2018-19 Academic Catalog

Apr 28, 2024

2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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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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Foods and Nutrition
	FN 36500 - Nutrition Throughtout The Life Cycle Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines nutrient requirements and recommendations for normal growth and development and disease prevention. Includes the life stages from pregnancy through older adulthood. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FN 39000 - Independent Undergraduate Research Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual research projects undertaken with faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FN 40001 - Nutrition For Sports Performance Prerequisite(s): SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND FM 16800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Overview of the nutritional requirements and the impact on performance in muscle building, endurance and strength training. Includes review of supplements, physiology and nutrition as it relates to the field of human performance. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FN 42200 - Community Nutrition And Health Promotion Entrepreneurship Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of strategies for improving nutritional status and community health. Examination of principles of entrepreneurship and application to the practice of community nutrition. Includes reviews of existing federal and non-governmental programs designed to meet food and nutrition needs of various population groups. Requires participation in community-based projects. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FN 59000 - Special Problems In Nutrition Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Individual problems dealing with various aspects of nutrition. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Summer Spring. View Class Schedule
Foreign Languages and Literature
	FLL 10001 - Cultural Immersion Abroad Credit Hours: 0.00. Experiential Cultural Immersion opportunity guided by the Foreign Languages and Literature faculty. Must be taken in conjunction with a for-credit course which requires an applied cultural immersion/study abroad component that will fulfill any component of the student’s degree plan of study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	FLL 10300 - Freshman Experience Worldviews Credit Hours: 3.00. This course would include utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, relationship of academic planning and life goals, discipline specific career exploration and critical thinking relative to the study of foreign languages and literature. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	FLL 19000 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 20700 - Franco-American Cultural Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will primarily focus on the cultural relationships between France and the United States. It will encourage students to investigate the cultural interactions between these two nations in the course of history. Although the concentration will be on Franco-American connections, the course will foster a broader awareness and understanding of cultural differences essential in today’s increasingly global society. Course taught in English and open to all students. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 29000 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 31100 - French Cinema - Introduction To Film Study Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is based on close readings of individual films. We will look at the concept of film analysis and the relationship between film, politics, and society. The written assignments are designed to develop students’ writing skills in English and their ability to engage critically with a visual document. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions and to lead discussions on assigned topics. The course is taught in English and open to all students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FLL 36101 - The Nature Of Language Credit Hours: 3.00. Influence of language in human experience, with attention to its essential role in the progress of civilization and all social activity. Conducted in English but with emphasis on the contribution of the major Western tongues. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 39000 - Special Topics Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 40300 - National, Racial And Ethnic Identities In Austrian Literature Of The 20th Century Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores diverse representations of identity in post-1914 Austrian literature and films, especially in the aftermath of the two world wars. The goal of this course is to examine questions linked to national, ethnic, racial, and gender identity within the above historical, social, cultural, intellectual, and political context. Issues such as the self and the “other”, historical burdens of fascism, the holocaust and responsibility, migration, transnationality, colonialism, race, and gender are advanced via narrative and/or cinematic representations of the Austrian context. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 40500 - Globalization: Latin American Literature And Transnational Conflicts Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses degree requirements for global awareness and diversity. It provides students with an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary approaches to many of the most significant changes occurring in today’s world. This course will be added as an elective in the proposed Latin American Studies Minor. The course will fit into Curriculum 2000 as an additional elective. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FLL 46400 - Comparative Study Of Modern Languages Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of French, German and Spanish phonology, syntax and morphology. Representative presentations of historical and contemporary descriptive considerations of these languages. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FLL 49000 - Special Topics In Foreign Languages And Literatures Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Topics vary. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Forensic and Investigating Science
