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FMTH 522 - Risk and Crisis Management
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisites: FMTH 594 with grade of B or better
Engages the clinical encounter with specific client risk or crisis and continues pre-clinical student skills to guide the early phase of the therapeutic process. Skills are developed for therapist self-regulation, client de-escalation, crisis planning, supervision / consultation, and larger systems involvement.
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FMTH 525 - Research in Marriage and Family Therapy
Credit Hours: 3
Engages the role of research in professional practice and the scientist-practitioner model. Develops skills needed to be informed consumers of MFT research by examining basic research processes and practices. Focuses on clinical application of research to evaluate treatment outcomes. Promotes integration of research and practice by examining selected evidence-based treatment approaches and common factors in MFT models.
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FMTH 543 - Intergenerational Family Theories
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the influence of intergenerational forces upon individuals and relationships. Examines primary concepts from Bowen’s natural systems theory, Nagy’s relational justice approach and other related theorists. Introduces and practices clinical uses of the genogram.
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FMTH 560 - MFT and Business
Credit Hours: 1
This course examines the business of an MFT clinical practice. Addresses state licensure, business contracts, practice forms, third party reimbursement, practice liability, marketing, HIPPA and other relevant matters in designing an effective clinical practice.
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FMTH 561 - Relational Models of Psychopathology and Behavioral Health
Credit Hours: 3
Presents neuroscience and attachment research to define a biopsychosocial model of behavioral health and disruption in individuals and their primary relational systems. Compares this model with traditional approaches to psychopathology and relational functioning. Students practice skills in recognizing displays of both maladaptive and adaptive functioning as the foundation for clinical assessment and intervention across treatment approaches.
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FMTH 575 - Diagnostic Assessment of Psychopathology
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the diagnosis of psychopathology and emphasizing the diagnostic nomenclature and utilization of the DSM V. Includes student skill practice in diagnostic interviewing, risk assessment, mental status exam, and assessment documentation.
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FMTH 591 - Pharmacology in Mental Health Services
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Introduces medications used in biological psychiatry and other medical treatments commonly associated with affective, cognitive, and behavioral concerns. Includes skills for effective collaboration with physicians.
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FMTH 594 - Foundation Skills for Clinical Practice
Credit Hours: 3
Identifies and develops pre-clinical student skills necessary to form therapeutic connection and guide the early phase of the therapy process. Includes emotion awareness, multicultural sensitivity, interviewing methods, professionalism, and documentation.
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FMTH 600 - Divorce and Re-partnering
Credit Hours: 1
Addresses the challenges encountered by families in the process of divorce and repartnering. Places emphasis upon therapeutic interventions meaningful to families during times of relational disruption, transition and family blending.
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FMTH 605 - Classic Theories of Therapeutic Intervention in MFT
Credit Hours: 3
Presents the major schools of family therapy emerging 1960 - 1980 such as Communication, Strategic, Systemic, Structural, Experiential, Intergenerational, Contextual, and Psychodynamic. Includes study of the context, founding figures, theoretical foundations, primary techniques, role of therapist, view of change, and current applications of each.
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FMTH 606 - Hypnotherapy and Mindfulness
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Presents the therapeutic application of hypnosis, guided imagery, mindfulness practice and other mentalizing techniques for influencing awareness and mind / body regulation. Reviews the neurobiology and physiology of stress, trauma, and relaxation and examines the desired applications and contraindications for use of hypnotherapy. Includes introduction to the work of Milton Erickson and selected contemporary practitioners.
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FMTH 608 - Infidelity
Credit Hours: 1
Provides students with the opportunity to understand, assess and treat cases of infidelity, cybersex and Internet infidelity. Reviews the signs of Internet infidelity, how they develop, and how they differ from offline affairs. Special attention is given to the topic of cybersex addiction, the risk factors involved, the stages of cybersex addiction, and strategies for intervention for all infidelity types.
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FMTH 610 - Parenting Strategies
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Addresses the needs and concerns of children with specific social, emotional and behavioral concerns. Focuses on concepts important for parenting effectiveness such as developmentally appropriate communication skills, guidance and intervention techniques, and positive discipline strategies. Attention is given to building skills, providing support, and helping parents understand the needs and abilities of children during specific stages of development.
