Undergraduate Courses

ACCOUNTING (ACCT. BLAW) ...... 102 ANTHROPOLOGY (ANTH) ...... 104 ART HISTORY (AH) ...... 106 ARTS AND SCIENCES (ASC) ...... 107 ART STUDIO (AS) ...... 107 BIOLOGY (BIOL) ...... 107 CHEMISTRY (CHEM) ...... 111 COMMUNICATIONS (COMM) ...... 113 COMMUNICATION STUDIES (COMS) ...... 114 COMPUTER SCIENCE (CSCI) ...... 115 CRIMINAL JUSTICE (CJ) ...... 117 EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE (ESSC) ...... 119 ECONOMICS (EC) ...... 120 EDUCATION (ED) ...... 122 ENGINEERING (ENGR, CHE, CE, EE, ME) ...... 124 ENGLISH (ENGL) ...... 129 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE (ENVR) ...... 132 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS (GP, IR) ...... 134 HEALTH PROFESSIONS EXPERIENCES (HPE) ...... 137 HISTORY (HIST) ...... 137 HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (HM) ...... 139 HUMANITIES (HUM) ...... 141 MANAGEMENT (FIN, MGT, MHR, MIS, MKT, SBAH, SMGT) ...... 143 MATHEMATICS (MATH) ...... 149 MILITARY SCIENCE (MS) ...... 151 MODERN LANGUAGES (FREN, GRMN, ITAL, JAPN, SPAN, ML) ...... 152 MUSIC (MUS) ...... 155 MUSIC STUDIO (MSTU) ...... 155 NURSING (NURS) ...... 155 PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION (PHIL) ...... 157 PHYSICAL EDUCATION (PE) ...... 158 PHYSICS (PHYS) ...... 158 POLITICAL ECONOMY (PECO) ...... 161 PSYCHOLOGY (PSY) ...... 161 READING (READING) ...... 163 SCIENCE (SCI) ...... 163 SOCIAL WORK (SW) ...... 164 SOCIOLOGY (SOC) ...... 166 WOMEN'S STUDIES (WS) ...... 167 ACCOUNTING ACCT 314 ADVANCED MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING An examination of the accountant' role in developing co t analy es All 300- and 400-Level courses require at Least junior standing. for management decision is conducted in the areas of capital invest­ ment, perform ance evaluation, product pricing, intra-company trans­ ACCT 204 FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING fer pricing, etc. Student are also exposed to cost al location in more This course is designed to provide tudents with fundamental expo­ detail. In addition, students are introduced to the behavioral implica­ sure to the steps in the accounting cycle leading up to the preparation ti ons of accounting systems. This course in volves extensive use of and analysi of fin ancial statements. An emphasis will be pl aced on spreadsheet programs. Prerequi site: ACCT 204-205, EC 251 . 3 the accounting theory and practice a it falls .,.:,ithitJ the framework of emester hours Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ~ GAAP). In addition, the ACCT 330 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS student will be made aware of the opportunities within the account­ The course examines the systems fo r coll ecting and processing ing profession and the organizations that influence and contribute to informati on used in fi nancial reporting and in planning, decision it body of knowledge. Finall y, ethical issues confronted by the maki ng, and control in bu iness organi zati ons. Issues examined accountant will also be introduced and discussed. ·Prerequisite: include the nature and purpose of an accounti ng information system Second emester freshman standing. 3 semester hours (AIS), capture and deli very of relevant in formati on, internal controls ACCT 205 MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING related to an AIS, and de ign, development, and aud iting of an AJS . Manageri al accounting focuses on the uses of accounting data inter­ These topics will be supported by hands-on computer experience nally by managers in directing the affair of business and nonbusi­ with spread heet and general ledger applicati ons. Business Works ness organi zations. Cost concepts, systems, and procedures directed General Ledger package is used. Prerequisites: ACCT 204- 205, toward job order costing, cost behavior, cost allocation, short- and MIS 180 or CSCI I 0 I. 3 seme ter hours long-term budgeting, the time value of money and present value ACCT 400 TAXATION FOR THE BUSINESS MANAGER analysis, fo recasted fi nancial statements, the contribution approach A study of selected fundamental tax areas in the indiv idual, partner­ to break-even analysis, standard costing, relevant costing, and state­ ship and corporate framework. Empha is is pl aced on major i ues ment of ca h fl ows. Emphasis is pl aced on the analys is of informa­ which would likely be encountered with some regul arity in most tion and interpretation of data within the framework of a manufac­ business operation. The importance of tax planning in the manage­ turing concern . However, the use of accounting informati on by the ment process and the value of research is also stres ed. This is a service industry and not-for-profit sector is also discussed. Finally, required course for crimin al justi ce students in the certi ficate in tudents are al o introduced to the Institute of Management accounting program. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205, or ACCT 304. 3 Accountant (IMA) Code of Professional Conduct, and selected semester hours homework assignments will address ethical situations confronted by the management accountant. Computer are used in this and in other ACCT 401 ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION- selected accounting courses. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. IMPLICATIONS IN THE SPORTS INDUSTRY Corequisite: MIS 180 or CSCI I 0 I. 3 semester hours This course is designed to explore selected accounting and tax issues particul arly common to th e sport industry. Topi cs include the ACCT 304 CASE STUDIES IN FINANCIAL REPORTING accounting and tax treatment of lea es, television rights, intangible AND ANALYSIS assets, and deferred compensation contracts. In addition, franchi se This cour e involves a fundamental study of selected topics in corpo­ accounting valuati on measures are discussed along with related rate reporting using a case method approach. The cases will focus on party transaction and a variety of contingencies. ln this area, con­ the analysis and interpretation of fi nancial information with particul ar fli cts of interest and ethical matters surrounding bargain ing issues attention to issues involving misrepresentation and fraudulent report­ and pl ayer ' contract are di scu ed. Further, becau e this indu try is ing. Outside speakers from such organizations as the FBI, llA characteri zed by a large volume of transactions with signifi cant (Institute of Internal Auditors), and CFES (Certified Fraud Examiners) amounts of cash changing hands, students will examine budgeting will inform students on the use of accounting information in the inves­ procedures and intern al controls pertinent to the sports franchi se. tigation of white collar crime. Students will also work problems using Finally, the course al so di scus es two controversial areas pertaining spreadsheet software and general ledger packages. This course is to amateur sports: the tax con equences of athletic scholarships to designed for non-accounting major and is a required course for crim­ the granting institution and th e scholarship-recipient and the status inal justice students in the certificate in accounting program. of contributions and similar payments to amateur athletic organi za­ Prerequisite: ACCT 204. 3 semester hours tions. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205. 3 semester hours ACCT 308 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I ACCT 402 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS An in-depth study of current accounting theory and current practices This cour e is designed to fa miliarize the student with selected as they relate to the preparation of corporate fi nancial statements. advanced topics in fin ancial accounting. The major areas covered Emphasis is given to developing an understanding of the theoretical are governmental and not-for-profit accounting, accounting for fo r­ foundations of modem corporate reporting. A considerable amount of eign currency transacti ons and fo reign currency financial statement time is spent using the computer fo r problem solving. Prerequi ite: translation of multinati onal enterprises, accounting fo r business ACCT 204-205 or equivalent. 4 emester hours combinati ons, and consolidated fi nancial tatements. A requirement ACCT 309 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II of the course is the preparation of a business pl an. Prerequisite: The course involves an intermedi ate to advanced level treatment of a ACCT 308 or ACCT 309. 3 seme ter hours wide range of issues faced in measuring a fmn's financial statu s and ACCT404 INTERNATIONALACCOUNTING performance. Careful attention is given to strengthening and develop­ AND REPORTING ing the understanding of the theoretical foundations of modem corpo­ Financial reporting i increasingly serving users whose decision rate fin ancial reporting. Con iderable emphasis is also given to apply­ needs are internati onal in scope. Thi cour e examines the external ing accounting theory to practical and contemporary financial reporting and internal reporting probl ems associated with multinati onal busi­ problems. Topics include disclosure issues related to equi ty reporting, ness enti ties. It provides an overview of the organizati ons that have off-balance sheet fmancing, long-term debt, accounting for pensions, evolved in response to intern ati onal accounti ng, reporting and policy leases, income taxes, earnings per hare, and the statement of ca h issues. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205. Course offered onl y in spring flows. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205 . 4 emester hours semester. 3 semester hours ACCT 405 FEDERAL INCOME TAXATION a research paper on a current iss ue in auditing. Prerequi site: ACCT A study of federal income tax law as related primarily to individuals, 308 or 309. Cour e offered only in spring emester. 3 seme ter hours but also covering business activities. Students are required to do tax ACCT 417 INTERNAL AUDITING research and examine ethical dilemmas in tax practice. The bulk of A study of the independent appraisal activity within an entity in the the course covers issues including the determination of income, form of financial , compliance, and operati onal audits. This course deductions, credits, and other tax problems. The course ends with a focu es on the objective and scope of internal auditing, the responsi­ case study emphasizing the use of the computer in tax form prepara­ bility and authority of internal auditors, and the independence of the tion. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205. 3 semester hours function. Participants will study the Institute of Internal Auditors: ACCT 407 CORPORATE FEDERAL INCOME TAX Statement of Responsibilities of Internal Auditors, Standards for An in-depth study of corporate, partnership, estate, and trust income Profe sional Practice, and Code of Ethics. Each student will perform tax law, as well as the federal gift and estate tax. The interrelation­ research on the topic and participate in a group presentation. This is ships among the three areas are stres ed. Considerable tax research a required cour e for criminal justi ce students in the certificate in is required. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205. Course offered only in accounting program. Prerequisites: ACCT 204-205. Cour e offered spring semester. 3 semester hours only in pring semester. 3 erne ter hour ACCT 408 PRINCIPLES OF ESTATE PLANNING ACCT 420 ACCOUNTING AND TAXATION This course provides an overview of estate taxation and planning. OF MUTUAL FUNDS The course begi.ns with a consideration of the ownership of property. This course examines the role of the accounting agent for a mutual It explores real property, personal property, types of property inter­ fund. Students will learn about the regulatory environment in which ests, including remainder interests and community property. It al so mutual funds operate and the rol e of the SEC. Students will also gain provides an overview of the law pertaining to trusts, fiduciaries, and an under tanding of the types of transacti ons handled by a mutual powers of appointment. The course focuses on the federal estate and fund accountant and how they affect the daily determination of the gift tax system and discusses basic federal estate tax planning strate­ fund 's Net Asset Value (NAY). Finall y, students will learn about tax gies. It al so places emphasis on the special legal, business, and estate implications pertinent to mutual funds. Specifically, students will pl anning challenges presented by the privately-owned family busi­ study the sub chapter M rules relevant to a regul ated investment ness. The course considers the following legal and tax areas: ( l) fun­ company (RIC) and examine the typical tax issues that a mutual damental property ownership rules, (2) fiduciary duties owed by fund shareholder will encounter. Prerequisi tes: ACCT 204-ACCT trustees and business partner , (3) e tate and business planning 205. Course offered only in fall semester. 