2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2020-2021 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
 

History

  
  • HIST 38600 - History Of American Foreign Relations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of American foreign relations from the late colonial period to the present. The development of traditional policies, territorial expansion, and reaction to great-power status and the Cold War are some of the topics discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 38800 - The World Of Ideas I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The first half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Not open to students with credit in POL 38800 or PHIL 38900. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 38900 - The World Of Ideas II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The second half of a two-semester chronological sequence based on reading and discussing primary source materials and documents drawn from Political Science, Economics, History, Sociology, Psychology, and philosophy. This course is designed to familiarize students with the major ideas and ideals which have shaped world civilization. Major themes of this course are Liberty, Human Nature, and The Individual and Society. Not open to students with credit in POL 38800 or PHIL 38900. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 39000 - Topics In History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 39300 - Historical Geography


    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 a Geography class may not also receive credit as a History class and vice versa. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 39700 - The Afro-American


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the history of the Afro-Americans in the United States from their African background to the present. Emphasis is placed upon the changing economic, social, and political status of Afro-Americans in the United States, and upon their contributions to American society. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 39800 - The Afro-American Since 1865


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The history of Afro-Americans from 1865 to the present. Their struggles to overcome social, economic, and political oppression and to win basic civil and human rights while making valuable contributions to American society are emphasized. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 40100 - Indigenous Traditions Of Latin America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course will provide students with a deeper understanding of Latin America’s native peoples through a historical perspective. This course will meet the Other Cultures/Global Awareness requirement in the BLS degree and be included as an elective in the proposed Latin America Studies Minor and Ethnic Studies Minor. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 40300 - Europe In The Reformation


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of decay and renewal in European society, 1300 to 1650. Concentrates on the Protestant and Catholic Reformation and religious wars, but also covers the Northern Renaissance, the New Monarchies, and the discovery and exploration of the New World. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 40400 - Kings And Philosophers: Europe 1618-1789


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of great European monarchies and transformation of modern thought by the scientific revolution and Enlightenment. Emphasis on key rulers (Louis XIV, Peter and Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great) and great thinkers (Voltaire, Montesquieu, Rousseau). Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 40500 - The French Revolution And Napoleon


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of revolutionary France from the fall of the ancien regime to the Congress of Vienna. Divided in emphasis between the period of the revolution and the era of Napoleon, the course stresses social, political, ideological, and institutional developments. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 40600 - Rebels And Romantics: Europe 1815-1870


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the dramatic social, cultural, and political developments in Europe following the defeat of Napolean through various rebellious and romantic personalities, as well as figures who supported conservative or reformist solutions to the upheavals of industrialization, revolution, and nationalism. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 41000 - Community Preservation Project


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will gain a broad understanding of the field of historic preservation. We will examine different types of historically significant resources, methods of documentation and interpretation, and the process of historic designation. This course requires 30 hours of field work. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • HIST 42400 - Latin American Societies


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course gives students an opportunity to learn the history of Latin American societies, speaking with Latin Americans from various segments of society, and integrating traditional studies with cultural immersion. The course may be offered at least once each year, each time addressing a different topic related to the history of Latin American societies, and including a trip to a different country in Latin America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • HIST 42500 - Social And Ecological History Of The Andes


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines topics relating to antiquity, geography, ecology, national histories, ethnic identities and politics of Andean republics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 42600 - History Of United States-China Relations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course covers the history of US-Chinese relations since 1784. While mapping the changing American strategies from containment to engagement with China, the course focuses on political, economic, social, and cultural aspects between the two nations. The course also addresses US-Chinese diplomatic relations and the involvement of other major players, such as Russia, Japan, and Europe. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 46000 - American Colonial History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of the foundation of the American colonies, their place in the British imperial structure, and the eventual conflict of imperial exigencies with colonial self-interest and national feeling. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HIST 46100 - The Revolutionary Era, 1763 To 1800