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FMTH 613 - Postmodern Theories of Therapeutic Intervention in MFT
Credit Hours: 3
Presents the major schools of therapy influencing the MFT profession in the decades following 1980 informed by a social constructionist viewpoint such as Collaborative Language Systems, Solution-focused Brief Therapy, and Narrative Therapy. Includes study of the context, founding figures, theoretical foundations, primary techniques, role of therapist, view of change, and current applications of each.
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FMTH 614 - Sexuality, Intimacy and Sex Therapy
Credit Hours: 3
Presents the primary sex therapy models in the treatment of sexual functioning and disorders. Explores normal sexual development, the dominant issues of sexual dysfunction, and the human experience of shared self in couple relationships across the human lifespan. Focuses on the development of therapeutic skills and tools necessary to strengthen positive relational and sexual functioning.
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FMTH 618 - Spirituality and Clinical Practice
Credit Hours: 1
Examines the role of spirituality as a resource to clinical efficacy. Explores spiritual assessment and the integration of spiritual need into the clinical encounter.
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FMTH 622 - Cognitive/Behavioral Approaches to Therapy
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Presents the cognitive and behavioral schools of MFT practice. Explores the theoretical assumptions underlying cognitive-behavioral therapy and its application in treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD as well as in work with parent-child interaction.
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FMTH 627 - Understanding and Treating Addictive Disorders
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Addresses the neurophysiology of addiction and a spectrum of addictive disorders including chemicals, food, sex, and relationships with focus on the biological, social, and psychological aspects of the addictive process. Special emphasis is given to the application of the family systems paradigm on diagnosis and treatment strategies.
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FMTH 630 - Understanding and Treating Step-families
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Provides an in-depth study in the dynamics and prevention of problems in the development of blended families. Special emphasis is given to the unique role of stepparents in the lives of stepchildren and the management of attachment related concerns as families work to balance their various loyalties and responsibilities.
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FMTH 635 - Using Play and Expressive Arts in Therapy
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Explores current models of play therapy with children and options for use of the expressive arts in the treatment process with adolescents and adults. Presents a developmental understanding of creative expression across the lifespan and its role in healing from trauma.
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FMTH 662 - Emotion Focused Approaches to Therapy
Credit Hours: 1 - 2 variable
Introduces the emotion-focused therapy approaches of Johnson and Greenberg. Special emphasis is given to how emotion shapes internal experience, interactional patterns and therapeutic process in MFT including the exploration and repair of attachment bonds. Includes therapist skills for engaging couples using Johnson’s model of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy.
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FMTH 670 - Social and Cultural Diversity in Human Development
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an advanced study of social and cultural diversity and its implications for understanding human development within the context of a systemically informed therapeutic paradigm. Focuses on developing knowledge, skills, and attitudes for more effective interpersonal therapeutic relationships with clients of a different gender, race, sexual orientation, physical disability, religious preference, etc. Provides an understanding of how diverse values and mores, interaction patterns, social conditions, and trends related to social and cultural diversity impact the therapeutic process.
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FMTH 680 - Family Development, Stress and Violence
Credit Hours: 3
Examines family formation and transitions across contemporary family forms. Explores the situational and developmental crises that influence family structure, attachment, emotion regulation, and relational processes from a strengths perspective. Addresses current challenges of relationship instability, abuse, addictions and poverty, with a specific focus on violence.
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FMTH 691 - Clinical Internship/Extended
Credit Hours: 1
Provides additional clinical supervision to MSFT clinical students unable to complete client contact hour requirements within the program’s 23-month schedule. Includes two hours weekly of supervision in individual, dyad, or group formats during eight weeks per section. Course awards no additional credit toward degree. Tuition charge for 1 credit hour is nonrefundable.
