: MTH 3318 Prerequisites: MTH 2227, 3318 MTH 3331 Linear Algebra (3) MTH 4441 Abstract Algebra I (3) Matrices, systems of equations, determinants, Properties of the integers, modular arithmetic. eigenvalues and Elementary theory of groups, finite groups, Prerequisite: MTH 1126 subgroups, cyclic groups, permutation groups. MTH 3350 Statistical Methods and Computations (3) Group isomorphisms and homomorphisms. This course is designed to provide students with a Prerequisites: MTH 2227, 3318, and 3331. foundation in statistical methods, including data MTH 4442 Abstract Algebra II (3) exploring and strategies in sample surveys, Elementary theory of rings, polynomial rings, estimation and testing hypotheses of means and divisibility, unique factorization domains. Integral variances, analysis of variance, regression analysis, domains, ideals, factor rings, divisibility in integral contingency tables. These concepts are taught with domains. Elementary theory of fields. Extension heavy emphasis on statistical computing software fields. and real world datasets. Students will learn basic Prerequisite: MTH 4441 skills of SAS, a statistical software package that is MTH 4451 Mathematical Statistics I (3) widely used in business, industry, government, and Probability theory, sample spaces, random research. variables, mutual exclusion, independence, Prerequisite: MTH 2210 conditional probability, permutations and MTH 3355 Survey Sampling (3) combinations, common discrete and continuous Topics include sampling frames, questionnaire distributions, expected value, mean, variance, design, simple random, systematic, stratified, and multivariate distributions, covariance, Central Limit cluster sampling, comparing domain means, Theorem. contingency table analysis. Prerequisite: MTH 1125 and MTH 2210 Prerequisite: MTH 2210 MTH 4452 Mathematical Statistics II (3) MTH 3364 Vector Calculus (3) Fundamentals of the theory of statistics, the Central Differentiation in several variables. Line and Limit Theorem, point estimation, sufficiency, surface integrals. Potential theory and differential consistency, hypothesis testing, sampling Prerequisite: MTH 2227 distributions, confidence intervals, linear regression models, interpretation of experimental results, MTH 4412 Discrete Mathematics (3) Bayesian Estimation. Topics can include counting techniques such as Prerequisite: MTH 4451 Pigeonhole Principle, permutations, combinations, binomial coefficients, inclusion-exclusion, and MTH 4456 Mathematics of Finance (3) relations and graphs The fundamental concepts of financial mathematics Prerequisites: MTH 2227 and 3318 and how these concepts are applied in calculating present and accumulated values for various streams MTH 4420 Graph Theory (3) of cash flows as a basis for future use in the The elements of graph theory including: trees; following: reserving, valuation, pricing, asset/ bipartite, chordal and planar graphs; graph coloring; liability management, investment income, capital graph traversals; and flows. budgeting, and valuing contingent flows. Prerequisites: MTH 2227 and 3318 or permission Prerequisite: MTH 4451 of instructor MTH 4459 Regression Analysis (3) MTH 4422 Numerical Analysis (3) Topics include simple linear regression, inferences Topics include finite differences, interpolation, in regression analysis, techniques of multiple numerical integration and differentiation, solutions regression and model building, ANOVA as of equations of one variable, linear systems, and regression analysis, analysis of covariance, model numerical solutions of ordinary differentia selection and diagnostic checking techniques, equations. nonlinear regression, and logistic regression. Prerequisites: MTH 2220, 2227 and 3331, or Computations are an integral part of the course and permission of instructor
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will involve the use of SAS and R statistical MTH 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary software. Teacher (3) Prerequisite: MTH 4451 A survey of teaching methods and materials MTH 4460 Topology (3) appropriate for teaching in the content areas for An introduction to metric and topological spaces grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher and associated topics, separation axioms, evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with compactness, and connectedness. special education teachers, and lesson planning Prerequisites: MTH 2227, 3318 formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections organization and use of mathematics materials for MTH 4464 Multivariate Analysis (3) grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. A Possible topics to be covered include multivariate professional laboratory experience is included in descriptive statistics, multivariate normal this course. distribution, analysis of covariance, MANOVA, Prerequisite: admission to TEP. multivariate regression, principal components, discriminant analysis, cluster analysis, factor MTH 4490 Senior Seminar (1 to 3 credit hours) analysis. Individualized study of a topic in mathematics culminating in a written and oral presentation. Some familiarity with R and SAS is expected. Prerequisites: MTH 3318 and senior status. Prerequisite: MTH 4451, MTH 3350 MTH 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit MTH 4465 Categorical Data Analysis (3) hours) In recent years, the use of specialized statistical Additional information is indexed under methods for categorical data has increased Independent Study and Research. dramatically, particularly for applications in the biomedical and social sciences. The course gives an MTH 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) introduction to analyzing categorical data. Principal Additional information is indexed under topics include: contingency tables, generalized Independent Study and Research. Linear Models, log-linear models, logistic regression, and models for matched pairs. Two statistical software packages SAS and R will be MUSIC INDUSTRY COURSES (MUI) used appropriately throughout the course. MUI 1101 American Popular Music Ensemble (1) Prerequisite: MTH 4451 An examination and application of music and music MTH 4466 Data Mining (3) performance focused in the American popular Data Mining is a fast growing interdisciplinary field music genres. Students will experience and perform between Statistics and Computer Science due to the popular music styles/genres including rock, R&B, emergence of massive dataset. This course covers mainstream pop, country, and hip hop among an information extraction activity whose goal is to others. In addition, students will experience studio discover hidden facts from large data warehouses. production process and procedure in the recording A number of data mining tasks including of music tracks for release through a record label. description, classification, selection, estimation, Prerequisite: By audition. prediction, and affinity grouping and clustering will MUI 2201 Improvisation (1) be discussed. Also, students will learn how to use An introduction to basic improvisation through data mining software to perform data mining guided performance practices. Chord symbols and functionalities. terminology will be used to describe various chords Prerequisite MTH 4459 and scales. The “musical vocabulary” presented in MTH 4467 Experimental Design (3) this course is designed to provide a strong Fundamental principles of designing and analyzing foundation that can be applied to multiple styles of experiments with application are considered. The American popular music. Students who complete concepts of experimental unit, randomization, the course will have the necessary tools to blocking, replication, error reduction and treatment improvise at a basic harmonic level. structure are introduced. The design and analysis of Prerequisite: MUS 1103. completely randomized, randomized complete MUI 2230 Survey of Music Industry (3) block, incomplete block, Latin square, split-plot, An introduction to practices and inter-relationships repeated measures, factorial and fractional designs of the music industry, such as retail, recording, will be covered. distribution, legal aspects, publishing media and Prerequisite: MTH 4451 employment. MTH 4474 Internship in Mathematics Education (9) MUI 3305 Music Technologies (3) The Professional Internship Program is the Study of the computer-based applications as culminating clinical field-based experience for currently used in the music industry for audio students seeking certification in a teaching field. production including MIDI sequencing, multi-track The Professional Internship Program provides the recording, audio editing and music notation. student with the opportunity to conduct classes and Prerequisite: MUI 2230 assume the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from a classroom teacher and a MUI 3310 Audio Principles and Techniques I (3) university supervisor for a period of one full A basic course to develop the understanding and semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the skills to produce audio recordings. Listening skills informed, reflective decision maker throughout the will be emphasized along with editing, recording, internship experience. and basic sound design for film/video. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Prerequisite: MUI 2230, MUI 3305. Co-requisite: SED 4454 MUI 3315 Song Writing (2) Study of basic skills and techniques of songwriting including lyric writing, melodic construction, and
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harmonic progression. MUI 4435 Music Merchandising (2) Prerequisites: MUI 2230, MUI 3305, MUS 1103 Examination of the production, marketing, MUI 3325 Recording Studio I (2) merchandising and distribution of musical products in the current music marketplace. An examination of the art of studio recording. The Prerequisites: MUI 2230, MUI 3305 mixing console, microphones, signal processing, and digital recording systems will be studied MUI 4448 Audio Mixing and Mastering (2) and experienced. An exploration and application of audio mixing Prerequisite: MUI 3360 and mastering techniques used in contemporary audio production. MUI 3326 Recording Studio II (2) Prerequisite: MUI 3325 In-depth study of audio recording in the studio environment. Remote and studio recording MUI 4460 Senior Practicum (3) techniques, studio process/protocol, and post Career preparation in student’s area of emphasis production will be studied and experienced. including a culmination project/presentation, Students will prepare a recording project portfolio. internship placement, and portfolio development. Prerequisite: MUI 3325 Prerequisite: approval of adviser/ coordinator. MUI 3340 Live Sound Reinforcement (2) MUI 4480 Seminar in Music Industry (3) An advanced course focused on the development An overview of contemporary live sound of the professional skills portfolio. The student reinforcement techniques. Students will experience will develop a project to be added to their portfolio various aspects of working in the live sound upon completion. environment including: audio component types, Prerequisite: MUI 4460 venue/acoustical considerations, signal processing/ MUI 4499 Music Industry Internship (9) application, specific technical considerations, Students will be assigned an internship position in microphone techniques, mixing techniques, and the music industry. The intern will be supervised sound crew protocol. by a music industry faculty member. Prerequisite: MUI 3360 Prerequisite: MUS 4460. MUI 3345 Audio for Producers (2) An overview of audio production in the recording studio environment, including industry-standard MUSIC COURSES (MUS) process and procedures. In addition, the roles of MUS 1102 Music Theory I (3) the producer, engineer, and musician are explored Study of music fundamentals including rhythm through a series of recording sessions while and meter, note names, intervals, major and minor working in digital audio environments. A final scales, key signatures, triads, seventh chords, recording project will be completed as a part of the cadences, introduction to Roman Numeral and student’s portfolio. Macro analysis, non-chord tones and suspensions, Prerequisite: MUI 3310. and beginning part-writing. MUI 3346 Studio Repair & Maintenance (2) Co-requisites for music majors: MUS 1105, 1107. Course includes basic electric instrument adjustment, maintenance, and repair, common MUS 1103 Music Theory II (3) industry standards and guidelines, practical Study of diatonic and chromatic harmony evaluation, and hands-on adjustment and repair. including secondary dominant functioning chords, borrowed chords, Neapolitan chord, and Prerequisite: MUI 3326, MUI 3340 augmented sixth chords, modulation, advanced MUI 3360 Audio Principles and Techniques II (2) part-writing, and intermediate-level harmonic This course is an in-depth examination of audio analysis. recording. The curriculum will cover remote and Prerequisite: MUS 1102. studio recording techniques. The related areas of Co-requisites for music majors: MUS 1106, 1108. sound reinforcement and post-production will be MUS 1105 Class Piano I (1) covered at length. Students will apply advanced Introduction to basic keyboard musicianship and microphone techniques, utilize digital editing and music reading skills. Focuses on beginning plug-ins, and prepare a recording project portfolio. improvisation techniques, harmonization and Prerequisite: MUI 3310. beginning chorale playing. MUI 4410 Arts Management/Concert Production(2) MUS 1106 Class Piano II (1) A study of artist management and concert Development of intermediate-level keyboard skills production including show development, venue including improvisational techniques, chorale management, marketing, booking and touring. A playing, sight reading and transposition. music concert production will be developed, Prerequisite: MUS 1105. staged and presented in a variety of performance environments. MUS 1107 Aural Skills I (1) Prerequisite: MUI 2230, MUI 3305 Beginning sight-singing and rhythmic reading, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation, and MUI 4420 Film Scoring (2) interval and chord quality identification. Examination of the process and preparation of digital music for film, digital video and animation. MUS 1108 Aural Skills II (1) Prerequisite: MUI 3310. Intermediate-level sight-singing and rhythmic reading, melodic, harmonic and rhythmic MUI 4430 Marketing of Recorded Music (2) dictation, and interval and chord quality An in-depth study of the process of studio identification. production, manufacturing, promotion, marketing Prerequisite: MUS 1107. and distribution of contemporary recordings. Prerequisites: MUI 2230, MUI 3305
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MUS 1110-4429 Private Instruction (1 credit hour per MUS 1183 Collegiate Singers (1-3) semester, 1 lesson per week) Choral group devoted to performance of choral 1110/2210/3310/4410 Violin masterworks. Note: open to all students with 1111/2211/3311/4411 Viola permission of instructor. 1112/2212/3312/4412 Cello MUS 2202 Music Theory III (3) 1113/2213/3313/4413 String Bass Study and analysis of structures and procedures of the Common Practice period, beginning with phrase 1114/2214/3314/4414 Piano and period structures and continuing through 1115/2215/3315/4415 Organ binary, ternary, sonata-allegro, sonata-rondo, fugue, 1116/2216/3316/4416 Voice variation, and through-composed forms. 1117/2217/3317/4417 Clarinet Prerequisite: MUS 1103. Co-requisite for music majors: MUS 2207. 1118/2218/3318/4418 Oboe 1119/2219/3319/4419 Flute MUS 2203 Music Theory IV (3) Study and analysis of music from the Late 1120/2220/3320/4420 Bassoon Romantic period through 21st Century 1121/2221/3321/4421 Saxophone compositional and analytical practices. 1122/2222/3322/4422 Trumpet Prerequisite: MUS 2202. 1123/2223/3323/4423 Horn MUS 2207 Aural Skills III (1) 1124/2224/3324/4424 Trombone Advanced sight-singing and rhythmic reading, 1125/2225/3325/4425 Euphonium melodic, harmonic and rhythmic dictation including 1126/2226/3326/4426 Tuba chromatic harmonies, and interval and chord quality identification. 1127/2227/3327/4427 Percussion Prerequisite: MUS 1108. 1128/2228/3328/4428 Guitar MUS 2235 Listening to Jazz (3) 1129/2229/3329/4429 Composition An exploration of jazz in American culture.
MUS 2240 World Music Cultures (3) 1000-level courses are for non-majors and music A survey of diverse musical traditions from around majors studying secondary instruments. Music the globe. Musical cultures are approached majors will study two semesters each at the 2000, anthropologically, and each culture will be 3000, and 4000 levels. Approval for advancement examined to understand how music is entwined will be given at jury examinations by faculty in with human experience. each area (keyboard, voice, brass, woodwinds, percussion). MUS 2245 Classic Vinyl: Rock and Roll Revisited (3) An exploration of Rock and Roll in American MUS 1131 Music Appreciation (3) culture. Orientation, vocal and instrumental media, forms, historical development and guided listening. MUS 2250 Survey of Western Music History I (3) Credit for this course does not apply toward any This course traces the development of Western program in music. music from the ancient and medieval worlds through the Renaissance and baroque periods. MUS 1140 World Music Ensemble (1) This course is the blanket course number that MUS 2251 Survey of Western Music History II (3) encompasses two different ensembles at Troy This course traces the development of Western University. The Chinese Traditional Music music from the 18th century through the classical, Ensemble the Irish Traditional Music Ensemble. romantic and contemporary periods. The members of both ensembles will perform MUS 3305 Music Technologies (3) traditional music on traditional instruments, with Study of the applications of the microcomputer to the goal of learning traditional melodies and music teaching and to the management, planning, musical interactions typical in the music of these and record-keeping tasks of the music educator. diverse cultures and locales. MUS 3306 Conducting (3) MUS 1150 Guitar Ensemble (1) Basic conducting techniques for instrumental and This course is designed to increase student choral groups. Includes score study, rehearsal knowledge of guitar ensemble and chamber music techniques and interpretation of various styles. repertoire through performance, listening and Prerequisite: MUS 1103. concert attendance. MUS 3335 Choral Leadership (1) MUS 1155 Opera Workshop (1) Intensive score study, performance practices, and This course is a performance workshop, uniquely conducting practice of standard repertoire. tailored to showcase enrolled students. Students will be assigned a scene or a role, be expected to MUS 3340 Diction for Singers (1) learn music independently, coach music and Focuses on student understanding and application presentation during class hours and perform on of singing of the English, Italian, Latin, German designated concert date(s). This course is open to and French languages through use of the all students interested in classical singing and International Phonetic Alphabet and appropriate art performance. Students will audition for roles and be song repertoire. coached with positive reinforcement to be part of a Prerequisites: ENG 1102, MUS 2216. successful performing ensemble representing the MUS 3341 Vocal Pedagogy (1) School of Music. A study of vocal teaching methods with an MUS 1181 Band (1) Fall; (1) Spring emphasis on application for private voice and choral teachers. This course also includes a review Marching Band (fall) and concert band (spring). of vocal/choral pedagogical literature. Open to all students by permission of director. Prerequisite: MUS 2216.