3 semester hours opportunities for private business, (4) the use of limited liability ACCT 435 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING companies and family limited partnerships in business planning, and INFORMATION SYSTEMS (5) basic concepts involving estate and gift taxation. The course examines accounting issues that relate to advances in ACCT 409 PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT information technology. Students examine Internet resources, terms, Approximately half of ACCT 409 is intended to provide you with an and applications (including exchange of accounting information, tax understanding of pension plans and the qualified and nonqualified research, etc.), Internet and computer security and controls, and plan environments. At the end of the this material, you will be able auditing in the computer environment. This course builds on issues to select and design plans for small business-owners and other covered in ACCT 330, Accounting Information Sy terns. These top­ clients. Two-fifths of the course surveys other ERISA plans, the so­ ics will be supported by hands-on computer experience with various called welfare benefit plans. The final three-fifths of ACCT 409 is Internet and accounting business software packages. Prerequisite : dedicated to the study of individual retirement planning. It includes ACCT 204-205, MIS 290, ACCT 330. Course offered onl y in spring the tudy of retirement accumulation models, social security, and semester. 3 seme ter hours several retirement pl anning strategies. ACCT 450 SELECTED ADVANCED ACCOUNTING TOPICS ACCT 410 NOT-FOR-PROFIT AND This course involves an in-depth study of accounting for partner­ GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING ships, bankruptcies, segment and interim reporting, and selected An examination of accounting for not-for-profit entities, such a col­ emerging issues in financial reporting, foreign exchange transactions leges and universities, hospitals, churches, charities, and various lev­ and accounting, and the Internet. Attention is given to relevant ques­ els of government. Prerequisite: ACCT 204-205. 3 semester hours tions and problems on past CPA and CMA examinations. Prerequisite: ACCT 308 or ACCT 309. 3 semester hours ACCT 414 CASE STUDIES IN MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING ACCT 451 ACCOUNTING SEMINAR This course involves an in-depth study of selected topics in manage­ Emphasis is placed on current problem in accounting theory and rial accounting using a case method format. Students examine issues practice. Discus ions are based on individual and group research. u ing both a conceptual and pragmatic approach. Outside readings Outside readings are assigned from professional journals and stu­ from professional journals upplement the textbook material and are dents serve as di cussant who analyze and critique selected topics. used as a vehicle for introducing new topics and reinforcing con­ Abstracts, debates, and a short research proposal are required. cepts addressed in the cases. Group pre entations of ca es are used Prerequisi te: Senior standing and a 3.0 cumulative average overall or throughout the course. Prerequisite: ACCT 314. 3 semester hours in accounting courses. 3 semester hours ACCT 415 AUDITING AND ACCT 498 ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP PROFESSIONAL RESPONSffiiLITY This cour e developed for the accounting major provides opportuni­ This course is an intensive study of fundamental concepts and princi­ ties to obtain practical experience by applying knowledge gained ple underlying the examination of financial statements. Emphasis is through clas work in an actual business environment. Students work placed on enhancing the capacity for sound judgment in the evaluation on projects developed with industry partner and prepare reports on of evidential matter and the system of internal control. Considerable these experience with their academic and industry supervisors. attention is paid to accountants' professional responsibility, legal Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. NOTE: This course can only issues, ethical issues, and the American Institute of Certified Public be taken pass/fail as a free elective. 3 semester hours Accountants Code of Professional Conduct. Students will perform an analysis of audited financial statements, as well as prepare and pre ent ACCT 499 INDEPENDENT ST DY IN ACCOUNTING be analyzed. In addition, the Truth-i n-Lending Act wi ll be studied. The student undertake independent study of igni ficant accounting Other pecial topics will incl ude a study of tate lemon law acts, and problem . A topi c, approved by the instructor, is chosen fo r research state provisions fo r mall claim . Additional topics will include con- and a written report is required. Di cu sions as to the progress of the umer protecti on statutes in real estate. Proposals for implied war­ work are held periodicall y. Prerequisite: Open to quali fied students ranties of habitability and fo r other implied warranties in real estate, with the permission of the fac ulty advisor and the department head. such a warranti es for envi ronmental safety, wi ll be considered. The Junior or senior standing. 3 semester hours cour e requires field work. Students will be required to do case stud­ ies of actual businesse , whi ch must correspond to the consumer laws under considerati on. Written reports of these studie will be BUSINESS LAW presented to the clas . Prerequi si tes: none. 3 semester hours BLAW 360 REAL PROPERTY, INSURANCE, AND THE LAW BLAW 150 LEGAL AND ETHICAL The cour e in general covers the law of real property from three ENVffiONMENT OF BUSINESS major directi ons. It will begin with a study of the acquisition and This course include an examination of the contemporary legal and tran fer of ownership of real property and the fi nanci ng of the e ethical environment as li: relates to the management of business and transactions. Extensive work is done in the area of closings and et­ other organizati ons. Emphasis is pl aced on recent legislation gov­ tl ements with the po sibility of a number of practical exercises. The erning area such a employment, consumer ri ghts, and environ­ student i then taken into the area of the relationship between the mental is ues, as well as the ethical dilemma that are pre ent in the landlord and the tenant, studying the right and obligations of both modem business organi zati on. Thi course is required of all majors parties. Finall y, in the real estate area, there is a di scussion of zoning, in the School of Business Administrati on. 3 semester hours environmental regul ati on, and the principles of eminent domai n. The BLAW 260 BUSINES LAW in urance portion of this course begins with a detailed look at the This course is designed to supplement BLAW 150 in providin g the variou clauses fo und in contracts fo r di fferent types of insurance. necessary legal education fo r the accounting major, and is also The e include poli cies fo r fi re in surance, property insurance, auto­ hi ghl y suggested fo r all other students, especiall y other business mobile insurance, li fe insurance, and possibl y a study of malpracti ce major . The course covers many of those legal areas th at affect a in surance in a general ense. Prerequi sites: none. 3 semester hours business in dail y operati ons. Among the topics included are an in­ BLAW 370 COMPARATIVE BUSINESS LAW depth treatment of contract law, the Uniform Commercial Code, and IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY debtor-creditor relationships. The course is offered only in the spring The purpose of thi s course is to provide an overview of international semester. Prerequis ite : none. Students interested in taking the CPA busine s law and the ethical di lemmas faced by the manager of an exam shoul d take this course. 3 semester hours international busines . It is an electi ve cour e intended to provide stu­ BLAW 288 BUSINESS LAW FOR THE STUDENTS dent with the ability to identify and manage the legal ri sks of doing OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE business outside of the United States. Business, pre-law, and social This course was designed as a supplement to the criminal j ustice science students are encouraged to take thi s course. Prerequisite: curriculum. It is a required course fo r the Certi ficate in Accounting Junior tanding and completi on of any undergraduate business law for the criminal justice major. The intent is to help students become course. 3 semester hours fa miliar with areas of the law with whi ch they may come into con­ tact in the everyday rigors of their profession. The course will begin with an in -depth analysis of the Consti tution and the potential viola­ ANTHROPOLOGY tions of ri ght that could occur. A di cuss ion of various aspects of the law as they affect today 's businesses will foll ow. Included will be a ANTH 105 CULTURALANTHROPOLOGY review of the law of busine s organizati ons, employment law, con­ This cour e acquaints students with how anthropologi ts u e a cross­ sumer protection, antitrust law, securities regul ati ons, and environ­ cultural approach to under tand human behavior. Di fferences among mental protections. A pects of the UCC that mi ght have an impact the world's cultures are examined in terms of technological levels, on the criminal justi ce major, such as the Law of Sales and ocial organi zation, and ideology. Topi cs include symboli sm, lan­ Negoti able Instruments, wi ll also be considered. Empha is wi·ll be guage, ex roles, economi c sy terns, ki nship, political systems, reli ­ pl aced on both the legal and ethical ramificati ons of the above top­ gion, magic, warfare, and cul tural change. The cour e conclude by ics by usin g classroom methods th at will include lectures, discus­ expl oring how an anthropological perspecti ve provides insight into sions, role pl ays, and debates. Prerequisite: none. 3 emester hours contemporary ecological, social, and human survival issues. 3 BLAW 351 EMPLOYMENT LAW semester hour Thi cour e is designed to meet the needs of bu iness majors, stu­ ANTH 202 RELIGION, MAGIC, AND WITCHCRAFT dents in the social sciences, or students in the fie ld of human This course is not about reli gions, but reli gion. By looking at the re ource . It provides an overview of the legal protection provided to "logic" behind the reli gious ex perience and the reli gious beliefs of an employee, including a study of various pi eces of legislati on, such many cultures, the cour e delves into the varieties of religious philos­ as the Fair Labor Standards Act, Occupational Safety and Health ophy and religious practice that exi tin the world. The importance of Act, ERISA, etc. The course focuses on legal issues concerning di s­ reli gions as a way to fi nd meaning in life, and the ex pres ions of reli ­ criminati on on the ba is of ex, age, race, and health. A study of the gious beli ef in magic, witchcraft, astrology, spirit mediums, voodoo, field of labor-management relati on is also included. Emphasis is ritual, ymbol, myth, and ethics are ex pl ored. The social uses of reli­ pl aced on the ri ghts and duties of the employee as well as those of gions in group fo rmation and cohesion, politics, and cultural revital­ the employer. Legal and ethi cal dilemmas will be con idered. ization are ex pl ained. The role of reli gion in Ameri can life and Prerequi ites: none. 3 erne ter hour social/political behavior i di cu sed. 3 semester hour BLAW 357 CONTEMPORARY CONSUMER LEGAL ISSUES ANTH 204 PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY This cour e provides an in tensive review of special topics in con­ This course deals with the interaction of bi ological and cultural fac­ sumer protecti on law. The common law concerning fraud will be tors in the evoluti on of modern humans and their adaptation to the reviewed at the outset. Thereafter legislati ve responses to the com­ environment. The course begin s by reviewin g the mechani sms of mon law will be reviewed. The Federal Trade Commi ion Act will bi ological evolution and genetic and how appearance and behavior are encoded, and changed through time. By ftrst looking at our clo - ANTH 242 JAPAN (SAME AS GP 242) est, non-cultural bearing relatives, the monkeys and great apes, the Thi course will familiarize student with contemporary Japanese contrast between biological and cultural factor i emphasized. The culture, politics, economic structure, educati on, and religion. After a detective work in interpreting the fossil record of human evolution is brief urvey of Japane e hi story and traditions, the course focuses on then examined to understand better how humans came to be the Japan as a dynamic urban ociety which ha both similarities and dif­ species we are. The remainder of the cour e looks at variation in ferences with other industrial societies. Topics include the family, modern humans in various climates and regions, and explains how national and local politics, Shinto and Buddhist religions, the national variation in biological form-skin color, body form, eye shape, vari­ educational system, economic trategies, the salaried worker, yakuza ation in growth patterns, menarche, disease, sexual behavior, (gangsters), the burakumin caste, mass media, women's roles, the "race''-are affected by biological and cultural factors. A two-hour elderly, and Japan' international role. 3 semester hours lab permits hand -on examination of the specimens and the tools and ANTH 243 THE MIDDLE EAST techniques physical anthropologists use. No prerequisites required. This course introduces students to the cultures and culture hi story of Meet the General Education requirement for a science with lab or a a region that ha had a critical impact on the development of Western social science elective. 