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the origins, nature, and consequences of the American Revolution; of the achievements and difficulties of the new nation under the Articles of Confederation; of the drafting and adoption of the Constitution; and of the initial political, economic, and social progress of the United States under the Federalists. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 46400 - Jacksonian America 1815-1850


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Surveys Era of the Early American Republic. Topics include “Market Revolution” democratizations of American politics and society, Reform movements, territorial expansion, and Mexican-American War. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 46601 - Immigration And Ethnicity In U S History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Investigates the nature of immigration to the United States, the reaction of immigrants and those already in America to the succeeding waves of immigration, the changing nature of immigration and naturalization legislation, the development of ethnic communities and their strategies for interaction with one another and the larger society, and the influence of immigration and ethnicity on American history. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 46700 - The Emergence Of Modern America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the changes in American society between 1877 and 1932. The course covers such issues as the rise of industry, the growth of consumerism, the shift to a multi-ethnic society, imperialism, Populism, Progressivism, World War I, and the 1920s. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 46800 - Recent American History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the issues that shaped American society, politics, foreign policy, and culture from 1932 to the present. Covers the Great Depression, World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam War as well as the social, cultural, and economic impact of those events. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 47200 - History Of Mexico


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A history of the Mexican people from the pre-Columbian period to present. Special emphasis is placed on the successful social revolutions that led to the development of today’s dynamic nation. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 49000 - Topics In History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 49200 - Seminar In Historical Topics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Course description will vary according to specific topic proposed to study. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 49300 - Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Seminar


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. An undergraduate seminar devoted to an interdisciplinary examination of social, economic, political, and intellectual movements, using the faculty resources of the participating departments. Subject matter will vary. Each offering of the seminar will be approved by a committee of department heads from the sponsoring departments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 49400 - Science And Society In American Civilization


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the development of science in the United States from colonial times to the present. Emphasis in the earlier periods is placed on comparison and contrast of the American scene with that of Europe. Subsequent treatment deals with industrialization, and maturation of the American scientific community, and the increasing social effects of science. Among those considered are the forces making for urbanization, for greater interdependence among science, industry and government, and for repercussions in intellectual affairs. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 49500 - Research Seminar In Historical Topics


    Prerequisite(s): HIST 29501 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to train history majors in the fundamentals of historical research and writing. Course descriptions vary according to specific topics proposed for study by instructors. Typically offered Fall Spring.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • HIST 49800 - Individual Studies In History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 50900 - Reading Seminar In Colonial America: Seventeenth And Eighteenth Century American


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of the founding of the American colonies, their political, economic, and religious histories, and the emergence of antagonism towards the British Empire in the decades prior to the Revolution. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 51200 - England Under The Stuarts


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This intensive study of seventeenth-century England focuses on the political, religious, and economic tensions under the early Stuarts; the Civil War; Cromwell’s Protectorate; and The Glorious Revolution. Topics discussed include parliament, puritanism, radicalism, the Restoration, and the Whig Oligarchy. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HIST 51400 - A History Of Western Thought I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Intellectual and cultural development of the western world to the end of the Middle Ages. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HIST 51500 - A History Of Western Thought II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Intellectual and cultural development of the western world from the Renaissance to the present. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HIST 52500 - Hitler And Twentieth-Century Germany


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A reading and discussion course concentrating on four major periods of German history: pre-1914, the Weimar Republic, the Third Reich, and the post-1945 period. Emphasis is placed on the transformations occurring in German society as a result of these upheavals. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HIST 55300 - Colonial America, 1600-1776


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the expansion of Europe, the age of exploration and discovery, and the establishment of colonies in the New World. Particular attention will be paid to the emergence of an American culture during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the nature of the British Empire, and the emergence of dissent and revolution. This course is the first part of a five-part upper-level overview of American history. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer.


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  • HIST 55500 - The Emergence Of Modern America, 1865-1916


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the nation that emerged emotionally exhausted from a civil war to become, by the eve of World War I, a land seemingly destined to achieve a degree of perfection not previously attained by the human community. The interaction of a flourishing industrial establishment, floods of immigrants, rapid urbanization, and smoldering racism combined to transform antebellum America into a complex and relatively sophisticated society during those years. Emphasis will be placed upon an analysis of these forces and the men who tried to control them. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer.


