2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jun 02, 2024  
2021-2022 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
 

Finance

  
  • FIN 44700 - Derivatives


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 44300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR FIN 44300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR MGMT 44500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Overview of derivative contracts and their relationship to stocks, bonds and other tradeable assets. Also, a description of risk and risk management. Specific topics include forward, futures, options, swaps, and related contingent claims contracts. The determination of their theoretical prices as well as their application in hedging and portfolio immunization. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FIN 44800 - Real Estate Principles


    Prerequisite(s): MGMT 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR FIN 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course focuses on the key aspects of negotiation, acquisition, and financing of real estate. Other topics include amortization, renovation, restoration, management and depreciation of real estate assets. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • FIN 44900 - International Financial Management


    Prerequisite(s): (MGMT 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR FIN 31000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the financial management of the international operations of the business. The course develops the international financial environment within which the multinational firm operates. Instruments such as currency forward, futures, and options contracts availiable for the firm to manage additional risk associated with international operations. Typically offered Fall.


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  • FIN 45200 - Risk Management In Financial Institutions


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is designed to introduce students to the key sources of risks faced by financial institutions. The course will show, in particular, how to identify and manage risks arising from the financial and operational activities of depository financial institutions. Students will learn about the risk mitigation techniques appropriate for a highly regulated financial sector, such as banking. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FIN 45300 - Financial Reporting And Compliance


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is geared towards the specific financial reporting and compliance requirements in the financial services industry with a focus on Banks. Emphasis is on financial statement analysis, interpretation of financial disclosures, and the environment in which financial reporting choices are made. All of these factors are designed to help improve risk assessment, forecasting, and decision-making in depository financial institutions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FIN 49500 - Internship In Finance


    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. A special course in selected areas of finance, designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the student’s area of specialization. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • FIN 49900 - Undergraduate Research In Finance


    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. If human subjects are to be involved, proper IRB clearance will be obtained in advance. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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Fitness Management

  
  • FM 10000 - Individualized Wellness Strategies


    Credit Hours: 1.00. The course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10100 - Cardiovascular Exercise Machines


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness stategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10200 - Weight Training


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10300 - Walking/Jogging


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. . Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10400 - Physical Fitness


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10500 - Yoga


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10600 - Racquetball


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 10700 - Basic Self-Defense


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the students’ present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness stategies, that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 11200 - Aikido


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the student’s present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 11300 - Tai Chi


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the student’s present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 11400 - Pilates


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the student’s present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 11600 - Wing Chun


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course will provide students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of the student’s present wellness status, and an opportunity to choose a physical activity, as well as develop additional wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 11700 - Latin Ballroom Dance Partner


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an introduction to dance partnering techniques in Latin dance. It is an exercise class to facilitate the development of proper style and understanding of ballroom/Latin dance partnering movements and techniques while providing aerobic benefit. This course also provides students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, and assessment of students’ present fitness status and the opportunity to develop wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 11701 - Latin Ballroom Dance Experience


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an introduction to ballroom techniques in Latin dance. It is an exercise class to facilitate the development of proper style and understanding of ballroom/Latin dance movements and techniques while providing aerobic benefit. This course also provides students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of students’ present fitness status and the opportunity to develop wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 11702 - Advanced Weight Training


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course follows FM 10200, Weight Training, and is an advanced physical activity class designed to instruct students in advanced weight training principles and techniques. This course also provides students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of students’ present fitness status and the opportunity to develop wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 11703 - Jiu Jitsu


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course provides instruction and practice of this martial art and combat sport that focuses on grappling and grouped fighting, achieving a dominant position, and application of submissions techniques. This course also provides students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of students’ present fitness status and the opportunity to develop wellness strategies that can be enjoyed throughout life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 11704 - Zumba


    Credit Hours: 1.00. This course is an introduction to Zumba, a Latin-inspired dance fitness class that incorporates Latin and international music and dance movements. It is an exercise class to facilitate the students’ development of a dynamic, exciting and effective fitness system which provides aerobic benefit. This course also provides students with a working knowledge of healthy living practices, an assessment of students’ present fitness status and the opportunity to develop wellness strategies that can be enjoyed through life. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 16800 - Foundations In Exercise Physiology


