2022-2023 Academic Catalog

Apr 30, 2024

2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

For schedule and detailed course information, including schedule types, please see the Class Schedule and Course Descriptions webpage.

Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Construction Engineering Management Technology
	CEMT 32500 - Structural Applications Prerequisite(s): CEMT 28100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CET 28000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Techniques in analyzing statically determinant and indeterminate structures with a discussion of moment distribution. Standard design procedures for wood, steel, and concrete structures. Sizing of beams, columns and connections. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 33100 - Properties And Behavior Of Soils Prerequisite(s): CEMT 26600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CET 26600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Identification and properties of soils with emphasis on laboratory and field testing. Behavior of soils relating to design and construction of structures and highways. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 34000 - Fundamentals Of Construction Safety Credit Hours: 3.00. (OLS 34000) Overview of construction safety and health regulations. Throughout the course students will participate in discussions pertaining to construction safety issues and will be provided information to evaluate the primary OSHA targeted hazards in the construction industry, OSHA 30 Hr. card. Students will learn to recognize key hazards, be exposed to control technologies and corrective actions for the prevention of an injury, illness, and fatality that commonly occurs at construction sites. (Not open to students with credit in OLS 34000). Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 34101 - Construction Operations Credit Hours: 3.00. Management, methods and equipment used in the construction of buildings, earthworks, bridges and roads. Contractor organization, job management, and safety. Excavation, formwork, concrete, masonry, and steel erection methods. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 34201 - Construction Costs And Bidding Prerequisite(s): CEMT 34101 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of methods to estimate quantites of materials required in construction. Practice in making quantity surveys. Estimating total job costs (material and labor, quality survey, overhead, subcontracts) and bidding practices of the construction industry. Topics in construction law and ethics. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 34400 - Construction Inspection Prerequisite(s): BCM 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR ARET 27600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CEMT 27600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CEMT 34101 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Inspection procedures as applied to contracted construction and the execution of the completed contract. Typically offered Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	CEMT 38000 - Concrete Construction Prerequisite(s): CEMT 26001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CET 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of concrete construction, including material composition, behavior and handling of concrete, formwork, and concrete reinforcement.Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 44500 - Construction Management I Prerequisite(s): (CEMT 34201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 44200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BCM 37500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND (CEMT 34400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND (CEMT 45000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 45000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BCM 21200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 3.00. Business policy and problems relating to construction companies. Includes contractors’ organization, financial management, project management, supervision, cost analysis, and equipment economics and topics in construction law and ethics. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 45000 - Construction Scheduling Prerequisite(s): CEMT 34101 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the planning and control of construction projects. Time schedules for materials, labor and equipment ,expediting material delivery, bar charts, Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling. Precedence diagrams and Program Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT). The course emphasizes the use of computers for scheduling and updating of the construction process. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 48900 - Senior Project Survey Credit Hours: 1.00. Students will develop a topic for the following design project, CMET 49000. Students will establish project scope, general and specific objectives, literature review and background, and establish time schedules for completion of the project. Students are encouraged to develop alternate proposals. Students will analyze a previously completed senior project. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 49000 - Senior Project Prerequisite(s): CEMT 48900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CMET 48900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Development of a project combining the skill and knowledge gained from previous courses. Project is presented before a departmental panel and will include graphical material, oral, and written communication. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	CEMT 49400 - Engineering Economics for Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to engineering economy and its methods related to time value of money. Economical evaluation and comparison of alternatives considering costs, returns, interest, taxes, and probability in a time span; determining feasibility, break-even points, and rate of return. Cost indices for construction. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CEMT 49901 - Construction Engineering And Management Technology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Independent project or laboratory work is conducted under the supervision of appropriate CEMT faculty. Hours and subject matter must be arranged by instructor and approved by CEMT curriculum subcommittee. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Construction Management and Engineering Technology
