2019-20 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 19, 2024  
2019-20 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
 

Other Courses

  
  • ASL 30100 - American Sign Language V


    Prerequisite(s): ASL 20200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a continuation of ASL 20200 (5th in sequence of courses in ASL). Features of Level 5 are expanded student discourse, advanced ASL structure and vocabulary, roleshift variations, formal storytelling, text analysis and formal/informal presentations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CDFS 64500 - Couple And Sex 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. Typically offered Spring.


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  • CDFS 64600 - Contemporary Issues In 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. Typically offered Spring.


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  • CDFS 64700 - Diversity And Social Justice In 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. Typically offered Spring.


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  • CDFS 64800 - Applied Multivariate Analysis


    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. Typically offered Spring.


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  • CDFS 68100 - Psychopathology And Behavior Disorders For Family Service Professionals


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will learn about psychopathology, behavior disorders and diagnostic assessment; the course will include a relational focus on these topics. Typically offered Fall.


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  • CE 36700 - Soil Mechanics II


    Prerequisite(s): ME 27400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Shear strength of soils (sands and clay). Theory of consolidation. Problems of rate-independent and rate-dependent settlement. Lateral earth pressure. Slope stability. Bearing capacity of shallow foundations. Deformation of foundations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CE 43200 - Surface Water Hydrology


    Prerequisite(s): CE 36700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND CE 41000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introductions to water cycle, precipitation, evaporation, infiltration and runoff. Methods of modeling surface runoff, routing, and floodplain analysis. Design of culverts, storm sewers, and watershed modeling introduction. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 32200 - User Interface Design I


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores User Interface design for digital products, services, and applications. Topics include Gestalt principles, design styles, iconography, typography, and heuristics. Incorporating a user-centered design process, students gain proficiency designing and prototyping interactive, screen-based interfaces that enable users to accomplish tasks and achieve goals. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 34501 - Introduction To Virtual Reality


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 21500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers the theoretical knowledge for Virtual Reality (VR) for the multiple modes of VR namely, immersive, augmented and desktop. The students will be introduced to the industry standard VR hardware and software for a variety of applications. Topics include VR theory immersion, interaction, and perception, multimodal VR, and technical characteristics. Students will develop VR applications using contemporary software and hardware. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 35200 - User Experience Design I


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An intermediate course focusing on the User Experience design. Topics include user needs analysis, the VIMM model, brainstorming, personas, scenarios, task analysis, wireframes, and prototyping. Students study human perception, cognition and motor abilities as they relate to end-user needs, motivations, goals, and behavior.


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  • CGT 42200 - User Interface Design II


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 32200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced course in User Interface design focusing on emerging interactive paradigms. Through intensive, applied projects students create digital interfaces that reflect emerging design patterns for a variety of digital products, services, and applications. Topics include sensory, perceptual, cognitive, and psychomotor factors relating to user interaction. Emphasis is placed on creating interactive experiences that highly engage users. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 43000 - Mobile Game Design And Development


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 21500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 24100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers the theoretical knowledge and practical skills for mobile game design and development. Through hands-on laboratories and projects, students will practice all phases of mobile game creation from design and development to deployment. Course topics include architecture of mobile devices, APIs for mobile devices, mobile game design, mobile game engines, mobile game programming, and mobile game deployment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 45200 - User Experience Design II


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 35200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced course in User Experience (UX) design focusing on user strategies, cross-channel design, accessibility, information architecture, and project management. Students become highly proficient in user research methodology, working within a team-based environment and documenting the design process. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CGT 48000 - Usability Testing And Evaluation


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 32200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 35200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND STAT 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced course focusing on the testing and evaluation of digital products, services, and applications. Topics include research methodology, data collection and analysis, usability and heuristic evaluation, and measurability as it relates to user-centered design. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51510 - Algorithms


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course concentrates on the design of algorithms and the rigorous analysis of their efficiency. We will cover various algorithm design techniques such as divide and conquer, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, and approximation algorithms; for each algorithm, we will perform complexity (worst case, average case) analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51520 - Operating Systems