	FIS 14000 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Criminalistics Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the history of criminalistics and the scientific techniques applied to forensic investigations. Some focus areas include crime scene and physical evidence handling. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	FIS 14005 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Evidence Handling Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the theories and practices of applying scientific techniques to crime detection. Some focus areas include the examination of physical evidence and laboratory procedures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	FIS 24500 - Laboratory Quality System Theory Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will focus on quality theory in general and ISO systems in specific. Students will learn the goals of these systems and how different systems like six sigma and ISO seek to attain these goals. In addition, the course will examine quality systems as they specifically apply to laboratory practice. Students will learn the primary requirement for developing and maintaining a quality system and the principals of quality auditing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FIS 35000 - Courtroom Demeanor Prerequisite(s): POL 34300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the application of various laws and rules of evidence to the forensic sciences, and examines how the admission and persuasive use of evidence derived from the forensic sciences impacts the administration of justice in the United States. The student will learn of the expert witness in legal matters and the expectations of courtroom behavior. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FIS 41000 - Professional Practice In Forensic Science Course Credits: This course will bring together the ethical, legal and scientific elements that the student has learned through their previous forensic studies and learn how these elements apply in professional situations. The student will understand how a scientific expert can and cannot present their opinions and findings to the legal system. The student will learn about the roles professional organizations that exist in the forensic industry and how their guidelines become established. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Forestry and Natural Resources
	FNR 22500 - Dendrology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. Field identification, taxonomy, and ecological characteristics of trees, shrubs, and herbs found in forests, prairies, old fields, and wetlands. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	FNR 38200 - Natural Resources And Man Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the interrelationships among man, natural resources, and the environment. Course satisfies conservation requirement for teacher certification.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FNR 38800 - Ichthyology Credit Hours: 2.00. Functional morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecological relationships of fish; classification and identification of freshwater species; introduction to fishery management principles.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FNR 38900 - Ichthyology Laboratory Credit Hours: 1.00. Laboratory on classification and identification of freshwater species; introduction to fisheries management principles.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FNR 52300 - Aquaculture Credit Hours: 3.00. Historical perspectives and current practices in aquaculture, including production systems, feeds, water quality requirements, and diseases of commercially important species. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	FNR 54000 - Wetlands Ecology Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the biotic and abiotic factors that influence wetlands, including the ecological, socioeconomic, and hydrological values of wetlands. Restoration and wildlife utilization also are examined. Laboratories involve examinations of various aspects of wetland ecology. Class trips are required. Students will pay individual lodging or meal expenses where necessary. Offered in odd-numbered years. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	FNR 54500 - Fisheries Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and practice of fisheries management, with an emphasis on strategies utilized for the management of freshwater and marine fisheries. Application of quantitative methodologies for the assessment and manipulation of aquatic habitats, sport and commercial fish populations, and human resource users and non-users are considered, as is the setting of appropriate goals and objectives for effective, science-based management. One weekend field laboratory is required. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
Foundations and Administration
	EDFA 20000 - History And Philosophy Of Education Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 20000) How history and philosophy have informed school organization, curriculum, and teaching practice. Students develop their own philosophies of teaching. Topics include continuities and discontinuities of schooling, colonial period to present. Conflicting demands placed upon schools. Issues of race, class, and gender inform debates over school purposes and practices. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	EDFA 49000 - Individual Research And Teaching Experience Credit Hours: 1.00 to 8.00. Opportunity for undergraduate students to investigate particular problems in the field of education under supervision. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 49100 - Topics And Issues In Education Credit Hours: 1.00. Provides the student with the opportunity to strengthen the preparation program though the study of selected educational topics and issues based on individual needs and interests. One topic is dealt with in each enrollment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 51200 - Foundations Of Educational Administration Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51200) An examination of the relationship between policy, values, and social change in education, including the roles of local, state, and federal government in educational policymaking and the effects of educational policies on societal issues such as equity, cultural diversity, and opportunity. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 51300 - Educational Facilities Planning Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51300) Systems approach as a basis for school facilities planning. Study directed toward procedures for solving facilities problems. Emphasis on techniques for developing and securing technical information. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 51600 - School-Community Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51600) This course will stress concepts and principles relevant to school-community interaction. It will focus on the new roles of the public in education and will deal with problems encountered by educators in communicating with the public. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 59000 - Individual Research Problems Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. (EDST 59000) Opportunities for students to study particular problems under the guidance of a member of the staff. This plan of individualized instruction may be used in any field of education or vocational education. Does not include thesis work. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 59100 - Special Topics In Education Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. (EDST 59100) Group study of a current problem or special topic of interest to professional educational personnel. Intensive study of research, theory, or practical aspects of a particular issue within the usual graduate class format. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 60800 - Business Management In Education Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 60800) This course explores the management and operation of the school business environment, the critical trends and issues in the field, and the internal and external determinants of school fiscal policy. As applicable, selected core and supplemental content and skills from the district level educator standards of the Indiana Standards for School Leaders are addressed in this course. Emphasis is on the integration of theory and practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 60900 - Legal Aspects Of American Education Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 60900) Legal foundations of education as established by constitutional provisions, court decisions, opinions of attorney generals, administrative rulings, and executive directives. Emphasis on legal theory and principles currently in state of change. Stress of case study method of investigation into educational law. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 61000 - Supervision Of Instruction And Instructional Personnel Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 61000) A comprehensive approach to supervision and instruction that develops the knowledge, interpersonal, and leadership skills, which are then applied in a school setting for the purpose of instructional improvement. Models of supervision, leadership and evaluation will be examined to gain knowledge in order to apply effective strategies for diverse situations. The study of transformational change in today’s schools will guide leadership knowledge to the task of direct assistance, collegiality, collaboration, culture of trust, professional development, dialectic inquiry, curriculum development and action research. Typically offered Summer Spring. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 61300 - Clinic For Educational Leaders Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. (EDST 61300) Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	EDFA 69500 - Internship In Education Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. (EDST 69500) Amount of credit to be determined by nature and extent of the assignment. A special course in selected areas of education, designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the candidate’s area of specialization. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
French
	FR 10100 - French Level I Credit Hours: 3.00. A beginning French course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1901 French Level I View Class Schedule
	FR 10200 - French Level II Prerequisite(s): FR 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 150 Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of FR 10100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1902 French Level II View Class Schedule
	FR 10300 - Review Of French Levels I And II Credit Hours: 3.00. A review of French 101 and 102. Two or more years of high school French, grades 9 through 12. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 19000 - Special Topics In French Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to French and to francophone cultures and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FR 20100 - French Level III Prerequisite(s): FR 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 300 Credit Hours: 3.00. A lower intermediate French course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1903 French Level III View Class Schedule
	FR 20200 - French Level IV Prerequisite(s): FR 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 425 Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of FR 20100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1904 French Level IV View Class Schedule
	FR 23000 - French Literature In Translation Credit Hours: 3.00. Reading and analysis of selected French writers and their works, with particular emphasis on the social, political, and intellectual climate of their times. The course content will change from semester to semester. Knowledge of French not required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 26100 - French Composition Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. The essentials of French grammar as applied in composition. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 29000 - Special Topics In French Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to French and to francophone cultures and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FR 30700 - Commercial French Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will provide students with the fundamentals of effective expression and communication as these apply to French business situations. It will concentrate on commercial vocabulary, reading, writing and speaking as related to international business. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 33000 - French Cinema Credit Hours: 3.00. A general survey of major French cinematic trends from the earliest examples (Melies, Lumiere) to the New Wave (Chabrol, Truffaut, Resnais, Godard, etc.), with a discussion of the historical, social, political, aesthetic, and literary contexts. The French film in relation to world cinema. The relationship between the French cinema and French literature. Reading and analysis of scripts and historical and critical materials. Knowledge of French not required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 36500 - French Conversation Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Intensive practice in French conversation. Pattern practice, preparation and delivery of dialogues and topical talks. Introduction to basic phonetics and practice in pronunciation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 39000 - Special Topics In French Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Special topics related to French and to francophone cultures and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	FR 40500 - Introduction To French Literature I Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the periods of French literature from the beginning through the eighteenth century. Reading and discussion of representative works. The rudiments of literary criticism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 40600 - Introduction To French Literature II Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the periods of French literature from the late eighteenth century to the present time. Reading and discussion of representative works. The rudiments of literary criticism. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 40800 - Language Practicum In Business Prerequisite(s): FR 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND FR 30700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- AND FR 36500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will consist of on-the-job experience in international corporations, industry, commerce, government, or health and social agencies where French is used. The course is designed to expose students to their chosen vocational field. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 45000 - French Civilization Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of modern French life with emphasis on the customs and daily life of the people. Lectures in the language. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 46100 - Intermediate French Composition Prerequisite(s): FR 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of FR 26100. In this course, stress is given to the development of more complex grammar and its application in the written language. Emphasis is placed on the structure of composition and basic refinement and precision brought about by grammar and vocabulary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 46500 - Intermediate French Conversation Prerequisite(s): FR 36500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Continued and more advanced practice in French conversation and study of phonetics for accuracy in pronunciation and intonation. Students are encouraged to study contemporary French culture as a basis for their conversations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 49000 - Topics In French Prerequisite(s): FR 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 49500 - French Senior Capstone Project Course Credit Hours: 3.00. The Senior Project is prepared during the second semester of the senior year. Students will work independently under the supervision of a faculty member in consultation with whom they will choose and define their project. The French Senior Project will consist of a research or creative project, an internship, or a portfolio that will show that the student has met the objectives of the French program. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 51100 - Advanced French Conversation Prerequisite(s): FR 46500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Additional practice in speaking and understanding French. Extensive listening (outside of class) to recordings of natives from various parts of the French-speaking world. Talks based on this material given in class. Graduate students other than M.A.T. candidates may not include this course in the plan of study. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 51500 - Advanced French Composition Prerequisite(s): FR 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Additional training in writing French. Free and guided composition, as well as direct translation. Special attention to grammatical points where needed. Graduate students other than M.A.T. candidates may not include this course in the plan of study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 54100 - Renaissance French Literature Credit Hours: 3.00. Major works in verse and prose of the sixteenth century. Marot, du Bellay, Ronsard, Rabelais, Montaigne. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer Spring Fall. View Class Schedule
	FR 54200 - The Classical Age Prerequisite(s): FR 40500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. The social background and the formation of the classical traits of the seventeenth century in France. Readings from Corneille, Racine, Moliere, and other minor authors. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 55800 - French Novel Of The Twentieth Century Prerequisite(s): FR 40600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B- Credit Hours: 3.00. Consideration of the character, aesthetics, and evolution of the twentieth-century French novel. Readings from such representative novelists as Proust, Gide, Bernanos, Giono, Malraux, Camus, Robbe-Grillet, Saporta. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 58100 - French Culture Credit Hours: 3.00. Development of the cultural life of the French people as reflected in architecture, art, history, literature, music, and philosophy. Lectures in French. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
	FR 59000 - Directed Reading In French Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Directed readings in French. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer. View Class Schedule
Geography
	GEOG 30500 - American History To 1877 Prerequisite(s): EAS 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR EAS 22000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HIST 15200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This class addresses general topics in the discipline of Geography. It seeks to educate students so that they can consider the spatial dimensions of historical, political, economic, and social themes and problems. In addition, the course seeks to develop the general skills of the discipline, especially those related to cartography. Students receiving credit for this as GEOG class may not also receive credit as a HIST class and vice versa. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
General Business Health
	GBH 20000 - Medical Terminology Prerequisite(s): ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course which provides an overview of the terminology, including roots, prefixes, and suffixes, used in the medical/health professions fields. The various systems in the body are examined, such as the respiratory system, the cardiovascular system, and the nervous system, and the various parts in each system are identified. In addition, terminology as it relates to various symptoms, ailments and medical procedures is studied. The emphasis will be placed upon pronunciation and spelling of the various terms ratherthan upon an understanding of the operation of the various systems. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
