2013-2014 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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HPE 312W - Substance Abuse/Chemical Dependency, 2 credit hours
Drug use remains a major problem in our communities and in our schools. This course will study the problem. Students will be exposed to many of the difficulties created by alcohol and drug abuse, the complexities of dependency and recovery, and will learn prevention strategies.
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HPE 315 - Foundations of Health Education, 3 credit hours
A study of the purpose, scope and nature of health education through consideration of the philosophical and behavioral perspectives of the field. A search for and development of principles guiding the operation of health education in the schools, the community, and in public health agencies. Historical foundations and healthy school environments are studied as components of the total school health program.
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HPE 318 - Teaching Methods in Health Education, 3 credit hours
A study of the various teaching strategies effective in health promotion, featuring a survey of facilitation methodology and skills, and a look at the teaching behaviors conducive to learner achievement in health education.
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HPE 319W - Child in the Family, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 216W or junior/senior standing
A study of the factors involved in the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and language development of children through age six. The home environment and other factors (e.g. childcare centers, family day care, and community support) important to the total development of children are emphasized. Practical applications to solve problems or to deal with day-to-day issues facing families with young children are explored.
Semesters Offered: This course will be offered in alternate years.
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HPE 320W - Parenting, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 216W or junior/senior standing
A study of the issues pertaining to parenting in America, including cultural, social, and familial influences on the child and family. Includes observation and practical experiences with young children in a childcare facility.
Semesters Offered: This course will be offered in alternate years.
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HPE 321 - Adapted Physical Education, 2 credit hours
A study of special programming for individuals with perceptual-cognitive-motor problems. Consideration is given to awareness, diagnosis and adaptations in methodology for those people who are physically challenged or have special needs.
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HPE 323 - Outdoor Recreation & Education, 2 credit hours
The course is designed to introduce the fundamental principles, practices, and applications of outdoor recreation and education. International, national, state, and local outdoor recreation/education programs will be examined, including associated career opportunities. The course includes development of instructional materials and resources and will include active participation in selected outdoor recreation and education experiences.
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HPE 324 - Community Recreation, 2 credit hours
The course is designed to include a study of recreation needs and opportunities and a survey of public, private, and commercial recreation programming. Content will emphasize the value of recreational and leisure time pursuits. Career opportunities in the recreation professions will be explored.
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HPE 327 - Coaching, 2 credit hours
Strategy, techniques and coaching methods in competitive baseball, basketball, football, track and field, and volleyball are studied. Separate course are offered in the various sports; some coaching courses may be offered less frequently than once a year.
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HPE 330 - Human Sexuality Education, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Junior/senior standing or consent of instructor
A study of human sexuality in relation to oneself and others, this course explores sexual behavior and its impact on sexual health. The principle of sexual responsibility is a central theme guiding the development of decision-making skills leading to risk reduction and the prevention of unwanted intimacy, unwanted pregnancy, and disease. In addition to learning the content of sex education, students will practice and evaluate teaching strategies designed for effective Family Life Education.
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HPE 340 - Program Organization & Administration, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE major or minor AND junior/senior standing or consent of instructor
A course designed to study the organization and administration of school, intramural and recreational physical education programs. Time will be spent studying the nature of administration and leadership styles, the basic principles of staffing, budgeting, purchase and care of equipment, legal concerns, office management, public relations, facility planning and management, and program evaluation. Emphasis will also be placed on the structure of tournaments utilized in both the school and recreational settings.
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HPE 343 - Legal Issues in Sport Management, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 and HPE 250 or consent of instructor
Course is designed to focus on legal concerns and responsibilities that must be assumed by a manager of a sport organization or in a sport setting.
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HPE 344 - Sport Management & Media Relations, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 and HPE 250 or consent of instructor
The content of the course focuses primarily on print and broadcast media, and sports journalism, and includes study of the public relations responsibilities of coaches, athletic directors, and the sports information director.
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HPE 345 - Fitness & Health Promotion Program Management & Leadership, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 and junior/senior standing or consent of instructor
This course is designed to equip students with a series of management, promotion, and other administrative tools necessary to successfully operate health and/or fitness related programs. Encourages and enhances a student’s knowledge of proper group exercise instruction including assessment of certifications and a working knowledge of exercise leadership skills. Educates students on current standards to organize fitness facilities and exercise programs that are safe and effective in a variety of settings, including public and private sport/athletic facilities, recreation complexes, corporate fitness centers, and hospital wellness programs. While emphasizing worksite wellness and programming in the second half of the course, the basic principles are applicable to all types of facilities we will discuss and include needs assessments, program planning, implementation and evaluation.