    Prerequisite(s): CS 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is about the concepts and principles of modern operation systems. It includes: design and implementation of multi-process systems; process synchronization, mutual exclusion; CPU scheduling, deadlock, memory management, segmentation, paging, virtual memory; storage management, file system management, protection and security, evaluation and prediction of performance. Reading the latest paper about operation systems and presentations are required. Every student should participate in debates based on the case studies of Linux System and Windows 7. Prerequisites: CS 30200. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51530 - Programming Languages, Interpreters And Compilers


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides the student with an overview of the issues that arise in the design and construction of translators for programming languages. The course emphasizes techniques that have direct application to the construction of compilers. Students are expected to develop a fundamental understanding of the issues that arise in program translation, including syntax analysis, translation, and rudimentary program optimization. Prerequisites: Graduate student standing. Undergraduate course work on high-level programming languages, and data structure. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51550 - Database Systems


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to modern database systems. It covers conceptual modeling and database design, formal database design theory, relational data model and SQL, query optimization, external hashing and indexing, and transaction processing, etc. In addition, this course provides fundamental theory, and methodologies of Data Mining. Students will be asked to apply the data mining knowledge for real world problem solving. Prerequisites: Undergraduate studies in CS, particularly CS 44200 or its equivalent. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51560 - Software Engineering


    Prerequisite(s): CS 41600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Software engineering is the discipline concerned with the application of theory, knowledge, and practice for effectively and efficiently building software systems that satisfy the requirements of users and customers. This course provides an introduction to all phases of the life cycle of a software system, including requirement analysis and specification, UML modeling and design, implementation, testing, and operation and maintenance. The principles of project management, cost and effort estimation, scheduling, documentation, and quality assurance are also covered. A group project will be assigned. Each student will play one of the following roles: Project Manager (PM), Requirement Engineer (RE), Software Architect (SA), Integration Engineer (IE), Testing Engineer (TE), and User/Product Director (UPD). Every student will play the role of a Code Developer (CD) as well. Every student should also participate in the activities of the professional associations. The commercial and research prototype tools of IBM Rational Suite will be used. Some latest research papers about Software Engineering will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51570 - Computer Architecture


    Prerequisite(s): CS 22300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is the science and art of selecting and interconnecting hardware components to create computers that meet functional, performance and cost goals. It includes the following topics: Fundamentals of computer design, Instruction set principles and examples, Pipelining, Instruction-Level Parallelism and its dynamic exploitation, exploiting Instruction-Level Parallelism with software approaches, Memory hierarchy design, Parallel Processors and Cloud Computing. RISC, Intel 80x86, VAX, and IBM 360/370 are examples of the computer architecture for discussion. Reading and presenting the latest published papers related branch prediction and instruction-level parallelism are required. A project about designing branch prediction algorithms and evaluating the algorithms using SPEC benchmarks is also required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51580 - Computer Graphics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to advanced computer graphics and the rendering of 3D computer graphics images. Topics include the concepts, principles, algorithms, and programming techniques in 3D interactive computer graphics. Emphasis is on the development and applications of 3D graphic algorithms and methods. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 51590 - Parallel Computing


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Parallel computing for science and engineering applications: parallel programming and performance evaluation, parallel libraries and problem-solving environments, models of parallel computing and run-time support systems, and selected applications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • CS 52510 - Distributed Systems


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course consists of the discussion of special problems related to distributed control such as election and mutual exclusion, routing, data management, Byzantine agreement, and deadlock handling. The student will get exposed to fundamental issues in distributed system design, recent development, and even research trends in this area, as well as the hands-on experience of using Java sockets to program and implement a distributed system. Prerequisites: Undergraduate coursework in programming languages, operation systems, computer architecture, and algorithm design. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDPS 45000 - Teaching Students With Disabilities


    Prerequisite(s): EDPS 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 4.00. Course focuses on development of individual educational plans for students who have special needs. Topics include implementation of the functional behavior assessment processes and creation of behavior intervention plans, determination of appropriate class placement, accommodations for standardized testing and classroom instruction, and creation of differentiated/individualized instruction based on goals and objectives of the program plan. Course includes 45 hours of field component. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HDFS 34400 - Adult Development in Families and Communities


