2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

KEY TO COURSE NUMBERS

Courses numbered 001 - 099 represent remedial work and carry no credit toward a degree or credential.  Generally these courses are developmental, remedial, or pre-college in content.

Courses numbered 100 to 299 are designed for freshmen and sophomores but are available to other students.

Coursed numbered exactly 300EX designate experimental courses.  Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times.  The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains.

Courses numbered exactly 400EX designate experimental courses. Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times. The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BMGT, MGMT, etc).

Courses numbered 301 to 499 are designed primarily for juniors and seniors but are available to qualified sophomores and freshmen if all prerequisites have been met.

Courses numbered exactly 600EX designate graduate experimental courses.  Such courses are not listed in the Catalog since they arise out of special needs and are offered a limited number of times.  The subject area will indicate the discipline to which this experimental course pertains (ACCT, BSAD, MIS, etc.).

Courses numbered 500 to 699 are designate graduate-level offerings. Such courses are open to undergraduates by special arrangements only.

The number following the course title indicates the semester hours of credit and in most cases the number of class meetings per week.
 
  

  • EDUC 414 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: English/Language Arts

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 415 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: History and Government

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 416 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 417 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Physical Education

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 418 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Spanish

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 419 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Speech/Theatre

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 420 - Special Methods for Secondary Teachers: Biology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Study of approaches and methods for teaching a subject-matter field with instruction emphasis specific to that field. A field experience is required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE
    Spring semester only
  

  • EDUC 490 - Senior Practicum

    1 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to professional semester
    This course is a field placement and is associated with the student teaching experience. Candidates are in the field for a minimum of 30 hours starting with the first day the public school teachers are to report. Candidates will be expected to attend all in-service meetings, department meetings, and assist the mentor teacher during any on duty work days.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; WEB
    College:CBASE, CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • EDUC 493 - Workshops in Teacher Education

    1-6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing.
    Workshops offered primarily during summer sessions, providing in-service opportunities for continued study in various areas of Education.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 494 - PreK-12 Secondary Student Teaching

    4.5 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    PreK-12 teacher education candidates preparing for elementary and secondary teaching in art education, physical education and Spanish education enroll in EDUC 494 and EDUC 496, with one-half term devoted to each, with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 495 - Secondary School Student Teaching

    9 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    A semester devoted to full-time teaching in a secondary school classroom with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.


    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; WEB
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 496 - PreK-12 Elementary Student Teaching

    4.5 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    PreK-12 teacher education candidates preparing for elementary and secondary teaching in art education, physical education and Spanish education enroll in both EDUC 496 and EDUC 494, with one-half term devoted to each, with supervision by mentor teachers and university supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • EDUC 499 - Capstone in Teacher Education

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 494 & EDUC 496 or EDUC 495 or MUSC 440 & MUSC 450 or ELED 440
    This course supports the student teaching clinical experiences. Candidates meet each week for discussions and activities concerning current common school community needs, classroom concerns, and requirements for licensure eligibility.
    College:CBASE, CGPS
  

  • ELED 260 - Children’s/Adolescent Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: EDUC 110
    This course focuses on the use of children’s literature in the K-8 classroom. It is primarily intended to acquaint students with recently published children’s books. The course will also address the following topics:author/illustrator/genre studies, response to literature, literature as a model for writing, literature extension activities, and selection and evaluation of tradebooks. The role of children’s literature across the curriculum will be a major emphasis. The course is intended to expand the student’s knowledge of children’s literature and its potential as a powerful force for learning and language in the elementary classroom.
    (CP following the course number denotes that the course was taken from the College of Adult and Professional Studies)
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 340 - Fine Arts Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Fine Arts Methods is a course to prepare elementary teachers candidates to design, implement, and evaluate fine arts experiences that are developmentally appropriate, meaningful and challenging for all students, that lead to positive learning outcomes, and that develop positive dispositions toward artistic explorations and expression.
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 365 - Health and Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education
    Health and Physical Education Methods for Elementary Teachers is a course designed to acquaint the candidate with various theories, concepts and pragmatic approaches to teaching activities in grade levels K-6 in order to know, understand, and use the major concepts of health education and human movement and physical activity as central elements to foster active, healthy life styles and enhanced quality of life for all students. It includes in-depth work with instructional methods, materials and organization.
    Course Deliver Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE,CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 430 - Elementary Methods Practicum