General Science
	SCI 10300 - Survey Of The Biological World Credit Hours: 3.00. This laboratory science course is designed for non-biology majors to satisfy the general education science requirement. Topics in this course include history of planet earth, evolution and natural history of living organisms. This course cannot be used for biology elective credits by biology majors. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 10400 - Introduction To Environmental Biology Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of human impacts on natural environments. This course assumes very little prior knowledge in ecology, and thus serves for non-biology major students who wish to satisfy their lab science requirements. Topics include basic concepts of ecology, interactions between human and natural environment, human wellness in relation to environmental pollution, natural resource conservation and management, modern environment technology, and current environmental issues in our society. Lecture material is reinforced and expanded upon in laboratory exercises and field trips in ecology, environmental health, pollution, and resource conservation. This course will not count toward a biology degree. Typically offered Summer Fall. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 10500 - Invitation To Human Biology Credit Hours: 3.00. This course assumes very little prior specific knowledge of biology, and thus serves for non-biology students who wish to satisfy their lab science requirements. Topics include basic structure and function of the structure of the human body, human genetics, human wellness issues, human evolution, and human impact on the environment. Lecture material is reinforced and expanded upon in laboratory exercises. This course will not count toward a biology degree. Typically offered Summer Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 10601 - Food Chemistry Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces fundamental chemistry concepts and then covers the basic properties of water, protein, carbohydrates, lipids, minerals and vitamins and their roles in food systems. Additionally the course covers enzymes in foods and food additives. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 11200 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences I Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to science and the scientific method as evidenced by the physical and chemical aspects of nature. Physical and chemical concepts and processes will be studied in the context of everyday life. General topics will include: motion, energy, heat, electromagnetism, atoms and molecules. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 11300 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences II Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to science and the scientific method as evidenced by the physical and geological aspects of nature. General topics will include: Planetary geology, chemical concepts of mater including classification, chemical reactions, bonding and energy. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 11400 - Introduction to Life Science Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to life science for non-biology majors. This inquiry-based course will take an investigative approach to various topics in biology that are related to everyday life. Topics include evolution and life history of animals and plants, cells, human health, biotechnology, and ecology. Although offered primarily for elementary education majors, this course is open to all qualified students. This course cannot be counted as biology elective credits for a biology degree. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 12200 - Origin Of The Universe Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamental concepts of the evolution of the universe from a scientific viewpoint will be studied. Using basic mathematics skills, Big Bang theory, Black Holes, Particle Accelerators, and the essential principle of physics will be investigated. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 13100 - Science And Environmental Issues Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the application of chemical principles to the world around us (our environment). It may be used to satisfy the general education laboratory science requirement and serve as an introductory course for further study in the field of environmental science. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 14000 - Introduction To Forensic Science Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the theories and practices of scientific techniques as applies to crime detection. Some focus areas will include crime scene processing, physical evidence, the examination and evaluation of evidence, and laboratory procedure. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SCI 14200 - Dinosaurs! Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will use dinosaurs as the vehicle with which to provide an overview of several key concepts in biological science and geology. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SCI 15000 - Brewing Science Credit Hours: 3.00. Following the brewing process from “grain-to-glass”, this course uses the biological and chemical principles of brewing to teach science to the non-science major. While based solely on malted barley, water, hops, and yeast, beer and the brewing process provide a wealth of examples of basic science. In addition to these basic ingredients, scientific discussions on malting, mashing, fermentation, and the making of different beer styles will also be included. In the laboratory, students will gain hands-on experience with important aspects of the brewing process. An emphasis on the responsibility we must take for our behavior when consuming beer will be stressed. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 19000 - Special Topics In Science Prerequisite(s): MA 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introductory, integrated science course for engineering and science students. Beginning lectures will cover the basic chemistry of life, the organization of cells. This will be followed by more advanced topics such as photosynthesis. Each topic will emphasize how understanding the biological system requires concepts and tools from other disciplines such as chemistry and physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SCI 20200 - Environmental Science Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers basic issues in environmental sciences including life and environment of the earth, management of renewable and non-renewable resources (air, water, soil, food, minerals, energy, etc.) problems and prevention of pollution, and strategies for sustainable economic development. A multidisciplinary approach, based on teamwork, is emphasized. The course will possibly be team-taught by PUC faculty members. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Natural Sciences View Class Schedule