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MUS 3346 Educational Psychology & Classroom MUS 4400/ Selected Topics (1-3 per course) Assessment in Fine Arts (3) 01/02 Detailed investigation of a specialized topic not This course provides a broad foundation in aspects covered in regularly offered courses, or an of assessment and educational psychology. advanced section for intensive study. MUS 3351 Class Brass (1) MUS 4403 Classroom Management for the Music Educator Group instruction in techniques of playing and (3) teaching brass instruments. The purpose of this course is to establish a MUS 3352 Class Woodwinds (1) foundation of content and application relative to Introduction to each of the principal woodwind classroom management for the music educator instruments, emphasizing teaching techniques (P-12). Provides opportunities for analysis and suitable for band classes. application of behavioral management techniques in general music and performance-based MUS 3353 Class Percussion (1) pedagogical settings. Group instruction in playing and teaching the principal pitched and non-pitched percussion MUS 4430 Flute Choir (1) instruments. This course is designed to increase student knowledge of flute choir repertoire through MUS 3354 Class Strings (1) performance, listening, and discussion. Group instruction in techniques of playing and teaching stringed instruments. MUS 4431 Trumpet Ensemble (1) Ensemble course open to all students. MUS 3356 Class Voice (1) Introduction to the use of the singing voice for non- MUS 4432 Percussion Ensemble (1) voice principals in music education. Ensemble course open to all students. MUS 3360 Wind and Percussion Methods (1) MUS 4433 Clarinet Choir (1) Students will demonstrate theoretical, pedagogical Ensemble course open to all students. and performance knowledge of/on selected wind/ MUS 4435 Campus Concert Band (1) percussion instruments and awareness of instrument Ensemble course open to all students. materials and rehearsal techniques, and will review MUS 4436 Vocal Jazz Ensemble (1) the role of the instrumental music educator in music This ensemble is designed to provide a quality education. performance experience for students of all majors MUS 3361 Integrating Music into the Curriculum (3) and levels, utilizing excellent ensemble vocal jazz Basic skills and methods of presentation and repertoire. evaluation for music in grades P-6. Role-playing Prerequisite: Audition experiences are used to demonstrate appropriate MUS 4440 Marching Band Techniques (3) materials, student involvement and motivational This course is designed to provide students with techniques. tools and techniques to successfully administer a Prerequisite: MUS 1131 high school marching band program, select and MUS 3365 Class Composition (1) rehearse music, write and rehearse drill, and Creative musical writing, criticism, and study of examine various marching techniques. Also compositional techniques. included are intensive work with the Pyware Drill Prerequisite: permission of instructor Design software and experiences with writing drill MUS 3380 Travel Study in Music (1) and creating working frameworks for marching Supervised study of music through travel abroad. bands. May be repeated for credit. MUS 4460 Music for the Exceptional Learner (3) Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Theoretical and practical exploration of the use of MUS 3382 Choral Techniques (3) music to teach various populations of exceptional Organizational and instructional strategies for learners. Hands-on experience provided with teaching music through performance in choir. exceptional populations and designing musical Includes a field component. activities for each. Prerequisite: MUS 1103 and junior standing. Prerequisite: sophomore standing. MUS 3384 Band Techniques (3) MUS 4461 Orchestration and Arranging (2) Organizational and instrumental strategies for Ranges, transpositions and other characteristics of teaching music through performance in band. standard instruments and voices. Arranging/ Includes a field experience component. composition projects. Prerequisite: MUS 1103 and junior standing. Prerequisite: MUS 2202. MUS 3385 Symphony Band (1) MUS 4470 Instrument Repair (2) Select concert organization for performance of Course includes basic musical instrument advanced literature for band and wind ensemble. adjustment, maintenance and repair, common Prerequisite: Audition. industry standards and guidelines, practical evaluation and hands-on adjustment and repair. MUS 3386 Jazz Ensembles (1) Select ensemble for performance in a wide variety MUS 4471 Music for ECE and Elementary School (3-4) of jazz styles. Materials and planning techniques for music in Prerequisite: Audition. grades P-6. Singing, listening, movement, instrument playing and creative activities will be MUS 3387 Concert Chorale (1) explored. Multicultural elements, observation, This mixed chamber choir performs challenging teaching experiences, and practical application of classical, traditional, and contemporary choral ideas will be included. repertoire. Prerequisites: MUS 1103 and junior standing. Prerequisite: Audition
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MUS 4472 Internship in Music Education (9) Prerequisites: NSG 1131, 1135, 1151, 2213, BIO The Professional Internship Program is the 3348/L348, PSY 2210, and TROY 1101. culminating clinical field-based experience for Co– or Prerequisite: NSG 2202 students seeking certification in a teaching field. NSG 1141 Foundations of Adult Health Nursing Practicum The Professional Internship Program provides the (3-6) student with the opportunity to conduct classes and Utilizes an evidence-based approach in the assume the role of a teacher while receiving application of the nursing process, emphasizing supervision from a classroom teacher and a clinical decisions that are safe, ethical, patient- university supervisor for a period of one full centered and collaborative, to assist a diverse semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the population of adults with common health informed, reflective decision maker throughout the alterations. internship experience. Co-or Prerequisite: NSG 1140, NSG 2202 Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Prerequisites: NSG 1131, 1135, 1151,2204 or Co-requisite: IED 4454. 2213, BIO 3348/L348, PSY 2210, TROY 1101. MUS 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary Music NSG 1151 Hospital Measurements (1) Teacher (3-4) An introduction to using mathematical Teaching methods, selection, organization and use computations in health-related situations. Focuses of music materials in grades 6-12. Observation and on mathematics computations as applied in selected teaching experiences will be included. health care settings. Different systems of Prerequisites: MUS 4471 and admission to TEP. measurement will be a priority. Includes an exam MUS 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit on computation of dosages and solutions, requiring hours per course) completion with 85% accuracy. Additional information may be found under Prerequisites: admission to the ASN Program, ENG Independent Study and Research. 1101, MTH 1112, PSY 2200, BIO 3347/L347. MUS 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours NSG 2202 Pharmacology (2) per course) Focuses on specific classification of drugs, Additional information may be found under pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, clinical Independent Study and Research. usage, methods of administration, dosages, side MUS 4499 Senior Recital (1) effects, contraindications, reactions, and related Required for all music majors. nursing implications. Prerequisite: Approval Jury. Prerequisites: NSG 1131, NSG 1135, NSG 1151. NSG 2213 Nutrition (2) An evidence-based study of macro and NURSING COURSES (NSG) micronutrients as they impact health promotion and disease prevention of diverse individuals across the (ASN Program) lifespan. Focus is placed on basic nutrition concepts NSG 1131 Basic Nursing Concepts Practicum (4-8) as they relate to body systems, medical nutrition Introduces the nursing process and the concept of therapies, drug interactions, food safety, and evidence-based practice as a basis for making nutrition assessment. clinical nursing judgments. Incorporates theoretical NSG 2255 Maternal-Infant Nursing (2) knowledge from nursing, scientific, environmental Focuses on the nursing process and evidence-based and humanistic disciplines. Includes concepts of practice as a basis for in in assisting the family health care delivery and the history of nursing. during childbearing experiences. Applies Requires basic understanding of medical theoretical knowledge from nursing, scientific, terminology. Focuses on the role of the professional environmental and humanistic disciplines. nurse in providing care to diverse patient Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141,2202, 2271, 2272. populations. BIO 3372/L372. Prerequisites: admission to the ASN Program, ENG 1101, MTH 1112, PSY 2200, BIO 3347/L347. NSG 2256 Maternal-Infant Nursing Practicum (2-4) Prerequisites or Co-requisites: BIO 3348/L348, Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in NSG 1135. providing high quality nursing care to childbearing individuals and families. Utilizes antepartal, NSG 1135 Health Assessment Practicum (1-2) intrapartal, postpartal, and neonatal experiences. Focuses on applying knowledge and skills required Pre or Corequisite: NSG 2255. to perform health assessments on diverse patient Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141, 2202, 2271, 2272, populations. Utilizes an evidence-based systemic BIO 3372/L372. approach to collect data in the assessment phase of the nursing process. NSG 2265 Nursing of Children (2) Prerequisites: Admission to the ASN Program, Focuses on the use of the nursing process and ENG 1101, BIO 3347/L347, MTH 1112. evidence-based practice as a basis for assisting the Prerequisites or Co-requisites: BIO 3348/L348. family during childrearing experiences. Applies theoretical knowledge from nursing, scientific, NSG 1140 Foundations of Adult Health Nursing (3) environmental and humanistic disciplines. Builds upon knowledge from previous nursing Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141, 2202, 2271, 2272. courses and other scientific disciplines to explore BIO 3372/L372. patient-centered care for adults with actual or potential health deviations. Focuses upon an NSG 2266 Nursing of Children Practicum (2-4) evidence-based approach to the nursing process Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in within a culture of quality and safety. Emphasizes providing high quality nursing care to children and the role of the professional nurse as educator, their families. Concepts of growth and development collaborator and change agent within the are applied in the care of children with altered interprofessional health team. health states including multiple disabilities.
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Pre or Co-requisite: NSG 2265. NSG 1101 Health Concepts (1) Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141, 2202, 2271, 2272, Provides opportunity for exploration of individual BIO 3372/L372. health values, beliefs, and behaviors. Examines NSG 2271 Psychosocial Nursing Concepts (2) impact of exercise, nutrition, and stress on health. Focuses on the role of the professional nurse Explores beliefs of time management, relaxation, utilizing evidence-based practice to promote the and play in promoting and maintaining health. adaptation of diverse individuals and families Open to all majors. experiencing bio-psychosocial stressors. NSG 1105 Medical Terminology (1) Prerequisites: NSG 1131, 1135, 1151, 2204, or Develops the use of Latin and Greek prefixes, root 2213. BIO 3348/L348, PSY 2210, TROY 1101. words, and suffixes to understand medical NSG 2272 Psychosocial Nursing Practicum (2-4) terminology. Open to all majors. Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in the NSG 1150 First Responder (1-2) application of evidence-based nursing process in Provides the learner with cognitive and the care of diverse individuals and families psychomotor skills to act in emergency situations. experiencing bio-psychosocial stressors. Topics include CPR, patient head-to-toe evaluation, Pre or Co-requisite: 2271 bleeding and shock, internal and external body Prerequisites: NSG 1131, 1135, 1151, 2204, or injuries, splinting, poisons, bites, burns, and 2213, BIO 3348/L348, PSY 2210, TROY 1101. drownings. May audit for recertification. Open to NSG 2280 Advanced Nursing Concepts (4) all majors. Provides advanced knowledge for care of NSG 1160 Introduction to Technology in Nursing individuals and families in complex or life Education (1) threatening situations. Focuses on the leadership Provides a foundation for using computer role of the professional nurse using evidence-based technology in nursing education. Addresses digital practice while providing safe, high-quality, holistic, communication, resources, and research used in patient-centered care for diverse patient populations learning. Includes communication through in complex or life-threatening situations. electronic mail and course discussion using the Prerequisites: NSG 2202, 2255, 2256, 2265, 2266, World Wide Web as an information tool, online 2282, 2283. scholarly research, and digital presentations. NSG 2281 Advanced Nursing Practicum (6-12) Open to all majors. Provides opportunity to demonstrate the role of NSG 2204 Nutrition (2) professional nursing using judgment in practice, A study of macro and micronutrients, their substantiated by evidence to assess and provide metabolism in the body, and their influence on high quality care for individuals and families with health states of individuals from diverse cultural, complex multi-system stressors. Emphasizes health ethnic and religious groups of all ages. Examines promotion, prevention, education and evidenced- nutritional research and health policy. Compares based intervention in complex and life-threatening nutritional adequacy to evidence-based national situations. Facilitates transition into the professional standards. Open to all majors. nursing role by examining legal, ethical, political, NSG 2205 Human Growth and Development (3) economic, and socio-cultural issues in nursing. Examines developmental theories and internal and Provides opportunity to apply leadership external dimensions of growth and development. knowledge, refine nursing skills and develop Emphasizes tasks, stressors, common health greater understanding in a selected clinical area alterations, and anticipatory guidance specific to under the guidance of an approved professional developmental stages throughout the life span. nurse. Open to all majors. Pre or Co requisite: NSG 2280. Prerequisites: NSG 2202, 2255, 2256, 2265, 2266, NSG 2211 Human Nutrition (3) 2282, 2283. Explores the relationship between nutrition and health. Emphasizes the roles of nutrients, their NSG 2282 Gerontological Nursing Concepts (2) utilization in the human system and their Focuses on nursing process and evidence-based contributions to the health of individuals of all ages. practice as a basis for assisting the family during Includes dietary patterns of various cultural, ethnic older adult experiences (acute care and long-term and religious groups, nutritional assessments, and care). Applies theoretical knowledge from nursing, food safety. Open to all majors. scientific, environmental and humanistic disciplines. NSG 2220 Health Science Informatics (3) Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141, 2202, 2271, 2272, Provides a foundation for the study of information BIO 3372/L372. and its utilization through computer technology; encompasses access, dissemination, and NSG 2283 Gerontological Nursing Practicum (2-4) management of health science information and Focuses on the role of the professional nurse in Internet communication. General topics include providing high quality nursing care to older adults communication through electronic mail, using the and families. Utilizes young adult, middle adult, World Wide Web as an information tool, online and older adult experiences. Includes visit to scholarly research, and digital presentations and various residential care options available in the publishing. Course focus is the application of community. technology skills in health science fields. Open to Pre or Co-requisite: NSG 2282. all majors. Prerequisites: NSG 1140, 1141, 2202, 2271, 2272, Prerequisite: sophomore standing BIO 3372/L372. NSG 2230 Advanced Medical Terminology (3) Focuses on health and disease medical terms and (BSN Program) building of knowledge of medical vocabulary with an emphasis on prefixes, suffixes, roots, and
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combining vowels. Anatomical, physiological, and making clinical decisions for the promotion of safe, pathological terminology are covered. Includes quality care. Emphasizes acquisition of knowledge terminology related to the body systems. Open to and skills required to perform health assessments all majors. focusing on physical, psychosocial, cultural, and NSG 2240 Spanish for Healthcare Providers (2) spiritual components of individuals at various ages Elementary-level instruction in Spanish language and communication of findings. and culture, all oriented to the practice of medicine Prerequisites: BIO 3347/L347, 3348/L348. Co- with Spanish-speaking patients. No prior requisite: NSG 3310. knowledge of Spanish is required. Students develop NSG 3310 Health Assessment Practicum (1-2) basic listening, speaking, reading and writing skills Provides opportunities for students to practice to successfully perform linguistic tasks allowing health assessment skills required for culturally them to communicate in everyday situations (e.g. diverse individuals of all ages. Includes analysis greeting, narrating present and past events, and communication of findings for the promotion describing, ordering, comparing and contrasting). of safe, quality care. Requires demonstration of Prerequisite: permission of instructor effective communication and performance of health NSG 2285 Perspectives of Aging (2) assessment skills consistent with best practices. Presents interrelationships among physical, Prerequisites: BIO 3347/L347, 3348/L348. Co- psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual components requisite: NSG 3309. related to the older adult. Identifies senescence and NSG 3313 Nursing Concepts (3) alterations associated with the aging process in Explores common health alterations for individuals response to internal and external environmental of all ages in response to internal and external dimensions. Open to all majors. environmental dimensions. Examines the physical, NSG 2290 Nursing in the Global Community (1) psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual components Explores issues, philosophies and cultural influencing health states. Introduces the concept of differences in nursing in the global community. illness as an alteration in health. Presents Compares nursing and health care in the United fundamental skills used in the implementation of States to that of other nations. therapeutic nursing interventions. Introduces Prerequisite: sophomore standing or permission of evidence-based clinical decisions in the application instructor of the nursing process for health promotion and clinical prevention. NSG 2291 Nursing Study Abroad (2) Prerequisite: admission to BSN Program. Provides the opportunity for students to experience Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NSG 3300, 3306 nursing in the global community through a cultural 3309/3310, 3315. immersion in a study abroad program. Focuses on Co-requisite: NSG 3314. the comparison of nursing in the United States to nursing in the international community. NSG 3314 Nursing Concepts Practicum (3-6) Provides clinical learning opportunities for students NSG 3300 Dosage Calculations (1) to develop basic nursing knowledge and skills for Uses mathematical principles, symbols, conversions the care of individuals of all ages who require and computations for accurate calculation of assistance in meeting basic health needs and dosages for safe and effective medication adapting to common health alterations. Uses key administration for patients of all ages. Explores elements in professional nursing practice in the current evidence and health care policy related to application of the nursing process as a systematic safe and effective medication administration. approach to clinical prevention, health promotion Prerequisite: admission to BSN program and maintenance, and illness and restorative care. NSG 3301 Pharmacology (3) Requires validation of competencies related to safe Focuses on key pharmacological principles and the performance of basic nursing skills. role of the nurse in management of drug therapy, Prerequisite: admission to BSN Program. including appropriate evidence-based patient Prerequisite or Co-requisite: NSG 3300, 3306, teaching, counseling, and safety and quality 3309/3310, 3315. controls. Presents drug classifications and related Co-requisite: NSG 3313. nursing implications for individuals of all ages. NSG 3315 Pathophysiology (3) Prerequisite: admission to the BSN program or Explores the relationship between normal and permission of instructor altered physiology in human systems. Examines NSG 3306 Perspectives of Professional Nursing (2) physiological adaptive responses to internal and Explores the roles of the baccalaureate degree external dimensions, including genetics, ethnicity, nurse. Presents the principles, standards, and values environment and age. Emphasizes pathophysiologic implicit in the profession of nursing. Introduces the responses to altered states of health and disease on theories used in the definition of concepts of structures and functions of body cells, organs and humanity, environment, health, and nursing. systems. Open to all majors. Introduces the development of key elements used in Prerequisites: BIO 3347/L347, 3348/L348. professional nursing practice: caring, evidence- NSG 3319 Informatics in Nursing (2) based clinical decisions, communication, Focuses on development of knowledge and skills in collaboration, cultural humility, ethical information management and patient care competence, research, and information technology. technology, including data gathering, technological Explores the influence of internal and external supports for therapeutic nursing interventions, and dimensions on professional nursing practice. clinical decision-support systems. Explores use of Prerequisite: admission to the BSN Program technology to gather evidence for support of best NSG 3309 Health Assessment (2) practices for the delivery of safe and quality nursing Focuses on the assessment phase of the nursing care. Presents software applications used in nursing process as a means of collecting data for use in informatics.