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HPE 346 - Sport Marketing, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 , HPE 250 and BUS 330 or consent of instructor
Principles of marketing sport at the amateur, collegiate, and professional levels are examined, with special emphasis placed on consumer behavior, promotional licensing, sponsorship, fundraising, and the understanding of sport as a product.
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HPE 347 - Historical, Philosophical, and Curricular Foundations of Physical Education, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Physical Education Major and junior/senior standing
A course designed to study the philosophy, history, and goals involved in the physical education profession and how this knowledge forms the basis for the study of curriculum development in physical education programs designed for learners from ages three through twenty-one and attending prekindergarten through grade twelve in school-based programs.
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HPE 348 - Ethics in Sport Management, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 , HPE 250 and a PHL 100 level course or consent of instructor
This course is designed to link principles of moral reasoning, social responsibility, and personal values to choices made by participants, spectators and sport administrators. Specific areas for consideration include violence in sport, racial equality, gender equality, honesty and fair play, and ethical considerations in sport technology.
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HPE 349 - The Industry of Sport, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 , HPE 250 , ECN 100 or ECN 101 and BUS 211 or consent of instructor
Issues of financial management in sport and sport-related industries are examined. The economic models of professional sport, Olympic sport, and collegiate athletics are presented, including issues related to financing, sources of revenue, athlete compensation, and the economic impact of each model of sport.
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HPE 350 - Professional Sport Industry, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 and HPE 243
This course is designed to examine aspects related to the professional sport industry. Primary areas of study include the organizational structure of teams (major and minor league), the responsibilities of each department, the role of league offices or governing bodies, and the impact of athlete agents. The course examines both team and individual sports. The course will benefit students who are pursuing a career in professional sports at the team level, league level, or as an agent.
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HPE 351 - Collegiate Athletics, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 and HPE 243
This course is designed to examine aspects related to collegiate athletics. Primary areas of study include the organizational structure of collegiate athletic departments, the responsibilities of each department, and the role of the NCAA or governing bodies. The course examines NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA collegiate athletics. The course will benefit students who are pursuing a career in collegiate athletics at the administrative level or coaching level.
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HPE 352 - Motor Learning & Developmental Movement, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 and junior or senior standing
This course includes a study of the psychological factors affecting the development of motor skills, learning theories and their application to motor skills, the nervous system, including perceptual mechanism, and the factors relating to the development of motor skills throughout the life cycle. Applications of conceptual principles to practical motor skill learning will be stressed.
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HPE 353 - Sport Sales and Sponsorship, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 and HPE 243
This course is designed to examine issues related to ticket sales and sponsorship sales as it relates to the sport industry. Primary areas of study include the structure of sales departments, the sales process, and the importance of customer service and retention. The course presents products and sales strategies that are unique to the sport industry. The course will benefit students who are pursuing a career in sales or would like to work for a team, where the primary source of revenue is ticket sales and sponsorships.
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HPE 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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HPE 360I - Global Sport Industry, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 243 or consent of instructor
This course is designed to expose students to the expanding Global Sport Industry. The course focuses on the social, political, and economic impact and publications of sport internationally. A trip abroad is preceded by intensive lecture and discussion on the unique complexities of global sport.
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HPE 370 - Health Policy & Public Health, 3 credit hours
This course will provide students of public health with a firm foundation of the basics of American health policy and law. Given the prominent role played by policy and law in the health of all Americans, the aim of this course is to help students develop an understanding of the broad context of health policy and law, the essential policy and legal issues impacting and flowing out of the health care and public health systems, and the way health policies and laws are formulated. This course will provide an introduction to the seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, thus providing a starting point for discussion, reflection, research, and analysis.
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HPE 371 - Public Health Colloquium II, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major or minor and junior standing
This course enhances learning from the required and elective public health coursework and allows students an opportunity for socialization into the field. Meeting together, students from all three levels will meet to examine current issues in public health through journal articles, grand rounds, case studies, and guest speakers.
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HPE 373 - Special Topics in Public Health, 2-4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major or permission of instructor
Special topics of interest will be presented. Examples include Military Health; Impact of Culture on Health; Principles of Human Disease; Health, Human Rights, and Displaced Persons; Issues in Women’s Health, and Men’s Health Across the Lifespan.
