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Apr 03, 2025

2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Last Updated | November 3, 2017, 12:09pm

Effective Fall 2017, unless stated otherwise

The Mathematics Department is now the Mathematics and Statistics Department
All OM (Operations Management) courses were moved from the Computer Information Systems Dept. to the Marketing Dept.

New Programs

Majors

Other

Athletic Training | BS + MAT

For a complete list of undergraduate programs, click here .

Revised Programs

Majors

Minors

Other

Undergraduate Certificate in Classroom and Behavior Management Studies

For a complete list of undergraduate programs, click here .

New Courses

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AFC 211 - Caribbean Cultural Production in Context 3 hrs
AFC 446 - History of African American Women 3 hrs
ANTH 145 - Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology 3 hrs
ANTH 346 - Qualitative Methods for Health Research 3 hrs Cross-listed w/ SOCL 346
ARTS 109 - Fibers for Non-Majors 3 hrs
ARTS 110 - Printmaking for Non-Majors | GEKA 3 hrs
ASTR 320 - Planetarium Science 3 hrs
ATTR 210 - Advanced CPR and First Aid for Healthcare Professionals 2 hrs
ATTR 300 - Athletic Training Observation 3 hrs
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CET 120 - Engineering Graphics Essentials with Electronics Applications 3 hrs
CHEM 283 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry 2 hrs
CHEM 284 - Introduction to Analytical Chemistry Lab 2 hrs
CHEM 482 - Archaeological Chemistry 3 hrs
COSC 274 - Introduction to Applied Cryptography 3 hrs
CTAC 371 - Professional Networking 3 hrs
CTAR 116 - Musical Theatre Dance I 3 hrs
CTAR 117 - Musical Theatre Dance II 3 hrs
CTAR 240 - Managing the Creative Process 3 hrs
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DANC 116 - Musical Theatre Dance I 3 hrs
DANC 117 - Musical Theatre Dance II 3 hrs
DTC 261 - Aging to Infancy: A Life Course Retrospective 3 hrs
DS 250 - Introduction to Data Analysis for Business | GEQR 3 hrs
DS 251 - Business Statistics for Decision Making 3 hrs
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ECON 380 - Wine Economics 3 hrs
ECON 416 - Time-Series Econometrics 3 hrs
ECON 421 - Advanced Labor Economics 3 hrs
EECE 212 - Engineering Circuit Analysis 3 hrs
EECE 213 - Engineering Circuit Analysis II 3 hrs
EECE 251 - Digital Logic Design 3 hrs
EECE 331 - Engineering Computer Systems: Design and Architecture 3 hrs
EECE 341 - Engineering Electronics I 3 hrs
EECE 342 - Engineering Electronics II 3 hrs
EECE 351 - Microcontrollers 3 hrs
EECE 352 - Digital System Designs with HDL 3 hrs
EECE 362 - Engineering Algorithmic Constructions 3 hrs
EECE 365 - Engineering Electromagnetics 3 hrs
EECE 371 - Signals and Systems 3 hrs
EECE 372 - Communication Systems 3 hrs
EECE 400 - EECE Professional Practice 2 hrs
EECE 411 - Machine Learning 3 hrs
EECE 421 - Control Systems Engineering 3 hrs
EECE 430 - Power Electronics 3 hrs
EECE 431 - Digital Control Systems 3 hrs
EECE 441 - Introduction to Digital Signal Processing 3 hrs
EECE 452 - Advanced Digital System Designs with FPGA 3 hrs
EECE 480 - Senior Capstone 3 hrs
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HIST 446 - History of African American Women 3 hrs
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IS 385 - Data Warehousing 3 hrs
IS 405 - Web Content Mining 3 hrs
IS 422 - Social Media Network Analysis 3 hrs
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LEGA 221 - American Immigration Process | GEUS 3 hrs
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ME 100 - Introduction to Engineering Design & Manufacturing 3 hrs
ME 211 - Statics 3 hrs
ME 312 - Dynamics 3 hrs
ME 313 - Mechanics of Materials 3 hrs
ME 316 - Thermodynamics 3 hrs
ME 317 - Fluid Mechanics 3 hrs
ME 325 - Mechanics of Composite Materials 2 hrs
ME 326 - Composite Design and Processes 1 hr
ME 330 - Machine Design 3 hrs
ME 420 - Thermo/Fluids Lab 2 hrs
ME 431 - Mechanical Design and Analysis 3 hrs
ME 432 - Machine Dynamics 3 hrs
ME 435 - Computational Solid Mechanics 3 hrs
ME 492 - Senior Capstone I 3 hrs
ME 493 - Senior Capstone II 3 hrs
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NURS 221 - Health Assessment for RNs 3 hrs
NURS 261 - Aging to Infancy: A Life Course Retrospective 3 hrs
NURS 374 - Nursing Research Concepts for Practice 3 hrs
NURS 449 - Healthcare Disparities in the United States 3 hrs
NURS 453 - Community-based Nursing for RNs 3 hrs
NURS 483L4 - RN to BSN Population Focused Capstone Practice Experience | GELB 3 hrs
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PHIL 216 - Philosophy, Technology, and Digital Life | GEKH 3 hrs
PHIL 292 - Philosophy of Buddhism 3 hrs
PHIL 423W - Philosophical Perspectives on Disability | GEWI 3 hrs
PHIL 424W - Food Justice | GEWI 3 hrs
PHIL 427 - Social Epistemology 3 hrs
PHIL 443 - Philosophical Approaches to Moral Psychology 3 hrs
PHY 280 - Foundations of Scientific Computing 1 hr
PLSC 217 - Introduction to Law and Courts | GEKS 3 hrs
PLSC 317 - Constitutional Law: Criminal Due Process, Privacy and Economic Rights 3 hrs
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RLST 275 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in the U.S. 3 hrs
RLST 300W - Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion | GEWI 3 hrs
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SAGA 195 - Historical and Contemporary Approaches to Animation 3 hrs
SOCL 346 - Qualitative Methods for Health Research 3 hrs Cross-listed w/ ANTH 346
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WGST 275 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in the U.S. 3 hrs
WGST 446 - History of African American Women 3 hrs
For a complete list of undergraduate courses, click here .