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Prerequisites: NSG 3325/3326, 3334/3335 or Prerequisites: NSG 3300, 3306, 3309/3310, admission to RN-BSN/MSN track. 3313/3314, 3315. NSG 3323 Maternal-Infant Health Nursing (3) Co-requisite: NSG 3335. Explores both normal childbearing families and NSG 3335 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing Practicum (2 childbearing families with health alterations in -4) response to internal and external environmental Provides clinical learning opportunities for students dimensions. Examines the interrelationships among to provide illness and restorative care for the physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual individuals experiencing alterations in mental components of the childbearing experience. health states. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical Emphasizes evidence-based clinical decisions for reasoning in the application of the nursing process the utilization of therapeutic nursing interventions, in facilitating human adaptive responses to mental communication, and collaboration in a caring health alterations environment for the promotion of optimal health Prerequisites: NSG 3300, 3306, 3309/3310, states of childbearing families. 3313/3314, 3315. Prerequisites: NSG 3301, 3325/3326, 3334/3335. Co-requisite: NSG 3334. Co-requisite: NSG 3324. NSG 3336 Adult Health Nursing II (3) NSG 3324 Maternal-Infant Health Nursing Practicum (2-4) Continues to explore health alterations for adults in Provides clinical learning opportunities for students response to internal and external environmental to provide nursing care for childbearing families dimensions, focusing on cardiovascular, during the antepartal, intrapartal, postpartal, and respiratory, nervous, sensory, renal, reproductive, neonatal periods. Emphasizes the use of clinical and multi-system trauma and shock. Examines reasoning in the application of the nursing process selected theories for interrelationships among in facilitating human adaptive responses to physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual childbearing in the provision of safe, quality components. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical nursing care. decisions in a caring environment for the utilization Prerequisites: NSG 3301, 3325/3326, 3334/3335. of therapeutic interventions, communication, and Co-requisite: NSG 3323. collaboration for promotion of optimal health states NSG 3325 Adult Health Nursing I (3) in adults. Continues to explore the concept of illness as an Prerequisites: NSG 3301, 3325/3326, 3334/3335. alteration in health states. Presents principles of Co-requisite: NSG 3337. safe, effective medication and intravenous therapy NSG 3337 Adult Health Nursing II Practicum (2-4) administration. Explore health alterations in adults Provides clinical learning opportunities for students in response to internal and external environmental to further refine clinical skills and provide nursing dimensions, focusing on surgery, gastrointestinal, care for adults with alterations in health states. endocrine, integumentary, immune, and Emphasizes clinical reasoning in the application of musculoskeletal systems. Examines selected the nursing process in facilitating human adaptive theories for interrelationships among physical, responses to health alterations in the adult in the psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual components. provision of safe, quality nursing care. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical decisions in a Prerequisites: NSG 3301, 3325/3326, 3334/3335. caring environment for the utilization of therapeutic Co-requisite: NSG 3336. interventions, communication, and collaboration for NSG 3340 Ethics in Nursing (3) promotion of optimal health states in adults. A discussion of traditional ethical theories, Prerequisites: NSG 3300, 3306, 3309/3310, principles and meta-ethical concerns will provide 3313/3314, 3315. the necessary background required to explore a Co-requisite: NSG 3326. variety of controversial issues such as euthanasia, NSG 3326 Adult Health Nursing I Practicum (3-6) abortion, and the new reproductive technologies. Provides clinical learning opportunities for students Objective and critical reflection about the issues to refine basic clinical skills and provide nursing will be developed into active discussions by the care of adults with health alterations. Emphasizes students. clinical reasoning in the application of the nursing Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. process in facilitating human adaptive responses to NSG 3345 Physical Examination for Allied Health health alterations in the adult. Validates Professionals (2) competencies related to medication and intravenous Focuses on physical examination of individuals by therapy administration. allied health care professionals as a means of Prerequisites: NSG 3300, 3306, 3309/3310, collecting data for use in the making of clinical 3313/3314, 3315. decisions. Emphasizes acquisition of knowledge Prerequisite or co-requisite: NSG 3301. and skills required to perform health assessments Co-requisite: NSG 3325 focusing on physical, psychosocial, and cultural components of individuals at various ages and NSG 3334 Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (3) communication of findings. Explores mental health alterations of all ages in Prerequisites: BIO 3347, BIO L347, BIO 3348, BIO response to internal and external environmental L348 dimensions. Examines selected theories of mental Co-requisites: NSG 3346 health and illness for interrelationships among NSG 3346 Physical Examination for Allied Health physical, psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual Professional Practicum (1) components. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical Provides opportunities for allied health professional decision-making in the utilization of therapeutic students to practice physical examination skills nursing interventions, communication and required for culturally diverse individuals of all collaboration for the promotion of optimal states of ages. Includes analysis and communication of mental health. findings for the promotion of safe, quality care. Requires demonstration of effective communication
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and performance of physical examination skills for individuals, families, communities and consistent with best practice. populations. Emphasizes clinical reasoning in the Prerequisites: BIO 3347, BIO L347, BIO 3348, application of the nursing process for promotion of BIO L348 optimal public health. Co-requisites: NSG 3345 Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414, 4419 or NSG 3350 Case Management in Healthcare (2) admission to the RN-BSN/MSN clinical nursing Provides theoretical foundation and practical sequence. information about case management in healthcare. Co-requisite: NSG 4405. Introduces the roles of the nursing case manager in NSG 4407 Clinical Nutrition (1) a changing health care environment. A study of clinical nutrition therapy for support of Prerequisite: NSG 3325. adaptive responses to potential or actual major NSG 3370 Professional Nursing (2) disease-specific health alterations. Presents best Explores current issues, trends, principles, values, practices with consideration of physical, and standards impacting the profession of nursing. psychosocial, cultural and developmental Examines theories related to the leadership/ components for clinical decisions in the design and management role of the professional nurse. implementation of therapeutic nursing interventions Discusses evidence-based practice, information for health promotion and clinical prevention for technology, quality improvement, patient safety and individuals, families, communities, and population. other current nursing practice topics related to Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414 or meeting the emerging health needs in changing admission to the RN-BSN/MSN clinical nursing diverse global society in response to internal and sequence. external environmental dimensions. NSG 4410 Population Health Nursing (3) Prerequisites: Current Registered Nurse license Provides a theoretical and empirical foundation for and admission to the RN to BSN/MSN clinical nurses to explore the environmental, global, nursing sequence. cultural, political and financial dimensions of a NSG 4403 Child Health Nursing (3) specific population. Emphasizes the nurse’s role in Explores health alterations in children in response the delivery of population-focused care in health to internal and external environmental dimensions. promotion, clinical prevention, and overall health Examines selected theories of child health for for diverse communities. interrelationships among developmental, physical, Prerequisites: Admission to the RN-BSN/MSN psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual components. Clinical nursing sequence. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical decisions, Co-requisite: NSG 4411 communication and collaboration in a caring NSG 4411 Population Health Nursing Practicum (2-4) environment. Presents the role of the nurse in the Provides clinical learning opportunities for students promotion of optimal health for children of all ages. to engage in population-focused care. Explores use Prerequisites: NSG 3319, 3323, 3324, 3336, 3337. of advocacy and application of environmental, Co-requisite: NSG 4404. global, cultural, political, and financial dimensions NSG 4404 Child Health Nursing Practicum (2-4) of population-focused nursing practice in health Provides clinical learning opportunities for students promotion, clinical prevention, and overall to integrate clinical prevention, health promotion population health. Emphasizes clinical reasoning in and maintenance, and illness and restorative care the application of the nursing process for promotion for children experiencing alterations in health of optimal population health. states. Emphasizes clinical reasoning in the Prerequisites Admission to the RN-BSN/MSN application of the nursing process in facilitating clinical nursing sequence. human adaptive responses to health alterations in Co-requisite: NSG 4410 the child in the provision of safe, quality nursing NSG 4413 Complex Nursing (3) care. Uses a variety of hospital and community Interprets complex, multi-system health alterations settings. in response to internal and external environmental Prerequisites: NSG 3319, 3323, 3324, 3336, 3337. dimensions. Examines theories related to stress and Co-requisite: NSG 4403. crisis management. Emphasizes evidence-based clinical decisions in a caring environment, NSG 4405 Population Health Nursing (3) utilization of communication and collaboration, and Provides a theoretical and empirical foundation for the integration of information technology, research public health nursing practice. Explores the findings, ethical competence, and cultural humility environmental, global, cultural, political and in nursing practice for the promotion of optimal financial dimensions of public health. Emphasizes health in individuals with complex, multi-system the nurse’s role in the delivery of public health health alterations. nursing care in health promotion and clinical Prerequisites: NSG 3323/3324, 3336/3337, 3319. prevention health for individuals, families, Co-requisite: NSG 4414. communities and populations. Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414, 4419 or NSG 4414 Complex Nursing Practicum (2-4) admission to the RN-BSN/MSN Clinical nursing Provides clinical learning opportunities for students sequence. to provide nursing care for individuals and groups Co-requisite: NSG 4406. experiencing complex, multi-system health alterations in response to internal and external NSG 4406 Population Health Nursing Practicum (2-4) dimensions. Emphasizes clinical reasoning in the Provides clinical learning opportunities for students application of the nursing process in collaboration to engage in public health nursing practice. for promotion of optimal health states in response Explores use of advocacy and application of to complex, multi-system health alterations. environmental, global, cultural, political, and Focuses on performance of complex care skills financial dimensions of public health nursing required for safe, quality nursing care. practice in health promotion and clinical prevention
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Prerequisites: NSG 3323/3324, 3336/3337, 3319. improvement, patient safety, information Co-requisite: NSG 4413. technology and healthcare policy. NSG 4415 Nursing Leadership/Management (2) Prerequisites: admission to the RN-BSN/MSN Provides the theoretical foundation for clinical nursing sequence, NSG 3309/3310, 3319, implementation of the leadership and management 3370, 4410/4411. roles of the professional nurse within nursing and Co-requisite: NSG 4430. health care organizations. Evaluates effective NSG 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) models and strategies for organizational Additional information is indexed under Academic management. Emphasizes evidence-based decisions Regulations. in the management of the nursing organization Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Also see within a caring environment. index for “Independent Study and Research..” Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414, 4419. Co-requisite: NSG 4421. PHILOSOPHY COURSES (PHI) NSG 4417 Professional Nursing Seminar (1) Provides analysis of internal and external PHI 2201 Introduction to Political Philosophy (3) dimensions of selected professional, legal, ethical, Major Classical sources of political thought and the political, economic, and sociocultural issues application of these sources to contemporary affecting nursing. Discusses the transition from political issues. student into the professional nurse’s role, PHI 2203 Introduction to Philosophy (3) professional role development, and preparation for Brief history of philosophical ideas and the basics licensure. Requires satisfactory completion of exit of Aristotelian logic. exam per BSN program policy. Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414, 4419. PHI 2204 Ethics and the Modern World (3) Co-requisite: NSG 4421. An introduction to basic ethics and to contemporary ethical issues. NSG 4419 Research and Evidence in Nursing Practice (2) Explores the process for research and evaluation of PHI 2205 Introduction to Logic (3) best evidence in developing strategies for An introduction to the basic concepts, principles, improvement of clinical outcomes. Examines the and methods of argument analysis and evaluation. interrelationships among theory, practice, and PHI 2210 Critical Thinking (3) research. Emphasizes the ethical and legal Examines problem solving techniques; decision considerations in the conduct of research and making; basic concepts of inductive and deductive appraisal of evidence. reasoning. Promotes reasoning skills applicable to Prerequisites: NSG 3323/3324, 3336/3337, 3319 or career- and real-life situations. admission to the RN-BSN/MSN clinical nursing sequence or permission of instructor. PHI 3301 Western Philosophy (3) Survey of philosophical ideas from the ancient NSG 4421 Professional Nursing Clinical Preceptorship Greeks through the 20th century. (3-12) Facilitates transition into professional nursing PHI 3310 Applied Ethics (3) practice. Provides opportunities for refinement of Advanced study of the ethical issues that arise in roles as a designer, manager, and coordinator of such intellectual endeavors as medicine, law, nursing care and provider of direct and indirect business, military science, engineering, etc. nursing care for individuals and families in a PHI 3320 Non-Western Philosophies (3) selected clinical area under the guidance of an Introduces students to the philosophical traditions approved preceptor. of the non-western world. Emphasis is on non- Prerequisites: NSG 4403/4404, 4413/4414, 4419. contemporary traditions of metaphysics, Co-requisite: NSG 4415, 4417. cosmology, ethics, philosophy of religion, social and political philosophy and logic. NSG 4430 Advanced Nursing Theory (3) PHI 3322 Philosophy of Religion (3) Presents application of the Synergy Model for Examines philosophical issues relating to religion, comprehensive nursing care of individuals, including arguments for and against God’s families, communities, or populations adapting to existence, the problem of evil, the relation between internal and external environmental dimensions in a divine foreknowledge and human freedom, the variety of dynamic and complex healthcare settings. relation between religion and science, the Discusses the leadership and management role of problem of faith and reason, and personal the baccalaureate nurse. Integrates evidence-based immortality. practice, quality improvement, patient safety, information technology and healthcare policy. PHI 3365 Bioethics in Historical Context (3) Examines moral problems in biomedical and Prerequisites: admission to the RN-BSN/MSN scientific research, including ethical issues clinical nursing sequence, NSG 3309/3310, 3319, surrounding research involving human and animal 3370, 4410/4411. subjects, eugenics, the human genome project, Co-requisite: NSG 4431. cloning and stem cell research. NSG 4431 Advanced Nursing Preceptorship (2-6) PHI 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit Provides clinical learning opportunities for students hours per course) to apply the Synergy Model in the comprehensive Guided independent study of a designed topic of nursing care of individuals, families, communities special interest. or populations adapting to internal and external Prerequisites: PHI 2203 or 2204 or permission of dimensions in a variety of dynamic and complex instructor. healthcare settings. Emphasizes the leadership and management roles of the baccalaureate nurse. PHI 4495 Selected Topics in Philosophy (3) Integrates evidence-based practice, quality Advanced study of a designed topic of special interest.