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    This laboratory experience in a classroom setting will provide an opportunity for pre-service teacher education candidates to apply the instructional skills successful elementary teachers must have; 120 hours of field experience required.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 431 - Reading Language Arts Methods

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education.
    Reading/Language Arts Methods is a course designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand and use concepts from emerging literacy, reading, language and child development to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, and to help all students successfully apply their developing literacy skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. This course partners with the Reading Practicum field experience - ELED 441.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELED 432 - Mathematics Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Mathematics Method for Elementary Teachers is a course designed to prepare elementary education candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra so that all students understand relationships that can represent phenomena, solve problems, and manage data aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 433 - Social Studies Methods for Elementary Teachers

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Social Studies Methods is a course designed to equip teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies-the integrated study of history, geography, the social sciences, and other related areas-to promote all students’ abilities to make informed decisions as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE,CGPS
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 434 - Science Methods for Elementary Teachers

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education.
    Science Methods is a course designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the fundamental concepts of science–including physical, life and earth and space sciences–as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy for all students aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. Multiple techniques for the teaching of science will emphasize the process skills and inquiry methodology through “hands-on” experiences.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
    Spring semester only
  

  • ELED 440 - Elementary School Student Teaching

    9 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the professional semester; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 490 and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 499
    A semester devoted to full-time teaching in an elementary school classroom with supervision by mentor teachers and college supervisors.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE, CGPS
  

  • ELED 441 - Elementary Reading Practicum

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Concurrent enrollment in ELED 431 and Admission to teacher education
    A course designed to provide pre-service elementary teacher education candidates practice in the application of Reading and Language Arts methods learned during the concurrent class. It is 40+ hour field experience in an elementary classroom setting. It is designed to promote the competencies necessary for effective reading and language arts instruction.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College:CBASE, CGPS
    Fall semester only
  

  • ELEM 400 - Seminar for Developing Learning Experiences

    1 credit hour
    The course develops a deeper understanding of the psychology in dynamic learning.  Emphasis is to understand learning on a continuum where talents and abilities are developed through effort, good teaching, and persistence.  Learning processes associated with the Principles of Learning and Teaching licensure are deeply embedded in the curriculum.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 405 - Teaching Reading

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    A course designed to prepare elementary teacher education candidates to help children in grades K-6 develop their English language and reading and writing skills by covering the five essential components of effective reading instruction:  phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension strategies.  Included is how to develop and analyze instruction relative to screening, diagnostic and progress monitoring assessments.  The course prepares elementary teacher candidates to teach reading skills to students at risk of reading failure and to teach reading to English language learners.  Other important areas to be studied include schema theory, metacognitive theory, and the relationship between reading and the language arts.  Practical skills include teacher modeling, assessment, lesson planning, and classroom management and organization as teacher candidates integrate the concepts from emerging literacy, reading language and child development to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills, and to help all students successfully apply their developing literacy skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards. A reading practicum of 10 or more hours is included.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 410 - Teaching Science and Social Studies

    6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    This course emphasizes teaching elementary science content and social studies for grades K-6 emphasizes how narrative content areas add value and understanding to learning science, social studies, and reading for meaning.  Specifically, the science section of the course is designed to prepare elementary teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the fundamental concepts of science — including physical, life, and earth and space sciences — as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy for all students aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.  Social studies is realized independently and in an integrated many with science instruction.