    Prerequisite(s): SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 1.00. Basic foundations in exercise physiology for understanding sports performance in college and professional athletes. Methods and techniques for normal/abnormal responses and adaptation to sports exercise is studied. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 21900 - Issues And Problems In Health


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Designed to acquaint students with various aspects of personal and community health problems. Emphasis will be on current health issues such as pollution, mental health, venereal disease, aging, medical care, etc. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 25000 - Principles Of Adult Fitness


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The purpose of this course is to expose students to the effects of exercise on health over the life course. The health benefits of different types of exercise will be reviewed. Students will have the opportunity to utilize fitness equipment and develop their own exercise plans. Existing community programs and resources will be discussed. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 26800 - Physiology Of Exercise


    Prerequisite(s): CHM 11900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Physiological concepts and principles underlying human responses and adaptations to exercise. Selected methods and techniques of assessing physiological function and evaluating performance in physical efforts in a laboratory setting. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 28000 - Principles Of First Aid


    Credit Hours: 2.00. A course designed to instruct students in the immediate and temporary care given victims of an accident or illness. Covers dressings, bandaging, CPR, lacerations, insect and animal bites and other first aid topics. Certification included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 30000 - Practicum In Health, Fitness And Nutrition


    Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR FM 31500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Clinical field experience of at least 300 hours in an approved health, fitness, and/or nutrition facility under the direction of a certified or registered instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • FM 30100 - Recreation Leadership


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Provides instruction in various aspects of recreation. Community, school, camping, travel and leisure time activities will be part of the instruction. Identification of the principles of recreation and the many organizations promoting recreational activities are included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 30200 - Anatomy And Kinesiology


    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 21300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Overview of human body structures and functions appropriate for exercise science. Emphasis on musculoskeletal and neuromuscular systems as they relate to human movement. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 30500 - Practicum In Fitness Management


    Prerequisite(s): FM 30000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 41000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 47400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Second level of clinical field experience of at least 300 hours in an approved health, fitness, and or nutrition facility under the direction of a certified or registered instructor. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • FM 31300 - Beginning Concepts Of Personal Training


    Prerequisite(s): FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course is designed to give students the knowledge and understanding necessary to prepare for the ACE Personal Trainer Certification Exam and become personal trainers. This course presents the ACE Integrated Fitness Training (ACE-IFT) Model as a comprehensive system for designing individualized programs based on each client’s unique health, fitness and goals. The information covered by this course and the ACE IFT Model will help students learn how to facilitate rapport, adherence, self-efficacy and behavior changes in clients, as well as design programs that help clients to improve posture, movement, flexibility, balance, core function, cardiorespiratory fitness, and muscular endurance and strength. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 31400 - Beginning Concepts Of Group Exercise


    Prerequisite(s): FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 2.00. This course is designed to provide theoretical knowledge and practical skills in preparation for the ACE Group Fitness Instructor Certification Exam. Topics include guidelines for instruction safe, effective and purposeful exercise, essentials of the instructor-participant relationship, the principles of motivation to encourage adherence in the group fitness setting, effective instructor-to-participant communication techniques, use of music and music selection, methods for enhancing group leadership, and the group fitness instructor’s professional role. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 32000 - Physical Growth Throughout The Life Span


    Prerequisite(s): FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Designed to acquaint fitness and health professionals with the physical growth and development of individuals throughout the life span. Includes factors relating to movement, behavior, learning, motor skills, and nutrition. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 37500 - Sport-Related Tourism And Leisure Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (HTM 37500) Integration of Sport and Tourism disciplines. Sport participation and spectator travel, hard and soft adventure tourism, and management of leisure time are emphasized. Focus on the dynamics behind the explosion in Sport and Adventure Tourism. Not open to students with cedit in HTM 37500. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FM 39000 - Undergraduate Special Problems


    Credit Hours: 0.00 to 6.00. Individual or group participation in supervised reading, laboratory experiences, field experiences, or research in special areas of the field of fitness management. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FM 41000 - Evaluation, Testing And Assessment Of Exercise