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HPE 375X - Health and Social Justice, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 170 , HPE 173I , HPE 175 , HPE 270 , HPE 274 , HPE 275 , HPE 370 , MTH 138 or permission of instructor
Health is an asset and a resource critical to human development that benefits society as a whole. But realizing health for all members of society is a matter of social justice, which depends on reducing social and economic inequality and increasing democracy. This course will allow the student to explore many aspects of health inequalities including how health inequalities are rooted in injustices associated with racism, social class, and sex discrimination. It will provide an analysis of the politics of health inequities and show how market values often dominate over collective needs for well being. Students will examine the politics of methodology and the implications for research and public policy, and critique the ideological implications of contemporary health promotion as a model for public health. Additionally, the course will review approaches that influence the social determinants of health and develop encourage students to develop principles for action and research. An analysis of the role of the mass media in influencing the conceptualization of public health issues will be included.
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HPE 377W - LGBT Health and Wellness, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): LAS 200 or permission of the instructor
Public health institutions are beginning to recognize the important population, contextual and prevention issues that are emerging as communities of people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities are themselves gaining recognition. In recent years, medical and public health organizations have increasingly considered lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities as special populations with distinct needs. This is an undergraduate public health course that examines from critical psycho social perspectives a series of health issues that are experienced by a diverse array of sexually marginalized populations, namely lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT).
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HPE 381 - Practicum in Athletic Training III, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the AT Program, HPE 281 , HPE 282
This course is designed to assist the third year Athletic Training student in understanding the connection between classroom instruction and clinical education while developing foundational behaviors of professional practice. Specific focus will be on psychomotor proficiencies related to clinical examination and diagnosis with a focus on evidence-based practice. Clinical hours, evaluations, and completion of specific competencies as mandated by the program’s accreditation are required components to the course.
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HPE 382 - Practicum in Athletic Training IV, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the AT Program, HPE 281 , HPE 282
This course is designed to assist the third year Athletic Training student in understanding the connection between classroom instruction and clinical education while developing foundational behaviors of professional practice. Specific focus will be on psychomotor proficiencies related to clinical examination and diagnosis as well as therapeutic interventions with a focus on evidence-based practice. Clinical hours, evaluations, and completion of specific competencies as mandated by the program’s accreditation are required components to the course.
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HPE 406 - Psychology of Coaching, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 227
Study of the nature and responsibilities of the coaching profession, focusing on the psychological aspect of teaching sports and motivating individuals and teams. A variety of information will be presented and discussed concerning the importance of the mental dimension of sport.
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HPE 423D - Exercise Prescription for Special Populations, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 302 and HPE 303 ; senior standing or consent of instructor
The course will focus on exercise prescriptions and development of exercise programs. Attention will be placed on understanding the pathophysiology, medical interventions and exercise protocols for persons with cardiovascular disease (including MetS, PAD, CHF and dyslipidemia), diabetes, pregnancy, hypertension and other conditions pertinent to the literature (i.e. cancer, youth, depression). The student will demonstrate competence and skills necessary to deliver safe and valid exercise prescriptions.
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HPE 445 - Theory and Practice of Strength and Conditioning, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO 203L , BIO 204L , HPE 302 , junior/senior standing
Course is designed to provide in-depth content on the theory and practice of designing resistance exercise programs and the scientific basis for such programs; also covers practical aspects such as exercise technique, safety issues, administration of strength and conditioning programs, and considerations for special populations.
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HPE 450 - Facility/event Management, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 201 , HPE 243 , HPE 250 and junior/senior standing
This course is an examination of the management of sport and/or leisure events, including such components as planning, financial management, risk management, facility management, personnel management, and the administration, implementation and evaluation of the event.
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HPE 451 - Kinesiology/Biomechanics, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): BIO 203L
A study of the structural and biomechanical aspects and principles of movement particularly as they relate to sport, dance, and exercise.
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HPE 452 - Sport Management Capstone, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing
This course is designed to be the final or among final courses taken in the required curriculum in sport management. Course activities and assignments will focus on synthesizing and integrating the knowledge and skills that the student has accumulated throughout the sport management curriculum.