	CMET 10000 - Freshman Experience For CMET Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will include utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline-specific career exploration and critical thinking. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 10100 - Construction Lectures Credit Hours: 1.00. Construction Lectures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 10200 - Technical Computations Credit Hours: 2.00. A study of elements from algebra and trigonometry appropriate to surveying, estimating, statics, and other construction-related courses. Graphs and reports are included. Additionally, word processing, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations will be included. The correct use of calculators will be addressed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 19000 - Construction Experience I Credit Hours: 1.00. Minimum of 10 weeks work experience in the construction industry, plus written report of directed academic project. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 28000 - Quantity Survey And Estimating Prerequisite(s): ARET 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR CET 20800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of methods to estimate quantities of materials required in construction. Practice in making quantity surveys. Introduction to estimating labor and cost. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CMET 29100 - Construction Experience II Credit Hours: 1.00. Minimum of ten weeks work experience in the construction industry, plus written report of directed academic project. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 33500 - Shoring, Formwork And Scaffolding Design And Safety Prerequisite(s): CET 28000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CET 33100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CMET 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamentals in the design of shoring; concrete forms for beams, columns, slabs and walls; the design and selection of scaffolding systems. A discussion of erection and fabrication techniques with an emphasis upon safety. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 34400 - Construction Inspection Prerequisite(s): ARET 27600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CMET 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Inspection procedures as applied to contracted construction, and the role inspection plays in the execution of the completed contract. The laboratory period is used for demonstration, guest lecturer presentations, and for field trips to construct sites, fabrication shops, and testing laboratories. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 39000 - Construction Experience III Credit Hours: 1.00. Minimum of 10 weeks work experience in the construction industry, plus written report of directed academicproject.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 48700 - Design And Development For Facility Management Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the functional relationships required to design modern commercial, office, hospital, industrial and institutional facilities. Development and leasing of commercial buildings. Design of office interiors including an introduction to furniture and communications systems. A basic introduction to drafting and blueprint reading. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 49300 - Facility Operations, Scheduling And Management Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ARET 28300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CMET 49200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the management, methods and equipment used in the remodeling or construction of commercial, office and institutional buildings. A study of the planning and control of construction projects including time schedules for materials, labor, equipment and maintenance; expediting material delivery; bar charts; Critical Path Method (CPM); and Program Evaluation Review Techniques (PERT) for scheduling. Business policy problems as they relate to facilities as well as financial management, project management, supervision, cost analysis and equipment costs will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 49500 - Introduction To Facility Management Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to topics directly related to the management of large facilities with an emphasis on architectural and engineering systems, maintenance, cost management, life safety, and grounds and landscaping maintenance. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 49700 - Construction Topics Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 49900 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Hours, subject matter and credit to be arranged by staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 50100 - Temporary Structures In Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed for students who want to learn analytical methods and techniques applicable in construction operations. It covers fundamental simulation algorithms and computer-aided quantitative analysis methods to be used for construction operations. Topics to be included are: data analysis, operational analysis tools, and simulation techniques that require comprehensive group projects involving modeling and analyzing actual construction operations. Prerequisite: Graduate status or senior status with consent of instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 50800 - Highway Construction And Maintenance Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed for students who are seeking to begin their careers in highway engineering and construction industry. Focused on the core issues of highway construction and maintenance, the course covers the entire highway construction project life cycle from the planning stage to key maintenance issues of the highway system. Detailed topics to be covered include primary elements of highway planning, principles of highway and pavement design, typical road plans and specifications, pavement parameters, and the key issues of highway construction and maintenance. This course also requires a term project where students can experience a real highway construction project. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CMET 52000 - Green Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the LEED Green Building Rating System. An overview of the system will be discussed and each environmental category will be covered. An in-depth analysis of each possible credit in each category will be discussed. Students will develop strategies for each credi’s attainment; listing the advantages and disadvantages of each strategy. Necessary documentation for credit attainment will also be covered. Graduate students with insufficient background may be required to take some leveling courses. Permission of instructor is required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 54100 - Advanced Construction Operations Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed for students who would like to learn analytical methods and techniques to be applicable in construction operations. It covers fundamental simulation algorithms and computer-aided quantitative analysis methods to be used for construction operations. Topics to be included are: data analysis, operational analysis tools, and simulation techniques, which require comprehensive group projects that involve modeling and analyzing actual construction operations. Prerequisite: Graduate status or senior status with consent of instructor. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 58100 - Workshop In Construction Management And Engineering Technologies Credit Hours: 0.00 to 8.00. This course is an advanced study of technical and professional topics. Emphasis is on new development relating to technical, operational, and training aspects of industry and technology education. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CMET 59000 - Special Problems In Construction Management And Engineering Technologies Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Intensive individual study of selected current developments and issues in Construction Management & Engineering Technology. Does not substitute for either M.S. thesis or M.S. project credit. A faculty sponsor is required for this course. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Couple & Family Therapy