	SCI 20300 - Dean’s Seminar Credit Hours 0.00 to 1.00. Students will meet one hour each week to learn about career opportunities in STEM fields, and be exposed to skills and techniques useful to the students in obtaining a position in the workforce or post-graduate and professional schools. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SCI 22000 - Health And Safety Prerequisite(s): CHM 11600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 2.00. A course on laboratory safety, health related issues and laboratory stockroom management in the physical sciences for science education majors. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SCI 29000 - Special Topics In Science Credit Hours: 3.00. Introductory, integrated science course for engineering and science students. Beginning lectures will cover the basic chemistry of life, the organization of cells. This will be followed by more advanced topics such as photosynthesis. Each topic will emphasize how understanding the biological system requires concepts and tools from other disciplines such as chemistry and physics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SCI 31500 - Environmental Science For Elementary Education Prerequisite(s): SCI 11200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SCI 11300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND SCI 11400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This project-based course integrates knowledge and skills in physical and biological sciences to develop workable scientific solutions for environmental-related problems in everyday life. Topics may include, but are not limited to, pollution prevention and control, natural resource conservation and management, human health and wellness. Although offered primarily for elementary education majors, this course is open to all qualified students. This course cannot be counted as biology elective credits for a biology degree. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	SCI 32400 - Physical Science And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on the chemicals, chemical and physical principles and phenomena of environmental consequence. Societal issues are incorporated largely in historical relevance. topics include ozone depletion, greenhouse effect, air pollution, water pollution, acid rain, toxics, energy flow, and environmental technology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	SCI 49100 - Environmental Science Internship Prerequisite(s): NRES 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR SCI 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Directed in-service training in government agencies or programs, industry, community organizations, or private-public joint organizations on environment subjects. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
General Studies
	GNS 10300 - Introduction To Higher Education Credit Hours: 3.00. Designed to assist and guide students in maximizing their potential for success at the university by promoting academic growth. This course will emphasize utilization of campus resources, goal setting, values exploration, the relationship of academic planning to life goals, career exploration, career exploration, and critical thinking strategies. This course is required of all students in the Developmental Studies Program, except those with credit in GNS 29000 or EDPS 10300. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GNS 29000 - Topics For Study Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A variable credit, variable title course for either group or individual study. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GS 09000 - Problem Solving Strategies For Successful Reentry Credit Hours: 0.00. Developing Problem-Solving Strategies for Successful Reentry provides inmates with a process for change. The program utilizes the problem-solving method to provide the framework for developing plans of action around those issues needed for successful and positive reentry. The program addresses the six major areas necessary for positive reentry: Physical Well-being; Mental Well-being; Personal Well-being; Family Well-being; and Employment and Community Functioning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GS 19100 - First-Year Experience I Credit Hours: 3.00. This is a course on broad questions facing in the twenty-first century, approached from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. It serves as the foundation of PNC’s general education curriculum. In addition, the practicalities of succeeding in college are addressed: academic expectations, resources available on campus and career planning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	GS 32500 - Honors Intensive Study Credit Hours: 1.00. Students pursue a research project investigating the history and/or future of their chosen professional field or a topic related to their interests for lifelong learning. Open to students admitted to the PNC Honors Program who have completed at least two honors courses. Permission of Instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
German
	GER 10100 - German Level I Credit Hours: 3.00. A beginning course in German reserved exclusively for students who have had less than two years of German at the ninth-grade level or above. Students with two years or more of previous German study may not take this course for credit. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1920 German Level I View Class Schedule
	GER 10200 - German Level II Prerequisite(s): GER 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 150 Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of GER 10100. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall.CTL:IWL 1921 German Level II View Class Schedule
	GER 10300 - Review Of German Levels I And II Credit Hours: 3.00. Required beginning course for students with at least two years of high school German who fail to place into GER 201 or higher. Students passing GER 103 also earn three additional hours of departmental credit (without grade) for GER 101. Two or more years of high school German, grades 9 through 12. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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FN 36500 - Nutrition Throughtout The Life Cycle