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HPE 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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HPE 463 - Advanced Special Topic Seminar, Credit hours to be arranged
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HPE 471 - Public Health Colloquium III, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Public Health major or minor and senior standing
This course enhances learning from the required and elective public health coursework and allows students an opportunity for socialization into the field. Meeting together, students from all three levels will meet to examine current issues in public health through journal articles, grand rounds, case studies, and guest speakers.
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HPE 475 - Professional Seminar, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): HPE 170 , HPE 173I , HPE 175 , HPE 270 , HPE 271 , 274, HPE 275 , HPE 370 , HPE 371 , HPE 471 , MTH 138 or permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): To be taken concurrently with HPE 470X .
This course will provide a forum in which students will discuss their individual public health field experiences, problem-solve, discuss issues, and explore both workforce and graduate school opportunities.
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HPE 481X - Practicum in Athletic Training V, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the AT Program, HPE 281 , HPE 282
This course is designed to assist the fourth year Athletic Training student in understanding the connection between classroom instruction and clinical education while developing foundational behaviors of professional practice. Specific focus will be on psychomotor proficiencies related to therapeutic interventions and psychosocial strategies and referral with a focus on evidence-based practice. Clinical hours, evaluations, and completion of specific competencies as mandated by the program’s accreditation are required components to the course.
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HPE 482 - Practicum in Athletic Training VI, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the AT Program, HPE 281 , HPE 282
This course is designed to assist the fourth year Athletic Training student in understanding the connection between classroom instruction and clinical education while developing foundational behaviors of professional practice. Specific focus will be on psychomotor proficiencies related to prevention and health promotion as well as healthcare administration with a focus on evidence-based practice. Clinical hours, evaluations, and completion of specific competencies as mandated by the program’s accreditation are required components to the course.
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HUM 285I - Intercultural Communication, 3 credit hours
This course, taught in English by faculty of the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, will complement the basic familiarity with intercultural communication. The goal is to analyze difficulties in communicating across cultural boundaries, misunderstandings arising from cultural differences and techniques for living and working successfully in an intercultural setting with a stress on international differences. The course utilizes film analyses, critical incidents, and other experiential learning techniques. Special focus will be on intercultural theories including monochronic vs. polychronic time orientation, an expansion of the basic value orientations, the interconnection of language and culture in both verbal and non-verbal communication and on studies of intercultural matters in specific contexts. It is required of foreign languages majors, but is appropriate for any student interested in cultural studies, those wishing to engage in international travel, study abroad or in working and living in an increasingly global society.
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HUM 287IE - Seminar in Europe I: On-campus Program, 2 credit hours
See Seminar in Europe.
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HUM 288IE - Seminar in Europe II: The European Experience, 6 credit hours
See Seminar in Europe.
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International Studies |
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INT 200I - Introduction to International Studies, 3 credit hours
This course studies how individuals acquire their cultural, national and state identifications and how these varied identifications complicate coping with a variety of global challenges arising from increasing interdependence and, through case studies and simulations, challenges students to adopt different perspectives and experience the possible cooperation or conflict which results. It provides an introduction to a global community in transition in the post-Cold War world and to the interdisciplinary approach which characterizes the study of international affairs. The course is appropriate for freshmen and other students who may count it toward the BW core curriculum International Studies and/or Social Sciences requirements.
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INT 250I - Security, Technology and Threat Assessment, 3 credit hours
This introduction to security analysis will provide an overview of security threats ranging from the traditional definition focused on war to an enlarged conception of human security and existentialist threat assessment encompassing a broader range of issues including the environment and health. Attention will be directed at the challenges of managing complex interdependent systems of governance and associated risks of information analysis under conditions of advancing technology. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the overlap in types of security threats, the importance of applying different perspectives and related information and management issues which arise in developing appropriate responses.
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INT 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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INT 263I - Special Topics, 1-3 credit hours
An examination of selected topics in the field of international studies. May be repeated if topics are different.
Semesters Offered: Not offered every year.
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INT 359 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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INT 363I - Seminar in International Studies, 3 credit hours
An upper-level seminar dealing with topics not covered elsewhere in the curriculum.
Semesters Offered: Not offered every year.
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INT 459 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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INT 463I - Special Topics Course, 3 credit hours
An integrative interdisciplinary capstone seminar which draws on at least two of the disciplines which comprise the International Studies major to analyze a contemporary topic of global significance. Consult the International Studies section of the course schedule for topics and scheduling information.