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FMTH 692 - Clinical Internship/Extended
Credit Hours: 0
Prerequisites: FMTH 697 with a grade of B or better
This 4 week course allows a student to continue Clinical Internship client contact when the COAMFTE clinical criteria were not achieved by the end of FMTH 697. Students must be continuously enrolled until all requirements have been met and therefore must re-enroll in consecutive 4 week periods until requirements have been met. The student must pay for .5 credit hours at the current tuition rate for each 4 week period. This course is transcribed as “NC”. Weekly dyadic supervision runs concurrent with a student’s caseload of 10-12 hours. Video and live observation of student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process.
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FMTH 693 - Clinical Internship I
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: FMTH 522 with grade of B or better
This course is the first of five consecutive segment of clinical internships. Initiated in Spring One, it begins with small group instruction followed by weekly dyadic and group supervision sessions concurrent with three to five client contact hours. video and live observation of student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process.
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FMTH 694 - Clinical Internship II
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: FMTH 693 with grade of B or better
This course is the second of five consecutive clinical internships. Initiated in Summer One, participation in weekly dyadic and group supervision sessions runs concurrent with a student’s caseload of 10-12 hours. Video and live observation of student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process. A defined clinical competency rubric guides learning and supervisory evaluation at the conclusion of this course.
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FMTH 695 - Clinical Internship III
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FMTH 694 with grade of B or better
This is the third of five consecutiveclinical internships.Beginning in August of the second year, participation in weekly dyadic and group supervision sessions runs concurrent with a student’s caseload of 10-12 hours. Video and live observation of a student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process. A defined clinical competency rubric guides learning and supervisory evaluations at the conclusion of this course.
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FMTH 696 - Clinical Internship IV
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FMTH 695 with grade of B or better
This course is the fourth of five consecutiveclinical internships. Beginning in January of the second year, participation in weekly dyadic and group supervision sessions runs concurrent with a student’s case load of 10-12 hours. Video and live observation of student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process. A defined clinical competency rubric guides learning and supervisory evaluation.
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FMTH 697 - Clinical Internship V
Credit Hours: 2
Prerequisites: FMTH 696 with grade of B or better
This course is the fifth and final clinical internship. Initiated in the second summer semester, small group course instruction and participation in weekly dyadic and group supervision session runs concurrent with a student’s caseload of 10-12 hours completing the COAMFTE and Program requirements. Video and live observation of student’s clinical work is utilized in the supervisory process. A defined clinical competency rubric guides learning and supervisory evaluation. NOTE: If COAMFTE and Program requirements are not met within this final internship segment, the student will be required to enroll in FMTH692.
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FLDB 200 - Foundations of Environmental Science
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 6: Personal and Social Responsibility.
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FLDB 210 - Topics in Field Biology
Credit Hours: 3
An off-campus field course designed to examine specific areas of field ecology and natural history.
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FLDB 301 - Freshwater Ecosystems
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 102 and BIOL 103
This course examines the biological, chemical, and physical features of freshwater ecosystems. Threats to freshwater ecosystems such as human development, invasive species, and anthropogenic chemicals will be addressed. This course will also focus on the use, conservation, and remediation of freshwater. Students will gain experience of biotic and abiotic sampling at different freshwater sites.
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FLDB 302 - Karst Ecosystems
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 102 and BIOL 103
Karst is the term for bedrock that has been partially dissolved by groundwater to create open spaces where organisms can reside. This course examines the unique
challenges for organisms that live in cave ecosystems. The course consists of classroom instruction on karst landscape features, the flow of energy through cave food
chains, and the development of cave communities. The course then involves travel to the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri / Northern Arkansas where students will see and explore natural caves and the surface communities that shape cave ecosystems.
Summer Term 1
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FLDB 303 - Marine Ecosystems
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 102 and BIOL 103
This is a field course designed to examine marine ecosystems. Content will focus on both the abiotic and biotic elements of marine systems, as well as human impacts to this environment. Marine Ecosystems will include a trip to the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in order for the students to get field sampling skills in marine environments and to study marine ecology in the field.
Summer Term 1
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FLDB 304 - Ecological Research Design
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 102 , BIOL 103 and MATH 270
This course will acquaint students with methods of ecological research. Students will investigate relevant scientific literature, propose questions, gain experimental design experience, analyze data, and develop scientific writing and presentation skills. This course is intended for students to gain research experience.