FN 39000 - Independent Undergraduate Research

FN 40001 - Nutrition For Sports Performance

FN 42200 - Community Nutrition And Health Promotion Entrepreneurship

FN 59000 - Special Problems In Nutrition

FLL 10001 - Cultural Immersion Abroad

FLL 10300 - Freshman Experience Worldviews

FLL 19000 - Special Topics

FLL 20700 - Franco-American Cultural Studies

FLL 29000 - Special Topics

FLL 31100 - French Cinema - Introduction To Film Study

FLL 36101 - The Nature Of Language

FLL 39000 - Special Topics

FLL 40300 - National, Racial And Ethnic Identities In Austrian Literature Of The 20th Century

FLL 40500 - Globalization: Latin American Literature And Transnational Conflicts

FLL 46400 - Comparative Study Of Modern Languages

FLL 49000 - Special Topics In Foreign Languages And Literatures

FIS 14000 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Criminalistics

FIS 14005 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Evidence Handling

FIS 24500 - Laboratory Quality System Theory

FIS 35000 - Courtroom Demeanor

FIS 41000 - Professional Practice In Forensic Science

FNR 22500 - Dendrology

FNR 38200 - Natural Resources And Man

FNR 38800 - Ichthyology

FNR 38900 - Ichthyology Laboratory

FNR 52300 - Aquaculture

FNR 54000 - Wetlands Ecology

FNR 54500 - Fisheries Management

EDFA 20000 - History And Philosophy Of Education

EDFA 49000 - Individual Research And Teaching Experience

EDFA 49100 - Topics And Issues In Education

EDFA 51200 - Foundations Of Educational Administration

EDFA 51300 - Educational Facilities Planning

EDFA 51600 - School-Community Relations

EDFA 59000 - Individual Research Problems

EDFA 59100 - Special Topics In Education

EDFA 60800 - Business Management In Education

EDFA 60900 - Legal Aspects Of American Education

EDFA 61000 - Supervision Of Instruction And Instructional Personnel

EDFA 61300 - Clinic For Educational Leaders

EDFA 69500 - Internship In Education

FR 10100 - French Level I

FR 10200 - French Level II

FR 10300 - Review Of French Levels I And II

FR 19000 - Special Topics In French

FR 20100 - French Level III

FR 20200 - French Level IV

FR 23000 - French Literature In Translation

FR 26100 - French Composition

FR 29000 - Special Topics In French

FR 30700 - Commercial French

FR 33000 - French Cinema

FR 36500 - French Conversation

FR 39000 - Special Topics In French

FR 40500 - Introduction To French Literature I

FR 40600 - Introduction To French Literature II

FR 40800 - Language Practicum In Business

FR 45000 - French Civilization

FR 46100 - Intermediate French Composition

FR 46500 - Intermediate French Conversation

FR 49000 - Topics In French

FR 49500 - French Senior Capstone Project Course

FR 51100 - Advanced French Conversation

FR 51500 - Advanced French Composition

FR 54100 - Renaissance French Literature

FR 54200 - The Classical Age

FR 55800 - French Novel Of The Twentieth Century

FR 58100 - French Culture

FR 59000 - Directed Reading In French

GEOG 30500 - American History To 1877

GBH 20000 - Medical Terminology

SCI 10300 - Survey Of The Biological World

SCI 10400 - Introduction To Environmental Biology

SCI 10500 - Invitation To Human Biology

SCI 10601 - Food Chemistry

SCI 11200 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences I

SCI 11300 - Introduction To The Physical Sciences II