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INT 490 - Integrative Colloquium, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing
This one credit colloquium is designed to help students to analyze their academic and cocurricular experiences in ways that will help them develop post-graduation plans for graduate school or employment. Students will assemble a self-assessment portfolio and develop a deeper understanding about how to advance their interests in a variety of internship, career and/or graduate school opportunities. The colloquium is open to third and fourth year students majoring or minoring in International Studies.
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INT 491 - Departmental Thesis Project, Credit hours to be arranged
See Departmental Thesis/Project. The Departmental Thesis/Project gives juniors and seniors the opportunity to do intensive work in a particular subject. Students develop their study under the direct supervision of a faculty member as approved by the head of the department or program in which the study will be done. The departmental thesis/project is intended to afford students an opportunity to engage in a study of a significant field of knowledge, to carry on original investigation when possible, and to further develop their abilities of self-expression.
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INT 492 - Departmental Thesis Project, Credit hours to be arranged
See Departmental Thesis/Project. The Departmental Thesis/Project gives juniors and seniors the opportunity to do intensive work in a particular subject. Students develop their study under the direct supervision of a faculty member as approved by the head of the department or program in which the study will be done. The departmental thesis/project is intended to afford students an opportunity to engage in a study of a significant field of knowledge, to carry on original investigation when possible, and to further develop their abilities of self-expression.
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Italian |
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ITL 101 - Elementary Italian I, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): None. Appropriate course for beginners. Students with more than two years of high school Italian must have special permission of the instructor to register for ITL 101.
An introduction to basic Italian vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar. Students complete the first half of the elementary Italian textbook.
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ITL 102 - Elementary Italian II, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): ITL 101 or equivalent.
ITL 102 assumes some active knowledge of basic Italian and builds on the skills taught in ITL 101 , completing the elementary textbook.
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Liberal Arts And Sciences |
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LAS 155I - Language and Culture Connections in Spanish, 2 credit hours
Corequisite(s): to be taken either after completing LAS 200 or simultaneously with LAS 200 . The credit earned in this course counts toward students’ fulfillment of their general humanities core requirement and may count toward students’ ‘International’ core requirement.
This course is designed to supplement the cultural and international focus of LAS 200 . In small group settings, students with basic competence in Spanish will have the opportunity to use their language skills to identify connections between language and culture, and to learn how countries in which Spanish is spoken address enduring questions and various contemporary international issues. Students who would like to enhance their Spanish language skills outside of foreign language classes, and/or are interested in contemporary cultural and international issues, are especially encouraged to enroll in this course.
Graded: S/U only.
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LAS 156I - Language and Culture Connections in French, 2 credit hours
Corequisite(s): to be taken either after completing LAS 200 or simultaneously with LAS 200 . The credit earned in this course counts toward students’ fulfillment of their general humanities core requirement and may count toward students’ ‘International’ core requirement.
This course is designed to supplement the cultural and international focus of LAS 200 . In small group settings, students with basic competence in French will have the opportunity to use their language skills to identify connections between language and culture, and to learn how countries in which French is spoken address enduring questions and various contemporary international issues. Students who would like to enhance their French language skills outside of foreign language classes, and/or are interested in contemporary cultural and international issues, are especially encouraged to enroll in this course.
Graded: S/U only.
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LAS 157I - Language and Culture Connections in German, 2 credit hours
Corequisite(s): to be taken either after completing LAS 200 or simultaneously with LAS 200 . The credit earned in this course counts toward students’ fulfillment of their general humanities core requirement and may count toward students’ ‘International’ core requirement.
This course is designed to supplement the cultural and international focus of LAS 200 . In small group settings, students with basic competence in German will have the opportunity to use their language skills to identify connections between language and culture, and to learn how countries in which German is spoken address enduring questions and various contemporary international issues. Students who would like to enhance their German language skills outside of foreign language classes, and/or are interested in contemporary cultural and international issues, are especially encouraged to enroll in this course.
Graded: S/U only.
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LAS 200 - Enduring Questions for an Intercultural World, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENG 131 and one of the following MTH stipulations: SAT or ACT score indicating readiness for any core MTH course other than MTH 137 ; credit for MTH core (including AP or other University credit); completion of MTH 137 ; or earned 40% or higher on ALEKS.
In this course, designed as a common experience across all sections, students are asked to critically assess different responses to fundamental human questions such as what it means to be a human being, how human beings relate to each other, and how human beings relate to the natural world. Students will apply their understanding of these enduring questions to their identity and current domestic and international issues, such as rights and responsibilities and sustainability.