    It is designed to equip teacher candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts and modes of inquiry from the social studies - the integrated study of history, geography, the social sciences, and other related areas - to promote all students’ abilities to make informed decision as citizens of a culturally diverse democratic society and interdependent world aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCRN ELL instructional techniques are contained within the course.  Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 415 - Teaching Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    In-depth study of the methods of teaching mathematics that incorporates the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards.  The course is designed to prepare elementary education candidates to know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define numbers and operations, geometry, measurement, data analysis and probability, and algebra so that all students understand relationships that can represent phenomena, solve problems, and manage data aligned with the expectations of the College and Career Ready (CCR) Standards.  Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 420 - Kinesthetic Learning

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Two and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    Designed for K-6 classroom teachers, this course is designed to acquaint the candidate with various theories, concepts and pragmatic approaches to teaching activities in grade levels K-6 in order to know, understand, and use the major concepts of health education and human movement and physical activity as central elements to foster active, healthy life styles and enhanced quality of life for all students.  It includes in-depth work with instructional methods, materials and organization.  Ten hours or more of field work is associated with these learning experiences.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ELEM 425 - Classroom Management, Professionalism and Assessment during Student Teaching

    7 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Transition Point Three and Satisfactory Academic Progress
    This course presents best practices in classroom and behavior management - from organizing time, materials, and classroom space to strategies for managing individual and large group student behaviors, transitions, lab activities, and other arrangements for classrooms in general and special education.  This course transitions to student teaching, which is designed to give each prospective teacher observations and practical experiences in classroom instruction at the elementary level under the guidance and supervision of a successful classroom teacher in a public school.  Course includes three weeks of field work.  Course includes 12 - weeks of clinical experiences teaching in an accredited public school.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 103 - Fundamentals of Writing

    3 credit hours
    This course will help students strengthen their basic writing skills to prepare them for English 111 Composition.  Topics covered include grammar, mechanics, sentence structure, paragraph development, and organization.  This course does not fulfill the general education requirements for Composition.
    Course Delivery Method: TRA; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 105 - Relieving Anxiety about Writing

    1 credit hour
    This course will provide strategies and tips that will help students relieve anxiety about writing.  Material covered will include the writing process, thesis statements, organization, procrastination, time management, and confidence.  In addition, other fears addressed will cover common grammatical errors (and tips to avoid them) and the basic elements of APA style.  This class is appropriate for and recommended for all levels of writers who may experience anxiety about writing. (Pass/Fail).
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 106 - Banned Books

    1 credit hour
    This course explores the history of literary censorship in the United States.  Through reading a banned book and utilizing information from the American Library Association, the Constitution of the United States, film and theatre to discuss various banned books, students will trace the struggle to define a balance between freedom of expression and the public good.  Pass/Fail grading mode.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 111 - Composition

    3 credit hours
    This course is designed to provide instruction and practice in practical and academic writing.  Students study a variety of writing models and rhetorical styles.  Short essays emphasize the writing process, focusing on drafting, revising and finishing.
    This course meets the General Education Goal 3: Communication Skills.
    Course Delivery Method: WEB, BLD, ONL
    Students must pass with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 112 - Researched Composition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a ‘C’ or better
    This course draws upon skills introduced in English 111.  Students learn the techniques of argumentation and skills for composing and documenting research papers in APA format.  Literary analysis and elements of fiction are also covered.
    This course meets General Education Goal 3: Communication Skills.
    Students must pass with a final grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Course Delivery Method: WEB, BLD, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 113 - Mastering APA Style

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with grade of ‘C’ or better
    Basic elements of APA style will be reviewed and then practiced, enabling students to master elements such as formatting, headings, title pages, abstracts, in-text citations, and reference page citations.  Course offered in the Pass/Fail grade mode.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 211 - British Literature 1 (Beginnings to 1800)

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of British society from its literary beginnings to the start of the Romantic movement.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 212 - British Literature 2 (1800-Present)

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    The same focus as in ENGL 211 extended to British literature from the Romantic movement onward.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 215 - Introduction to Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of C or better.
    Introduction to Literature is a survey course that examines selected literary works from fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4a: Breadth of Knowledge: Humanities.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 221 - American Literature 1

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of American society from the pre-colonial era to the end of the Civil War.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 222 - American Literature 2

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    A study of literature that reflects the religious, political and cultural texture of American society from the end of the Civil War to the present.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 227 - World Literature 1: The Ancient World