	CFT 59000 - Special Problems In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 0.00 to 5.00. Special subjects for investigation and experiment according to the individual student’s interest and need. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 60000 - Basic Systemic Therapy Skills Credit Hours: 3.00. Training of basic family therapy skills. Procedures are applied in practice groups and analogue situations. View Class Schedule
	CFT 60300 - 0 Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the history of family therapy, major family therapy theorists, and therapy treatment modalities. Prerequisite: Graduate level course work in Child Development. View Class Schedule
	CFT 61000 - Classic Theories In Couple And Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation of theory, research, and practice of structural and strategic family therapies. Readings will include a wide range of the original works of major theorists such as Erickson, Minuchin, Haley, Watzlawick, and Palazzoli. View Class Schedule
	CFT 61800 - 0 Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will acquaint students with the life cycle of interventions deployed by a variety of organizations including human services, public administration, and non-profits. Program development emphases include needs assessment, the replication of evidence-based practice, theory of change and the use of logic methods, and grant writing. Program evaluation emphases include theoretical approaches to evaluation, the use of data and measures, and exposure to both formative and summative approaches to program evaluation. View Class Schedule
	CFT 62000 - Diagnosis And Assessment in Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will learn about psychopathology, behavior disorders and diagnostic assessment; the course will include a relational focus on these topics. View Class Schedule
	CFT 63000 - Professional Issues For Child And Family Specialists Credit Hours: 3.00. Professional issues involved in working with children and families. Questions of ethics, legal relationships, and value problems may be pursued, as may such pragmatic inquiries as the role of professional organizations and labor unions in these fields. View Class Schedule
	CFT 63500 - Theories Of Human And Family Development Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an overview of foundational and current developmental research on changes that occur within the individual throughout infancy, childhood, and early adolescence. Emphasis is given to processes and mechanisms that have been proposed to explain developmental changes. This course includes attention to social and cultural contexts within which individuals develop. Prerequisite: Graduate level course work in Child Development or Psychology. View Class Schedule
	CFT 64000 - Diversity And Social Justice In Couple And Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Review treatment implications associated with topics such as gender and power, race/ethnicity, family structure, and socioeconomic status. Discuss treatment implications of social oppression and discrimination on families. View Class Schedule
	CFT 64300 - 0 Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces the graduate student to the professional clinical skills and techniques utilized when working with children and adolescents in the context of family therapy. Graduate Student standing required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 64500 - Treating Trauma With Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. In this course graduate students will critically examine theories and research on the manifestations of trauma on the individual and the family. Systemic and relational influences on recovery from trauma will be highlighted. Family therapy interventions for trauma treatment will be presented. View Class Schedule
	CFT 64700 - Topical Issues In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Focus on assessment, intervention, and treatment of issues marriage and family therapist routinely face, including working with military families, divorce, non-traditional families, parenting/visitation, family violence, court-involved families, anger management, suicidal/depressed clients, eating disorders, alcoholism and substance abuse, self-harm behaviors, and grief issues. Course will examine these issues from a systemic, socio-cultural perspective. View Class Schedule
	CFT 65000 - Sexuality And Sex Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the literature, research, and theories related to therapeutic interventions for sexual concerns in relationships. Particular attention is given to systemic approaches and to the relationship between marital and sex therapy. Prerequisite: CDFS 67000. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 65500 - Couple Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of systemic theories and research of couple therapy and sex therapy, including assessment, treatment planning, and interventions. Developmental and contextual factors (specifically the impact of life span development, gender, sexual orientation, race, power, and privilege) affecting couple relationships and sexual dysfunctions are explored. View Class Schedule
	CFT 66000 - Contemporary Theories In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation of theory, research, and practice of constructivist and social constructionist family therapies. Readings include a wide range of original work by major theorists, such as White, deShazer, and Anderson & Goolishian. View Class Schedule
	CFT 66500 - Transgenerational And Specialized Family Therapies Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigation of theory, research, and practice of transgenerational and specialized family therapies. Readings will include a wide range of original works of the major theorists. Prerequisite: CFT 60300. View Class Schedule
	CFT 66700 - Practicum In Marriage Counseling Credit Hours: 3.00. Supervised counseling experience in working with premarital and marital problems. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CFT 67500 - Practicum In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Supervised counseling experience in family therapy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CFT 67800 - Externship In Marriage And Family Therapy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 9.00. Supervised clinical experience in marriage and family therapy at an approved externship site. Depending on the number of credit hours for which one is registered, will require 8-24 clinic hours and 3-9 experiential hours per week. Prerequisite: CFT 66700, 67500. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 69000 - Directed Research In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Directed research and supervised research on a topic in student’s area of specialization. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 69500 - Research And Writing In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to conducting graduate level research and professional writing in couple and family therapy. Students will learn how to critically read empirical articles, conduct a literature search, write professionally using APA format, and write a literature review. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 69600 - Research Methods In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic research methods employed in the study of children and families are examined, including quantitative and qualitative designs, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. In the laboratory component, students are afforded supervised practice in the application of various methods using selected statistical analysis programs. Prerequisite: Graduate course in Statistics. Permission of instructor required. View Class Schedule
