May 12, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Digital Media

  
  • DIGM 3353 - Visual Communications Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1303  or ENGL 1304 . May not apply to a major in Digital Media.

    Visual communications: design principles, typography, color, photography, pixel and vector graphics, print, electronic delivery, ethical considerations, and presenting ideas to clients.

  
  • DIGM 3354 - Video Production I

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 3354
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2352  or approved equivalent.

    Introduction to digital film and video production from concept development and planning through post-production to delivery.

    Note: Students must pass a digital photography pretest during the first week of class to continue.
  
  • DIGM 3355 - Package Technology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2350 , DIGM 3152 , DIGM 3252 .

    Packaging structure from the perspectives of distribution packaging, materials, product protection, testing methodology, palletization, and designing for various shipping methods and channels. Will include current topics to address industry trends.

  
  • DIGM 3356 - ePublishing

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351  and 2353.

    Design for tablet and mobile device delivery; information technologies for eMedia workflows; use of XML for ePublishing; digital asset management. Technologies to facilitate print-to-web, social media, and personalized internet experiences.

  
  • DIGM 3357 - Content Strategy & Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 .

    Developing a content strategy from a brand perspective. Possibilities, limitations, and evaluation of social media as a branding and marketing tool.

  
  • DIGM 3370 - Two Dimensional Computer Generated Imagery Animation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 3354 .

    Two-dimensional (2D) computer-generated imagery (CGI), including drawing, coloring, and animating objects and characters; phonemes for character dialog; and object-oriented programming.

  
  • DIGM 3374 - Video Production 2

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 3354 .

    Advanced techniques in digital video production including special effects and motion graphics.

  
  • DIGM 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 3399
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Independent work in digital media with faculty supervision.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • DIGM 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
    Formerly GRTC 4198
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair. Individual projects under faculty sponsorship.

    May be repeated for credit.

  
  • DIGM 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
    Formerly GRTC 4298
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • DIGM 4371 - 3D Modeling and Animation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 3370 .

    Three-dimensional (3D) computer-generated imagery (CGI), including modeling, coloring, texturing, rigging, and animating objects and character; also morph targeting for facial expressions and phonemes.

  
  • DIGM 4372 - Costing in Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 4372
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , DIGM 3351 , and DIGM 3354  (DIGM 2351  and DIGM 3354  waived for Graphic Communications Technology Minors).

    Principles and techniques of cost estimation for digital media production.

  
  • DIGM 4373 - Graphic Production Process Control III

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 4373
    Prerequisite: DIGM 3252 .

    Using graphic communication production control techniques to produce full-color documents. Includes an in-depth study of color theory, measurement, correction, modification, management, and separation techniques.

  
  • DIGM 4375 - Package Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 3252 /3152.

    Packaging design from the perspectives of brand alignment, aesthetics, form, manufacturing processes, sustainability, utility, and commercial and governmental requirements. Creating prototypes; developing and presenting client proposals.

  
  • DIGM 4376 - Integrated Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , 2353, 3354 and 3357.

    Computer media capstone class that integrates vector- and pixel-based graphics, web design, photography, videography, and animation into media-rich websites.

  
  • DIGM 4378 - Senior Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 4378
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , DIGM 3374 , DIGM 4372 , and DIGM 4373 .

    Directed research project.

  
  • DIGM 4379 - Transmedia Authoring and Distribution

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , 2353 , & 3354 .

  
  • DIGM 4381 - Mobile Application Design

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Digital Media Major or Minor; DIGM 2350 ; ELET 2300 .

    Mobile applications development using object-oriented programming; 2D and 3D graphics; cloning and creating mobile applications.

    Typically Offered: Spring

  
  • DIGM 4390 - Current Issues in Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 4390
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , DIGM 3252  and DIGM 3374 .

    Issues and topics in digital media.

  
  • DIGM 4394 - Selected Topics in Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Formerly GRTC 4394
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • DIGM 4396 - Internship in Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Formerly GRTC 4396
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • DIGM 4397 - Selected Topics in Digital Media

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • DIGM 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 4398
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.

    Individual projects under faculty sponsorship. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • DIGM 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly GRTC 4399
    Prerequisite: DIGM 2351 , DIGM 3351 , DIGM 3354 , and DIGM 4372 .

    Directed research project.


Economics

  
  • ECON 2301 - Global Economic Concepts

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or equivalent or consent of instructor.

    Nontechnical introduction to microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts emphasizing global economy.