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: English 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected literary works important in the history of civilization through the fall of the Roman Empire.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 228 - World Literature 2: Medieval/Renaissance

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected literary works important in the history of civilization from the Medieval period through the Renaissance.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 229 - World Literature 3: Early Modern

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected early modern literary works important in the history of civilization from the Renaissance through the 18th century.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 230 - World Literature 4: Modern

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 111 with a final grade of C or better
    This survey course examines selected modern literary works important in the history of civilization from the 19th century to the present.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 235 - History of Horror

    3 credit hours
    An historical and critical examination of the horror genre from the classics to contemporary.  Reading and analysis of Frankenstein, Dracula, The Exorcist and other literary works will trace the development of the genre through modern times, as well as their effects on contemporary society.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 236 - Introduction to the Short Story

    3 credit hours
    This course introduces students to literature through the use of short stories.  Works from classic to contemporary by American and international writers will be read.  Students will then discuss and analyze the stories using the elements of fiction and other literary tools.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • ENGL 271 - Editing

    3 credit hours
    Students will develop fundamental editing, fact-checking, and proofreading skills with a particular emphasis on using texts from their discipline. Students will also work with The Mews to help edit and proof texts submitted to the online magazine.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, ONL, WEB
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 315 - Journalism Law and Responsibility

    3 credit hours
    (See Communications)
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross listed with COMM 315
  

  • ENGL 322 - U.S. Women’s History/Literature (Multicultural)

    3 credit hours
    An inquiry into the experiences of U.S. Women from the mid-19th century to the end of the 20th century. Women and work, reform movements, wars, the West, suffrage, education, health care, professions and racism are topics of study using autobiographies, novels, films and monographs by leading American women such as Rebecca Harding Davis, Frances Harper, Willa Cather, Katherine Porter, Tillie Olson, Zora Neale Hurston, Kate Chopin, Charlotte Gilman, Paule Marshall, Gertrude Stein, Toni Morrison, Amy Tan and Leslie Silko.
    Meets American Character General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 5: Culture and Diversity.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross listed with HIST 322 & SOCI 322
  

  • ENGL 325 - Advanced Composition

    3 credit hours
    Students will develop advanced skills in writing, analysis, and research that are focused on their particular discipline. Each student will discover and analyze forms of writing in their major, using rhetorical and written skills that are cross-disciplinary. Particular emphasis will be placed on research methods and analysis of texts, both those written professionally and student-produced.
    Course Delivery Method: TRA
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 330 - Grammar in the Context of Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    This course provides an overview of three systematic grammars: traditional, structural and transformational. Emphasis will be placed on the understanding and teaching of grammar in the context of writing. Each student will also devise a project that ties grammar to writing.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 335 - Young Adult Literature and Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Students will read, write about and discuss works of young adult literature with special attention to how these can be effectively taught in middle school and high school settings. Works studied will include literature from a variety of genres representing diversity in gender, race, culture and ethnicity. In addition, students will practice writing for various purposes and audiences.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 340 - The Story of English

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.
    With primary focus on the history and development of the English language, this course also examines the principles of English grammar and syntax. Some attention is given to the status and varieties of English in the contemporary world.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 347 - The MEWS

    3 credit hours
    Students will create texts for submissions and promotions for magazine submissions for the online creative magazine for the university. Visual Communications majors will focus on design layouts and arts submissions and English Writing majors and minors will focus on texts. Students will learn the time-management skills necessary to maintain a weekly online presence.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, ONL, WEB
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 355 - Writing for the Media

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202, COMM 275 and GRFX 280 with a grade ‘C’ or better.
    Students will examine writing, composition, structure, format, content and style for the medias of radio, television/video and motion picture production. Students will analyze and examine various written samples and will compose and complete writing projects for each media. Areas of study will include: visual storytelling, feature writing (news, entertainment, documentary, educational or inspirational) and basic dramatic scriptwriting. This course is restricted for juniors and above.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 360 - Creative Writing