Revised Courses

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ANTH 363 - World Prehistory 3 hrs
ANTH 437W - Kinship, Marriage, and Social Organization | GEWI 3 hrs
ANTH 439W - Seminar in Anthropological Theory | GEWI 3 hrs
ANTH 471 - Advanced Research in Bioarchaeology 3 hrs
ARTS 104 - Graphic Design for Non-Majors | GEKA 3 hrs
ARTS 250 - Introduction to Graphic Design 3 hrs
ARTS 350 - Typographic Systems 3 hrs
ARTS 351 - Image Making 3 hrs
ARTS 352 - Intermediate Graphic Design I 3 hrs Winter 2018
ARTS 353 - Intermediate Graphic Design II 3 hrs Winter 2018
ARTS 451 - Image Making II 3 hrs Winter 2018
ARTS 452 - Advanced Graphic Design 3 hrs Winter 2018
ATTR 201 - Human Anatomy for Athletic Training 3 hrs
ATTR 202 - Human Physiology for Athletic Training 3 hrs
ATTR 296 - Assessment of Upper Body Injuries 4 hrs
ATTR 326L4 - Practicum III | GELB 3 hrs
ATTR 327L4 - Practicum IV | GELB 3 hrs
ATTR 390L4 - Senior Practicum | GELB 3 hrs
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BMMT 370 - Methods of Teaching Marketing Education 3 hrs
BMMT 496 - Records Administration Using Database 3 hrs
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CET 220 - Computer-Aided Electronics 3 hrs
CET 353 - Web Development for Engineering Applications 3 hrs
CET 364 - Computer Embedded Systems 3 hrs
CET 384 - Computer Interfacing Programming 3 hrs
CET 435 - VHDL & FPGA Design 3 hrs
CET 385 - Data and Computer Communications 3 hrs
CET 491 - Senior Design Capstone 3 hrs
CHEM 383W - Fundamentals of Chemical Instrumentation | GEWI 3 hrs
CHEM 432 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3 hrs
CHEM 481 - Instrumental Analysis 4 hrs
CNST 361 - Planning and Scheduling 3 hrs
COSC 111 - Introduction to Programming 3 hrs
COSC 303 , COSC 306 , COSC 311 , COSC 314 , COSC 315 , COSC 321 , COSC 341 , COSC 342 , COSC 374 , COSC 405 , COSC 421 , COSC 422 , COSC 423 , COSC 426 , COSC 436 , COSC 439 , COSC 444 , COSC 445 , COSC 456 , COSC 457 , COSC 461 , COSC 462 , COSC 471 , COSC 472 , COSC 473 , COSC 481W Change to credit hours (3 hrs to 4 hrs)
CTAA 167 - Theatre Practice 1 hr Summer 2017
CTAA 365 - Practicum in Digital Moviemaking 1 hr
CTAA 367 - Theatre Practice 1 hr Summer 2017
CTAA 467 - Theatre Practice 1 hr Summer 2017
CTAT 131 - Introduction to Audio Production and Direction 3 hrs
CTAT 132 - Introduction to Video Production and Direction 3 hrs
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DANC 113L1 - Jazz I | GEKA & GELB 3 hrs
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ECON 336 - Economics of the Environment and Natural Resources 3 hrs
ELEC 200 - Circuit Analysis I 3 hrs
ELEC 320 - Microcomputer Circuits 3 hrs
ESSC 111 - The Earth System through Time 4 hrs
ESSC 330 - Sedimentology and Stratigraphy 4 hrs
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FERM 385 - Instrumental Analysis of Fermented Products 3 hrs
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GEOG 333 - Unsettled Geographies 3 hrs
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HLAD 250 - Introduction to Public Health 3 hrs
HLAD 307W - Communication Effectiveness in Health Administration | GEWI 3 hrs
HLAD 315 - Research Methods and Data Analysis in Health Sciences 3 hrs
HLAD 323 - Introduction to Epidemiology 3 hrs
HLAD 418 - Principles of Healthcare Finance Management 3 hrs
HLAD 420 - Health Insurance and Reimbursement 3 hrs
HLAD 425 - Decision Making for Health Administrators 3 hrs
HLED 250 - Communicable and Noncommunicable Diseases 3 hrs
HRM 240 - Cost Controls in the Hospitality Industry 3 hrs
HRM 241 - Commercial Purchasing 3 hrs
HRM 251 - Meal Service Management 3 hrs
HRM 360 - Franchising and Contract Management 3 hrs
HRM 410 - Human Resource Issues in the Hospitality Industry 3 hrs
HRM 420 - Quality Service Management 3 hrs
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IA 110 - Concepts of Network and Business Technology 3 hrs