4 semester hours tradition and on global politics, yet remains foreign and incompre­ ANTH 205 HUMAN SEXUALITY IN CROSS-CULTURAL hen ible to most Westerners. This cour e illustrates the diversity of CONTEXT (SAME AS WS 205) Middle Eastern cultures, economic and political systems, ethnicities, Thi course concerns ideas of human sexuality and to a lesser extent, languages, and environments. At the arne time, it shows how com­ gender, in a cross-cultural context. In the course, students study the mon hi torie have created some patterns that defme the region and human brain and hormonal system in order to discover what about its peoples. Cu toms, ways of thinking and organizing, music, art, sexuality and gender are biologically programmed. Once that is and literature that reflect both the commonalities and differences established, students look at sexuality as it is understood in a num­ among Middle Easterners are examined. Of special note is the place ber of culture , including our own. Topics include: ( l) marriage sys­ of religion, especially Islam, in the lives and cultures of the peoples tems of different types and how they regulate sex, (2) what different of the region. In this way, we try to understand the events of our day cultures deftne as customary or "normal" sexual practice and what in a deeper way. No prerequi ite. 3 emester hours are regarded a abnormal, (3) sexual custom versus exual practice, ANTH 244 AFRICA and (4) sexual taboos and how taboos reflect masculinity, femininity, Thi course will be a general introduction to the societies and cul­ and other culturally deftned sexual orientations. 3 emester hour tures of sub-Saharan Africa. The goal of thi course is to provide ANTH 206 MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY background information on traditional patterns of African life. This The purpose of this course is to introduce the multi-disciplinary fteld cour e will provide a foundation for under tanding modern African of medical anthropology. Its emphasis is on reaching an understand­ ethnography, sociology, politics and economics, which require a in g of health and human disease within a context of evolution, knowledge of traditional society and culture. The course will illus­ biobehavioral interaction, ecology, and culture. In addition, the prac­ trate the differences and similarities of Africa's people and culture . tice of Western medicine and non-Western or alternative medical It will look at their geography, environments, languages, and food­ practices will be contrasted. Topics will include disease transmis­ getting practices. Major emphasis will be placed on the different cul­ sion, demographics, social roles of the healers and the sick, cross­ ture areas and their typical social organizations and cultural prac­ cultural differences in their view of sickness and the sick, the chal­ tices. Among those are marriage and kin hip, power and social lenge of 2 1st century diseases (AIDS, Ebola, drug resistant bacteria, control, seniority systems, thought, and reli gion. The ri se of the parasite , and viruses). No prerequisistes required. 3 semester hour African states will be con idered at the end of the course. No pre­ requisites required. 3 semester hours ANTH 214 LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY (SAME AS SOC 214) An exploration of the social dimensions of language structure and ANTH 250 SYMBOLISM, COGNITION, AND SOCIETY use. Tt concentrate on sociolinguistics, that is, how social variables (SAME AS COMS 250) influence language use. Other topics include differences in language Thi cour e examines the way societies around the world (including, use according to social status, class, status aspirations, sex, ethnic but not limited to the United States) construct and use symbols and group, kinship group, profession, and social situation. Prerequisite: their narrative forms: rituals, myths, and "artistic" performance. ANTH I 05 or SOC I 05. 3 semester hours Symbols and symbol making reflect a uniquely human way in which people express their identification with certain social groups and A TH 216 ARCHAEOLOGY OF LONG-TERM CHANGE with the ideal or values those groups represent. Topic areas explore In the movies and popular literature, people see archaeology as a the manner in which people from different cultures create and use search for adventure by the likes of Indiana Jones or Carter of Egypt. ymbols. Among the topics covered are ymbol in religion, politics, These images have little to do with the last 100 years of archaeolog­ promoting change, confronting external threats, constructing social ical work, especially in America, where archaeology is the anthro­ groups and social movements. Satisfie Social Science general pology of long-term change. This course teaches you how archaeol­ requirement. No prerequi ite. 3 semesters hours ogist actually interpret societies of the past in contrast to myths of Indiana Jone . Each class includes "hands-on" exercises to learn the ANTH 302 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ECONOMIC SYSTEMS principles of scientific archaeology, and lectures about hominid This course will delve into economic system in the Third World and (human) evolution, urbanization, myth formation, linguistics, and also in the West and First World. Using orne lecture, but primarily a technological change using case studies from the Middle East, case study approach, the course will explore how each cultural sys­ Me oamerica, North American Indians, Africa, China, the Biblical tem has a different organizational logic and how that logic affects and Classical Worlds. No formal prerequisite. 3 semester hours individual economic decisions and the larger structure of economics. The cour e will al o highlight advertising as a symbolic system that A TH 241 CHINA (SAME AS GP 241) functions differently in each culture. Thi culture will primarily cover Traditional and modem China are compared. The treatment of tradi­ economic systems other than Capitalism (the economics of tribes, of tional Chinese culture includes consideration of religion and philoso­ phy, social and political institution , arts, and Literature. The develop­ pre-state systems, of feudalism, and of the Oriental state). The class will, however, discuss Capitalism from an anthropological point of ment of the present-day political and economic systems is also covered, view. In viewing cultural systems the correlation of economic behav­ with emphasi on the Communist revolution. 3 semester hours ior with politic , religion, the creation of status and class, ethnicity, adaptation to natural environment will be discussed. Prerequisite: AH105 CONCEPTS OF ART HISTORY ANTH I 05 or perrnission of instructor. 3 seme ter hours This course surveys Western art from antiquity to the present. Although designed primarily for education majors, the course is ANTH3~ ANTHROPOLOGICALTHOUGHT open to all students. The major media (i.e., painting and prints, Thi course highlights the development of the di scipbne of anthro­ sculpture, architecture, and photography) will be addressed, allow­ pology and its major theoretical schools. A historical approach looks ing students to familiarize themselves with works from a broad spec­ at the early evolutionary theorists, the rise of B9as and the particular­ trum of Western culture. Assignments include visits to local art col­ i t chool, the neo-evolutionary school, structuralism, British social lections so that students might acquaint themselves with some of the anthropology versus American cultural anthropology, ethnoscience major museums in the greater-Philadelphia area. 3 semester hours and cognitive tudies, ecological anthropology, and the like. A book of classic readings provides the core course material9. Prerequisite: AH 201 ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART ANTH I 05 and two other ANTH courses. 3 semester hours AND ARCHITECTURE A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture in Italy from 1300 to ANTH 305 BUSINESS CULTURE IN 1600, an era encompassing figures such as Leonardo, Michelangelo, INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Raphael, and Titian. The course covers the new dignity accorded to This course i de igned to teach students how to use the ethno­ the human form, the rediscovery of classical culture, the emergence of graphic method and anthropological literature in order to deal more empirical science, the development of perspective and new uses of effectively with foreign business people, foreign markets and foreign color, the expanding market for art, and the changing role of the artist. development agencies. Emphasis is placed on case studies of fre­ 3 semester hours quent trading partners, Mexico, China, Japan, and the Gulf States, for example. Aside from background on the cultural practices and AH202 BAROQUE AND ROCOCO ideas of the people of these countries, the cour e deals with the more ART AND ARCHITECTURE general problem of understanding the Other, where the Other is in A survey of painting, sculpture, and architecture from 1600 to 1750. places aero sour borders. Prerequisite: ANTH I 05. 3 semester hours Topics include the decline in Renaissance values, and influence of the Counter-Reformation on artistic production, the rise of Protestantism ANTH 382 ETHNOGRAPHIC METHOD and the changing structure of patronage, and the aggrandizement of This cour e i designed for the anthropology major in the cultural or the artist. Special emphasis is given to the careers of the major artists business/applied concentrations or tracks. It teaches the students the Caravaggio, Berni.ni , Rubens, Rembrandt, and Velazquez, and to the essentials of the ethnographic method, which is needed to conduct major artistic centers of Rome, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Paris. senior research projects. The ethnographic method is a qualitative Special emphasis will be given to the artistic life at the major capital method that emphasizes participant observation, outside observa­ cities: Rome, Paris, Vienna, London, Amsterdam, and Madrid. 3 tion, and informants. This course does not require a statistics prereq­ semester hours ui si te (e.g., PSY 381/383) and is the only research methods course required before ANTH 409/410, Senior Research, for cultural track AH 203 NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART majors. 3 semester hours A survey of the arts of Northern Europe in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, an era encompassing such figures as van Eyck, van der ANTH 394, 395 ANTHROPOLOGY PRACTICUM Weyden, Bosch, Bruegel, and Diirer. The course examines how the For both ANTH 394 and 395, students work 6-8 hours per week off changing political, economic, and religious systems of Northern campus in one of several research in titutions under the supervision Europe haped the production of art. Topic to be considered include of institutional personnel. Students are required to become famibar the coexistence of naturalism and pirituality in Northern Art, the with the scholarly literature relevant to their placement, to partici­ development of oil painting and graphic design, the impact of the pate in on-campus meetings, and to write a research paper integrat­ Italian Renaissance on Northern artists, and the influence of the ing the research and fieldwork aspects of the practicum. Permission Reformation on the visual arts. 3 emester hours of in tructor and ANTH coordinator required prior to registration. Open only to juniors and seniors. Not available to students who are AH 302 ROMAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE student-teaching. Prerequi ite: ANTH major. Maximum of 3 credits This course is intended to acquaint the student with the major monu­ each for ANTH 394 and 395. 