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LAS 200H - Enduring Questions in an Intercultural World, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENG-131H and one of the following: minimum math placement test score (ALEKS) of 40%, minimum ACT score of 24, minimum SAT score of 560, or completion of MTH-137.
This course investigates cultural differences and explores the influence of culture upon human values and perceptions. Students will read influential texts from the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Honors students will also participate in an additional experiential project which might be a service learning project, a scientific investigation, or other research experience.
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Leadership Studies |
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LDR 125 - Leading Diversity, 3 credit hours
This class introduces controversial issues, competing theories, and policy implications of diversity in leadership. It examines how culture, socialization, and social institutions construct diversity as well as how to manage or lead a diverse workforce. Students will learn to apply course construct through hands-on, interactive exercises.
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LDR 201 - Introduction to Leadership Studies, 3 credit hours
Timeless leadership questions are examined using an interdisciplinary perspective. Emphasis is placed on using leadership theory to inform practice. This course includes a service learning component.
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LDR 202D - Contemporary Problems in Leadership, 3 credit hours
This course combines the nature and exercise of leadership as it relates to contemporary societal issues. Students will learn the context and history of these issues; the prospects and limits of doing something about them; and exercise leadership through a service project.
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LDR 464 - Capstone: Implementing Citizen Leadership, 3 credit hours
The capstone seminar is the integrating experience for the Leadership minor. Students will work with community agencies or organizations to develop a proposal to affect change. Proposal development will include an extensive literature review pertinent to the identified problem. Final stages include proposal implementation and presentation.
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Mathematics |
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MTH 111 - Mathematics for Early and Middle Childhood Teachers, Part I, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
Open to early and middle childhood majors only. A systematic presentation of elementary mathematics for those who are preparing to teach early and middle childhood. The course provides an overall view of the number system, emphasizing ideas and concepts rather than routine drill. The following topics are surveyed: evolution of the number system, logic and sets, elementary number theory, rules for algebraic manipulation, and mathematical systems.
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MTH 112 - Mathematics for Middle Childhood Teachers, Part II, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 111 or permission of the instructor. Students who have not successfully completed a high school geometry course should make special arrangements for tutoring in geometry prior to enrolling in this course.
Open to middle childhood majors only. A continuation of MTH 111 , this course examines the ideas and concepts of geometry and discrete mathematics. Included are a study of measurement in one, two, and three dimensions, synthetic, coordinate, and transformational geometry, counting theory, basic probability, and basic statistics.
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MTH 113 - Mathematics for Early Childhood Teachers, Part II, 2 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 111 or permission of the instructor. Students who have not successfully completed a high school geometry course should make special arrangements for tutoring in geometry prior to enrolling in this course.
Open to early childhood majors only. A continuation of MTH 111 , this course examines the ideas and concepts of geometry and measurements. Included are a study of measurement in one, two and three dimensions, properties and classification of two and three dimensional geometric objects and basic statistical displays.
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MTH 115 - Geometry for Middle Childhood Teachers, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 112 or permission of instructor
A review of the basics of Euclidean geometry will be followed by a study of empirical geometry, some finite geometries, geometric constructions and measurement activities. The activity and manipulation approach to geometry will be emphasized throughout. Required for students taking the mathematics concentration for early and/or middle childhood teaching licensure.
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MTH 133 - Algebraic Thinking Through Modeling, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 111 and MTH 112 (grade C- or higher in both)
An exploration of algebraic ideas involving representation, organizing data and looking for patterns, generalizing findings into a rule, and using findings to make predictions. Through the use of modeling, problem solving, and exploring the multiple uses of algebraic letters students are enabled to see the interconnections among algebraic topics from an advanced perspective.
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MTH 135 - Introduction to Probability and Statistics, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
An introductory course designed to promote the understanding of basic statistical and probability concepts. Topics to be studied include descriptive statistics, probability of finite sample spaces, probability distributions, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals and parameter estimation.
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MTH 136 - Applied College Mathematics, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
This course is designed for freshmen and deals with the fundamental mathematical tools frequently applied in the natural, management and social sciences. Topics include linear, quadratic, exponential functions, linear systems, linear programming, mathematics of finance, and statistics. (All topics are approached with a view toward applications.)
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MTH 137 - Mathematics Modeling & Quantitative Analysis, 3 credit hours
Notes: The course satisfies the core mathematics requirement.