    Prerequisite(s): SOC 10000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR HDFS 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit hours: 3.00. A course that covers physical and emotional development from early adulthood through old age and death, with an emphasis on how development affects people’s interaction with their family, their community, and their possible need for social services. Typically offered Fall, Spring, Summer


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  • IDIS 23500 - Introduction To Great Issues


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Gateway course for Bachelor of Liberal Studies students: to be completed in the first year of a BLS plan of study. Examines fundamental issues facing humanity as a measure to develop cognitive and communication skills. The course is tied thematically and substantively to the two BLS capstone courses: IDIS 43500 and IDIS 43600. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • IDIS 43500 - Great Issues I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A consideration of major issues affecting humankind from the perspective of our total experience, with an emphasis on the historical unfolding of those issues and great thinkers’ answers to them from Antiquity to the Renaissance. Focus includes discussions of moral decision-making, political systems, aesthetics, religion and spirituality, reality, knowledge, human nature and the meaning of life. Open to all students with junior, senior or graduate standing. Typically offered Fall, Spring and Summer


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  • IDIS 43600 - Great Issues II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A consideration of major issues affecting humankind from the perspective of our total experience, with an emphasis on the historical unfolding of those issues and great thinkers’ answers to them from the Renaissance to the present day. Focus includes discussions of moral decision-making, political systems, aesthetics, religion and spirituality, reality, knowledge, human nature and the meaning of life. Open to all students with junior, senior or graduate standing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ITS 55300 - Software Security And Secure Programming


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers software security goals, threats and threat modeling, software design principles, fundamental programming security (input validation, expression and numeric types and operations), object oriented software design and security, network and concurrency software programming and security, platform security. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ITS 57000 - Principles Of Computer Networks And Communications


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides the advanced topics in computer networks and communications, which will cover information theory, signal and noise analysis, advanced encoding schemes, modulation, multiplexing, wireless spectrum characteristics including various wireless networks, routing algorithm and protocol, transport layer protocols, client and server protocols, network security and performance. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 48601 - Community Health Nursing


    Prerequisite(s): NUR 39201 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND NUR 39700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND NUR 35200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND NUR 36100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 37200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 31700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) AND NUR 31800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY)

    Credit Hours: 6.00. This course provides the knowledge and skills required for community health nursing. Theory and evidence-based practice are emphasized. Critical thinking is applied in the assessment of a community and in analyzing its ability to meet the health needs of its members. Nursing roles and functions are developed throug hexperiences provided to populations in a variety of settings. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 48701 - Transitions Into Professional Nursing Practice


    Credit Hours: 2.00. This two credit hour course prepares senior nursing students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to effectively prepare for transition from the role of student to entry level nurse. Specifically, test-taking strategies and practice, NCLEX preparation and licensure application will be addressed. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 62401 - Evidence Based Practice Concepts And Processes For Advanced Nursing


    Prerequisite(s): NUR 51000 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on the elements of evidence-based practice: best available evidence, patient preferences, and clinical decision-making to produce optimal patient outcomes. The student identifies a practice inquiry problem and crafts a searchable question, conducts a comprehensive literature search for the best available evidence, critically appraises the evidence, and synthesizes the findings to inform best practice recommendations. An examination and analysis of all elements of evidence-based practice occurs throughout the course. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 67301 - Health Policy Residency For DNPs


    Prerequisite(s): NUR 65600 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR NUR 63200 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This residency provides an opportunity for DNP students to gain greater understanding of the ways public policy affects state, national, and international healthcare delivery systems and resources. Students will interact with top policy makers at the local, state, national, and/or international level to explore the many forces, including political, economic, social, and technological, that influence current policy, its design, implementation and evaluation. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 67701 - DNP Practice Inquiry I: Knowledge Translation