    Note: Credit may not be earned in both ECON 2301 and ECON 2305 . Not intended for business administration majors. Economics majors/minors who earn at least a B+ in ECON 2301 may petition to substitute 2301 for ECON 2305 .
    Core Category: [80] Social & Behavioral Sciences
  
  • ECON 2304 - Microeconomic Principles

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or equivalent or consent of instructor.

    Individual consumer and firm behavior, supply and demand and the market determination or prices, production, and income. Includes government price ceilings, monopoly and antitrust, market failures and environmental pollution.

    Core Category: [80] Social & Behavioral Sciences
    TCCNS Equivalent: ECON 2302
  
  • ECON 2305 - Macroeconomic Principles

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1310  or equivalent or consent of instructor.

    Aggregate economy, inflation, recession, and economic policy. Economic growth, business cycle theory, and international trade.

    Note: Credit may not be earned in both ECON 2301  and 2305. Economics majors/minors with at least a B+ in ECON 2301  may petition to substitute ECON 2301  for 2305.
    Core Category: [80] Social & Behavioral Sciences
    TCCNS Equivalent: ECON 2301
  
  • ECON 2370 - Introduction to Economic Data Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Completion of MATH 1310  or equivalent or consent of instructor.

    Introduction to basic concepts in statistics with strong emphasis on the application of statistical methods to the analysis and interpretation of economic data. Topics include descriptive statistics, sampling theory, confidence interval, hypothesis testing, and simple linear regression analysis. Students will also learn how to carry out statistical analysis in spreadsheet programs like Excel.

    Core Category: [90] Math/Reasoning
  
  • ECON 3332 - Intermed Microeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or Math major with sophomore standing in the Option in Mathematical Finance program.

    Rigorous introduction to resource allocation in a market economy including consumer behavior, firm behavior, supply and demand, efficiency and the determination of prices.

  
  • ECON 3334 - Intermed Macroeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2305  or Math major with sophomore standing in the Option in Mathematical Finance program.

    Rigorous introduction to the determination of aggregate output, employment, the price level and income. Includes effects of inflation, causes of business cycles determination of economic growth, impacts of monetary policy and effects of government taxation, spending and the national debt.

  
  • ECON 3340 - Comparative Economic Systems

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4379
    Prerequisite: ECON 2301  or ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    The role and impacts of alternative allocation systems, including markets, socialization and central planning. Structure and performance of historical and contemporary economic systems, with implications for the emerging world economy.

  
  • ECON 3341 - Russian and Chinese Transformation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4386
    Prerequisite: junior standing.

    Examination of Soviet and Chinese economic history from their communist takeovers to the present. Focuses on the era of Soviet planning in both countries. Explores the factors that led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and of the Chinese reform of the late 1970s that made possible China’s rapid growth over the past three decades.

  
  • ECON 3342 - Global Issues in Economic Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Econ 2301 or Econ 2304.

    The objective of this course is to provide reading material and lectures which facilitate a better understanding of the world, its politics, its people, the problems facing the global environment and the changing global economy in which we live. We will study populations that have experienced a dramatic transformation and improvement in the conditions of their life and those that have not.

    Note: Credit may not be earned in both Econ 4389: Economic Geography and Econ 3342.
  
  • ECON 3344 - History of Economic Doctrines

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4337
    Prerequisite: Econ 3332 and Econ 3334.

    Development of economic thought and the intellectual and historical framework within which economic ideas have grown. Among the thinkers that are emphasized are Smith, Ricardo, Marx, Malthus, Marshall, Say, Turgot and Keynes.

    Core Category: [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • ECON 3347 - Capital Market Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304 , ECON 2305 , and ECON 2370 , MATH 1314  or MATH 1431  or consent of instructor.

    Financial assets in the context of time, uncertainty, options, and information. Time value of money, market efficiency, risk, asset pricing, derivatives, firm capital structure, market microstructure, and quantitative financial modeling.

  
  • ECON 3348 - Food, Population, Agriculture and the Environment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Econ 2301 or Econ 2304.

    The objective of this course is to provide reading material and lectures which facilitate a better understanding of the world, its politics, its agriculture and food production, the dynamics of population, the problems facing the global environment and the changing global economy in which we live. Central to the course is both the sustainability and the economics of global food production systems and their ability to end hunger and malnutrition and to feed a growing world population.

    Note: Credit may not be earned in both Econ 4389: Food, Population, and the Environment and Econ 3348.
  