	CFT 69700 - Research Analysis In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the most frequently employed multivariate research techniques, such as multivariate generalizations of univariate tests and analysis of variance, principal components analysis and factor analysis, canonical analysis, multiple regression analysis, structural equation modeling, and discriminant analysis. A central theme of the course is the general linear model, both univariate and multivariate. A multipurpose program for this model provides the student with practical experience in conducting multivariate research. Prerequisite: Students must have completed one college-level statistics course. View Class Schedule
	CFT 69800 - Thesis In Couple & Family Therapy Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Criminal Justice
	CRJU 15000 - Introduction To The Criminal Justice System Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the agencies and processes involved in the criminal justice system; legislatures, the courts, the police, the prosecutor, the public defender and corrections. An analysis of the roles and problems of each component with an emphasis on their interrelationships. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 23000 - Introduction To Law Enforcement Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the major issues and controversies facing police officers. Recruitment, training, new philosophies, strategies, police management, misconduct, accountability, and the future of policing will be discussed. The development of modern policing in America in the past, the present, and future will be discussed. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 24000 - Introduction To Corrections Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of how and why punishment is administered and an examination of the functions that our jails and prisons provide. Alternatives to incarceration will be reviewed. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 27000 - Introduction To Courts In The United States Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit hours: 3.00. This course examines court systems, criminal law and procedure, and the courts’ relationships with policing and correctional systems in the United States. Covered will be the history, structure, and functioning of courts as well as types of courts, various court actors, and procedural protections under the U.S. Constitution. The courts will be studied at local, state, and federal levels with emphases on current problems, controversies, and possible solutions. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 30700 - Victimology Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Study and analysis of institutional and other problems and issues relating to victims including the relationship between the victim and the offender, the victim and the criminal justice system, and the victim and various governmental and/or social institutions. The course will also explore how race, class, and gender have impacted victims and often been part of victimization. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 31500 - Incarceration And Society Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This class focuses on the history of incarceration as a response to crime in the United States. It will look at types of responses to crime (e.g., laws, regulation, length of incarceration, community service vs. jail time, etc.), changes over time and the impact that both have on society.The issue of recidivism will also be explored. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 32000 - Murder In America Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Analyzes the nature and extent of homicide in the United States. Theoretical perspectives will provide explanations as to the prevalence of murder in our society. Victim and offender characteristics will be examined along with legal responses to homicide. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 34100 - Criminal Investigation Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND POL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to develop an analytical understanding of the investigative process. It will merge theoretical and philosophical approaches to crime detection and solution. This course examines judicial efforts to define individual rights and to control enforcement conduct in the investigation and prevention of crime. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 37500 - Community Corrections Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines community-based (non-incarceration) methods used by the criminal justice system to respond to criminal offending and their effectiveness. Covered will be the history of community corrections, parole, probation, day reporting, house arrest, prisoner reentry, and other methods as well as the use of specific interventions such as electronic monitoring, fines and restitution, community service, and restorative justice techniques. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 38500 - Ethics In Criminal Justice Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines contemporary ethical problems faced by criminal justice professionals within the frameworks of social science and social justice principles. Students will engage in critical thinking to develop an understanding of the consequences of ethical violations and how to use ethics-driven decision-making in policymaking and practice. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 39000 - Selected Topics In Criminal Justice Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. A variable-titled course organized around semester-long topics selected to reflect the instructor’s area of knowledge and interest. Typically offered Fall or Spring. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 44000 - Criminal Law Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of the two branches of criminal law: procedural and substantive law. The course focuses on the application of substantive criminal law in relation to crimes against people, persons, habitation, property, and public order. Elements of criminal liability, defenses to criminal liability, the doctrine of complicity, and inchoate crimes are also examined in the course. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CRJU 44300 - Field Experience In Criminal Justice Prerequisite(s): CRJU 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Observation and supervised participation in the criminal justice system. Readings and class meetings to integrate theory and experience. Intended for students who plan to become employed in the criminal justice system upon receiving the bachelor’s degree. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