    Prerequisite(s): NUR 67700 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is the first of a two-part series that provides the opportunity to continue to develop, implement and evaluate an evidence-based inquiry project. Students gain competence in activities aimed at improving healthcare practice and systems, evaluating outcomes, translating evidence into practice, and participating in interdisciplinary and collaborative knowledge translation activities. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • NUR 67702 - DNP Practice Inquiry II: Knowledge Translation


    Prerequisite(s): NUR 67701 FOR LEVEL GR WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a continuation of the project inquiry course sequence that provides the opportunity to develop, implement and evaluate an evidence-based inquiry project. Students gain competence in activities aimed at improving the healthcare practice and systems, evaluating outcomes, translating evidence into practice, participating in interdisciplinary and collaborative knowledge translation activities, and disseminating results. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PHYS 30400 - Relativity I


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 34200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course consists of lectures by faculty and guest speakers, presentations by students and class discussion. Students in this course will become familiarized with the diverse fields of health care so they can make an informed decision on possible career goals and expectations. Exercises in the class will help them gain the knowledge and the skill necessary for critical thinking, problem solving, and oral and written communications. Campus resources available to students and important keys to succeeding in college will also be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • PHYS 40400 - Relativity II


    Prerequisite(s): PHYS 30400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the theory of General Relativity. Topics include curved spaces; general relativistic postulates; stationary and static space times; geodesics and the Riemann tensor; vacuum and full field equations; black holes; gravity waves. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • PSY 25200 - Health Psychology For Nurses


    Prerequisite(s): PSY 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.0. This course is intended for nurses and related healthcare practitioners to introduce them to the essentials of health psychology. The course will address basic research, theoretical models, and processes by which psychosocial and behavioral factors relate to health. The course will also focus on behavioral health interventions and clinical skills as they relate to diseases, disorders, or health problems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Accounting

  
  • ACC 12000 - Principles Of Accounting I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A basic introduction to accounting practices, financial statements, and the accounting cycle in various forms of business organizations. Emphasis is on the accounting of assets, liabilities and owner’s equity. This course is not open to Management majors. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • ACC 12100 - Principles Of Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): (BA 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ACC 12000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND (BA 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR BUSM 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of ACC 12000. Emphasis is on reporting issues including financial and cash flow statements. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • ACC 20000 - Introductory Accounting


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The objectives of the course are to help students: (1) understand what is in financial statements and what the statements say about a business, (2) identify the business activities that caused the amounts that appear in the statements, and (3) understand how, when, and at what amount the effects of manager and employee actions will appear in the statements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 20100 - Management Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): (ACC 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the system by which accounting data is gathered from economic events. The course is designed to help students (1) understand what is in financial statements and what the statements say about a business, (2) identify the business activities that caused the amounts that appear in the statements, and (3) understand how, when, and at what amount the effects of manager and emplyee actions will appear in the statements. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 35000 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles of asset valuation and income determination concentrating on the preparation of financial statements, case, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, and intangible assets. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 35100 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles of investments, liabilities and stockholders’ equity with emphasis on contingencies, contributed capital, retained earnings, earnings per share, pensions, leases, incomes taxes, and cash flow analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 40200 - Financial Statements Analysis


    Prerequisite(s): (ACC 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND FIN 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) OR GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FIN 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A course focused on the ability to use published financial statement information and related disclosures to assess the performance and value of an enterprise. Equity analysis, credit analysis, prospective analysis, cash flow analysis, and firm valuation are covered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 40301 - Accounting Field Experience


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an experiential learning experience while students learn about the international Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) which are being used in more than 100 other countries and are being considered by the USA. Permission of department required. Typically offered Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • ACC 40400 - Tax Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course that emphasizes the taxation of individuals and sole proprietorships. A study of taxation law cases will be explored, but course will concentrate on practical applications of federal tax form preparation as it pertains to gross income inclusions/exclusions, adjustments, deductions, credits, and penalties. A computerized tax program will be used by the students. Selected topics include: sale of capital assets, deferred compensations plans, IRS practice and procedures, and personal tax planning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 40600 - Auditing