  • ECON 3350 - American Economic Growth

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly formerly ECON 4381
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  and 2305.

    Applications of economic analysis to American economic history and how that history has shaped modern economic institutions, including the experience of the Colonies, the American Revolution, Industrialization, the Civil War and the Great Depression.

    Core Category: [81] Writing in the Disciplines
  
  • ECON 3351 - Economics of Development

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4383
    Prerequisite: ECON 2301  or ECON 2304  or consent of instructor.

    Nature, causes and possible solutions to problems in underdeveloped economies. Analysis of economic, political and human implications of economic growth, including the influence of the international aid community and the consequences of world trade.

  
  • ECON 3353 - Economic Development of Africa

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4388
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or consent of instructor.

    Economic and social problems of raising standards of living in Africa. Discussion issues include economic growth, growth and the environment, income disparities, the role of trade and foreign investment and the accompanying political and social changes.

  
  • ECON 3355 - Economic Development of Asia

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or consent of instructor.

    Economic and social problems of raising standards of living in Asia. Economic growth, environment, income disparities, role of trade and foreign investment and related political and social changes.

  
  • ECON 3358 - Economic Development of Latin America

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or consent of instructor.

    Dependence of Latin American countries on natural resources and agricultural products, import substitution industrialization, debt and financial crises, subsequent adjustments and structural reforms.

  
  • ECON 3361 - Economics of Globalization

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2301  or Econ 2305 or consent of instructor.

    Analysis of modern day economic globalization, focusing on capital market integration and its effect on economic growth and development, income inequality and labor markets. Credit may not be earned in both INTB 3353 and Econ 3361.

  
  • ECON 3363 - Environmental Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Analyses of environmental quality and environmental regulation. Measurement of costs and benefits of potential solutions. Comparison of real world solutions, tried and untried, to theoretically preferred solutions and to current U.S. environmental policy.

  
  • ECON 3365 - Labor Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Introduction to economic theory, data and policy issues in labor economics. Labor market effects of minimum wage laws, mandatory employee benefits, technological change, international trade and immigration. Effects of income replacement programs, rise in female labor supply, rise in income inequality, decline in manufacturing and the decline of unions.

  
  • ECON 3368 - Economics of Health Care

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Determinants of supply and demand for health care, including the regulatory environment and government policy. Medical insurance, behavior of patients and medical professionals, methods of health finance, medical liability, government programs and regulation of health care industry.

  
  • ECON 3370 - Introduction To Econometrics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 4365 Introduction To Econometrics
    Prerequisite: ECON 2370  with a grade of C- or better.

    Introduction to basic econometric concepts and methods necessary for conducting empirical analysis. Practical applications using Excel and Stata. Topics include model specification, regression analysis, results interpretation and an overview of advanced topics in econometrics.

  
  • ECON 3371 - Economics of Money and Banking

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2305  or ECON 3334  or consent of instructor.

    Analysis of how the banking system and monetary policy determine the money supply and interest rates. U.S. Federal Reserve Bank, unemployment, inflation, stock and bond markets and interest rates.

  
  • ECON 3377 - Economics of Public Finance

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Effects of economic incentives on voters, government officials, economy and markets. Analysis of situations where private markets fail to be efficient. Applications to government policies at federal and local levels, including welfare, insurance, health care, policing, roads and Social Security. Analysis of tax system and interaction among federal, state, and local governments.

  
  • ECON 3385 - Economics of Energy

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2304  or ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    National and international energy markets in various forms, including oil, natural gas and alternative energy sources. Pricing, distribution and allocation and U.S. and international regulation of industry.

  
  • ECON 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • ECON 4198 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
       
  
  • ECON 4298 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 2.0
       
  
  • ECON 4321 - Economic Analysis of U.S. Legal System

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: junior standing.

    Economic implications of law and the legal system, including common law, constitutional law, and administrative law. Property torts, contracts and criminal law.

  
  • ECON 4331 - Economics of Gender

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Gender gap in market work and market pay and the role of household specialization and discrimination. Female labor force participation in the U.S. and the influence of industrial structure, technology, marriage, and fertility on a women’s decision to engage in market work.

  
  • ECON 4335 - Economic Growth Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  and ECON 3334 , or consent of instructor.

    Theory and empirics of economic growth with emphasis on international comparisons of performance of income and productivity. Technology, population dynamics, government policy, culture, income inequality, international trade, democracy, and the rule of law.