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FLDB 305 - Wildlife Rehabilitation
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: BIOL 103 and BIOL 320
This course introduces students to the techniques used in aiding the physical recovery of injured wildlife so that release to the wild can be achieved. Students will learn about safe handling of wildlife, basic medical interventions, and the legal environment for rehabilitation. Students can use this course as part of the process needed for certification.
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FLDB 360 - Plant Ecology and Systematics & Lab
Credit Hours: 4
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.
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FLDB 420 - Conservation Biology
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FLDB 480 - Advanced Topics in Biology
Credit Hours: 4
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.
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FLDB 490 - Conservation Senior Project
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Prerequisites: BIOL 350
This course is an experiential internship for Conservation Science majors meant to operate as a capstone for the program. The student will work with a faculty member to
find an existing conservation-based project to join, or develop their own project. The activity will focus on providing a service to the environment or to a community, or both, and may include scientific research, educational outreach, artwork, writing, or other content appropriate to the student’s intended career path. The student may enroll in one to three hours of credit in a semester. Student should expect to log 60 clock hours in project activity for each credit hour enrolled.
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FLDB 494 - Field Biology Internship
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Prerequisites: BIOL 103.
This internship is meant for students pursuing a Field Biology concentration 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.
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FINC 101 - Introduction to Student Led Investment Funds I
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will understand effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through definition and identification of fiscal practices.
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FINC 102 - Introduction to Student Led Investment Funds II
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will understand effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through comparison and interpretation of fiscal practices.
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FINC 140 - Personal Finance
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 4: Breadth of Knowledge (Business).
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FINC 201 - Student Led Investment Fund Management I
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will apply effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily examination comparison and integration of fiscal practices.
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FINC 202 - Student Led Investment Fund Management II
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will apply effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through deduction and attribution of fiscal practices.
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FINC 301 - Student Led Investment Fund Evaluation and Prediction I
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will assess effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through assessment and prediction of fiscal practices.
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FINC 302 - Student Led Investment Fund Evaluation and Prediction II
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will assess effective fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through facilitation and leading of fiscal practices.
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FINC 320 - Principles of Finance
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 360 - International Finance
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 401 - Student Led Investment Fund Mastery I
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will demonstrate mastery of fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through assessment and prediction of fiscal practices.
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FINC 402 - Student Led Investment Fund Mastery II
Credit Hours: 0 - 1 variable
Students will demonstrate mastery of fund management techniques through real-world experience of buying and selling securities pursuant to organizational guidelines. Students will accumulate knowledge primarily through formulation and modification of fiscal practices.
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FINC 420 - Corporate Financial Analysis and Reporting
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: and 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.
This course is cross-listed with
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FINC 421 - Investments
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 440 - Financial Institutions Management
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 450 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 491 - Special Problems in Finance
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Designed to serve students with special interest in Finance.
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FINC 493 - Financial Internship I
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Very basic, faculty-supervised, practical experience in the finance discipline. May be volunteer or paid employment.
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FINC 494 - Financial Internship II
Credit Hours: 1 - 6 variable
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.
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FINC 605 - Ethics in Finance and Public Policy
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 610 - Financial Analysis and Business Valuation
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 615 - Investments and Portfolio Management
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINC 620 - Investing and Managing Across Global Markets
Credit Hours: 3
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.
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FINA 110 - The Aesthetic Experience Through the Visual Arts
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 4: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts (non-majors only).
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FINA 111 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Music
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 4: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts (non-majors only).
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FINA 112 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Dance
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 4: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts (non-majors only).
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FINA 113 - The Aesthetic Experience Through Drama
Credit Hours: 3
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.
Meets General Education Goal 4: Breadth of Knowledge - Arts (non-majors only).
