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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog

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2015-2016 Undergraduate Catalog This is not the most recent catalog version; be sure you are viewing the appropriate catalog year.

What’s New!

Effective Fall 2015, unless stated otherwise

New Programs

Majors

Media Studies and Journalism Major

Minors

Spanish Minor

Revised Programs

Majors

Minors

New Courses

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AFC 244 - Dimensions of Racism 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
AGIN 418 - Introduction to Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementia 2 hrs
ARTS 354 - Poster Design 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
C
CHEM 111 - The Chemistry of Us 3 hrs
COSC 426 - Software Development for Mobile Devices 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
COSC 472 - Introduction to Big Data 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
CRM 263 - Crime and Technology 3 hrs
D
DANC 115 - First Year Seminar in Dance 2 hrs
G
GEOG 484 - GIS Customization and Programming 3 hrs
H
HIST 160 - Reacting to the Past (GEKH) 3 hrs
HRM 455 - Entrepreneurship in the Hospitality Industry 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
M
MKTG 300 - Sustainability in Marketing and Supply Chain Management 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
MUSC 134 - University Women’s Chorus 1 hr
MUSC 135 - University Men’s Chorus 1 hr
MUSC 460 - Pedagogy of Music Performance 2 hrs
P
PSY 370 - Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
PSY 371 - Applied Behavior Analysis for Children with Autism Lab Experience 1 hr (Summer 2015)
PSY 374 - Applied Behavior Analysis Field Experience 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
PURL 487L4 - Cooperative Education in Public Relations (GELB) 3 hrs
PURL 488L4 - Internship in Public Relations (GELB) 1 hr
PURL 489L4 - Internship in Public Relations (GELB) 2 hrs
PURL 490L4 - Internship in Public Relations (GELB) 3 hrs
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SABR 391L5 - Study Abroad at RUB(FEB)-NLS (GELB) 1-19 hrs
SAG 165 - Introduction to Game Design 3 hrs
SAG 215 - Game Development and Planning 3 hrs
SAG 290 - Introduction to Game Engines 3 hrs
SAG 385 - Advanced Modeling I 3 hrs
SAG 475 - Advanced Modeling II 3 hrs
SMGT 497 - Directed Study 1 hr
SMGT 498 - Directed Study 2 hrs
SMGT 499 - Directed Study 3 hrs
SWRK 411 - Ethics in Social Work 1 hr (Summer 2015)
SWRK 442 - Contemporary Child Welfare 2 hrs (Summer 2015)
SWRK 447 - Human Trafficking: Implications for Social Workers 2 hrs (Summer 2015)
SWRK 454 - Psychoeducational Groups in Social Work 2 hrs (Summer 2015)
SWRK 456 - International Social Work Service: Learning in Jamaica 3 hrs
SWRK 473 - Child Welfare, Substance Abuse and Addiction 2 hrs (Summer 2015)
T
THRC 280 - Understanding Drug Classifications for Therapeutic Recreation 2 hrs