3-6 semester hours ments as well as the historical questions regarding the art and archi­ tecture of the Roman world, with material ranging in time from the ANTH 409/410 SENIOR RESEARCH Etruscans to the Late Roman/Early Christian period. 3 semester hours Research in an area of a student's interest. Required of all majors in anthropology. Prerequisite: ANTH 382. 6 semester hours AH303 MEDIEVALART The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with the major ANTH 188, 288, 388, 488, 588 ideas and monuments of medieval art, beginning with the Early SPECIAL TOPICS IN ANTHROPOLOGY Christian period and progressing through the Late Gothic. Through Topics offered in response to student and/or faculty interest. 3 a study of the art and architecture of this period, students will semester hours explore the ways that religion, philosophy, and commerce helped to shape the material culture of this important part of the history of the ART HISTORY Western world. 3 emester hour AH310 IMPRESSIONISM AH 101 ART HISTORY I An examination of French painting from roughly 1860-1885. The A survey of the major visual arts-architecture, painting, sculp­ course investigates Impressionist art as part of the hi storical, social, ture-from prehistoric times through the Middle Ages. Given fall economic, and political context of later 19th century French culture. semester every year. 3 emester hours 3 semester hours AH 102 ART HISTORY II AH312 NINETEENTH CENTURY A survey of the major vi ual arts-architecture, painting, sculp­ EUROPEAN PAINTING ture-from the Renaissance to the present. Given spring semester Painting from Neoclassicism through Impressionism: an examina­ every year. 3 semester hours tion of the effects on painters of political and economic upheavals in nineteenth-century France, England, Spain, and Germany. Formerly listed as AH 212. 3 semester hours AH 314 TWENTIETH CENTURY ART ART STUDIO A survey and explicati on of painting and sculpture in Europe and the United States from Post-Impressioni sm to the present. In an effort to AS 100 DRAWING under tand th e in creasing role of abstracti on in twentieth-century Course includes such basic study as perspective, proporti on, use of art, special emphasi is given to the art.ists such as Van Gogh, line, li ght and shade, fi gure and nature study, with special attention to Cezanne, Picasso, and Mati sse, who were among the first to chal­ beginners. A variety of materials and techniques are used. Outdoor lenge the expectati on that art must always imitate reali ty. Formerl y sketching as weather permits. Does not sati sfy the humanities di stri­ Ii ted as AH 2 14. 3 semester hours bution requirement. 3 semester hours AH321 AMERICAN ART AND ARCIDTECTURE: AS 101 PAINTING COLONIAL TO CIVIL WAR For students working at all levels of proficiency. A course that The purpose of this course is to acquaint the student with American emphasizes color theory, composition, and other probl ems of the painti ng, sculpture, architecture, and decorati ve arts produced from painter. Individual approaches are stressed, utilizing students' own the Coloni al Period to the Civil War. Works of art will be exam ined choice of media and original concept. Does not sati sfy the humani­ in li ght of their cultural, social, and political significance; and ideas ties distribution requirement. 3 semester hours regarding the revision of thought regarding American imagery wi ll be introduced. 3 semester hours AH322 AMERICAN ART AND ARCIDTECTURE: BIOLOGY CIVIL WAR TO PRESENT The intent of th is course is to acquaint the student with the painting, BIOL100 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS sculpture, architecture, and decorati ve arts of the United States pro­ Introductory course designed to emphasize the established fundamen­ duced during the years beginning with the C ivil War to the present. tal principles common to all known forms of li fe. Topics fo r discus­ Works of art wi ll be di scussed as products of the political, social, and sion include the orgin of life forms (abiogenesis) on this pl anet, and cultural condition fo und in the United States, and ideas regarding the evolution and operation (metabolism and self-perpetuation) of the revision of research in studies regarding Ameri can art will be such forms of life at various levels of bi ological organi zation. introduced. 3 semester hours Comprehension of the principles including "complementarity between AH345 NINETEENTH CENTURY EUROPEAN structure and functi on" is emphasized throughout. Three hours lecture. ART AND ARCIDTECTURE Designed as a science electi ve for Legal Education Institute students, A survey of pai nting, scul pture, architecture, and photography in available only on the Delaware campus. 3 semester hours Europe from 1750 to 1900. The course examines how each of the BIOL 101 PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS media at once drew upon the art of the past and broke with long­ Introductory course designed to emphasize the establ ished fundamen­ established conventions to fo mlUlate models of representation that tal pri nciples common to al l known fo rms of li fe. Topics fo r discus­ anticipate Modern Art . 3 seme ter hours sion include the origin of life fo rms (abiogenesis) on this pl anet, and AH346 TWENTIETH CENTURY the evolution and operati on (metabolism and self-perpetuation) of ART AND ARCIDTECTURE such forms of li fe at various levels of bi ological organi zation. A survey of painting, sculpture, and architectu re in Western Europe Comprehension of the principles including "complementarity between and the United States from 1900 to the present. 3 semester hours structure and functi on" is emphasized throughout. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Designed as a science electi ve fo r business, AH350 WOMEN AND ART (SAME AS WS 350) humanities, and social science students. 4 semester hours This course looks at studies over the past twenty years that have resi­ tu ated the significant contri butions of women in making, commis­ BIOL 102 PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN BIOLOGY sioning, and in spiring artistic images. These re-evaluations have led This is an introducti on to the processes that normall y occur in the to a richer, more nuanced hi story- one that posits gender as an human body. Anatomi cal and physiological considerations include in tegral factor and that reveals the key role women have played in the nervous and endocrine systems, the muscle and skeletal systems, the world of art. We will focus on how artists portrayed women and the respiratory and di gestive systems, the circul atory system, and the the ways representations of women function as a manifestati on of reproductive system. Designed as a science electi ve for business, culture. The work of women artists and fe minist critical discourse humani ties, social work, and social science students. Prerequisite: will be included. 3 semester hours BIOL I 0 l . Three hours lecture. 3 semester hours AH 188, 288, 388, 488, 588 BIOL 104 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY LABORATORY SPECIAL TOPICS TN ART IDSTORY The functions of the human body are studied and investigative experi­ Offered in response to student and/or facul ty interest. Varied topics ences are emphasized. Needed biology and chemi stry background are of intere t will be selected. Courses may be planned to coincide with presented, and the principles of data collecti on and analysis are special exhibitions in the Greater Philadelphia area, or with the stressed. Exercise, muscle, nerve, digestive, and respiratory physiol­ research interests of the instructor. 3 emester hours ogy are among the topics studied. Electroencephalography are some of the techniques used to gather data. This course is designed to sati sfy a science laboratory requirement and may not be used to sati sfy major ARTS AND SCIENCES or minor requirements in any of the sciences. Prerequisite: BIOL lO l ; Corequisite BIOL 102. Three hours weekl y. l semester hour ASC 400 VALUES SEMINAR BIOL 109 MICROBES AND MAN This upper-level interdisciplinary course involves a discussion of val ­ A course designed to introduce students to the important role ues as affecting individual and societal decision making. Completion mi croorgani sms play in our daily li ves. Lecture topics will include: of a paper is a major component of the course. Prerequi sites: comple­ the structural and functional diversity of mi croorganisms, the hi story tion of six credits in each of the three areas (science, humanities, and of microbiology, and the importance of microorgani sms in medicine, social sciences) and junior or senior status. This course does not meet industry, food and dairy products, and the environment. Three hours di stribution requirements without approval of the dean of Arts and lecture. Designed as a science electi ve fo r business, humanities, and Sciences. 3 semester hours social science students. Three hours weekl y. Prerequisite: BIOL 10 L. 3 semester hours BIOL 112 PLANTS, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT chemi cal principles th at govern a li ving organi sm. The context in An introduction to the diversity and uses of the pl ant ki ngdom and which these principles will be expl ored is the evolutionary ori gin of related organi sms. The interdependence of pl ant and animal commu­ life on Earth. Unit (2) Biological Evolution will conti nue this evolu ­ nities and the importance of plants and their products to the health ti onary theme and will focus upon geneti c mechanisms of inheri­ and development of human society will be di scussed. Some topics tance and the resulting mi cro- and macroevolutionary processes. include classification; economically important pl ants-foods, medi ­ Unit (3) Ecological Systems of Li fe , will elucidate organizational cines and drugs, building materi als, ornamentals, etc.; native fl ora of principles by which groups of interacting indi vidual form popula­ the major bi omes; and plant conservati on. Seve~a l mandatory field tions, ecological communities, and ecosystems. Contextual themes trips wi II be taken to local botanical gardens and uatural areas as part for this unit include the ecological significance of biodiversity, con­ of the laboratory component. This course is' designed to s~ ti sfy a sci­ servation ecology, and the global ecosystem consequences of our 6+ ence laboratory requirement for nonscience majors and cannot be billion human popul ati on. Three hours lecture, three hours labora­ used to fulfill requirements for any major or minor in science. Three tory, one hour discussion. 4 semester hours class hours and three laboratory hours weekl y. 4 se m es~e r hours BIOL162 BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS IT-PLANT AND BIOL 115 HUMAN NUTRITION ANIMAL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION An introduction to the science of nutrition. Human nutrient require­ This course is intended for biology majors and premedical students. ments, nutrient absorption, malnutrition (overconsumption as well as The course will explore thoroughl y the structure and function of the underconsumption), recommended dietary guidelines, and topics of major organ systems of plants and animals and examine the di versity current interest are covered. Special attention is paid to helping the of solutions to ecological problems that these taxa have evolved. student evaluate his/ her own nutrition practices. Designed as a sci­ This course will also expl ore the major evolutionary trends underl y­ ence electi ve for nonscience majors. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: ing the variation in (organ) systems structure and function and their BIOL 101. 3 semester hours integration and coordination along lineages of evolving animals and plants. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. One hour di s­ BIOL M120 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY MODULE This course was designed to reinforce topics covered in BIOL 12 1. cussion. Prerequisites: BIOL 16 1 and CHEM I 45 or permission of The course is specificall y designed for students who drop BIOL 12 1 instructor. 