Courses

Business
Accounting
  • BUS-A 437 Advanced Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) P: BUS A325. Objective of course is to provide students with advanced managerial accounting knowledge and skills. Emphasis is on strategic decision making and management control systems. Students will provide case analyses and presentations.
  • BUS-A 490 Independent Study in Accounting (1-3 cr.) P: consent of undergraduate program chairperson and instructor. Supervised individual study and research in student’s special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Written report required.
  • BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.) P: BUS X100. Provides balanced coverage of the mechanics, measurement theory, and economic context of financial accounting. Strikes a balance between a preparer’s and a user’s orientation, emphasizing that students must understand both how transactions lead to financial statements (preparer’s orientation) as well as how one can infer transactions given a set of financial statements (user’s orientation). Relies on current real-world examples taken from the popular business press. The first part of the course introduces students to the financial accounting environment, financial statements, the accounting cycle, and the theoretical framework of accounting measurement. The second part of the course covers the elements of financial statements, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory, and the economic environment.
  • BUS-A 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) P: BUS A201. The course covers the concepts and issues associated with the accounting and the management of business. Particular emphasis is given to understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior.
  • BUS-A 311 Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 202. Provides students with a thorough understanding of the theoretical foundations underlying financial reporting, revenue recognition, and the matching of expenses; financial statement presentation; and accounting for assets. The course’s primary objective is to give students the tools necessary to understand and execute appropriate accounting procedures. Another goal is to help students understand the process through which accounting standards are determined and to evaluate the outcomes of that process from the perspectives of managers, shareholders, auditors, and others. Students will learn to assess competing accounting theories and methods from multiple perspectives.
  • BUS-A 312 Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr.) P: Bus A311 Provides students with a thorough understanding of accounting for long-term liabilities and debt investment, stockholders’ equity, and preparation of cash-flow statements. The course’s first objective is to give students the tools necessary to understand and execute appropriate accounting procedures. The course’s second objective is to help students understand the process through which accounting standards are determined and to evaluate the outcomes of that process from the perspectives of managers, shareholders, auditors, and others. Students will learn to assess competing accounting theories and methods from multiple perspectives.
  • BUS-A 325 Cost Accounting (3 cr.) P: Bus A202 Conceptual and procedural aspects of management and cost accounting. Product costing, cost control over projects and products, decision making, profit planning, quantitative modeling, activity-based management, and computer applications.
  • BUS-A 328 Introduction to Taxation (3 cr.) P: Bus A202. This course examines the fundamentals of federal income taxation. Primary emphasis is on a basic understanding and awareness of the tax law as it applies to individuals. Includes an overview of the taxation of corporations, partnerships, and estates and trusts. The course introduces students to tax research and the various sources of tax law, including the Internal Revenue Code, regulations, administrative pronouncements, and case law.
  • BUS-A 335 Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit Entities (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 311. Financial management and accounting for nonprofit-seeking entities such as municipal and federal governments, schools, and hospitals.
  • BUS-A 337 Accounting Information Systems (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 311 and ECON-E 280. Impact of modern computer systems on analysis and design of accounting information systems. Discussion of tools of systems analysis, computer-based systems, and internal controls and applications. Focus on microcomputer use.
  • BUS-A 424 Auditing and Assurance Services (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 312. This course provides students with an understanding of (1) the auditing environment and professional ethics, (2) audit reports and the conditions under which alternatives are used, (3) basic auditing concepts, (4) audit evidence and documentation, (5) analytical reviews, (6) the audit risk model, (7) review and documentation of internal controls, (8) audits of cycles, (9) statistical sampling, and (10) audit objectives and audit procedures for mechanized systems. Emphasis is on the conceptual development of the subject matter, the nature of professional practice, and the technology of auditing.
Economics
  • ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.) An analysis of evolution of market structure using the concepts of supply and demand, opportunity cost, and marginal analysis. Applications include a variety of concurrent microeconomic issues.
  • ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.) An introduction to macroeconomics which studies the economy as a whole; the level of output, prices and employment, how they are measured and how they can be changed; money and banking; international trade; and economic growth.
  • ECON-E 280 Applied Statistics for Business and Economics I (3 cr.) P: MATH-M 118 or M119, or MATH 15300 or 16500. Summary measures of central tendency and variability. Basic concepts in probability and important probability distributions. Sampling, sampling distributions, and basic estimation concepts such as confidence interval, estimation, and hypothesis testing.
  • ECON-E 281 Applied Statistics for Business and Economics II (3 cr.) P: ECON-E 280. Balanced coverage of statistical concepts and methods, along with practical advice on their effective application to real-world problems. Topics include simple and multiple linear regression, time-series analysis, statistical process control and decision making.
Economics
  • BUS-H 310 Health Care in America (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 202, W 200, ECON-E 202.

    This course provides an introduction to the U.S. health care system, providing the student with an overview of its overall structure and functions. A goal of the course is to describe and explain the political, economic and social factors that influence the provision of health care in America, a highly complex industry. The history of health care in the United States will be explored and will be used to frame the variety of roles and functions within the different segments of the health care industry.

  • BUS-H 321 Principles of Epidemiology (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 310.

    This course covers basic epidemiology principles, concepts, and procedures useful in the surveillance and investigation of health-related states or events.  Communicable and chronic disease risk factors will be discussed, along with data acquisition, analysis techniques, and current published epidemiological studies.

  • BUS-H 341 Legal Aspects of Health Care Administration (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 310.

    This course provides an introduction to the regulatory, legal, and ethical issues related to the U.S. health care industry.  Topics include reimbursement issues, utilization review, HIPAA, patient rights, liability and malpractice, long-term regulatory issues, federal, state, and local statues.

  • BUS-H 331 Community Health (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 310.

    Introduction to public health, and services provided to citizens and educators by official and voluntary health agencies.

  • BUS-H 431 Health Care Reimbursement (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 310.

    This course covers health insurance products and managed care approaches to the financing and delivery of health care services. Students explore reimbursement and payment methodologies. Students examine forms, processes, practices and the roles of health information professionals. Students discuss concepts in insurance, third-party and prospective payments, and managed care organizations.

  • BUS-H 445 Quality Management in Health Care (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 310.

    This course will involve an exploration of the technical, managerial and organizational issues that are important in understanding and implementing quality management systems in health service organizations.

  • BUS-H 450 Health System Administration (3 cr.) P: BUS-H 321, H 331, and H 341.

    The purpose of this course is to emphasize the development and execution of key strategic leadership practices required of successful organizational leaders in health care administration, with recognition of the strengths and abilities of each individual student.  The focus of this course is to create opportunities for students to practice their leadership expertise and other acquired skills by promoting an environment that fosters learning from shared experiences and feedback from leaders in the field.

Finance
  • BUS-F 490 Independent Study in Finance (1-3 cr.) P: consent of undergraduate program chairperson and instructor. Supervised individual study and research in student’s special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Written report required.
  • BUS-F 255 Business - Variable Title (1-3 cr.) Course is designed to assist students in successfully managing their personal finances through the development of skills and competencies that will enable the student to make good financial decisions. Topics include the four categories of money, personal financial statements, money management tools, and understanding credit.
  • BUS-F 301 Financial Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 202, W 200, ECON-E 280.

    An overview of the essentials of corporate finance needed to compete effectively in an increasingly global environment. Topics include financial statement analysis, long-term planning, time value of money, discounted cash flow, behavioral finance, risk and cost of capital, capital budgeting, and ethics. Provides an introduction to the practice areas of finance and challenges students to develop a curiosity for how tools of finance are used in business and investments, and in life.

  • BUS-F 303 Intermediate Investments (3 cr.) P: BUS F301. Provides a rigorous treatment of the core concepts    of investments for finance majors. Covers equity securities, fixed income securities, derivative securities, and international investments. Makes extensive use of spreadsheet modeling to implement financial models. Serves as a foundation for all 400-level finance electives.
  • BUS-F 305 Intermediate Corporate Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 301. Provides a rigorous treatment of the core concepts of corporate finance. Covers capital budgeting, the valuation of firms, capital structure choices and payout policies. Makes extensive use of spreadsheet modeling to implement financial valuation models. Serves as a foundation for all 400-level finance electives.
  • BUS-F 420 Equity and Fixed Income Investments (3 cr.) P: BUS-F301. A detailed examination of the management and valuation of equity and fixed income securities. The analysis of individual securities, the grouping of these securities into portfolios, and the use of derivative securities to modify the return/risk profiles of more traditional stock and bond portfolios will be discussed.
  • BUS-F 421 Derivative Securities and Corporate Risk Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 301. This course provides an in-depth examination of the institutional details of the derivative security markets and derivative security valuation. Additionally, speculative and risk management uses of derivatives are studied in detail.
  • BUS-F 494 International Finance (3 cr.) P: BUS-F 301. Covers the international dimension of both investments and corporate finance. Develops strategies for investing internationally, estimating a corporation's exposure to real exchange rate risk, adjusting to client preferences and home currencies, evaluating performance, and hedging risk. Also covers international capital budgeting, multinational transfer pricing, and international cash management.
  • BUS-F 151 Personal Finances of the College Student (1 cr.)

    Introduction to the basic planning tools and concepts for college-age financial literacy.  Emphasis on financial decisions and challenges facing a typical college student.  Topics include, careers, goal setting, budgeting, tax planning and credit, including options for financing higher education.  Foundation of the Financial Literacy Curriculum.

  • BUS-F 152 Basic Financial Planning and Investment (1 cr.)

    Introduction to the basic planning tools and concepts for financial literacy into adulthood and retirement.  Emphasis on analyzing, selecting and managing investments over a lifetime.  Topics include, time value of money, financial statements, retirement objectives, and investing in various financial assets.  Part of the Financial Literacy Curriculum.

General Business
  • BUS-D 301 The International Business Environment (3 cr.) P: BUS-W 200, ECON-E 201 and E202. Economic environment for overseas operations. Governmental policies and programs that affect international business. Economic and political philosophies around the world; patterns of government-business relationships.
  • BUS-D 302 International Business: Operations of International Enterprises (3 cr.) P: BUS-D 301. International dimensions of marketing, finance, accounting, taxation, and personnel, with an emphasis on management decisions and implementation. Analytical framework for decision making in a multinational context.
  • BUS-J 401 Administrative Policy (3 cr.) P: BUS-X 390. P or C: Experiential Learning course. Spring/summer grads must take J401 during final semester, fall grads may take in summer or fall of final year. Strategic planning; environmental analysis; internal analysis; policy formulation; organization methods; and executive control. Contemporary case studies are used to develop action-oriented plans affecting long-run consequences of both national and international operations of the firm.
  • BUS-X 100 Business Administration: Introduction (3 cr.) Business administration from the standpoint of the manager of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment.
  • BUS-J 404 Business and Society (3 cr.) P: BUS-Z 302, senior standing. Major ethical theories are examined in order to provide a basis for analyzing ethical behavior in the business environment. Such issues as economic competition, discriminatory practices, manipulation of power, environmental conservation, and organizational cultures are investigated.
  • BUS-X 390 Integrative Experience (3 cr.) P: BUS-F301, BUS-M301, and BUS-P301. Integrative Experience is a unique learning experience that integrates knowledge and skills from three critical functions of the business enterprise: finance, marketing and operations. Managers of firms and organizations big and small need to understand the interrelated dynamics of all three functions in order to be successful, highly valued managers (and for their firms to be successful, highly valued enterprises). An integrated business simulation is the primary tool used to analyze, integrate, and synthesize the management of a business in a team environment.
  • BUS-X 483 Undergraduate Internship in Business (1-6 cr.) P: prerequisite course is dependent on category of internship: BUS-A 311 for accounting, BUS-F 301 for finance, BUS-H 310 for health services administration, BUS-M 301 for marketing, BUS-Z 302 for management. Permission required. Professional practice internship focused on one or more business concentration areas. Students must submit internship proposal form to Division office at least three weeks prior to planned start date. To be considered for the current semester, proposal forms must be received by midterm for spring/fall and by end of session 1 for summer. Students receive work experience in cooperating firms or agencies. Comprehensive written reports required.
  • BUS-D 101 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.) Introduces the practice and study of international relations. Topics covered include history and diverse theoretical perspectives on international relations and basic concepts like anarchy, sovereignty and balance of power. Course will also examine a variety of perspectives from Economics, Film, Literature, Political Science, among others. No prior knowledge is assumed.
  • BUS-X 405 Topical Explorations in Business (2-3 cr.) P: dependent on specific course offering. Specific topic announced as the course is offered. Typically used for Overseas Study Tours.
  • BUS-X 497 Undergraduate Research Project in Business (1-3 cr.) Supervised student research project in one or more business concentration areas. Application is filed through the Division office. Students collaborate with a faculty mentor to define, propose and complete a research project with potential opportunities to exhibit or present their work on campus, at a conference, and/or via publication in a professional business journal. Formal proposal and permission required.
Management
  • BUS-Z 443 Developing Employee Skills (3 cr.) P:  or C: BUS Z440 . Focuses on skills that relate to the acquisition and/or identification of knowledge, skills, and abilities among job applicants or current employees. Students will learn how to identify individuals who currently possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSA) required to be effective members of contemporary organizations and how to identify specific training needs and formulate and implement programs designed to address observed KSA deficiencies.
  • BUS-W 200 Business Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-X 100. Business administration and management from the standpoint of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment.
  • BUS-P 301 Operations Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-W 200 and ECON-E 281.

    A survey course concerned with the production and distribution of goods and services. Topics include: inventory management, demand forecasting, aggregate production planning, materials requirements planning, shop scheduling, project management, quality control, and layout and process design.

  • BUS-X 103 Business Learning Community (1 cr.) This course is designed to assist students to be successful at the university and to develop skills and competencies that will enable them to perform well in courses offered by the Division of Business.
  • BUS-W 430 Organizations and Organizational Change (3 cr.) P: BUS-Z 302. The objective of this class is to introduce the principles of organization design, the blueprint by which different parts of the organization (e.g., production, marketing, financial, accounting, and MIS systems) fit together to create an effective organization. Organization design provides the means by which strategy and goals are implemented so it is as important to a firm's overall performance as financial perfomance, operational efficiencies or market share.
  • BUS-W 490 Independent Study in Business Administration (1-3 cr.) P: consent of undergraduate program chairperson and instructor. Supervised individual study and research in student’s special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Comprehensive written report required.
  • BUS-Z 302 Managing and Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) P: BUS W200. Integration of behavior and organizational theories. Application of concepts and theories toward improving individual, group, and organizational performance. Builds from a behavioral foundation toward an understanding of managerial processes.
  • BUS-Z 440 Personnel-Human Resource Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-Z 302. Nature of human resource development and utilization in American society and organizations, government programs and policies, labor force statistics, organizational personnel departments, personnel planning, forecasting, selection, training, and development. Integration of government and organizational human resource programs.
  • BUS-Z 445 Human Resources Selection (3 cr.) P: or C: Z440 The ability to evaluate applicants and predict their future performance is a critical function in any organization that wishes to have a competitive edge over other firms. This course will provide students with an understanding of the technical components of selection, including how to determine which applicant characteristics should be examined, what procedures should be used to gather information, and how that information should be combined to identify qualified job applicants.
  • BUS-P 421 Supply Chain Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-P 301.

    This course focuses on the strategic design of supply chains with a particular focus on understanding customer value. Supply chain strategy examines how companies can use the supply chain to gain a competitive advantage. Students develop the ability to conceptualize, design, and implement supply chains aligned with product, market, and customer characteristics. The course approaches supply chain management from a managerial perspective and introduces concepts in a format useful for management decision making including using case analysis, team-based learning and business presentations.

  • BUS-Z 447 Leadership, Teamwork, and Diversity (3 cr.) P: BUS-Z 302 In this course, students develop a "toolkit" of leadership behaviors to use in a variety of situations, when those working with and/or for them need to be motivated toward a common good, particularly when that work involves the use of teams made up of diverse individuals.
  • BUS-P 330 Project Management (3 cr.) P: BUS-P 301.

    This course will introduce the student to the full range of project management topics, concerns, problems, solution methods and decision processes. These areas include: project selection, project organizational structures, negotiation, project planning, project scheduling and resource loading, project budgeting, project monitoring and control project auditing, and project termination.

  • BUS-S 302 Management Information Systems (3 cr.) P: BUS-Z 302.

    This course provides a comprehensive overview of information systems (IS) within a business context from information technology (IT) operations to strategy. We will focus on two broad areas; how organizations should manage their IT functions and how IT enables business processes.  Some of the topics we will cover include: enterprise architecture, IT management frameworks, technology case analysis, emerging technologies, IT implementation processes, and enterprise systems.

Marketing
  • BUS-M 300 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.) P: 26 credit hours. Examination of the market economy and marketing institutions in the United States. Decision making and planning from the manager’s point of view; impact of marketing actions from the consumer’s point of view. No credit toward a degree in business.
  • BUS-M 301 Introduction to Marketing Management (3 cr.) P: BUS W200 and ENG W231. Marketing planning and decision making examined from firm’s and consumer’s points of view; marketing concept and its company-wide implications  and integration of marketing with other functions. Market structure and behavior and their relationship to marketing strategy and implementation.
  • BUS-M 303 Marketing Research (3 cr.) P: Bus M301 Focuses on the role of research in marketing decision making. Defining research objectives, syndicated and secondary data sources of marketing information, exploratory research methods, survey research design, experimental design, and data analysis.
  • BUS-M 405 Consumer Behavior (3 cr.) P: BUS M301. Description and explanation of consumer behavior. Demographic, socioeconomic, psychographic, attitudinal, and group influences on consumer decision-making. Applications to promotion, product design, distribution, pricing, and segmentation strategies.
  • BUS-M 415 Advertising and Promotion Management (3 cr.) P: BUS M301. Basic advertising and sales-promotion concepts. The design, management, and integration of a firm’s promotional strategy. Public policy aspects and the role of advertising in marketing communications in different cultures.
  • BUS-M 419 Retail Management (3 cr.) P: BUS M301. Major management problems in retail institutions. Treatment of retail/marketing strategy design and problems related to financial requirements, buying, inventory, pricing, promotion, merchandising, physical facilities, location, and personnel.
  • BUS-M 426 Sales Management (3 cr.) P: BUS M301. Emphasizes the activities and problems of field sales management. Includes organizing the sales force, recruiting, training, compensation, motivation, sales techniques, forecasting, territory design, evaluation, and control. Lectures and case studies.
  • BUS-M 450 Marketing Strategy (3 cr.) P: Bus M405, P or C: BUS M303. Ideally taken in the student’s last semester. Capstone course for marketing majors. Draws on and integrates courses previously taken. Focuses on decision problems in marketing strategy and policy design, as well as and application of analytical tools for marketing and decision making.
  • BUS-M 490 Independent Study in Marketing (1-3 cr.) P: consent of undergraduate program chairperson and instructor. Supervised individual study and research in student’s special field of interest. The student will propose the investigation desired and, in conjunction with the instructor, develop the scope of work to be completed. Written report required.
  • BUS-M 401 International Marketing (3 cr.) P: BUS M301. Covers world markets, their respective consumers, and their political/economic marketing environments. Examines the marketing issues required to meet the product, promotion, price, and distribution demands of a world market. Although the course has a global orientation, issues specific to exporting are discussed.
  • BUS-M 345 Introduction to Franchising (3 cr.) P: BUS-M 301.

    Course deals with the important aspects of starting and managing a franchise business. Specific attention is placed on the characteristics of the franchisor and franchisee; evaluation of franchising opportunities; legal concerns of franchising; the development of appropriate strategies and the successful planning, implementation and launching of a business.

Economics
  • PSY-G 502 Professional Orientation and Ethics (3 cr.)

    This course is a survey of psychological and educational foundations for counseling and guidance, including counseling theories, practices, and organization.

  • PSY-G 505 Individual Appraisal: Principles and Procedures (3 cr.)

    This course is an analysis of statistical, psychometric, sociometric, and clinical principles crucial to professional interpretation of standardized and informal data regarding individual clients. Current issues/controversies about ethnic, gender, cultural, and individual differences will be examined. Note:  Lab fees apply.

  • PSY-G 514 Lifespan Development (3 cr.)

    This course is a survey of human development from infancy through old age, emphasizing the life span perspective of development.

  • PSY-G 520 Research in Counseling (3 cr.)

    This course explores how research is planned and conducted in mental health counseling. Thus, the instructor will cover research methodology, design, and statistical procedures. Students will critique various peer-reviewed journal articles on design, statistical procedures, data analysis, and conclusions. Students will also acquire the necessary skills to integrate contemporary mental health counseling research into their clinical decision-making process.

  • PSY-G 522 Counseling Theories (3 cr.) P: Psy G502

    This course analyzes and evaluates mental health counseling theories while focusing on social/environmental impacts, research, human diversity and gender issues. This course facilitates the student’s ability to create necessary and sufficient conditions for therapeutic change.

  • PSY-G 524 Practicum in Counseling (3 cr.) P: PSY-G502, PSY-G522, PSY-G523 & PSY-G575 This course offers experiential training in providing counseling services to clients. It includes intensive supervision and instruction to help students develop basic clinical competencies in preparation for their internship experiences. The goal is to help students develop professionalism and proficiency at conceptualizing cases and counseling techniques.  Note:  Lab fees apply.
  • PSY-G 523 Laboratory in Counseling (3 cr.) This course provides closely supervised counseling experiences, i.e., analysis of interviews and role-playing, in a laboratory setting.
  • PSY-G 552 Career Counseling and Developmentt (2 cr.) This course covers theories, techniques, and information resources for enhancing vocational development across the lifespan; and facilitating client problem-solving and decision-making related to maintaining balance among work, family, and leisure roles. Students will develop a knowledge base concerning objective and projective methods for exploring and assessing career client interests, skills, and values that inform clients making reasoned career and lifestyle decisions. Current issues/controversies related to ethics, sociocultural factors, and individual differences in career counseling will be examined.  Note:  Lab fees apply.
  • PSY-G 532 Introduction to Group Counseling (3 cr.) This course introduces students to group counseling. Students will be exposed to a combination of didactic information about groups along with clinical training/skills building that will prepare future group leaders.
  • PSY-G 550 Internship in Counseling (3 cr.) P: PSY G505 & PSY G524 This course expands the experiential training students received in practicum. The course provides a continuing opportunity to apply theory to practice in mental health counseling under direct clinical supervision. Students will engage in a variety of professional activities performed by regularly employed counseling professionals in the setting.  Note:  Lab fees apply.  
  • PSY-G 553 Career Counseling Lab (1 cr.) P: or C: Psy G552 This course provides the practical application of career counseling theories, techniques, and information resources with clients seeking services from the university and greater community. Under close supervision by faculty and/or staff, students will use objective and projective methods to assess the interests, skills, and values of these clients. Students will relate codes of ethical practice, understanding of sociocultural factors, and knowledge of individual differences to individual career and lifestyle counseling cases.
  • PSY-G 563 Foundations of Mental Health Counseling (3 cr.) This course explores the foundations and contextual dimensions of mental health counseling. Course material will include theoretical underpinnings of mental health counseling, the counselor’s role in diagnosis and intervention selection, and the contemporary trends in mental health counseling.
  • PSY-G 616 Psychopathology, Psychodiagnostics, and Treatment II (3 cr.) P: PSY-G615 This course emphasizes the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and integrates etiology, assessment (administration, scoring, and interpretation), diagnosis, prevention, and treatment (evidence based practices and adjunctive use of psychopharmacology) of mental disorders. This course is the second course in a 2-semester sequence. 
  • PSY-G 567 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling (3 cr.) P: PSY-G502, PSY-G522, & PSY-G523 This course analyzes the historical context, theoretical formulations, counseling techniques/strategies, research findings, treatment issues, and ethical/social concerns in couple and family counseling. This course will focus on the foundational principles of couple and family therapy, its traditional theoretical models, and the more contemporary evidence-based approaches.
  • PSY-G 575 Multicultural Counseling (3 cr.) This course evaluates the influence of cultural and diversity factors in counseling theory, research, and practice. The course challenges students to critically examine culture as a multifaceted concept that permeates all levels of human development and experiences. Students will develop skills to evaluate the ways in which their own identities shape their personal and professional lives.
  • PSY-G 598 Seminar in Professional Issues (3 cr.) P: PSY-G502, PSY-G522, PSY-G523, PSY-G524 and PSY-G575 The course provides students with knowledge, skills and experience to thrive in their professional lives. The course will critically evaluate contemporary trends in the field of mental health counseling and analyze professional development from a historical perspective while focusing on social environmental impacts, research, human diversity and gender issues.
  • PSY-G 615 Psychopathology, Psychodiagnostics, and Treatment I (3 cr.) P:  PSY-G505, PSY-G524 This course emphasizes the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and integrates etiology, assessment (administration, scoring, and interpretation), diagnosis, prevention, and treatment (evidence based practices and adjunctive use of psychopharmacology) of mental disorders. This course is the first course in a 2-semester sequence.
  • PSY-G 622 Advanced Theories of Counseling (3 cr.) P: PSY-G524 & PSY-G575 This course reviews the principles of evidence-based practices and the integration of science and practice in counseling. The course assists students in articulating the theoretical approach that directs their work with clients and integrates methods to determine or measure counseling effectiveness. The course reviews counseling practices for diverse populations and/or problems.
  • PSY-G 645 Consultation and Organizational Development (3 cr.) P: PSY-G502, PSY-G522, PSY-G523, & PSY-G524 This course reviews theories, models, and processes of change in human systems and organizations. Special attention is directed to applying theory to practice and to differentiating between human and structural problems and interventions.  
  • PSY-G 647 Advanced Internship (3 cr.) P: Completion of 600 hours in PSY-G550 This course expands the training students received in internship (PSY-G550) by providing students with supervised training that focuses and develops competencies in various areas of mental health counseling. This course satisfies the state licensure requirement for an advanced internship for Licensed Mental Health Counselors.  Note:  Lab fees apply.
  • PSY-G 699 Independent Study in Mental Health Counseling (1-3 cr.) By permission only. This course provides students with an in-depth independent study on a subject mutually agreed upon by the student and instructor.  Learning objectives, course activities and assignments are determined by the instructor.
Education
English as a Second Language
  • EDUC-L 441 Bilingual Education: Introduction (3 cr.) Introduction to the development of bilingual/ bicultural education in the United States and its antecedents, rationale, and theories. Comparison of existing bilingual/bicultural programs.
  • EDUC-L 442 Methods for Bilingual Teaching (3 cr.) P: L441. Methods of teaching the content areas in a bilingual setting, including techniques of linguistic analysis.
  • EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics of Reading (3 cr.) P: Admission to the Teacher Education Program Explores the linguistic and cognitive dimensions of language. Discusses relationships among the systems of language and among the various expressions of language. Always includes topics on semantics, grammar, and dialect. (Spring)  
  • EDUC-L 403 Assessment Literacy for Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (3 cr.)

