2020-2021 Academic Catalog

Apr 23, 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

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Civil Engineering
	CE 59701 - Selected Topics In Civil Engineering Credit Hours: 0.00 to 6.00. Formal classroom instruction on special topics of contemporary importance of special interest or topics of current interest. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Civil Engineering Technology
	CET 10000 - Technical Computations Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of elements from algebra and trigonometry appropriate to surveying, estimating, statics, and other construction-related courses. Graphs and reports are included. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 10400 - Elementary Surveying Prerequisite(s): MA 14700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Measurement of distances, directions, and angles using tape, level, theodolite, and total station. Computation of areas and traverses, lines and grades. Also, topographic surveys, an introduction to construction surveys, and an introduction to GPS measurement. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 10800 - Route Surveying And Design Credit Hours: 3.00. Preliminary and construction surveys for route locations Calculation and field work for simple and easement curves grade lines, and slope stakes. Preparation of plans, profiles, and cross-sections from field survey data earthwork estimates. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CET 16000 - Statics Prerequisite(s): MA 14800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C (MAY BE TAKEN CONCURRENTLY) Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of forces acting on bodies at rest. Coplanar and non-coplanar forces, concurrent and non-concurrent forces, hydrostatic forces, centroids and moments of inertia will be studies. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 20800 - Route Surveying Prerequisite(s): CET 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Preliminary and construction surveys for highways and railroads, including calculation and field work for simple, compound, reverse, and easement curves, grade lines and slope stakes and the superelevation of curves. Preparation of plans, profiles and cross-sections from field survey data. Earth-work estimates. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CET 20900 - Land Surveying And Subdivision Prerequisite(s): ARET 11700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND CET 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND CET 25300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00 or 4.00. Theory and practice of land surveying, subdivision, filing and recording deeds, United States government survey of public lands, laws of land surveying, descriptions and area computations for land surveys. Subdivision planning, calculations and plotting, water main layouts, storm and sanitary sewer calculations and layouts. Street plans and profiles. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 21000 - Surveying Computations Prerequisite(s): CET 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Analysis of errors in surveying measurements. Adjustments to surveying measurements, including an introduction to the least squares adjustment method. Computations using rectangular coordinates including intersectons and coordinate transformationss. Computations associated with horizontal and vertical control networks. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	CET 25300 - Hydraulics And Drainage Prerequisite(s): CET 16000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic hydrostatics, Bernoulli’s equation, flow in water and sewer lines, overland and ditch drainage, and culvert size determination. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CET 26000 - Strength Of Materials Prerequisite(s): CET 16000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of stress-strain relationships, shear and bending moment diagrams, stresses and deflections of beams, axial loads, and combined stresses. Applied problems in the field structural design. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 26600 - Materials Testing Prerequisite(s): CET 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Testing of construction materials to determine physical and mechanical properties. Preparation of reports from data secured from such tests. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 28000 - Structural Calculations Prerequisite(s): CET 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Practice in the calculation of loads, reactions, shear, and moment for determinate structures. Analysis and design of steel structural members subjected to tension, compression, bending and combined stresses. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 29900 - Civil Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. This is a variable course. Subject matter to be assigned by the staff. Primarily for third and fourth semester students. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 30300 - Land Survey Systems Prerequisite(s): CET 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of ancient land survey systems which affected surveying in the United States, including metes and bounds systems. History and use of the United States Public Land Systems, including subdivision of sections, restoration of lost or obliterated corners, original surveys and retracement surveys. The study of other land system topics such as State Plane Coordinate systems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CET 30400 - Legal Descriptions For Survey Prerequisite(s): CET 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of the writing and interpretation of legeal descriptions as they pertain to the conveying of land. Types of legal descriptions. Easment descriptions. Rights associated with written descriptions versus unwritten rights Other special topics in legal descriptions. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 30600 - Construction Surveying Prerequisite(s): CET 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of surveying skills relevant to the construction field. Projects include; layout of commercial and industrial buildings, transfer of horizontal and vertical control, establishment of route centerlines, establishment of lines and grades, determination of earthwork quantities, establishing slope stakes, triangulation, topographic mapping, etc. Instruments used will include transits, theodolites, automatic levels, construction lasers, and EDMs. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 30900 - Principles Of Highway Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic principles of highway construction, including materials, methods, interpreting of plans and specifications, earthmoving, drainage, paving, bridges, and retaining walls. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 32200 - Astronomic And Geodetic Surveying Prerequisite(s): CET 21000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Determination of directions based on astronomic observations. Computations associated with geodetic surveying and geodetic control surveys. Associations of geodetic locations and plane coordinate locations. Introduction to surveying by use of GPS methods. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 33100 - Properties And Behavior Of Soils Prerequisite(s): CET 26600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Identification and properties of soils with emphasis on laboratory and field testing. Behavior of soils relating to design and construction of structures and highways. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CET 38600 - Reinforced Concrete Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of concrete as both a construction and structural material. Field methods and practices used in concrete construction. Fundamentals of reinforced concrete design as applied to beams, slabs, columns, walls and footings. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 40200 - Surveying Law Prerequisite(s): CET 30400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. The ownership and transfer of real property; land descriptions, statute law and common law; sequential and simulataneous conveyances; easements and reversions; riparian rights; the public land system; Rule 13. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	CET 40400 - Property Surveying Prerequisite(s): CET 40200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The Land Surveyor in the context of real estate development and transfer. The rules and classification of evidence and their use. Transfers of real estate role of title companies. The process for a Legal Survey. Retracement survey on such survey. Plats and Reports. Case studies. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 40800 - Construction Of Highways Credit Hours: 3.00. Materials, design and methods used by flexible and rigid pavement construction. Topics include preliminary layout and design of intersections and highways, soil requirements, drainage requirements, construction procedures and maintenance. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 40900 - Property Surveying Credit Hours: 3.00. Office and field work asociated with land surveying. Laws of land surveying and public records of real property. Metes and bounds, federal subdivision, and state plane coordinate descriptions. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 43200 - Foundation Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the design principles, construction methods equipment and construction procedures used in constructing shallow and deep foundations. Excavation procedures temporary bracing, construction site dewatering, and loads on underground structures will also be studied. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	CET 49900 - Civil Engineering Technology Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. This is an independent study course. Hours, subject matter and credit to be arranged by staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Communication
	COM 10300 - The Freshman Seminar In Communication Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. This course provides entry-level Communication majors with skills and materials deemed important to their ultimate success in Communications. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: First Year Experience View Class Schedule
	COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of communication theories as applied to speech; practical communicative experiences ranging from interpersonal communication and small group process through problem identification and solution in discussion to informative and persuasive speaking in standard speaker-audience situations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:ICM 1103 Fundamentals Of Public Speaking General Education: Oral Communication View Class Schedule
	COM 20100 - Introduction To Media Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to Media Studies introduces students to the various fields in Mass Media including (but not limited to) Digital Media, Film, Journalism, the Internet, Radio, and Television. This course will survey the basic principles, theories, and processes of each specialized area. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 20200 - Electronic Media Credit Hours: 3.00. Origin, development, nature, and function of radio and television in America. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 20400 - Critical Perspectives On Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to critical thinking and writing about communication. Draws on humanistic and qualitative traditions to help students learn and apply critical approaches to understanding communication.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	COM 21000 - Debating Public Issues Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of argumentation as applied to public discourse. Lectures on logic and reasoning, library research methods and bibliography, identification and analysis of issues, construction and organization of cases, refutation and rebuttal, and the phrasing and delivery of the argumentative speech. Preparation of debate cases. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 21100 - Practicum In Speech Communication Activities Credit Hours: 2.00 to 4.00. Practice and training in the theory and techniques of applied communication activities. May include projects in organizational communication or public relations, public presentations, or participation in competitive forensic events. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 21200 - Approaches To The Study Of Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the contemporary theories of interpersonal communication, with particular focus on the practical implications of the theories for the process of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 21300 - Voice And Diction Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the contemporary theories of interpersonal communication, with particular focus on the implications of the theories for the process of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Investigation and comparative analysis of rhetorical theories, linguistic theories, behavioral theories, quantitative theories and psychological theories will be emphasized, as will be construction and analysis of models of communication. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 21400 - Comparative Theories Of Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the contemporary theories of interpersonal communication, with particular focus on the implications of the theories for the process of interpersonal and intrapersonal communication. Investigation and comparative analysis of rhetorical theories, linguistic theories and psychological theories will be emphasized, as will be construction and analysis of models of communications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 22500 - Introduction To Rhetoric And Social Influence Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of rhetoric as an agent of social change. Analysis of strategies and techniques of non-oratorical as well as oratorical forms of contemporary rhetorical situations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 22800 - Introduction To Communication Studies Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to Communication Studies will introduce students to the various fields in the Communication discipline including (but not limited to) Interpersonal Communication, Marketing Communication, Organizational Communication, Performance Studies, Public Relations, Rhetoric, and Small Group Communication. This course will survey the basic principles, theories, and processes of each specialized area. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 24000 - Introduction To Oral Interpretation Credit Hours: 3.00. The study and application of basic theories of oral interpretation including the analysis and presentation of literature. Focus will be placed on the study of meaning and emotional content. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 25000 - Mass Communication And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the print, broadcast, and film media in their relationship and influence on society. Study topics include: mass communication theories, documentaries, commercialism, news media, media effects and control, feedback, educational broadcasting, and audience analysis. Typically offered Fall Spring. General Education: Social Sciences, Technology View Class Schedule
	COM 25100 - Communication, Information, And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to information and communication technologies, including media and computer-related technologies. Basic information and technical literacy skills are developed, while discussing fundamental concepts of mediated communication in 21st century contexts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 25200 - Writing For Mass Media Credit Hours: 3.00. Labor intensive course teaches basics of newspaper writing, broadcast writing, news releases, and online journalism. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 25300 - Introduction To Public Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of public relations theories, methods, and practices. The course examines public relations environments, audiences, and message strategies in industrial, governmental, educational, social agencies, and other institutional contexts. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	COM 25500 - Introduction To News Reporting And Writing Credit Hours: 3.00. Fundamentals of journalistic writing for the mass media. Emphasis is on style, news reporting, news values, and story construction. Extensive practice in reporting and writing various types of news stories. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 25600 - Introduction To Advertising Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of commercial persuasion from colonial times to the era of mass communication. The course examines the structure of advertising messages, how they are adapted to specific audiences, and the social settings in which they occur. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 26100 - Introduction To Digital Video Production Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic production principles and practices. Emphasis on preplanning and conceptualizing skills in addition to practical production techniques. Typically offered Fall. General Education: Technology View Class Schedule
	COM 29000 - Special Topics In Communication Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Topics will vary.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 30000 - Introduction To Communication Research Methods Prerequisite(s): COM 22800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the development and application of historical, critical, and empirical research methods pertinent to communication problems. Fundamental concepts of problem identification, sampling, surveys, historical sources, critical models, reliability and validity of both measurement and research design in communication research. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30100 - Applied Communication Research Credit Hours: 3.00. Students in applied Communication Research will be exposed to specific communication research methodologies in more depth and detail than possible in the introductory communication research course, COM 30000. Students in Applied Communication Research will undertake research projects which apply research concepts and methods obtained in COM 30000 and expand their knowledge of the art and practice of communication research. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30101 - Political Economy Of Global Media Credit Hours: 3.00. Political economy of global media studies the structures and practices of media and the functions and uses of the global culture. Media structures, production and programming norms, and diverse regional and international soci-cultural trends and identified. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30102 - Media Globalization And Development Credit Hours: 3.00. Media globalization and development explores multiple theories in international developmental history and cultural practice from a media perspective. Media are studied as both the means to development and an industry of development, globally, and nationally. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30200 - Publications Design Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on the design, layout and production of various documents using personal computers. Emphasis is given to principles of publication design and page makeup, typography, and the use of personal computers in business publishing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30500 - News Editing Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of, and practice in, the fundamentals of editing copy for and display of news in the mass media. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30600 - Advanced News Reporting And Writing Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced study of, and practice in, methods of journalistic research and presentation; preparation of in-depth news stories based on student research. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30700 - Written And Oral Communication For Engineers Credit Hours: 3.00. Course focuses on written and oral communication specifically for the environment, with special attention given to purpose, organization, audience analysis, and appropriate situational protocol. Written work emphasizes technical reports, technical descriptions, research skills, principles of document design, collaborative writing, and routine correspondence. Oral work emphasizes project presentations, conference planning and leadership, and small group dynamics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 30900 - Visual Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Visual language is universal. This course will allow students to define visual language through investigating various visual mediums such as still images, film and television. Art elements of color, texture, space, composition, and design will be addressed. Various symbols and visual cues used to communicate messages will also be discussed. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 31000 - Family Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. The application of theories of interpersonal communication to family life. Emphasis on feedback, empathy, and trust as contributing factors to effective communication within families. A case study approach is used. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 31200 - Rhetoric In The Western World Credit Hours: 3.00. An explanation of major theoretical and philosophical concepts concerning rhetoric as it relates to the development of Western civilization; the relationships between rhetoric and political, social, and personal decisions are explored. Ancient and modern authors will be read. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 31400 - Advanced Presentational Speaking Credit Hours: 3.00. Development of a marked degree of skill in the composition and delivery of various types of speeches including presentations in corporate board rooms, orientation meetings, banquet halls, public forms. Special emphasis on speeches related to the student’s major vocational area. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 31500 - Speech Communication Of Technical Information Credit Hours: 3.00. The organization and presentation of information of a practical technical nature. Emphasis is placed upon the study, preparation, and use of audiovisual materials in such presentations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 31800 - Principles Of Persuasion Credit Hours: 3.00. Persuasion and its effects on behavior, ranging from individual influences to societal impacts. Various perspectives and models of persuasion are examined, including classical and modern approaches. Both theoretical and pragmatic considerations are introduced and a focus as well on effective composition of persuasive discourse. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	COM 31900 - The Rhetorical Tradition Credit Hours: 3.00. A historical survey of major rhetorical theory as it relates to the development of Western civilization, with major emphasis on Aristotle and the New Rhetoric. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 32000 - Small Group Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of group thinking and problem-solving methods; participation in, and evaluation of, committee, and informal discussion groups. Focus on the roles, networks, and messages employed by small group communicators. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	COM 32200 - Leadership In Organization Credit Hours: 3.00. This program serves as the foundation for developing core leadership skills. Focusing on the dynamics of leadership development within a personal, academic, community, and organizational context, students will learn to apply basic leadership skills through a series of experiential learning sessions and lectures. These core skill areas include written, oral and inter personal communication; processiong experiences into practical application; understanding leadership styles and roles; human behavior; on-going self-assessment; diversity as a value; basic technical competencies; and effective life/time management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 32300 - Business And Professional Speaking Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of oral communication problems and responsibilities in the business-organizational environment. Participation in problem-solving from investigation and informative speaking to advocacy and parliamentary debate. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 32400 - Introduction To Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to fundamental concepts and basic research related to communication behavior in organizational settings. Formal and informal channels will be analyzed on the basis of use, source content, potency and trustworthiness. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	COM 32500 - Interviewing: Principles And Practice Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and practice of methods in selected interview settings: informational, employment, and persuasive. Emphasis on communication between two persons, questioning techniques, and the logical and psychological bases of interpersonal persuasion. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 32600 - Speechwriting Credit Hours: 3.00. By studying the rhetorical and performative elements for creating a successful speech, students will learn various speechwriting strategies that can be applied in political or organizational contexts. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 32700 - International Communications Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the historical development of international communication for trade and diplomacy to the globalization of media markets and media models in news and entertainment. Modernization, developmental, dependency, hegemony, free flow of information, political economy, and other historical, administrative, and critical perspectives will also be discussed. Contemporary international media practices, including foreign direct investment, cultural hybridity, and contraflow. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 33000 - Theories Of Mass Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of mass communication theories and theorists. Readings and discussion of McLuhan, Lippman, De Fleur, Lazarsfeld, Schramm, Stephenson, and other significant contributors. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 33100 - Audio Production Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic principles of producing, directing, and writing for radio. Treats program types, production methods, techniques of the sound studio, principles of directing radio programs, and laboratory practice in production and direction. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 33200 - Television Production Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic principles of producing, writing, and directing for television. Treats program types and television criticism, and explores creative treatment of visual, artistic, and nonverbal elements of communication in television. Permission of department required. Typically offered Spring Fall. View Class Schedule
	COM 33400 - Journalism For The Electronic Mass Media Credit Hours: 3.00. The development and practice of electronic journalism with projects relating to straight news, feature reports, commentary, editorial, interview, and documentary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 34201 - Introduction To Broadcast News Credit Hours: 3.00. This course assists students in writing for broadcast journalism, and broadcast delivery training, and offers a chance for exposure to area television and radio journalists. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 34300 - Fundamentals Of Oral Interpretation Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of basic theories of oral interpretation including the analysis and presentation of literature. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 34700 - Radio And Television Performance Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses the relationship between the producer, the director, and the talent in a production situation. Practice in performing for radio and television, as well as auditioning talent is the focus of this class. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 34800 - Social Media And Public Relations Credit Hours: 3.00. Course will introduce students to the management of social media for business. Students will incorporate practices learned in COM 25300, including the four-step process, systems theory and the ethics of a professional public relations practitioner, to manage the social media accounts of a local business and create new campaigns. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 34900 - Media And Culture Credit Hours: 3.00. This course surveys film, music, art, popular magazines, television, and other media in terms of their symbolic relationship to diverse cultural practices including among others, religion, romance, dance, sport, recreation, hobbies, and cuisine, and their connection to broader ethic, gender, and class cultural expressions. To understand how media represent, express, and contribute to contemporary culture practices, students will consider mass market novels, professional sports, museums, music videos, talk radio, Hollywood and independent film, narrowcast cable television, websites, and other mass media genre. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Social Sciences View Class Schedule
	COM 35000 - Intercultural Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. This course examines the communication processes used by individuals from various cultures. The class will explore the current theories in intercultural communication which demonstrate strategies for interacting with diverse cultures and ideas. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 35100 - Mass Communication Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of various ethical approaches applied to situations confronting contemporary mass communicators and will formulate a framework which can be used for resolving ethical questions in their professional work. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 35200 - Mass Communication Law Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of Anglo-American traditions and trends as well as current American conditions of the laws of libel, privacy, fair comment and criticism, privilege, property rights, and copyright as such factors affect the print journalist and the broadcaster. Emphasis is on existing state and federal regulations and precedents. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 35300 - Problems In Public Relations Prerequisite(s): COM 25300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Approaches to problems in public relations as they occur in industry, government, education, social agencies, and other institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	COM 35400 - Introduction To Health Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of theory and research in health communication, including interaction between patients and providers, communication in health care organizations, health care campaigns, and cultural meanings of health and illness. Exploration of the communication competencies needed by health care professionals (doctors, dentists, nurses, social workers, therapists, etc.) in the performance of their health care tasks. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 35800 - Specialized Reporting Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of, and practice in, methods of journalistic research and presentation; preparation of in-depth newspaper stories based on student research. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 36500 - Communication And Aging Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of communication with and among the elderly, within the contexts of family, social networks, and social and health providers. Effects of communication on the aged and the perception of aging will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 37000 - Writing For Media View Class Schedule