  
  • ECON 4338 - Regression Causal Modeling and Social Science Data Mining

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Econ 3370 (previously Econ 4365).

    The course focuses on very basic statistical data mining tools. Topic areas include review of multiple regression analysis, models of association and clustering, statistical learning models, the explanation of individual behaviors, and simple forecasting models. This is an applied statistics and not a course in computer science or database management.

  
  • ECON 4349 - Introduction to Game Theory

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2370  and ECON 3332 .

    Introduction to the theory of games and solution methods. Real world situations as games, predicting outcomes using game theory techniques. Bargaining, oligopoly, auctions, coordination, and provision of public goods.

  
  • ECON 4360 - Introduction to Mathematical Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: MATH 1314  or MATH 1431  and ECON 3332 .

    Develop algebra and calculus based techniques for analyzing economic decisions. Solve constrained optimization problems for consumer choice and for determination of optimal input levels for production by firms. Elements of game theory and dynamic economic decision making.

  
  • ECON 4368 - International Monetary Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3334  or consent of instructor.

    Exchange rate determination, the balance of payments, the international flow of capital and its impact on economies, alternative exchange rate systems, government management of international financial environment and European, Latin America and Asian exchange rate crises.

  
  • ECON 4370 - International Trade

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 3376
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Causes of international trade and its effect on national economies. Consequences of trade barriers and trade policies in different economic environments, including reaction to national monopolistic practices. International transmission of investment, labor and technology.

  
  • ECON 4372 - Economics of Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    The roles of technology and globalization in the requirement for an educated work force. Effects of education policies on meeting the need for skilled workers, including the roles of school resources, teachers, and peers.

  
  • ECON 4374 - Behavioral Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Econ 3332 Intermediate Microeconomics.

    The course explores various ways in which the predictions of classical economic theory fail in the real world and attempts to modify the theories to take into consideration these deviations and better explain and predict human behavior. This course will introduce students to the basic findings of this field and give them the tools to formulate new theories, test predictions, and apply the insights from behavioral economics to the real world.

    Note: Credit may not be earned in both Econ 4389: Behavioral Economics and Econ 3348.
  
  • ECON 4375 - Market Regulations

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Regulation of markets by competition and by governmental agencies. Antitrust laws and their enforcement to support competition, the structuring of competition in specific regulated industries, and regulation of pollution and other market failures.

  
  • ECON 4376 - Industrial Organization

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly ECON 3376
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  and ECON 2370  or consent of instructor.

    This course will cover the basic tools and issues in the field of industrial organization. Prominent topics will include oligopoly, cartel behavior, anti-competitive practices, anti-trust and regulation.

  
  • ECON 4377 - Urban Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor.

    Analysis of the American city’s economic structure; its causes, location of residential and production activities, income disparities and implications for urban development and how the public sector affects the urban economy.

  
  • ECON 4378 - Chinese Economy

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  and ECON 2370  or consent of instructor.

    This course provides an introduction to the recent development of Chinese economy. The course has an emphasis on the microeconomic literature, covering topics including fertility policy, inequality, environment and migration.

  
  • ECON 4389 - Topics in Contemporary Economics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

    A survey of contemporary economic theory and problems. This course can be repeated for credit.

  
  • ECON 4390 - Economics Internship

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  and ECON 3334  and consent of instructor.

    Work with practicing economists in selected private industry, federal, state and local government offices. Correlated readings. May be repeated once for credit. Only three hours may apply toward the ECON major requirements.

  
  • ECON 4391 - Economics and the Real World

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3332  or consent of instructor; recommended for seniors.

    Application of economic analysis to contemporary issues and current social policy. Topics rotate weekly. Recent topics include the age of limits, global warming, government land use control, gun control, and the economics of crime.

  
  • ECON 4395 - Selected Topics in Applied Econometrics

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Econ 3370 (previously Econ 4365).

    This course is a continuation of Econ 3370 (previously Econ 4365) and introduces students to several extensions of multiple regression methods for analyzing data in economics and related disciplines. Topics might include regressions with panel data, instrumental variables regression, analysis of randomized experiments, regressions with time series data, forecasting, probability models, survival analysis, etc. See semester course listing section sub-titles and descriptions for details.

  
  • ECON 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of chair.

  
  • ECON 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 3399  and approval of department chair.


Education

  
  • EDUC 3301 - Introduction to Teaching

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education.