    Define assessment literacy for working with culturally and linguistically diverse students. Topics include the assessment process, curriculum design, backwards planning, ongoing, traditional, and alternative classroom assessment, high stakes testing, language proficiency testing, and principles of designing useful, meaningful, and equitable classroom assessments for and of learning.

  • EDUC-L 436 Methods and Materials for Teaching ESL (3 cr.) Permission from Division of Education

    English as a Second/New Language teachers need to know how to design instruction and prepare relevant and interesting materials.  This course aims to enhance participants' understanding and grasp of theoretical principles underlying the development of curricula as well as choice and development of teaching materials for ESL courses. Through readings, discussions, and projects, students will be exposed to, reflect upon, and learn about issues of needs analysis, program/course/syllabus design, and materials development.  The course will specifically explore such issues as conducting a needs analysis; determining teaching goals and objectives; and evaluating, selecting, adapting, and developing teaching materials in the context of Standards for Effective Pedagogy (from CREDE—Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence). P: In order to enroll in this course, students must be granted permission from the Division of Education.

  • ENG-G 205 INTRO TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to how language, and English in particular, is structured, including soundS (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics). Discussions focus on examples from everyday language and the application of these basic concepts to real world contexts, including language teaching and learning. PUL=2
Exceptional Needs
  • EDUC-K 307 Methods for Teaching Students with Special Needs (3 cr.) This course prepares future teachers to work with students with diverse abilities in inclusive settings. Participants learn to use learning modalities, varied rates and complexity of instruction, and making use of individual interests and preferences. Additionally, differentiating and/or individualizing instruction for all learners and developing classroom management skills are emphasized.
  • EDUC-K 420 Seminar 4: Assistive Technology in Special Education (3 cr.) Develops a basic understanding of Assistive Technology and its potential impact on the daily lives of individuals with disabilities. Explores the options available for children and youth as well as the legislation that regulates its use.
  • EDUC-K 426 Seminar 5: Assessment and Instruction (3 cr.) This seminar teaches students how to gain knowledge of formal and informal assessment techniques, how to link assessment to curriculum and instruction, and how to effectively choose, construct, deliver, and evaluate curriculum and instruction to students with diverse learning needs.
  • EDUC-K 441 Seminar 6: Transition Across the Lifespan (3 cr.) This course provides an in-depth discussion of issues and strategies related to transitions from pre-school through elementary, middle, and high school, and into adulthood. Relevant laws, planning, processes, strategies for interagency collaboration, and resources will be highlighted.
  • EDUC-K 448 Seminar 1: Individuals and Families in School and Society (3 cr.) The purpose of this seminar is to learn the perspectives of individuals with disabilities and their families regarding the impact of disabilities in their daily lives. A life-span approach will be used to discuss issues related to birth and early childhood, school-age years, and adulthood. Additional topics include labeling, legal issues, person-centered planning, and academic, social/emotional, behavioral, and environmental issues.
  • EDUC-K 453 Seminar 2: Classroom Management and Behavior Support (3 cr.) The purpose of this course is to provide students with basic knowledge and skills for (1) developing and maintaining proactive classroom environments; (2) teaching children social problem-solving and self-control skills; (3) managing and preventing school-based crisis behaviors; and (4) working with parents and other professionals.
  • EDUC-K 465 Seminar 3: Collaboration and Service Delivery (3 cr.) The purposes of this seminar are to explore service delivery options currently available in special education and to assist students in building their collaborative skills, including effective communication and consultation skills.
Foundations of Education
  • EDUC-H 340 Education and American Culture (3 cr.) The present educational system: its social impact and future implications viewed in historical, philosophical, and sociological perspective.
  • EDUC-H 341 American Culture and Education (3 cr.) An opportunity to participate in a cooperative learning venture, as students investigate the sociological, psychological, historical, and philosophical foundations of American education, relating findings, observations, and experiences at professional development school sites with current practices and the future of education.
General Education Courses
  • EDUC-E 201 Multicultural Education and Global Awareness (3 cr.)

    This course examines educators’ and students’ responsibility (ies) in a complex and interdependent world. Students will be guided to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to live effectively in a world of limited resources, ethnic diversity, and cultural pluralism. Taught as a writing intensive course at IUPUI.

  • EDUC-E 449 Trade Books and the Classroom Teacher (3 cr.) Emphasizes the use of trade books in language and reading in elementary classrooms.
  • EDUC-E 490 Research in Elementary Education (1-3 cr.) B-I Individual research.
  • EDUC-F 110 Windows on Education (2-3 cr.) First year seminar to support incoming freshmen interested in teaching as a career. The course will facilitate students’ efforts to navigate university life while making an informed decision regarding career choices. The F110 will serve as the First Year Seminar that may be linked to EDUC F200: Examining Self as a Teacher.
  • EDUC-P 254 Educational Psychology for Elementary Teachers (1-4 cr.)

    The application of psychological concepts to school learning and teaching using the perspective of development from childhood through preadolescence. Special attention is devoted to the needs of the handicapped.

  • EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as a Teacher (3 cr.) Designed to help a student make a career decision, better conceptualize the kind of teacher the student wishes to become, and reconcile any preliminary concerns that may be hampering a personal examination of self as teacher. Students will design a major portion of their work.
  • EDUC-Q 200 Introduction to Scientific Inquiry (1-3 cr.)

    Provides the elementary education major with background in the science process skills needed to complete required science courses.

  • EDUC-F 401 Topical Exploration in Education (0-3 cr.)

    Explores various topics of relevance to education, both in the United States and abroad.

  • EDUC-L 400 Instructional Issues in Language Education (3 cr.)

    Reviews the principles and current instructional issues related to learning a first or a second language. Besides the general issues of effects of the environment, developmental stages, and basic instructional methodologies, relationships among reading education, English education, and second language education will be explored.

Graduate
  • EDUC-W 505 PROF DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP (1-6 cr.) Basic special education principles for graduate students with no previous course work in special education. Students cannot receive credit for both K205 and K505.
Methods
  • EDUC-M 303 Laboratory/Field Experiences: Junior High/Middle School (0-3 cr.) B-I Laboratory or field experiences at the junior high or middle school level. (May be repeated.) Corequisite with M314, M330, or M336. Grade: S or F.
  • EDUC-E 325 Social Studies in the Elementary Schools (3 cr.) Emphasizes the development of objectives, teaching strategies, and evaluation procedures that facilitate the social learning of young children. Special attention given to concept learning, inquiry, decision making, and value analysis.
  • EDUC-E 340 Methods of Teaching Reading I (2-3 cr.) Describes the methods, materials, and techniques employed in elementary school developmental reading programs.
  • EDUC-E 341 Methods of Teaching Reading II (2-3 cr.) P: E339 and E340. Describes the methods, materials, and techniques employed in diagnosis and corrective instruction in elementary school reading programs.
  • EDUC-M 301 Lab/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience.
  • EDUC-E 345 Language Arts and Mathematics for Young Children (4 cr.) Methods of developing language, cognition, reading and mathematical readiness; mathematical thinking through play, the arts, and directed experiences; design of curriculum and appropriate teaching strategies for young children.
  • EDUC-M 304 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience.
  • EDUC-M 305 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience.
  • EDUC-M 306 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
  • EDUC-M 307 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.) Laboratory or field experience. Grade: S or F.
  • EDUC-M 324 Teaching About the Arts (1-3 cr.) Introduction to the importance of the arts in elementary school curriculum. Students are given a foundation of methods and materials in art and music that will enable them to integrate the arts into the general curriculum, supplement art lessons given by school art specialists, and encourage student discussion and understanding of art and music in the world today.
  • EDUC-W 201 Beginning Technology Skills (1 cr.)

    This course is designed to provide the student with skills and experiences that will allow for effective and appropriate integration of technology into teaching and learning activities. Students will have the opportunity to implement and evaluate a technology-integrated classroom activity in an advanced field experience.

  • EDUC-W 301 Integrating Technology into Teaching Part I (1 cr.) P: EDUC-W 201. Provides students with skills and experiences that allow for effective and appropriate integration of technology into teaching and learning activities. Focus will be on reviewing current models of effective technology integration, surveying available technology in schools, and developing classroom lessons and activities.
  • EDUC-W 401 Integrating Technology into Teaching Part II (1 cr.) P: EDUC-W 201 and W 301. Provides students with skills and experiences that allow for effective and appropriate integration of technology into teaching and learning activities. Students will have the opportunity to implement and evaluate a technology-integrated classroom activity in an advanced field experience.
  • EDUC-M 300 Teaching in Pluralistic Society (0-3 cr.) This course is designed to introduce students to teaching as a profession. Students focus upon the "self as teacher," learning styles, cultural pluralism, and classroom teaching strategies that respond positively to the personal and ethnic diversity of the learner.
  • EDUC-E 323 Social Studies and Science for Elementary School I (3 cr.) C: EDUC-E 345, EDUC-M 300, EDUC-M 301, EDUC-M 304 This is a hands-on, minds-on inquiry course that integrates Social and Natural Science content and pedagogy for K-2 learners. Candidates will participate in lectures, small and large group works as well as field based experiences with young learners. Assessment will be based on projects designed to demonstrate candidate growth toward the ability to plan, design, deliver, and assess thematic learning experiences. P: In order to enroll in this course, students must be admitted to the Elementary Education program at IUPUC and receive authorization from the Division.
  • EDUC-M 403 Laboratory/Field Experience (0-3 cr.)

    This hybrid field/lab experience is designed to provide you with knowledge, skills, and experiences that will allow you effectively and appropriately integrate technology into teaching and learning activities. During this hybrid field/lab experience, you will review current models of effective technology integration, survey available technologies in the classroom, and develop classroom lessons and activities. You will also have the opportunity to plan, implement, and evaluate a technology-integrated lesson as a part of your field experience.

  • EDUC-E 334 Inquiry in Math and Science (3 cr.) C: EDUC-E 340, EDUC-M 403, EDUC-M 305, EDUC-M 324, EDUC-W 301.

    Methods of developing mathematical and scientific thinking in the elementary classroom. Design of curriculum, appropriate teaching strategies, and formative and summative classroom assessment for grades K-6, with an emphasis on the curriculum in grades 3-6.

Student Teaching
  • EDUC-M 425 Student Teaching: Elementary (1-16 cr.) Full-time supervised student teaching in grades 1-6 for a minimum of 10 weeks in an elementary school accredited by the state of Indiana or an equivalent approved school out of state. The experience is directed by a qualified supervising teacher and has university-provided supervision. Grade: S or F.
  • EDUC-M 470 Practicum (3-8 cr.)

    Instructional experience under the direction of an identified supervising teacher, with university-provided supervision in the endorsement or minor area, and at the level appropriate to the area, and in an accredited school within the state of Indiana unless the integral program includes experience in an approved and accredited out-of-state site. The practicum may be full- or part time, but in every instance the amount of credit granted will be commensurate with the amount of time spent in the instructional setting. Grade: S or F.

Engineering and Technology
Electrical Engineering
  • ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (4 cr.) P: Physics 25100. Class 3. Lab 1. Students will learn basics of electrical and electronic circuits including introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. Measurement of electrical signals using meters, probes, and oscilloscopes are covered in the laboratory component of the course. Circuits are designed for minimum hardware with emphasis on understanding analog and digital electronics with practical use of digital and analog microchips. Non-ECE majors who complete this course can continue the digital course sequence offered by the ECE department including microprocessor systems and interfacing, and digital signal processing. No credit will be given for ECE majors.
Mechanical Engineering
  • ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. C: MATH 15400 or 15900 or equivalent. An overview of the engineering profession and methodologies of engineering design. Students develop skills using computer-aided design and simulation software for engineering systems. Projects and homework are implemented and tested in a laboratory environment. The course also introduces the students to standard computer application software and university network and software resources.
  • ENGR 19700 Introduction to Programming Concepts (3 cr.) C: MATH 16500. Class1, Lab 2. Basic concepts and applications of software programming for solving engineering problems. Topics include techniques for developing structured algorithms, data input and output, conditional statements, loops, recursion, functions, arrays, and elementary concepts in mathematical programming. Examples, homework, and applications of programming concepts make extensive use of the C programming language.
  • ENGR 19500 FIRST-YEAR ENGINEERNG PROJECTS (3 cr.) Selected topics in general or interdisciplinary engineering.
  • ENGR 29700 COMPUTER TOOLS FOR ENGINEERING (- cr.) C: MATH 16500. Class 1. Introduction to the use of Matlab for solving engineering problems. Topics include computational methods, data input and output, plotting and curvefittting, functions, conditional statements, loops, and introduction to Matlab toolboxes.
  • ME 26200 MECHANICAL DESIGN I (3 cr.) The basic concepts of mechanical design are introduced with emphasis on use of computer-aided design techniques. Applications are chosen from the area of linkage and mechanism design. Lab involves implementation of computer techniques in solving mechanical design problems.
  • ME 27000 BASIC MECHANICS 1 (3 cr.) Fundamental concepts of mechanics, force systems and couples, free body diagrams, and equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Distributed forces; centroids and centers of gravity of lines, areas, and volumes. Second moment of area, volumes, and masses. Principal axes and principal moments of inertia. Friction and the laws of dry friction. Application to structures and machine elements, such as bars, beams, trusses, and friction devices.
  • ME 27400 BASIC MECHANICS 2 (3 cr.) Kinematics of particles in rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Kinetics of particles, Newton's second law, energy, and momentum methods. Systems of particles, kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations, energy and momentum methods. Kinetics, equations of motions, energy and momentum methods for rigid bodies in three-dimensional motion. Application to projectiles, gyroscopes, machine elements, and other engineering systems.
  • ME 20000 Thermodynamics I (3 cr.) Class 3. P: PHYS 15200. P or C: MATH 26100. First and second laws, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, properties of pure substances. Application to engineering problems.
  • ME 27200 Mechanics of Materials (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ME 27000. Analysis of stress and strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; stress/strain laws; extension, torsion, and bending of bars; membrane theory of pressure vessels; elastic stability; selected topics. Experiments include testing of mechanical properties and failure analysis.
  • ME 31000 Fluid Mechanics (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ME 20000 and MATH 26600. P or C: ME 27400. Continua, velocity fields, fluid statics, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flows in channels and around submerged bodies, and one-dimensional gas dynamics.
  • ME 33000 Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ECE 20400 and MATH 26200 P or C:34000.Introduction to dynamic engineering systems; electrical, mechanical, fluid, and thermal components; linear system response; Fourier series and Laplace transform.
  • ME 31400 Heat and Mass Transfer (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ME 31000. Fundamental principles of heat transfer by conduction, convection, and radiation; mass transfer by diffusion and convection. Application to engineering situations.
  • ME 34000 Dynamic Systems and Measurements (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P or C: ME 33000 and STAT Elective. Modeling and formulation of differential equations for dynamic systems, including mechanical vibratory systems, thermal systems, fluid systems, electrical systems, and instrumentation systems. Analysis of dynamic systems and measuring devices including transient response and frequency response techniques, mechanical systems, transducers, and operational amplifiers. Consideration of readout devices and their responses to constant, transient, and steady-state sinusoidal phenomena. Calibration and data analysis techniques are introduced. Both analog and digital computation are included.
  • ME 34400 Introduction to Engineering Materials (3 cr.) Class 3. P: Junior standing in engineering. Introduction to the structure and properties of engineering materials, including metals, alloys, ceramics, plastics, and composites. Characteristics and processing affecting behavior of materials in service.
  • ME 37200 Mechanical Design II (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2. P: ME 26200, 27200, and 27400. Type and dimensional synthesis of mechanisms. Vector loop approach. Numerical methods and graphical techniques. Computer-aided design techniques. Cams and gears. Static and dynamic balancing. Strength design for mechanisms and robotics. Reliability principles.
  • ME 40100 Engineering Ethics and Professionalism (1 cr.) Class 1. P: Senior standing. Some ethical, social, political, legal, and ecological issues that a practicing engineer may encounter. Students may not receive credit for both ECE 40100 and ME 40100.
  • ME 40500 Seminar &Fundamentals of Engineering Review (1 cr.) Class 1. P: ME 34400, 37200, and Senior Standing. P or C: ME 48200. A seminar series on mechanical engineering career options and guidance, professional development and licensing, and preparation for the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) examination.
  • ME 41400 Thermal-Fluid Systems Design (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 26200 and STAT Elective. P or C: ME 31400. Application of basic heat transfer and fluid flow concepts to design of the thermal-fluid systems. Emphasis on design theory and methodology. Design experience in thermal-fluid areas such as piping systems, heat exchangers, HVAC, and energy systems. Design projects are selected from industrial applications and conducted by teams.
  • ME 46200 Capstone Design (4 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 34400 and 37200. P or C: ME 40500, 41400 and 48200. Concurrent engineering design concept is introduced. Application of the design is emphasized. Design problems from all areas of mechanical engineering are considered.
  • ME 48200 Control System Analysis and Design (3 cr.) Class 3. P: ME 34000 or equivalent. Classical feedback concepts, root locus, Bode and Nyquist techniques, state-space formulation, stability, design applications. Students may not receive credit for both 48200 and ECE 38200.
  • ME 39700 Selected Topics in Mechanical Engineering (0-6 cr.) P: Junior Standing and/or Consent of Instructor

     Topics of contemporary importance or of special interest in Mechanical Engineering.

  • ME 43000 Power Engineering (3 cr.) P: ME20000

    Rankine cycle analysis, fossil-fuel steam generators, energy balances, fans, pumps, cooling towers, steam turbines, availability (second law) analysis of power systems, energy management systems, and rate analysis.

  • ME 43300 Principles of Turbomachinery (3 cr.) P: ME20000 and ME31000

    Unified treatment of principles underlying fluid mechanic design of hydraulic pumps, turbines, and gas compressors. Similarity and scaling laws. Cavitation. Analysis of radial and axial flow machines. Blade element performance. Radial equilibrium theory. Centrifugal pump design. Axial compressor design.

  • ME 47400 Vibration Analysis (3 cr.) P: ME 27200, 27400, and 33000

    Introduction to simple vibratory motions, such as undamped and damped free and forced vibrations, vibratory systems with more than one degree of freedom, Coulomb damping, transverse vibration of beams, torsional vibration, critical speed of shafts, and applications.

Technology
  • TECH 19900 SPECIAL TOPICS IN TECHNOLOGY (1-3 cr.) C: MATH 16500. Special topics in Technology; subject matter to be arranged.
Graduate Business
Masters of Business Administration
  • BUCO-A 501 Intro to Financial Accounting (1 cr.)

    [S/F grading approved but has always been graded here]  Develops concepts and procedures essential for the preparation and interpretation of general purpose financial statements directed to users external to the enterprise. Critical analysis of contemporary financial accounting and reporting issues.

  • BUCO-A 524 Managing Accounting Information for Decision-Making (3 cr.)

    Provides a user-oriented understanding of how accounting information should be managed to ensure its availability on a timely and relevant basis for decision making. Focus is on cost-benefit analysis for evaluating potential value-added results from planning, organizing, and controlling a firm's accounting information. Group participation and computer support is used extensively.

  • BUCO-D 594 Competitive Strategy in Global Industries (3 cr.) This capstone course seeks to develop an understanding of the contemporary challenges and opportunities associated with developing global strategies. In light of recent developments in the global marketplace, old ideas about competitive strategy and implementation have become largely obsolete. Through a study of competitive industry analysis, competitor analysis and cooperative alliance analysis, we will gain a grasp of the basic principles that are necessary in thinking about competing in a global business environment.
  • BUCO-F 523 Financial Management (3 cr.)

    Provides a working knowledge of the tools and analytical conventions used in the practice of corporate finance; establishes an understanding of the basic elements of financial theory to be used in application of analytical reasoning to business problems; and explores the interrelationship among corporate policies and decisions. Course work will include weekly problem sets, and use of PC spreadsheets to develop financial models for cases focusing on funds requirement.

  • BUCO-F 570 International Financial Markets (3 cr.)

    P: F 523. This course examines the international financial markets in which firms and investors operate and discusses how to assess the opportunities and risks of those markets. Topics to be discussed include balance of payments, international arbitrage relationships, exchange rate determination, currency crises, and international asset diversification.

  • BUCO-G 511 Microeconomics for Managers (3 cr.)

    Economic decision making in the business firm, the strategic interaction of business firms in industries, the purchasing and consumption behavior of individual consumers and consumers as a group, and the influence of public policy on market outcomes. Development of a fluency with the language of economics and a strong economic intuition, understanding of selected economics-based decision-making tools and the impact and interaction of the structure of an industry on competition, analysis of intra-industry rivalry, and improved understanding of public policy issues. Emphasis on the logical foundations of economic analysis and managerial decision-making. Will promote understanding and application of various quantitative measures.

  • BUCO-G 512 Macroeconomics for Managers (1.5 cr.)

    This course develops a framework to analyze the external economic environment and to understand the major factors that cause macroeconomic change. The effects of monetary, fiscal and trade policies in the U.S. will be examined with an awareness of the interdependency between world economies. Emphasis will be placed on integrating the implications of macroeconomic policy to the firm's capital decisions. Will promote the understanding and application of various quantitative measures.

  • BUCO-G 595 Country Analysis and International Management (1.5 cr.)

    P: G512. More and more business is conducted outside of the United States. To assess opportunity in a foreign country, managers must have tools to forecast a country's political and economic performance. This course employs a case method curriculum that endows students with knowledge on how to measure national performance, identify a nation's economic policy strategy, and explain the logic of a strategy in terms of cultural and institutional context. Concepts from political economy and economic growth theory are blended to yield general insights that a manager can apply in analysis of any country. Foreign direct investment, economic reform and planning, regulation of market activity, and political risk are specific topics of focus. Countries of study include China, Japan, India, and Russia. Students leave the course with appreciation of different ways to define and achieve national prosperity.

  • BUCO-J 501 Developing Strategic Capabilities (3 cr.)

    Offers an introduction to tools for strategic management. Provides an introductory view of the complexities involved in determining long-term strategies. Examines the dynamics of the competitive environment, how the pace and the direction of industry change are influenced by the resources, capabilities and competitive interactions of rival firms.

  • BUCO-J 506 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)

    Modern businesses operate in an increasingly interdependent and dynamic environment. The modern, large firm is the major institution in most contemporary industrialized societies. Many actions of firms have major impacts on society as a whole, as well as on specific stakeholders. Corporate actions are increasingly subject to media, public and government scrutiny. The nature of the constantly changing relationship between business and its major constituencies is the focus of the course. The ethical, political, economic, social, and technological considerations of various managerial decisions are investigated. The role of ethical leadership and how it relates to corporate purpose and responsibility will be a major theme of this course.

  • BUCO-K 501 Intro to Stat Theory in Economics (1 cr.)

    [S/F grading approved but has always been graded here]  Fulfills the statistics prerequisite for entering MBA students. A pass-fail, self-paced review covering the proper use and interpretation of essential statistical techniques in business situations. Provides a working knowledge of probability, quality control procedures, and regression analysis, with emphasis on solving problems using Microsoft Excel. This course will use Excel and assumes you have had some exposure to elementary statistics such as means (averages) and histograms. It also assumes you already know the basics of Microsoft Excel: how to select ranges, enter formulas and sort data.

  • BUCO-L 512 Law and Ethics in Business (3 cr.)

    The objective is to provide the student of management with that knowledge of the American legal system, its processes, and the substantive law itself by which is necessary to the making of informed and effective business decisions. Because the law develops and evolves in response to changing social, economic, political, and technological forces, and because business decisions often carry long-lasting as well as delayed effects, this course will emphasize the study of legal change. It is hoped that consideration of past legal developments will give prospective managers sufficient insight into the dynamics of this process to enable them to predict as soundly as possible the future legal environment in which their present decisions will bear fruit.

  • BUCO-M 501 Strategic Marketing Management (1.5 cr.)