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 201 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    Students write and edit poetry, drama or fiction in a workshop environment. The course emphasizes peer evaluation in editing, revising and preparing work for publication.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 380 - Studies in American Literature

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ENGL 112
    This course surveys a sampling of diverse and important works in American literature from the country’s beginnings to the present day.  Works will be analyzed from a variety of perspectives (including ethnic, social, historical, and political contexts) for what they reveal about the evolving American character and experience.
    Course Delivery Methods: BLD, WEB, ONL
  

  • ENGL 411 - Shakespeare

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202
    This course covers several major plays of Shakespeare by examining aspects of text and performance with attention given to historical and literary background.
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross-listed with DRMA 411
  

  • ENGL 420 - Literature of India: Culture and Identity

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    This course will re-examine canonical and representative texts from the Indian/English literary tradition and the increasingly popular contemporary and first generation Indian-American literature through the lenses of cinema, drama, feminism, post-colonialism and cultural theory. Students will study the religious, philosophical, political and cultural contexts for all texts studied. Texts covered vary each year according to text and film availability. (Meets World Culture General Education Requirement.)
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 421 - Contemporary World Literature and Film

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with final grade of C or better
    This course will examine representative poetry and prose by writers making notable contributions to the current literary scene. The course will include writers with varied ethnic, gender and cultural perspectives and will include literature produced outside the United States and the British Isles. Students will also view and discuss several domestic and international films in order to compare and contrast the current issues, trends and social impact of contemporary literature and film.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 422 - Major Novels

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with final grade of C or better
    This course studies important examples of what has become one of the most widely read literary genres today: the novel. Issues include genre (what was new about novels), the representation of subjectivity, the paradoxes of “realism,” moral didacticism and its subversion, the significance of gender and class, and the search for meaning in a changing world. Author selection will vary from year to year but will be guided by current regional and national expectations for teaching candidates.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 460 - Literary Interpretation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: COMP 202 with final grade of C or better
    Students will examine methods of literary interpretation and the vocabulary of literary criticism, applying critical concepts to the study of selected literary texts. The course also surveys the development of critical theory from Plato to the present.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 470 - Special Topics in English

    3 credit hours
    This course provides opportunity for intensified study in a particular aspect of literature such as a period, genre or specific author. Topics will vary from year to year.
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGL 489 - English Capstone Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: Senior Standing
    Students review major concepts from coursework in preparation for exit interview. They also learn to prepare materials for a job search, graduate school entrance or other life work.
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 490 - English Language Arts Education Capstone Seminar

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: Senior standing
    Students review major concepts from coursework in preparation for exit interview. They also learn to prepare materials for a job search, graduate school entrance or other life work.
    College:CBASE
  

  • ENGL 491 - Independent Study

    1-3 credit hours
    Designed to give students the opportunity to earn elective credit on research into literary topics or the English language of special interest to them. With instructor’s consent, students may also pursue projects in creative literary production.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ENGR 101 - Engineering Orientation

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: MATH 111 or concurrent enrollment.
    This course is an introduction to the profession of engineering. It examines the different fields of engineering, the career opportunities available in engineering, the professional ethics expected of an engineer and problem-solving skills.
    Meets Perspectives General Education Requirement.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • ETH 301 - Ethical Decision Making and Social Responsibility of Organizations

    3 credit hours
    This course will introduce students to theories of ethics that provide the foundation for ethical decision-making and actions of social responsibility, including Deontology, Virtue ethics, and Utilitarianism.  Students will critically assess what is meant by social responsibility and current arguments for and against this approach.  Students will also examine ethical theories and their own ethical standards; and identify possible implications of the violation of such standards.  This course will utilize a variety of learning strategies, including but not limited to assigned readings, videos, case studies, lectures, research and writing, group discussions, and group activities.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, ONL, BLD, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINA 103 - Aesthetics of Art

    3 credit hours
    A historical and critical survey of the visual arts through the ages with an emphasis upon how they uniquely treat the human experience and enhance and enrich the quality of life. Specific artists and their works will be examined as well as the creative and developmental steps in the aesthetic process.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4d: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINA 105 - Aesthetics of Music