The course takes a numerical and modeling approach to the analysis of contextual-based mathematics with a de-emphasis on algebraic manipulations. Students utilize both paper-and-pencil and current technologies to further develop quantitative reasoning. Topics may include collecting, organizing, and interpreting sets of univariate data, fitting functions and graphs to bivariate data including linear and non-linear models, problem-solving, decision-making, probability and statistics. The focus is activity-based with a high-level of student engagement.
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MTH 138 - Biostatistics, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
An introductory course in statistics for the biological and health sciences covering descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, and analysis of variance.
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MTH 140 - Precalculus Mathematics, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
A University-level review of algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry. The course is designed to prepare students for the study of calculus. A graphing calculator is required, and will be used extensively.
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MTH 141 - Calculus I, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Four years of high school mathematics, including trigonometry, or MTH 140 .
This course will develop the theory and applications of calculus, including limits, continuity, differentiation, and an introduction to integration and the fundamental theorem of calculus. Topics from elementary functions will be reviewed as needed.
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MTH 142 - Calculus II, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 141
A continuation of MTH 141, covering techniques and applications of integration, polar coordinates, parametric equations, and sequences and series.
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MTH 161 - Discrete Mathematics I, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): Knowledge of high school Algebra I, Algebra II and Geometry are prerequisites for all Mathematics courses. Students are required to have passed the Baldwin Wallace mathematics placement test or to have scored at least 24 on the quantitative portion of the ACT or at least 560 on the quantitative portion of the SAT.
This course covers mathematical tools used in the study of discrete processes as opposed to continuous processes. These tools are frequently used in the study of computers. Topics include logic, methods of proof, functions, efficiency of algorithms and mathematical induction.
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MTH 201 - History of Mathematics, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MTH 141
This course will survey the history of mathematics from the earliest known results to modern calculus, using assigned readings, problems and discussion
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MTH 206 - Mathematical Logic and Proof Methods, 1 credit hour
Prerequisite(s): MTH 141
Covers the principles of symbolic logic and of proof methods in elementary mathematical topics, with the goal of preparing students for reading and writing proofs in advanced mathematics courses.
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MTH 211 - Linear Algebra, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 142 and either MTH 161 or MTH 206
Corequisite(s): (MTH 142 may be taken concurrently)
Systems of linear equations, matrices and determinants, vectors and vector spaces, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, linear transformations, and applications are studied. Computer activities will be included. The subject has widespread applications and also provides an introduction to axiomatic mathematics.
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MTH 212 - Differential Equations, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 243
An introductory course in ordinary differential equations and their applications. Topics will include first-order differential equations, higher-order linear equations, series solutions, and systems of differential equations. Computer technology will also be used.
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MTH 243 - Calculus III, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 142
A course in multivariable calculus including vectors, partial differentiation and multiple integration. Computer activities will be included.
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MTH 259 - Faculty-student Collaboration, Credit hours to be arranged
See FSC Program.
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MTH 262 - Discrete Mathematics II, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 161 or MTH 206
This course reviews and extends topics covered in MTH 161 at a more advanced level. Topics include mathematical induction, combinatorics, recursion, relations, graphs and trees. Required for those seeking licensure to teach high school mathematics.
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MTH 263 - Seminar, 1-3 credit hours
A study of selected topics in mathematics.
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MTH 302 - Number Theory, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 262 or MTH 211
This course will develop basic concepts in number theory, including prime numbers and factorization, congruences, Fermat’s theorem, and Diophantine equations, with additional topics chosen from continued fractions, recurrences, and elliptic curves. We will also investigate applications to secure communications and cryptosystems.
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MTH 307 - Introduction to Operations Research, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 142
An introduction to some of the techniques which can be applied to explain the behavior of complex systems and aid in management decisions. Mathematical tools include probability, statistics, calculus and linear programming. Computer applications will be included.
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MTH 311 - Advanced Calculus, 4 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 211 and MTH 243
This is an analytical study of the real number system and the foundations of calculus. Topics will include axioms for the real numbers, limits, continuity, and differentiability, as well as techniques of proving theorems.
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MTH 313 - Applied Analysis, 3 credit hours
Prerequisite(s): MTH 243
A calculus-based course in mathematical analysis for scientific and engineering applications. Topics will be drawn from vector analysis, complex arithmetic, Fourier series and transforms, Laplace transforms, and numerical methods.
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