    An introduction to the process of creating a market-driven organization. Specific topics include marketing strategy, market research and analysis, and the development of products and services, pricing, distribution and promotion. The course employs lecture, classroom discussion, case analyses, and field research projects.

  • BUCO-P 501 Operations Management (3 cr.)

    Surveys the management of operations in manufacturing and service firms. Diverse activities determining the size and type of production process, purchasing the appropriate raw materials, planning and scheduling the flow of materials and the nature and content of inventories, assuring product quality, and deciding on the production hardware and how it gets used comprise this function of the company. Managing operations well requires both strategic and tactical skills. The topics considered include process analysis, workforce issues, materials management, quality and productivity, technology, and strategic planning, together with relevant analytical techniques. The course makes considerable use of business cases. Most classes will be spent discussing the cases assigned. For each case, students will be asked to review actual company situations and apply technical and managerial skills to recommend courses of action. Most cases will be taken from manufacturing, but some will be service-oriented. Several of the cases will focus on international companies or issues.

  • BUCO-S 555 Information Technology for Managers (3 cr.)

    Focuses on information technology (IT) management issues and applications. Topics include alternative types of applications, methodologies for developing and purchasing systems, managing the technical and social aspects of IT implementation, and using IT to enable new business strategies. Case studies will be used to illustrate IT management principles and current best practices.

  • BUCO-W 511 Venture Strategy (3 cr.)

    This course is designed for those individuals interested in creating a new business venture, acquiring an existing business, working in industries that serve the entrepreneur, or students wishing to familiarize themselves with concepts, issues, and techniques of new venture creation and entrepreneurship. There is also a strong focus on entrepreneurship, or innovation within a corporate environment. Because the sources of entrepreneurial and entrepreneurial motivation are often quite diverse, the learning goals and objectives of the students in this course are often similarly diverse. Therefore, the course is designed to offer a broad range of educational experiences, including case analyses, presenting and negotiating a financial deal, and creating a business plan or corporate change initiative.

  • BUCO-W 516 Organizational Development and Change (3 cr.)

    Today's business environment forces executives to use every tool at their disposal to create and maintain an effective and adaptable organization. A major source of effectiveness and adaptability is the way in which the company's efforts are organized its systems, structures, management processes, rewards, and strategies. The primary job of senior management today is to design, build, and operate organizations that function effectively. With these needs in mind, W516 helps students to: (1) understand the basic components of an organization and how they interrelate as a system, (2) learn tools for diagnosing organizational performance problems, and (3) practice applying organization design concepts to solve performance problems.

  • BUCO-X 511 Seminar in Management Issues (1.5-3 cr.)

    Variable topics course including prep for success, experiential learning, human resource management, innovation, and professional development.

  • BUCO-X 551 Career Management (1.5 cr.)

    This course is designed to provide MBAs with the skills to successfully manage career development and is required to participate in graduate career services. Includes mock consulting situations.

  • BUCO-X 574 Special Topics: NFP Team Project (1.5 cr.)

    This course allows MBA students to work in teams addressing strategic level projects in not-for-profit organizations in the region.

  • BUCO-Z 511 Human Resource Management (3 cr.)

    Human Resource Management addresses strategies and issues including staffing, negotiations and conflict management, gender and diversity labor/management relations, occupational safety and health, training and development and management of change.

  • BUCO-D 595 International Management (3 cr.) This course focuses on developing skills in managing international alliances. Alliances, both domestic and international, are increasingly becoming central to a firm’s competitive strategy and thus demands executives who can strategically find partners, negotiate strategic alliances, and work with them to create value. The course may also cover a wide range of joint ventures and strategic alliances including purely domestic arrangements.
  • BUCO-M 594 Global Marketing (3 cr.) This course emphasizes principles and practices of marketing in the contemporary global environment. The material covers both US and foreign companies doing business in various countries around the world. Students gain understanding of similarities and differences in the external marketing environment, different types of risks and challenges in doing business internationally, and the implications of all these factors for developing marketing strategies.
Informatics
  • HIA-M 330 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY (3 cr.) Understanding and use of the language of medicine including build, analyze, define, pronounce, and spell diagnostic terms that relate to the structure of the body systems. [vocabulary standards]
Liberal Arts
American Sign Language
  • ASL-A 131 Intensive Beginning American Sign Language (4 cr.) First course in the introductory sequence of language courses. Emphasis on develop-ing basic conversational skills as well as awareness of Deaf culture. PUL=1A, 5
  • ASL-A 132 Intensive Beginning American Sign Language II (4 cr.) Second course in the introductory sequence of language courses. Emphasis on developing basic conversational skills as well as awareness of Deaf culture. PUL=1A, 5
  • ASL-A 211 Second Year American Sign Language I (3 cr.) First course in the second year sequence of language courses designed for students who have completed ASL-A 131 and ASL-A 132. Emphasis is on expansion of grammar, syntax, sentence structure, and vocabulary development, as well as continuation of Deaf Culture studies. PUL=1A, 5
  • ASL-A 212 Second Year American Sign Language II (3 cr.)

    Second course in the second year sequence of language courses designed for students who have completed A211. Emphasis is on the narrative, receptive, and expressive skill development and continuation of Deaf Culture studies. PUL=1A,5

Anthropology
  • ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.) A survey of human biological and cultural evolution from early pre-Pleistocene hominids through the development of urbanized state societies, with the goal of better understanding our human heritage. (Not open to students who have taken A303.)
  • ANTH-A 104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) A survey of cultural and social processes that influence human behavior, using comparative examples from different ethnic groups around the world, with the goal of better understanding the broad range of human behavioral potentials and those influences that shape the different expressions of these potentials. (Not open to students who have taken A304.)
  • ANTH-A 460 Topics in Anthropology: (variable title) (1-3 cr.) A conceptual examination of selected topics in the field of anthropology. May not be repeated for more than 6 credit hours.
  • ANTH-E 320 Indians of North America (3 cr.) An ethnographic survey of native North American culture areas and ethnic groups.
  • ANTH-E 455 Anthropology of Religion (3 cr.) Critical evaluation of current approaches to the analysis of religious myth, ritual, and symbolism. Problems in understanding religious beliefs of other cultures. Modern development of anthropology of religion.
  • ANTH-E 457 Ethnic Identity (3 cr.) A cross-cultural analysis of the nature of ethnic groups and identity, including the effects of colonialism and nationalism on ethnic groups, stereotyping groups, ethnic symbols and styles, and persistence and change in ethnicity.
  • ANTH-E 402 Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective (3 cr.) This course considers the meaning and social implications of gender in human society. Cultural definitions of "male" and "female" gender categories as well as associated behavioral and structural differentiation of gender roles will be analyzed using current anthropological concepts and theories. PUL=2. 5
  • ANTH-P 396 The Rise of Civilization (3 cr.)

    Covers the development of complex societies in several regions of the world. The material is approached from an anthropological perspective, with emphasis on archaeological methods of data collection and analysis. Early civilizations in Iraq, India, Egypt, Rome, China, Peru, and Central America will be discussed. PUL=2,5

Arabic
  • NELC-A 132 Basic Arabic II (5 cr.) Introductory language course in modern standard Arabic as in contemporary literature, newspapers, and radio. Focus on grammar, reading, script, conversation, elementary composition, and culture. PUL=1A,5
  • NELC-A 131 Basic Arabic I (5 cr.) Introductory language course in modern standard Arabic as in contemporary literature, newspapers, and radio. Focus on grammar, reading, script, conversation, elementary composition, and culture. PUL=1A,5
Art
  • HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) An understanding and appreciation of outstanding works of art through analysis of artistic purposes and techniques, and knowledge of historical style and subject matter. Not counted as credit toward the B.F.A. or B.A.E. degree, nor toward the major or minor requirements in art history.
  • HER-E 101 Beginning Drawing I (3 cr.) Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model.
  • HER-E 102 Beginning Drawing II (3 cr.) Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model.
  • HER-E 105 Beginning Painting I (3 cr.) Introduction to the techniques of painting. Aspects of pictorial composition; wide range of media. Painting from still life and live model.
Communication
  • COMM-C 322 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) P: C180 or permission of instructor. Covers core components of the study of interpersonal communication: perception, systems, exchange theoretical approaches; methods of research in interpersonal communication; content (topic) areas such as intimate relationships and friendships. Includes applications of interpersonal communication theory/research.
  • COMM-C 104 Voice and Diction (3 cr.) Directed primarily toward the improvement of normal speech patterns, with emphasis on normal production, resonation, and articulation.
  • COMM-T 337 History of the Theatre I (3 cr.) Significant factors in primary periods of theatre history through the Renaissance and the effect on contemporary theatre; emphasis on trends and developments; review of representative plays of each period to illustrate the theatrical use of dramatic literature.
  • COMM-C 325 Interviewing Principles and Practices (3 cr.) P: COMM-R110 or equivalent.

    Emphasizes verbal and nonverbal communication in pre-interview back-ground research preparation, interview schedule design, question construction, and post-interview self-analysis in several interviewing contexts. Course includes significant assignments designed to help the student enhance oral performance competencies.

  • COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.) The study of human dyadic interaction, including topics such as perception processes, verbal/nonverbal communication, theoretical models of communication, conflict, and interpersonal communication in various relationships. Course covers applications of interpersonal communication theory/research, including communication competence. PUL=5
  • COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.) Preparation and presentation of interviews, speeches, and oral reports appropriate to business and professional organizations; group discussion and parliamentary procedure. This is an intermediate skills course with survey characteristics. PUL=1A
  • COMM-C 228 Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.) Theory of and practice in effective participation in and leadership of group, committee, conference, and public discussion; application to information-sharing and problem-solving situations.
  • COMM-G 100 Introduction to Communication Studies (3 cr.) Survey course of history, theory, and practice in each of six major areas: rhetoric and public address, theatre arts, interpersonal/ organizational communication, small group dynamics, public communication, and mass media studies. For each of the areas examined, students will apply theory to practice, thereby learning to become more effective communicators. PUL=1A
  • COMM-G 300 Independent Study (1-8 cr.) Research or practical experience in various departmental areas as selected by the student prior to registration, outlined in consultation with the instructor, and approved by the department. If a practicum experience, it must represent a minimum of 45 clock hours of practical application per credit hour. A student shall take no more than a total of 9 credit hours of G300 and G491. PUL=4
  • COMM-G 310 Introduction to Communication Research (3 cr.) Methodologies and types of data analyses for investigating communication phenomena. Students will acquire knowledge and competencies that will allow them to understand and address the process of communication research and relevant communication research issues. PUL=1B
  • COMM-G 391 Seminar (1-3 cr.) Topic announced in prior semester; oriented to current topics in communication and theatre; readings, projects, and papers as indicated by the topic and instructor. May be repeated for a total of 8 credit hours.
  • COMM-M 150 Mass Media and Contemporary Society (3 cr.) A critical overview of the role of electronic mass media in contemporary society. Provides an introduction to such issues as industry structure, organization, and economics; regulation, public interest, and media ethics; impact of programming on individuals; media construction of social institutions; media issues in the global village. PUL=2
  • COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.) Theory and practice of public speaking; training in thought processes necessary to organize speech content for informative and persuasive situations; application of language and delivery skills to specific audiences. A minimum of six speaking situations. PUL=1A
  • COMM-R 309 Great Speakers: American Public Address (3 cr.) Course introduces students to historical and contemporary public address. Students will study the speechmaking of notable American speakers. The study will include speeches from a wide range of established genres and will include campaign rhetoric, debates, historical celebrations, lectures, legislative speaking, presidential speaking, public meetings, movement, rhetoric, and sermons.
  • COMM-R 320 Advanced Public Communication (3 cr.) Development of a marked degree of skill in preparation and delivery of various types of speeches, with emphasis on depth of research, clarity of organization, application of proof, and felicitous style.
  • COMM-R 321 Persuasion (3 cr.) Motivational appeals in influencing behavior; psychological factors in speaker-audience relation-ship; principles and practice of persuasive speaking.
  • COMM-C 380 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)

    The application of communication theory and research to the study of communication in various types of organizations. Explores reciprocal influence between communication and organizational structures and between communication and managerial styles. Discusses communication designs, superior/subordinate communication, conflict, information management, networks, communication vis-a-vis employee motivation, satisfaction, and productivity; and communication effectiveness in organizations.

  • COMM-C 393 Family Communication (3 cr.)

    Theory/research on the role of communication in creating and maintaining marriages and families. Topics include communication and family life cycles, different family forms, family race/ethnicity, power, and conflict. Covers application of family communication theory/research.

  • COMM-C 482 Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)

    Cognitive, affective, and behavioral learning about intercultural and intracultural communication to increase understanding of the centrality of communication in the social. psychological, and environmental aspects of culture.

  • COMM-G 201 Introduction to Communication Theory (3 cr.)

    A survey of theories in the field of human communication. Consideration is given to theories that explain communication behavior between pairs of people, within groups, in organization, and in societies.

  • COMM-R 227 Argumentation and Debate (3 cr.) Analysis, evidence, and argument in logical discourse; study of debate forms; practice in argumentative speaking in class, campus, and intercollegiate debate. PUL=2
  • COMM-R 310 Rhetoric and Public Address (3 cr.) Development of theory of oral discourse; the influence of public address; historical and current problems in rhetoric of conflict, in freedom of speech, and in propaganda and persuasion. PUL=5
  • COMM-R 330 Communication Criticism (3 cr.) Course will introduce students to criticism as a method of studying persuasive messages in speeches, fiction, mass media, music, political campaigns, art, and other modes of communication in contemporary culture. PUL=5
  • COMM-R 390 Political Communication (3 cr.)

    Provides an opportunity to study, understand, and participate in political communication. Topics covered include the rhetoric of politics, campaign discourse, political advertising, the role of the media and public opinion, the impact of new technology, and the place of interpersonal communication. PUL=5

DLA
  • DLA-L 110 First Year Student Success Seminar (2 cr.) The DLA-L110 seminar introduces key information and campus resources you need for academic success.  When you take this course, you will have opportunities to make important connections with faculty, staff, and fellow students.  The small classroom format will show you how to develop competencies in oral and written expression and introduce you to some of the disciplines in the Division of Liberal Arts.  Our goal is to ensure you have plenty of opportunities for open inquiries and dialog through seminar discussions.
  • DLA-L 100 Introduction to Leadership Studies (3 cr.) This course introduces students to the essential theories, practices, and research on the process of leadership.
  • DLA-L 400 Leadership Practicum (3 cr.)

    This class is an applied, experiential learning course where students can practice the knowledge gained in other Leadership Studies courses. It serves as a capstone for the minor and requires students to meet periodically while completing a semester-long project.

Economics
  • FILM-C 292 Introduction to Film (3 cr.) Introduction to Film (3 cr.) Nature of film technique and film language; analysis of special films; major historical, theoretical, and critical developments in film and film study from the beginning of cinema to the present.
English and Literature
English for Academic Purposes
  • ENG-G 13 Reading and Writing for Academic Purposes (3 cr.) This course is designed primarily for graduate ESL students. Its purpose is to develop reading comprehension skills through the use of academic subject area materials and to teach the writing skills necessary to complete academic work. Assignments are completed using materials from the students’ academic disciplines. PUL=1A.
  • ENG-G 10 ESL for Academic Purposes I (4 cr.) C: G009. This course introduces and reviews basic English grammatical structures; presents basic reading strategies and vocabulary development; provides practice in pronunciation of English consonant and vowel sounds, stress, rhythm, and intonation; and focuses on functional language use and study skills. PUL=1C
  • ENG-G 11 ESL for Academic Purposes II (4 cr.) This course provides practice in and clarification of higher-level grammatical structures and development of academic reading skills. The objective is to help non-native speakers of English develop their academic communication skills, primarily in the comprehension, interpretation, and analysis of texts, and their critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyze and synthesize readings. Students will be provided opportunities to use and practice their grammar and reading skills in written assignments, which include responses to and analyses of readings and journals used as models for academic writing. PUL=1B
  • ENG-G 12 Listening and Speaking for Academic Purposes II (3 cr.) This course focuses on developing speaking and listening skills that are essential to academic life, encouraging participation in group discussion, improvement in presentation strategies, and development of questioning and answering skills. It provides community involvement to help students better understand American culture and language use. Reading skills, vocabulary development, oral communication and presentation skills for the academic context are emphasized. PUL=1B
  • ENG-G 20 Communication Skills for Graduate Students and International Teaching Assistants (3 cr.) This course for graduate International Teaching Assistants provides instruction on basic teaching strategies and helps students develop the oral language skills necessary to present academic materials in English to a student audience. Pronunciation, listening comprehension, and classroom interaction skills are practiced. Regular conferences focus on individual pronunciation needs. PUL=1C
Internship and Capstone
  • ENG-E 450 Capstone Seminar (3 cr.) This senior capstone integrates student's undergraduate study through writing and reading projects, faculty and student presentations, and creation of capstone portfolios. Students apply linguistic, literary, and rhetorical knowledge in culminating projects and learning portfolios. The course looks back at accomplishments and forward to postgraduation planning. PUL=3; RISE=Research.
  • ENG-E 398 Internship in English (3-6 cr.) P: consent of instructor. A supervised internship in the use of English in a workplace. Apply during semester before desired internship. PUL=3; RISE=Experiential
Linguistics
  • ENG-Z 204 Rhetorical Issues in Grammar and Usage (3 cr.) An introduction to English grammar and usage that studies the rhetorical impact of grammatical structures (such as noun phrases, prepositional phrases, and different sentence patterns). This course considers language trends and issues, the role of correctness in discourse communities, and the relations between writing in context and descriptive and prescriptive grammars and usage guides. PUL=3
  • ENG-Z 205 Intro to the English Language (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to how language, and English in particular, is structured, including sounds (phonetics and phonology), words (morphology), sentences (syntax) and meaning (semantics). Discussions focus on examples from everyday language and the application of these basic concepts to real world contexts, including language teaching and learning. PUL=2
  • ENG-Z 206 Introduction to Language Use (3 cr.) An introduction to how we use language in our lives. This course explores how and why language varies between different groups and places as well as the role of context on language meaning and interpretation. Insights are applied to understanding the impact on literature, film, writing and other disciplines. PUL=4.
Literature
  • ENG-L 378 Studies in Women and Literature (3 cr.) British and American authors such as George Eliot or Gertrude Stein; groups of authors such as the Bronte sisters or recent women poets; or genres and modes such as autobiography, film, or criticism. Topics will vary by semester. PUL=5
  • ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.) P: W131. Poems, dramas, and narratives pertinent to concerns of our times: e.g., works concerning values of the individual and society, problems of humanism in the modern world, and conflicts of freedom and order. PUL=2.
  • ENG-L 431 Topics in Literary Study (3 cr.) Study of characteristics and development of literary forms or modes (e.g., studies in narrative, studies in romanticism). Topics vary from year to year. May be repeated once for credit. PUL=5; RISE=R
  • ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.) Close analysis of representative texts (poetry, drama, fiction) designed to develop the art of lively, responsible reading through class discussion and writing of papers. Attention to literary design and critical method. PUL=2.
  • ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.) Representative significant plays to acquaint students with characteristics of drama as a type of literature. Readings may include plays from several ages and countries. PUL=2.
  • ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.) Representative works of fiction; structural technique in the novel, theories and kinds of fiction, and thematic scope of the novel. Readings may include novels and short stories from several ages and countries. PUL=2.
  • ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (3 cr.) Kinds, conventions, and elements of poetry in a selection of poems from several historical periods. PUL=2.
  • ENG-L 354 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature III (3 cr.) Study of modernist and contemporary American writers in various genres, 1914 to the present, including Frost, Stein, Faulkner, O’Connor, Baldwin, Morrison, and others. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.) Issues and approaches to critical study of women writers in British and American literature. PUL=5.
  • ENG-L 213 Literary Masterpieces I (3 cr.)

    Students in L213 study major western literary works from the ancient world to the Renaissance.  This course provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with great works that are foundational for modern Western culture.  These ancient works still have an up-to-date impact on our lives since our core beliefs are still built, to a larger extent than is often realized, on a foundation established by these ancient, medieval, and Renaissance classics, including works of Homer, Sophocles, Virgil, Dante, and others.  Emphasis will be on making the literature accessible and interesting, relating it to historical events and contexts, and working on important reading and writing skills. PUL=2

  • ENG-L 214 Literary Masterpieces II (3 cr.) L214 covers major Western literary works from the Renaissance to the twentieth century.  Texts are selected from a variety of genres and nations, with an emphasis on works that have been particularly famous and influential.  Works by Cervantes, Voltaire, Flaubert, Dostoevsky, Mann, Ibsen, Kafka, and others are typically included.  Emphasis will be on making the literature accessible and interesting, relating it to historical events and contexts, and working on important reading and writing skills.  Non-English works will be read in English translation. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 cr.) Rapid reading of at least a dozen major plays and poems. May not be taken concurrently with L315. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 301 Critical and Historical Survey of English Literature I (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the beginnings to Swift and Pope. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 302 Critical and Historical Survey of English Literature II (3 cr.) Representative selections with emphasis on major writers from the rise of romanticism to the present. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 351 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature I (3 cr.) American writers to 1865: Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman, and two or three additional major writers. PUL=2
  • ENG-L 352 Critical and Historical Study of American Literature II (3 cr.) American writers, 1865-1914: Twain, Dickinson, James, and two or three additional major writers.
  • ENG-L 373 Interdisciplinary Approaches to English and American Literature (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor Social political, and psychological studies in English and American literature. May contain a supervised travel component. Offered on an as-needed basis. Apply during semester before desired travel. Topics will vary by semester.
  • ENG-L 379 Ethnic and Minority Literature (3 cr.)

    Analysis of literature by and about immigrants from diverse cultures about groups such as African Americans, Appalachians, Hispanics, Native Americans, Irish, from a historical and thematic perspective. PUL=5

  • ENG-L 376 Literature for Adolescents (3 cr.)

    An examination of the nature and scope of adolescent literature. Wide reading of contemporary literature, with emphasis on the value of selections for secondary school students and appropriate modes of study. PUL=2

  • ENG-L 433 Conversations with Shakespeare (3 cr.)

    An interdisciplinary and intertextual study of Shakespeare’s work and its influence to the present day. Students will compare Shakespeare texts with latter-day novels, plays, poems, and films that allude to or incorporate some aspect of Shakespeare’s art. PUL=4

  • ENG-L 382 Fiction of the Non-Western World (3 cr.)

    An in-depth study of selected narratives from the fiction of the non-Western world. Focus and selections vary from year to year. May be repeated once for credit. PUL=5

Writing
  • ENG-W 131 Reading, Writing, and Inquiry (3 cr.)

    W131 teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students' abilities to read written and cultural texts critically; to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students' own experiences and the perspectives of others; and to write about those texts for a range of audiences and purposes as a means of participating in broader conversations. Assignments emphasize the analysis and synthesis of sources in making and developing claims.  PUL=1A

  • ENG-W 132 Elementary Composition II (3 cr.) P: W131 (with a grade of C or higher). Stresses argumentation and research concurrently, with a secondary emphasis on critical evaluation in both reading and writing. Evaluation is based on portfolios of the student’s work.
  • ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.

    Focuses on expository writing for the student whose career requires preparation of reports, proposals, and analytical papers. Emphasis on clear and direct objective writing and on investigation of an original topic written in report form, including a primary research project. Evaluation is based on student projects. PUL=2; RISE=E

  • ENG-W 208 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.) W208 offers students an introduction to the craft and practice of poetry writing: how to find subjects for writing; how to create images, similes, and metaphors; how to make rhyme sound natural; how to produce both metered and free-verse poetry. Part of the class will be a workshop in which students learn to revise their poems and those of fellow students. This course can serve as a prerequisite for W303 or W305. This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing. PUL=1A.
  • ENG-W 303 Writing Poetry (3 cr.) P: W206 or W208 or permission of instructor. An intermediate course in the theory and practice of poetry writing with seminar study of relevant materials and criticism of student work in class and conference. PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning.
  • ENG-W 302 Screenwriting (3 cr.) P: W206 or W207, or permission of instructor. A practical course in basic techniques of writing for film and television. Covers the essentials of dramatic structure, story development, characterization and theme, scene construction, dialogue, and, briefly, the practicalities of working as a screenwriter today. PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning.
  • ENG-W 301 Writing Fiction (3 cr.) P: W206 or W207 or permission of the instructor. An intermediate course in the theory and practice of fiction writing with seminar study of relevant materials and criticism of student work in class and conference. May be repeated once for credit. PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning.
  • ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of creative writing. Written assignments, independent work, and workshop discussions of the fundamentals of fiction, poetry, and drama. This course may be used as a prerequisite for all 300-level courses in creative writing. PUL=1A.
  • ENG-W 140 ELEMENTARY COMPOSITION-HONORS (3 cr.) Offers an introductory writing course for advanced freshman writers. Requirements, including number and type of assignments, are parallel to W131. W140 offers greater intensity of discussion and response to writing. Evaluation is based on portfolios of the students’ work. PUL=1A
  • ENG-W 403 Advanced Poetry Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 303. Study and practice in the writing of poetry. Analysis of examples from contemporary poets accompanies class criticism and discussion. PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning.
  • ENG-W 411 Directed Writing (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor and department chair. Individual projects determined in consultation with instructor. Credit varies with scope of project. PUL=1A
  • ENG-W 207 Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of fiction writing. Written assignments, workshop discussions of student work in progress, seminar study of classic and contemporary examples of the genre. This course may be used as a prerequisite for ENG W301, ENG W302,or ENG W305.  This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing.  PUL=1A
  • ENG-W 305 Writing Creative Nonfiction (3 cr.) P: ENG W206, ENG W207, ENG W208, or permission of the instructor. An intermediate course in the theory and practice of creative nonfiction prose, with seminar study of relevant materials and workshop discussion of student work in progress.  PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning
  • ENG-W 310 Language and the Study of Writing (3 cr.) A course about writing using linguistic perspectives. Some of the topics discussed are writing systems and their history, a comparison of speaking and writing, the analysis of texts and their structure, the writing process and its development, and orality and literacy.
  • ENG-W 365 Theories and Practices of Editing (3 cr.) Instruction and practice in the mechanical, stylistic, and substantive editing of English nonfiction prose, from a wide variety of genres and on a wide variety of subjects. PUL=3
  • ENG-W 401 Writing Fiction (3 cr.) P: ENG W301. Study and practice in the writing of fiction. Analysis of examples from contemporary literature accompanies class criticism and discussion. May be repeated once for credit.  PUL=1A; RISE=Experiential Learning.
  • ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 with a grade of C or higher.

