Jun 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [Not Current Academic Year. Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

Courses


 

Entrepreneurship

  
  • ENTR 4398 - Independent Study in Entrepreneurship

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       

Ethnic Studies

  
  • ETHN 2300 - Introduction to Ethnic Studies

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.
    Description
    This course serves as an introduction to the study of race and ethnicity in the U.S. Through a combination of historical narratives, autobiography, fiction, and analytical essays, students will gain a glimpse into the spectrum of identities and issues inherent in American culture. Current issues and events will also be analyzed through the prism of race and ethnicity.
    Repeatability: No

    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: N

Exploratory Studies

  
  • CORE 1101 - College Success

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: None.
    Description
    Provides first-year students with opportunities to develop skills, behaviors and attitudes exhibited by successful scholars, including learning and study strategies, communication, time-management, and career and major exploration, as well as connection to UH campus culture and resources.

Finance

  
  • FINA 3332 - Principles of Financial Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2301 and MATH 1324; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Time value of money, principles of corporate financial management and investments.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4310 - Behavioral Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 and STAT 3331 or equivalents; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Individual decision behavior within a financial market context. Evaluation of psychological explanations for market movements and anomalies. Emphasis on the application of psychological principles to decision-making behavior.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: May not get credit for both FINA 4310 and MANA 4310.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4320 - Investment Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Techniques of securities evaluation, portfolio optimization, and the relationship between risk and return on financial securities.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4323 - Investments and Mutual Fund Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Security analysis and portfolio performance evaluation techniques. Development of tools to systematically analyze stocks and form justifiable opinions about those stocks. Characteristics of the asset management industry, developing portfolio strategies, and evaluation of the portfolio manager’s performance against stated objectives.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4325 - Retirement and Estate Planning

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, STAT 3331 and credit or concurrent enrollment in FINA 4352; good academic standing; and declared Program for Financial Planning track in Finance.
    Corequisite: FINA 4352.
    Description
    Evaluation and selection of the various types of tax qualified and non-qualified retirement plans for businesses and individuals; understanding and computing retirement needs analysis; and planning for distribution of assets during life and post-mortem, including estate planning documents, gifting and proper titling of assets.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: For students pursuing the Personal Financial Planning Track and Certified Financial Planner Certification.
    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4326 - Private Equity and Investment Banking

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Structure and objectives of private equity with a focus on venture capital and entrepreneurial finance. Analysis of investment opportunities, structuring, financing and growing portfolio companies and small businesses.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4328 - Principles of Personal Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Elements of the personal financial planning process: budgeting, credit and cash flow management, personal income taxes and insurance, investing, retirement planning, financial security and independence.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Students cannot receive credit for both BUSI 3300 Introduction to Personal Finance and FINA 4328 Principles of Personal Finance.
    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4329 - Life Insurance and Annuities

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Economics, principles, types of life insurance, selection and classification of risk, needs analysis for personal and business needs. The perspective of insurance companies is also examined.
  
  • FINA 4330 - Corporate Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Capital budgeting, capital structure, and dividend policy of the firm.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4334 - Managerial Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly FINA 3334
    Prerequisite: ACCT 2332, MATH 1324, MATH 1325, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Allocation of resources within the business enterprise. Emphasis on profit maximization in the context of alternative market structures.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4335 - Brainstorming to Bankrolling

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Good academic standing; junior status; and a declared business major or approval of program director.
    Description
    Developing consulting skills in the SURE program through projects with local entrepreneurs, case studies, mentorship, and lectures.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: May not get credit for both FINA 4335 and BUSI 4335.
    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4336 - Consulting to Meet Small Business Needs

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4335 or BUSI 4335.
    Description
    Developing domain-specific consulting skills in the SURE program as leaders of self-directed business projects.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4341 - Commercial Bank Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Survey of commercial banking principles and analysis of banking issues.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4342 - Financial Evaluation of Corporate Reports

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Analysis of the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flows of business entities. Applications to specific industries through case studies.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4343 - Credit Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 , and STAT 3331  ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Analysis of credit risk from the viewpoint of financial intermediaries and institutions. Examination of the role of financial regulations and other determinants of the credit decision. Applications to credit analysis for banks and other intermediaries through case studies.
  
  • FINA 4350 - Derivatives I: Options

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Provides a thorough analysis of the theory of options and its applications in practice. Emphasis is on risk management by investors and firms of all sizes.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4351 - Derivatives II: Forwards, Futures and Swaps

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Valuation and use of futures and swaps on commodities and financial instruments.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4352 - Financial Planning for Professionals

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332 , and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and declared Program for Financial Planning track in Finance.
    Description
    General principles in financial planning including the financial planning process, cash flow and debt management, regulatory requirements of financial planning, education funding, employer benefits planning, personal insurance planning, and professional conduct and fiduciary responsibility.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: For students pursuing the Personal Financial Planning Track and Certified Financial Planner Certification.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4353 - Practicum in Personal Financial Planning

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4352 and FINA 4325; good academic standing and declared Program for Financial Planning track in Finance.
    Description
    This capstone course integrates the knowledge acquired in previous financial planning classes through analysis of comprehensive case studies. Students will utilize the skills and knowledge of financial planning that are represented in the full range of topics as outlined by the CFP Board of Standards. Students will review and utilize the quantitative, analytical, and technical skills needed to address complex personal financial planning situations covered by the CFP exam.
    Note: For students pursuing the Personal Financial Planning Track and Certified Financial Planner Certification.
  