Revised Courses

A
ANTH 261 - Introduction to Archaeological Fieldwork 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
ANTH 361 - Archaeological Fieldwork 5 hrs (Summer 2015)
ANTH 461 - Advanced Archaeological Fieldwork 6 hrs (Summer 2015)
ARTS 340 - Weaving 3 hrs
B
BMMT 396 - Electronically Stored Information and eDiscovery 3 hrs
C
CHEM 115 - Our Environment and Its Chemistry (GEKN) 3 hrs
CHEM 116 - Chemistry and Society Laboratory (GEKN) 1 hr
COSC 403 - Seminar and Project Design for Educators 3 hrs
COSC 405 - Switching Theory 3 hrs
COSC 421 - Systems Programming 3 hrs
COSC 471 - Database Principles 3 hrs
COSC 481W - Software Engineering and Senior Project (GEWI) 3 hrs
CRTW 335W - Creative Writing (GEWI) 3 hrs
D
DANC 101 - Jazz I 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 103 - Tap I 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 104 - Hip-Hop Dance 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 105 - African Dance 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 108 - Classical Ballet Technique I for Dance Majors/Minors 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 109 - Classical Ballet Technique II for Dance Majors/Minors 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 110 - Modern Dance I for Dance Majors/Minors 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 111 - Modern Dance II for Dance Majors/Minors 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 112 - Pilates Mat Exercises 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 200 - Ballet II 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 201 - Jazz II 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 202 - Modern Dance II 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 208 - Classical Ballet Technique III 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 209 - Classical Ballet Technique IV 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 210 - Modern Dance Technique III 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 211 - Modern Dance Technique IV 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 214 - Pointe and Variations 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 245 - Elements of Dance Composition 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 255 - Dance Production 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
DANC 320 - Dance Workshop 1 hr (Winter 2016)
DANC 422 - Dance Workshop 2 hr (Winter 2016)
DANC 450 - Advanced Dance Composition 4 hrs (Winter 2016)
DTC 204 - Sports Nutrition 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
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ECON 100 - Introduction to Economic Problems and Policies (GEKS) 3 hrs
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GEKS) 3 hrs
ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GEKS) 3 hrs
ESSC 107 - Environmental Science (GEGA) 3 hrs
ESSC 110 - The Dynamic Earth System (GEKN) 4 hrs
ESSC 202 - Earth Science for Elementary Teachers (GEKN) 3 hrs
F
FIN 359 - Intermediate Financial Theory 3 hrs
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HIST 177 - Special Topics 1 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 178 - Special Topics 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 179 - Special Topics 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 277 - Special Topics 1 hr (Winter 2016)
HIST 278 - Special Topics 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 279 - Special Topics 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 300W - Researching and Writing History (GEWI) 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 303 - History of American Religion 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 304 - Early Judaism 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 305 - Native American History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 306 - Hinduism 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 307 - Buddhism 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 309 - France to 1789 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 310 - France since 1789 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 315 - History of Black Americans 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 317 - History and Geography of Spanish America 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 319 - The Civil Rights Movement in the United States 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 321 - Women and Gender in the Ancient World 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 323 - Greek History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 324 - Roman History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 325 - History of Sexuality 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 326 - History and Geography of Modern Asia 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 327 - Europe in Early Middle Ages 400-1050 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 328 - Europe in Late Middle Ages 1050-1400 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 329 - Power, Place and Image in Florence and Rome 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 330 - Europe in the Renaissance and Reformation 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 332 - Modern Europe 1815-1919 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 333 - Europe since 1919 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 334 - Early Christianity 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 335 - History of Women in Europe 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 336 - History of Women in the United States and Great Britain, 1800 to the Present 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 338 - German History Since 1815 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 339 - Arab-Israeli Conflict 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 341 - Modern Middle East History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 342 - North Africa, 1798 to the Present 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 343 - Russia to 1855 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 344 - Russia since 1855 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 347 - Sub-Saharan Africa to 1885 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 348 - 20th-Century Africa 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 349 - South Africa, 1500-Present 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 350 - History of Canada 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 352 - East Asia to 1800 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 355 - Latin America: Colonial Period 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 356 - Latin America: National Period 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 360 - Civil War: Combat, Culture, and Place 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 362 - United States Urban History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 364 - United States Military History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 365 - The Old South 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 370 - History of American Sport 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 375 - Modern India 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 377 - Special Topics 1 hr (Winter 2016)
HIST 378 - Special Topics 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 379 - Special Topics 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 380 - American Colonies 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 383 - The Age of Jackson 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 385 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 411 - England to 1689 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 412 - England 1689 to Present 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 414 - The Automobile Industry and Modern America 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 415 - Sexual Communities in American History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 424 - The United States from 1917 to 1941 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 425 - The United States from 1941 to 1963 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 426 - The United States from 1963 to the Present 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 427 - Europe from Absolutism to Revolution, 1648-1815 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 435 - Italy since 1815 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 438 - Nazi Germany 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 442 - Modern China 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 443 - Modern Japan 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 444 - China and its Nomadic Neighbors 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 450 - European Military History, 1815-1945 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 451 - History of the First World War 1914-1918 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 452 - Military History: Blitzkrieg to Desert Storm, 1940-2003 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 456 - Europe since 1945 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 457 - History of Mexico 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 461 - Foreign Relations of the United States 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 463 - United States Labor History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 464 - The Old West, 1540-1890 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 465 - United States Constitutional History 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 468 - The American Mind to the Civil War 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 469 - The American Mind Since the Civil War 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 471 - Social and Intellectual History of 19th-Century Europe 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 477 - Special Topics 1 hr (Winter 2016)
HIST 478 - Special Topics 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 479 - Special Topics 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 480 - The American Revolution 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 482 - The Age of Washington and Jefferson 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 486 - The United States as an Emerging World Power 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 487L4 - Internship (GELB) 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 488L4 - Internship (GELB) 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HIST 489L4 - Internship (GELB) 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
HLAD 307W - Communication Effectiveness in Health Administration (GEWI) 3 hrs
HLAD 310 - Administration of Health Care Organizations 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
HLAD 311 - Management of Health Services 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
HLAD 313 - Health Care Quality 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
HLED 130 - Healthy Sexuality 3 hrs
HLED 355 - Health Education Program Planning 3 hrs
HLED 380 - Psychosocial Health and Service Learning 3 hrs
I
IDE 317 - Lighting Systems for Interior Designers 3 hrs
IDE 425 - Mill Work Design and Detailing 3 hrs
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LEAD 373 - Applied Leadership Experience 1 hr (Winter 2016)
LEAD 374 - Applied Leadership Experience 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
LEAD 375 - Applied Leadership Experience 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
LEAD 376 - Applied Leadership Experience 4 hrs (Winter 2016)
M
MATH 411 - Introduction to Abstract Algebra 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
MATH 420 - Introduction to Real Analysis 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
MKTG 425 - Sports and Event Marketing 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
MKTG 426 - Sponsorship 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
MSL 103L1 - Officer Foundations/Basic Leadership (GELB) 3 hrs
MSL 201L1 - Individual Leadership Studies (GELB) 3 hrs
MSL 202L1 - Leadership and Teamwork (GELB) 3 hrs
MSL 301L1 - Leadership and Problem Solving (GELB) 4 hrs
MSL 302L1 - Leadership and Ethics (GELB) 4 hrs
MSL 401L1 - Adaptive Leadership (GELB) 4 hrs
MSL 402L1 - Leadership in a Complex World (GELB) 4 hrs
MUSC 100 - Music Theory Fundamentals (GEKA) 3 hrs
MUSC 131 - University Choir 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 136 - Chamber Choir 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 220 - Music for the Elementary Teacher (GEKA) 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
MUSC 243 - Percussion Ensemble 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 244 - Jazz Ensemble 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 246 - String Ensemble 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 247 - Woodwind Ensemble 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 248 - University Orchestra 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 249L1 - University Band (GELB) 1 hr (Winter 2016)
MUSC 250 - Jazz Combo 1 hr (Winter 2016)
P
PHY 100 - Physics for Elementary Teachers (GEKN) 3 hrs (Summer 2015)
PLSC 275 - Foundations of the U.S. Nonprofit Sector 3 hrs
PLSC 327W - American Foreign Policy Process (GEWI) 3 hrs
PLSC 332 - Collaborations in the Public and Non-Profit Sectors 3 hrs
PLSC 334 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration 3 hrs
PLSC 352 - Politics of Public and Nonprofit Budgeting 3 hrs
PLSC 359W - Public Opinion and Political Learning (GEWI) 3 hrs
PURL 333 - Integrated Campaigns 3 hrs
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SAG 325 - Principles of Animation 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SPCI 350L2 - Introduction to Cognitive Impairment (GELB) 3 hrs
SPSI 392 - Introduction to Audiology 3 hrs
SPSI 394 - Aural Habilitation Rehabilitation 3 hrs
SWRK 413 - Women and Aging 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 420 - Working with Aging People 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 430 - Social Work Evaluation and Research: Qualitative and Statistical Methods 4 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 431 - Substance Abuse 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 435 - Group Work with Children and Families 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 460 - The Law and Social Work with the Family 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
SWRK 463 - Social Work Practice with Legal Offenders 3 hrs (Winter 2016)