    Offers instruction and practice in writing argumentative essays about complicated and controversial issues. The course focuses on strategies for identifying issues, assessing claims, locating evidence, deciding on a position, and writing papers with clear assertions and convincing arguments. PUL=2

  • ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.) An introduction to the uses of literacy in public and civic discourse, with connections made to theories of writing and professional prospects for writers; serves as the required gateway course for the Concentration in Writing and Literacy and as an exploration of this concentration for other English majors and students considering the possibility of an English major. PUL=4
  • ENG-W 260 Film Criticism (3 cr.)

    Viewing and critiquing current films, with emphasis on the quality of production and direction. Contemporary films viewed; papers serve as a basis for discussion during class. Students will be expected to pay for their movie admissions. PUL=1A

  • ENG-W 313 The Art of Fact: Writing Nonfiction Prose (3 cr.) P: At least one 200-level writing course or excellent performance in W131 and/or W132 (contact the instructor if you are unsure of your readiness for this course). Students will read and analyze professional and student work as they prepare to practice the art of fact by combining the tools of a researcher with the craft of a novelist. The final portfolio includes a stylistic analysis of the student's and others' nonfiction works as well as two illustrated nonfiction texts based on the student's primary and secondary research. PUL=4; RISE=-R
  • ENG-W 315 Writing for the Web (3 cr.) Introduces students to new forms of writing (beyond word processing and desktop publishing) made possible by computers--hypertext, electronic mail, and computer conferencing -- and explores what impact these new forms have on literacy skills for writers and readers of such computer-delivered texts. PUL=1A; RISE=S
  • ENG-W 400 Issues in Teaching Writing (3 cr.) Focuses on the content of rhetoric and composition and considers fundamental theoretical and practical issues in the teaching of writing. Reviews rhetorical and compositional principles that influence writing instruction, textbook selection, and curriculum development. PUL=3
  • ENG-W 496 Writing Fellows Training Seminar (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 and permission of instructor. Internship in Academic Resource Center. Focuses on the writing of students using the ARC. Emphasis on questioning, strategies, problem solving, and self-analysis. Apply in spring for fall enrollment. PUL=3; RISE=E
Folklore
  • FOLK-F 341 Chicano Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) Chicano Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.)   The folk traditions of Mexican Americans as a reflection of the historical experience and cultural identity of this people within the United States. Mexican heritage, Anglo and black influences, and the blending of these elements into a unique cultural entity. May be repeated once when topics vary.
  • FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.) A view of the main forms and varieties of folklore and folk expression in tales, ballads, gestures, beliefs, games, proverbs, riddles, and traditional arts and crafts. The role of folklore in the life of human beings.
  • FOLK-F 364 Children's Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) The traditional rhymes, riddles, stories, games, folklife, or music associated with "the culture of childhood." The role these forms play in peer-group activity and in the social and cognitive development of the child. May be repeated once when topics vary.
  • FOLK-F 363 Women's Folklore/Folklife/Mus (3 cr.) This course identifies key issues in women’s folklore and examines the ways in which women have been represented in myths, legends, and folktales, past and present. The various ways in which visions of womanhood inform, reflect, and challenge gender roles will also be analyzed. PUL=3
  • FOLK-F 354 African American Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) African American culture in the United States viewed in terms of history and social change. Folklore, folk music, and oral history as means of illuminating black culture and history. May be repeated once when topics vary. PUL=5
  • FOLK-F 356 Chicano Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) The folk traditions of Mexican Americans as a reflection of the historical experience and cultural identity of this people within the United States. Mexican heritage, Anglo and black influences, and the blending of these elements into a unique cultural entity. May be repeated once when topics vary. PUL=5
  • FOLK-F 360 Indiana Folklore/Folklife/Folk Music (3 cr.) Survey of folklore, folklife, or folk music of Indiana with particular attention to the persistence into the present of preindustrial culture. Students are encouraged to do fieldwork in the state. May be repeated once when topics vary.
General Studies
  • GNST-G 400 General Studies Senior Capstone Seminar (1-3 cr.) P: ENG-W 270 or Equiv. and senior status in BGS program. Assessment by each student of his/her Bachelor of General Studies academic program in the light of university requirements and the personal and professional goals for a degree. Development of a plan for life-long learning in the achievement of the student's personal and professional objectives.
Geography
  • GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.) Physical environment as the home of humans, emphasizing the distribution and interaction of environmental variables (landforms, vegetation, soils, weather, and climate).
  • GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.) An introduction to the principles, concepts, and methods of analysis used in the study of human geographic systems. Examines geographic perspectives on contemporary world problems such as population growth, globalization of the economy, and human-environmental relations.
History
  • HIST-A 364 History of Black Americans (3 cr.) A survey of black life in America: the Atlantic slave trade, slavery, Afro-American culture, racism, Civil War and Reconstruction, peonage, segregation, northern migration, urban ghettos, discrimination, Harlem Renaissance, black nationalism, civil rights, black revolt, contemporary setting.
  • HIST-K 495 Readings in History (1 cr.) By arrangement with instructor. Permission of departmental chairperson required.
  • HIST-F 444 History of Mexico (3 cr.) Brief survey of the colonial period, independence movement, and nineteenth century. Emphasis on the intellectual, political, and cultural history of the Mexican Revolution.
  • HIST-A 317 American Social History, 1865 to Present (3 cr.) Development of modern American intellectual and social patterns since the Civil War. Social thought, literature, science, the arts, religion, morals, education.
  • HIST-A 301 Colonial and Revolutionary America I (3 cr.) European background of American history; discovery and exploration of New World by Spain, France, and England. Colonization: motives, causes, types. Social and intellectual developments in English colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Birth of Republic, 1763-89.
  • HIST-A 363 Survey of Indiana History (3 cr.) Examination of Indiana history that focuses on significant persons, topics, and events from the earliest exploration and settlement of the state to the present day.
  • HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.) I. Colonial period, Revolution, Confederation and Constitution, national period to 1865. II. 1865 to present. Political history forms framework, with economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history interwoven. Introduction to historical literature, source material, and criticism.
  • HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.) I. Colonial period, Revolution, Confederation and Constitution, national period to 1865. II. 1865 to present. Political history forms framework, with economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history interwoven. Introduction to historical literature, source material, and criticism.
  • HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.) I. Rise and fall of ancient civilizations; barbarian invasions; rise, flowering, and disruption of medieval church; feudalism, national monarchies. II. Rise of middle class; parliamentary institutions, liberalism, political democracy; industrial revolution, capitalism, and socialist movements; nationalism, imperialism, international rivalries, world wars.
  • HIST-H 114 History of Western Civilization II (3 cr.) I. Rise and fall of ancient civilizations; barbarian invasions; rise, flowering, and disruption of medieval church; feudalism, national monarchies. II. Rise of middle class; parliamentary institutions, liberalism, political democracy; industrial revolution, capitalism, and socialist movements; nationalism, imperialism, international rivalries, world wars.
  • HIST-H 425 Topics in History (3 cr.) Intensive study and analysis of selected historical issues and problems of limited scope. Topics will vary but will ordinarily cut across fields, regions, and periods. May be repeated once for credit.
  • HIST-H 207 Modern East Asian Civilization (3 cr.)
  • HIST-A 314 The United States 1917-1945 (3 cr.) Political, demographic, economic, and intellectual transformations of 1917-1945; World War I, the twenties, the Great Depression, New Deal, World War II.
  • HIST-A 348 Civil War and Reconstruction (3 cr.) The era of the Civil War and its aftermath. Military, political, economic, and social aspects of the coming of the war, the war years, and the ''reconstruction'' era following the conflict.
  • HIST-B 310 Britain II (3 cr.) I: Britain before 1688. Development of Britain and its institutions from Roman times to the Glorious Revolution, with special emphasis on political and constitutional change. II: Britain since 1688. Examines important modern political, economic, social, and cultural developments, including industrialization and imperialism and the emergence of ideologies like liberalism and socialism.
  • HIST-B 360 Europe-Napoleon to First World War II (3 cr.) I: Post-Napoleonic reaction; revitalized revolutionary forces, 1848; reform in England and Russia; bourgeois monarchy and Second Empire in France; unification movements in Italy and Germany; middle-class nationalism, romanticism, and realism. II: Bismarckian and Wilhelmian Germany; Gladstone, Disraeli, and modern Britain; the French Third Republic and the last days of Tsarist Russia; disintegration of the Ottoman Empire; the Austro-Hungarian Empire in decline; European society and culture on the eve of World War I.
  • HIST-B 323 History of the Holocaust (3 cr.)
  • HIST-A 346 American Diplomatic History (3 cr.) I. American diplomacy from 1775 to 1823; diplomacy of American continental expansion to 1898. II. America as a world power. Involvement in Far Eastern affairs after 1898, diplomacy of World Wars I and II, developments to present. PUL=5
  • HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.) Emergence of civilizations in the Near East, sub-Saharan Africa, pre-Columbian America. Role of revolutions, i.e., geographic, scientific, industrial, social, and political (American and French) in establishment of European hegemony in Asia and the Western Hemisphere. PUL=5
  • HIST-H 109 Perspectives on the World since 1800 (3 cr.) Rise and fall of European imperial rule in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Special focus on impact of World War I, Chinese, Mexican, Russian revolutions. Independence movement in India, World War II, Cold War, new nations in Asia and Africa, struggle for solidarity in Latin America. PUL=5
Music
  • MUS-E 241 Introduction to Music Fundamentals (2 cr.) Learn the basics of music reading, rhythm games, singing, keyboard skills, children’s songs, and use of classroom instruments. Designed for, but not limited to, elementary education majors and others interested in using music as a learning tool.
  • MUS-Z 393 History of Jazz (3 cr.)

    Jazz was America's first worldwide popular music. This course emphasizes Jazz as a means to better understand the history and culture of America through examining the influences, styles and major performers and composers from Armstrong and Ellington to Coltrane and Marsalis.

  • MUS-Z 201 History of Rock ’n’ Roll Music (3 cr.) Survey of major trends, styles, and genres of rock music of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on the work of artists and groups who have proved to have the most enduring significance.
  • MUS-Z 320 Special Topics in Popular Music (3 cr.) This is a variable topics class in popular music.
Philosophy
  • PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.) An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Concerns such topics as the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and the existence of God. Readings from classical and contemporary sources, e.g., Plato, Descartes, Nietzsche, and Sartre.
  • PHIL-P 120 Ethics (3 cr.) An introductory course in ethics. Typically examines virtues, vices, and character; theories of right and wrong; visions of the good life; and contemporary moral issues.
  • PHIL-P 162 Logic (3 cr.) A study of the principles of logic. The course covers a variety of traditional topics, selected for their practical value, within formal and informal logic. Among the topics typically covered are fallacies, syllogisms, causal hypotheses, logic diagrams, argument analysis, and truth-functional reasoning.
  • PHIL-P 329 Philosophy of Religion (3 cr.) Philosophical views regarding such topics as the meaning and purpose of religion, religious experience, religious knowledge, and the existence and nature of God. PUL=2
  • PHIL-P 265 Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 cr.) Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 cr.) A study of the most important and widely applicable parts of modern symbolic logic: propositional logic and predicate logic.
  • PHIL-P 394 Feminist Philosophy (3 cr.)

    A study of one or more philosophical topics in feminist thought. Examples: feminist ethics; feminist critiques of science; and feminist perspectives on motherhood, sexuality, and reproductive technology. PUL=5

Political Science
  • POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.) Introduction to the nature of government and the dynamics of American politics. Origin and nature of the American federal system and its political party base.
  • POLS-Y 213 Introduction to Public Policy (3 cr.) Studies the processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy with particular reference to the United States. The course will identify key policy actors, analyze the process of policy making, and critically assess selected policy issues (such as foreign, defense, economic, welfare, and environmental policy).
  • POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.) Introduction to the nature of government and the dynamics of American politics. Origin and nature of the American federal system and its political party base. PUL=3
  • POLS-Y 101 Introduction to Political Science (3 cr.) For any student interested in better understanding the political world in which we live. The course explains some fundamental political concepts such as power, conflict, authority, and governments. It may also include an overview of the major subfields of political science: comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and public policy.
  • POLS-Y 360 U.S. Foreign Policy (3 cr.) Analysis of institutions and processes involved in the formation and implementation of American foreign policy. Emphasis is on post–World War II policies. PUL=3
  • POLS-Y 324 Women and Politics (3 cr.) Women and Politics (3 cr). Analysis of women in contemporary political systems, domestic or foreign, with emphasis on political rules, participation, and public policy.  Normative or empirical examination of how political systems affect women and the impact women have on the system(s).
Religion
  • REL-R 111 The Bible (3 cr.) A critical introduction to the major periods, persons, events, and literatures that constitute the Bible; designed to provide general humanities-level instruction on this important text. PUL=5
  • REL-R 120 Images of Jesus (3 cr.) This course is designed to introduce students to the variety of traditions about the figure of Jesus. It will acquaint students with the wide array of images of the Jesus character through a historical analysis of these images portrayed in texts, art, music, film, and TV.
  • REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.) Introduction to the diversity of traditions, values, and histories through which religion interacts with culture. Emphasis on understanding the ways the various dimensions of religion influence people’s lives.
  • REL-R 173 American Religion (3 cr.) A consideration of American religion, with particular emphasis on the development of religious diversity and religious freedom in the context of the American social, political, and economic experience.
  • REL-R 212 Comparative Religions (3 cr.) Approaches to the comparison of recurrent themes, religious attitudes, and practices found in selected Eastern and Western traditions.
  • REL-R 180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.) Survey of beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Christian community with a focus on the varieties of scriptural interpretation, historical experience, doctrine, and behavior. PUL=5
  • REL-R 301 Women and Religion (3 cr.) Women and Religion (3 cr.) A critical examination of the roles of women in religion, looking at a range of periods and cultures in order to illustrate the patterns that characterize women’s participation in religious communities and practices.
  • REL-R 354 Buddhism (3 cr.) Buddhism (3 cr.) Historical survey of Buddhism from its origins in India through its diffusion throughout Asia in subsequent centuries. Emphasis on practice (ritual, meditation, and ethics) and social grounding (including individual roles and institutional structures) as well as on doctrinal debates.
Sociology
  • SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.) P: W131 or consent of instructor. Consideration of basic sociological concepts, including some of the substantive concerns and findings of sociology, sources of data, and the nature of the sociological perspective.
  • SOC-R 240 Deviance and Social Control (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. An introduction to major sociological theories of deviance and social control. Analyzes empirical work done in such areas as drug use, unconventional sexual behavior, family violence, and mental illness. Explores both ‘‘lay’’ and official responses to deviance, as well as cultural variability in responses to deviance.
  • SOC-R 314 Families and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. The family is a major social institution, occupying a central place in people’s lives. This course explores formation and dissolution of marriages, partnerships, families; challenges family members face, including communication and childrearing; reasons for and consequences of change in American families; and how family patterns vary across and within social groups.
  • SOC-R 315 Political Sociology (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Analysis of the nature and basis of political power on the macro level—the community, the national, and the international arenas. Study of formal and informal power structures and of the institutionalized and non-institutionalized mechanisms of access to power.
  • SOC-R 325 Gender and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. A sociological examination of the roles of women and men in society, analysis of the determinants and consequences of these roles, and assessment of forces likely to bring about future change in these roles. Although focus will be on contemporary American society, cross-cultural variations in gender roles will also be noted.
  • SOC-R 327 Sociology of Death and Dying (3 cr.) P: R100 or the consent of instructor. This course examines inevitable and salient features of the human condition. Historical evaluation of images and attitudes toward death, the medicalization of death, the human consequences of high-tech dying, the role of the family in caring for dying loved ones, the emergence and role of hospices, the social roles of funerals, grief and bereavement, euthanasia and suicide, the worlds of dying children and grieving parents, and genocide are major issues that are addressed. Two of the major themes of the course revolve around the idea that the way we die is a reflection of the way we live; and, that the study of dying and death is an important way of studying and affirming the value of life.
  • SOC-R 344 Juvenile Delinquency and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Legal definition of delinquency, measurement and distribution of delinquency. Causal theories considered for empirical adequacy and policy implications. Procedures for processing juvenile offenders by police, courts, and prisons are examined.
  • SOC-R 345 Crime and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Examination of the creation, selection, and disposition of persons labeled criminal. Emphasis on crime as an expression of group conflict and interest. Critique of academic and popular theories of crime and punishment.
  • SOC-R 351 Social Science Research Methods (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor and sophomore standing. A survey of methods and techniques used by sociologists and other social scientists for gathering and interpreting information about human social behavior.
  • SOC-R 355 Social Theory (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. This course covers several traditions of classical, contemporary, and post-modern social thought (e.g., social Darwinism, conflict theory, functionalism, symbolic interactionism, critical theory, and feminist theory). The social context, construction, and application theories are included.
  • SOC-R 381 Social Factors in Health and Illness (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Examines the social aspects of health and illness, including variations in the social meanings of health and illness, the social epidemiology of disease, and the social dimensions of the illness experience.
  • SOC-R 420 Sociology of Education (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. A survey of sociological approaches to the study of education, covering such major topics as education as a social institution, the school in society, the school as a social system, and the sociology of learning.
  • SOC-R 461 Race and Ethnic Relations (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Comparative study of racial, ethnic, and religious relations. Focus on patterns of inclusion and exclusion of minority groups by majority groups. Discussion of theories of intergroup tensions—prejudice and discrimination—and of corresponding approaches to the reduction of tensions.
  • SOC-R 494 Internship Program in Sociology (3-6 cr.) P: R100, 9 credits of sociology with a B (3.0) or higher, junior standing with consent of instructor. This course involves students working in organizations where they apply or gain practical insight into sociological concepts, theories, and knowledge. Students analyze their experiences through work logs, a paper, and regular meetings with the internship director.
  • SOC-R 495 Topics in Sociology (3 cr.) P: variable with topic. Exploration of a topic in sociology not covered by the regular curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Topics to be announced.
  • SOC-R 497 Individual Readings in Sociology (3 cr.) P: consent of instructor and 9 credit hours of sociology courses with at least a B (3.0) or higher. Investigation of a topic not covered in the regular curriculum that is of special interest to the student and that the student wishes to pursue in greater detail. Normally available only to majors through arrangement with a faculty member.
  • SOC-R 385 AIDS and Society (3 cr.) This course examines the HIV/AIDS epidemic from a sociological perspective. Students will explore how social factors have shaped the course of the epidemic and the experience of HIV disease. The impact of the epidemic on health care, government, and other social institutions will also be discussed.
  • SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.) Selected current ‘‘problems’’ of American society are analyzed through the use of basic sociological data and the application of major sociological frameworks. Policy implications are discussed in light of value choices involved in various solutions. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 295 Topics in Sociology (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Exploration of a topic in sociology not covered by the regular curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Topics to be announced. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 312 Sociology of Religion (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Examination of religion from the sociological perspective. Religious institutions, the dimensions of religious behavior, the measurement of religious behavior, and the relationship of religion to other institutions in society are examined. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 320 Sexuality and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. Provides a basic conceptual scheme for dealing with human sexuality in a sociological manner. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 321 Women and Health (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. A review of the relationships among cultural values, social structure, disease, and wellness, with special attention focused on the impact of gender role on symptomatology and access to health care. Selected contemporary health problem areas will be examined in depth. Alternative models of health care delivery will be identified and discussed. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 329 Urban Sociology (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. The social dynamics of urbanization, urban social structure, and urban ecology. Theories of urban development; the city as a form of social organization; macroprocesses of urbanization both in the United States and other countries. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 410 Alcohol, Drugs and Society (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. This is a survey of the use and abuse of alcohol, including extent of use, history of use and abuse, ‘‘biology’’ of alcohol, alcoholism as a problem, legal actions, and treatment strategies. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 415 Sociology of Disability (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. An examination of current models of disability and of disability at the interpersonal and societal level. Topics include recent legal, social, and educational changes; the ways in which people with disabilities interact with the nondisabled; the role played by relatives and caregivers; and the image of people with disabilities in film, television, and other media. Recommended for students in nursing, education, physical and occupational therapy, and social work, as well as for the medical sociology minor. Available for graduate credit. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 425 Gender and Work (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. This course examines the changing roles that women and men play in paid and unpaid work, and how these roles are socially constructed through socialization practices, social interaction, and actions of social institutions. The interaction of gender, race, ethnicity, and social class on individuals’ involvement in work will also be explored. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 485 Sociology of Mental Illness (3 cr.) P: R100 or consent of instructor. A survey of current problems in psychiatric diagnosis, the social epidemiology of mental illness, institutional and informal caregiving, family burden, homelessness, and the development and impact of current mental health policy. Cross-cultural and historical materials, derived from the work of anthropologists and historians, are used throughout the course. PUL=5
  • SOC-R 333 Sports and Society (3 cr.) This course will examine the importance sports and leisure activities play in society. From local examples such as Indiana motorsports and high school basketball, to internantional examples such as the Olympics and World Cup, we will examine sports from the perspective of athletes and fans, look at sports as an increasingly important business, and discuss how sports have been a significant agent for social change (including Title Nine, and the integration of major league baseball).
Spanish
  • SPAN-S 118 Beginning Spanish II (3 cr.) Introductory language sequence of courses designed for students with no prior training in Spanish. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills as well as awareness of Hispanic culture. Credit not given for both S117-S118-S119 and S131-S132. PUL=1A,5
  • SPAN-S 117 Beginning Spanish I (3 cr.) Introductory language sequence of courses designed for students with no prior training in Spanish. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills as well as awareness of Hispanic culture. Credit not given for both S117-S118-S119 and S131-S132. PUL=1A,5
  • SPAN-S 131 First-Year Spanish I (4 cr.) Introductory language sequence of courses. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills as well as awareness of Hispanic cultures. PUL=1A, 5
  • SPAN-S 132 First-Year Spanish II (4 cr.) P: SPAN-S 131 or transfer equivalent, or placement by testing. Continuation introductory language sequence of courses. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills as well as awareness of Hispanic cultures. PUL=1A, 5
  • SPAN-S 203 Second-Year Spanish I (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 132, or 8-10 credit hours of college-level Spanish, or placement by testing. A continuation of training in the four skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing. PUL=1A, 5
  • SPAN-S 204 Second-Year Spanish I (3 cr.) P: SPAN-S 203, or 8-14 credit hours of college-level Spanish, or placement by testing. Continuation of SPAN-S 203. PUL=1A, 5
Women's Studies
  • WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 cr.) This introductory course examines both the relation of women’s studies to other disciplines and the multiple ways in which gender experience is understood and currently studied. Beginning with a focus on how inequalities between women and men, as well as among women, have been explained and critiqued, the course considers the impact of social structure and culture on gender. The intersections of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and age are investigated in both national and international contexts. PUL=5
  • WOST-W 300 Topics in Women’s Studies: (variable title) (1-3 cr.) An interdisciplinary study of selected themes, issues, and methodologies in women’s studies. May be repeated for up to 6 credit hours. PUL=5
  • WOST-W 499 Senior Colloquium in Women’s Studies (1 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. This is a culminating interdisciplinary course for advanced students who are prepared to present the results of an original major research effort on a topic in women’s studies. Participants will be expected to read and evaluate the presentations of other students and participating faculty. PUL=3
Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Courses
  • NURS-H 363 The Developing Family and Child (4 cr.) P: All fifth-semester nursing courses. (Traditional and Accelerated) This course focuses on the needs of individuals and their families who are facing the phenomena of growth and development during the childbearing and child-rearing phases of family development. Factors dealing with preserving, promoting, and restoring the healthy status of family members will be emphasized.
  • NURS-S 481 Nursing Management (2 cr.) P: All seventh-semester nursing courses. C: S482. (Traditional, Accelerated) This course focuses on the development management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, leadership, case management, and collaboration. Concepts addressed include organizational structure, change, managing quality and performance, workplace diversity, budgeting and resource allocation, and delivery systems.
  • NURS-S 485 Professional Growth and Empowerment (3 cr.) (Traditional, Accelerated, and R.N.-B.S.N.) P:All seventh-semester nursing courses. This course focuses on issues related to professional practice, career planning, personal goal setting, and empowerment of self and others. Students will discuss factors related to job performance, performance expectations and evaluation, reality orientation, and commitment to lifelong learning.
  • NURS-S 482 Nursing Management: Practicum (3 cr.) P: All seventh-semester nursing courses. C: C: S481. (Traditional, Accelerated, and R.N.-B.S.N.) Students will have the opportunity to apply professional management skills in a variety of nursing leadership roles.
  • NURS-S 484 Research Utilization Seminar (1 cr.) (Traditional, Accelerated and R.N.-B.S.N.) C: S483. This course focuses on students’ abilities to refine their critical/analytical skills in evaluating clinical research for applicability to nursing practice. Students will examine the role of evaluation, action research, and research findings in assuring quality of nursing care and in solving relevant problems arising from clinical practices.
  • NURS-B 230 Developmental Issues and Health (4 cr.) P: Introduction to Psychology; Recommended: Cultural Diversity cluster course. (Required on IUPUI campus.) (Traditional) This course focuses on the theoretical perspectives of growth and development, family theories and family adaptation at different stages, and usual patterns of aging. Students will make assessments of individuals in various stages of life to identify developmental issues of interest to nursing and the impact of these issues on health phenomena.
  • NURS-B 231 Communication Skills for Health-Care Professionals (3 cr.) (Traditional) Students in this course will focus on basic communication skills essential for working with health-care professionals and clients of various ages. Content includes interpersonal communications and group dynamics. Students will practice communication skills with individuals, within groups, and through electronic media.
  • NURS-B 232 Introduction to the Discipline of Nursing: Theory, Practice, Research (3 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) This course focuses on core theoretical concepts of nursing practice: health, wellness, illness, holism, caring, environment, self-care, uniqueness of persons, interpersonal relationships, and decision making. Through integrating theory, research, and practice, this course helps the student understand nursing's unique contributions to meeting societal needs.
  • NURS-B 233 Health and Wellness (4 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) P/C: Physiology, Microbiology, or Anatomy. This course focuses on the use of concepts from nursing, nutrition, pharmacology, and biopsychosocial sciences to critically examine the determinants of health, wellness, and illness across the life span. Environmental, sociocultural, and economic factors that influence health-care practices are emphasized. Theories of health, wellness, and illness are related to health-promotion, disease-prevention, and illness-prevention nursing interventions.
  • NURS-S 473 A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community: Practicum (2 cr.) P: All sixth-semester nursing courses. C: S472 (Traditional, Accelerated) Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts of community assessment, program planning, prevention, and epidemiology to implement and evaluate interventions for community-centered care to groups or aggregates. Professional nursing will be practiced in collaboration with diverse groups within a community.
  • NURS-S 470 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failures (3 cr.) P: All sixth-semester nursing courses. C: S471 (Traditional and Accelerated) This course focuses on the pathophysiology and nursing care management of clients experiencing multi-system alterations in health status. Correlations among complex system alterations and nursing interventions to maximize health potential are emphasized.
  • NURS-S 472 A Multi-System Approach to the Health of the Community (3 cr.) (Traditional, Accelerated, and R.N.-B.S.N.) P: All sixth-semester nursing courses; C: S473. This course focuses on the complexity and diversity of groups or aggregates within communities and their corresponding health-care needs. Through a community assessment of health trends, demographics, epidemiological data, and social/political/economic issues in local and global communities, the student will be able to determine effective interventions for community-centered care.
  • NURS-S 471 Restorative Health Related to Multi-System Failures: Practicum (2 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) P: All sixth-semester nursing courses; C: S470. Students will apply the nursing process to the care of clients experiencing acute multi-system alterations in health.
  • NURS-H 364 The Developing Family and Child: Practicum (3 cr.) P: All fifth-semester nursing courses. C: H363. (Traditional and Accelerated) Students will have the opportunity to work with childbearing and child-rearing families, including those experiencing alterations in health.
  • NURS-H 365 Nursing Research (3 cr.) P: All fifth-semester nursing courses and H355 or its equivalent. (Traditional, Accelerated) This course focuses on development of students' skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems and to determine the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The critique of nursing and nursing-related research studies will be emphasized in identifying applicability to nursing practice.
  • NURS-B 248 Science and Technology of Nursing (2 cr.) P: All third-semester nursing courses; P/C: Physiology, Anatomy, Microbiology. C: B249 (Traditional and Accelerated) This course focuses on the fundamentals of nursing from a theoretical research base. It provides an opportunity for basic-care nursing skills development. Students will be challenged to use critical thinking and problem solving in developing the ability to apply an integrated nursing therapeutics approach for clients experiencing health alterations across the life span.
  • NURS-B 249 Science and Technology of Nursing: Practicum (2 cr.) P: All third-semester nursing courses. C: B248. (Traditional and Accelerated) Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate fundamental nursing skills in the application of nursing care for clients across the life span.
  • NURS-H 351 Alterations in Neuro-Psychological Health (3 cr.) P: All three fourth-semester nursing courses, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology; C: H352. (Traditional and Accelerated) This course focuses on individuals and small groups experiencing acute and chronic neuropsychological disorders. Content includes the effect of brain and body disturbances on health functioning. Other content areas are growth and development, stress, mental status, nurse-client relationships, psychopharmacology, and nursing approaches for clients experiencing DSM-IV neuropsychological disorders.
  • NURS-H 353 Alterations in Health I (3 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) P: All fourth-semester nursing courses, Anatomy, Physiology, Microbiology; C: H354. This course focuses on the pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of clients experiencing acute and chronic problems. Students will use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to plan interventions appropriate to health-care needs.
  • NURS-H 352 Alterations in Neuro-Psychological Health: Practicum (2 cr.) P: All fourth-semester nursing courses. C: H351. (Traditional and Accelerated)Students will provide nursing care to individuals and small groups who are experiencing acute and chronic neuropsychological disturbances related to psychiatric disorders. Student experiences will be with individuals and small groups in supervised settings such as acute, community-based, transitional,and/or home care.
  • NURS-H 354 Alterations in Health I: Practicum (2 cr.) P: All fourth-semester nursing courses. C: H353. (Traditional and Accelerated) Students will apply the science and technology of nursing to perform all independent, dependent, and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning, identify health care needs, and determine the effectiveness of interventions given expected outcomes.
  • NURS-H 361 Alterations in Health II (3 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) P: All fifth-semester nursing courses. This course builds on Alterations in Health I, and continues to focus on pathophysiology and holistic nursing care management of the associated needs of clients experiencing acute and chronic health problems.
  • NURS-H 362 Alterations in Health II: Practicum (2 cr.) (Traditional and Accelerated) P: All fifth-semester nursing courses; C: H361. Students will continue to apply the science and technology of nursing to perform all independent, dependent, and interdependent care functions. Students will engage clients in a variety of settings to address alterations in health functioning.
  • NURS-B 244 Comprehensive Health Assessment (2 cr.) P: BIOL-N 261. C: NURS-B 245, BIOL-N 217, BIOL-N 251. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on helping students acquire skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment, including the physical, psychological, social, functional, and environmental aspects of health. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation, and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed.
  • NURS-B 245 Comprehensive Health Assessment: Practicum (2 cr.) P: All third-semester courses; C: NURS-B 244. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students will have the opportunity to use techniques of interview, observation, percussion, palpation, inspection, and auscultation in assessing clients across the life span in simulated and actual environments.
  • NURS-H 356 Clinical Nursing Care 1: Biophysical Processes (5 cr.) Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on providing nursing care for individual and families with acute and chronic biophysical illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at a beginning level.
  • NURS-Z 480 BSN Portfolio Review for Course Substitution (1-6 cr.) All tracks. The portfolio review process is available to all undergraduate students who believe that they can meet the learning objectives/competencies required of a specific nursing course within their program of study. The portfolio is a mechanism used to validate the acquisition of knowledge and skills congruent with course expectations and student learning outcomes. The portfolio provides objective evidence that students have acquired necessary content and skills through prior learning and/or practice experiences.
  • NURS-S 474 Applied Health-Care Ethics (3 cr.) C: NURS-H 476. Traditional track. This course is designed to introduce the student to major ethical theory, principles, and models for the recognition, analysis, and resolution of ethical dilemmas in health-care practice.
  • NURS-S 483 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone (3 cr.) C: NURS-H 476. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students will have the opportunity to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing care practice skills. Students will collaborate with faculty and a preceptor in choosing a care setting, planning and organizing a learning experience, and practicing professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.
  • NURS-Z 492 Individual Study in Nursing (1-6 cr.) All tracks. Opportunity for independent study of topics related to nursing practice. Before enrolling in an independent study option, each student must obtain permission from a faculty member who will supervise the study and file appropriate forms prior to registration.
  • NURS-B 234 Promoting Healthy Populations (3 cr.) C: NURS-B 235, B 244, B 245, and B 253. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on preventative health care and health promotion in individuals, families, and communities, considering the influence of culture and lifespan development. Using biophysical, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural and economic determinants of health, students focus on improving health outcomes with individuals, families, and communities.
  • NURS-B 235 Promoting Healthy Populations Practicum (2 cr.) C: NURS-B 234, B 244, B 245, and B 253. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students assess individuals, families, and communities providing needed education, preventative services, and support. Students provide individual and population based care in community based settings, giving consideration to the perspective of those being served.
  • NURS-B 253 Professionalism in Collaborative Practice (3 cr.) C: NURS-B 234, B 235, B 244, B 245. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students practice communication skills for working with health team members and clients, including self-awareness, interpersonal communication, team skills, and technological communication. Students are introduced to ethics, scope and standards of nursing practice, roles of health team members, components of professional practice, and leadership.
  • NURS-B 260 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (5 cr.) P: NURS-B 245. C: NURS-B 261. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on the fundamentals of nursing from a theoretical, evidence bases. Students will gain a knowledge base for, and have an opportunity to apply, fundamental nursing concepts, skills, and the nursing process. The evidence based knowledge gained forms a basis for clinical reasoning and decision making as student develop their nursing skills.
  • NURS-B 334 Transitional Care of Families and Populations (5 cr.) P: NURS-B 234. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Using childbearing families an extensive exemplar, this course focuses on family and community health: community assessment, epidemiology, and intervention with individuals, families, communities and populations. Students address prenatal care, normal and high risk pregnancy and childbirth, newborn care, genetic counseling, care coordination, complementary care, and environmental health.
  • NURS-B 444 Nursing Intensive: Managing Health and Illness across Care Environments (4 cr.) P: NURS-B 334. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students study a focused clinical area of concern for nursing, exploring the ways in which culture, health disparity, transitions between care environments, and health policy impact care for an aggregate, population, or specialty. Immersed in a care environment, students gain relevant clinical knowledge as well as an understanding of the aggregate health concerns.
  • NURS-B 261 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (4 cr.) P: BIOL-N 217. C: NURS-B 260. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course provides a foundation in the pathophysiology of key disease processes and pharmacological therapies. Principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology are presented in an integrated manner to provide a basis for study of selected medications that are used to treat or manage diseases with an application to nursing practice.
  • NURS-B 453 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (3 cr.) P: NURS-B 334. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students engage with inter professional colleagues in seminar, simulation, and practice settings, focusing on effective nursing practice and inter professional communication skills including self-awareness, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, team skills, and technological communication. Students hone leadership, professionalism, and ethical competencies in preparation for practice.
  • NURS-H 355 Data Analysis: Practicum and Research (3 cr.) Traditional track.