	EAS 10000 - Planet Earth Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the Geosciences-Earth science, oceanography, atmospheric science and astronomy. The course emphasizes topics (earthquakes, volcanoes, ocean pollution, climate change, severe weather, etc.) that are of general interest and relevance, and the interconnections between various Earth processes. Typically offered Fall Spring.CTL:IPS 1730 Earth Science General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 10400 - Oceanography Credit Hours: 3.00. Origin of the oceans and marine life. Seafloor spreading and marine geology; currents, waves, and tides; marine organisms and ecology; beaches and nearshore life. Man’s use and abuse of the sea, including contemporary problems and future opportunities. The role of oceans in climate and evolution of the biosphere. Recommended for both science and nonscience majors. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 11000 - Survey Of Geology Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of concepts, methods, and materials of physical and historical geology of professional and cultural interest to students who do not need the rigorous treatment of EAS 11100 or 11200. Laboratory will illustrate the methods and materials used in geologic studies. Not available for credit to students with credit in EAS 11100. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 11300 - Introduction To Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3.00. (NRES 29000, AGRY 29000) An introduction to environmental science, including issues such as climate change, energy resources, air and water pollution, toxic waste disposal, soil erosion, natural hazards, and environmental planning. Includes extensive in-class discussion of case studies. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 12000 - Introduction To Geography Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the systematic study of location and spatial variation of natural features. Elements of place, time, distance, and area are considered in relation to man’s perception of environment, his organization of cultural activities, and his utilization of natural resources. A one-day field trip is required. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 13000 - Introductory Earth Science for Elementary Education Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR MA 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Origins of the earth and solar system, evolution and history of earth forms, geological processes, and the history of life with its interdependence with the earth are discussed in a context appropriate for teaching in an elementary school setting. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	EAS 19100 - Introductory Topics In Earth And Atmospheric Science Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Introductory special topics in earth and atmospheric sciences. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EAS 22000 - Survey Of Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of landforms, climates, soils and resources that comprise the world’s natural environments. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 22200 - Weather Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. Online Weather Studies covers the composition and structure of the atmosphere, the flow of energy to, from, and through the atmosphere, and the resulting motions. The basic physical principles of atmospheric conditions are stressed through the study of weather from meteorological data delivered via the Internet. Particular attention is given to severe weather topics and the effects of weather and climate on global societies. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 22300 - Ocean Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. Online Ocean Studies examines the ocean as it interacts with other components of the Earth. Basic physical and chemical properties of the ocean are stressed through oceanographic data delivered via the Internet. Topics include the flow and transformations of water and energy into and out of the ocean, ocean circulation, marine life and its adaptations, climate change, and the human/societal impacts pertaining to the ocean. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	EAS 34500 - Environmental Science For Elementary Education Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides elementary education majors with an integrated experience in environmental science, which includes an emphasis on the transition from learning science to designing elementary education activities. Topics include climate change, energy resources, air and water pollution, toxic waste disposal, soil erosion, natural hazards, environmental planning, and in-class discussion of case studies. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EAS 39100 - Topics In Earth And Atmospheric Sciences Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Intermediate special topics in the earth and atmospheric sciences. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Economics
	ECON 10100 - Survey Of Economics Credit Hours: 3.00. How economic forces such as globalization, technological change, and public policy impact the lives of individuals. Examines the roles, the market-place and the pursuit of self-interest play in the behavior of an economic system. Presents economic systems alternative to the market/capitalist one. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	ECON 10200 - Introduction To The Study Of Economics Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will familiarize new students with Purdue University Northwest, its programs and people, and the basic tools needed to be successful in college. Focus will be on the individual development of students with regard to future professional employment and also his or her educational planning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics Credit Hours: 3.00. Economics is the study of decision making under conditions of scarcity. This course looks at the behavior of the individual consumer and firm and their interaction with the government. The second half of the course studies the macroeconomy and focuses on the causes of inflation, unemployment, and interest rate changes. The international economy also will be studied. No credit for management students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:ISH 1040 Introduction To Economics General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	ECON 21100 - Contemporary Economic Problems Prerequisite(s): ECON 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The course assists students in analyzing current economic issues such as inflation, and unemployment, the energy crisis, environmental protection, poverty, and income distribution, urban blight, health care, and education. All students are required to give presentations and prepare papers on one of these topics. Typically offered Spring. General Education: Technology View Class Schedule