General Education

Perspectives on a Diverse World
U.S. Diversity (GEUS)
AGIN 212 - Introduction to Gerontology 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
Global Awareness (GEGA)
SOFD 250 - EcoJustice Education : An Introduction 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
Writing Intensive
ANTH 412W - Culture, Tourism and Anthropology (GEWI) 3 hrs
ANTH 437W - Kinship, Marriage, and Social Organization (GEWI) 3 hrs
Learning Beyond the Classroom (GELB)
Group 1: Self and Well-Being (L1)
DTC 120L1 - TRANSFORM-U (GELB) 3 hrs
Group 3: Cultural and Academic Activities and Events (L3)
MUSC 302L3 - History of Music (GELB) 3 hrs
Group 6: Undergraduate Research (L6)
BIO 497 - Undergraduate Research in Biology 1 hr (Winter 2016)
BIO 498 - Undergraduate Research in Biology 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
BIO 499 - Undergraduate Research in Biology 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
CHEM 297 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry 1 hr (Winter 2016)
CHEM 397 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry 1 hr (Winter 2016)
CHEM 497 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry 1 hr (Winter 2016)
CHEM 498 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
CHEM 499 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
MET 492L6 - Senior Design Projects I (GELB) 3 hrs
PHY 417 - Undergraduate Research Laboratory 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
PSY 497 - Individual Research in Psychology 1 hr (Winter 2016)
PSY 498 - Individual Research in Psychology 2 hrs (Winter 2016)
PSY 499 - Individual Research in Psychology 3 hrs (Winter 2016)
Group 4: Career and Professional Development (L4)
NURS 251 - The Art and Science of Nursing II Laboratory 3 hrs
NURS 307 - Child Family Health Nursing Laboratory 3 hrs