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  • HIST 57300 - The Long Nineteenth Century


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Historians of the U.S. have sometimes referred to the long nineteenth century because so many of the important lines of historical development industrialization, immigration, labor organization, expansionism, reform overlapped the end of the nineteenth into the beginning of the twentieth centuries. This course focuses on the historiographic models developed to explain these key themes and the interpretation of selected documents pertinent to each. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 57500 - The American Frontier


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will involve study of the nature and importance of the westward movement in American history from the Revolution to the twentieth century. The westward movement will be treated in its varied aspects. Emphasis will be placed upon social and economic aspects as well as upon the spread of government. Efforts will be made to view this national expansion from the viewpoint of Americans exploiting a great land, offering vast resources, and the effects these resources had upon American development. Although the Turner thesis will be discussed, no attempt will be made to pursue a thesis. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer.


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  • HIST 57600 - Problems In Latin American History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A detailed examination of specific topics in Latin American history. Topics offered vary between colonial and national periods. Typically offered Spring Fall.


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  • HIST 57700 - Contemporary Latin America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A topical and regional approach to recent political, social, and economic movements in Latin America. Typically offered Spring Fall.


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  • HIST 58400 - Social History Of The United States


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Social and cultural development of the American people since the late eighteenth century. Typically offered Spring Fall.


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  • HIST 58500 - American Labor History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A chronological survey of American working class society, the growth of worker organizations and the movement toward massive labor organization as a distinctive national development. Changing philosophies are examined, and the resulting pattern of relationships between management, the federal government, and the labor movement is emphasized. Typically offered Spring Fall.


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  • HIST 58600 - United States Foreign Affairs To World War I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the economic, political, and ideological factors which shaped American foreign policy from the colonial era until WWI. Course emphasizes the drive for territorial and commercial expansion which propelled the United States to a position of world power. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HIST 58700 - United States Foreign Affairs: World War I To Present


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the economic, political, and ideological factors which shaped American foreign policy from WWI until present. Course emphasizes the intimate relation between domestic conditions and the growing involvement of the United States in world affairs. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HIST 58900 - History Of Religion In America


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A historical examination, from colonial beginnings to the present, of American religions and their role in the social, political, and economic life of the nation, including a survey of the speculative theories, the institutional forms, and the artistic and emotional expressions of religion which have developed in the United States. Typically offered Spring Fall.


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  • HIST 59000 - Directed Reading In History


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. A reading course directed by the instructor in whose field of specialization the content of the reading falls. Approval of each reading project must be secured from the department. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HIST 59200 - Early American Intellectual History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of American political, economic, philosophical, and religious thought beginning with the European backgrounds of American puritanism and concluding with the rise of Darwinian naturalism. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HIST 59300 - Twentieth-Century American Intellectual History


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Origins and developments of modern American thought. Early American religious and philosophical traditions; Darwinian evolution and evolutionary naturalism; pragmatism, and the main currents of the 1920s and 1930s. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HIST 59600 - The American City


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of urban development in the United States from the early colonial towns to the twentieth-century megalopolis. Emphasis is placed on the city as a particular geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural entity, and on its expanding role in American life. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HIST 60100 - Reading Seminar In European History


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Bibliography and historiography of selected fields of topics in European history; may vary in subject matter from semester to semester. Prerequisite: Master’s student standing. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 65100 - Reading Seminar In American History


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Bibliography and historiography of selected fields or topics in American history; may vary in subject matter from semester to semester. Prerequisite: Master’s student standing. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HIST 69800 - Research MA Thesis


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MA Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Spring Fall Summer.