	ECON 24000 - Personal Financial Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Lectures and case analysis of managing one’s personal finances; including budgeting, credit analysis, insurance, taxation, housing, estate planning, private and business investment. Not available for credit in Management concentrations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	ECON 25100 - Microeconomics Prerequisite(s): MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The course develops a theoretical framework permitting an analysis of the forces affecting national income, employment, interest rates, and the rate of inflation. Emphasis is placed upon the role of government fiscal and monetary policy in achieving full employment and stable prices. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning, Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	ECON 25200 - Macroeconomics Prerequisite(s): MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND (ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECON 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECON 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines how the US economy functions and provides an overview of important macroeconomic issues including: unemployment, inflation, social security, national debt, international trade, the sub-prime crisis, and business cycles. Emphasis is placed upon the role and limits of government fiscal and monetary policy in promoting economic growth and stable prices.Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning, Technology, Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	ECON 30100 - Managerial Economics Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of Econ 251. A more rigorous and practical treatment of microeconomic theory. Topics include: consumer behavior and demand, decision under uncertainty, production and cost, factor demand, market structure, general equilibrium and welfare. Emphasis on the tools used to analyze the behavior of individual economic units. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 30200 - Business Conditions Analysis Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of Econ 252. A more rigorous and practical treatment of macroeconomic theory with emphasis on the conditions in which a business operates. Topics include: determinants of consumption, investment, net exports and foreign exchange rates, the level of unemployment, inflation and the long-run rate of economic growth. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 30300 - Data Analytics for Public Policy Credit Hours: 3.00. The goal of this course is to develop the key data analytics skill sets necessary to analyze socio-economic problems for public policy formulation and evaluation. It is designed for students who are seeking a strong foundation in data analytics for policy decisions in business and government. Typically offered Fall, Spring View Class Schedule
	ECON 31100 - Environmental Economics Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an overview of environmental issues and legislation in the United States. Emphasis is placed on understanding and analyzing environmental problems applying basic principles of economics. This course explores the causes of environmental problems and evaluates the various policy instruments that are often used to address them at the international, national, state and local levels. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	ECON 32200 - Economics Of Public Policy Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The examination and analysis of public finance practices and problems in the federal fiscal system. Government activities that involve spending and taxation are analyzed applying basic principles of economics. Topics include public education, social security, healthcare, environment and tax systems. State and local government issues are also addressed. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 32300 - Economics Of Housing Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR ECON 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR (ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of housing markets in rural and urban areas. Course will include the study of mortgage markets, housing affordability and homelessness, and the public policy responses to these aspects. Course will examine both microeconomic aspects of housing (family decision-making), as well as macroeconomic aspects, such as housing bubbles and busts. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 35100 - Intermediate Microeconomics Prerequisite(s): ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MA 15910 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Theoretical treatment of consumer and producer behavior. Analysis of demand, production, cost, product and factor markets leading to general equilibrium and welfare implications. Emphasis is upon the development of skills necessary to analyze the behavior of individual economic agents. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 35200 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MA 15910 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The determinants of consumption, investment, and the aggregate demand for assets. THe joint determination of income, the price level, and the rate of interest. The role of government and elements of economic growth. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 35300 - Business Cycles Prerequisite(s): ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an analysis of business fluctuation and the impact of government policy instruments. Special emphasis is placed on how macroeconomic factors influence managerial and personal decision making. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	ECON 36000 - Econometrics Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND (BUSM 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the statistical techniques used to analyze economic data, estimate casual effects, make predictions, and test economic theory. Students learn empirical skills used in analytical consulting, financial modeling, economic research, and by analysts in the private and public sectors. Emphasis is placed on estimating a single equation (e.g., demand function) and the problems associated with such estimation. View Class Schedule
	ECON 36200 - Health Economics Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce upper level undergraduate students in economics to the field of health economics. We will analyze health and health care theories, institutions, and key policy issues using tools from intermediate microeconomic theory. The course begins with an analysis of health care as a commodity and why health is different from other consumer goods. The course then examines the demand for and the production of health and health care, and the behavior and organization of health care providers. The discussion then switches to information asymmetries and the functioning of health insurance markets. Afterwards, the course turns to the analysis of government involvement in the health care system. The class concludes with an examination of medical care systems around the world, paying particular attention to the U.S. health care system. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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CEMT 32500 - Structural Applications