    This course introduces nursing and other health sciences students to basic concepts and techniques of data analysis needed in professional health care practice. Principles of measurement, data summarization, and univariate and bivariate statistics are examined. Differences in types of qualitative data and methods by which these types of data can be interpreted are also explored. Emphasis is placed on the application of fundamental concepts to real world situation in client care.

  • NURS-H 360 Clinical Nursing Care 2: Interactive Processes (5 cr.) P: NURS-H 356. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic health problems related to interaction with the environment and others: sensory, motor, cognitive, affective, and interpersonal processes. Using a holistic approach, this course addresses health problems occurring across the lifespan.
  • NURS-H 371 Clinical Care 3: Adaptive Processes (5 cr.) P: NURS-H 356, H 360. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. The primary focus is on the nursing care and management of individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic health problems using an adaptive and holistic life span approach. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an Intermediate level.
  • NURS-H 476 Clinical Nursing Care 4: Complex Processes (5 cr.) P: NURS-H 371. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. The primary focus is on the nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing complex and significant illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an advanced level.
  • NURS-L 230 Health Care Delivery Systems (3 cr.) Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students examine health care delivery systems, leadership, health policy, regulation, and economics. Students explore quality practices of health care organizations. Students analyze the impact of Informatics on health care and nursing including the electronic health record, information technology in healthcare, and information literacy.
  • NURS-L 430 Leadership in Health Care Delivery (5 cr.) C: NURS-H 476. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. This course focuses on development of effective leadership skills relevant in health care systems. Students examine health policy, study information management, and employ processes that result in exceptional organizational outcomes. Students use healthcare data and research evidence in quality improvement and change initiatives.
  • NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3 cr.) P: NURS-H 355. Traditional track. This course focuses on nursing research and evidence-based practice. Students develop skills in retrieving and apprasing literature relevant to clinical problems, understanding the research process, and critiquing evidence from research publications and other sources to inform evidence-based nursing practice.
  • NURS-S 488 Synthesis for Professional Nursing Practice (2 cr.) C: NURS-S 483. Traditional and Accelerated tracks. Students integrate knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program: critical thinking, information technology, cultural competence, care coordination, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills. Students demonstrate competence in evidence-based practice and quality and safety initiatives, as achieved in a complex and changing health care environment. Students begin the transition to professional practice.
Pre-Nursing
  • NURS-A 100 Nursing: Drug Dosage Calculation (3 cr.) Provides a review of basic mathematics and presents a method of solving problems involving drug dosages. Course is open to those interested in nursing.
  • NURS-B 104 Power Up: Strategies for Academic Success (3 cr.) This first-year course for students who have declared nursing as a major focuses on assisting students in gaining essential skills for academic success and in developing the ability to make use of university resources. Topics will include time management, stress management, critical thinking, development of networks of support, communication skills, learning styles, and academic responsibility. Teaching and learning strategies will incorporate campus technology and library resources as tools for completion of course requirements.
  • NURS-B 215 Nutrition for Health Care Professionals (3 cr.)

    Emphasis on nutritional needs and eating habits throughout the lifecycle. Discusses the classification, functions, and food sources of nutrients; the components of a balanced diet; the process by which the body utilizes food; and nutritional concerns of various cultures.

RN to BSN
  • NURS-B 444 Nursing Intensive: Managing Health and Illness across Care Environments (4 cr.) P: NURS-B 334 Students study a focused clinical area of concern for nursing, exploring the ways in which culture, health disparity, transitions between care environments, and health policy impact care for an aggregate, population, or specialty. Immersed in a care environment, students gain relevant clinical knowledge as well as an understanding of the aggregate health concerns.
  • NURS-B 253 Professionalism in Collaborative Practice (3 cr.) C: NURS-B 234, B 235, B 244, B 245 Students practice communication skills for working with health team members and clients, including self-awareness, interpersonal communication, team skills, and technological communication. Students are introduced to ethics, scope and standards of nursing practice, roles of health team members, components of professional practice, and leadership.
  • NURS-B 334 Transitional Care of Families and Populations (5 cr.) P: NURS-B 234 Using childbearing families an extensive exemplar, this course focuses on family and community health: community assessment, epidemiology, and intervention with individuals, families, communities and populations. Students address prenatal care, normal and high risk pregnancy and childbirth, newborn care, genetic counseling, care coordination, complementary care, and environmental health.
  • NURS-B 261 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nursing Practice (4 cr.) P: Physiology C: NURS-B 260 or NURS-B 248 and B 249 This course provides a foundation in the pathophysiology of key disease processes and pharmacological therapies. Principles of pathophysiology and pharmacology are presented in an integrated manner to provide a basis for study of selected medications that are used to treat or manage diseases with an application to nursing practice.
  • NURS-S 488 Synthesis for Professional Nursing Practice (2 cr.) P: Placement in senior year final semester Students integrate knowledge and skills acquired throughout the program: critical thinking, information technology, cultural competence, care coordination, leadership, collaboration, and communication skills. Students demonstrate competence in evidence-based practice and quality and safety initiatives, as achieved in a complex and changing health care environment. Students begin the transition to professional practice.
  • NURS-H 360 Clinical Nursing Care 2: Interactive Processes (5 cr.) P: NURS-H 356 This course focuses on nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing acute and chronic health problems related to interaction with the environment and others: sensory, motor, cognitive, affective, and interpersonal processes. Using a holistic approach, this course addresses health problems occurring across the lifespan.
  • NURS-B 234 Promoting Healthy Populations (3 cr.) C: NURS-B 235, B 244, B 245, and B 253 This course focuses on preventative health care and health promotion in individuals, families, and communities, considering the influence of culture and lifespan development. Using biophysical, environmental, spiritual, sociocultural and economic determinants of health, students focus on improving health outcomes with individuals, families, and communities. 
  • NURS-B 260 Fundamentals of Nursing Practice (5 cr.) P: NURS B 245 C: NURS B 261 This course focuses on the fundamentals of nursing from a theoretical, evidence bases. Students will gain a knowledge base for, and have an opportunity to apply, fundamental nursing concepts, skills, and the nursing process. The evidence based knowledge gained forms a basis for clinical reasoning and decision making as student develop their nursing skills.
  • NURS-L 430 Leadership in Health Care Delivery (5 cr.) P: Placement in senior year of nursing program This course focuses on development of effective leadership skills relevant in health care systems. Students examine health policy, study information management, and employ processes that result in exceptional organizational outcomes. Students use healthcare data and research evidence in quality improvement and change initiatives.
  • NURS-R 375 Nursing Research and Evidence-Based PracticeLeadership in Health Care Delivery (3 cr.) P: or c: NURS H355 or alternate undergraduate statistics course This course focuses on nursing research and evidence-based practice. Students develop skills in retrieving and apprasing literature relevant to clinical problems, understanding the research process, and critiquing evidence from research publications and other sources to inform evidence-based nursing practice.
  • NURS-B 235 Promoting Healthy Populations Practicum (2 cr.) C: NURS-B 234, B 244, B 245, and B 253 Students assess individuals, families, and communities providing needed education, preventative services, and support. Students provide individual and population based care in community based settings, giving consideration to the perspective of those being served.
  • NURS-H 356 Clinical Nursing Care 1: Biophysical Processes (5 cr.)

    This course focuses on providing nursing care for individual and families with acute and chronic biophysical illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at a beginning level.

  • NURS-H 476 Clinical Nursing Care 4: Complex Processes (5 cr.) P: NURS-H 371 The primary focus is on the nursing care management of individuals and families experiencing complex and significant illnesses across the lifespan. Particular attention is focused on developing clinical reasoning and competent nursing practice at an advanced level.
  • NURS-L 230 Health Care Delivery Systems (3 cr.) Students examine health care delivery systems, leadership, health policy, regulation, and economics. Students explore quality practices of health care organizations. Students analyze the impact of Informatics on health care and nursing including the electronic health record, information technology in healthcare, and information literacy.
  • NURS-B 331 Transition to BSN Practice (3 cr.) Students in this course will focus on basic communication skills essential for working with health-care professionals and clients of various ages. Content includes interpersonal communications and group dynamics. Students will practice communication skills with individuals, within groups, and through electronic media.
  • NURS-B 304 Professional Nursing Seminar I: Health Policy (3 cr.) This course focuses on core theoretical concepts of professional nursing practice, including health, wellness, illness, self-care and caring, disease prevention, and health promotion. Students will be expected to explore theoretical premises and research related to the unique wellness perspectives and health beliefs of people across the life span. Students will learn to develop care outcomes consistent with maximizing individual potentials for wellness. Students will complete a needs assessment as part of the practicum experience.
  • NURS-B 404 Informatics (3 cr.)  This course focuses on the application of nursing theory and research findings in restoring and maintaining individual and family functioning for those dealing with multi-system alterations. Students will explore the ethical, legal, and moral implications of treatment options and identify tactics to maintain nursing effectiveness in their facilitation of individuals and families through the health-care system. Students will complete a scholarly analysis as part of their practicum experience.
  • NURS-H 365 Nursing Research (3 cr.) Accelerated and RN-BSN tracks. This course focuses on development of students’ skills in using the research process to define clinical research problems and to determine the usefulness of research in clinical decisions related to practice. The critique of nursing and nursing related research studies will be emphasized in identifying applicability to nursing practice.
  • NURS-S 474 Applied Health-Care Ethics (3 cr.) Accelerated and RN-BSN tracks. This course is designed to introduce the student to major ethical theory, principles, and models for the recognition, analysis, and resolution of ethical dilemmas in health-care practice.
  • NURS-R 470 Clinical Nursing Practice Capstone (3 cr.) Note: this course must be taken in the final term for RN to BSN students.  This course allows students to synthesize knowledge and skills learned in the baccalaureate program and to demonstrate competencies consistent with program outcomes and to refine their nursing practice skills. Students will plan and organize learning experiences, design a project, and practice professional nursing in a safe and effective manner.
  • NURS-S 475 COMMUNITY HEALTH: RNBSN (3 cr.) Basic epidemiological principles and community health nursing models are applied in collaboration with diverse groups. Disease prevention strategies are applied to individuals and populations to promote health. Students apply the concepts of community assessment, disease prevention, and health promotion to plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for populations in the community.
  • NURS-S 487 NURSING MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) This course focuses on development of management skills assumed by professional nurses, including delegation of responsibilities, networking, and facilitation of groups, conflict resolution, leadership, case management, and collaboration. Concepts addressed include organizational structure, delivery systems, change, managing quality and performance, budgeting and resource allocation, staffing, scheduling, evaluation and career development.
  • NURS-H 355 Data Analysis in Clinical Practice and Health-Care Research (3 cr.) This course introduces nursing and other health sciences students to the basic concepts and techniques of data analysis needed in professional health-care practice. Principles of measurement, data summarization, and univariate and bivariate statistics are examined. Differences in types of qualitative data and methods by which these types of data can be interpreted are also explored. Emphasis is placed on the application of fundamental concepts to real-world situations in client care.
RN to BSN Practice-Focused
  • NURS-B 344 Comprehensive Health Assessment (3 cr.) This course focuses on helping students acquire skills to conduct a comprehensive health assessment, including the physical, psychological, social, functional, and environmental aspects of health. The process of data collection, interpretation, documentation, and dissemination of assessment data will be addressed.
  • NURS-K 492 Nursing Elective (3 cr.) Many nursing elective courses are offered under this number. These elective offerings vary from year to year depending on student interest and available resources. Students are kept informed of elective offerings both through informational forums and through listings in the online course offerings. Variable Titles include: Surgical Care, Critical Care, Spirituality in Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, and Emotional Intelligence.
  • NURS-S 485 Professional Growth and Empowerment (3 cr.)  This course focuses on issues related to professional practice, career planning, personal goal setting, and empowerment of self and others. Students will discuss factors related to job performance, performance expectations and evaluation, reality orientation, and commitment to lifelong learning.
  • NURS-B 403 Gerontological Nursing (3 cr.) This course promotes a holistic approach to persons in the later years of life. Death and dying, legal and ethical issues, family care giving, and future challenges will be discussed in the context of best practices as outlined by the John A Hartford Foundation: Institute for Geriatric Nursing.
  • NURS-Z 490 Clinical Experience in Nursing (1-6 cr.) Opportunity for independent study of clinical experience related to nursing practice. Before enrolling in an independent study option, each student must obtain permission from a faculty member who will supervise the study and file appropriate forms prior to registration. Planned and supervised clinical experiences will be arranged in the area of the student’s major interest.
  • NURS-K 301 Complementary Health Therapies (3 cr.) This course will serve as an introduction to a variety of complementary therapies, including healing touch, guided imagery, hypnosis, acupuncture, aromatherapy, reflexology, and massage. The class will critically examine each therapy through assigned readings, literature reviews, presentations, guest lecturers, and optional experiential activities.
  • NURS-Z 480 Portfolio Review for Course Substitution (1-6 cr.) Permission of the instructor. The portfolio review process is available to all undergraduate students who believe that they can meet the learning objectives/competencies required of a specific nursing course within their program of study. The portfolio is a mechanism used to validate the acquisition of knowledge and skills congruent with course expectations and student learning outcomes. The portfolio provides objective evidence that students have acquired necessary skills.
  • NURS-K 305 New Innovations in Health and Health Care (3 cr.) This course explores emergent trends in health and health care, including technological advances in health care, developing approaches to care based on new knowledge and/ or research findings, and trends in health care delivery in a themed, survey or independent study format.
  • NURS-P 345 Pharmacology (3 cr.) This course focuses on basic principles of pharmacology. It includes the pharmacologic properties of major drug classes and individual drugs, with an emphasis on the clinical application of drug therapy through the nursing process.
  • NURS-K 499 Genetics and Genomics (3 cr.) This course introduces a basic knowledge of genetics in health care, including genetic variation and inheritance; ethical, legal, and social issues in genetic health care; genetic therapeutics; nursing roles; genetic basis of selected alterations to health across the life span; and cultural considerations in genetic health care are all considered.
  • NURS-K 434 Global Health Issues in Nursing (3 cr.) This course focuses on global health issues, the conditions that contribute to global health disparities, and nursing interventions. Conceptual models and health equity concepts, evidence-based practice, and health care delivery systems are analyzed to explore strategies for addressing global health issues. Students investigate issues and advocate for health justice. 
  • NURS-K 304 Nursing Specialty Elective (3 cr.) This course allows the RN-BSN student to apply nationally recognized specialty nursing knowledge and skills to the BSN degree, through authentication for course credit. National specialty standards will be used to determine eligibility for course credit.
  • NURS-B 215 Nutrition for Health Care Professionals (3 cr.)