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Prerequisites: PHI 2203 or 2204 or permission of PHY 3321 Equations of Mathematical Physics (3) instructor. This introductory course in partial differential equations will undertake a study in heat transfer , fluid dynamics and wave propagation. PHYSICS COURSES (PHY) Prerequisite: PHY 3320. PHY 2252 General Physics I (3) PHY 3325 Thermodynamics (3) An introduction to the laws of mechanics and In this course, students will be introduced to the thermodynamics. basic principles of thermodynamics. Topics Prerequisite: MTH 1114. include, energy conservation, entropy, isolated Co-requisite: PHY L252. systems at constant pressure and temperature and the corresponding thermodynamic potentials. PHY L252 General Physics I Lab (1) Students will learn to apply these principles to other Laboratory work emphasizes basic principles of branches of science and engineering. mechanics and thermodynamics, the use of Prerequisites: PHY3310/PHYL310. measuring instruments, and the interpretation of data. PHY 3359 Waves and Optics (3) Co-requisite: PHY 2252. Topics of study in this course will include properties of waves, image formation, refraction, PHY 2253 General Physics II (3) diffraction, origin of spectra, polarized light, and An introduction to the laws of optics, electricity optical activity. and magnetism. Prerequisite: PHY 2253/L253 or PHY 2263/L263. Prerequisite: PHY 2252/L252. Co-requisite: PHY L359 Co-requisite: PHY L253. PHY L359 Waves and Optics Lab (1) PHY L253 General Physics II Lab (1) Students will conduct selected experiments in Laboratory work emphasizes basic principles of waves, geometric and physical optics. Laboratory electricity, magnetism and optics, the use of work emphasizes the basic principles of optics, the measuring instruments, and the interpretation of use of measuring instruments, and the interpretation data. of data. Co-requisite: PHY 2253. Co-requisite: PHY 3359 PHY 2262 Physics I with Calculus (3) PHY 4420 Mechanics (3) Introduction to the principles and laws of Introduction to the kinematics and dynamics of mechanics and thermodynamics, utilizing the particles: escape and terminal velocity, drag, methods of calculus. rotational motion and rotating frames, Foucault Co-requisite: MTH 1125 or higher math course, pendulum, planetary motion and Kepler’s laws. PHY L262 Prerequisites: PHY 2253/L233 and PHY 3320. PHY L262 Physics I with Calculus Lab (1) PHY 4430 Electromagnetic Fields (3) Laboratory work emphasizes basic principles of Topics include electric and magnetic circuit thermodynamics and mechanics, the use of elements. Maxwell's equations and boundary measuring instruments, and the interpretation of condition problems in one, two and three data. dimensions Co-requisite: PHY 2262. Prerequisite: PHY 4435. PHY 2263 Physics II with Calculus (3) PHY 4440 Dynamics of Particles & Systems (3) Introduction to the principles of electricity, Introduction to the dynamics of rigid body rotation, magnetism and optics, utilizing the methods of calculus of variations and minimization and the calculus canonical formalism. Prerequisite: PHY 2262/L262. Prerequisite: PHY 4420. Co-requisite: PHY L263. PHY 4435 Electricity and Magnetism (3) PHY L263 Physics II with Calculus Lab (1) Topics include static electric and magnetic Laboratory work emphasizes basic principles of phenomena. electric and magnetic potentials, electricity, magnetism and optics, the use of motion of charged particles, dielectric and magnetic measuring instruments, and the interpretation of media, data. and fields in conductors. Co-requisite: PHY 2263. Prerequisite: PHY 3320 PHY 3310 Modern Physics (3) PHY 4445 Quantum Mechanics I (3) Topics covered include special relativity, quantum Introduction to the principles of quantum mechanics, statistical physics, and nuclear physics. mechanics, one dimensional systems including the Prerequisites: MTH 1126, PHY 2263/L263. square well and the simple harmonic oscillator, Co-requisite: PHY L310. uncertainty relations and multi-particle systems. PHY L310 Modern Physics Lab (1) Prerequisites: PHY 3310, PHY 3320. Selected experiments in modern physics. Co-requisite: PHY 3310 PHY 4446 Quantum Mechanics II (3) Topics include quantum mechanics higher PHY 3320 Mathematical Methods for Physicists (3) dimensional systems, angular momentum in In this course, students will develop a basic quantum mechanics, spin, the Hydrogen atom, understanding of the mathematical skills necessary addition of angular momentum, WKB to undertake a study in Dynamics, approximation, and perturbation theory. Electromagnetism, and Quantum Physics. Prerequisite: PHY 4445. Prerequisite: MTH 2227.
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PHY 4460 Special Relativity (3) together many of the ideas presented to you in your In this course, students will be introduced to the physics classes. In addition, you will need to principles of relativity and some of its immediate acquire skill in project definition, time consequences. Topics covered will include inertial management, project completion timeline and observers, time dilation, length contraction, particle schedule, clear and concise writing, and project dynamics, massless particles, 4-D spacetime, field presentation. and energy momentum tensors. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Prerequisites: MTH 3310, PHY 2263/PHY L263. PHY 4470 Nuclear Physics (3) POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSE (POL) Topics include nuclear structure, nuclear forces, nuclear decays and reactions. Students will also POL 2240 Honors American National Government (3) learn to apply these principles to other branches of This course explores the stable political values that science and engineering. frame the US Constitution and have guided our Prerequisite: PHY 4445. societal environment for two hundred years. The course is intended for superior students and PHY 4475 Particle Physics (3) political science majors. The basic building blocks of matter and their interactions will be developed emphasizing their POL 2241 American National Government (3) relationship to symmetry groups. We will introduce A study of the Constitution, federalism, the the photon, basic quantum electrodynamics, and Presidency, Congress, the courts, and politics on the introduce Feynman rules for interacting theories. national level. Prerequisite: PHY 4445. POL 2260 World Politics (3) PHY 4478 Introduction to General Relativity (3) An investigation of the development, nature, and Topics include curvature of spacetime, differential process of political actions across national geometry, tensor calculus, the Einstein field boundaries in the global system. Topics include equation and gravitational waves. Additionally, international security, comparative government, students will become familiar with recent international political economy, international experimental advances and current gravity probes organizations, and new global issues. and detection methods. POL 3300 Foundations of Political Science (3) Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. An introduction to the discipline of political PHY 4480 Introduction to Black Holes & Cosmology (3) science, this course offers an overview of the sub- Topics include spherically symmetric black holes, fields and methods within the discipline. the event horizon, singularities in spacetime, big POL 3330 Political Theory (3) bang theory and the particle content of the universe. An examination of selected advanced sources of Prerequisite: PHY 3325, PHY 4478 classical and modern political theory. Theoretical PHY 4482 String Theory (3) perspectives, which are prominent in contemporary Special Relativity in extra dimensions, political science, are investigated. electromagnetism and gravitation in various POL 3338 Women in Politics (3) dimensions, non relativistic strings, the relativistic This course identifies and analyzes, from a point particle, relativistic strings, string historical and contemporary point of view, the parameterization and classical motion, world sheet political, social, and economic trends and issues currents, light cone relativistic strings, light cone facing women. The course analyzes political fields and particles, relativistic quantum point theories and public policies that shape women’s particles, relativistic quantum open strings, political participation in the Unites States and relativistic quantum closed strings, peek at elsewhere. This includes and examination of relativistic superstrings. political institutions and processes at the national, Prerequisite:, PHY 4446, PHY 4460 (or permission state, and local governmental levels facing women. of instructor). POL 3339 African-American Politics (3) PHY 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 4 credit This course identifies and analyzes, from a hours) historical and contemporary point of view, the A physics research project under the direction of a political, social. Economic trends and issues facing faculty member. The project must culminate in a African-Americans. The course analyzes political written report with the results reported at a theories and public policies that shape African- department seminar. American political participation in the United States Prerequisite: Senior standing or permission of and elsewhere. Topics will vary to include the Civil department chair. Also see index for “Independent Rights Movement, Black Presidential Bids, racism Study and Research..” in American public policy, and U.S. Courts and PHY 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 4 credit hours) Congress. Independent study for advanced students under the POL 3340 U.S. Government – Executive Branch (3) direction of a faculty member. An analysis of the American Presidency in the Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. Also context of the Constitution, American political see index for “Independent Study and Research..” processes, national security, public opinion, and PHY 4495 Topics in Physics (3) other branches of American government. Focus on a topic of timely nature and/or special POL 3341 U.S. Government – Legislative Branch (3) interest. An analysis of the structure and dynamics of the Prerequisites: Permission of instructor. U.S. Congress in the context of its relationships to PHY 4499 Senior Seminar (2) the Constitution, the presidency, the judiciary, The main objective of this course is to complete a political processes and subordinate levels of research project in physics. You will be bringing government.
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POL 3342 U.S. Government – Judicial Branch (3) POL 4415 International Conflict (3) An analysis of the American federal judiciary in the This course provides a detailed examination of context of its relationships to the Constitution, patterns of international conflict and methods American political processes, the legislative and employed to manage them: bases, emergence, executive branches, state governments, and public escalation, de-escalation, negotiation, mediation, opinion. termination, and consequences. Specific episodes of POL 3343 American Political Processes (3) international conflict will be investigated. This course examines key topics in U.S. politics, POL 4420 Constitutional Law (3) specifically looking at national problems, actors A survey of the legal, political, and methodological and proposed solutions. problems in constitutional law. POL 3351 International Relations (3) POL 4421 Introduction to Public Administration (3) This course provides a comprehensive investigation An introduction to the historical, institutional, and of thinking about the relationship of both state and political context of the profession; current trends non-state actors in the international arena. It offers and issues; and the role of public administration in a framework for the further analysis of the the larger governmental system. discipline of International Relations including the principal schools of IR theory, the historical POL 4422 Public Policy Making (3) development of the contemporary international An introduction to the processes by which system, foreign policies of states, the search for American public policy is formulated, state security, and the economic relationships implemented, and evaluated and to the roles of between states within a global political context. policy analysts in solving various public problems. POL 3355 Southern Politics (3) POL 4424 Contemporary American Foreign Policy (3) This course examines the history and processes of This course examines the foreign policy processes Southern politics, including the one-party system, of the United States: historical traditions, political the exclusion of African-Americans and poor institutions, economic and military capabilities, the whites from voting, the role of Southerners in the Congress, the Presidency, interest groups, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the media, and public opinion. current voting patterns and habits of the region. The POL 4432 Comparative Public Policy (3) course looks specifically at the politics of Alabama, This course examines the process of policy making Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and South in a cross-comparative framework that illustrates Carolina. how different nation states, both in the developed POL 3364 State and Local Politics (3) and the developing worlds, formulate and An investigation of political processes and implement public policy. organization at the state and local level in the POL 4433 Comparative Government (3) United States. A comparative analysis of state governments in the POL 3390 The Art of Political Science Research (3) world with an emphasis upon political cultures, This course introduces students to the art and governmental institutions and political processes process of consuming and conducting political that lead to differences and international tensions. science research. Among topics to be covered are POL 4445 Inter-American Relations (3) the epistemological and methodological skills. This course examines the relationship between the Prerequisites: POL 3300 Foundations of Political United States and the remainder of the Western Science Hemisphere, with an emphasis on historical and POL 4402 Political Geography (3) contemporary Latin American relations. An analysis of the reciprocal effects of geography and political organization on the behavior of states, POL 4450 Latin American Politics (3) including boundaries, national resources, spatial An introduction to the social and political strategies, and maritime power. institutions of Latin America. POL 4405 Political Behavior and Public Opinion (3) POL 4451 Public Personnel Administration (3) This course focuses on political behavior and public A survey of the basic principles and functions of opinion, both of which play important roles in personnel administration in the public service and democratic governance. The course surveys the of the current strategies for managing recruitment, major concepts of importance and some of the placement, salary and benefit strategies, training, major scholar debates in the areas of behavior and retirement, and other personnel functions. opinion research. This course is also designed to POL 4452 International Law (3) teach students how political scientists study actions This course examines the sources and development and attitudes relevant to contemporary politics. of international law from a historical, political, Although the course concentrates mainly on the jurisprudential, and philosophical standpoint. It will role that behavior and opinion play in US politics, include a comprehensive investigation of state comparisons will be made to other countries. sovereignty, jurisdiction, the role of the United Prerequisites: POL 3390 Nations, the regulation of the use of force in world POL 4410 International Political Economy (3) affairs, and international human rights law. An examination of the interrelationships between POL 4453 Bureaucratic Politics (3) international politics and economics; states and A study of the theories of organizations and their markets, trade, foreign investment, international structures as they effect the policymaking monetary affairs, foreign aid, state development environment, examining goals, resources, strategies, and globalization. effectiveness, equilibrium, and change relating to organizations and their relationship to administration.
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POL 4460 Intercultural Relations (3) POL 4476 Politics of Southeast Asia (3) An analysis of the influence of culture on interstate This course involves the study of politics in the relations including theories, concepts, and Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Kampuchea, applications. Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Myanmar, and POL 4464 Arab-Israeli Conflict (3) Thailand. It investigates the historical and cultural This course focuses on the Arab-Israeli conflict since factors contributing to their political relationships 1948 with a special focus on the challenges to within the region and internationally conflict resolution on both the Arab and Israeli sides POL 4490 Internship in Political Science (1 to 3 credit and the role great powers play in Middle Eastern hours) politics. The course will begin by examining the Supervised work in an agency that can provide major historical events from the birth of Israeli to the practical experience in the field of study. present day. Attention will be given to important Prerequisites: senior standing and approval of groups, events, movements that will allow the supervising instructor and the department chair complexity of this relationship to come to light. POL 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit hours Additionally, the course will focus on the each) relationship between the West, particularly Europe Note: Additional information is indexed under and the United States, and the Middle East. Independent Study and Research. POL 4465 Politics of the Developing World (3) POL 4493–94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours This course examines the political and economic each) challenges faced by developing states. Theories and Note: Additional information is indexed under models of development will be analyzed in a variety Independent Study and Research. of ways. POL 4495 Selected Topics in Political Science (3) POL 4466 Middle Eastern Politics (3) Examines selected topics of a timely nature and/or An introduction to the social and political institutions special interest within the field of political science. of the contemporary Middle East
POL 4467 Asian Politics (3) An introduction to the social and political institutions PUBLIC RELATIONS JOURNALISM (PRJ) of Contemporary Asia. PRJ 2230 Introduction to Public Relations (3) POL 4468 Russian Politics (3) This introductory course examines the This course provides an introduction to Soviet, post- communication and persuasion concepts Soviet, and Russian politics and the way we in the underpinning public relations, in addition to public West study and think about them. The substantive relations history, role, ethical and professional focus is on the political process and its policy standards, strategic planning and tactical planning. outcomes. Primary attention will be directed to post- 1991 (i.e., post-Soviet) political institutional, elite, PRJ 3321 Public Relations Cases and Strategies (3) and policy concerns. A case study and project-based approach to public relations research, strategy setting and tactical POL 4469 Religion in Politics (3) implementation. This is a course that deals with the intersection Prerequisites: PRJ 2230 and either JRN 1102 or between two contentious topics in the United States, PRJ 3375 religion and politics. In this course, the focus is on the manner in which religion, defined in PRJ 3375 Public Relations Writing (3) organizational terms, as a system of beliefs, as a This course (designed for non-journalism majors) source of faith and morality, and as specific types of focuses on developing the professional writing skills behaviors, intersects with and influences various required for public relations practitioners, AP style aspects of American politics. These aspects of and how to write effectively for clients, the media politics include morality and “moral politics” issues, and for online publications. political behaviors, public and individual opinions, PRJ 4419 Advanced Public Relations Tactics (3) campaigns and electoral mobilization, as well as Practical experience in preparation of public domestic and foreign policy. relations messages for a client. POL 4470 European Politics (3) Prerequisite: JRN 3321. An introduction to the social and political institutions Co-requisite: JRN 4423 of contemporary Europe. PRJ 4423 Public Relations Case Studies (3) POL 4472 Administrative Law (3) Application of public relations theory and best This course examines the legal environment in which practices resulting in the creation of a complete government agencies function, including the powers public relations campaign for a client. and procedures that control administrative discretion, Prerequisite: JRN 3321. Co-requisite: JRN 4419 rule-making, investigations, prosecuting, negotiating, and settling; constitutional law, statutory law, PSYCHOLOGY COURSES (PSY) common law, and agency-made law; the liability of governments and their officers; and selected court PSY 2200 General Psychology (3) cases and decisions. A survey of the basic theories, concepts, principles, and research findings in the field of psychology. POL 4474 Terrorism and Political Violence (3) This course is designed to introduce students to the PSY 2201 Honors General Psychology (3) origins and significance of contemporary political A survey of the basic theories, concepts, principles, violence with an emphasis on the phenomenon of and research findings in the field of psychology. terrorism. It employs an interdisciplinary, case-study approach.