	COM 37100 - Health Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Exploration of the communication competencies needed by health care professionals (doctors, dentists, nurses, social workers, therapists, etc.) in the performance of their health care tasks. The course will emphasize helper-helpee interviewing, verbal and nonverbal skills, group interaction, intercultural communication, health care organizations, and therapeutic communication. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 37600 - Communication And Gender Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration of how men and women differ in the communication behavior by examination of an array of communication concepts and contexts. Focus is on communication processes that create sumbols of gender and how those processes recreate the meanings of gender in the lives of individuals and groups. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	COM 38300 - Communication Practicum Credit hours: 1.00. This course will be created by the instructor who teaches it. This course can range from resume writing to television criticism. The focus of this course is to build unique communication-related skills for students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 39000 - Special Topics In Communication Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Topics will vary. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 39400 - Business Communication Credit hours: 2.00. In business, ideas must be communicated clearly, quickly, and accurately. The Business Communication course is designed to provide students with the required tools to communicate in an effective and concise manner in a business context. We will engage in written and oral communication. The written communication will be in the form of memos, proposals, emails, and letters for different audiences using hypothetical situations. The oral communication will develop both formal and informal presentations skills needed to deliver an effective and persuasive point of view in hypothetical situations. Successful communicators must be able to write, present, and think critically. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 40200 - Dark Side Of Interpersonal Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. The dark side of communication explores topics in the study of interpersonal relationships that are deemed dysfunctional or pathological. The course is meant to initiate a dialogue and create an understanding about the causes and consequences of the darker aspects of relationships. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 40300 - Communication Ethics Credit Hours: 3.00. Through research and discussion, students will develop an understanding of the ethical issues confronting the mass media and will formulate a framework which can be used for resolving ethical questions in their professional work. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 40500 - The Rhetoric Of Women’s Rights Credit Hours: 3.00. An analysis of the major arguments and persuasive techniques used in the American women’s movement and continuing through the current struggle for equal rights. Included will be major speeches as well as non-oratorical forms of rhetorical messages. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 41101 - Introduction To Writing In Health Sciences Credit Hours: 3.00. (ENGL 41101). This course provides an introduction to four areas of writing in the health sciences: patient education materials, pharmaceutical documentation, medical editing, and medical journalism. The course will involve lectures, guest speakers, team work, and a real world project. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
	COM 41500 - Discussion Of Technical Problems Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of speech communication related to interpersonal and group discussions on technical topics and problems; practice in using these modes in situations typically encountered by technologists. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	COM 41800 - Communication And Gender Credit Hours: 3.00. An exploration of how men and women differ in the communication behavior by examination of an array of communication concepts and contexts. An exploration of gender differences as developed through our perceptual processes, our socialization processes, and our communication processes. To provide the student a better understanding and awareness of the gender differences in order to improve combination behaviors and to enable better understanding of why effective communication between men and women is often difficult to accomplish. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 42000 - Introduction To Organizational Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the communication concepts and practices related to the function and success of organizations. Formal and informal channels will be analyzed on the basis of use, source content, potency and trustworthiness. Readings and analyses will focus on goals, reliability and applicability appropriate of organizational settings. Types of organizational settings. Types of organizations to be studied will include industrial giants, governmental agencies, social and educational administrative bodies, and formal task groups. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 42500 - Rhetorical Criticism Credit Hours: 3.00. A comparative study of the writings on traditional and contemporary rhetorical criticism. Students will have an opportunity to describe, analyze, interpret, and evaluate persuasive discourse. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	COM 42600 - Identity And Communication Credit Hours: 3.00. Identity and Communication explores communication processes and strategies related to race, ethnicity, gender, class, sexuality, international, and liminal identity. The course will focus on identity intersections and how these intersections affect our understanding of communication. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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Course Descriptions