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the concepts and procedures of auditing, with special attention to standards, professional ethics, planning, internal control, evidence and the legal liability inherent in the attest function. Independent, governmental, internal, and international audit topics may also be addressed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 40700 - Managerial/Cost Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A course focused on the application of managerial and cost accounting concepts for the purpose of achieving the strategic objectives of firms. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 40800 - Government Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ACC 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the accounting requirements of the three major activities of state and local governments: governmental activities; business activities; and fiduciary activities. Fund accounting and treatment of capital assets and long-term liabilities in governmental systems will be examined as well as the contents of a comprehensive annual financial report (CAFR). Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ACC 40900 - Accounting Information Systems


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A course which emphasizes computerized accounting information systems, transcaction cycles, systems development, and internal control. Projects include the use of business software. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 41000 - Advanced Financial Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ACC 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This is an advanced course in financial accounting. A range of contemporary topics in financial reporting such as business combinations and consolidations, foreign transactions, partnerships, governmental and not-for-profit accounting are covered. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ACC 49000 - Independent Study In Accounting Practice Or Research


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A course focused on independent research and communication of accounting information under the guidance of a faculty member. Permission of department required. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 49500 - Internship In Accounting


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. A special course in selected areas of accounting, designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the student’s area of specialization. Designed to provide practical field experience in selected areas of accounting under professional supervision. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • ACC 49510 - Internship In Tax Accounting


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. An experiential, service-learning, opportunity for students in the area of personal tax preparation. The course provides students with hands on experience in preparing income tax returns for the public utilizing income tax preparation software. Opportunities through VITA or AARP volunteer tax preparation as well as, public accounting firms is provided. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ACC 49900 - Undergraduate Research In Accounting


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will work with a faculty member on a research project in their major. They will contribute to ongoing research while learning current research techniques in management. During this process the students will develop critical thinking and oral and written communication skills. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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Aeronautical and Astronomy Engineering

  
  • AAE 54700 - Experimental Stress Analysis


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and application of photoelastic, electric strain gage, and brittle lacquer methods of experimental solution of 2- and 3-D structures problems for static and dynamic loadings. Introductions to holography, moire, and photoviscoelasticity. Typically offered Spring.


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Animal Sciences

  
  • ANSC 10100 - Animal Agriculture


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Importance of livestock in the field of agriculture, and the place of meats and other animal products in the human diet. Course not available for students enrolled at the West Lafayette campus. Credit cannot be obtained for both ANSC 10100 and ANSC 10200. Offered at regional campuses, Vincennes University, and other distance education sites. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANSC 22100 - Principles Of Animal Nutrition


    Prerequisite(s): CHM 11500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Classification and function of nutrients, deficiency symptoms, digestive processes, characterization of feedstuffs, and formulation of diets for domestic animals. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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American Sign Language

  
  • ASL 10100 - American Sign Language I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A basic introduction to American Sign Language. This course introduces students to the tools for mastering the grammar at a basic expressive and receptive level. Introduction to cultural and historical aspects of ASL and the deaf community. Typically offered Fall Summer.


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  • ASL 10200 - American Sign Language II


    Prerequisite(s): ASL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of ASL 10100. Further study of the language with more emphasis on receptive and expressive conversational skills. Includes readings of research studies relevant to lectures. Typically offered Spring.


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  • ASL 20100 - American Sign Language III


    Prerequisite(s): ASL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A more advanced study of American Sign Language. Further development of receptive and expressive skills using more advanced material. Continued emphasis on cultural and historical aspects in relation to the evolution of the language and language usage. Typically offered Fall.


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  • ASL 20200 - American Sign Language IV


    Prerequisite(s): ASL 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of ASL 20100. Includes some introduction to linguistic structure, especially classifiers, temporal sequencing and aspect, and conversational regulators. Typically offered Spring.


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  • ASL 28000 - American Deaf Community: Language, Culture, And Society


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The linguistic, cultural, and societal context of the deaf community in America. Both historical and contemporary aspects of deaf identity will be included, with an emphasis on the central role that ASL plays in the lives of deaf individuals. Typically offered Fall.