    Emphasis on nutritional needs and eating habits throughout the lifecycle. Discusses the classification, functions, and food sources of nutrients; the components of a balanced diet; the process by which the body utilizes food; and nutritional concerns of various cultures.

Other Courses
Informatics
  • NEWM-N 240 Introduction to Digital Video (3 cr.) P: N101. An introductory course covering video production techniques for digital media. The technology (hardware and software) along with techniques will be taught through lecture and projects. All phases of video production will be addressed, from pre-production through production to post-production with a focus on the digital media aspects.
  • NEWM-N 201 Design Issues in Digital Media (3 cr.)

    Exploration of the traditional principles of visual design, as expressed in digital design tools and applied to digital media. Topics include visual literacy, fundamental design elements and design principles, and their expression in various tools for digital design. Hands-on practice with applying design principles in several projects.

  • NEWM-N 110 Visualizing Information (3 cr.) An introductory course for new media students using traditional and digital media and print best practices. Students develop an understanding of basic design principles and applications. Design history and the elements of composition and typography are applied through exercises and projects. The focus is on foundations of visual thinking, sketching, exploring the relationship between type and image, and developing multiple solutions to a given problem in the context of simple and complex visual information. Computer images will be constructed using the basics of Illustrator.
  • NEWM-N 190 Topics in Interactive Media (1-3 cr.)

    Special topics in interactive media, with a focus on exploring concepts at the forefront of media arts.

  • NEWM-N 100 Foundations of New Media (3 cr.)

    An exploration of the characteristics of digital media, including interactivity, hypermedia, immersion, and storytelling. Includes an introduction to the practice, theory, and history of new media, from the viewpoint of technology, communication, and culture. There are readings, demonstrations, examples, hands-on projects, and written assignments.

  • INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.) Problem solving with information technology; introductions to information representation, relational databases, system design, propositional logic, cutting-edge technologies: CPU, operation systems, networks, laboratory emphasizing information technology including web page design, word processing, databases, using tools available on campus.
Military Science
  • MIL-G 202 Leadership in Changing Environments (2 cr.) G202 Leadership in Changing Environments  (2 cr.) This course examines the challenges of leading in complex contemporary operational environments. Dimensions of the cross-cultural challenges of leadership in a constantly changing world are highlighted and applied to practical Army leadership tasks and situations. Leadership labs, physical training sessions, and a weekend field training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.
  • MIL-G 102 Foundations in Leadership (1 cr.)

    G102 Foundations in Leadership (1 cr.) This course provides an overview of leadership fundamentals such as setting direction, problem-solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Cadets explore dimenstions of leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Leadership labs, physical training sessions, and a weekend field training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.

  • MIL-G 201 Innovative Tactical Leadership (2 cr.) G201 Innovative Tactical Leadership (2 cr.) This course explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by studying historical case studies and engaging in interactive student exercise. Cadets practice aspects of personal motivation and team building in the context of planning, executing and assessing team exercises. Leadership labs, physical training sessions, and a week-end field training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.
Physical Education and Tourism Management
Foods and Nurtrition
  • FN 30300 Essentials of Nutrition (3 cr.) Basic nutrition and it's application in meeting nutritional needs of all ages. Consideration is given to food selection, legislation, and community nutrition education programs.
  • FN  31500 Fundamentals of Nutrition (3 cr.) P: CHEM C101 or BIOL N217 or consent of instructor.t of instructor Basic principles of nutrition and their application in meeting nutritional needs during the life cycle.
  • FN 31300 PRIN OF HLTHY MENU PLG & FD PR (- cr.) Basic nutrition as applied to food intake patterns and modifications/preparation of recipes to provide a more healthful diet.
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation
  • HPER-E 135 Golf (1 cr.) Beginning instruction in techniques for putting, chipping, pitching, iron swing, and wood stroke. Course includes rules and etiquette of golf. Students play on par-3 courses. Fee charged.
  • HPER-H 263 Personal Health (3 cr.) This survey course provides a theoretical and practical treatment of the concepts of disease prevention and health promotion. Covers such topics as emotional health; aging and death; alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse; physical fitness; nutrition and dieting; consumer health; chronic and communicable diseases; safety; and environmental health.
  • HPER-P 290 Movement Experiences for Preschool and Elementary School Children (2 cr.) Covers potential outcomes of preschool and elementary school motor development programs, how to implement such programs, and appropriate movement experiences for young children.
  • HPER-R 324 Recreational Sports Programming (3 cr.) Lecture and demonstration of first-aid measures for wounds, hemorrhage, burns, exposure, sprains, dislocations, fractures, unconscious conditions, suffocation, drowning, and poisons, with skill training in all procedures.
  • HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.) Lecture and demonstration of first-aid measures for wounds, hemorrhage, burns, exposure, sprains, dislocations, fractures, unconscious conditions, suffocation, drowning, and poisons, with skill training in all procedures.
  • HPER-C 366 Community Health (3 cr.) Introduction to community health within the public health context. Students will develop an understanding of historical and theoretical foundations of community health and major societal health concerns, explore community health models and programs used to address these concerns, and examine racial/ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic and related determinants of community health.
  • HPER-E 190 Yoga (1 cr.) Introduction to the basic principles and techniques of yoga.
Tourism, Convention, and Event Management
  • TCEM 100 Introduction to Tourism Studies (3 cr.) Travel, trends, travel-modes, and economic impact on destination area. Emphasis on local, regional, and national tourism.
  • TCEM 112 Tourism and Hospitality Management Principles (3 cr.)

    The principles of planning, organizing, directing and controlling as applied to the hospitality service industry.  Topics relating to motivation and leadership will be stressed.  Issues of organizational change, organizational effectiveness and the nature of managerial work will be addressed.

  • TCEM 171 Introduction to Convention/Meeting Management (3 cr.) An overview of the conventions, expositions and meetings industry. Focus will be on the operational aspects of various industry segments and the intra-industry interaction of each.
  • TCEM 172 The Development and Management of Attractions (3 cr.) An examination of the process of developing visitor attractions and a discussion of the main issues involved in their management.
  • TCEM 181 Lodging Operations (3 cr.) Concepts of organization, communication, ethics and policy formulation in the front office. Introducing the basic techniques and trends in systems and equipment available to meet the needs of the management and the guest.
  • TCEM 191 Sanitation and Health in Food Service, Lodging, and Tourism (3 cr.) The application of sanitary and public health engineering principles to food service and lodging operations.
  • TCEM 210 Special Event Management (3 cr.) P: TCEM 171

    Course topics will include planning for social events such as themed parties, weddings, or balls, planning for fund raiser events, planning recognition events, and planning entertainment events.  P:  TCEM 171.

  • TCEM 231 Tourism and Hospitality Marketing (3 cr.) Development, use, and evaluation of effective merchandising, advertising, and public relations techniques in the hospitality and tourism industries.
  • TCEM 271 Mechanics of Meeting Planning (3 cr.) P: TCEM 171 An analysis of details pertinent to the organization and execution of a meeting. Topics include finances and contracts, site selection, program development, marketing, evaluation and wrap-up.
  • TCEM 310 Event Catering Management (2 cr.)

    Exploration of off premise and on premise catering requirement.  Concept of event food management including menu planning, budget preparation, logistics management, guest relations and marketing.

  • TCEM 312 Human Resource Management for the Service Industries (3 cr.) P: TCEM 112 The concepts of management of people for effective operation of institutions involving supervisory development and communications; the pretesting, training, and evaluating of employees; and the development of attitudes and morale of people working together.
  • TCEM 328 Introduction to Microbrewing (3 cr.) P: 21 years of age

    This course deals with the principles of microbrewing, and each student will learn the basic concepts necessary to create beer.  In this sense, students should come away from this class with the knowledge to build his or her own microbrewery.  As well, this class teaches a general appreciation for brewing and beers around the world.  P:  21 years of age.

  • TCEM 329 Sports Management (3 cr.) The application of tourism marketing principles and activities will be analyzed in the content of effective tourism marketing.
  • TCEM 341 Financial Analysis and Decision Making in Tourism, and Hospitality Operations (3 cr.) P: TCEM 241

    Managerial and financial analyses of numerical data used for decision-making.  Consideration of systems, techniques, information types, and presentational forms used by hospitality management.  Emphasis on situations oriented to the hospitality industry.  P:  TCEM 241.

  • TCEM 362 Economics of Tourism (3 cr.) P: TCEM 100 C: ECON E201 To discuss the economic impact of travel on tourism's various sectors, and the quantitative methods that can be applied to travel forecasting and tourism principles.
  • TCEM 371 Convention Sales and Service (3 cr.) P: TCEM 171 This course is designed as an in-depth analysis of convention and facility sales and service. The course will enable meetings and events from the pre-planning through post event evaluation from the supplies perspective. Topics include marketing and advertising a facility property, organizing a sales staff, selling to different markets and contract/legal issues.
  • TCEM 372 Global Tourism Geography (3 cr.) P: TCEM 172 C: GEOG 300 ELEC. Analysis of U.S. and world travel destinations, including the exploration of principal geographic features, population centers and attractions, customs and traditions, habits, festivals, and events, as these relate to the hospitality and travel industry. The major airline and airport/city codes in North America and overseas are also covered.
  • TCEM 377 Exhibit Marketing (3 cr.) A successful exhibit can be one of the most powerful sales and marketing tools in any company's arsenal. This course is designed to help students through every phase of the endeavor-from the initial planning stage to implementation and post-show follow-up.
  • TCEM 382 Popular Travel Trends (3 cr.) Development of an understanding of the patterns, principles and management of international travel to popular tourist destinations.
  • TCEM 471 International Meeting Planning (3 cr.) P: TCEM 171 The organization and production of international corporate business meetings, seminars, incentive trips and customer events using innovative and cost-effective programs that address changing business needs.
  • TCEM 482 Travel to Exotic Destinations (3 cr.) Development of an understanding of the principles, patterns and management of international travel to exotic destinations.
  • TCEM 219 Management of Sports Events (3 cr.) Amateur or professional sport event planning will include discussion of site selection, logistics, personnel, marketing, economics, and legalities of hosting an event.
  • TCEM 252 Promotional Communications (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 231 Provides information on the field of personal and public relations. Explores effective public relations methods. Focuses on the relationship-oriented decisions a public relations professional must make based upon different circumstances that arise within an organization.
  • TCEM 477 Non Profit Meeting Management (3 cr.) P: TCEM 171 Focuses on basic aspects and skills involved in planning and managing non-profit meetings and conventions. Examines sequences of events from the conceptual state of the first meeting plan through completion of the event.
  • TCEM 483 Ecotourism (3 cr.) Course will introduce students to the history, principles, marketing, planning, and management of ecotourism activities and development which promotes environmental awareness and adds economic benefits.
  • TCEM 112 Tourism and Hospitality Management Principles (3 cr.) The principles of planning, organizing, directing and controlling as applied to the hospitality service industry. Topics relating to motivation and leadership will be stressed. Issues of organizational change, organizational effectiveness and the nature of managerial work will be addressed.
  • TCEM 210 Special Event Management (3 cr.) Course topics include planning for social events such as themed parties, weddings, balls, fundraiser recognition and entertainment events.
  • TCEM 334 Cultural Heritage Tourism (3 cr.) Cultural and heritage tourism balances visitor interests and needs against protecting cultural and heritage resources. This course examines the range of cultural and heritage assets that can become viable tourism attractions and looks at ways of linking quality cultural heritage tourism to community development. Special emphasis will be placed on Indiana cultural and heritage tourism
Public and Environmental Affairs
Criminal Justice
  • SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.) Introduction to the criminal justice system of the United States and its function in contemporary society.
  • SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.) The protection of persons and property involves a number of public and private organizations. This course examines the roles that agencies working within the fire services, emergency management, criminal justice, and the private security sector play in securing public safety in the United States.
  • SPEA-J 301 Substantive Criminal Law (3 cr.) P: J101. R: J201 and J202. The development, limitations, and application of substantive criminal law utilizing the case-study method.
  • SPEA-J 305 Juvenile Justice (3 cr.) P: J101. This course is designed to provide an overview of the justice system’s response to abused, neglected, and dependent children; juvenile misconduct; and delinquent behavior. An extensive review of the development of recent legal changes to the court, options for prevention, treatment of juvenile offenders, and possible system reforms.
  • SPEA-J 306 The Criminal Courts (3 cr.) P: J101. R: J201 and J202. An analysis of the criminal justice process from prosecution through appeal. The organization and operation of felony and misdemeanor courts are examined. Topics include prosecutorial decision-making, plea bargaining, judicial selection, and the conduct of trials, sentencing, and appeal.
  • SPEA-J 321 American Policing (3 cr.) P: J101. R: J201 and J202. This course will examine the history, evolution, and organization of policing in the United States. Emphasis is placed on such major contemp-orary issues as the police role, discretion, use of force, corruption, accountability, and community policing.
  • SPEA-J 331 Corrections (3 cr.) P: J101. R: J201 and J202. This course examines the historical development of the American correctional system and the study of administration of local, state, and federal corrections programs, including jails, probation, community corrections, and prisons. Includes the study of punishment rationales, current correctional policies, and possibilities for reform.
  • SPEA-J 201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.) P: SPEA-J 101.

    This course examines the impact of sociological, biological, and economic theories of crime and the practice of criminal justice. Focus is on the nature and importance of theory, context of theoretical developments, methods for the critical analysis of theoretical developments, and policy implications of the varying perspectives considered.

  • SPEA-J 201 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.) P: SPEA-J 101.

    Course examines basic concepts of criminal justice. Students become familiar with research techniques necessary for systematic analysis of the criminal justice system, offender behavior, crime trends, and program effectiveness. Students will learn to critically evaluate existing research. Students will become familiar with existing sources of criminal justice data and will learn to assess the quality of that data.

  • SPEA-J 260 Topics in Criminal Justice (1-3 cr.)

    Study of selected issues in criminal justice. Topics vary from semester to semester. This course may be repeated for credit.

  • SPEA-J 275 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)

    This course will examine the influence of diversity issues such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender on crime and the treatment of underrrpresented groups throughout the American criminal justice system.

  • SPEA-J 355 Global Criminal Justice Perspectives (3 cr.) P: SPEA-J 101.

    An international review of select criminal justice perspectives and systems within the primary legal traditions of common, civil, Islamic, and socialist systems, as well as those that do not fit into established categories, such as Native American and African tribal justice.

  • SPEA-J 222 Murder in America: Causes and Consequences (3 cr.)

    An investigation of homicide in the United States. Focus on the level and nature of homicides as well as domestic homicides; serial and mass murder; race, ethnicity, and gender; drugs and alcohol; school and workplace homicides; investigation; profiling and the death penalty; and homicide prevention and intervention programs.

Public Affairs
  • SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.) Broad coverage of public affairs through critical and analytical inquiry into policy making at all levels of government. Particular emphasis on intergovernmental relations as they affect policy in the federal system. Credit not given for both V160 and V170.
  • SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)

    This course provides a broad overview of the United States nonprofit sector. Topics include the sector’s size and scope and its religious, historical, and theoretical underpinnings. It also examines perspectives on why people organize, donate to, and volunteer for nonprofit organizations and looks at current challenges that the sector faces.

Science
Astronomy
  • AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.) Fall. Survey of the solar system, including the Earth, sun, moon, eclipses, planets and their satellites, comets, laws of planetary motion, etc. Discussion of the origin of the solar system, life on earth, and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. Also astronomical instruments and celestial coordinates.
  • AST-A 105 Stars and Galaxies (3 cr.) Spring. Survey of the universe beyond the solar system, including stars, pulsars, black holes, principles of spectroscopy and the H-R diagram, nebulae, the Milky Way, other galaxies, quasars, expanding universe, cosmology, and extraterrestrial life.
Biology
  • BIOL 55600 Physiology I (3 cr.) P: K10300, CHEM C342. Fall, night. Principles of physiology: nerve and muscle, temperature regulation, ion and water balance.
  • BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.) Selected principles of biology with emphasis on issues and problems extending into everyday affairs of the student.
  • BIOL-N 108 Plants, Animals and the Environment (3 cr.) This course is designed to provide students and future K-8 teachers with a background in the general biology concepts of plants, animals and the environment, which are the backbone of the State of Indiana science standards.
  • BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.) Equiv. PU BIOL 201. First course in a two-semester sequence in human biology with emphasis on anatomy and physiology, providing a solid foundation in body structure and function.
  • BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) P: BIOL-N 212 or C: BIOL-N 212. Accompanying laboratory for BIOL-N 212.
  • BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.) Equiv. PU BIOL 202. Continuation of BIOL-N 212.
  • BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) P: BIOL-N 214 or C: BIOL-N 214. Accompanying laboratory for N214.
  • BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.) Equiv. IU PHSL-P 215. Lectures and laboratory work related to cellular, musculoskeletal, neural, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, and reproductive function in humans.
  • BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.) P: One semester general chemistry or one semester life science. This course includes a laboratory component. The isolation, growth, structure, functioning, heredity, identification, classification, and ecology of microorganisms; their role in nature and significance to humans.
  • BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.) Equiv. IU ANAT-A 215. Lecture and laboratory studies of the histology and gross morphology of the human form, utilizing a cell-tissue-organ system-body approach.
  • BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.) P: high school or college chemistry. An introductory course emphasizing the principles of cellular biology; molecular biology; genetics; and plant anatomy, diversity, development, and physiology.
  • BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.) P: BIOL-K 101. An introductory biology course emphasizing phylogeny, structure, physiology, development, diversity, evolution and behavior in animals.
  • BIOL-K 322 Genetics and Molecular Biology (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 103 and CHEM C106. The course covers the principles of classical and molecular genetics including Mendelian inheritance, linkage, nucleic acids, gene expression, recombinant DNA, genomics, immunogenetics, and regulation.
  • BIOL-K 493 Independent Research (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. A course designed to give undergraduate students majoring in biology an opportunity to do research in fields in which they have a special interest.
  • BIOL-K 295 SPECIAL ASSIGNMENTS (1-3 cr.) Special work, such as directed readings, laboratory or fieldwork, or presentation of material not available in the formal courses in the department.
  • BIOL-K 341 PRINC OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 103. A study of the interactions of organisms with one another and with their nonbiotic environments in light of evolution.
  • BIOL-K 342 PRINC OF ECOLOGY & EVOLUTN LAB (2 cr.) P: BIOL-K 341 or C: BIOL-K 341. Application of ecology and evolution principles in laboratory and field experiments as well as demonstration of techniques of general ecology.
  • BIOL-K 384 BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (3 cr.) P: CHEM-C 341. C: CHEM-C 342. Chemistry of biologically important molecules including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Special emphasis on chemistry of intermediary metabolism.
  • BIOL-K 323 Genetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory (2 cr.) P: BIOL-K-322. Applied principles of genetics and molecular biology using organisms of increasing complexity from viruses to fruit fly. Laboratory experiments include linkage analyses, deletion mapping, isolation of human chromosomes, mutagenesis, DNA extraction, restriction enzyme analysis, and PCR.
  • BIOL-K 324 Cell Biology (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 103, CHEM-C 106. Examination of the structure and activity of eukaryotic cells and subcellular structures. Emphasis is on regulation of and interactions among subcellular events, such as protein targeting, transmembrane signaling, cell movement, and cell cycle.
  • BIOL-K 325 Cell Biology Laboratory (2 cr.) P: BIOL-K 324. Experiments on the molecular and biochemical basis of organization and function of eukaryotic cells.
  • BIOL-K 356 Microbiology (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 103, CHEM-C 341. Introduction to microorganisms: cytology, nutrition, physiology, and genetics. Importance of microorganisms in applied fields including infectious disease.
  • BIOL-K 357 Microbiology Laboratory (2 cr.) P: BIOL-K 356. Laboratory experiments and demonstrations to yield proficiency in aseptic cultivation and utilization of microorganisms; experimental investigations of biological principles in relation to microorganisms.
  • BIOL-K 411 Global Change Biology (3 cr.) P: BIOL-K 101 and BIOL-K 103 or GEOL-G 109 and one course in chemistry or consent of instructor. Examination of changes in earth’s environment over history. In-depth study of effects of environmental change, including global warming, on the ecology of various organisms.
  • BIOL-K 490 Capstone (1 cr.) P: Senior Standing.

    Faculty-directed or approved independent library research on an area of public, scientific interest or a community service activity in local industry, government, schools, or other public science-related groups or organizations.

    Topics for independent research and a list of service opportunities are available in the Department of Biology Office.

  • BIOL-K 494 Senior Research Thesis (1 cr.) P: BIOL-K 493. A formally written report describing the results or accomplishments of BIOL-K 493.
Chemistry
  • CHEM-C 100 The World of Chemistry (3 cr.) A topically oriented, nonmathematical introduction to the nature of matter. Topics covered include fossil fuel and nuclear sources of power; environmental issues involving chemistry such as recycling, acid rain, air and water pollution, global warming, ozone depletion; genetic modification of foods, DNA profiling, use of food additives and herbal supplements; and other public policy issues involving science.
  • CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry I (3 cr.) Usually taken concurrently with C121. Fall, day, night; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Essential principles of chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, properties and reactions of elements and compounds, stoichiometry, solutions, and acids and bases. For students who are not planning careers in the sciences and for those with no previous course work in chemistry. Note: most degree programs that include C101 require the concurrent laboratory, C121.
  • CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.) Fall, day, night; Spring, day; Summer I, day. Usually taken concurrently with C125. A placement examination may be required for admission to this course. See "Chemistry Placement Examination" above. Principles of inorganic and physical chemistry emphasizing physical and chemical properties, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, and states of matter.
  • CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.) Fall, day; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Continuation of C105. Usually taken concurrently with C126. Topics include condensed phases, solution chemistry, thermodynamics, equilibrium, and kinetics.
  • CHEM-C 110 The Chemistry of Life (3 cr.) A nonmathematical introduction to organic molecules and their transformation to useful materials such as drugs and polymers. An emphasis is placed on the chemical features of biomolecules including hormones and neurotransmitters, proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates (sugars), and nucleic acids (DNA/RNA). The chemistry of enzymes, carcinogens, vitamins, antihistamines, anesthetics, genetic engineering, mental health, and other health-related topics.
  • CHEM-C 115 Laboratory for C110 The Chemistry of Life (2 cr.) Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in C110.
  • CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I (2 cr.) Fall, day, night; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Introduction to the techniques and reasoning of experimental chemistry. Emphasis is given to study of physical and chemical properties of inorganic compounds.
  • CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)

    P or C: C105 or equivalent. Fall, day, night; Spring, day; Summer I, day. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in C105.

  • CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.)

    lecture, laboratory P: C105 and C125; P or C: C106 or equivalent. Fall, day; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Continuation of C125. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in C105 and C106.

  • CHEM-C 311 Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.) Spring, Summer I, day. Laboratory instruction in the fundamental analytical techniques discussed in C310
  • CHEM-C 341 Organic Chemistry I (3 cr.) Fall, day, night; Spring, day; Summer I, day. Comprehensive study of organic compounds. Valence bond theory, stereochemistry, and physical properties of organic compounds are discussed in detail. Introduction to reaction mechanisms and to spectroscopic identification. Synthesis and reactions of selected compounds are also discussed.
  • CHEM-C 342 Organic Chemistry II (3 cr.) Fall, day; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Continuation of C341. The chemistry of aromatic compounds and other major functional groups are discussed in detail. Multistep synthetic procedures and reaction mechanisms are emphasized. Introduction to biological chemistry.
  • CHEM-C 343 Organic Chemistry Laboratory I (2 cr.) Fall, day, night; Spring, day, night; Summer I, day. Fundamental laboratory techniques of organic chemistry, introduction to spectroscopic methods of compound identification, and general synthetic methods.
  • CHEM-C 344 Organic Chemistry Laboratory II (2 cr.) Fall, night; Spring, day, night; Summer II, day. Preparation, isolation, and identification of organic compounds, spectroscopic methods of compound identification, qualitative organic analysis, multistep synthesis.
  • CHEM-C 384 Biological Chemistry (3 cr.) P: CHEM-C 341. C: CHEM-C 342. Chemistry of biologically important molecules including carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids. Special emphasis on chemistry of intermediary metabolism.
Computer Information Systems
  • CSCI-N 100 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.)

    P or C: MATH 001, M001, or equivalent. No computing experience assumed. How computers work, word processing, spreadsheets, file management, and Internet skills. Emphasis on problem-solving tech-niques. Lecture and laboratory. Credit given for only one of CSCI N100, CPT 106, CIT 106, or BUS K201.

  • CSCI-N 201 Programming Concepts (3 cr.)