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THEA 120 - Exploring Theatre
Credit Hours: 3
This course is intended to provide students with experience and information that will help them:
1) To understand the principles of dramatic art and theatrical performance;
2) To know the historical conditions in which dramatic arts has continued and the social conditions to which it continues to respond;
3) To be aware of creative processes theatre artists use to prepare their performances;
4) To articulate critical perceptions and emotional impressions which drama and theatre art evokes;
5) To clarify the world of work that is entailed in theatre and related fields.
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THEA 125 - Fundamentals for Actors
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FINA 112, 113 or consent of instructor.
Designed to help students improve performance skills related to sensory awareness, observation, voice development, stage movement, improvisational technique and character analysis.
Fall Even Numbered Years
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THEA 150 - Theatre Workshop
Credit Hours: 1
This course offers practical hands-on experience and learning in the Friends University Scenery and Costume Shops and related areas. Students will learn aspects of production, storage, safety, handling of tools and hardware, set and prop building, scene painting, costume construction, among others. Credit for the course also covers technical support the students provide for stage productions at Friends.
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THEA 250 - Scene Craft and Stage Technology
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required of Theatre and Speech/Theatre Education Majors. This course provides fundamental knowledge of scenic materials, tools and stage hardware and technology in assembling, constructing, or shifting of stage scenery and properties. Special attention is given to devices and specialized equipment including computer hardware and software systems, utilized in contemporary stage production applications or practice. Participation in technical support of university theatre or fine arts productions are required for applied learning.
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THEA 255 - Makeup Techniques for Stage and Media
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: FINA 113 or consent of instructor.
Focused on the means and methods of enhancing or altering the performer’s appearance for live or recorded performance. Masks and puppets are also examined as extensions and modifications of the actor’s presence.
Spring semester
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THEA 325 - Scene Study for Actors
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: THEA 125
Course providing students a workshop environment in which they analyze, rehearse and perform dramatic characters and scenes in various styles.
Fall Odd Numbered Years
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THEA 350 - Scenic and Lighting Design
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required of Theatre Majors. This course provides the student with a fundamental knowledge of conceptualizing, designing, and creating Scenic and Lighting design for theatrical production. Students will create 2-D and 3-D scenic and lighting drawings, diagrams and models using contemporary stage design software and hardware systems and peripherals. Emphasis is placed on gaining practical knowledge, skills and experience in scenic and lighting design applications. Additional consideration is given to Costumes, Makeup, Properties, and Sound Technology and their integration in a defined production concept. Participation in technical support of university theatre or fine arts productions are required for applied learning.
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THEA 355 - Stage Management and Technical Direction
Credit Hours: 3
This course is required of Theatre majors. This course is offered to examine the craft and practice of contemporary Stage Management and Technical Direction. Students will work in coordination with select stage directors, design personnel, cast and crews and learn to organize theatrical production workflows, equipment and logistics, record and produce necessary documentation, oversee production staffing, meetings and communication to insure smooth, efficient and high-quality production. Emphasis will be upon gaining practical knowledge and skills required of professionals in the field. Students will be required to serve in select managerial crew positions with university theatrical or fine arts productions for applied learning.
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THEA 400 - Directing for Theatre
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: THEA 125, 410, FINA 113 or consent of instructor.
Study of the work of the director in staging plays in various theatrical environments. Attention is given to principles for selecting, planning, organizing, and budgeting as well as staging dramatic and musical productions. The course is useful for those interested in drama in school settings.
Spring Even Numbered Years
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THEA 410 - History of Theatre
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: ENGL 210, 220, FINA 113 or consent of instructor.
A critical examination of various dramatic forms, their production and aesthetic impact throughout history. Representative plays from Greece to the present will be studied with some attention given to non-Western forms.
Fall Odd Numbered Years
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THEA 486 - Advanced Studies: Forensic Practicum
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Designed to serve students exploring interests in their area of concentration. Provides students opportunities to develop scholarly interests or to pursue practical experience. Credit may be taken for class, workshop or production participation.
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THEA 487 - Advanced Studies: Theatre Production Practicum
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Designed to serve students exploring interests in their area of concentration. Provides students opportunities to develop scholarly interests or to pursue practical experience. Credit may be taken for class, workshop or production participation.