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PSY 2205 Psychology of Adjustment (3) PSY 3316 Mixed Methods Research (3) A course in mental health, designed to assist the This course examines the advantages and techniques individual in making a good adjustment to the of mixing quantitative research methods in order to changing requirements of the environment. answer scientific questions within the field of PSY 2210 Developmental Psychology (3) psychology and other related fields. By learning how A study of human development across the life-span to integrate qualitative methodologies, when with emphasis on psychosocial, physical, emotional, appropriate, students should gain an understanding and cognitive changes. that research should be guided by the questions we want to answer and not limited by the methodologies PSY 2230 Orientation to Psychology (3) we prefer. Students will learn techniques for Introduction to the language of psychology, APA collecting, analyzing, integrating, interpreting, and writing style, and library research. Also includes an reporting data from mixed methods research. over view of career paths in psychology. Prerequisites: PSY 3301 PSY 3301 Basic Statistics (3) PSY 3317 Ethics in Research and Practice (3) An introduction to descriptive and inferential This course introduces the student to ethical statistical concepts, methods, and tools. Topics to be practices in psychology by focusing on the covered include basic terminology, measurement, underlying principles of the 80+ standards of the data description, probability, hypothesis testing, and APA Ethics Code. The course begins by covering the inferential tests (parametric and non-parametric). basics of the APA Ethics Code, including a brief May be used for Sociology credit. history and an overview of general concepts. Next, it Prerequisite: MTH 1110 or higher, with a grade of explores the four ethical concepts applicable to all C or above. psychologists: competence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, avoiding harm and PSY 3304 Abnormal Psychology (3) exploitation. Finally, it relates these key concepts to The study of mental disorders emphasizing their specific situations, including assessment, treatment, etiology, classification and amelioration as described research and publication, and teaching and in the current classification system of the American supervision. Psychiatric Association. PSY 3320 Child Psychology (3) PSY 3309 Advanced Statistics (3) The development of children from conception to Advanced quantitative methods in psychology. puberty. Includes physical, cognitive, perceptual, Topics include linear regression, analysis of language, social and emotional development. variance, non-parametric techniques, estimation procedures, individual and multiple comparisons, PSY 3322 Abnormal Child Psychology (3) and experimental design. A study of theories, research, etiology, assessment Prerequisite: PSY 3301. and diagnosis of mental disorders first seen in childhood or adolescence as defined by the current PSY 3310 Sensation and Perception (3) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of A study of how sensory information helps both the Mental Disorders. Includes such disorders as human species and other animals to thrive. ADHD, conduct problems, anxiety, mood, mental Exploration of the senses including their retardation, and autism. physiological makeup, development and functioning. Theoretical and empirical foundations of perception PSY 3325 Adolescent Psychology (3) and the applications of perceptual knowledge are Adolescents from puberty to early adulthood. emphasized. Includes physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology and personality development in cultural context. sophomore standing or above. PSY 3330 Health Psychology (3) PSY 3311 Research Methods (3) This course studies the science that connects An introduction to the design, analysis, and behavior to health, including psychological interpretation of behavioral research, including processes and the relationship between health and strategies for reviewing scientific literature and human behavior. organizing a research report. PSY 3332 Family Violence (3) Prerequisite: PSY 2230 and PSY 3301. An in-depth study of violence in families, including PSY 3312 Psychology of Women (3) spousal abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, relationship The study of women’s experience and gender issues dynamics, protection services, treatment programs, in the context of psychological theory and research. legal defense strategies, and current legislation. PSY 3315 Cultural and Diversity Psychology (3) Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. This course is a theoretical and empirical analysis of Note: May be taken for psychology or sociology how culture is connected to human behavior. Global credit, but not both. cultural differences and perspectives will be PSY 3340 Psychology of Learning (3) discussed including research studies, theory, and Introduction to learning and behavior in human and comparative analyses (i.e. Eastern vs. Western nonhuman animals, including fundamental comparative analyses). Discussions will include principles and findings from laboratory human behavior across different countries, the investigations of classical, instrumental, cognitive, evolution of culture, self and personality, mental and and social learning. physical health, and living in multicultural worlds. Diversity topics will cover such issues as gender, PSY 3346 Educational Assessment (3) ethnicity, classism, disability, worldviews, and role This course provides a study of measurement and constructions. Diversity discussions will include evaluation techniques for the classroom teacher. stereotypes, biases, ageism, ableism, and gender role Emphasis will be placed on the selection, evaluation, development. Sexual orientation and evolving administration, scoring and interpretation of selected cultural laws will be examined. measures of student performance, achievement and behavior. The student will demonstrate skills in
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utilizing measurement data to plan appropriate include designing and conducting an experiment as learning activities for students. well as analyzing and reporting the results. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Note: May not be Prerequisite: PSY 2230 and PSY 3301 used to meet the requirements for the psychology PSY 4410 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3) major or minor. Application of psychology in business and industry, PSY 3351 Theories of Learning (3) including employee selection, performance Critical analysis of the major theories of learning, appraisal, motivation, organizational psychology, including the works of Pavlov, Thorndike, Guthrie, consumer motivation, group structures, and Tolman, Hull, Skinner, and Mowrer. personnel problems. PSY 3360 Forensic Psychology (3) PSY 4420 Physiological Dynamics of Alcohol and Other Forensic psychology is the application of the science Drugs (3) and profession of psychology to questions and issues Study of physiological and psychological dynamics relating to law and the legal system. This course will and resultant behavioral implications in use of introduce students to the specialty area of forensic alcohol and other drugs. Based on assessment of psychology. Particular emphasis will be on applied dynamics and behavior and application of diagnostic aspects of the field. procedures using appropriate manuals and materials. Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. Prerequisite: PSY 4402 PSY 3365 Human Factors Psychology (3) PSY 4421 Physiological Psychology (3) Analysis of theoretical issues and research methods The physiological correlates of behavior will be related to the interaction between people and examined, including such topics as neurotransmitters machines and human performance. Topics include and hormones, drugs, and the biological roots of information processing theory, human control mental disorders. systems and displays, task simulation, perceptual and Prerequisite: PSY 2230 and an additional three motor factors limiting human performance. semester hours of psychology. Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. PSY 4430 Intro to Substance Abuse Counseling (3) PSY 3370 Comparative Psychology (3) This course provides an introduction to substance This course examines the development, causal abuse counseling through studies of mind-altering mechanisms, evolutionary history, and function of substances; etiological theories of addiction; the behavior of animals, including humans. assessment interviewing and screening tests; PSY 3380 Social Psychology (3) individual, group, family, and other treatment A theoretical and empirical analysis of social options; relapse prevention; and behavior, including selected topics related to social community prevention programs. perception, social influence, social interaction, and Prerequisite: PSY 4402 applied social psychology. PSY 4434 Drug Education, Prevention and Intervention (3) Prerequisite: PSY 2230 A study of commonly abused drugs, drug abuse PSY 3385 Evolutionary Psychology (3) prevention, and treatment techniques. Examines An examination of human behavior and cognition characteristics of people at high risk to become from an evolutionary perspective. substance abusers/addicted. Prerequisite: PSY 4402 PSY 3390 Special Topics in Psychology (3) An examination of selected topics or issues in PSY 4435 Treatment of Addictive Family Diseases (3) psychology. A study of typical characteristics of dysfunctional May be repeated for credit when course content families. Provides the basis for suggested varies. intervention techniques, appropriate areas of family Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. education, and guidelines for effective therapy. Prerequisite: PSY 4402 PSY 4400 Advanced General Psychology (3) A comprehensive study of the discipline of PSY 4436 Treatment Theories and Modalities of Addictive psychology designed to expand the student’s depth Diseases (3) and breadth of knowledge in psychology. The Major A study of historical perspectives and the most Field Test (MFT) will be administered in PSY 4400 effective treatment and assessment approaches of Prerequisite: Senior status (90 semester hours of addictive diseases. undergraduate courses) and a minimum of 15 Prerequisite: PSY 4402 semester hours of psychology. PSY 4450 Theories of Personality (3) PSY 4401 Psychological Tests and Measurements (3) Critical analysis of major theories and systems of Selection, evaluation, administration, scoring, personality. interpretation and uses of tests of intelligence, Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. proficiency, interests, personality, aptitude and social PSY 4451 History and Systems of Psychology (3) adjustment. Study of the development of psychology from its Prerequisite: Additional three semester hours of historical antecedents with special emphasis placed psychology. on contemporary schools and systems of PSY 4402 Principles of Counseling (3) psychological thought. Overview of major counseling theories and Prerequisite: PSY 2230 and an additional three techniques, interviewing, assessment, professional semester hours of psychology. issues and ethics, and a review of research and PSY 4456 Gerontology (3) practical problems. The study of aging. Emphasis on biomedical, Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. psychological, and social aspects of middle and late PSY 4405 Experimental Psychology (3) adulthood. Various techniques for conducting scientific research in psychology will be discussed. Course objectives
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PSY 4459 Applied Behavior Analysis (3) contingency contracts, group contingencies, self- This course covers the characteristics of behavior management, and programming for generalization analysis as well as the basics of behavior-change and maintenance; (c) the Behavior Analyst procedures. Students will design, plan, implement, Certification Board’s ethical guidelines for behavior and present a behavior-change project. analysts; and (d) possible undesired side-effects of PSY 4460 Cognitive Psychology (3) using behavior-change procedure such as A study of human intellectual functioning including reinforcement, extinction, and punishment. Students attention, perception, memory, problem solving, will design, plan, implement, and present a behavior- reasoning and language. change project. Prerequisite: PSY 2230 and an additional three Prerequisites: PSY 4474, PSY 4477 semester hours of psychology. PSY 4480 Senior Seminar in Psychology (3) PSY 4470 Advanced Theories of Developmental A capstone course designed to integrate subject Psychology (3) matter learned in previous courses, encourage critical Comparative study of major developmental theories analysis of contemporary issues, and contemplate from the exogenous, endogenous, and constructivist future educational and employment opportunities in paradigms. Includes history, structural components, psychology. contributions, criticisms, evaluation, and relevant Prerequisite: Senior standing. research of each theory. PSY 4485 Psychology Study Aboard (3) Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. This course examines how culture is related to PSY 4474 Evaluation of Research for the Behavioral human behavior. Relates major principles and Treatment of Individuals with Autism and theories of psychology to two or more cultures Developmental Delays (3) during a Study Abroad experience in a host country This course will present a behavioral view of autism or countries. and provide a brief overview of the history of Prerequisites: PSY 2200 or Psychology Major or behavioral treatment of autism and other Minor. developmental delays. This course will provide a PSY 4490 Field Experience in Psychology brief overview of single-subject research designs and This course is designed to provide students majoring data analysis. Students will evaluate research studies or minoring in psychology with practical work that are seminal in the field of the behavioral experience in a psychology-related work setting treatment of children with autism and developmental within an approved agency or business. Students are delays in terms of (a) ethics, (b) research design, and required to complete a minimum of 45 documented, (c) visual analysis. supervised clock hours during the semester or term Prerequisites: PSY 4459, Applied Behavior Analysis in which enrolled in the course (transportation not provided). This class meets once a week in a seminar PSY 4475 Theories of Training and Evaluation (3) format. Students are required to meet with the Field Examines evaluation issues such as criteria Experience instructor the semester/term prior to the development, organizational assessment, process and class in order to secure an approved site. outcome criteria, along with instructional Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, instructor methodologies such as fairness in training, special approval, and an overall institutional GPA of 3.0 populations, second careers, and ethics of organizational and industrial change. PSY 4491 Guided Independent Research (3) Prerequisite: six semester hours of psychology. This course is designed to provide supervised research in the area of psychology. Opportunities for PSY 4476 Behavioral Treatment of Individuals with Autism undergraduate research will be approved with and Developmental Delays (3) attention to critical evaluation of research In this course, students will identify, describe, and techniques, methods, and procedures. Selection of practice behavioral change procedures using: (a) the problem must be approved by the professor positive and negative reinforcement, (b) positive and under whom the study is to be conducted and the negative punishment, (c) shaping, (d) each type of department chair or dean. A written request is to be verbal operant, (e) extinction, and (f) differential submitted to the department chair at least two weeks reinforcement. Students will contract discrete-trial in advance of the term in which study is to be teaching and incidental teaching methods and undertaken. Preparation of a scholarly paper and oral practice using both. defense may be required. Prerequisite: PSY 4459 Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing with a PSY 4477 Behavioral Assessment of Individuals with minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Guided independent Autism and Developmental Delays (3) research may be taken only in the applicant’s major This course will prepare the student to conduct or minor field. May not be used to repeat a course behavioral assessments including a functional for which a grade of D or below has been earned. behavior assessment (FBA), VB-MAPP, and Also see index for “Independent Study and ABBLS. Based on the results of the assessment, Research.”. students will write a behavioral treatment plan. PSY 4492 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Prerequisite: PSY 4459 hours) PSY 4478 The Behavior Analyst as a Professional and This course is designed to provide supervised Ethical Practitioner (3) research in the area of psychology. Opportunities for Through a variety of topics and activities, this course undergraduate research will be approved with will prepare the student for working in a professional attention to critical evaluations of research setting (e.g., a clinic for the behavioral treatment of techniques, methods, and procedures. Selection of children with autism.) Topics covered include: (a) the problem must be approved by the professor training and supervising others in implementing under whom the study is to be conducted and the behavior-change procedures, including parents; (b) department chair or dean. A written request is to be advanced behavior-change procedures such as submitted to the department chair at least two weeks
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in advance of the term in which study is to be Topics include grouping of data, measures of central undertaken. Preparation of a scholarly paper and oral tendency and dispersion, probability concepts, defense may be required. sampling, statistical estimation, and statistical Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing with a hypothesis testing. minimum overall GPA of 3.0. Guided independent Prerequisite: MTH 1112. research may be taken only in the applicant’s major or minor field. May not be used to repeat a course QM 3342 Introduction to Operations Research (3) for which a grade of D or below has been earned. An introduction to quantitative techniques Also see index for “Independent Study and applicable to business and economics. Topics Research..” include queuing analysis, transportation programming, PERT/CPM, and simple linear PSY 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) regression. Supervised study through field or laboratory Prerequisite: QM 2241. projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or achievement of specific skills. QM 3345 Operations Management (3) Prerequisite: Junior or senior status, permission of A study of how organizational processes add value guiding professor, approval of department chair and as they convert inputs to outputs. Topics covered the dean. A written request is to be submitted to the include the strategic relationship of operations with department chair at least two weeks in advance of other functional organizations, value chain concepts, the term in which study is to be undertaken. May not and quantitative methods of including forecasting be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or models, inventory models, statistical process below has been earned. Also see index for control, process models and project management “Independent Study and Research”. methods. The course also provides a review of current supply chain philosophies such as JIT, MRP, PSY 4496 Applied Behavior Analysis Practicum I (3) and EOQ inventory management methods. Prior to enrollment, students must have a criminal Prerequisites: Lower-level Core, MGT 3300, background check and professional liability QM 2241, IS 2241. insurance. Students must complete 250 hours of supervised experience delivering applied behavior analysis services in a clinical setting. Students are READING/LITERACY COURSES (RED) not allowed to be paid for their service delivery as RED 0098 Reading I (3) they are receiving course credit. Students must meet A course for those students who are deficient in with the instructor for class, which counts as the basic reading skills such as word recognition, group- supervision component. During class, comprehension and study skills. A placement test students will practice delivering behavioral-analytic will be required. services. Students must meet weekly with am Note: May not be audited. Institutional credit only. approved Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for individual supervision. During individual RED 3310 Language and Literacy (3) supervision, the BCBA must (a) observe the student Literacy instruction for the K-6 learner with engage in practice and (b) provide written and verbal emphasis on child development, learning theories, feedback on that practice according to the BACB individual differences, emergent and early literacy, guidelines for supervision. The course is limited to principles of reading and language arts instruction, 10 students. teaching strategies, and examination of current Prerequisites: PSY 4478 AND permission of the materials and instructional practices used in instructor. teaching literacy. Prerequisite: admission to TEP PSY 4497 Applied Behavior Analysis Practicum II (3) Students must complete 250 hours of supervised Co-requisite: RED L310 experience delivering applied behavior analysis RED L310 Language and Literacy Lab (1) services in a clinical setting. Students are not This course includes Lab/Field-oriented experiences allowed to be paid for their service delivery as they designed to enhance understanding of Literacy are receiving course credit. Students must meet with instruction for the K-6 learner with emphasis on the instructor for class, which counts as the group- child development, learning theories, individual supervision component. During class, students will differences, emergent and early literacy, principles practice delivering behavior-analytic services. of reading and language arts instruction, teaching Students must meet weekly with an approved Board strategies, and examination of current materials and Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) for individual instructional practices used in teaching literacy. supervision. During individual supervision, the Prerequisite: admission to TEP BCBA must (a) observe the student engage in Co-requisite: RED 3310 practice and (b) provide written and verbal feedback on that practice according the BACB guidelines for RED 3380 Children's Literature (3) supervision. The course is limited to 10 students. The purpose of this course is to assist undergraduate Prerequisites: PSY 4496 students as they investigate and construct an AND permission of the instructor. understanding of and techniques to incorporate children’s literature across the curriculum. Pertinent
topics include award-winning authors and titles QUANTITATIVE METHODS COURSES found in children’s literature among a variety of genre, along with developmentally appropriate (QM) instructional techniques. QM 2241 Business Statistics and Data Analytics (3) Prerequisite: admission to TEP. An introduction to statistics and data analytics in RED 4401 Reading in the Content Area (3) business that supports business decisions and the This course provides a study of teaching reading in solution to business problems utilizing descriptive grades P-12, emphasizing methods in the content and inferential statistical concepts and methods. areas.