4 semester hours at mid-semester or are currently enrolled in it. This course will rein­ BIOL219 MICROBIOLOGY force the understanding of some basic biological principles, will An introduction to the basic principles of microbiology. The classifi ­ thoroughl y review the structure and function of cell s, and will intro­ cation, structure, fun cti on, and metabolism of bacteria, fungi, al gae, duce students to the working of the nervous and muscul ar systems. protozoans, and viruses are discussed. The role of microorganisms in Moti vated students will have the opportunity to engage in independ­ human health and di sease and the control of microbi al growth is ent work utili zing the vast resources of computer-aided instruction stressed. Three hours lecture. Prerequi sites: BIOL 10 1- 103 or and AV materi als available in Kirkbride 500. 1.5 semester hours 12 1- 124; CHEM 105- 106. Credit may be obtained for onl y one of the following courses: BIOL 2 19 or 3 19. 3 semester hours BIOL121 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I This is an integrated lecture/l aboratory course. The principal animal BIOL220 MICROBIOLOGY LABORATORY used for di ssecti on is the cat. Fundamental principles of biological A laboratory course designed to introduce basic microbiological tech­ systems are presented in the context of human anatomy and physiol­ niques. Topi cs include bright field and phase contrast mi croscopy, ogy. The cell as the fundamental unit of life is discussed and exam­ aseptic techniques, simple and di ffe renti al bacterial staining methods, ined, including structure and metabolism. The organization of cells pure culture techniques, identification of unknown microorganisms, into ti ssues, tissues into organs, and organs into systems is thor­ cultivation of bacteri al viruses, serological methods, and the isolation oughl y expl ored, and the integumentary, skeletal, muscul ar, and and identification of microorganisms from clinical specimens. Three nervous systems are focal points of study. The somatic and special hours laboratory. Corequisite: BIOL 219. 1 semester hour senses are examined, and the basic principles of endocrine and BIOL261 BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS ill-PRINCIPLES OF prostaglandin physiology are introduced. This course does not sat­ CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY isfy any biology or science electi ve requirements for a biology This course is intended for biology majors and premedical students. major. Three class hours and three laboratory hours weekl y. The course, the third in the core curriculum, focuses on cellular and Prerequisites: CHEM 105- 106. 4 semester hours intracellular processes amongst all li ving organisms. Students will BIOL 122 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY ll examine cell physiology of both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Topi cs This course is a continuation of BIOL 12 1. The course examines the will include energy metaboli sm, uch as fermentation, respiration structure and functi on of seven organ systems: ( I) endocrine system, and photosynthesis, and the core metaboli c pathways, such as the (2) cardiovascul ar system, (3) lymphati c and immune system, (4) bi osyntheses of amino acids and nucleotide precursors. Special respiratory system, (5) digestive system, (6) urinary system, (7) attention will be paid to the fl ow of informati on from DNA to pro­ reproducti ve system and inheritance. The course emphasizes struc­ tein (replication, transcription and translation) and the regulation of ture and function relati onships as well as the interaction among the gene expression. The course will also connect the ecological and organ systems. Many of the laboratory exercises involve the use of physiological phenomena studied in the first two courses of the core computeri zed data acquisition and computeri zed data analyses. This to the fundamental intracellular processes that determine organismal course does not sati sfy any bi ology or science elective requirements performance. Three hours lecture. Three hours laboratory. One hour for a biology major. Three class hours and three laboratory hours discussion. Prerequisites: BIOL 161 , BIOL 162 and CHEM 146 or weekl y. Prerequisite: BIOL I 2 1. 4 semester hours CHEM 205 or perrni sion of instructor. 4 semester hours BIOL161 BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS I-PRINCIPLES OF BIOL262 PRINCIPLES OF MODERN GENETIC ANALYSIS EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY This course will foc us on the important concepts of classical, molec­ This course is intended for bi ology majors and premedical students. ular, and population genetics. Discussion of Mendelian geneti cs will The course, the first of the core curriculum, will center on evolution be integrated with coverage of the relevant topics in cellular and as the organi zing principle of li ving systems which will form the molecul ar genetics. The course will place special emphasis on prob­ framework for the problems and processes considered in courses II lem solving skills and genetic analysis. Topics covered will include: and III that foll ow. This course begins with unit ( I) Elements of the structure of genes and genomes across the wide range of li ving Living Organi sms, which will explore the bi ological, physical, and organi sms; mechanisms of inheritance and recombination; gene expression and mutation; chromosome structure and the role of BIOL306 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY chromosomal changes in evolution; recombinant DNA technology An examination of major events occurring in embryological develop­ and its application to modem biology; and population genetics and ment, with emphasis on recent experimental findings concerning the mechanisms of evolution. The laboratory will include experimenta­ initiation and regulation of development at the molecular, cellular, and tion with Live organisms including transmission genetics in the fruit tissue levels. Examples will be taken from a wide range of organisms. fly, Drosophila melanogaster, and genetic recombination in the bac­ Relationships between development and evolution will be explored. terium, Escherichia coli. Exercises will also include computer mod­ Special topics from human embryology will be presented. In the first eling of genetic systems and analysis of computer generated data. portion of the laboratory sequence, comparative developmental stud­ Each student will clone and characterize a restriction endonuclease ies will be conducted. In the second portion of the laboratory fragment of the bacteriophage Lambda genome in an E. coli sequence, students wiiJ design and conduct independent experiments host/plasmid vector system during a seven week long laboratory elucidating processes and mechanisms of development using plant or project. This project lab will incorporate many of the basic tools of invertebrate models. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. recombinant DNA technology. Prerequisites: BIOL 261 and CHEM Prerequisites: BIOL 261 and CHEM 256. 4 semester hours 255. Corequisite: CHEM 256. 4 semester hours BIOL307 COMPARATIVE VERTEBRATE ANATOMY BIOL297 RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT A comP,arative study of the nine major organ systems found in verte­ This course is designed to familiarize the student with the funda­ brate animals. Evolutionary and functional aspects of morphological mentals of developing a biological research program. Topics will differences among vertebrate groups are emphasized. The laboratory include an examination of the philosophy of science and scientific work primarily involves dissections and identification of anatomical revolutions, literature review and bibliographic searching tech­ structures found in fish and mammals. Where appropriate amphib­ niques, the design and implementation of a research project and the ians, reptiles, and birds are also examined. Three hours lecture; five written and graphical presentation of scientific material. Students hours laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 261. 4 semester hours may not receive credit for both BIOL 297 and BIOL 299. BIOL308 BOTANY Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor is required. Two A comparative study of the world of plants emphasizing the basis for hours lecture. 1.5 semester hours the recognition and classification for the different taxons particularly BIOL299 RESEARCH METHODS AND ANALYSIS at the levels of divisions, subdivisions, and classes; less emphasis on (SAME AS ENVR 299) the lower taxa. Particular attention is given to morphology, methods This course is designed to provide students with sufficient theoretical of reproduction, and life cycles of representative members of differ­ and practical knowledge to plan, conduct, evaluate, and present fac­ ent divisions. Field trips are encouraged, and collection and identifi­ ulty-directed original research. Topics for discussion include: the hi s­ cation of fresh specimens are made. Three hours lecture; three hours torical and philosophical development of scientific research, intro­ laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 262. 4 semester hours duction to the scientific method, writing a research proposal, BIOL309 ZOOLOGY selection of research arena, qualitative and quantitative observations, This course is a comprehensive phylogenetic treatment of the ani­ sampling techniques, collecting, recording, summarizing, statistically mals, stressing functional morphology. Laboratories provide a com­ analyzing, and graphically presenting data, bibliographic searching parative study of the relationships between the morphological char­ techniques, oral presentation of research, writing a research paper. acteristics and functional attributes of the major and minor phyla Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisite: sopho­ through observation, experimentation, and dissection. Three hours more standing in a science major and MATH 131/141 or permission lecture, three hours laboratory, and field work. Prerequisite: BIOL of the instructor. 3 semester hours 262. 4 semester hours BIOL301 ~TRODUCTORYECOLOGY BIOL310 MOLECULAR BIOLOGY (SAME AS ENVR 301) An investigation of the regulation and control of cellular processes This course teaches ecological and environmental literacy. at a molecular level. Emphasis is pl aced on analysis of experimental Participants will understand (1) the physical, biological, and evolu­ results and study of the current research literature. The laboratory tionary processes that determine ecosystem structure and function, exposes the student to the methods of molecular biology, including and (2) the process of ecological inquiry that is the scientific gel electrophoresis, affinity chromatography, Western and Southern method, through which natural phenomena are observed, inter­ Blots, Polymerase Chain Reaction, and nucleic acid sequencing. preted, and reported. This course also teaches how to read global Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 262 environmental signposts (climate changes, ozone depletion, and bio­ and CHEM 256, or permission of instructor. 4 semester hours diversity loss), recognize our role in causing these trends, and eval­ uate the courses of action, in terms of our consumer and disposer BIOL311 PLANT PHYSIOLOGY decisions, we alJ must take in order to sustain ourselves. Three hours This introduction to the metabolism of green plants emphasizes pho­ of lecture, three hours lab, and field work. Prerequisite: BIOL 261, tobiology, respiration, fermentation and the role of growth regulators or their equivalents, and either BIOL 308-309, their equivalents, or from a cellular point of view. Mineral nutrition and water absorption permission of the instructor. 4 semester hours and transport in hi gher plants are discussed in lesser detail. Group experiments are performed in the laboratory. Three hours lecture; BIOL302 CELL PHYSIOLOGY three hours laboratory. Prerequisi tes: BIOL 308 and CHEM 256, or Current understandings of cell structure and function are studied. permission of the instructor. 4 semester hours Emphasis is placed on analysis of experimental results and study of the current research literature. Enzyme kinetics and the behavior of mem­ BIOL313 MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION branes are investigated in the laboratory. Quantitative aspects of cellu­ In this presentation of modern evolutionary theory, the mechanisms, lar phenomena are a major focus. Three hours lecture; three hours lab­ processes, and patterns of evolution are emphasized. The hi story of oratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 262; and CHEM 256. 