    Introduction to teaching profession, including theories and principles of teaching; professional and pedagogical knowledge and skills; legal and ethical aspects; structure, organization, and management of schools; and field-based experiences.

  
  • EDUC 4304 - Seminar in Teaching

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: admission to Teaching Internship.

    Advanced study of design and implementation of instruction and assessment; classroom management; legal, political, and ethical concerns in education; and teacher inquiry.

  
  • EDUC 4311 - Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4312 - Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4313 - Student Teaching: Early Childhood Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4314 - Student Teaching: Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4315 - Student Teaching: Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4316 - Student Teaching: Art - Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4317 - Student Teaching: Art - Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4318 - Student Teaching: Music - Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4319 - Student Teaching: Music - Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4320 - Student Teaching: PE - Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4321 - Student Teaching: PE - Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4322 - Student Teaching: Theater - Elementary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

    Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

  
  • EDUC 4323 - Student Teaching: Theater - Secondary

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4324 - Student Teaching and Integrated Technology: Middle School

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 12
    Prerequisite: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching.

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting, including technology integration, guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4325 - Student Teaching 4-8 2Nd 7 Wks

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Middle School Prerequisites: completion of professional development sequence and admission to student teaching. 

    Demonstration of specified competencies in a school setting, including technology integration, guided by a cooperating teacher and directed by a university supervisor. Seminar required.

  
  • EDUC 4350 - Capstone in Education and Human Services

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Senior standing; declared major in Education and Human Services.

    Students will integrate content and methodology from their three minors that constitute the Education and Human Services major, acquiring practical experience in an internship component.

  
  • EDUC 4394 - Practicum for First-Year Teachers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 9
    Prerequisite: admission to Teaching Internship.

    Advanced practicum of design and implementation of instruction and assessment; classroom management; legal, political, and ethical concerns in education; and teacher inquiry.


Educational Leadership and Policy Studies

  
  • ELPS 3327 - Seminar in Family Policy

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: HDFS 2317  or PSYC 2350 .

    Explores the complex and intersecting values of family, economic development, and the advancement of social good through the lens of local, state, and federal policy development and implementation. Students will critically analyze the outcomes of policies, carefully attending to historical, political, cultural and social contributions that contextualize outcomes.


Educational Psychology

  
  • EPSY 3300 - Introduction to Educational Psychology

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: HDFS 2317  or PSYC 2350 .

    Educational psychology emphasizing human development and learning, motivation, instructional applications, individual differences, tests and measurement.

  
  • EPSY 3360 - Individuals with Disabilities

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly EPSY 3360 Education of Children with Disabilities
    Disabilities and disability law for educational and professional settings. Characteristics, intervention strategies, and services for individuals with disabilities.

  
  • EPSY 3361 - Behavioral Interventions: Introduction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education program.

    Process approach to behavioral planning for individuals and groups. Extensive use of case studies to address needs of diverse populations.

  
  • EPSY 4353 - Technology in Special Education

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3360 .

    Knowledge and skills of professionals working in special education to support students with special needs with classroom technology and assistive technology.

  
  • EPSY 4362 - Behavioral Interventions: Evidence-Based Decisions

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly EPSY 4362 Behavior Modification in Special Education
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3360  and 3361.

    Behavioral observation, assessment, data collection tools, interventions, and evidenced-based decisions are presented and practiced. Theory and principles of behavioral analysis in a variety of school and professional settings.

  
  • EPSY 4363 - Instructional Interventions: Introduction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly EPSY 4363 Individualized Educational Programming
    Prerequisite: admission to Teacher Education program.

    Process approach to instructional planning for individuals/groups. Assessment, accommodations, modifications, IEP development, ARD process, and lesson design/development. Extensive use of case studies to address the needs of diverse populations.

  
  • EPSY 4365 - Instructional Interventions: Evidence-based Decisions

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly EPSY 4365 Principles of Diagnostic Teaching in Special Education
    Prerequisite: EPSY 3360  and 4363.

    Instructional observation, assessment, data collection tools, interventions, and evidence-based decisions are presented and practiced. Theory and principles of diagnostic teaching in a variety of school and professional settings.

  
  • EPSY 4367 - Collaborative Consultation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly EPSY 4367 Consultation Strategies for Special Education
    Prerequisite: Prerequisite: EPSY 3360 .

    Theories and strategies for use with individuals, children, parents, teachers, administrators and others are presented and practiced. Focus on application of skill sets that address the needs of diverse populations.

 

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