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Prerequisites: admission to TEP. statistical programs in the analysis of univariate, RED 4481 Language and Literacy I: Grades P-3 (3) bivariate, and multivariate data including Literacy instruction for the P-3 learner with parametric and non-parametric analysis emphasis on child development, learning theories, techniques. Topics include descriptive individual differences, emergent and early literacy, and techniques, averages and measures of variation, examination of current materials and instructional tests of statistical significance, correlation and practices used in teaching literacy. regression, and analysis of variance. Prerequisite: admission to TEP Prerequisite: MTH 1110 or 1112 and IS 2241. RED 4482 Language and Literacy II: Grades 4-6 (3) RHB 2281 Rehabilitation Research II (3) Literacy instruction for the learner in grades 4-6 with Introduction to research methodology and emphasis on the principles of reading and language arts process with emphasis placed on the evaluation instruction, teaching strategies, and methods of of practice. Understanding and using the journal expanding reading power. This course requires research article as a tool for selecting appropriate substantial field experience in the grades 4-6 setting. intervention. Skills are built in using electronic Prerequisite: admission to TEP. data bases and information retrieval systems and integrated with writing skills necessary to RED 4483 Reading Intervention Strategies (3) critically evaluate the usefulness of Principles of assessment and evaluation for improving research studies in practice application. the language and literacy learning. Pre-service teachers Prerequisite: RHB 2280. will be introduced to the variety of screening and testing instruments for use in modifying students’ instructional RHB 3320 Human Behavior In the Social Environment programs. Formal and informal methods for classroom II (3) observations will be explored, and methods for An examination of the social dynamics of translating data collected for classroom management discrimination and oppression and particularly, and/or communication to learners’ parents will be how discriminatory and oppressive environments introduced. The issues of privacy and ethical treatment have potential for negatively affecting bio of confidential records will also be addressed. psychosocial growth and development. Prerequisite: admission to TEP RHB 3340 Social Policy and Planning (3) Co-requisite: RED L483 Exploration of the social policy formulation RED L483 Reading Intervention Strategies Lab (1) process and the building of analysis skills in the This course includes Lab/Field-oriented experiences evaluation of social policy and programs. The designed to enhance understanding of principles of impact of political, economic, and social forces is assessment and evaluation for improving the language a focal point, and the process of incrementalism and literacy learning. in implementation is examined. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. RHB 3345 Foundations of Rehabilitation (3) Co-requisite: RED 4483 Review of historical, philosophical, and RED 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit hours) legislative development of the rehabilitation Undergraduate research with attention to critical movement; focuses on current service delivery evaluation of research techniques, methods and systems and trends. procedures. RHB 3350 Individual Differences and the World of Work Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a minimum (3) overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding professor, An orientation into the world of work along with approval of department chair or dean. A written request the meaning and importance of work to the is to be submitted to the department chair at least two individual, family and community. Includes job weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be search undertaken. May not be used to repeat a course for techniques, methods of doing job surveys and which a grade of D or below has been earned. ways of classifying information. Application forms are available in the Office of RHB 3360 Vocational Assessment (3) University Records. Guided independent research may Processes, principles, and techniques used to be taken only in the applicant’s major or minor field. diagnose vocational assets and liabilities of the Also see index for “Independent Study and Research.”. individual. Emphasis upon the use of RED 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) psychometric tests, work samples, and job Supervised study through field or laboratory samples. projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or RHB 3365 Introduction to Visual Impairment (3) achievement of specific skills. This course will provide an understanding of the Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, permission of medical, psychological, social, educational, and guiding professor, approval of department chair and the vocational issues that professionals must dean. A written request is to be submitted to the understand in order to work effectively with department chair at least two weeks in advance of the persons who are term in which study is to be undertaken. May not be visually impaired. used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has been earned. Also see index for “Independent Study RHB 3375 Diversity (3) and Research.”. This course provides students with an understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity, Ethnic REHABILITATION COURSES (RHB) and gender sensitivity, as well as ageism, in social RHB 2280 Rehabilitation Research I (3) work practice with a variety of populations is Introduction to statistical analysis concepts and highlighted. principles necessary for understanding research reports and for the interpretation of data. Use of microcomputer
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RHB 3380 Medical and Vocational Aspects of Physical personal risk management problems, personal Disabilities (3) property and liability insurance contracts including Examines specific physical disabilities from the personal auto policy and the homeowner’s medical, psychological, social, and vocational points package, insurance regulation, and the insurance of view. Covers a number of disabling conditions marketplace. including etiology, characteristics, and implications Prerequisite: Lower-level Core or permission of for treatment. department chair. RHB 3385 Rehabilitation of Persons with Severe RMI 3346 Life and Health Insurance (3) Disabilities (3) Study of types of life insurance and annuity contracts Course explores rehabilitation needs of persons with and their uses; regulations of life and health insurers; severe disabilities. Concepts, approaches, development of financial plans utilizing life philosophy and ethical considerations related to insurance products; Social Security; group and independent living, supported employment, and individual health insurance products including major advocacy efforts. medical, disability income and long-term care RHB 4405 Juvenile Rehabilitation and Counseling (3) policies and analysis of the marketplace. Treatment modalities, diagnostic techniques, Prerequisite: RMI 3335. intervention systems, concurrent problems, and RMI 3348 Property and Casualty Insurance (3) counseling techniques with adolescents. Emphasis is This course examines the fundamental coverage and upon evaluation of services, i.e., vocational, self- policy provisions of the major types of commercial concepts, academic, psychotherapy, peer relations, and personal property and liability insurance group counseling, family relations, and life skill contracts. Also examined are the fundamentals of development. property and casualty insurance, including analysis of RHB 4410 Rehabilitation Pre-practicum (1) contracts, rating, underwriting, regulation, and Preparation for RHB 4420. financial strength of insurers. Prerequisites: RHB major with senior standing or Prerequisite: RMI 3335 permission of instructor. RMI 4442 Insurance Operations (3) (capstone) RHB 4420 Rehabilitation Practicum (12) An introduction to the various functions performed Provides experience in a rehabilitation setting with within an insurance company and a study of an emphasis on the multiple nature of human insurance ethics. Topics include insurance regulation, problems and the impact these problems have on marketing, underwriting, ratemaking, adjusting, persons with disabilities. Includes a weekly seminar reinsurance, and accounting. This course plus a minimum of 500 hours in a particular agency is the capstone course for the concentration. setting. Prerequisites: RMI 3335, RMI 3346, RMI 3348. Prerequisites: Rehabilitation major, RHB 4410. RMI 4465 Insurance Law (3) Practicum site must be approved by instructor An introduction to the legal principles underlying during RHB 4410. insurance contracts and the issuing of insurance RHB 4450 Senior Seminar (2) contracts, with special emphasis on the U.S. legal The impact of recent changes in federal and state system, contract law, property law, tort law, agency legislation and the role and function of professional law, and employment law. organizations and their positions on current issues. Prerequisite: RMI 3335. Prerequisite: HS/RHB major with senior standing or RMI 4467 Advanced Topics in Risk Management (1) permission of instructor. An extension of RMI 3335 Principles of Risk RHB 9920 Youth Leadership Forum Practicum (3) Management and Insurance with additional The goal of the Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) is emphasis on the goals of risk management, the risk to develop a network of young adults with management process, techniques for managing risk, disabilities who realize their ability to pursue Enterprise Risk Management, and insurance policy meaningful employment and societal contributions, analysis. while helping break down the barriers to Prerequisites: Concurrent with RMI 3335. independence for people with disabilities. Students RMI 4470 Surplus Line Insurance Products (1) taking RHB 9920 serve as group leaders for YLF A study of the excess and surplus lines insurance participants and organize and carry out group products designed for the major types of commercial activities and participant events. Requires Pre-YLF and personal property and liability risks. leadership training during the spring semester and a Prerequisites: Concurrent with RMI 3348. commitment to live on campus with the YLF participants for approximately a week. RMI 4472 Surplus Line Insurance Operations (1) Prerequisite: permission of instructor A study of the excess and surplus lines insurance markets as well as the reinsurance sector of the RELIGION (REL) insurance industry. The course covers the formation REL 2280 World Religions (3) and classification of these companies, their distribution systems, their regulation, their Historical development and basic beliefs of the accounting procedures, and a comparison of these world’s major religions. companies to admitted insurers. Prerequisite: RMI 3335. RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE RMI 4475 Advanced Topics in Life & Health Insurance (3) COURSES (RMI) An extension of RMI 3346 with additional emphasis on estate and retirement planning, taxation and RMI 3335 Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (3) regulation, contract evaluation, and financial An introduction to the legal principles underlying management of life and health insurance companies. insurance, the basics of risk management, the Prerequisite: RMI 3346. application of risk management techniques to
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RMI 4478 Employee Benefit Planning (3) engineering. Students will learn how to ask well The course is designed to provide the student with a defined questions, propose hypotheses, test foundation of knowledge regarding the design and hypotheses, and learn on what basis one rejects or management of employee benefit plans. Topics accepts a hypothesis. We will go on to see how these include pensions, profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, methods are applied in the fields of biology, group life and health plans, and flexible benefit chemistry, physics, and engineering. Finally, we will programs. also see how misapplications of the scientific method Prerequisites: RMI 3335, leads to questionable pseudoscience. RMI 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit SCI 3366 Survey of Electronics Technology (3) hours per course per semester) In this course, students will develop understanding of Additional information is indexed under basic concepts in electronics, including component Independent Study and Research. identification and behavior, dc and ac circuit RMI 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours principles, solid-state devices, and both linear and per course per semester) switching circuits without getting into rigors of Additional information is indexed under mathematics. Students will also learn how digital Independent Study and Research. electronics fed to microprocessor technology. Students will be able to apply these learned concepts RMI 4498 Internship (3) in design and analysis of electronics systems. The internship provides students with the opportunity to gain real-world insurance experience SCI 3370 Toxic, Radioactive, & Hazardous Materials (3) as a summer employee of an insurance company. In this course, students will learn the basic principles Students are interviewed and selected by the of hazardous materials management. The course will individual insurance companies. See the RMI be suitable for students with limited scientific department for specific requirements. background knowledge in chemistry and physics. Students will learn how to classify toxic, radioactive, RMI 4499 London Internship (3) and hazardous materials and evaluate the dangers The London internship provide students with first- associated with them. Students will study current hand exposure to the center of the excess and industry practices and learn how to manage surplus lines market, Lloyds. See the RMI hazardous materials in a safe, legal, and economical department for specific requirements. manner.
SCI 4450 Science in a Regulatory Environment (3) SCIENCE COURSES (SCI) An examination of the applications of Biology, Chemistry, and Physical Sciences for compliance SCI 2233 Physical Science (3) with select environmental regulations. Basic chemistry and physics for non-science majors Prerequisites: Biology, Chemistry or Physical Co-requisite: SCI L233. Note: Credit does not count Science. toward a major in any science curriculum. SCI 4474 Internship in Science Education (9) SCI L233 Physical Science Lab (1) The Professional Internship Program is the Laboratory experiments in basic chemistry and culminating clinical field-based experience for physics. students seeking certification in a teaching field. The Co-requisite: SCI 2233. Professional Internship Program provides the student SCI 2234 Earth and Space Science (3) with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume Basic astronomy and geology for non-science the role of a teacher while receiving supervision majors. from a classroom teacher and a university supervisor Co-requisite: SCI L234. Note: Credit does not count for a period of one full semester. The student will toward any major in the sciences. demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective decision maker throughout the SCI L234 Earth and Space Science Lab (1) internship experience. Laboratory experiments in basic astronomy and Prerequisite: admission to TEP. geology. Co-requisite: SED 4454. Co-requisite: SCI 2234. SCI 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary SCI 2240 Principles of Astronomy (3) Teacher (3) Basic facts and theories related to astronomical A survey of teaching methods and materials phenomena. appropriate for teaching in the content areas for Co-requisite: SCI L336. grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher SCI L240 Astronomy Lab (1) evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with Star and constellation identification and special education teachers, and lesson planning observations using the telescope. formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections Co-requisite: SCI 3336. organization and use of biology/science materials for SCI 3335 Physical Geology (3) grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. A professional Constructive and destructive processes which alter laboratory experience is included in this course. the earth. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Co-requisite: SCI L335. SCI 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 4 credit hours SCI L335 Physical Geology Lab (1-2) per course per semester) Laboratory studies of constructive and destructive Additional information is indexed under Independent processes which alter the earth. Study and Research. Co-requisite: SCI 3335. SCI 4493-94 Guided Independent Research (1 to 4 credit hours SCI 3365 Principles of Applied Science (3) per course per semester) In this course, we will learn the scientific method, Additional information is indexed under Independent and how it applies investigations in science and Study and Research.
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below has been earned. Also see index for SECONDARY EDUCATION COURSES (SED) “Independent Study and Research.”.
SED 4400 Classroom Management (3) This course is designed for all secondary and P-12 SOCIOLOGY COURSES (SOC) education majors. The purpose of this course is to SOC 2275 Introduction to Sociology (3) establish a foundation of content and application relative to classroom management and discipline, Survey of basic sociological concepts and the effect emphasizing reflection, decision making, and of social phenomena on individuals, groups and integrated teaching/learning strategies. institutions. This course will not count toward the Methodologies utilized will include discussion, required upper level course hours needed for the lecture, field experience, case studies, problem sociology or social science minor or major. solving sessions, projects, and research. Prerequisite for all 3000 and 4000 level courses. SED 4454 Internship Seminar for Secondary Education (3) SOC 2280 Social Problems in Contemporary Society (3) This course provides seniors an opportunity during An examination of conditions that are harmful to internship to examine broad educational issues and society. Topics include problems with social concerns, topics on the state and local levels and institutions, inequality, deviance, and social change. those of personal interest. The scope of the course SOC 3300 Social Institutions (3) ranges from juvenile law, classroom management, An analysis of several major social institutions, their professionalism, professional development for structural components, processes, and resultant teachers and other course topics. problems. Group interrelations and social change Prerequisite: admission to TEP. will be emphasized. Co-requisite: SED Internship. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. SED 4474 Secondary Internship in Grades 6-12 (9) SOC 3301 Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3) The Professional Internship Program is the This course provides an in-depth understanding of culminating clinical field-based experience for the dynamics of collective behavior and social students seeking certification in a teaching field. The movements and focuses both on domestic and global Professional Internship Program provides the student movements. A variety of social movements and with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume counter movements are considered that span a the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from variety of geographical regions and time periods. a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a Prerequisite: SOC 2275. period of one full semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective SOC 3302 Small Groups (3) decision maker throughout the internship experience. An overview of the nature of small group dynamics. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. The course will explore group formation, group Co-requisite: SED 4454. processes and group structures, as well as the role of leadership, conformity, power and status within the SED 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary group. Teacher (3) Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Teaching methods, selection, organization and use of materials and resources in the secondary school SOC 3305 Visual Sociology (3) discipline(s). Observation and teaching experiences Visual sociology examines and produces visual will be included. perspectives on social life. It allows one to apply the Prerequisites: EDU 3310 and admission to TEP. sociological imagination in telling a visual story about social phenomena. Visual sociology utilizes SED 4491-92 Guided Independent Research all sorts of visual material in its analysis and (1 to 3 credit hours) methodologies. Hands-on use of smart phones and Undergraduate research with attention to critical digital cameras will be utilized for applied class evaluation of research techniques, methods and projects. procedures. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding SOC 3315 Sociology of Rock and Roll (3) professor, approval of department chair or dean. A Sociological analysis of a very influential and written request is to be submitted to the department popular music art form, from its origins in the first chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in half of the twentieth century to more contemporary which study is to be undertaken. May not be used to social contests. Examines the roles of race relations, repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has social class, gender, inequalities, region, genre, been earned. Application forms are available in the commercial exploitation and technology in the Office of University Records. Guided independent evolution of rock and roll. research may be taken only in the applicant’s major Prerequisite: SOC 2275. or minor field. Also see index for “Independent Study and Research.”. SOC 3316 Sociology of Popular Culture, Mass Media and Society (3) SED 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) This course will examine popular culture and mass Supervised study through field or laboratory media and the theoretical frameworks that analyze projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or their force in society. Mass media includes achievement of specific skills. everything from television, film, radio, magazines, Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, permission of newspapers and the countless means of mass guiding professor, approval of department chair and communication brought about through the Internet. the dean. A written request is to be submitted to the Studying the mass media and its impact through department chair at least two weeks in advance of popular culture is vital to sociologists given their the term in which study is to be undertaken. May not profound influence on culture and social life. be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or Prerequisite: SOC 2275.