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Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 10000 - Being Human: Introduction to Anthropology


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduces anthropology’s holistic approach to human nature and behavior. This course uses the tools of cultural, biological, archaeological, and linguistic anthropology to follow the human journey of uniformity and diversity through time and across space. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    General Education: Social Sciences


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  • ANTH 10500 - Cultural Anthropology


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the principles underlying variations in human culture and behavior. Emphasis is on culture as an adaptive mechanism and on how societies function. Topics include technology, social organization, economy, politics, ideology, and language. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    General Education: Social Sciences


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  • ANTH 20400 - Human Origins


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Surveys our evolutionary journey, from fossil primates to modern humans, through a review of evolutionary theory and genetics, the fossil evidence for current theories in human evolution with insight from modern non-human primates, and the influence of environmental stressors on modern human biological variation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANTH 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Offers an engaging introduction to concepts, themes, methods, and ethical concerns that guide research and analysis in cultural anthropology. Students will learn how to identify and interpret the complexities of human culture - what makes cultures different, and in what ways are they more alike than we might assume? Topics include: race and racism; ethnicity and nationalism; gender; sexuality; kinship, family, and marriage; class and inequality; the global economy; politics and power; religion; and health and illness. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANTH 23000 - Gender Across Cultures


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explores gender and sexuality from a cross-cultural perspective. Draws on case studies to explore the complexities of women’s and men’s lives. Examines gender hierarchies, gender in a globalized world, and the cultural construction of sexuality and gender. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • ANTH 34100 - Culture And Personality


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A cross-cultural survey stressing different basic personality types and the processes by which adult personality is acquired. Case studies of selected non-Western cultures will be used to provide comparative perspective. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANTH 35201 - Drugs Culture And Society


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (SOC 35201) The course provides an overview of the social and cultural underpinnings of drug use across societies. Students engage with various topics including addiction, global markets, drug epidemics, public policy, and cross-cultural differences in drug use. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANTH 37900 - Native American Cultures


    Credit Hours: 3.00. General survey of Native cultures of the Americas. Topics to be covered include prehistory, language, religion, aesthetics, culture contact and change, contemporary issues, and social, economic and political organization. Typically offered Fall (and occasionally in the Spring).


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  • ANTH 39200 - Selected Topics In Anthropology


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Various topics in anthropology that may change from semester to semester are presented by anthropology faculty members. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ANTH 41400 - Introduction To Language And Culture


    Prerequisite(s): ANTH 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration into the nature of human communication, particularly the structures, functions, and substance of human language. Focus is on the interpenetration of language, culture and cognition, on the evolution of language and speech, and on their uses in everyday life. Typically offered Fall.


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  • ANTH 47800 - Native Cultures Of The Great Lakes Woodlands


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Native cultures that developed in the Great Lakes region from prehistoric times through the present will be examined through archaeology, ecology, technology, social organization, and world views of specific tribes (Chippewa, Illinois, Iroquois, Potawatomi, Miami, Ottawa, etc.). Typically offered Spring.


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  • ANTH 50500 - Culture And Society


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to cultural anthropology for the advanced student. A review will be made of the history of anthropology and its place in the social sciences. Emphasis will be placed on problem formulation and methodology in the study of culture change. Typically offered Fall.


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  • ANTH 50700 - Theory In Sociocultural Anthropology


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Theoretical orientations (evolutionism, historicism, functionalism, cultural ecology), types of culture theory (technoeconomics, social structure, ideology, personality), and methods of formal analysis (ethnoscience, structuralism, symbolic) will be examined. Typically offered Fall.


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  • ANTH 51400 - Anthropological Linguistics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the anthropological view of linguistics and the ways in which anthropologists use linguistics as a research tool. The emphasis will be on structural and historical linguistics, but other approaches to the study of language will be considered. Typically offered Spring.