    Summary of basic computing topics, problem solving techniques, and their application to computing. Introduction to programming concepts with a focus on language-independent principles, such as algorithm design, debugging strategies, essential control structures, and basic data structure concepts. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 207 Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets (3 cr.)

    P: MATH 111. Summary of basic computing topics. An introduction to data analysis using spreadsheets. Emphasis on the application of computational problem-solving techniques. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 241 Fundamentals of Web Development (3 cr.)

    Introduction to writing content for the Internet and World Wide Web. Emphasis on servers, hand-coded HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and extending HTML with other Web technologies. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 301 Fundamental Computer Science Concepts (3 cr.)

    P: MATH M118. An introduction to fundamental principles of computer science, including hardware architecture, algorithms, software engineering, and data storage. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 305 C Language Programming (3 cr.)

    The basics of computer programming concepts using the C programming language. Emphasis on problem solving and algorithm implementation using a universal subset of the C programming language. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 331 Visual Basic Programming (3 cr.)

    An introduction to programming with a focus on rapid application development environments, event-driven programming, and programming in the Windows environment. Course will demonstrate how the major application types (spreadsheets, databases, text editors) are written. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 341 Introduction to Client-Side Web Programming (3 cr.)

    P: N241 or equivalent. Introduction to programming with a focus on the client-side programming environment. Programming using languages commonly embedded in Web browsers. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 342 Server-Side Programming for the Web (3 cr.)

    P: N341. Designing and building applications on a Web server. Focuses on the issues of programming applied to Web servers. Emphasis on relational database concepts, data design, languages used on the server, transaction handling, and integration of data into Web applications.

  • CSCI-N 351 Introduction to Multimedia Programming (3 cr.)

    An integration of computing concepts and multimedia development tools. An introduction to the science behind multimedia (compression algorithms and digital/audio conversion). Use of authoring tools to create compositions of images, sounds, and video. Special emphasis given to using the Web as a multimedia presentation environment. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI-N 355 Introduction to Virtual Reality (3 cr.)

    Explore concepts of 3D imaging and design including primitive shapes, transformations, extrusions, face sets, texture mapping, shading, and scripting. Lecture and laboratory.

  • CSCI 23000 Computing I (4 cr.)

    P or C: MATH 154 or MATH 159. The context of computing in history and society, information representation in digital computers, introduction to programming in a modern high-level language, introduction to algorithm and data structures, their implementation as programs.

  • CSCI 24000 Computing II (4 cr.)

    P: 230. Continues the introduction of programming began in CSCI 230, with particular focus on the ideas of data abstraction and object-oriented programming. Topics include programming paradigms, principle of language design, object-oriented programming, programming and debugging tools, documentation, recursion, linked data structures, and introduction to language translation.

Computer Science
  • CSCI 23000 Computing I (4 cr.) The context of computing in history and society, information representation in digital computers, introduction to programming in a modern high-level language, introduction to algorithm and data structures, their implementation as programs.
  • CSCI 24000 Computing II (4 cr.) Continues the introduction of programming began in CSCI 230, with particular focus on the ideas of data abstraction and object-oriented programming. Topics include programming paradigms, principle of language design, object-oriented programming, programming and debugging tools, documentation, recursion, linked data structures, and introduction to language translation.
  • CSCI-N 100 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.) No computing experience assumed. How computers work, word processing, spreadsheets, file management, and Internet skills. Emphasis on problem-solving tech-niques. Lecture and laboratory. Credit given for only one of CSCI N100, CPT 10600, CIT 10600, or BUS K201.
  • CSCI-N 201 Programming Concepts (3 cr.) Summary of basic computing topics, problem solving techniques, and their application to computing. Introduction to programming concepts with a focus on language-independent principles, such as algorithm design, debugging strategies, essential control structures, and basic data structure concepts. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 207 Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets (3 cr.) Summary of basic computing topics, problem solving techniques, and their application to computing. Introduction to programming concepts with a focus on language-independent principles, such as algorithm design, debugging strategies, essential control structures, and basic data structure concepts. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 241 Fundamentals of Web Development (3 cr.) Introduction to writing content for the Internet and World Wide Web. Emphasis on servers, hand-coded HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and extending HTML with other Web technologies. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 301 Fundamental Computer Science Concepts (3 cr.) An introduction to an emerging technology in the computing field. It will emphasize the various problems technology helps to solve and specific problem-solving strategies. Lecture and laboratory. May be repeated for credit.
  • CSCI-N 305 C Language Programming (3 cr.) The basics of computer programming concepts using the C programming language. Emphasis on problem solving and algorithm implementation using a universal subset of the C programming language. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 305 Visual Basic Programming (3 cr.) An introduction to programming with a focus on rapid application development environments, event-driven programming, and programming in the Windows environment. Course will demonstrate how the major application types (spreadsheets, databases, text editors) are written. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 341 Introduction to Client-Side Web Programming (3 cr.) Introduction to programming with a focus on the client-side programming environment. Programming using languages commonly embedded in Web browsers. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 342 Server-Side Programming for the WebSide Web Programming (3 cr.) Designing and building applications on a Web server. Focuses on the issues of programming applied to Web servers. Emphasis on relational database concepts, data design, languages used on the server, transaction handling, and integration of data into Web applications.
  • CSCI-N 351 Introduction to Multimedia Programming (3 cr.) An integration of computing concepts and multimedia development tools. An introduction to the science behind multimedia (compression algorithms and digital/audio conversion). Use of authoring tools to create compositions of images, sounds, and video. Special emphasis given to using the Web as a multimedia presentation environment. Lecture and laboratory.
  • CSCI-N 355 Introduction to Virtual Reality (3 cr.) Explore concepts of 3D imaging and design including primitive shapes, transformations, extrusions, face sets, texture mapping, shading, and scripting. Lecture and laboratory.
General Science
  • SCI-I 120 Windows on Science (1 cr.)

    Fall, spring. Designed for new and prospective science majors, the course covers an integrative overview of science, examining science and society, the scientific method and community of scientists, undergraduate research, professional ethics, an exploration of science-based careers, and strategies for success as a science major.

Geology
  • GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. An introduction to geology through discussion of geological topics that show the influence of geology on modern society. Topics include mineral and energy resources, water resources, geologic hazards and problems, geology and health, and land use.
  • GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Basic principles of earth history: geologic time, basic rock types, reconstructing past environments. Physical development of the earth: its interior, mountain formation, plate tectonics. Origin and development of life: evolution, the fossil record. With laboratory G119, equivalent to IUB GEOL G104, IUB GEOL G112, and PU GEOS 112.
  • GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Introduction to processes within and at the surface of the earth. Description, classification, and origin of minerals and rocks. The rock cycle. Internal processes: volcanism, earthquakes, crustal deformation, mountain building, plate tectonics. External processes: weathering, mass wasting, streams, glaciers, ground water, deserts, coasts. With laboratory G120, equivalent to IU GEOL G103, IU GEOL G111, and PU GEOS 111.
  • GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Nonmathematical introduction to the geology, biology, and physical characteristics of the ocean. Includes waves, tides, and currents of the world ocean, the adaptations and distribution of marine animals, pollution of the marine ecosystem, and an introduction to the global ocean/atmosphere system.
  • GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Laboratory exercises in environmental aspects of the geosciences. To accompany G107.
  • GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Laboratory studies of rocks, fossils, and stratigraphic principles to reconstruct past environments and interpret Earth history. To accompany G109.
  • GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) Fall, Spring, Summer. Laboratory studies of minerals and rocks, landscapes, and earth structures.
Math
  • MATH 00100 Introduction to Algebra (4 cr.) Fall, spring, summer. Covers the material taught in the first year of high school algebra. Numbers and algebra, integers, rational numbers, equations, polynomials, graphs, systems of equations, inequalities, radicals. Credit does not apply toward any degree.
  • MATH-M 1 Introductory Algebra (6 cr.) P: Placement test or self election for students who need more time on task. Fall, spring. This is a first course in the study of algebra. Real numbers, algebraic expressions, solving equations, graphing equations, operations with polynomials, factoring polynomials, rational expressions and equations, solutions of systems of equations, radical expressions, and problem-solving strategies.
  • MATH 11100 Algebra (4 cr.) P: By placement. Fall, spring, summer. Real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations, polynomials, exponents, and logarithmic functions. Covers material in the second year of high school algebra. This course satisfies the prerequisites needed for MATH M118, M119, 13000, 13600, 15300, 15400, and STAT 30100.
  • MATH 13000 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3 cr.) P: 11100 or 11000 (with a minimum grade of C-) or equivalent. Fall, spring. Numeration systems, mathematical reasoning, integers, rationals, reals, properties of number systems, decimal and fractional notations, and problem solving.
  • MATH 13200 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers III (3 cr.) P: 13000 and one year of high school geometry. Fall, spring. Rationals, reals, geometric relationships, properties of geometric figures, one-, two-, and three-dimensional measurement, and problem solving.
  • MATH 13600 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (6 cr.) Fall, spring. 13600 is a one-semester version of 13000 and 13200. Not open to students with credit in 13000 or 13200.
  • MATH 15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.) Fall, spring, summer. 15300-15400 is a two-semester version of 15900. Not open to students with credit in 15900. 15300 covers college-level algebra and, together with 15400, provides preparation for 16500, 22100, and 23100.
  • MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.) P: 15300 (with a minimum grade of C) or equivalent. Fall, spring, summer. 15300-15400 is a two-semester version of 15900. Not open to students with credit in 15900. 15400 covers college-level trigonometry and, together with 15300, provides preparation for 16500, 22100, and 23100.
  • MATH 15900 Precalculus (5 cr.) P: 11100 (with a minimum grade of B) or placement. Fall, spring. 15900 is a one-semester version of 15300-15400. Not open to students with credit in 15300 or 15400. 15900 covers college-level algebra and trigonometry and provides preparation for 16500, 22100, and 23100.
  • MATH 16300 Integrated Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (5 cr.) P: 15400 or 15900 (with a minimum grade of C) or equivalent, and one year of geometry. Equiv. IU MATH M211. Review of plane analytic geometry and trigonometry, functions, limits, differentiation, applications of differentiation, integration, the fundamental theorem of calculus, and applications of integration. An honors option is available in this course. Note: Effective Fall 2008, this course is offered as MATH 16500.
  • MATH 16500 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr.) P: 15900 or 15400 (minimum grade of C) or equivalent, and one year of high school geometry. Fall, spring. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable, with applications. Conic sections.
  • MATH 16600 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr.) P: 16500 (minimum grade of C). Fall, spring. Continuation of MATH 16500. Vectors in two and three dimensions. Techniques of integration, infinite series, polar coordinates, surfaces in three dimensions.
  • MATH 17100 Multidimensional Mathematics (3 cr.) P: 15900 or 15400 (minimum grade of C) or equivalent. An introduction to mathematics in more than two dimensions. Graphing of curves, surfaces and functions in three dimensions. Two and three dimensional vector spaces with vector operations. Solving systems of linear equations using matrices. Basic matrix operations and determinants.
  • MATH 22100 Calculus for Technology I (3 cr.) P: 15400 or 15900 (with a minimum grade of C-) or equivalent, and one year of geometry. Fall. Analytic geometry, the derivative and applications, and the integral and applications.
  • MATH 22200 Calculus for Technology II (3 cr.) P: 22100 (with a minimum grade of C-). Spring. Differentiation of transcendental functions, methods of integration, power series, Fourier series, and differential equations.
  • MATH 26100 Multivariate Calculus (4 cr.) P: 16600 and 17100 (with a minimum grade of C-). Fall. Spatial analytic geometry, vectors, curvilinear motion, curvature, partial differentiation, multiple integration, line integrals, and Green's theorem. An honors option for this course is available. Note: Effective Fall 2009, this course is offered under an updated course description, as below.
  • MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.) P: 11100 or 11000 (with a minimum grade of C-) or equivalent. Fall, spring, summer. Set theory, logic, permutations, combinations, simple probability, conditional probability, Markov chains. An honors option is available in this course.
  • MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.) P: 11100 or 11000 (with a minimum grade of C-) or equivalent. Fall, Spring, Summer. Sets, limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications. An honors option is available in this course.
  • MATH 11000 FUNDAMENTALS OF ALGEBRA (4 cr.) P: By placement. Fall, spring, summer. Intended primarily for liberal arts and business majors. Integers, rational and real numbers, exponents, decimals, polynomials, equations, word problems, factoring, roots and radicals, logarithms, quadratic equations, graphing, linear equations in more than one variable, and inequalities. This course satisfies the prerequisites needed for MATH M118, M119, 13000, 13600, and STAT 30100.
  • MATH 26600 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (3 cr.) P: 16600 and 17100 (with a minimum grade of C-). Spring. First order equations, second and nth order linear equations, series solutions, solution by Laplace transform, systems of linear equations.
  • MATH 35100 ELEMENTARY LINEAR ALGEBRA (3 cr.) P: Math 26100. Fall, spring. Systems of linear equations, matrices, vector spaces, linear transformations, determinants, inner product spaces, eigenvalues, and applications.
Physics
  • PHYS 15200 Mechanics (4 cr.) Fall, day; Spring, day, night; Summer, day. Statics, uniform and accelerated motion; Newton's laws; circular motion; energy, momentum, and conservation principles; dynamics of rotation; gravitation and planetary motion; properties of matter; and simple harmonic and wave motion. For more information, visit our Web page at webphysics.iupui.edu/introphysics.
  • PHYS 20000 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.) Fall, night; Spring, night. A nonmathematical introduction to physical concepts and methods by means of examples from daily life and current technological applications.
  • PHYS 21800 General Physics (4 cr.) Fall, night; Spring, night; Summer, day. Mechanics, conservation laws, gravitation; simple harmonic motion and waves; kinetic theory, heat, and thermodynamics for students in technology fields.
  • PHYS 21900 General Physics (4 cr.) Fall, night; Spring, night; Summer, day. Electricity, light, and modern physics.
  • PHYS 25100 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.) Fall, day, night; spring, day; summer, day. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Electrostatics, electrical currents and devices. Magnetism and electromagnetic radiation. Optics. For more information, visit the Web site at webphysics.iupui.edu/introphysics.
Psychology
  • PSY-B 103 Orientation to a Major in Psychology (1 cr.) This course will help students establish goals for their academic experience in three areas: career, relationships, and personal life. They will be introduced to psychological resources on campus, the faculty, and student organizations. They also will make a curriculum plan to meet their learning objectives.
  • PSY-B 110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.) Equiv. to IU PSY-P 155 and PU PSY 12000. This foundational course introduces students to psychology as a systematic and scientific way to think about the biological and social aspects of behavior and mental processes. Topics include Research Methods, Behavioral Neuroscience, Sensation/Perception, Learning, Memory, Cognition and Language, Motivation/Emotion, Personality, Social, Stress and Health, Psychological Disorders and Treatment, and Life-span Development.
  • PSY-B 105 Psychology as a Biological Science (3 cr.) Equiv. to IU PSY P101 and PU PSY 120. Research methods and content areas of learning, sensation-perception, psychophysiology, motivation, emotions, and statistics.
  • PSY-B 252 Topics in Psychology (1-3 cr.) Topics in psychology and interdisciplinary applications. May be repeated, provided different topics are studied, for a maximum of 4 credit hours.
  • PSY-B 292 Readings and Research in Psychology (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Independent readings and research on psychology problems. For freshmen and sophomores only.
  • PSY-B 305 Statistics (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 104 or or B 105 or B 110, and 3 credits of mathematics that carry School of Science credit. Equiv. to IU PSY K300, PSY K310, and PU PSY 201.  Introduction to basic statistical concepts; descriptive statistics and inferential statistics. Introduction to data analytic software.
  • PSY-B 307 Tests and Measurement (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology, and B305. Equiv. to IU PSY P336 and PU PSY 202. Overview of statistical foundations of psychological measurement (e.g., test development, norms, reliability, validity). Survey of commonly used assessment instruments (e.g., intelligence/aptitude, personality, academic achievement tests) and applications of psychological testing in different settings (e.g., clinical, industrial/ organizational, school, forensic/legal settings). Recommended for students considering graduate training in clinical, industrial/organizational, school, or related areas of psychology.
  • PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.) Equiv. to PU PSY 230. Emphasizes the life span perspective of physical and motor, intellectual and cognitive, language, social and personality, and sexual development. Commonalities across the life span, as well as differences among the various segments of the life span, are examined. Theory, research, and practical applications are stressed equally.
  • PSY-B 311 Introductory Laboratory in Psychology (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 105 and B 110 or consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P211, and PU PSY 203. Introductory laboratory in experimental methods and statistical treatment of data in several areas of psychology; introduction to experimental report writing.
  • PSY-B 320 Behavioral Neuroscience (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 305. Equiv. to IU PSY P326 and PU PSY 220. Review of necessary background in neurophysiology and neuroanatomy followed by the relationship of physiology to sensory processes, motivation, and learning. Emphasis on research with animals.
  • PSY-B 334 Perception (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 105 or B110. Equiv. to IU PSY P329 and PU PSY 310. Consideration of the concepts and research in perception. Relation of sense organ systems to human behavior. Some attention to social and cultural factors.
  • PSY-B 340 Cognition (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 105 or B110, or consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P335 and PU PSY 200. A survey of information processing theories from historical antecedents through current theories. Research methodology and theory will be emphasized throughout the discussion of issues such as perception, attention, memory, reasoning, and problem solving.
  • PSY-B 344 Learning (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 105 or B110, or consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P325 and PU PSY 314. History, theory, and research involving human and animal learning and cognitive processes.
  • PSY-B 356 Motivation (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Equiv. to IU PSY P327 and PU PSY 333. Study of motivational processes in human and animal behavior, how needs and incentives influence behavior, and how motives change and develop.
  • PSY-N 358 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology, or consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P323 and PU PSY 372. This course surveys various aspects of behavior in work situations using the scientist-practitioner perspective. Traditional areas covered from personnel psychology include selection, training, and performance appraisal; areas surveyed from organizational psychology include leadership, motivation, and job satisfaction.
  • PSY-B 360 Child and Adolescent Psychology (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Equiv. to IU PSY P316 and PU PSY 235. Development of behavior in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, including sensory and motor development and processes such as learning, motivation, and socialization.
  • PSY-B 362 Practicum in Child Psychology (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Experience working with children in field setting. May be repeated once.
  • PSY-B 365 Stress and Health (3 cr.) This course will familiarize students with the study of physical health within the field of psychology. Topics include the relationship between stress and health, health promotion, health behaviors, chronic illness, and the patient-physician relationship. Research methods in health psychology as well as major theories underlying the field will be examined and evaluated. Psychological variables related to physical health will be examined within the framework of these theories. Practical application of constructs will be emphasized through activities and writing assignments.
  • PSY-B 370 Social Psychology (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Equiv. to IU PSY P320 and PU PSY 240. Study of the individual in social situations including socialization, social perception, social motivation, attitudes, social roles, and small group behavior.
  • PSY-B 374 Group Dynamics Theory and Research (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 370. An intensive survey of research and theory on the behavior of small groups and the research methods by which groups are studied.
  • PSY-B 375 Psychology and Law (3 cr.) This course provides an overview of the U.S. legal system from a behavioral science perspective. Topics include: careers in psychology and law; theories of crime; police investigations and interrogations; eyewitness accuracy; jury decision-making; sentencing; assessing legal competence; insanity and dangerousness; and the psychology of victims.
  • PSY-B 376 The Psychology of Women (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Equiv. to IU PSY P460 and PU PSY 239. A survey of topics in psychology as related to the biological, social, and psychological development of women in modern society.
  • PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.) Equiv. to IU PSY P324 and PU PSY 350. Various forms of mental disorders with emphasis on cause, development, treatment, prevention, and interpretation.
  • PSY-B 382 Practicum in Community Psychology (3 cr.) P: or C: PSY-B 370 or B380 and consent of instructor. Experience working with individuals who may have a wide range of psychological problems. Focus is upon both the individual and helping agency as factors in the community.
  • PSY-B 386 Introduction to Counseling (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 104 or B110, B310, and B380. This course will help students acquire a repertoire of basic counseling interview skills and strategies and expose students to specific helping techniques. This will be an activity-based course and students will enhance the general-education goals of listening and problem solving.
  • PSY-B 394 Drugs and Behavior (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 105 or B110. Equiv. to PU PSY 428. An introduction to psychopharma-cology, the study of drugs that affect behavior, cognitive functioning, and emotions, with an emphasis on drugs of abuse. The course will explore how drugs alter brain function and the consequent effects, as well as the long-term consequences of drug exposure.
  • PSY-B 396 Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug Abuse (3 cr.) Provides introduction to the use, misuse, and dependent use of alcohol and other mood-altering drugs. Topics include basic principles of drug action, the behavioral and pharmacological effects of drugs, and the factors that influence use, abuse, and addiction. Addiction assessment, treatment, and treatment outcome also will be covered.
  • PSY-B 422 Professional Practice (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Can include a professional internship in the community, peer advising in the psychology advising office, or teaching internship in the department. Faculty mentor must approve and oversee activity. Academic work will be required to earn credit.
  • PSY-B 424 Theories of Personality (3 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Equiv. to IU PSY P319 and PU PSY 420. Methods and results of the scientific study of personality, including the development, structure, and functioning of the normal personality.
  • PSY-B 425 Capstone Laboratory in Personality (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 305, B311 and B424. Demonstrations and experiments in personality research.
  • PSY-B 452 Seminar in Psychology (1-3 cr.) P: PSY-B 305 and B311. Topics in psychology and interdisciplinary applications. May be repeated, provided different topics are studied, for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  • PSY-B 471 Capstone Laboratory in Social Psychology (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 311 and B305. C: PSY-B 370. Equiv. to IU PSY P421. Observational, correlational, and experimental studies in social psychology.
  • PSY-B 472 Practicum in Group Dynamics (3 cr.) P: 6 credit hours of psychology and consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P321. Application in the field of group dynamics through experience as a participant in group sensitivity training.
  • PSY-B 492 Readings and Research in Psychology (1-3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Equiv. to IU PSY P495 and PU PSY 390 and 391. Independent readings and research on psychological problems.
  • PSY-B 321 Clinical Writing (1 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Prepares students to be competent and accurate in clinical documentation in the behavioral health profession. This course includes learning clinical abbreviations, documentation requirements by Medicaid/Medicare, and insurance companies. The course will review clinical documentation from intake to discharge.
  • PSY-B 325 Professional Ethics (1 cr.) P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Overviews ethical codes and standards for professional practice in behavioral health. Students will explore practices and dilemmas.
  • PSY-B 328 Working With Families (2 cr.) P: PSY-B 104 or B110, or C: PSY-B 310. Provides a knowledge and skill base for professional practice with families. The course reviews issues regarding confidentiality and mandatory reporting, assessment, and coordination with other social service agencies.
  • PSY-B 388 Human Sexuality (3 cr.) This course provides a scientific approach to the study of human sexuality. The course will go over important topics in the field, develop and enhance critical thinking skills, and facilitate self-exploration and personal growth.
  • PSY-B 395 Issues in Substance Abuse Counseling (3 cr.) P: Consent of instructor. Focuses on building knowledge and skills in substance abuse counseling. This course explores the issues and challenges for clients and counselors.
  • PSY-B 497 Capstone Individual Research (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 305, B311, and consent of instructor. Independent research projects. This course requires the student to develop a research question, design a research study, and complete a research paper. Additionally, students are required to present their research at an approved conference. This activitiy has been approved to fulfill capstone course requirements.
  • PSY-B 303 Career Planning for Psychology Majors (1 cr.) Equiv. to IU PSY-P 199. Students will explore careers, practice job search skills, and learn about graduate and professional school application processes. Students will utilize resources across campus and in psychology, map an academic and co-curricular plan, and develop an understanding of how knowledge gained from the discipline of psychology can be integrated into their career.
  • PSY-B 311 Critical Thinking in Psychology (3 cr.) This course introduces students to the process of critical thinking that is defined as a process to investigate problems, gather reliable information, logical problem solving and the ability to analyze and synthesize various forms of information and to develop logical conclusions. This course introduces scientific methodology as a process that can be applied in daily living. The course provides experience in fact finding, thinking from alternative perspectives, and various problem solving strategies. Students will practice developing rational arguments while considering claims by alternative points of view. Students will experience and gain skills in posing academic questions and how to respectfully present counterpoints. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits, provided different topics are studied.
  • PSY-B 390 Psychology of the Movies (3 cr.) P: PSY-B 110 or equivalent. R: PSY-B 310 and PSY-B 380. This course introduces students to critical thinking and analysis of psychological concepts and theories as they are portrayed in movies. Topics include the interplay of personalities, social dynamics, stereotypes, prejudice, social policy and social justice. The course presents strategies and models to complete analysis of various psychological aspects of movies including the psychological effects of special effects, cinematography, sound, and other media art forms. May be repeated for up to 6 credits total.
Statistics
  • STAT 35000 Introduction to Statistics (3 cr.) P: 16600. Spring. A data-oriented introduction to the fundamental concepts and methods of applied statistics. STAT 35000 is intended primarily for majors in the mathematical sciences: mathematics, actuarial sciences, mathematics education. The objective is to acquaint the students with the essential ideas and methods of statistical analysis for data in simple settings.
  • STAT 30100 Elementary Statistical Methods I (3 cr.) Not open to students in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Fall, spring, summer. Introduction to statistical methods with applications to diverse fields. Emphasis on understanding and interpreting standard techniques. Data analysis for one and several variables, design of samples and experiments, basic probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals and significance tests for means and proportions, and correlation and regression. Software is used throughout.
Social Work and Labor Studies
Labor Studies
  • LSTU-L 100 Survey of Unions and Collective Bargaining (3 cr.)