    3 credit hours
    A historical and critical survey of music with an emphasis upon how this uniquely treats the human experience and enhances and enriches the quality of life. Specific artists and their works will be examined as well as the creative and developmental steps in the aesthetic process. Students will also attend concerts and performances for analysis and discussion.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINA 107 - Aesthetics of Drama

    3 credit hours
    An analytical and critical survey of the dramatic arts with an emphasis upon how they uniquely treat the human experience and enhance and enrich the quality of life. Specific artists and their works will be examined as well as the creative and developmental steps in the aesthetic process. Students will also observe plays, performances and productions for analysis and discussion.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts.
    Course Delivery Methods: BLD; ONL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINA 110 - The Aesthetic Experience Through the Visual Arts

    3 credit hours
    This course presents a survey of how the visual arts uniquely treats the human experience and story by enhancing and enriching the quality of life. Students will study the aesthetic experience in everyday life and will examine its varied expressions through the fine arts and applied arts. The creative and developmental process in the visual arts will be approached through an historic overview and experiential activity. Students will also visit museums, exhibits and galleries to gain first-hand experience of the visual arts.
    (This course is designed for the non-major.)
    Meets Perspectives General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 4d: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts.
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINA 111 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Music

    3 credit hours
    This course presents a survey of how music uniquely treats the human experience and story by enhancing and enriching the quality of life. Students will study the aesthetic experience in everyday life and will examine its varied expressions through music. The creative and developmental process in music will be approached through an historic overview and experiential activity. Students will also attend concerts and performances in order to gain first-hand experience of music.
    This course is designed for the non-major.
    Meets Perspectives General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 4d: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINA 112 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Dance

    3 credit hours
    This course presents a survey of how dance uniquely treats the human experience and story by enhancing and enriching the quality of life. Students will study the aesthetic experience in everyday life and will examine its varied expressions through dance. The creative and developmental process in dance will be approached through an historic overview and experiential activity. Students will observe dance performances in order to gain first-hand experience of dance.
    This course is designed for the non-major.
    Meets Perspectives General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 4d: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts.
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINA 113 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Drama

    3 credit hours
    This course presents a survey of how drama uniquely treats the human experience and story by enhancing and enriching the quality of life. Students will study the aesthetic experience in everyday life and will examine its varied expressions through drama. The creative and developmental process in drama will be approached through an historic overview and experiential activity. Students will also observe plays, performances and productions to gain first-hand experience of drama.
    This course is designed for the non-major.
    Meets Perspectives General Education Requirement. or General Education Goal 4d: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts.
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 140 - Personal Finance

    3 credit hours
    Comprehensive overview and development of a personal financial plan. Emphasis on maximizing financial independence while recognizing limitations of available resources. Dynamics of commitment and anticipation of the future stressed.
    This course meets General Education Goal 4c: Breadth of Knowledge - Business.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; HYB
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 320 - Principles of Finance

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: MATH 111 or MATH 200 or MATH 201; or consent of instructor.
    Develops the tools used for financial decisions, such as ratio analysis, time value of money, financial planning, capital budgeting, and valuation. Students are introduced to the issues of capital structure, dividend policy, financing, and agency problems in the corporation.

     
    College: CBASE; CGPS
  

  • FINC 360 - International Finance

    3 credit hours
    In this course, students study international financial markets and institutions and how the international financial system affects treasury operations and corporate and portfolio investment decisions. Students will learn to analyze foreign exchange, multinational investment, and country risks and the tools for managing those risks. The theoretical concepts and analytical tools will be reinforced through cases and case problems.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; HYB
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 420 - Corporate Financial Analysis and Reporting

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: ACCT 201 and FINC 320 or consent of instructor.
    In this course students apply their knowledge of financial analysis and principles to different industries and issues of corporate financial policy primarily through cases and the analysis of actual financial reports. Students will study the problems of working capital management, corporate capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, dividend policy, venture capital, real options, leasing, mergers and acquisitions, and agency theory.