    Prerequisite(s): FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Instruction and laboratory experience in the scientific evaluation, testing and assessment of exercise. Includes data collection, analysis and statistical applications. Oriented toward interpreting test data and applying it toward the design of individual exercise programs. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Foods and Nutrition

  
  • FM 47400 - Physiology Of Exercise II


    Prerequisite(s): FM 26800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND FM 41000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 2.00. Advanced level exercise physiology course exploring physiological concepts and principles assessing physiological function and evaluating performance in physical efforts in a laboratory setting. Includes integration of metabolic, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrinological and biochemical functions of the human body in response to exercise. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 10500 - Nutrition In The 21st Century


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Overview of the discipline of nutrition science including undergraduate and professional opportunities, research and critical thinking requirements. Typically offered Fall.


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  • FN 12000 - Nutrition for a Healthy Lifestyle


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Basic understanding of nutrition guidelines and lifestyle risk factors related to diet. Assessment of the individual’s diet and related behaviors. Solutions to everyday nutrition problems that lead to lifestyle enhancements are presented. (Course does not meet nutrition competency requirement for Nursing, Early Childhood Education or Hospitality and Tourism Management majors). Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FN 12100 - Vegetarian Nutrition


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Issues to review when considering adoption of a vegetarian diet. Nutrition guidelines and risk factors related to vegetarianism are addressed. Various types of vegetarian diets and the benefits/risks each pose are discussed. Course does not meet nutrition competency requirement for nursing, early childhood education or hospitality and tourism management majors. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FN 20300 - Foods Selection And Preparation


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles of food selection, preparation, and meal planning. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 20500 - Food Science I


    Prerequisite(s): CHM 11100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR CHM 11200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Chemical and physical composition of foods: their changes during processing, storage, and preparation. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • FN 20800 - Nutrition in Women’s Health


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Exploration of women’s health issues with emphasis on nutrition. Review of current research in normal and preventative nutrition throughout the lifecycle. Focus on women as individuals and on those who counsel and educate women. (Course does not meet nutrition competency requirements for Nursing, Early Childhood Education or Hospitality and Tourism Management majors. Not open to students with credit in WOST 20800). Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FN 26000 - Child Nutrition


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of the basic principles of food and nutrition from pregnancy through the primary years and methods to achieve good nutritional status. (This course does not satisfy the nutrition competency for Nursing or HTM majors). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 26100 - Nutrition For Health, Fitness, And Sports


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of the relationship between physical fitness/sports activity and nutrition resulting in optimum health. Special emphasis on nutritional demands during exercise or sports activities. Laboratory experience in the Fitness Center required. (This course does not satisfy the Nutrition competency for Nursing or HTM majors). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 30100 - Nutrition And The Culinary Arts


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This lecture/lab class emphasizes marrying culinary techniques with current dietary guidelines for varying populations. Health-centered meal preparation, cooking and presentation for the common dietary restrictions is included. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 30300 - Essentials Of Nutrition


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic nutrition and its application in meeting nutritional needs of all ages. Credit not given for both FN 30300 and FN 31500. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL: Human Nutrition
    General Education: Natural Sciences


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  • FN 31500 - Fundamentals Of Nutrition


    Prerequisite(s): CHM 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND CHM 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND BIOL 21400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic principles of nutrition and their application in meeting nutritional needs during the life cycle. Credit not given for both FN 30300 and FN 31500. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • FN 33000 - Diet Selection And Planning


    Prerequisite(s): (FN 20300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FN 20500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND (FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FN 31500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Diet selection for health maintenance in culturally diverse populations based on current dietary guides with utilization of the computer for diet evaluation. Typically offered Fall.