CEMT 33100 - Properties And Behavior Of Soils

CEMT 34000 - Fundamentals Of Construction Safety

CEMT 34101 - Construction Operations

CEMT 34201 - Construction Costs And Bidding

CEMT 34400 - Construction Inspection

CEMT 38000 - Concrete Construction

CEMT 44500 - Construction Management I

CEMT 45000 - Construction Scheduling

CEMT 48900 - Senior Project Survey

CEMT 49000 - Senior Project

CEMT 49400 - Engineering Economics for Construction

CEMT 49901 - Construction Engineering And Management Technology

CMET 10000 - Freshman Experience For CMET

CMET 10100 - Construction Lectures

CMET 10200 - Technical Computations

CMET 19000 - Construction Experience I

CMET 28000 - Quantity Survey And Estimating

CMET 29100 - Construction Experience II

CMET 33500 - Shoring, Formwork And Scaffolding Design And Safety

CMET 34400 - Construction Inspection

CMET 39000 - Construction Experience III

CMET 48700 - Design And Development For Facility Management

CMET 49300 - Facility Operations, Scheduling And Management

CMET 49500 - Introduction To Facility Management

CMET 49700 - Construction Topics

CMET 49900 - Special Assignments

CMET 50100 - Temporary Structures In Construction

CMET 50800 - Highway Construction And Maintenance

CMET 52000 - Green Construction

CMET 54100 - Advanced Construction Operations

CMET 58100 - Workshop In Construction Management And Engineering Technologies

CMET 59000 - Special Problems In Construction Management And Engineering Technologies

CFT 59000 - Special Problems In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 60000 - Basic Systemic Therapy Skills

CFT 60300 - 0

CFT 61000 - Classic Theories In Couple And Family Therapy

CFT 61800 - 0

CFT 62000 - Diagnosis And Assessment in Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 63000 - Professional Issues For Child And Family Specialists

CFT 63500 - Theories Of Human And Family Development

CFT 64000 - Diversity And Social Justice In Couple And Family Therapy

CFT 64300 - 0

CFT 64500 - Treating Trauma With Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 64700 - Topical Issues In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 65000 - Sexuality And Sex Therapy

CFT 65500 - Couple Therapy

CFT 66000 - Contemporary Theories In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 66500 - Transgenerational And Specialized Family Therapies

CFT 66700 - Practicum In Marriage Counseling

CFT 67500 - Practicum In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 67800 - Externship In Marriage And Family Therapy

CFT 69000 - Directed Research In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 69500 - Research And Writing In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 69600 - Research Methods In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 69700 - Research Analysis In Couple & Family Therapy

CFT 69800 - Thesis In Couple & Family Therapy

CRJU 15000 - Introduction To The Criminal Justice System

CRJU 23000 - Introduction To Law Enforcement

CRJU 24000 - Introduction To Corrections

CRJU 27000 - Introduction To Courts In The United States

CRJU 30700 - Victimology

CRJU 31500 - Incarceration And Society

CRJU 32000 - Murder In America

CRJU 34100 - Criminal Investigation

CRJU 37500 - Community Corrections

CRJU 38500 - Ethics In Criminal Justice

CRJU 39000 - Selected Topics In Criminal Justice

CRJU 44000 - Criminal Law

CRJU 44300 - Field Experience In Criminal Justice

EAS 10000 - Planet Earth

EAS 10400 - Oceanography

EAS 11000 - Survey Of Geology

EAS 11300 - Introduction To Environmental Science

EAS 12000 - Introduction To Geography

EAS 13000 - Introductory Earth Science for Elementary Education

EAS 19100 - Introductory Topics In Earth And Atmospheric Science

EAS 22000 - Survey Of Physical Geography