    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    Cross listed with ACCT 420
  

  • FINC 421 - Investments

    3 credit hours
    Analysis of investment risk, financial information and industry characteristics. Finance/investment topics treated in depth, including investment theory, fundamental analysis, market timing, mutual funds, bonds and option securities.
    Course Delivery Methods; TRA; HYB
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 440 - Financial Institutions Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: FINC 320 or ECON 340 or FINC 360
    This course studies financial institutions such as banks, insurance companies, pension funds, and investment companies as businesses, with a special emphasis on banking. Through cases, lectures, and readings, students master the management, marketing, and asset and liability balancing of financial institutions. Topics covered will include risk management, gap analysis, capital markets, and portfolio management.
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 450 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: FINC 421 and MATH 270 or MATH 340 or MATH 370; or consent of instructor
    This course provides an introduction to security analysis including financial statement analysis, the impact of economic forces on industries, industry analysis, and company valuation. Students will acquire tools for both the fundamental and stochastic analysis of securities risk. The analysis of fixed income securities includes credit worthiness, duration, and risk assessment. Technical analysis will be reviewed. Major portion of the course will be devoted to estimating expected returns, modern portfolio theory, and asset allocation decisions.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA; WEB
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 491 - Special Problems in Finance

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
    Designed to serve students with special interest in Finance.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 493 - Financial Internship I

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
    Very basic, faculty-supervised, practical experience in the finance discipline. May be volunteer or paid employment.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 494 - Financial Internship II

    1 - 6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
    Up to 3 credits may be earned per internship by demonstrating significantly increased skills and knowledge in finance through work in a financial function of a company or non-profit organization. The knowledge and skills learned through the practicum will be demonstrated and documented through oral and written assignments. A maximum of 6 credits may be earned toward a Finance degree.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FINC 605 - Ethics in Finance and Public Policy

    3 credit hours
    This is a course in decision making, culture, public policy, and developing systems that reduce the likelihood of ethical lapses leading to firms’ financial impairment. The particular focus of this course in on how managers should think about the role of values and ethics in financial decision making; as business leaders, some of the most challenging aspects of the decisions that managers will make in the future are the aspects of those decisions that involve values and morality. As such, the course is designed to expose students to, and help them gain facility with, a set of ideas and concepts that can help students structure their thinking and more fully develop an approach to recognizing and incorporating a consideration of ethics into their own decision-making framework. This will enable students to reason more effectively about the role of ethics in a complex, dynamic, global business environment, and will ultimately further develop their senses of responsible judgment. Students will explore the relationship between corporate cultures and how and whether they create environments for sound, ethical financial decisions. The course will also treat the relationship between macroeconomic forces, such as financial “bubbles,” on the incentives to behave ethically. Finally, students will explore the relationship between law, regulation, public policy and ethics.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, WEB, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINC 610 - Financial Analysis and Business Valuation

    3 credit hours
    In this course, students apply their knowledge of financial accounting, finance, and business strategy analyzing financial reports to evaluate the organization’s financial health. This includes examining stock evaluation, credit analysis, bankruptcy prediction, and overall financial viability. Students analyze and interpret financial statements data to make sound business decisions and calculate financial ratios to measure risks and returns. Finally, students will apply analytical techniques to develop forecasted financial statements to value a firm’s equity and identify red flags of financial distress or earning manipulations.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, WEB, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINC 615 - Investments and Portfolio Management

    3 credit hours
    In this course, students learn to manage funds for themselves, individual investors, employing business organizations, and/or institutional investors. By studying various investment instruments, students are provided a working knowledge of financial instruments and tools for practical application, to begin a career or enhance their current positions in this global market. Specifically, financial planning, portfolio risk, equity markets, stocks and bonds, financial mathematics, wealth management, securities, asset securitization, and risk management are studied in depth. Research of cases in capital markets, international investing, and working with government agencies assist students in gaining an understanding of portfolio performance and regulatory compliance in this complex field. Finally, students will construct an investment portfolio, provide and analysis of its components, and understand its short and long-term implications in a global market.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, WEB, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FINC 620 - Investing and Managing Across Global Markets