4 semester hours evolutionary thought and its impact on the development of the bio­ logical sciences is explored. This course is intended to integrate and BIOL 303 COMPARATIVE ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY expand evolutionary concepts from population biology, genetics, The evolution, function, and structure of homeostatic systems in ani­ ecology, and phylogenetic systematics. Three hours lecture; three mals are examined in depth. Lectures particularly emphasize inver­ hours laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 262, or permission of instruc­ tebrates while laboratory exercises deal primarily with vertebrates. tor. 4 semester hours Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: BIOL 261 and CHEM 256. 4 semester hours BIOL315 BIOMECHANICS one or two physiological systems. The unit are: ( I) cell physiology, Biomechanics is the study of the physical design of biological organ­ (2) excitable ti ssue (muscul ar and nervous systems), (3) the i m . This course examine the diversity of form in members of all endocrine system and bioenergetic , (4) the cardiovascular andre - kingdoms of life in the context of function in the physical world. piratory ystems, (5) urinary system (kidney function; fluid, elec­ Physics and materials analysi concept relevant to biomechanics trolyte, and acid-base balance), and (6) the digestive system. Many wi ll be explored. Several specific areas will be examined in detail, of the laboratory exercises in volve u e of computer models, com­ such as locomotion at low Reynolds number, biomechanical design puteri zed data acquisition, and computerized data analyses. Three of trees, and functions of the arthropod exoske leton. Three hours lec­ hours lecture and three hour laboratory. Prerequi sites: BIOL 261 , ture and three hours laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BlOL 261. CHEM 256. 4 semester hour Pre- or Corequisite: PHYS 232. 4 semester hours' • BIOL327 FUNCTIONAL A ATOMY OF MAMMALS BIOL317 ANGIOSPERM TAXONOMY The course will focus on form-function relationships in extant mam­ (SAME AS ENVR 317) mals and related fossil forms. The course will survey the morphol­ An introductory study of the classification, nomenclature, and identi­ ogy of all the mammals, with special emphasi on insectivores, car­ fication of 30-40 common familie of flowering plants, with particu­ ni vores, rodents, primates, and ungul ates (mammals with hooves). lar emphasis on the local native flora and nearby areas. Field trips and The goal is to familiarize tudents with the diversity of form in a pl ant collection are required. Three hours lecture; three hour labo­ mammal and to correlate that variation with differences in behavior ratory/field trip . Prerequi ite: BlOL 26 1. 4 semester hours and ecology. Particular attention will be paid to the morphology of the musculoskeletal, di gestive, and neuro en ory systems in the con­ BIOL319 PRINCIPLES OF MICROBIOLOGY text of locomotion and acqui ition of food . The laboratory will all ow A lecture and laboratory cour e in microbiology for biology majors for detailed morphological examin ation of a rodent, a carnivore, and and premedical students. The classification, structure, function, and an ungulate herbivore, as well as field trips to examine mammals in metabolism of the major groups of microorganisms including pro­ the field and in captivity. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. caryotes, eucaryotes, archaebacteria, and viru es are di cussed. Other Prerequisite: BIOL 26 l. 4 semester hours topics stressed include microbial genetics, molecular biology, genetic engineering, the role of microorganisms in the environment, immunol­ BIOL399 INDEPENDENT STUDY ogy, host-parasite relationships, and the role of microorganisms in di s­ Individual investigation of a problem i.n biology. Projects are smaller ease. Three hours lecture; three hours laboratory. This course i in cope than those undertaken in BIOL 499. Laboratory work, com­ de igned to meet the needs of biology major . Prerequisite : BIOL putation, readings, and orals as appropriate. Scope, topic, and pre­ 261 and CHEM 256-258. Credit may be obtained for only one of the requisites to be arranged individually. Credit to be arranged following courses: BIOL 219 or 3 19. 4 semester hours BIOL401 PHYSIOLOGICAL ECOLOGY OF EXTREME BIOL320 IMMUNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTS: LIFE AT THE EDGE This is a di scu ion of both cellular and humoral immunity and their This course focuses on the evolutionary adaptation of physiology to interrelationships. The first half of the course wi ll specifically the problems posed by the biophysical extremes of this world includ­ address cell s of the immune ystem, their lymphokine products, ing warm deserts, arctic and alpine environments, freshwater and tructure and function of antigens and antibodies and the production aline wetlands, deep sea environments, and human-di turbed envi­ and u e of monoclonal antibodies. The econd half of the course ronments. Although topics represent the extremes of this world, an examine mechanisms of microbial virulence and host immune important message is that all environments are variable and the rules response, tolerance, autoimmunity, trend in vaccine development, at the extreme apply everywhere-life is always at the edge. The allergy, immunodeficiency diseases and the human immunodefi­ course includes a project-oriented lab that uses methods available to ciency virus. The laboratory part of the cour e will include exercises teach the processes of physiological inquiry described in this cour e. in the areas of basic hi stology, immunofluorescence microscopy, cell Two hours lecture and ix hours lab. Prerequisites: Introductory culture, monoclonal antibody production, purification, quantitation, Biology (BIOL 261), and either Ecology (BIOL 301) or in tructor's and the response of lymphoid ti s ue to bacterial pathogens and inert permi ion. 4 semester hours particul ate antigens. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory BIOL405 HISTOLOGY weekly. Prerequisite: BIOL 261 . 4 semester hours This cour e is a comprehensive study of the microscopic and submi­ BIOL321 ADVANCED ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY croscopic structure of mammalian ti sues. Emphasis is also placed This course reviews in depth the structure and fu nction of the major on the function of cellular structures and recent research finding in organ system of the human body: integumentary, skeletal, muscu­ the area of cell biology. Enrollment i limited to those with an under­ lar, respiratory, cardiovascular, excretory, digestive, neurosensory, graduate degree in biology or matriculants in the graduate program endocrine, immunological, and reproductive. Special emphasis is in physical therapy. Undergraduate biology majors may enroll with pl aced on how the various organ ystems are interrelated and the permi sion of the chair of Biology. Three hours lecture; seven three­ homeostatic control mechanisms, which maintain a healthy individ­ hour laboratories. 3 erne ter hour ual. This course does not sati sfy any biology or science elective BIOL409 SENIOR PROJECT requirements for a biology major. Three hours lecture. Prerequi ites: Credit to be arranged. CHEM I 05 or equivalent; two cour es in biology, at least one of which must be a course in anatomy and phy iology. Corequisite: BIOL419 APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEM 205. 3 semester hours MICROBIOLOGY A lecture and laboratory course in microbial ecology and applied BIOL325 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY microbiology. The role of microorgani sms in the environment is Currently, human physiology is a rapidly advancing field of study tudied with emphasis on their roles in the biogeochemical cycle of largely due to the advances that occurred in the last three decade in the elements essential for life. Applied topics such as the microbiol­ the field of cell and molecular biology. This cour e emphasizes the ogy of foods, fermentation , antibiotics, and other industrial function of organ sy terns and their impact on whole body function processe are di scussed. The application of microbial systems to as well a the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying them. molecul ar genetics re earch i al o discussed including laboratory The course is designed to faci litate the acqui ilion of problem-solv­ exercises in recombinant D A techniques. Six hours weekly. Two ing and hi gh-level cognitive skills in the context of human physiol­ hour lecture; four hours laboratory. Prerequisite: BIOL 319 or ogy. The course is divided into ix units, each unit corresponds to equivalent. 4 semester hours BIOL 490 BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP CHEM 103 INTROD CTION TO CHEMISTRY This ubject-related work experience or other activity is offered only LABORATORY I upon speciai application from the student and a supervising faculty This laboratory course is closely coordinated with CHEM I 0 I and member. Approval must be obtai ned in advance from the biology serves to illu trate the principle examined in that course. fac ul ty and requires a specific outline of: work to be done; the nature Qualitative and quantitati ve experiments involving primaril y inor­ and extent of its academic relevance; the academic and special ganic systems are carried out. This course may not be substituted fo r preparation of the student fo r the propo ed acti vity. Written approval CHEM 147 and does not sati sfy the prerequi site fo r CHEM 257 or must be obtained from the employer/sponsor, and arrangements 258. Three laboratory hours weekl y. CHEM 10 1 mu st be taken con­ must be made fo r regul ar contact between the student and the super­ currentl y with CHEM 103. I semester hour vising faculty member. The student is respon ible for making all CHEM 104 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY arrangements. A final report must be submitted upon completion of LABORATORY II the activity, and a pass/fail grade wi ll be assigned. The number of This laboratory course i closely coordinated wi th CHEM 102 and emester hours earned wi ll depend on the extent of the approved serve to illustrate the principles of organic and bi ochemi stry exam­ acti vity ( 12 semester hours corresponds to full-time work for a ined in that course. Qualitati ve experiments in volving primarily semester). Prerequisites are junior or senior standing, a GPA of at organic systems are carried out. This cour e may not be sub tituted lea t 2.5 both in the major and cumulati ve in all courses, and for CHEM 148. It may ati sfy the prerequisite fo r CHEM 257 but approval of both the academic advisor of the student and the head of does not sati sfy the prerequisite fo r CHEM 258. Three laboratory the Science Di vision. 3-12 semester hours hours weekly. CHEM 102 must be taken concurrentl y with CHEM BIOL499 ~EPENDENTSTUDY I 04. l semester hour This is an individu al investigati on of a problem in biology. Laboratory CHEM 105 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY work, computation, readings, and orals as appropriate. Scope, topic, Designed fo r students who do not intend to major in science or engi­ and prerequisites to be arranged individually. Credit to be arranged neering, this cour e presents principles of chemical constitution and BIOL 188, 288, 388, 488, 588 their relation to chemical, physical behavior with particular emphasis SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOLOGY on compound of biological intere t. Topic include atomic structure, Topics offered in response to student and/or faculty interest. 3 chemi ca.! bonding, properties of gases and solution , acid/base equi­ semester hours libria, organic functional group and their reacti ons, and properties of bi ologically important molecules-proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and lipids. This course may not be substituted for CHEM 145 CHEMISTRY or 146 and does not atisfy the prerequi site for CHEM 255. Nursing majors are required to take CHEM I 06 concurrentl y with CHEM The term "prerequisite" in a chemistry course description means I 05. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM I 05 and CHEM that any course(s) so listed must have been completed with a grade 100, CHEM 105 and CHEM 101 , or CHEM 105 and CHEM 102. of at least D prior to the start of the course in question. Prerequi site: Hi gh chool chemi stry. 3 semester hours CHEM97 DEVELOPMENTAL CHEMISTRY CHEM 106 INTRODUCTORY CHEMISTRY LABORATORY Thi course is designed for tudents with weak math and problem A laboratory program clo ely coordinated with and designed to solving skill s. It is intended to prepare students fo r CHEM 145. The accompany CHEM LOS. Experiments develop basic principl es of development of problem-solving skills, and the introduction of ba ic laboratory technique. Qualitative and quantitati ve characteri zations chemical concepts is emphasized. Does not satisfy the genera.! edu­ and syntheses of both inorgani c and organic compounds are per­ cati on or distribution requirement in science. 