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  • FN 36000 - Nutrition For The Aging


    Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Nutritional needs and problems of the aging. Includes a review of community and institutional nutrition and food programs. Emphasis on the aging and their environment. Participation in community activities for the aging may be required. (This course does not satisfy the Nutrition competency for Nursing or HTM majors). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 36500 - Nutrition Throughtout The Life Cycle


    Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines nutrient requirements and recommendations for normal growth and development and disease prevention. Includes the life stages from pregnancy through older adulthood. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 39000 - Independent Undergraduate Research


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual research projects undertaken with faculty supervision. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 40001 - Nutrition For Sports Performance


    Prerequisite(s): SCI 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND FM 16800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 26100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Overview of the nutritional requirements and the impact on performance in muscle building, endurance and strength training. Includes review of supplements, physiology and nutrition as it relates to the field of human performance. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FN 42200 - Community Nutrition And Health Promotion Entrepreneurship


    Prerequisite(s): FN 30300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Study of strategies for improving nutritional status and community health. Examination of principles of entrepreneurship and application to the practice of community nutrition. Includes reviews of existing federal and non-governmental programs designed to meet food and nutrition needs of various population groups. Requires participation in community-based projects. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FN 59000 - Special Problems In Nutrition


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Individual problems dealing with various aspects of nutrition. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Summer Spring.


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Foreign Languages and Literature

  
  • FLL 10001 - Cultural Immersion Abroad


    Credit Hours: 0.00. Experiential Cultural Immersion opportunity guided by the Foreign Languages and Literature faculty. Must be taken in conjunction with a for-credit course which requires an applied cultural immersion/study abroad component that will fulfill any component of the student’s degree plan of study. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    Experiential Learning (EL): Yes


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  • FLL 10300 - Freshman Experience Worldviews


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will develop critical thinking skills in relation to world cultures through the study of significant foreign-language films. It will introduce students to basic film terminology in order to discuss, explore, and analyze questions of race, class, gender, nationality, and sexuality as they relate to the different worldviews presented in each movie. Typically offered in Summer, Fall, and Spring.
    General Education: First Year Experience


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  • FLL 19000 - Special Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FLL 20700 - Franco-American Cultural Studies


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will primarily focus on the cultural relationships between France and the United States. It will encourage students to investigate the cultural interactions between these two nations in the course of history. Although the concentration will be on Franco-American connections, the course will foster a broader awareness and understanding of cultural differences essential in today’s increasingly global society. Course taught in English and open to all students. Typically offered Spring.


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  • FLL 29000 - Special Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FLL 31000 - Caribbean Literatures And Cultures


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course, offered in English, will focus on the literature, culture, and arts of the Caribbean. Issues of colonialism and postcolonialism, slavery and freedom, exile and immigration, tensions between race and gender and between languages will be examined through poetry, novels, storytelling, theater, music, and film analysis. In this course, we will examine different Caribbean texts (literary, non-fiction and filmic) in order to learn how different writers and different types of texts respond to the colonialist context in which they were forged. Our work will consist of uncovering discourse, reading for intertextual dialogues and analyzing responses to dominant and colonialist ideology. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FLL 31100 - French Cinema - Introduction To Film Study


    Credit Hours: 3.00. The course is based on close readings of individual films. We will look at the concept of film analysis and the relationship between film, politics, and society. The written assignments are designed to develop students’ writing skills in English and their ability to engage critically with a visual document. Students are expected to participate actively in class discussions and to lead discussions on assigned topics. The course is taught in English and open to all students. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FLL 33000 - World War II On The Screen: A European Perspective


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is taught in English. It will focus on the complex ways in which filmmakers in Europe have investigated the legacy of World War II. Most of the films studied will be fiction films, but the influence of important documentary films will be examined as well. The course is based on close readings of individual films. We will look at the concept of film analysis and the relationship between film, politics, and society. The writing assignments are designed to develop students’ writing skills in English and their ability to engage critically with the films. All students are expected to participate actively in class discussions and to lead discussions on assigned topics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FLL 36101 - The Nature Of Language


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Influence of language in human experience, with attention to its essential role in the progress of civilization and all social activity. Conducted in English but with emphasis on the contribution of the major Western tongues. Typically offered Fall Spring.