IA 150 - Networking I 3 hrs
IA 240 - Intelligence Analysis I 3 hrs
IA 244 - Administration of Computer Systems 3 hrs
IA 322 - Managing Security Projects 3 hrs
IA 385 - Database Management & Security 3 hrs
IA 462 - Advanced Operating Systems Security and Administration 3 hrs
IA 473 - Network Forensics and Analytics 3 hrs
IS 310 - Social Media for Business 3 hrs
IS 350 - Enterprise Resource Planning and Architecture 3 hrs
IS 380 - Data and Information Management 3 hrs
IS 405 - Web Content Mining 3 hrs
IS 410 - Data Mining 3 hrs
IS 416 - System Software Administration 3 hrs
IS 422 - Social Media Network Analysis 3 hrs
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LEGL 417L4 - Legal Assistance Center Clinical Experience | GELB 6 hrs
LNGE 202 - Grammar for ESL Teachers 3 hrs
LNGE 223 - Introduction to Language 3 hrs
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MATH 311W - Mathematical Problem Solving | GEWI 3 hrs
MATH 341 - College Geometry 3 hrs
MATH 407 - Elementary Number Theory 3 hrs
MATH 409 - Cryptology 3 hrs
MATH 411 - Introduction to Abstract Algebra 3 hrs
MATH 412 - Problems in Actuarial Science: Probability Theory 2 hrs
MATH 416 - Linear Algebra 3 hrs
MATH 420 - Introduction to Real Analysis 3 hrs
MET 319 - Applied Fluid Mechanics 3 hrs
MET 430 - Computer Aided Engineering 3 hrs
MGMT 384 - Human Resource Management 3 hrs
MGMT 386 - Organizational Behavior and Theory 3 hrs
MGMT 450 - Leadership Theories and Practice 3 hrs
MGMT 480W - Management Responsibility and Ethics | GEWI 3 hrs
MKTG 239 - Google AdWords and Web Page Design 3 hrs Summer 2017
MKTG 365 - Consumer Behavior 3 hrs Summer 2017
MKTG 339 - Google Analytics and Landing Page Optimization 3 hrs Summer 2017
MKTG 425 - Sports and Event Marketing 3 hrs Summer 2017
MKTG 426 - Sponsorship 3 hrs Summer 2017
MKTG 439L4 - Search Marketing Practicum | GELB 3 hrs Summer 2017
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NURS 220 - Health Assessment 2 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 265 - R.N. Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice: The Professional Role 3 hrs
NURS 275 - Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice I 3 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 300 - Reading and Writing in Nursing Studies 3 hrs
NURS 365W - R.N. Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice: Nurse as Advocate | GEWI 3 hrs
NURS 372 - Nursing Research 2 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 375W - Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice II | GEWI 3 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 450 - Community Health Nursing 2 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 451L4 - Community Health Nursing Clinical | GELB 3 hrs Summer 2017
NURS 465 - R.N. Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice: Nurse as Leader 3 hrs
NURS 475 - Essentials of Professional Nursing Practice III 3 hrs Summer 2017
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PEGN 348L1 - Basic Scuba Diving | GELB 1 hr
PHIL 495W - Phenomenology | GEWI 3 hrs
PHY 331 - Intermediate Mechanics I 4 hrs
PHY 380 - Computational Physics 3 hrs
PHY 420W - Capstone Project | GEWI 3 hrs
PSCI 309 - Thermal Science and Heat Transfer 1 hr
PSY 374 - Applied Behavior Analysis Field Experience 3 hrs Winter 2017
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RDNG 250 - Middle School Literacy and the Early Adolescent Reader 3 hrs
RDNG 300 - Early Literacy 3 hrs Winter 2017
RDNG 320 - Literacy in and Beyond the Classroom 3 hrs
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SAGG 165 - Introduction to Game Design 3 hrs
SPCI 350L2 - Introduction to Cognitive Impairment | GELB 3 hrs
SPCI 429 - Education of Students in Programs for Mild Cognitive Impairment and High Incidence Disabilities 4 hrs