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Honors

  
  • HONR 10000 - Freshman Honors Seminar


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A freshman experience course directed to honors students. This course provides an orientation to the honors program, the university environment and an introduction to research methods, covering library research, experimental design, survey design, statistical analysis, critical thinking, logic and ethics. Students will critically examine research topics by evaluating evidence and the conclusions that may be drawn. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 11100 - Honors Cohort I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course introduces students to the Honors College, to university-level thinking and inquiry, and to undergraduate research. Students will complete a career and future planning project. This writing-intensive course also meets the objectives of the first semester of the English composition requirement. Typically offered Fall.


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  • HONR 11200 - Honors Cohort II


    Prerequisite(s): HONR 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Required course for second-semester freshmen in the Honors College. Continuation of academic and career planning and undergraduate research. Additional topics include leadership, critical thinking and the study of communication theories as applied to speech. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HONR 21100 - Honors Cohort III


    Prerequisite(s): HONR 11200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Required for first-semester sophomores in the Honors College. Continuation of academic and career planning, undergraduate research, leadership, and critical thinking. Also covers directed writing with emphasis on the logical and rhetorical problems involved in writing discursive essays. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 21200 - Upperclass Introduction To Honors


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Required for students who are admitted to the Honors College after their freshman year. Topics include undergraduate research and academic and career planning, as well as Honors College requirements. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 29000 - Special Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Restricted to honors program students, this course will involve an investigation of a specific problem or topic. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 39000 - Junior Level Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Restricted to honors program students, this course will involve an investigation of a specific problem or topic. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 39100 - Honors Humanities Topics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. May be taken in lieu of HONR 39000. Investigation of a particular problem or question in the social sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 39200 - Honors Social Science Topics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. May be taken in lieu of HONR 39000. Investigation of a particular problem or question in the social sciences. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 40000 - Honors Capstone Project


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Restricted to honors program students, this is an upper level honors course mandating a major supervised research effort or practicum resulting in a written report and public, oral dissemination. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 41000 - Honors Leadership


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Required for students who are or wish to be leaders in the Honors College student governance structure, but open to all other Honors College students. Covers theories of leadership, developing leadership skills, building consensus, working with diversity, strategic planning, conflict management, assessment, and professional development. Offered Fall, Spring, Summer.


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  • HONR 41100 - Honors Leadership II


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Required for students who are leaders in the Honors College student governance structure. Emphasis on recruiting committee member, developing a shared vision, formulating objectives, and identifying strategies. Offered Fall only.


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  • HONR 41200 - Honors Leadership III


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Required for students who are leaders in the Honors College student governance structure. Emphasis on conflict resolution, assessment, and professional development of committee members. Offered Spring semester only.


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  • HONR 42000 - Honors Teaching


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An experience as a teaching assistant in one of the freshman Honors Cohort classes. Taught by the instructor of the Honors Cohort class in which they will assist, this course will provide students with basic pedagogical theory and strategy before allowing students to develop lesson plans and make short teaching presentations in small sections.


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  • HONR 42100 - Advanced Honors Teaching


    Prerequisite(s): HONR 42000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF B

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A more engaged teaching experience in which an experienced teaching assistant works closely with the instructor of an honors course to design activities and assignments, mentor students, and teach lessons. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HONR 42200 - Honors Teaching In The Disciplines


    Prerequisite(s): HONR 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HONR 21200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Student will assist in teaching a course in their discipline, under the direction of a faculty mentor. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HONR 43000 - Honors Mentoring


    Credit Hours: 3.00. After receiving training from the counseling center, office of the dean of students, and toher appropriate university resources, students are assigned 4-6 incoming freshmen with whom they meet weekly and communicate regularly. Students provide guidance to freshmen about university opportunities, success strategies, and other endeavors with an eye toward retention and engagement.


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  • HONR 44000 - Honors Research Assistantship


    Prerequisite(s): HONR 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- OR HONR 21200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Students work with a faculty mentor on a research project. Students will contribute to ongoing research while learning current research techniques. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HONR 45000 - Honors Thesis


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Required for students in the Honors College who are not “stacking” the these (i.e., doing the thesis in conjunction with an existing senior project, senior seminar, etc.). Intensive research of a problem or question in the student’s major, resulting in a formal paper or project of significant depth.