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  • FLL 39000 - Special Topics


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special topics related to world languages, cultures, and literatures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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


    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores diverse representations of identity in post-1914 Austrian literature and films, especially in the aftermath of the two world wars. The goal of this course is to examine questions linked to national, ethnic, racial, and gender identity within the above historical, social, cultural, intellectual, and political context. Issues such as the self and the “other”, historical burdens of fascism, the holocaust and responsibility, migration, transnationality, colonialism, race, and gender are advanced via narrative and/or cinematic representations of the Austrian context. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FLL 40500 - Globalization: Latin American Literature And Transnational Conflicts


    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-) OR (ENGL 10400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D-)

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course addresses degree requirements for global awareness and diversity. It provides students with an opportunity to explore interdisciplinary approaches to many of the most significant changes occurring in today’s world. This course will be added as an elective in the proposed Latin American Studies Minor. The course will fit into Curriculum 2000 as an additional elective. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FLL 46400 - Comparative Study Of Modern Languages


    Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of French, German and Spanish phonology, syntax and morphology. Representative presentations of historical and contemporary descriptive considerations of these languages. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FLL 49000 - Special Topics In Foreign Languages And Literatures


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Topics vary. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Forensic and Investigating Science

  
  • FIS 14000 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Criminalistics


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the history of criminalistics and the scientific techniques applied to forensic investigations. Some focus areas include crime scene and physical evidence handling. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    General Education: Natural Sciences


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  • FIS 14005 - Introduction To Forensic Science: Evidence Handling


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the theories and practices of applying scientific techniques to crime detection. Some focus areas include the examination of physical evidence and laboratory procedures. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.
    General Education: Natural Sciences


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  • FIS 24500 - Laboratory Quality System Theory


    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course will focus on quality theory in general and ISO systems in specific. Students will learn the goals of these systems and how different systems like six sigma and ISO seek to attain these goals. In addition, the course will examine quality systems as they specifically apply to laboratory practice. Students will learn the primary requirement for developing and maintaining a quality system and the principals of quality auditing. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FIS 35000 - Courtroom Demeanor


    Prerequisite(s): POL 34300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C

    Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the application of various laws and rules of evidence to the forensic sciences, and examines how the admission and persuasive use of evidence derived from the forensic sciences impacts the administration of justice in the United States. The student will learn of the expert witness in legal matters and the expectations of courtroom behavior. Typically offered Spring.


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  • FIS 41000 - Professional Practice In Forensic Science


    Course Credits: This course will bring together the ethical, legal and scientific elements that the student has learned through their previous forensic studies and learn how these elements apply in professional situations. The student will understand how a scientific expert can and cannot present their opinions and findings to the legal system. The student will learn about the roles professional organizations that exist in the forensic industry and how their guidelines become established. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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Forestry and Natural Resources

  
  • FNR 22500 - Dendrology


    Prerequisite(s): BIOL 11000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Field identification, taxonomy, and ecological characteristics of trees, shrubs, and herbs found in forests, prairies, old fields, and wetlands. Typically offered Fall.


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  • FNR 38200 - Natural Resources And Man


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of the interrelationships among man, natural resources, and the environment. Course satisfies conservation requirement for teacher certification.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • FNR 38800 - Ichthyology


    Credit Hours: 2.00. Functional morphology, physiology, behavior, and ecological relationships of fish; classification and identification of freshwater species; introduction to fishery management principles.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FNR 38900 - Ichthyology Laboratory


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Laboratory on classification and identification of freshwater species; introduction to fisheries management principles.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring.


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  • FNR 52300 - Aquaculture


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Historical perspectives and current practices in aquaculture, including production systems, feeds, water quality requirements, and diseases of commercially important species. Typically offered Spring.


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  • FNR 54000 - Wetlands Ecology


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Examination of the biotic and abiotic factors that influence wetlands, including the ecological, socioeconomic, and hydrological values of wetlands. Restoration and wildlife utilization also are examined. Laboratories involve examinations of various aspects of wetland ecology. Class trips are required. Students will pay individual lodging or meal expenses where necessary. Offered in odd-numbered years. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall.


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  • FNR 54500 - Fisheries Management


    Credit Hours: 3.00. Theory and practice of fisheries management, with an emphasis on strategies utilized for the management of freshwater and marine fisheries. Application of quantitative methodologies for the assessment and manipulation of aquatic habitats, sport and commercial fish populations, and human resource users and non-users are considered, as is the setting of appropriate goals and objectives for effective, science-based management. One weekend field laboratory is required. Typically offered Fall.