    This course includes coverage of historical development, labor law basics, and contemporary issues. It also discusses a survey of labor unions in the United States; focusing on their organization and their representational, economic, and political activities.

  • LSTU-L 101 American Labor History (3 cr.)

    This course explores the struggles of working people to achieve dignity and security from social, economic, and political perspectives. It also explores a survey of the origin and development of unions and the labor movement from colonial times to the present.

  • LSTU-L 104 Labor History (3 cr.)

    This course serves as an orientation for the study of labor history. It explores both critical and historical methodologies based on primary and secondary sources, biases, and interpretations. Discussions focus on selective questions and events.

  • LSTU-L 110 Introduction to Labor Studies: Labor and Society (3 cr.)

    This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary and advocacy approach of labor studies. Exploring labor's role in society, the class will look at how unions have changed the lives of working people and contributed to better social policies. Discussions will highlight the relationship of our work lives to our non-work lives and will look at U.S. labor relations in a comparative framework.

  • LSTU-L 200 Survey of Employment Law (3 cr.)

    This course explores statutes and common-law actions protecting income, working conditions, and rights of workers. Topics include workers' compensation, unemployment compensation, fair labor standards, Social Security, retirement income protection, and privacy and other rights.

  • LSTU-L 201 Labor Law (3 cr.)

    This course reviews a survey of the law governing labor-management relations. Topics include the legal framework of collective bargaining, problems in the administration and enforcement of agreements, and protection of individual employee rights.

  • LSTU-L 203 Labor and the Political System (3 cr.)

    This course examines federal, state, and local governmental effects on workers, unions, and labor-management relations; political goals; influences on union choices of strategies and modes of political participation, past and present; relationships with community and other groups.

  • LSTU-L 205 Contemporary Labor Problems (3 cr.)

    This course examines some of the major problems confronting society, workers, and the labor movement. Topics may include automation, unemployment, international trade, environmental problems, minority and women's rights, community relations, and changing government policies.

  • LSTU-L 210 Workplace Discrimination and Fair Employment (3 cr.)

    This course examines policies and practices that contribute to workplace discrimination and those designed to eliminate it.  It explores effects of job discrimination and occupational segregation.  It analyzes Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and related topics in relation to broader strategies for addressing discrimination.

  • LSTU-L 220 Grievance Representation (3 cr.)

    This course looks at union representation in the workplace. It evaluates uses of grievance procedures to address problems and administer the collective bargaining agreement. It also explores analyses of relevant labor law and the logic applied by arbitrators to grievance decisions. Students learn about the identification, research, presentation, and writing of grievance cases.

  • LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy (3 cr.) This course analyses aspects of the political economy of labor and the role of organized labor within it. It emphases the effect on workers, unions, collective bargaining of unemployment, investment policy, changes in technology and corporate structure. It also explores patterns of union political and bargaining responses.
  • LSTU-L 240 Occupational Health and Safety (3 cr.) This course reviews elements and issues of occupational health and safety. It emphases the union's role in the implementation of workplace health and safety programs, worker and union rights, hazard recognition techniques, and negotiated and statutory remedies-in particular the OSHA Act of 1970.
  • LSTU-L 260 Leadership and Representation (3 cr.)

    This course evaluates organizational leadership issues for union, community, and other advocate organizations. It analyzes leadership styles, membership recruitment, and leadership development. It examines the role of leaders in internal governance and external affairs, including committee building, delegation, negotiations, and coalition building.

  • LSTU-L 270 Union Government and Organization (3 cr.)

    This course provides an analysis of the growth, composition, structure, behavior, and governmental processes of U.S. labor organizations, from the local to the national federation level. It considers the influence on unions of industrial and political environments; to organizational behavior in different types of unions; and to problems in union democracy.

  • LSTU-L 315 The Organization of Work (3 cr.) This course examines how work is organized and how jobs are evaluated, measured, and controlled. It explores social and technical elements of work through theories of scientific management, the human relations school of management, and contemporary labor process literature.
  • LSTU-L 320 Grievance Arbitration (3 cr.) P: Recommended only after L220 or with permission of instructor. This course explores the legal and practical context of grievance arbitration, and its limitations and advantages in resolving workplace problems. Varieties of arbitration clauses and the status of awards are also explored. Students analyze research, prepare, and present cases in mock arbitration hearings.
  • LSTU-L 350 Issues in Collective Bargaining (3 cr.) This course includes readings and discussions on selected problems. A research paper is usually required.
  • LSTU-L 360 Union Administration and Development (1-3 cr.)

    This is course covers practical and theoretical perspectives on strategic planning, budgeting, and organizational decision making. It addresses the needs and problems of union leaders by studying organizational change, staff development, and cohesiveness within a diverse workforce. This course may be repeated for up to 3 credits with department approval.

  • LSTU-L 380 Theories of the Labor Movement (3 cr.) This course examines various perspectives on the origin, development, and goals of organized labor. Theories include those that view the labor movement as a business union institution, an agent for social reform, a revolutionary force, a psychological reaction to industrialization, a moral force, and an unnecessary intrusion.
  • LSTU-L 385 Class, Race, Gender, and Work (3 cr.) This course provides a historical overview of the impact and interplay of class, race, and gender on shaping U.S. labor markets, organizations, and policies. It examines union responses and strategies for addressing class, race, and gender issues.
  • LSTU-L 420 Labor Studies Internship (1-6 cr.)

    This course applies classroom knowledge in the field. L420 may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

  • LSTU-L 480 Senior Seminar or Readings (3 cr.)

    This course can be used as a classroom seminar or directed reading course. It addresses current issues, historical developments, and other labor-related concerns. Topics may vary each semester.

  • LSTU-L 490 Topics in Labor Studies (1-3 cr.) This is a variable-title course. L490 can be repeated for credit with different subjects. The transcript will show a different subtitle each time the course is taken. Some courses focus on contemporary or special areas of labor studies. Others are directed toward specific categories of employees and labor organizations. Inquire at Labor Studies offices.
  • LSTU-L 495 Directed Labor Study (1-6 cr.)

    This is a variable credit course. L495 may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Students arrange to study with an individual labor studies faculty member, designing a course of study to suit their individual and varied needs and interests. The contract might include reading, directed application of prior course work, tutorials, or internships. Competencies are assessed through written papers, projects, reports, or interviews.

  • LSTU-L 290 Topics in Labor Studies (1-3 cr.) This is a variable-title course. L290 can be repeated for credit with different subjects. The transcript will show a different subtitle each time the course is taken. Some courses focus on contemporary or special areas of labor studies. Others are directed toward specific categories of employees and labor organizations. Inquire at Labor Studies offices.
  • LSTU-L 231 Globalization and Labor (3 cr.) This course explores the globalization of trade, production, and migration and the effects of these processes on American workers. Through reading, discussion, and problem formation, students will critically think about the ways global processes and policies impact American workers’ daily lives, analyze existing historical and current justifications for offshore production and the dismantling of barriers to trade and investment, and explore alternatives to these policies.
  • LSTU-L 330 Grievance Arbitration (3 cr.) P: Recommended only after L220 or with permission of instructor. This course uses a political economy framework to explore and compare countries’ systems of labor relations, drawing from at least three continents.  It analyzes the diverse approaches to the structure of twenty-first century labor law and social policy.  It focuses on the role of organized labor in the global economy, patterns of breakdown in the enforcement of labor and employment law, and union and nonunion political and bargaining responses.
  • LSTU-L 314 Ethical Dilemmas in Work Place (3 cr.) This courses explores the ethical decision-making and behavior in a unionized workplace, based on the values and social justice mission of unions. Students will examine what constitutes ethical standards on issues such as affirmative action, transparency, membership involvement, and democratic procedures. This includes the philosophical and theoretical bases for ethics and discussions on the relationship between law and ethics in dealing with workplace conflict.
  • LSTU-L 370 LABOR AND RELIGION (3 cr.) This course examines the relationship between religion and the labor movement as it has developed in the United States over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. Students will analyze the approach taken by religious institutions concerning workers' issues and assess the tradition in which workers of faith connect to more secular concerns for social and economic justice.
Social Work
  • SWK-S 100 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)

    Theories and models that enhance understanding of our diverse society. This course provides content about differences and similarities in the experiences, needs, and beliefs of selected minority groups and their relation to the majority group.

  • SWK-S 141 Introduction to Social Work (3 cr.)

    Examination of characteristics, function, and requirements of social work as a profession. Emphasis on ideological perspectives of the profession and the nature of professional function and interaction.

State Wide Technology
Industrial Technology
  • IT 35100 Advanced Industrial Safety And Health Management (3 cr.) An introduction to OSHA and standards development for occupational health in general industry. Special emphasis is on fire protection and egress, flammable and combustible liquids, electrical, personal protective equipment, machine guarding, industrial hygiene/blood borne pathogens, ergonomics, and ISO 9000/14000 integration.
  • IT 38100 Total Productive Maintenance (3 cr.) P: IT 214 and Stat 30100 or IT 34200 This course is a study of the role and scope of total productive maintenance (TPM) in manufacturing. The three types of maintenance activities: corrective, preventive, predictive, and their associated quantitative techniques are studied. Reliability and queuing theory are discussed.
  • IT 44200 Production Planning (3 cr.) A study of industrial organization and management, research and development, production, personnel, and sales. Examples of the procedures necessary to provide a product or service are included. Field trips may be required
  • IT 21400 Introducation to Lean Manufacturing (3 cr.) Lean manufacturing is a systematic approachto eliminating non-value added activities throughout a production system. Five basic principles characterize a lean production system: value definition, value stream mapping, flow optimization,pull production, and continuous improvement.
  • IT 23000 Industrial Supply Chain Management (3 cr.) A study of industrial supply chains. Emphasis is on in-plant shipping and receiving functions; modes of distribution; functions of, and services provided by supply chains. Emphasis is placed on how manufacturers, distributors and end users can provide value in the supply chain.
  • IT 33200 Purchasing, Inventory, and Warehouse Management (3 cr.) A course designed to developunderstanding of types of warehouses, methods of organizing the warehouse environment, and determining efficient inventory control procedures. Purchasing of products, storage of inventory, placement of inventory and other internal logistics management topics will be explored. Real world projects conducted in lab environment will be utilized.
  • IT 34200 Introduction to Statistical Quality (3 cr.) Basic concepts of quality systems in business and manufacturing settings are presented. Basic statistical methods as applied to quality control, and an introduction to sampling plans are included. Field trips may be required.
  • IT 34500 Automatic Identification and Data Capture (3 cr.) The course provides a basic understanding of automatic identification and data capture technologies and concepts with regard to how their deployment affects business and industry. Laboratory applications of bar codes, radio frequency identification, card technologies, and biometrics will be emphasized.
  • IT 45000 Production Cost Analysis (3 cr.) P: Undergraduate level MA 15900 Minimum Grade of D- or (Undergraduate level MA 15300 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level MA 15400 Minimum Grade of D-). An introduction to financial statements and to the study of the costs of production in terms of break-even and least-cost alternatives, including present and future costs when related to the time value of money, budgeting, labor and overhead, production, cost control, and the role of the supervisor and the engineering technologist to cost control. Computer applications for determining rate of return for complex problems are introduced.
  • IT 38500 Industrial Ergonomics (3 cr.) P: Undergraduate level MA 15900 Minimum Grade of D- or (Undergraduate level MA 15300 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level MA 15400 Minimum Grade of D-). A course designed to focus on work design and ergonomics in manufacturing. Specific attention will be focused on introducing the terminology and the techniques used in work design and on the fundamental concepts embodied in industrial ergonomics. During scheduled laboratory times, exercises will permit the student to apply the concepts of industrial ergonomics.
Industrial Technology
Mechanical Engineering Technology
  • MET 11100 Applied Statics (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. P: 10500. C: MATH 15400. A study of force systems, resultants and equilibrium, trusses, frames, centroids of areas, and center of gravity of bodies.
  • MET 14200 Manufacturing Processes (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 3; or Class 3. P: 14100. Basic casting, forming, and joining processes are surveyed. The course emphasizes the selection and application of various processes.
  • MET 21100 Applied Strength of Materials (4 cr.) Class 3, Lab 2; or Class 4. P: 11100 and 16300 or 16000. C: MATH 22100. The principles of strength, stiffness, and stability are introduced and applied primarily to mechanical components.
  • MET 21300 Dynamics (4 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. P: 11100. C: MATH 22100. Kinematics and kinetics principles of rigid-body dynamics are introduced. Emphasis is on the analysis of bodies in plane motion.
  • MET 21400 Machine Elements (3 cr.) P: 21100 and PHYS 21800. Class 3. The theories and methods of statics, dynamics, and strength of materials applied to the selection of basic machine components. The course will develop the fundamental principles required to select the individual elements making up a machine.
  • MET 23000 Fluid Power (3 cr.) P: 11100, PHYS 21800. Class 2, Lab 2; or Class 3. This course consists of the study of compressible and incompressible fluid statics and dynamics as applied to hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, motors, transmissions, and controls.
  • MET 24200 Manufacturing Processes II (3 cr.) P: MET 14100, MATH 15900 or 15400 or MET 16200, CIT 13500 or MET 16300. Class 2, Lab 2. This course surveys the manufacturing processes and tools commonly used to convert cast, forged, molded, and wrought materials into finished products. It includes the basic mechanisms of material removal, measurement, quality control, assembly processes, safety, process planning, and automated manufacturing. Not open to students having credit for 13500 or 28100.
  • MET 34000 Piping and Plumbing Design (3 cr.) P: 22000. Class 3. Design of plumbing systems, including losses in pipes, fittings, nozzles, orifices, etc. Includes steam, water, and oil systems. Piping handbooks and catalogs are used in conjunction with the State of Indiana Plumbing Code.
  • MET 42600 Internal Combustion Engines (3 cr.) Class 2, Lab 3. P: 22000. A study of the spark ignition, compression ignition, and continuous-burning internal combustion engines.
  • MET 14400 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES II (3 cr.) An overview of structures, properties, processing, and applications of polymers, composites, laminates, biomaterials, green materials, nanomaterials, and pharmaceuticals commonly used in industry is presented. Problem solving skills are developed in the areas of material selection, evaluation, measurement, and testing. This course serves as the gateway for the MET and MFET programs.
  • MET 16000 ANALYTICAL & COMP TOOLS IN MET (3 cr.) The skills needed to solve technical problems in mechanical engineering technology are developed. Instruction is given in analytical and computational problem-solving techniques. The electronic calculator, the factor-label method of unit conversions, engineering graphs, and the computer are used to solve problems. Computer emphasis is on spreadsheet analysis, graphics, and generation of technical reports through the integrated use of software packages. Credit will not be granted for MET 16000 and MET 16200 or MET 16300.
  • MET 31300 APPLIED FLUID MECHANICS (3 cr.) P: (Undergraduate level MA 22200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MATH 22200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MA 16200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MA 22800 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MA 16600 Minimum Grade of D-) and Undergraduate level MET 22000 Minimum Grade of D- and (Undergraduate level MET 23000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MET 33000 Minimum Grade of D-). The fundamental principles of fluid mechanics are developed, including properties of fluid, pressure, hydrostatics, dynamics of fluid flow, friction losses, and sizing of pipes. Emphasis is on problem solving.
  • MET 29000 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MET (3 cr.) Hours, subject matter, and credit to be arranged by faculty. Group instruction in new or specialty areas of Mechanical Engineering Technology is provided by MET faculty, subject to MET curriculum subcommittee approval.
  • MET 24500 MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS (3 cr.) P: (Undergraduate level MET 14300 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CGT 11000 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level MET 14400 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CGT 11000 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level MET 14300 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CGT 16300 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level MET 14400 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CGT 16300 Minimum Grade of D- . This course surveys the manufacturing processes and tools commonly used to convert cast and molded, formed, and joined materials into finished products. It includes the fundamentals of material removal, measurement, statistical quality control, assembly processes, process planning and optimization, CNC programming and automated manufacturing.
  • MET 34600 ADV MATERIALS IN MANUFACTURING (3 cr.) P: (Undergraduate level CHM 11100 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level CHM 11500 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level CHEM C1010 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CHEM C1210 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level CHEM C1050 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level CHEM C1250 Minimum Grade of D-) and (Undergraduate level MET 24200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MET 24500 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MET 33500 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MFET 13500 Minimum Grade of D-) and (Undergraduate level MET 21100 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MET 21200 Minimum Grade of D-). Metals, polymers, ceramic, and composite materials are studied. Crystal structure, molecular behavior, and the effects of various processes on material properties are considered. Course emphasizes the development and control of material properties to meet engineering requirements and specifications.
  • MET 49900 MECH ENGR TECH (0-9 cr.) Class 0-4, Lab 0-9. Hours and subject matter to be arranged by staff. Course may be repeated for up to 9 credit hours.
  • MET 14300 MATERIALS AND PROCESSES I (3 cr.) P: Prerequisites: MA 22300 (may be taken concurrently) and MET 16200 and (PHYS 21800 or PHYS 22000. ) Heat/Power is an introduction to the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic thermodynamic processes are used to evaluate the performance of energy-based systems such as internal combustion engines, power plants, and refrigeration equipment.
  • MET 22000 HEAT/POWER (3 cr.) P: (Undergraduate level MET 16200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level MET 16000 Minimum Grade of D-) and (Undergraduate level PHYS 22000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS P2010 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS P2020 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS 21800 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS 20100 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS 17200 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level PHYS 15200 Minimum Grade of D-) or (Undergraduate level PHYS 16200 Minimum Grade of D- and Undergraduate level PHYS 16300 Minimum Grade of D-) and (Undergraduate level MA 22100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16100 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16300 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 16500 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MATH M1190 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently] or Undergraduate level MA 22700 Minimum Grade of D- [may be taken concurrently]). Heat/Power is an introduction to the principles of thermodynamics and heat transfer. Basic thermodynamic processes are used to evaluate the performance of energy-based systems such as internal combustion engines, power plants, and refrigeration equipment.
Organizational Leadership
  • OLS 33100 Occupational Safety and Health (3 cr.) Class 3. Aspects of occupational safety and health that are essential to the first-line supervisor. Emphasis on economic, legal, and social factors related to providing a safe and healthful working environment.
  • OLS 37500 Training Methods (3 cr.) P: 25200 and 27400 or consent of department. This course teaches the fundamentals of the design facilitation and evaluation of formal training and development programs. Understanding the way people learn jobs skills is emphasized.
  • OLS 37800 Labor Relations (3 cr.) This course teaches the regulations concerning management, labor, the collective bargaining agreement, and grievance and arbitration procedures.
  • OLS 47600 Compensation Planning and Management (3 cr.) Class 3. Focuses on the management of employee compensation. Examines the current state of compensation management and implications of recent theoretical and research developments related to compensation decisions. Gives each student the opportunity to develop a compensation package.
  • OLS 48700 Leadership Philosophy (3 cr.) P:  25200 and 27400/37400. Class 3. This course facilitates the understanding and practice of various leadership roles required in supervisory situations. Students, through applying group dynamics and leadership theory, will develop new skills, capabilities, and understandings. Students will have fundamental shifts in their thinking about traditional leadership and in their ability to function in new leadership styles.
  • OLS 47900 Staffing Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. A detailed look at the recruiting function of organizations to give the student a sense of the challenges of recruiting qualified employees.
  • OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.) Class 3. Study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Special emphasis on typical supervisory relationships.
  • OLS 47700 Conflict Management (3 cr.) This course provides students with a firm understanding of the theory and context as they relate to front-line supervision and managing conflict in the workplace including communicating with others, collaborating, negotiating effective outcomes, mediating disputes, leading teams, and handling employee relations issues.
  • OLS 27400 Applied Leadership (3 cr.) Class 3. Introduction to and overview of the fundamental concepts of supervision. Emphasis on the supervisor's major functions and essential areas of knowledge, relations with others, and personal development.
  • OLS 48400 LDRSHP STRAT FOR QUAL/PRDCTY (3 cr.) P: IT 34200, OLS 38600 and 38800 A study of how organizational leaders create an environment conducive to high levels of employee self-motivation, quality, and productivity. Actual case situations are used to illustrate the application of course content.
  • OLS 38600 LEADERSHIP ORGANIZATL CHANGE (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200 and 27400 A survey of the concepts that provide a foundation for the understanding of leadership and its relationship to the management of organizational change, with special emphasis on managing the human side of quality improvement.
  • OLS 28400 LEADERSHIP PRINCIPLES (3 cr.) An in-depth study of a sequence of manager actions that influence employees to achieve desired performance results. How these manager actions are transformed by employers into desired performance is also covered.
  • OLS 49900 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OLS (3 cr.) P: Instructor consent and departmental approval. (May be repeated for up to six credits.) Supervised individual research on appropriate topics.
  • OLS 45000 PROJECT MGMT FOR ORG & HR DEV (3 cr.) P: Undergraduate level OLS 38600 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level OLS 38800 Minimum Grade of C. An introduction to project management concepts and practices in tbe context of human resource development projects.
  • OLS 44000 LEADING WITH INTEGRITY (3 cr.) P: OLS 38600 and 38800 An investigation of ethical problems in business practice. Topics include personal morality in profIt-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and other stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistle-blowing and company loyalty; regulation; self and government; the logic and future of capitalism. Emphasis on business law and legal impacts on ethical decisions.
  • OLS 37600 HUMAN RESOURCES ISSUES (3 cr.) P: OLS 25200 and 27400 Analysis and discussion of case problems concerning typical leadership and personnel situations that impact upon the supervisor/manager. Emphasis directed toward development of attitude, philosophy, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills within the working environment.
  • OLS 46700 SERVICE LEARNING (3 cr.) P: OLS 38600 and 38800 - For organizational leadership and supervision majors only. Instructor consent required. Credit awarded upon the completion of department-approved project. (May be repeated for up to six credits.) An instructor-directed practicum designed to combine University study with work experience directly related to the student's plan of study. Designed to be scheduled during a regular semester.
  • OLS 35100 INNOVATION & ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3 cr.) P: Undergraduate level OLS 27400 Minimum Grade of C and (Undergraduate level MGMT 20000 Minimum Grade of D- or Undergraduate level BUS A2010 Minimum Grade of D-). An in-depth study of innovation in existing organizations as well as entrepreneurship in start-up businesses, franchises, family-owned firms, and other business formats.
  • OLS 45600 LEADRSHP IN GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT (3 cr.) P: Undergraduate level OLS 38600 Minimum Grade of C and Undergraduate level OLS 38800 Minimum Grade of C. Exploration of leadership strategies for organizations engaged in international business. Includes understanding of cultural differences and diverse business practices, and challenges of competing in a global marketplace.
  • OLS 34500 CRITICAL THINKNG-ORGANIZATIONS (3 cr.) P: OLS 38600 & 38800 This course focuses on systems thinking and the understanding of research design and measurement theory used in solving organizational and human resource development problems. The emphasis is on applied methodology rather than on statistical issues, with the intent of the student becoming an effective consumer of information. The student will leam how to report fIndings in a practical and influential manner. Includes the importance of knowledge management issues in organizations.
Other
  • CAND 99100 Candidate (0 cr.) If you are an undergraduate, you will be given permission to register for CAND 99100 within one week of applying for graduation. Graduate students do not require course permission to register.
  • CGT 11000 Technical Graphics Communication (0 cr.) Class 2, Lab 2. An introductory design course for computer graphics majors. Students develop an understanding of the basic design elements and principles, composition and typography through exercises and projects. The focus is on visual thinking, exploring the relationship between type and image, and developing multiple solutions to a given problem.
Technical Communications
  • TCM 36000 COMM IN ENGINEERING PRACTICE (- cr.) Class 1, Recitation 2. P: ENG W131 and COMM R110 or equivalents; junior standing or consent of instructor. The application of rhetorical principles to written and oral communication in the engineering professions. Planning, drafting, and revising professional engineering reports; planning and delivering oral presentations; organizing information; developing persuasive arguments.
University College
  • UCOL-U 110 First-Year Seminar (1-2 cr.)

    All learning communities share a common set of learning objectives that address issues of transition to the university environment. This first-year seminar is offered in a variety of formats, including a freestanding one credit course, a similar course linked to a general education requirement, and with the transition learning objectives embedded in a departmental introductory course. Learning communities are designed to assist entering students as they form connections with the IUPUI community, including other students, faculty, and advisors in a prospective major. Different learning community formats are sponsored by the various academic units, and the learning community may consist of a single course or a pair of linked courses.

  • UCOL-U 210 CAREER CONNECTIONS (- cr.) This course is designed to assist University College students in the major/career exploration and selection process. Especially targeted are students who are beyond their first year with less than 56 credit hours and who want or need to change majors or to declare a major. The course is designed to help students develop and execute a personalized plan of major and career exploration. This will be encouraged by using the first eight weeks of weekly class meetings to develop an individualized exploration contract and then using the second eight weeks to implement that plan outside of class. Students will also meet individually with the instructor and academic/career advisor. Through the course emphasis on experiential learning, students will be making connections with people, activities, and resources that will facilitate a more realistic approach to major/career decision making.