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  • HONR 48000 - Honors Internship


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Students complete a supervised internship related to the mission of the Honors College. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HONR 49000 - Senior Level Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Restricted to honors program students, this course will involve an investigation or a specific problem or topic. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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Hospitality and Tourism Management

  
  • HTM 10000 - Introduction To The Hospitality And Tourism Industry


    Credit Hours: 2.00 (West Lafayette) 1.00 to 3.00 (Calumet, Fort Wayne) An overview of the supervisory careers, opportunities, and responsibilities in the foodservice, lodging, and tourism industry; including historical developments, pioneers, and industry leaders; representatives of companies from the three areas. Typically offered Fall.
    General Education: First Year Experience


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  • HTM 10100 - Hospitality And Tourism Student Seminar


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Course assists the student new to Purdue to become acquainted with the Purdue system and with the HTM department and program. Information presented to assist students with developing strategies for academic and career-related success at Purdue. Typically offered Fall.
    General Education: First Year Experience


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  • HTM 14100 - Financial Accounting For The Service Industries


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamental accounting principles and procedures applied to the hospitality and service industries. Includes study of the uniform system of accounts, financial statements, special purpose journals, and subsidiary ledgers unique to the hospitality and service industries. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 16200 - Introduction To Event And Meeting Planning Industry


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Upon completion of this course, students will have a comprehensive overview of the event and meeting industry. Topics will include the supply and demand side of event and meeting management, the basic planning process needed for any event or meeting, sustainability, business ethics, and keeping pace with current industry trends through guest lectures from event and meeting planners. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 18100 - Lodging Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Organization, management and operating procedures of lodging facilities. Guest-employee interactions will be analyzed along with current trends and cutting edge topics in the lodging industry. A history of the lodging industry will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 19100 - Sanitation And Health In Foodservice, Lodging, And Tourism


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course introduces students to the foodservice component of the Hospitality and Tourism industry and explores food safety and other health related issues. Application of sanitation principles in restaurants, hospitals, schools, hotels, cruise ships, airlines, and international travel are covered. Students must pass a National Sanitation Certification Examination to receive credit. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 21200 - Management And Leadership In Hospitality And Tourism


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses the basic principles of management and leadership. Students will be able to apply management principles of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling human and physical resources. Students will also identify key leadership skills including motivating employees, effective decision making, and business communication. Students will identify individual, team, and organizational behaviors necessary to effectively manage hospitality businesses. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 23100 - Hospitality And Tourism Marketing


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course teaches students a customer-oriented approach to marketing in hospitality and tourism. The role of marketing in an organization’s overall strategic plan is emphasized. Techniques available to hotels, restaurants, and other tourism businesses are described and evaluated, including packaging, the travel trade, advertising, sales promotion, positioning and branding. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 24100 - Managerial Accounting And Financial Management In Hospitality Operations


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR HTM 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Managerial and financial analyses of numerical data used for decision-making. Consideration of systems, techniques, information types, and presentational forms used by hospitality management. Emphasis on situations oriented to the hospitality industry. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 25100 - Computers In The Hospitality Industry


    Prerequisite(s): CIS 20400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Explore the applications of computers in the hospitality industry. Special emphasis is placed on those impacting the management of the organization. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HTM 26200 - Festivals And Special Events


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course offers a comprehensive overview of the theory and procedures associated with the coordination of festivals and special events. Essential topics will include the conceptualization, planning, coordination, sponsorship, marketing, funding, staffing, legal issues, and assessment of festivals and special events. Students will gain hands-on experience by volunteering to work a minimum of six hours to set up, help coordinate, or tear down a large scale festival or special event. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 29100 - Quantity Food Production And Service