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Foundations and Administration

  
  • EDFA 20000 - History And Philosophy Of Education


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 20000) How history and philosophy have informed school organization, curriculum, and teaching practice. Students develop their own philosophies of teaching. Topics include continuities and discontinuities of schooling, colonial period to present. Conflicting demands placed upon schools. Issues of race, class, and gender inform debates over school purposes and practices. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 49000 - Individual Research And Teaching Experience


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 8.00. Opportunity for undergraduate students to investigate particular problems in the field of education under supervision. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 49100 - Topics And Issues In Education


    Credit Hours: 1.00. Provides the student with the opportunity to strengthen the preparation program though the study of selected educational topics and issues based on individual needs and interests. One topic is dealt with in each enrollment. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 51200 - Foundations Of Educational Administration


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51200) An examination of the relationship between policy, values, and social change in education, including the roles of local, state, and federal government in educational policymaking and the effects of educational policies on societal issues such as equity, cultural diversity, and opportunity. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 51300 - Educational Facilities Planning


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51300) Systems approach as a basis for school facilities planning. Study directed toward procedures for solving facilities problems. Emphasis on techniques for developing and securing technical information. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 51600 - School-Community Relations


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 51600) This course will stress concepts and principles relevant to school-community interaction. It will focus on the new roles of the public in education and will deal with problems encountered by educators in communicating with the public. Typically offered Fall.


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  • EDFA 59000 - Individual Research Problems


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. (EDST 59000) Opportunities for students to study particular problems under the guidance of a member of the staff. This plan of individualized instruction may be used in any field of education or vocational education. Does not include thesis work. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 59100 - Special Topics In Education


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. (EDST 59100) Group study of a current problem or special topic of interest to professional educational personnel. Intensive study of research, theory, or practical aspects of a particular issue within the usual graduate class format. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 60800 - Business Management In Education


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 60800) This course explores the management and operation of the school business environment, the critical trends and issues in the field, and the internal and external determinants of school fiscal policy. As applicable, selected core and supplemental content and skills from the district level educator standards of the Indiana Standards for School Leaders are addressed in this course. Emphasis is on the integration of theory and practice. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 60900 - Legal Aspects Of American Education


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 60900) Legal foundations of education as established by constitutional provisions, court decisions, opinions of attorney generals, administrative rulings, and executive directives. Emphasis on legal theory and principles currently in state of change. Stress of case study method of investigation into educational law. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 61000 - Supervision Of Instruction And Instructional Personnel


    Credit Hours: 3.00. (EDST 61000) A comprehensive approach to supervision and instruction that develops the knowledge, interpersonal, and leadership skills, which are then applied in a school setting for the purpose of instructional improvement. Models of supervision, leadership and evaluation will be examined to gain knowledge in order to apply effective strategies for diverse situations. The study of transformational change in today’s schools will guide leadership knowledge to the task of direct assistance, collegiality, collaboration, culture of trust, professional development, dialectic inquiry, curriculum development and action research. Typically offered Summer Spring.


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  • EDFA 61300 - Clinic For Educational Leaders


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. (EDST 61300) Topics vary. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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  • EDFA 69500 - Internship In Education


    Credit Hours: 1.00 to 10.00. (EDST 69500) Amount of credit to be determined by nature and extent of the assignment. A special course in selected areas of education, designed to provide practical field experience under professional supervision in selected situations related to the candidate’s area of specialization. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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French

  
  • FR 10100 - French Level I


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A beginning French course with emphasis on communicative skills (listening and speaking), literacy skills (reading and writing) and culture. Permission of department required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1901 French Level I


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  • FR 10200 - French Level II


    Prerequisite(s): FR 10100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR FFLP FOR MIN. SCORE OF 150

    Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of FR 10100. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.CTL:IWL 1902 French Level II


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  • FR 10300 - Review Of French Levels I And II


    Credit Hours: 3.00. A review of French 101 and 102. Two or more years of high school French, grades 9 through 12. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.


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