1.5 semester hours formed. This course may not be substituted for CHEM 147 and does not satisfy the prerequisite for CHEM 257 or 258. Three laboratory CHEM 100 THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY hours weekl y. Nur ing majors are required to take CHEM 106 con­ This course in troduces chemi cal concepts and how they affect currentl y with CHEM I 05. Students may not receive credit for both human beings in their daily activities. Topic include the role that CHEM 106 and CHEM 103 or CHEM 106 and CHEM 104. chemi stry pl ays in energy production, in acid rain, in the greenhouse Prerequisite: Hi gh school chemi stry and concurrent enrollment in effect, and in the structure and properties of polymers and pl asti cs. CHEM I 05 or permission of the instructor. I seme ter hour Designed as a science elective for business, humanities, and social science majors. Students may not receive credit for both CHEM 100 CHEM 110 THE IMPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY and SCI 107 or CHEM 100 and CHEM 105. Prerequisite: MATH This is a continuation of CHEM I 00 and includes such additional topics I 0 I or satisfactory performance on the Mathematics Placement Te t. as agricultural chemi stry, food chemistry, and the chemistry of drugs 3 semester hours and household products. It is intended as a science elective for business, humanities, and ocial science majors. Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: CHEM 101 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY I CHEM l 00 or permission of the in tructor. 3 semester hours Thi s course is designed for students who do not intend to major in science or engi neering. The various principles of chemical behavior CHEM 145, 146 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY I, II are di cus ed and correlated with other sciences. Topics include This introducti on to the fundamental concept of chemi stry stresses bonding, structure, reactivity, gas laws, solutions, kinetics, equilib­ quantitative aspects. Included are the fo llowin g topics: atomic and rium, and the periodic table. This course may not be substituted for molecul ar structure, bonding theori es, state of matter, thermody­ CHEM 145, 146 and does not sati sfy the prerequisite for CHEM nami cs, chemi ca.! equilibria, ki neti cs, and the phys icai and chemical 255 . 3 semester hours properties of selected elements and their compounds. Three class hours and an hour of recitati on each. Prerequi ite: High chool CHEM 102 INTRODUCTION TO CHEMISTRY II chemi stry or permission of the instructor. CHEM 145 is a prerequi­ This i a term inal course designed for the non-science major who site for CHEM 146. CHEM 149/1 50 and CHEM 147/148 mu st be has uccessfull y completed CHEM 101 or its equival ent. The fl1'st taken concurrentl y with CHEM 145/146. 3 semester hours each part is devoted to establishing the fundamental chemistry of a lim­ ited number of organic functional groups. This background is then CHEM 147, 148 LABORATORY FUNDAMENTALS OF applied to the study of biological molecul es--carbohydrates, lipids, CHEMISTRY I, II and protein . Prerequisite: CHEM 101 or permission of the instruc­ These courses provide the basic laboratory exercises in general tor. 3 emester hours chemi stry correlated to the materia.! in CHEM 145-146. Inorgani c IDI and organi c syntheses are included and quantitative aspects are CHEM 365 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY empha ized. Laboratory practice in CHEM 148 includes semi­ Students concentrate on equilibria with specific reference to ionic microqualitative analysis. Three hours laboratory each. Prerequisite: solutions including acid-base, complex ion, redox, and solubility Hi gh school chemistry or permi sion of the instructor. CHEM 147 is equilibrium phenomena, with applications to the development of a prerequi ite for CHEM 148. I semester hour each procedures for the analysis of inorganic systems. Three class hours. Prerequisite: CHEM 256. Corequisite: CHEM 367. 3 semester hours CHEM 149, 150 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMISTRY QUIZ These courses provide scheduling of recitation sections required for CHEM 366 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS CHEM 145/146. 0 semester hours · A study of instrumentation and its applicability to structural deter­ mination and chemical analysis is made. Included are elementary CHEM 205 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY electronics and circuitry, electrochemical, spectrophotometric, and Thi course is a continuation of CHEM I 05, designed for students chromatographic methods. Three class hours. Prerequisites: CHEM who do not intend to major in science or engineering. A background 365, CHEM 385, PHYS 232 or equivalent, MATH 142, or permis­ in organic functional group chemistry is assumed and the. concepts sion of instructor. Corequisite: CHEM 368. 3 semester hours and reactions of the latter are applied to a detailed study of the chem­ istry of biological systems, Emphasis is pl aced on the biologically CHEM 367 ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY important compounds such as proteins and enzymes, lipids, hor­ The core of this laboratory course will focus on analyzing a diverse mones, and the nucleic acids. Three lecture hours weekly. array of samples and matrices (biological, chemical, environmental, Prerequisite: CHEM 105. 3 semester hours agriculture, and others) using classical analytical quantitative meth­ ods of analysis. Sampling, experimental design, data reduction CHEM 206 INTRODUCTORY BIOCHEMISTRY methods, and computer applications are al so included. Three labora­ LABORATORY tory hours. Corequisite CHEM 365. I semester hour This laboratory is closely correlated with CHEM 205 and serves to illustrate the principles of organic and bioorganic chemistry exam­ CHEM 368 INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSIS LAB ined in that course. Three laboratory hours weekly. Corequisite: This laboratory will focus on the optimization and application of dif­ CHEM 205. Prerequisite: CHEM 106. l semester hour ferent instrumental technique , including computer interfacing, spectroscopy, chromatography, and electrochemistry. Emphasis is CHEM 255 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I placed on instrumental techniques u ed for environmental and clini­ An introduction to the basic principle of the chemistry of carbon cal applications. Computers will be used extensively for analyzing compounds. The chemistry of a number of functional groups is examined, with emphasis on tructure-reactivity correlations, reac­ and presenting data. Six laboratory hours. Corequisite CHEM 366. 2 semester hours tion mechanisms, and spectroscopic methods of tructure determina­ tion. Four class hours. Prerequisites: CHEM 145, 146. 4 semester CHEM 385, 386 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I, II hours A comprehensive study of the structure, properties, and interactions CHEM 256 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II of matter, emphasizing molecular structure, thermodynamics, and chemical kinetics. Four class hours each. Prerequisites: CHEM A continuation of CHEM 255, with more emphasis on structure, 145- 148, CHEM 255- 258, and PHYS 232, or permission of the properties, and synthesis of a large number of classes of organic instructor. 4 semester hours each compounds. Four class hours. CHEM 255 is a prerequisite for CHEM 256. 4 semester hours CHEM 389 PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY Laboratory experiments are undertaken in the areas of states of mat­ CHEM 257, 258 ORGANIC CHEMISTRY ter, thermodynamics, kinetics, properties of solutions, and electro­ LABORATORY I, II The first semester provides experience in basic techniques for the chemistry. Three hours weekly. Pre- or corequisite: CHEM 386. I semester hour preparation, isolation, purification, interconversion, and determina­ tion of phy ical properties of the common classes of organic com­ CHEM 390 CHEMICAL LITERATURE pounds. The second seme ter i devoted to qualitative organic analy­ The organization and efficient use of the chemical literature. Topics sis using traditional and instrumental methods. Three hours include the use of standard reference works, primary and secondary laboratory each. Co- or prerequisite: CHEM 255, 256. CHEM 257 is literature sources, and Chemical Abstracts. Computer searching of a prerequisite for CHEM 258. CHEM 147, 148 are prerequisites for library and chemical database (e.g., STN) will be empha ized. CHEM 257. I semester hour each Prerequisite: CHEM 255. l semester hour CHEM 320 INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY AND CATALYSIS CHEM 409 SENIOR PROJECT This cour e covers the chemical process industries. After a brief This course involves original research carried out under the direction introduction to economics and logistic , the processes leading to the of a chemistry faculty member. Prerequisites: Senior standing and top 50 industrial chemicals are discussed and interrelated. The final permission of the sponsoring faculty member. 4 semester hours products and intermediates are al so discussed in light of a changing CHEM 447 SPECIAL TOPICS world feedstock supply. Other industries, including dye, drugs, and A consideration of selected topics at an advanced level includes the explosives are al so covered. Catalysis, since it leads to a better selec­ areas of organic, inorganic, analytical, and physical chemistry. Subjects tivity and lower energy cost, is becoming more and more important to be presented are determined by the mutual interests of students and and is included in some detail. Prerequisites: CHEM 255, 256. 3 staff. Three class hours. Prerequisite: junior or senior status and per­ semester hours mission of instructor. 3 semester hours CHEM 332 ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY (ENVR 332) CHEM 454 POLYMER CHEMISTRY This course explores the chemistry of the environment, the chem­ An introductory course in the organic and physical chemistry of high i try underlying environmental problems and solutions to environ­ polymers. The following topics are discussed: polymer synthesis, mental problems. Emphasis is placed on thermodynamics and kinet­ molecular weight determination , physical and mechanical proper­ ic of reaction cycles; source , sinks and transport of chemical ties of polymer , reactions of macromolecules, applications of spe­ species; and quantitation of chemical species. Examples are selected cific polymer compositions. Three class hours. Prerequisites: CHEM from the chemistry of natural and contaminated air, water, and soil. 256, 386. 3 semester hours Prerequisites: CHEM 255/257; MATH 142. 3 semester hours CHEM 456 BIOCHEMISTRY CHEM 499 INDEPENDENT ST DY This introducti on to the structures, functi ons, and tran formations This special in vestigation of a topic in chemistry includes ubjects occurring within li ving cell s is in terms of establi hed chemical prin­ th at are not normall y included in the curriculum. It may be a labora­ cipl es. Emphasis is pl aced on the chemistry of bi omacromolecules, tory project, an independent research project, or a tutori al study. thermodynamics, kinetics, and mechani ms of enzymatic reacti ons Prerequisite: Permi sion of instructor. May be graded on a PIF basis. and selected a pects of molecul ar bi ology. Three class hours. 1-4 semester hours Prerequi ite: CHE M 256. 3 semester hours CHEM 188, 288, 388, 488, 588 CHEM 465 ADVA CED SPECTROSCOPY SPECIAL TOPICS IN CHEMISTRY This course will focus on advanced spectroscopic techniques. Topi cs offered in response to student and/or faculty interest. 