SPEI 449 - Beyond Behavior 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPGN 390 - Measurement and Diagnosis in Special Education 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPGN 461 - Classroom Management and Intervention Strategies for Students with Disabilities 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPGN 481 - Assistive and Instructional Technology in Special Education 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPLI 396 - Assessment Methods for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Mild Disabilities 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPLI 421 - Language Arts Methods for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Mild Disabilities 4 hrs Summer 2017
SPLI 468 - Education of Children with Learning Disabilities 2 hrs Summer 2017
SPLI 475 - Math and Motor for Students with Learning Disabilities and Other Disabilities 4 hrs Summer 2017
SPLI 494 - Advanced Theory of Learning Disabilities and Other Mild Disabilities 3 hrs Summer 2017
SPNH 361L5 - Spanish for International Trade | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 420 - Introduction to Translation 3 hrs
SPNH 445L5 - Spanish-American Prose | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 448L5 - Modern Drama | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 449L5 - Romanticism | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 450L5 - Spanish-American Theatre | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 454L5 - Modernism in Spanish America | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 455L5 - The Generation of 1898 | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 463L5 - Don Quixote | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 464L5 - Drama of the Golden Age | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 465L5 - Modern Novel | GELB 3 hrs
SPNH 482L5 - Language of the Hispanic Groups in the United States | GELB 3 hrs
SPPI 412 - Ancillary Services and Health Procedures for Teachers of Physically Impaired 2 hrs Summer 2017
SPSI 332 - Acoustic Phonetics: Speech Science 2 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 334 - Applied Phonetics 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 335 - Introduction to Communication Disorders 3 hrs
SPSI 336 - Physiologic Phonetics: Anatomy and Physiology 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 337 - Language Acquisition 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 340 - Phonological and Articulation Disorders 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 342 - Language Disorders in Children 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 347 - Normal Aging and Health Issues in Speech-Language Pathology 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 392 - Introduction to Audiology 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPSI 394 - Aural Habilitation Rehabilitation 3 hrs Winter 2018
SPMD 201 - Human Anatomy 3 hrs
SPMD 202 - Human Physiology 3 hrs
SWRK 408 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families 3 hrs
SWRK 409 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Groups 3 hrs
SWRK 430 - Social Work Evaluation and Research: Qualitative and Statistical Methods 4 hrs
SWRK 450 - Social Work Practice with Women and Girls 3 hrs
SWRK 451 - Social Work Practice with People of Color 3 hrs
SWRK 315 - Theoretical Bases for Social Work Practice 3 hrs
SWRK 319W - Writing for Agency Practice | GEWI 3 hrs
SWRK 350L2 - Generalist Social Work Practice: Organizations and Communities | GELB 3 hrs
SWRK 405 - Analysis and Change of Social Welfare Policies 3 hrs
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TM 314W - Managing for Process Improvement | GEWI 3 hrs
TM 402 - Technology Project Management 3 hrs
TSLN 330 - TESOL Methodology: Literacy 3 hrs
TSLN 332 - Methodology: Listening and Speaking 3 hrs
TSLN 410 - TESOL Methodology: Content-Based Approaches 3 hrs
TSLN 420 - SLA Testing and Assessment 3 hrs
For a complete list of undergraduate courses, click here .