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SOC 3357 Sociological Aspects of Human Sexuality (3) An examination of the cultural and social SOC 3323 Juvenile Delinquency (3) components of sexuality including current An examination of social, economic, psychological, perspectives on sexuality, sex research and theory, and physiological determinants of young people’s cross-cultural perspectives and sexual diversity, behavior as it concerns family, community, and gender issues, sexual relationships, sexual social worker. orientations, pregnancy and parenthood, sexually Prerequisite: SOC 2275. transmitted diseases, sexual victimization, sexuality SOC 3331 Sociology of the Family (3) across the life span, and recent social changes Analysis of the family as a social institution and as a affecting sexuality in society. social group, with emphasis on the impact of the Prerequisite: SOC 2275. changing society on traditional family functions, SOC 3360 Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods (3) courtship, role expectations, child rearing, and This course will provide students with an overview family stability. The course will examine changes in of qualitative (non-statistical) research methods. It work patterns, marriage, divorce, and cohabitation will also familiarize students with the various areas over time including contemporary problems of sociological study in which qualitative methods is affecting marital relations and family interactions. preferred to quantitative research and will offer Race, ethnicity, age, and gender differences will students the necessary training to engage in high- also be addressed. quality qualitative research. Special emphasis will Prerequisite: SOC 2275. include: participant observation, interviews, and on- SOC 3332 Family Violence (3) line methodologies. A course to provide students with an in-depth study Prerequisite: SOC 2275. of the problems of violence in families including SOC 3370 Society and Environment (3) spouse abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, and the This is a course that will focus on the relationship dynamics and dangers of violent relationships. The between society and the environment. It will include study will examine the root causes of family individual, group (social movements) and violence and the devastating, multi-generational institutional impacts on the environment and effects of violence on its victims and society. reciprocal effects. Students will study current societal responses to Prerequisite: SOC 2275. family violence including protection services, treatment programs, legal defense strategies, and SOC 3380 Sociological Social Psychology (3) current legislation. A survey of Social Psychology from a sociological Prerequisite: SOC 2275. perspective. Emphasis is placed on classic topics such as the self-concept, the process of socialization, SOC 3345 Criminology (3) symbolic interactionism and the social construction Study of crime and its causes and measurements. of reality, as well as contemporary topics such as Topics include various explanations of criminal small group dynamics, power, social exchange and behavior, typology of crime, criminal justice collective behavior. system, and social relations to crime. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. SOC 4406 Urban Sociology (3) SOC 3346 Deviant Behavior (3) Historical, physical, economic, and social evolutions This course will explore the social meaning and of urbanized areas. Emphasis on contemporary urban construction of social behavior outside normative problems with implications for policy and planning. boundaries. Deviance is relative social behavior that Prerequisite: SOC 2275. occurs outside social norms. By the end of this course, students will be familiar with, and think SOC 4408 Rural Sociology (3) critically about the attitudes, behaviors, and A study of rural society, its organization, agencies, meanings associated with society and social institutions, population trends and composition, deviance. In addition, students will be introduced to patterns of settlement, social processes and change in topics related to law, social change, social power, character. conflict, structure, and culture. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. SOC 4409 Political Sociology (3) SOC 3355 Death and Dying (3) An overview of politics and political systems from This course provides an examination of individual earliest times to the present with some emphasis on and societal attitudes toward death and the dying democratic systems in the U. S. and other modern process. It will include the emotions experienced, countries. cultural variations, theoretical perspectives and Prerequisite: SOC 2275. institutional relationships. SOC 4411 Demography (3) Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Overview of sociological and demographic theories SOC 3356 Sociology of Aging (3) of the growth, decline, and movement of human Sociological examination of global social changes populations. Focus is given to concepts, methods and precipitated by the demographic phenomenon of the techniques used in the social sciences to qualitatively aging of U. S. society and other societies. Addresses and quantitatively examine the causes and the heterogeneity of the older population, their consequences of global demographic change. locations, perceptions, and constraints. Issues such This course may be taken for geography credit. as housing, transportation, health care, and death Prerequisite: SOC 2275. and dying are explored. SOC 4413 Minorities in U. S. Social Structure (3) Prerequisite: SOC 2275. An analysis of the role of racial and cultural minorities in American society. Examines contributions of anthropology, sociology, and
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psychology to theories of minority/majority group various social influences on education and different relations. learning modalities. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. SOC 4420 Sociological Theory (3) SOC 4451 Peace, Conflict and Human Rights (3) Survey of sociological theory with emphasis on Sociological analysis of peace, conflict and human theorists, their works and contributions to modern rights, with a focus on the last 100 years. Emphasis sociological theory. will be placed on non-violent struggles at the nation- Prerequisite: SOC 2275. state level internationally. The role of ethnic and SOC 4421 Social Inequality (3) religious affiliations in current war and conflict at This course examines the structure of social home and abroad will also be examined. inequality both in the U.S. and in the international Prerequisite: SOC 2275. context. It reviews theories of inequality and also SOC 4456 Gerontology (3) explores empirical data on stratification both domestically and globally. It also examines how we Gerontology is the study of the process of human can try to achieve more social equality and social aging in all its many aspects: Physical, justice both nationally and globally. psychological, and social. There is a specific Prerequisite: SOC 2275. emphasis on important elements of aging, such as socialization, family interaction, retirement, physical SOC 4425 Survey Research (3) and psychological aging, and perceptions of older An overview of quantitative survey research persons in contemporary society. techniques. Emphasis will be placed on questionnaire Prerequisite: SOC 2275. design, sampling techniques, data collection strategies, computerized data analysis, and the SOC 4459 Sociology of Health, Medicine and Illness (3) writing of quantitative research reports. The sociological perspective applied to medicine. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Topics include changing ideas of disease causation, the role of practitioners and patients, the institutional SOC 4430 Sociology of Religion (3) setting, differential delivery of health services, An examination of the social institution of religion. differential patterns of morbidity and mortality The course will discuss modes of worship, the based on age, gender, race and socio-cultural relationship between various religious systems and variables, and the politics of health. other aspects of society, the categorization of Prerequisite: SOC 2275. religious groups into cults, sects, denominations and st SOC 4465 The Sociology of Sport (3) ecclesia, and the rise of secularization in the 21 An examination of the sociological perspective of Century. sport as an institution. Particular emphasis is placed Prerequisite: SOC 2275. on the impact of sport on the individual, small SOC 4434 Sociology of Gender (3) groups, other institutions, and society. Provides an analysis of the conceptualization of Prerequisite: SOC 2275. gender with a focus on the methods of studying SOC 4490 Internship in Sociology (1-3) gender, historical perspectives on gender, biological Applications of skills and knowledge of sociology in and social bases of gender, and how gender intersects government agency, foundation, public service with other stratification systems within societies institution or similar situation under the supervision globally. Using a multicultural perspective, special of a faculty member. emphasis is placed on how gender is manifested in Prerequisite: Approval of the student’s academic the family as well as other major social institutions. adviser and department chair and SOC 2275. Prerequisite: SOC 2275. SOC 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit SOC 4440 Sociology and the Internet (3) hours per course per semester) With the advent of the Internet, U.S. society and Undergraduate research with attention to critical global society has had to confront a variety of social evaluation of research techniques, methods and phenomena that have arisen due to this ever- procedures. changing technology. This course will examine some Prerequisites: SOC 2275, Junior or senior standing of the sociological questions that using the with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of worldwide web has brought to forefront. In addition, guiding professor, approval of department chair or this course will examine how to use the worldwide dean. A written request is to be submitted to the web to conduct sociological research. department chair at least two weeks in advance of Prerequisite: SOC 2275. the term in which the study is to be undertaken. May SOC 4445 Trends in Globalization (3) not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has been earned. Application forms are The concept of “globalization” explores issues of available in the office of University Records. Guided social, cultural, political, and economic connectivity independent research may be taken only in the that are taking place between societies (of people) on applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index for our planet. This course examines the historical “Independent Study and Research.”. foundations and current trends of globalization. It also explores the opportunities and constraints that SOC 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours globalization brings to citizens throughout the world. per course per semester) Prerequisite: SOC 2275. Supervised study through field and laboratory projects, guided readings, creative endeavors or SOC 4446 Sociology of Education (3) achievement of specific skills. This course provides an overview of the theories, Prerequisites: SOC 2275, Junior or senior standing, methods and issues in the sociology of education with a minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of today. Issues include text censorship, school and guiding professor, approval of department chair or class size, race and gender inequalities, violence in dean. A written request is to be submitted to the schools, etc. Classroom activities will also explore
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department chair at least two weeks in advance of inclusive general education classroom. This course the term in which the study is to be undertaken. May requires extensive work within the K-6 special not be used to repeat a course for which a grade of education and general education classrooms of a D or below has been earned. Application forms are public school. available in the office of University Records. Guided Prerequisite: admission to TEP. independent research may be taken only in the SPE 3307 Strategies Instruction (3) applicant’s major or minor field. Also see index for This course bridges the gap between research and “Independent Study and Research.”. practice and extends knowledge of specific methods SOC 4495 Selected Topics (3) for teaching students K-6 with mild disabilities. The Designed as a vehicle for the exploration of topics of premise of this course is that strategic learning is current interest within the major discipline of critical for many students with mild disabilities in sociology. order that they may achieve academic success and Prerequisite: SOC 2275. function at the level of their potential. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. SPECIAL EDUCATION COURSES (SPE) SPE 3309 Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) (COLLABORATIVE TEACHER) This course emphasizes a variety of divergent SPE 3302 Introduction to Moderate/Severe Disabilities (3) strategies and resources that enhance the educational This course presents an overview of the social, performance of students with moderate and severe emotional, physical, and learning characteristics of disabilities. Special emphasis is placed on the design children and youth with moderate and severe of a circle of care for students with complex needs. disabilities. Emphasis is placed on information Prerequisite: admission to TEP. regarding the definition, prevalence, and etiology of SPE 3340 Diverse Learners (3) moderate and severe disabilities as well as This course is oriented toward identifying information pertaining to the classification, exceptional students and providing appropriate assessment, placement, instruction, and learning experiences in the classroom setting. This programming needs and services for individuals course is a survey of the nature and needs of with moderate and severe disabilities. exceptional children and an introduction to their Prerequisite: admission to TEP. educational programs. SPE 3303 Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities (6-12) SPE 3362 Policies and Procedures in Special Education(3) (3) This course is an advanced undergraduate course for This methods course for prospective special-ed 6-12 prospective special education collaborative teachers collaborative teachers emphasizes methods and K-6. This course outlines the legal responsibilities materials for adolescents with mild disabilities and and role of the special education teacher in the provides a cross-category focus. Moreover, methods procedures and services of special education. The such as cognitive learning strategies are examined in assessment/program planning program is depth. emphasized. Prerequisites: SPE 3349 and admission to TEP . Prerequisite: admission to TEP. SPE 3304 Teaching Students with Moderate/Severe SPE 4445 Educational Evaluation of Exceptional Children Disabilities (6-12) (3) (3) This course emphasizes a variety of educational strategies for secondary students with moderate and This course is designed to provide the pre-service severe disabilities. Special emphasis is placed on the teacher with knowledge and skills in the selections, post-secondary adjustment of students with complex evaluation, administration, scoring and interpretation needs. of standardized instruments in the areas of academic Prerequisites: SPE 3302 and admission to TEP. achievement , diagnostic tests, adaptive behavior, and behavior rating scales. Students will demonstrate SPE 3305 Transition Planning (3) the utilization of test results for the development of This course emphasizes educational strategies that an individualized education plan, individualized promote the post-school adjustment of students with family service plan, and learning outcomes for the disabilities. Special emphasis is placed on the legal general education classroom. foundation of transition and effective transition models. Prerequisite: admission to TEP Prerequisites: SPE 3303, 3304, 3340, and SPE 4454 Internship Seminar (3) admission to TEP. This course provides seniors an opportunity during SPE 3306 Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities (3) internship to examine broad educational issues and This course will focus on organizational procedures, concerns, topics on the state and local levels, and universal design of curriculum, methods and those of personal interest. The scope of the course techniques used in educating students with specific ranges from juvenile law, classroom management, learning disabilities, mild mental retardation, professionalism, professional development for emotional/behavioral disorders, and attention deficit/ teachers, and other course topics. hyperactive disorders in grades kindergarten through Prerequisites: SPE 4465 and admission to TEP. six who are in need of academic and social learning SPE 4465 Collaborative Teacher (6-12) Internship (9) support in the general education classroom or in a The Professional Internship Program is the special education classroom. Emphasis will be culminating clinical field-based experience for placed on direct teaching, designing students seeking certification in a teaching field. The accommodations and adaptations to teaching Professional Internship Program provides the student materials and methods in an effort to assist the with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume disabled learner in accessing the general education the role of a teacher while receiving supervision curriculum in both a resource room and/or an from a classroom teacher and a University supervisor
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for a period of one full semester. The student will SPN 3333 Advanced Spanish II (3) demonstrate skills of the innovative, informed, Development of advanced language skills in Spanish reflective decision-maker through the internship with emphasis on aural comprehension, experience. conversation, reading, and composition. Prerequisite: SPE 4454 and admission to TEP. Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. SPE 4474 Collaborative Teacher K-6 Internship (9) SPN 3350 Spanish Culture on Location I (3-TBA) The Professional Internship Program is the Local orientation followed by study in a Spanish- culminating clinical field-based experience for speaking environment. students seeking certification in a teaching field. The Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Professional Internship Program provides the student with the opportunity to conduct classes and assume SPN 3351 Spanish Culture on Location II (3-TBA) the role of a teacher while receiving supervision from Local orientation followed by study in a Spanish- a classroom teacher and a university supervisor for a speaking environment. period of one full semester. The student will Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. demonstrate skills of the informed, reflective SPN 3370 Selected Topics in Spanish (3) decision maker throughout the internship experience. Selected topics generally not covered in other Prerequisite: admission to TEP. Co-requisite: SPE Spanish courses. 4454. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: SPN 2242 SPE 4491-92 Guided Independent Research or permission of instructor. (1 to 3 credit hours) SPN 4448 Spanish Literature I (3) Undergraduate research with attention to critical Selected authors, periods, or genres in the literature evaluation of research techniques, methods and of Spain. procedures. Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing with a SPN 4449 Spanish Literature II (3) minimum overall GPA of 3.0, permission of guiding Selected authors, periods, or genres in the literature professor, approval of department chair or dean. A of Spanish-America. written request is to be submitted to the department Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. chair at least two weeks in advance of the term in which study is to be undertaken. May not be used to SPN 4451 Spanish Culture and Civilization I (3) repeat a course for which a grade of D or below has Geography, history, cultural achievements, been earned. Application forms are available in the institutions, and daily life of Spain. Office of University Records. Guided independent Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. research may be taken only in the applicant’s major SPN 4452 Spanish Culture and Civilization II (3) or minor field. Also see index for “Independent Study Geography, history, cultural achievements, and Research.”. institutions, and daily life of Spanish-American SPE 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours) cultures. Supervised study through field or laboratory projects, Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. guided readings, creative endeavors or achievement SPN 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit of specific skills. hours per course per semester) Prerequisites: Junior or senior status, permission of Additional information is indexed under guiding professor, approval of department chair and Independent Study and Research. the dean. A written request is to be submitted to the department chair at least two weeks in advance of SPN 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours the term in which study is to be undertaken. May not per course per semester) be used to repeat a course for which a grade of D or Additional information is indexed under below has been earned. Also see index for Independent Study and Research. “Independent Study and Research.”. SOCIAL SCIENCE COURSES (SS) SPANISH COURSES (SPN) SS 3375 Introduction to Social Science Inquiry (3) Note: For additional information, see Placement in Academic Principles of pure and applied research for the social Courses. sciences. Special emphasis is given to the types of SPN 1141 Introductory Spanish I (3) research methods employed by social scientists Introduction to the Spanish language and cultures. including survey techniques, field research, quasi- experimental designs and analytical procedures SPN 1142 Introductory Spanish II (3) currently used in the social sciences. Introduction to the Spanish language and cultures. Prerequisite: general studies math. Prerequisite: SPN 1141 or permission of instructor. SS 3376 Statistical Applications of Social Science SPN 2241 Intermediate Spanish I (3) Inquiry (3) Development of basic language skills in Spanish. A detailed description of what social scientists do Prerequisite: SPN 1142 or permission of instructor. with the information they gather. Particular attention SPN 2242 Intermediate Spanish II (3) is given to descriptive and inferential statistics, the Development of basic language skills in Spanish. relationship between research and policy, evaluation Prerequisite: SPN 2241 or permission of instructor. research, and research ethics. Prerequisite: General studies math. SPN 3332 Advanced Spanish I (3) Development of advanced language skills in Spanish SS 3377 Spatial Applications of Social Science Inquiry (3) with emphasis on aural comprehension, conversation, Continued detailed description of what social reading, and composition. scientists do with the information they gather. Prerequisite: SPN 2242 or permission of instructor. Particular attention is given to mapping data using
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geographic information systems, a technology with SWK 2281 Social Work Research II (3) a wide range of applications. Introduction to evidenced based assessment and case SS 4474 Internship in Secondary Social Science management to include understanding and using the Education (9) current DSM and other assessment materials. The Professional Internship Program is the Introduction to writing assessments based on culminating clinical field-based experience for standardized criteria to include a treatment plan and students seeking certification in a teaching field. preliminary measurement of goals. The use of The Professional Internship Program provides the research journal articles and technical and research student with the opportunity to conduct classes and reports generated by corporate and governmental assume the role of a teacher while receiving agencies will be demonstrated. supervision from a classroom teacher and a Recommend taking HS 2250 prior to this course. university supervisor for a period of one full SWK 3301 Children and Family Services (3) semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the Child welfare services from both the public and informed, reflective decision maker throughout the private sectors of social work practice will be internship experience. assessed, emphasizing the availability and Prerequisite: admission to TEP. effectiveness of services for children and their Co-requisite: SED 4454. families in the United States. The historical SS 4481 Methods and Materials for the Secondary development of the child welfare movement will be Teacher (3) examined. A survey of teaching methods and materials SWK 3302 Social Service Resources (3) appropriate for teaching in the content areas for Examination of social welfare services and grades 6-12. Topics addressed will include teacher institutions, public and private, to include historical evaluation in the public schools, collaboration with development, philosophical basis, structure, and special education teachers, and lesson planning function. formats. In addition, teaching methods, selections organization and use of history/social science SWK 3303 Crisis Intervention (3) materials for grades 6-12 will be covered in detail. Case management techniques for dealing with crisis. A professional laboratory experience is included in Crisis theory, stress management, and time-limited this course. intervention will be examined. Prerequisite: admission to TEP. SWK 3304 Social Work Practice In Health Settings (3) SS 4498 Social Science Theory (3) A survey of the use of professional social work in a A survey of the major theorists in the social variety of health care delivery settings. Exposure to sciences, emphasizing those who made critical basic medical terminology needed by social workers. contributions influencing the several social science Overview of the social aspects of disease, illness, disciplines and contemporary theorists whose works and disability. have an interdisciplinary element. SWK 3320 Human Behavior In the Social SS 4499 Senior Seminar (3) Environment II (3) In this course, the senior-level social science student An examination of the social dynamics of prepares for the transition to graduate school/career. discrimination and oppression and particularly how The student explores himself/herself as a person and discriminatory and oppressive environments have as a social scientists in an effort to choose a potential for negatively affecting biopsychosocial fulfilling career path. In addition to career growth and development. exploration, SWK 3340 Social Policy and Planning (3) students conduct a senior project in an area of Exploration of the social policy formulation process interest consistent with their academic program. and the building of analysis skills in the evaluation of social policy and programs. The impact of SOCIAL WORK COURSES (SWK) political, economic, and social forces is a focal point and the process of incrementalism in implementation SWK 2250 Introduction to Social Work (3) is examined. The student is introduced to the profession of social SWK 3375 Diversity (3) work. Class focuses on the knowledge, skills and This course provides students with an under standing values essential for effective practice. Each student and appreciation of cultural diversity, ethnic and will be provided an opportunity to have direct gender sensitivity, as well as ageism, in social work contact with a practicing social worker. practice with a variety of populations is highlighted. SWK 2280 Social Work Research I (3) SWK 3390 Social Work with Individuals and Families (3) Introduction to statistical analysis concepts and The melding of the systems and developmental principles necessary for understanding research perspectives and the problem-solving approach as a reports and for the interpretation of data. Use of basis for generalist social work practice with microcomputer statistical programs in the analysis individual and family systems. Assessment, of univariate, bivariate, and multivariate data intervention, and evaluation skills are developed. including parametric and non-parametric analysis Prerequisite: admission to the professional social techniques. work curriculum or permission of instructor. Topics include descriptive techniques, averages and measures of variation, tests of statistical SWK 4471 Social Work with Groups (3) significance, correlation and regression, and analysis The student learns to identify group processes and of variance. use these in assessment and intervention with the Prerequisite: MTH 1110 or 1112 and IS 2241. group as a client system. Evaluation of practice is extended to group settings. Prerequisite: SWK 3390. Co-requisite: SWK 4480.