    3 credit hours
    In this course students examine organizations operating in an international environment. Specifically, students explore corporate strategies and assess the decision to invest globally. This includes understanding how to forecast exchange rates and the use of forward exchange or hedging and analyzing the organization’s international portfolio diversification, short-term returns and market efficiency in the international money markets. Additionally, students will summarize foreign currency options and exchange risk, taxation issues, cost of capital and financial structure in the multinational firms. Finally, students will identify sources of financing and assess financial problems that corporate leader face operating in a global market.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA, BLD, WEB, ONL, SEL
    College: CGPS
  

  • FLDB 200 - Foundations of Environmental Science

    3 credit hours
    Introduces the basic concepts of ecology and elaborates on problems of population growth, energy use, air pollution, water pollution, water conservation, soil conservation, land use, solid waste management and other problems dealing with pollution and use of natural resources.
    (Does not fulfill laboratory science requirement.)
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 210 - Topics in Field Biology

    3 credit hours
    An off-campus field course designed to examine specific areas of field ecology and natural history.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 211 - Alpine Ecology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 102
    An off-campus field course designed to examine specific areas of field ecology and natural history.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 212 - Marine Ecology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 210
    An off-campus field course designed to examine specific areas of field ecology and natural history.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 360 - Plant Ecology and Systematics & Lab

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 103 with grade of C or better.
    A study of the structure, function and distribution of local plant populations and communities with an emphasis on the interactions between plants and their biotic and abiotic environments. Plant identification and taxonomy will also be addressed.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 420 - Conservation Biology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 103 with grade of C or higher
    A study of the biological mechanisms that generate and sustain biological diversity and how human activities have influenced natural communities. The course makes investigations into the development of species preservation and conservation plans.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB, TRA, BLD
    College: CBASE
  

  • FLDB 480 - Advanced Topics in Biology

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 102 with grade of ‘C’ or better.
    This course will examine different subject areas in organismal and population biology.These highly focused topics are aimed at those students majoring in Zoo Science, Field Biology and Biology but are open to all students who have met the necessary prerequisite. Courses include: Animal Behavior, Ornithology and Mammalogy.Additional topics would reflect faculty and student interests.
    Course Delivery Methods: TRA
    College: CBASE
    This course is cross listed with BIOL 480
  

  • FLDB 494 - Field Biology Internship

    1-3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: BIOL 103.
    This internship is meant for Field Biology majors and can start in the second year of study. The student will work with a supervisor in an environmental resource, natural history or field biology area through one or several area agencies or industries. The student will contract with the supervisor as to the activities required and the number of hours of work in each activity. The student may enroll in one to three hours of credit in a semester. Student must log 60 clock hours in supervised activity for each credit hour enrolled.
    College: CBASE
  

  • FMTH 503 - History of MFT and Systems Theory

    3 credit hours
    Presents the historical development of the MFT profession and introduces the pioneers of family therapy. Provides an introduction to the systemic and cybernetic paradigms and communication theory. Begins an exploration of how context and client diversity impact the therapeutic relationship. Includes a clinical exposure exercise that promotes an understanding of self-of-the-therapist issues that impact clinical practice.
    Course Delivery Method: WEB
    College: CGPS
  

  • FMTH 510 - Professional Ethics in Marriage and Family Therapy

    3 credit hours
    Explores guidelines of ethical behavior and primary responsibilities for the role of therapist within the MFT profession. Examines the AAMFT Code of Ethics and selected state MFT regulations with specific application to the clinical internship and state licensure. Includes topics related to ethical decision-making, standards of care, collaboration, practice/reimbursement issues, HIPPA, and court testimony.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB
    College: CGPS
  

  • FMTH 518 - Group Process and Facilitation

    1 credit hour
    Presents the theory of group interaction as foundation for facilitating psychoeducation and psychotherapy groups. Develops pre-clinical student skills necessary to form, engage, and promote change through group interaction.
    Course Delivery Methods: WEB
    College: CGPS
 

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