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  • ANTH 59000 - Individual Research Problems


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual research or reading in an area of anthropology under an anthropology staff member. Does not include thesis work. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Arabic

  
  • ARAB 10100 - Standard Arabic Level I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to Modern Standard Arabic: the writing and sound systems, and systematic presentation of basic grammatical structures. Reading, writing, and vocabulary building are emphasized throughout. The course also includes an introduction to Arab culture. No previous knowledge of Arabic required. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ARAB 10200 - Standard Arabic Level II


    Prerequisite(s): ARAB 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Further study of Modern Standard Arabic. Continued presentation of the basic structures of Arabic grammar and expansion of vocabulary. Reading and writing will be emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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Architectural Engineering Technology

  
  • ARET 11700 - Construction Drafting And CAD


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to drafting fundamentals with emphasis on architectural and civil engineering topics. Develop basic drafting skills, using orthographic projections, auxiliary views and perspectives. Students will be introduced to the fundamentals of CAD. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ARET 17000 - Materials and Systems Of Construction


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the nature of the construction industry and a survey of the most commonly used construction materials with special emphasis on their properties characteristics, limitations and applications into different construction elements and systems such as foundations columns, trusses, arches, frames, etc. Guest speakers will discuss the nature and opportunities within the construction industry. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ARET 22200 - Architectural Engineering Construction II


    Prerequisite(s): ARET 11700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Preparation of preliminary and working drawings for an intermediate-sized commercial or institutional building. Typically offered Spring.


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  • ARET 25000 - Architectural Construction I


    Prerequisite(s): ARET 11700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of wood frame construction through a semester project requiring planning, preliminary and working drawings, and laboratory experience in wood framing. Field trips may be included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • ARET 27600 - Construction Specifications And Contracts


    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. Analyze the content and organization of specifications and how they relate to working drawings during construction. A study of the various types of contract documents used for construction. Typically offered Spring.


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  • ARET 28300 - Mechanical And Electrical Equipment For Buildings


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of basic environmental systems, including heating ventilating, air conditioning, plumbing, lighting and electrical equipment. A discussion of standard design parameters including an introduction to heat loss and heat gain calculations and circuit loads. Emphasis is placed on definitions, types of systems and the physical characteristics of equipment. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ARET 29900 - Architectural Engineering Technology


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. This is a variable course. Hours and subject matter to be arranged with staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ARET 31200 - History Of Architecture II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of western architecture of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries with an emphasis on the related structural, technological, socioeconomic and cultural influences that caused the architectural expressions of this periods. Not open to students with credit in HIST 316. Typically offered Fall.


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  • ARET 42500 - Solar Construction


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of building orientation, energy conservation principles, insulation, and a survey of passive and active solar energy systems. An investigation of building materials and systems of construction as they relate to passive solar energy systems. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ARET 49900 - Architectural Engineering Technology


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Hours, subject matter and credit to be arranged with staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Architectural Technology

  
  • ART 15000 - Architect Construction I


    Prerequisite(s): CGT 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of wood frame construction through a semester project requiring planning and working drawings. Field trips may be included.. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ART 21000 - History Of Architecture I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of styles and influence of cultures which led to the development of architecture and engineering from the earliest times to the early 20th century. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • ART 28900 - Plans And Specifications


    Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will cover reading and interpretation of contact documents for construction. Emphasis will be on plans and specifications for a variety of structures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • ART 29900 - Architectectural Engineering Technology


    Prerequisite(s): MA 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR MA 22300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR MA 22400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged with staff. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall.


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Art and Design

  
  • AD 10500 - Design I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Two-dimensional design fundamentals: concepts and processes. Studio problems are used to introduce concepts, vocabulary, and skills applicable to continued study in a variety of visual disciplines. Includes introduction to a variety of two-dimensional media and computer applications. Typically offered Fall.


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  • AD 10600 - Design II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Three-dimensional fundamentals: concepts and processes. Studio problems introduce design concepts, vocabulary, and construction skills applicable to continued study in a variety of visual disciplines. Includes introduction to a variety of 3-D media and 3-D computer graphics concepts. Typically offered Spring.


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  • AD 11200 - Graphic Arts I: Typography


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students investigate mechanics of type, using both type and letter forms in a variety of design applications. Students will also experiment with typograhic composition, contrast, text, and value in combination with language. Typically offered Fall.


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