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SWK 4472 Social Work with Organizations and A historical and critical perspective of film Communities (3) production from North America, Europe, and Asia Assessment and intervention with the community or through which modern film production is organization as a client system. Skill building in interpreted, analyzed, and discussed. It is designed evaluation of one’s own practice continues. for the student who wishes to gain a fundamental Prerequisite: SWK 3390. understanding and an appreciation of film and its SWK 4480 Pre-Practicum Seminar (3) impacts on our culture and society. This course will evaluate the student’s ability THE 1150 Creative Habit (1) (knowledge, values and skills) required to begin A component of the Department of Theatre and Social Work Field Experience. The class will focus Dance First Year Initiative program (FYI), Creative upon areas essential for competent social work Habit is a part of the introductory learning practice. In addition, the student will engage in community established at the entry level for resume development, interviewing skills and other incoming theatre and dance students. Centering on exercises necessary to secure an approved Field Twyla Tharp’s book The Creative Habit, the placement. Rules and legislation governing learning community examines strategies for social works on the state and federal level will be successful studies in Theatre and Dance. reviewed. Co-requisites: THE 1130 and TROY 1101 Prerequisite: Completing SWK Major Requirements. THE 1160 Audition and Portfolio Techniques (1-2) SWK 4481 Social Work Practicum (12) A continuation of the Department of Theatre and Placement in a social service agency which provides Dance’s First Year Initiative (FYI) and Creative the opportunity to practice and develop beginning Habit Learning Community, this course provides an professional social work skills under the joint introduction to the practices and tools in the supervision of a faculty and an agency supervisor. development of a professional audition, interview, Includes a weekly seminar plus a minimum of 500 and portfolio, and offers guidance in refining and hours in a particular agency setting. presenting a professional self-image. Prerequisites: Social work major in good standing, Prerequisite: THE 1150, and the permission of SWK 4480. Practicum site must be approved by instructor. instructor during SWK 4480. THE 2215 Performance and Production Practicum II (1) SWK 4482 Social Work Practicum II (6) Provides hands-on training related to theatrical Placement in a social service agency which provides productions in the Department of Theatre and the opportunity to practice and develop generalist Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts practice social work skills under the joint supervision (performers selected by audition) or crews in design, of a faculty and an agency supervisor. Includes a management, and/or technical theatre areas weekly seminar plus a minimum of 200 contact including scenery, props, lighting, sound, costumes, hours in a particular agency setting. This is the first make-up, business, box office, and publicity. of two required Practicum courses. Prerequisite: THE 1115 Prerequisite: Social Work Major in good standing. May be repeated for credit. Practicum must be approved by instructor in 4480. THE 2216 Performance and Production Practicum III SWK 4483 Social Work Practicum III (6) Provides hands-on training related to theatrical Placement in a social service agency which provides productions in the Department of Theatre and the opportunity to practice and develop generalist Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts practice social work skills under the joint supervision (performers selected by audition) or crews in design, of a faculty and an agency supervisor. Includes a management, and/or technical theatre areas weekly seminar plus a minimum of 200 contact including scenery, props, lighting, sound, costumes, hours in a particular agency setting. This is the make-up, business, box office, and publicity. May second of two required Practicum courses. The be repeated for credit. student must complete this course in the same agency Prerequisite: THE 2215 as SWK Practicum II. THE 2211 Theatre for Youth (1-3) Prerequisite: Must complete Social Work Practicum Provides introductory exposure to the field of II. Theatre for Young Audiences, including hands-on experience in skills related to performance, THEATRE COURSES (THE) production, literature, creation and development, and THE 1115 Performance and Production Practicum I (1) pedagogical implications and opportunities. Provides hands-on training related to theatrical productions in the Department of Theatre and THE 2221 Technical Theatre (2-3) Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts A study of standard technical practices and (performers selected by audition) or crews in design, equipment for the theatre. management, and-or technical theatre areas THE 2245 Stagecraft Lab (1-3) including scenery, props, lighting, sound, costumes, Stagecraft Lab provides the basic elements of make-up, business, box office, and publicity. May theatrical production through participation in acting be repeated for credit. (actors selected through audition), management, THE 1130 Introduction to Theatre (3) and/or technical theatre, including scenery, props, An introduction to theatre as a fine art and as a vital lighting, sound, costumes, makeup, business and part of our western culture, the course focuses on the publicity. aspects of audience, production, and performance. It THE 2251 Voice and Diction (2) is designed for the student who wishes to gain a Study of individual and group practice in the fundamental understanding and an appreciation of effective use and control of the mechanics of oral the theatrical arts in our society. delivery with a focus on the “professional dialect,” THE 1132 Introduction to Film (3) the general American dialect and/or the standard
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dialect. Includes use of the International Phonetic THE 3331 Costume Design (3) Alphabet. A study of the theory, principles, and techniques of THE 2271 Fundamentals of Scenery and Lighting (2-3) costume design applied to a series of theatrical A study of standard technical practices for the projects. theatre within the scenery and lighting production Prerequisite: Completion of the THE 2245 rotation areas. or permission of the instructor. THE 2272 Fundamentals of Costumes and Makeup (2-3) THE 3335 Movement I (2) A study of standard technical practices for the This course centers on the development of physical theatre within the costume and makeup production awareness and expressiveness building an areas. understanding for a psychophysical approach to THE 2291 Dramatic Literature I (3) acting. The course examines personal body use and A continual, enthusiastic, and serious reading of employs a variety of exercises, techniques, and plays is essential to the developing theatrical artist. theories of movement training designed to improve Students will read a carefully chosen variety of an actor’s awareness of impulse and expressiveness works for the stage and study their historical of ideas. context/impact, critical merit, and dramatic structure. THE 3336 Acting III (3) THE 3300 Fundamentals of Acting (2-3) Acting III is an in-depth exploration of advanced concepts of acting focusing on script analysis, An introduction to the basic principles, terminology, character development, period styles, dialects, and disciplines of the actor. freedom of movement, and a professional work THE 3301 Acting I (2-3) ethic. Students will also explore ways to find A study of basic principles, terminology, and opportunities in film, television, major American disciplines of the actor, including relaxation, markets, and graduate schools. In addition, emphasis concentration, movement, and characterization. will be placed on student’s ability to instruct and THE 3302 Costume Techniques (2-3) coach other actors. A study of the techniques of costume construction, Prerequisites: THE 3301, THE 3316 and THE 3350 including methods of drafting patterns, building and/ THE 3344 Lighting Design (3) or modifying costumes, and the application of arts A study of the principles of lighting design and and crafts. equipment applications. Also covers drafting THE 3303 Makeup Techniques (1-2) techniques for lighting. A study of the theory and techniques of stage make- Prerequisite: THE 3304 and completion of the THE up. Includes makeup for theatre, film, and video. 2245 rotation or permission of the instructor. THE 3304 Lighting Techniques (2-3) THE 3345 Advanced Stagecraft Lab (1-3) A study of stage lighting equipment and lighting A continuation of Stagecraft Lab designed for the practices. upper level student. Prerequisites: THE 2245 rotation or permission of THE 3313 Creative Drama (2) instructor. Study and application of the techniques of creative drama and children’s theatre. THE 3346 Educational and Psychology Assessment in Fine THE 3315 Performance and Production Practicum IV (1) Arts (3) Provides hands-on training related to theatrical This course provides a study of measurement and productions in the Department of Theatre and evaluation techniques for the secondary and P-12 Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts teacher. Emphasis will be placed on the selection, (performers selected by audition) or crews in evaluation, administration, scoring and interpretation design, management, and/or technical theatre of selected measures of student performance, areas including scenery, props, lighting, sound, achievement and behavior. The student will costumes, make-up, business, box office, and demonstrate skills in utilizing measurement data to publicity. May be repeated for credit. plan appropriate learning activities for students. Prerequisite: THE 2216 THE 3350 Script Analysis (2-3) THE 3316 Acting II (3) Focuses on the nature of the text, playwright's A study of advanced concepts of acting, focusing on purpose, dramatic structure, and style. The course script analysis and character development along will examine how the actor, director, designer, and with further study of voice, movement, and scene technician approach a play and how that dynamics. understanding translates into the staging. Prerequisite: THE 3301 and COM 2251 or THE 3352 Sound Techniques (2) permission of instructor. A study of digital and analog recording techniques, THE 3321 Scenic Design (3) recording equipment, and application. The principles and techniques of drafting and THE 3354 Rendering Techniques for the Theatre (2) designing in a variety of theatrical spaces. A study and application of traditional and Prerequisite: THE 2221 and completion of the THE experimental techniques for theatrical rendering, 2245 rotation or permission of the instructor. including watercolor, markers, pastels, pencils, and THE 3330 Special Topics in Theatre (1-3) other media. Examination of selected topics in theatre not THE 3365 Fundamentals of Design for Theatre (3) included in the established curriculum. Content may An Introduction to theatrical design and conceptual be of a historical, thematic, technological, design, or thought through interpretation, visualization, and specialized performance nature. applied practices. May be repeated for credit. THE 3360 Playwriting I (3) This course is an introductory class for creative students interested in writing plays. The course is
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designed to teach students to create with the basic of project. This course will facilitate the building blocks of dramatic structure, character comprehensive assessment of student mastery in development, good dialogue, strong storytelling, and theatrical production. offers methods for marketing students and their THE 4455 Theatre Senior Capstone (1-2) work. Senior seminar requiring students to integrate and THE 3370 The Theatre Professional (3) extend the knowledge and practice of theatre as they A preparation course that provides upper-level investigate and plan post-graduate opportunities. students with the tools to launch their professional Students complete a comprehensive exit exam, theatrical career and livelihood. complete a program assessment and take the Praxis Prerequisite: Junior status II in the Theatre content area. Prerequisite: Proof of Praxis registration and THE 3380 Travel Study in Theatre (3) Creative Project Proposal. Supervised study of theatre through travel abroad or within the United States. THE 4456 Developing an Educational Theatre Program (2) May be repeated for credit. Administration aspects of an educational theatre Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. program (P-12) including scheduling, recruitment, THE 4415 Performance and Production Practicum V (1) appropriate use of support groups and partnerships, Provides hands-on training related to theatrical play selection, evaluation, purchase and maintenance productions in the Department of Theatre and of resource materials and equipment, business Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts management, performance, co-curricular and (performers selected by audition) or crews in extracurricular events such as festivals and design, management, and/or technical theatre competitions. Also include theatre careers and other areas including scenery, props, lighting, sound, opportunities utilizing theatre skills as well as costumes, make-up, business, box office, and national theatre standards for P-12. publicity. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisites: THE 4451, junior status. Prerequisite: THE 3315 THE 4472 Internship in Grades P-12 (9) THE 4416 Performance and Production Practicum VI (1) The Professional Internship Program is the Provides hands-on training related to theatrical culminating clinical field-based experience for productions in the Department of Theatre and students seeking certification in a teaching field. The Dance. Practicum students are assigned to casts Professional Internship Program provides the (performers selected by audition) or crews in student with the opportunity to conduct classes and design, management, and/or technical theatre assume the role of a teacher while receiving areas including scenery, props, lighting, sound, supervision from a classroom teacher and a costumes, make-up, business, box office, and university supervisor for a period of one full publicity. May be repeated for credit. semester. The student will demonstrate skills of the Prerequisite: THE 4415 informed, reflective decision maker throughout the THE 4441 Oral Interpretation (2) internship experience. Study and application of the principles and practices Prerequisite: admission to TEP. of oral interpretation (reading) of literature, including Co-requisite: IED 4454 individual and ensemble performance. THE 4481 Methods and Materials for the Theatre Teacher Prerequisite: COM 2241 or permission of the (3) instructor. Teaching methods, selection, organization and use THE 4443 Theatre History I (3) of theatre related materials and resources in grades P Through the study of literature and dramaturgy, this -12. Units of study will be categorized by grade course traces the history of theatre from the origins levels. Observation and teaching experience will be of drama to English Restoration drama of the 18th included. century. Prerequisites: THE 3313, 4456, EDU 3310, Prerequisite: ENG 2205. admission to TEP THE 4444 Theatre History II (3) THE 4491-92 Guided Independent Research (1 to 3 credit Through the study of literature and dramaturgy, this hours per course) course traces the history of the theatre from the 19th Information is indexed under Independent Study and century to the Research. Prerequisite: ENG 2206 THE 4493-94 Guided Independent Study (1 to 3 credit hours THE 4451 Directing I (3) per course) Script analysis and directing principles with studies Information is indexed under Independent Study and in the direction of scenes from contemporary plays Research. Prerequisite: THE 3301. THE 4496-97 Internship (3 to 6 credit hours per course) THE 4452 Directing II (2-3) An internship with a recognized professional theatre Advanced study of directing, extending to period program or company in which the student is styles and culminating with the production of a one assigned specific tasks in one of the recognized act play. areas of theatre arts. The number of credit hours Prerequisites: THE 3301, 4451. earned will depend upon the number of hours contracted for in the internship agreement. The THE 4454 Creative Project (2) course is designed to give the student an opportunity Requirement for all graduating theatre majors in a for practical application of skills in theatre arts in a comprehensive program of study. Couse involves professional theatre setting. The student must apply creation of a theatrical event or process within the and meet admission requirements. student’s concentration area. The student will develop a major field-related project, including conceptual proposal and written and verbal defense
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TROY UNIVERSITY COURSES (TROY) TROY 1101 University Orientation (1) The primary purpose of this course is to assist entering students in acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills to manage effectively the Troy University campus environment in order to maximize their potential for success at the University, in their careers, and throughout their lives. TROY 1102 Career Exploration and Planning (1) The primary purpose of this course is to assist students who are undecided in their educational and career plans to identify interests, skills and values, and to develop goals. It also serves to assist non- traditional students considering a career change. TROY 1103 College Success Strategies (1) The purpose of this course is to educate and equip Troy University students with information, skills and experiences necessary for current and long term success, both in college and in life. TROY 1104 Informed Citizenship (1) This course is designed to examine the role of academic scholarship and the intellectual, civic and interpersonal outcomes of higher education. Through the course, students will engage in a service learning project while studying and reflecting on readings and activities to promote critical thinking skills, civic engagement and student success. Prerequisite and/or co-requisite: TROY 1101, Membership in First Year Studies Program Learning Community. TROY 1160 Public Issues First Year Seminar (2) Students will develop academic skills needed for college success while exploring civic and global issues faced in the 21st century. Students will develop an understanding of Troy University, career and scholastic development while engaging in critical thinking, readings and a service learning project focused on a public issue. TROY 3300 Career Preparation and Job Search Techniques (1-3) The primary purpose of this course is to aid students in making a successful transition from college to career. It also serves to aid non-traditional students in career transition.
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