    Prerequisite(s): FN 20300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR FN 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND HTM 19100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00 (West Lafayette, Fort Wayne) 4.00 (Calumet) An introduction to food preparation methods and service techniques in quantity food settings. Students become familiar with ingredients and culinary terminology, and learn to read and evaluate menus. Recipe conversion and costing skills are developed. Different production schemes and product flow are examined, and the relationship between back-of-the-house and front-of-the-house activities is discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 30100 - Hospitality And Tourism Industry Practice


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Training and practical experience at the entry-level, totaling at least 300 hours, in an approved hospitality or tourism operation. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • HTM 30200 - Hospitality And Tourism Industry Internship


    Prerequisite(s): HTM 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 2.00. This course is a supervised and structured industry internship experience. Students are required to obtain a signed internship learning agreement with an employer prior to starting the internship. The internship consists of rotations through at least 3 functional areas. Students are also required to prepare comprehensive written management reports reflecting upon their internship experience and present employer evaluation. Variable credits with a minimum of 320 work hours needed for each credit hour or 640 for two credit hours. Typically offered Summer.


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  • HTM 30900 - Hospitality And Tourism Management Publicity And Promotion


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Written and oral skills activities focusing on the promotion of the academic major. Newsletter writing and production, public speaking events, preparation and design of academic recruitment materials and other portfolio building public relations types of activities required. Good independent study habits and research skills are developed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HTM 31100 - Procurement Management For Foodservice


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Identifies and describes food, supplies, and related merchandise used in the foodservice industry. Provides methods and criteria for recognizing quality, evaluating, specifying, purchasing, and inspecting these products. Discusses the use of technology in the purchasing component of the foodservice industry. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 31200 - Human Resources Management For The Service Industries


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The principles and practices of managing human resources for effective operations of hospitality and tourism businesses will be covered including: analysis and design of work, recruiting, selection, training and development, performance management, compensation, employee relations, and strategies for supporting organizational strategies. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 31400 - Franchising


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of franchise administration, operations, and marketing, with a special emphasis on hospitality-related franchises. Includes a study of the legal regulation of franchises, the franchisee-franchisor relationship, and unique problems in operating a franchise. Typically offered Summer.


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  • HTM 31500 - Club Management And Operations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the organization, administration, operation, and opportunities within the private club industry, with emphasis on the manager’s duties. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HTM 31600 - Casino Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of the development, operations and management of casino enterprises. Includes the evolution of gaming, regulatory statutes and agencies, operational concerns, marketing strategies, financial controls, security/surveillance requirements, ethical considerations, and the economic/social impact on the community. Field trip required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HTM 32100 - Equipment For Restaurants, Hotels, And Institutions


    Prerequisite(s): HTM 29100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of selection, operation, and maintenance of food service equipment, including materials, structural details, design, cost performance, and specification standards. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HTM 32200 - Hospitality Facilities Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Technical and managerial issues relating to the operation and maintenance of the physical plant and equipment in hospitality industry facilities. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 32300 - Food Service Layout And Design


    Prerequisite(s): HTM 29100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND HTM 32200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Arrangement of Food Service equipment for efficient use of space. An intorduction to computer aided design for equipment placement in thin space constraints. Development of workflow patterns and human engineering considerations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • HTM 33100 - Hospitality And Tourism Sales And Service


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of sales and customer service methods used to generate revenues for hospitality and tourism businesses. Emphasis is placed on a hands-on assignment which requires students to identify a product that they will market and sell, as well as participate in a sales blitz. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 34100 - Cost Controls In Foodservice And Lodging


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR HTM 14100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of cost controls; development of cost-reduction methods through management policy and decisions; examination of cost-control techniques for food, labor, and supplies in addition to the emphasis on beverage management control. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • HTM 35200 - International Cuisine


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Research in and hands-on food preparation of various international cuisines with corresponding study of their cultures and languages. Typically offered Spring.


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  • HTM 36000 - Introduction To Baking Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This lecture/lab course combines hands-on baking techniques with the management skills necessary to work towards operating a bakery business. Pastry arts recipe development and group interdependence principles are fostered. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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