Schedule Type Classifications

CE 59701 - Selected Topics In Civil Engineering

CET 10000 - Technical Computations

CET 10400 - Elementary Surveying

CET 10800 - Route Surveying And Design

CET 16000 - Statics

CET 20800 - Route Surveying

CET 20900 - Land Surveying And Subdivision

CET 21000 - Surveying Computations

CET 25300 - Hydraulics And Drainage

CET 26000 - Strength Of Materials

CET 26600 - Materials Testing

CET 28000 - Structural Calculations

CET 29900 - Civil Engineering Technology

CET 30300 - Land Survey Systems

CET 30400 - Legal Descriptions For Survey

CET 30600 - Construction Surveying

CET 30900 - Principles Of Highway Construction

CET 32200 - Astronomic And Geodetic Surveying

CET 33100 - Properties And Behavior Of Soils

CET 38600 - Reinforced Concrete Construction

CET 40200 - Surveying Law

CET 40400 - Property Surveying

CET 40800 - Construction Of Highways

CET 40900 - Property Surveying

CET 43200 - Foundation Construction

CET 49900 - Civil Engineering Technology

COM 10300 - The Freshman Seminar In Communication

COM 11400 - Fundamentals Of Speech Communication

COM 20100 - Introduction To Media Studies

COM 20200 - Electronic Media

COM 20400 - Critical Perspectives On Communication

COM 21000 - Debating Public Issues

COM 21100 - Practicum In Speech Communication Activities

COM 21200 - Approaches To The Study Of Interpersonal Communication

COM 21300 - Voice And Diction

COM 21400 - Comparative Theories Of Interpersonal Communication

COM 22500 - Introduction To Rhetoric And Social Influence

COM 22800 - Introduction To Communication Studies

COM 24000 - Introduction To Oral Interpretation

COM 25000 - Mass Communication And Society

COM 25100 - Communication, Information, And Society

COM 25200 - Writing For Mass Media

COM 25300 - Introduction To Public Relations

COM 25500 - Introduction To News Reporting And Writing

COM 25600 - Introduction To Advertising

COM 26100 - Introduction To Digital Video Production

COM 29000 - Special Topics In Communication

COM 30000 - Introduction To Communication Research Methods

COM 30100 - Applied Communication Research

COM 30101 - Political Economy Of Global Media

COM 30102 - Media Globalization And Development

COM 30200 - Publications Design

COM 30500 - News Editing

COM 30600 - Advanced News Reporting And Writing

COM 30700 - Written And Oral Communication For Engineers

COM 30900 - Visual Communication

COM 31000 - Family Communication

COM 31200 - Rhetoric In The Western World

COM 31400 - Advanced Presentational Speaking

COM 31500 - Speech Communication Of Technical Information

COM 31800 - Principles Of Persuasion

COM 31900 - The Rhetorical Tradition

COM 32000 - Small Group Communication

COM 32200 - Leadership In Organization

COM 32300 - Business And Professional Speaking

COM 32400 - Introduction To Organizational Communication

COM 32500 - Interviewing: Principles And Practice

COM 32600 - Speechwriting

COM 32700 - International Communications

COM 33000 - Theories Of Mass Communication

COM 33100 - Audio Production

COM 33200 - Television Production

COM 33400 - Journalism For The Electronic Mass Media

COM 34201 - Introduction To Broadcast News

COM 34300 - Fundamentals Of Oral Interpretation

COM 34700 - Radio And Television Performance

COM 34800 - Social Media And Public Relations

COM 34900 - Media And Culture