General Education

Writing Intensive
CRTW 300W - Gateway to the Creative Writing Program | GEWI 3 hrs
CRTW 426W - Contemporary Forms | GEWI 3 hrs
CRTW 490W - Capstone Project | GEWI 3 hrs
ENGL 409W - Teaching English in the Secondary Schools | GEWI 3 hrs
LITR 309W - The Development of American Literature | GEWI 3 hrs
LITR 314W - English Renaissance Prose and Poetry 1500-1660 | GEWI 3 hrs
LITR 316W - Romantic Rebellion in Britain 1798-1832 | GEWI 3 hrs
PHIL 423W - Philosophical Perspectives on Disability | GEWI 3 hrs
PHIL 424W - Food Justice | GEWI 3 hrs
RLST 300W - Theories and Methods for the Study of Religion | GEWI 3 hrs
WRTG 310W - Writing and Civic Literacy | GEWI 3 hrs
WRTG 326W - Research Writing | GEWI 3 hrs
WRTG 354W - Critical Digital Literacies | GEWI 3 hrs
WRTG 370W - Peer Tutoring | GEWI 3 hrs
Perspectives on a Diverse World
U.S. Diversity | GEUS
LEGA 221 - American Immigration Process | GEUS 3 hrs
Global Awareness | GEGA
ANTH 212 - Peoples and Cultures of China | GEGA 3 hrs
ATM 135 - Cultural Study of Dress | GEGA 3 hrs
For a complete list of courses in this category, click here .
Knowledge of the Disciplines
Arts | GEKA
ARTS 110 - Printmaking for Non-Majors | GEKA 3 hrs
DANC 113L1 - Jazz I | GEKA & GELB 3 hrs
SAG 175 - Graphics for Simulation I | GEKA 3 hrs
Humanities | GEKH
PHIL 216 - Philosophy, Technology, and Digital Life | GEKH 3 hrs
Social Science | GEKS
PLSC 217 - Introduction to Law and Courts | GEKS 3 hrs
For a complete list of courses in this category, click here .
Learning Beyond the Classroom
Group One | Self and Well-Being
LEAD 201L1 - Introduction to Leadership | GELB & GEKS 3 hrs
Group Two | Community Service, Citizenship, and Leadership
LEAD 301L2 - Emerging as a Culturally Competent Leader | GELB 3 hrs
LEAD 373L2 - Applied Leadership Experience | GELB 1 hr
LEAD 374L2 - Applied Leadership Experience | GELB 2 hrs
LEAD 375L2 - Applied Leadership Experience | GELB 3 hrs
LEAD 376L2 - Applied Leadership Experience | GELB 4 hrs
Group Four | Career and Professional Development
LEAD 401L4 - Inventing A Leadership Life | GELB 3 hrs
Group Six | Undergraduate Research
ANTH 491L6 - Undergraduate Research in Anthropology | GELB 1 hr
ANTH 492L6 - Undergraduate Research in Anthropology | GELB 2 hrs
ANTH 493L6 - Undergraduate Research in Anthropology | GELB 3 hrs
CRM 491L6 - Undergraduate Research in Criminology | GELB 1 hr
CRM 492L6 - Undergraduate Research in Criminology | GELB 2 hrs
CRM 493L6 - Undergraduate Research in Criminology | GELB 3 hrs
SOCL 491L6 - Undergraduate Research in Sociology | GELB 1 hr
SOCL 492L6 - Undergraduate Research in Sociology | GELB 2 hrs
SOCL 493L6 - Undergraduate Research in Sociology | GELB 3 hrs
For a complete list of courses in this category, click here .