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THEA 488 - Advanced Studies: Theatre Performance Practicum
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Designed to serve students exploring interests in their area of concentration. Provides students opportunities to develop scholarly interests or to pursue practical experience. Credit may be taken for class, workshop or production participation.
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THEA 489 - Advanced Studies: Topics
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
Designed to serve students exploring interests in their area of concentration. Provides students opportunities to develop scholarly interests or to pursue practical experience. Credit may be taken for class, workshop or production participation.
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THEA 491 - Special Problems
Credit Hours: 1 - 3 variable
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THEA 492 - Capstone
Credit Hours: 1
Prerequisites: Senior standing and most major coursework completed for Theatre major.
Students review major concepts from coursework in preparation for exit examination. They also learn to prepare materials for a job search, graduate school entrance or other life work.
Spring semester
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THEA 494 - Internship
Credit Hours: 1 - 6 variable
This course is required for Theatre and Musical Theatre Majors, and is an elective for Theatre Minors. It integrates academic learning with related work experience. By combining work and study, students can test career choices, improve work skills, develop professional competence, and gain practical on-the-job experience, as well as create special projects to include in their portfolio. The course is designed to provide the student with practical skills and on-the-job education, learning experiences, or training in the Theatre Performance and Production field in our local or regional community. Each student will be required to complete a minimum of 40 Contact Hours per Academic Credit of participation outside of class. A Weekly Time-Sheet is provided and required to record hours of individual involvement or participation, along with a Reflection Paper upon conclusion of the experience to document their experience for the given term.
May be repeated and taken for up to a total of 6 Credits.
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FREN 101 - Beginning French 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of French culture.
Course includes a lab component.
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FREN 102 - Beginning French 2
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of French culture.
Course includes a lab component.
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FREN 201 - Intermediate French 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course continues the development of the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Proper production of grammatical structures, speaking proficiency and cultural competency are emphasized.
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FREN 202 - Intermediate French 2
Credit Hours: 4
This course continues the development of the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Proper production of grammatical structures, speaking proficiency and cultural competency are emphasized.
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GERM 101 - Beginning German 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of German culture. (Laboratory program included.)
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GERM 102 - Beginning German 2
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of German culture. (Laboratory program included.)
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GERM 201 - Intermediate German 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course continues the development of the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Proper production of grammatical structures, speaking proficiency and cultural competency are emphasized.
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GERM 202 - Intermediate German 2
Credit Hours: 4
This course continues the development of the four basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Proper production of grammatical structures, speaking proficiency and cultural competency are emphasized.
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GREK 101 - Beginning New Testament Greek 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course provides an introduction to the language of the Greek New Testament. Emphasis is placed on reading and pronunciation as well as grammar in the context of translating ancient texts.
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GREK 102 - Beginning New Testament Greek 2
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: GREK 101
This course continues the introduction to the language of the Greek New Testament. Emphasis is placed on reading and pronunciation as well as grammar within the context of translating ancient texts.
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GREK 201 - New Testament Greek Exegesis 1
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: GREK 102
This course provides the study and translation of selections from the New Testament. Attention is given to developing vocabulary and improving facility in reading.
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GREK 202 - New Testament Greek Exegesis 2
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: GREK 201
This course provides the study and translation of extended selections from the New Testament. Attention is given to developing vocabulary and improving facility in reading.
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ITAL 101 - Beginning Italian 1
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of Italian culture.
Laboratory sessions required.
Alternate years.
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ITAL 102 - Beginning Italian 2
Credit Hours: 4
This course focuses on the acquisition of basic language skills of listening comprehension, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is also placed upon developing an understanding of Hispanic culture.
Laboratory sessions required.
Alternate years.
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CAPS 200 - Principles and Skills of Adult Learning
Credit Hours: 3
The gateway course for students entering the College of Graduate and Professional Studies that provides tools for success in adult learning. Participants will explore issues such as: Integrating faith with learning, professional presence, including the use of online tools, writing skills for the professions, time management, and critical thinking skills.
Meets General Education Goal 1: Intellectual and Practical Skills.
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