3 Applications of NMR, mass spectrometry, and Fourier Transform semester hours Infrared will be studied. Special empha i is pl aced on understand­ ing the theoretical basis of these instruments, operational techniques, the use of specialized methods to solve specific chemical problems, COMMUNICATIONS and th e interpretati on of spectral info rmati on. One lecture hour. Prerequisites: CHEM 366 and CHEM 386. Corequi site: CHEM 467. COMM 101 ORAL COMMUNICATION I semester hour FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS CHEM 467 ADVANCED SPECTROSCOPY LAB This is a course in oral communication skills for non-nati ve speakers This laboratory provides students an opportunity to use the instru­ of English. Practice in developing strategies fo r academic interaction. mentation di cu ed in CHEM 465. This incl udes u ing a variety of Emphasis on structuring information for presentati on, summarizing, advanced spectroscopic technique to obtain structural information speaking pontaneously, and making formal and informal presenta­ from chemi cal systems. Emphasis is pl aced upon experiments that tions. Attention given to pronunciation, enunciati on, non-verbal lan­ help clarify the underl ying physical concepts of NMR, Mass guage, projection, and presence. Course may not be used as a human­ Spectrometry, and Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy. Students itie electi ve nor to satisfy the humanities distribution requirement will gain hands on experience with these powerful techniques. Three and is considered a developmental cour e. 3 semester hours laboratory hours. Corequi ite: CHEM 465. I semester hour COMM 102 RESEARCH TECHNIQUES CHEM 475 ADVANCED INORGANIC CHEMISTRY FOR NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS An advanced overview of the chemi stry of the elements. The course This course is in research technique for non-native speaker of begi n wi th an examination of chemical bonding in covalent, ionic, and Engli h. Focus on the development of library research method and metallic substances. It continue with a discussion of theories of acids related writing skills, including ummarizing, paraphrasing, and and bases, the chemistry of the main group elements, coordination incorporating source quotati ons. Attention is given to the conven­ chemi stry, and the chemistry of the transition elements. Prerequisites: ti ons of organizati on and style for several disciplines by writing CHEM 386, or permission of i.nstructor. 3 seme ter hours short research papers which will be presented orall y. Course may not be used as a humanities electi ve nor to sati sfy the humanities distri­ CHEM 477 ADVANCED INORGANIC LABORATORY bution requirements and is considered a developmental course. 3 This laboratory course emphasize advanced methods of synthesis semester hours (Schlenk-ware, dry-box, vacuum-line techniques) and characteri za­ tion (Ff-NMR, FT-lR, magnetic susceptibility, HPLC) in inorganic COMM 215 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION chemi try. Three laboratory hours. Pre- or corequis ite: CHEM 475. This is a course in the theory and applicati on of oral , written, and I semester hour interactive (computer) communication techn iques. Using topic relating to their own disciplines, students prepare appropriate forms CHEM 485 BONDING THEORY of communication, including oral presentati ons, short reports, let­ An introducti on to modem theori es of the chemical bond. The ter , memo , proposals, and a research report. Does not sati sfy gen­ course begins by reviewing the principles of quantum mechanics, eral educational di stribution requirement in humaniti es. Prerequi site: then applies these principles, with appropriate approximati ons, to ENGL I 0 I. Open to students who have at least ophomore standing. simple model systems, to atoms, and to increasingly complicated All elections are writing enriched. 3 semester hours molecules. Topics include molecul ar orbital theory, val ence bond theory, Hueckel theory, and molecul ar mechani cs. Computer meth ­ COMM 220 ADVANCED TECHNICAL WRITING ods, particul arly fo r semi -empirical and molecul ar mechanics calcu­ Thi cour e concentrates on developing strategies for organizing and lations, will be empha ized throughout the course. Pre- or corequi­ reporting technical concept and research in written documents. site: CHEM 386 or permission of the in tructor. 3 semester hours Assignments include reviewing and writing technical specification , manuals, and other industrial publicati ons. The major wri ti ng project CHEM 490 CHEMISTRY INTERNSHIP is a long technical paper treating a subject in the student's fie ld of This subject-related work experience or other activity i offered onl y tudy. Does not satisfy general education distribution requirement in upon special application from the student and a upervising fac ul ty humanities. Prerequi ite: COMM 2 15. 3 semester hours member. Approval mu t be obtai ned in advance from the chemi stry faculty and requires a specific outline of: work to be done; the nature COMM 230 SCRIPT WRITING and extent of its academic relevance; the academic and special prepa­ This course concentrates on developing the student's ability to write ration of the student for the proposed acti vity. Written approval must be short and feature nonficti on scripts. The cour e examines variou obtai ned fro m the employer/sponsor, and arrangements must be made script fo rm ats, structure, pacing, and both documentary and nondoc­ for regul ar contact between the student and the supervi sing faculty umentary scripts. Does not sati sfy general educati on distribution member. The student is responsible for making al l arrangements. A requirement in human ities. 3 semester hours fi nal report must be ubmitted upon completion of the activity, and a COMM 240 COPYWRITING pass/fail grade will be assigned. The number of semester hours earned This course focuses on preparing copy fo r various medi a: maga­ will depend on the extent of the approved activity ( 12 seme ter hours zine , newspapers, radio, and television. Students analyze product corresponds to full -time work for a erne ter). Prerequi sites are junior appeal and write copy. Does not satisfy general education distribu­ or seni or tanding, a GPA of at least 2.5 both in the major and cumul a­ tion requirement in humanities. 3 semester hours tive in all courses, and approval of both the academic advisor of the tu­ dent and the head of the Science Di vision. 3-12 semester hours COMM 250 EDITING COMS 260 BASIC VIDEO This cour e examines the principles of editing involving nonfiction Thi course introduce video concepts and production techniques. ln articles, reports, manu scripts. It includes proofreading, rewriting, combinati on with readings, screenings, and discu sions, students layout, design, and preparation of manu scripts for publication. Does begi n hands-on experience. Principles of hooting and composition, not sati sfy general educati on di stribution requirement in humanities. lighting, sound, and editi ng are examined and fo ll owed-up with indi­ 3 semester hours vidual and/or group projects. Prerequi site: COMS 213. Does not at­ isfy the general social cience requirement. 3 emester hours COMM 260 INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING This course will provide experience in the bjlsic skjlls related to writ­ COMS 262 BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ing fo r print and electronic media, such as interviewing techniques, This course introduces fundamental pri nciples and creative tech­ writing leads, and style. Does not satisfy humanities di stribution niques used in still photography. Students are introduced to ba ic requirement. Prerequis ite: Engli sh I 0 I . 3 semester hour optics, lenses, and still camera operations. Other topics include com­ position, design, creative li ghting, and visual ensitivity. Additional COMM 261 NEWSWRITING lab fee required. Doe not sati fy the general ocial cience require­ This course covers news genres, such as human interest stories, political reporting, inve tigative reporting, and tories related to edu­ ment. 3 semester hours cation, busines , sports, reli gion, and famil y/home. Does not sati sfy COMS 264 COMPUTER GRAPIDCS humani ties distribution requirement. 3 semester hours This course introduces basic graphic design principles and how the computer can be u ed as a conceptual image producing tool. Students gain practical computer design experience u ing leading COMMUNICATION STUDIES industry standard hardware and software. The study of design con­ cepts introduced and how they may be applied to communicati ons COMS 130 MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY problems and issues. Prerequi ite: COMS 2 13. Doe not ati sfy the This course examines the historical evolution and the present day general social science requirement. 3 seme ter hours structure and composition of the mass media and its related indus­ COMS 265 BASIC AUDIO tries. It also briefl y examines the impact of mass media on individu­ This cour e introduce basic audio concept relative to recording and al and society and introduces students to mass communication editing. Students are exposed to various recording formats and work research. 3 semester hours with mi crophones, mi xers and audio proces ors. Concepts of sound COMS 213 VISUAL LITERACY and electricity are introduced. Doe not sati sfy the general social sci­ This course examines the structure and effects of visual fo rm and ence requi.rement. 3 semester hours media (photography, film, televi ion, digital and other ki nds of COMS 266 BASIC WEB DESIGN images). It aims to develop students' perceptual, cognitive and ana­ This cour e is a basic cour e in web design. It introduces HTML and lytical skills of how meaning is created vi sually. 3 semester hours the DreamWeaver oftware program. Students learn principles of COMS 217 BROADCAST NEWS WRITING design that apply to Web page publi hing. Adobe Photo hop is used This course surveys the basic tools and skill s used in writing broad­ to create backgrounds and images for Web pages. Does not sati sfy ca t news. In addition to a theoretical overview, the cour e is also a the general social cience requirement. 3 emester hours ski ll s class ai med at teaching news writing for broadcast operations. COMS 275 INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS Students are expected to learn competent reporting and writi ng tech­ This course introduces the field of public relations, its functions and niques. Does not sati sfy the general social science requirement. 3 it variou applications. It examine basic concepts and principles of emester hours public relations and the hi story of the field . The basic public rela­ COMS 220 MEDIA LAW AND ETIDCS (SAME AS GP 220) tions process-research, pl anning, communication, evaluation is This course presents the basic principles of communications law and applied to a course project. 3 semester hours ethics. Major topi cs are expl ored through case tudies utilizing, as COMS 309 ADVANCED AUDIO appropriate, current issues. Both the ethics of decision-making and This course is an intensive studio workshop foc using on techniques the legal statu s of decisions are studied. 3 semester hours of audio production and post-production. Students learn the techni­ COMS 230 COMMUNICATION THEORY cal and aesthetic aspects of sound and develop critical li stening Theorie and research in many different areas of communication are skills. Students prepare a "portfo li o pi ece" representati ve of a pro­ introduced in this course. The first half of the course surveys theo­ fessional project. Prerequisite: COMS 265. Does not sati sfy the gen­ ries and research in the fields of interpersonal , group, organizational, eral social science requirement. 3 semester hours and public communication. The second half of the course foc u es on COMS 315 MEDIA INDUSTRY AND MANAGEMENT mass communication theories (at both the individual and societal This cour e examine the rna media a American indu tries that levels) and research. Prerequisites: COMS l 30. 3 semester hours not only function to earn a profit, but also fun cti on to employ work­ COMS 250 SYMBOLISM AND CULTURE ers and provide con umers with in formation and entertainment. The (SAME AS ANTH 250) thrust of the course views the medi a as dynamic business organiza­ This cour e examines the way societies around the world construct tions th at both influence the outside world and are shaped by the and use symbols and their narrative forms: rituals, myths, and artis­ world as well. Elements of succes ful media management are al so tic performance. The course also explores how symbols and symbol introduced. 3 semester hours. making refl ect ways in whi ch people express their identification COMS 316 MEDIA CRITICISM with social groups and wi th the ideals and value of those groups. 3 This course examines the function and natu re of media criticism. It semester hours examine how professional media critic view their work and how COMS 251 FILM ANALYSIS they compare and contrast with the academic medi a critic and the lit­ Methods and theories of fi lm analysis are introduced in this course. erary cri tic. Numerous exampl es of media criticism are viewed and The rhetoric, gender, and ideology of film production are examined. analyzed to determine what make fo r excellence and value in criti­ Classic, alternati ve, and recent Hollywood fi lms are critically ana­ cism. This is a writing-enriched course. 3 erne ter hours lyzed. No prerequisite. 3 semester hours