  • FINA 4354 - Risk Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Commercial risk analysis evaluation, abatement, transfer, insurance, and self-financing.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4355 - International Risk Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    International issues in risk management.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4356 - Insurance Operations

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Survey of insurance industry operations, including underwriting, marketing, loss control, claims, reinsurance, and investments.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4357 - Commercial Liability

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Survey of commercial liability principles and analysis of current issues.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4358 - Commercial Property

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4359 - Energy Insurance and Risk Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Survey of energy insurance and risk management techniques.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4360 - International Financial Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 or equivalent, STAT 3331, and ECON 2302; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    International financial markets and financial decision making in the global economy.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4370 - Energy Trading

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, STAT 3331, and approval of department chair; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Comprehensive introduction to the trading of energy contracts. Examination of risk-management objectives and organization of energy trading. Valuation of the principal energy contracts. Organization and trading of petroleum, natural gas, and power markets.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4371 - Energy Value Chain

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    The nature of energy assets, operations and products produced, and the economics of each component of the EVC.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4372 - Upstream Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    The energy industry’s upstream (E&P) segment, discussing geological processes that form and trap hydrocarbons, describing the techniques used to find, produce, and process energy discoveries. Ownership, operational decision making, finding and lifting costs, risk assessment and mitigation, reserve accounting, financing, and unconventional hydrocarbons.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4373 - Petrochemical and Refining Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ECON 2302, FINA 3332, and STAT 3331; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Consideration of economic concepts and analysis of the structure and behavior of global refining and petrochemical industries. Exploration of current issues facing the industry, global and local supply constraints, industry profitability and investment, impact of changes in relative hydrocarbon values, regulatory impacts, unconventional crudes, alternative transportation fuels, and the role of the industry in economic development.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4374 - Energy Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 and ECON 2304; good academic standing; one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program; and instructor approval.
    Description
    Provides detailed analysis of commodity markets and in-depth exposure to techniques used to interpret market conditions.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4376 - Energy Trading Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332; good academic standing; one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program; and instructor approval.
    Description
    Computer technologies, processes and practices in support of energy commodity trading with emphasis on the US domestic market.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: May not get credit for both FINA 4376 and MIS 4390.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4377 - Risk Financing

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 and ECON 2304; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Provides a comprehensive overview of the techniques that risk management professionals use to finance the negative consequences of risk events.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4380 - Real Estate Finance and Investment

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4330 ; good academic standing; pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Overview of financing for all major real estate asset classes.
  
  • FINA 4381 - Essentials of Real Estate Principles

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4330  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in FINA 4380 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Basic principles of real estate industry and profession; financial instruments of credit and sources of capital; regulation of title, ownership, easements, development, and public purposes; agency and professional certifications.
  
  • FINA 4382 - Developing a Real Estate Project

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4330  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in FINA 4380 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Overview of the development process from an entrepreneurial point-of-view, including market analysis, site selection, project budgeting/financial analysis, land acquisition, marketing and leasing, joint ventures, financing, design and construction management, and dispositions.
  
  • FINA 4383 - Real Estate Market Research and Valuation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4330  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in FINA 4380 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Introduction to fundamentals of market research in real estate and determination of project feasibility.
  
  • FINA 4384 - Real Estate Financial Modeling

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4380 or FINA 4383.
    Description
    Best practices and utilization of Microsoft Excel in an applied approach to real estate financial modeling covering the modeling of real estate assets.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FINA 4385 - Mastery of Real Estate

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 4330  and credit for or concurrent enrollment in FINA 4380 ; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Capstone course that organizes knowledge and skills learned in the core courses, refined into practice-based professional application. Includes current industry dynamics and identification of leading edge innovations in the profession, utilizing case studies, project field trips, development of business plans, and team case study projects presented to industry professionals.
  
  • FINA 4389 - Multifamily Real Estate

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 and ECON 2304; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Description
    Explore multifamily market and economic feasibility, acquisition of new sites and existing property, new development, investment analysis, management of operations, landlord/tenant law, leasing, facilities management, and disposition.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FINA 4396 - Finance Internship

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FINA 3332 , a declared finance major or minor, and approval of department chair.
    Description
    Enhancement of concepts and techniques learned in the classroom through work experience directly related to the finance profession. Written report required.
  
  • FINA 4397 - Selected Topics in Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Approval of chair or program director; good academic standing; and one or more of the following: pre-business major with advisor approval, declared business major, or if required for a declared minor or special program.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • FINA 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3.0
       
  
  • FINA 4399 - Senior Honor Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair and Bauer College’s Office of Undergraduate Business Programs.

French

  
  • FREN 1501 - Elementary French I

    Credit Hours: 5.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Description
    Students with two or more years of high school French are urged to take a placement examination to determine at which level to begin French. Credit for FREN 1501  may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for FREN 1301   . Understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French, including practice sessions and electronic drill.
    TCCNS Equivalent: FREN 1511
  
  • FREN 1502 - Elementary French II

    Credit Hours: 5.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: FREN 1301  or FREN 1501  or equivalent.
    Description
    Students with two or more years of high school French are urged to take a placement examination to determine at which level to begin French. Credit for FREN 1502  may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for FREN 1301    and FREN 1302    . Understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French, including practice sessions and electronic drill.
    TCCNS Equivalent: FREN 1512
  
  • FREN 2311 - Intermediate French I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 1502 or equivalent.
    Description
    Grammar review, reading of literary materials, conversation, and composition.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Credit for FREN 2311; FREN 2312 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for FREN 2603.
    TCCNS Equivalent: FREN 2311
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 2312 - Intermediate French II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2311 and FREN 1502 or equivalent.
    Description
    Grammar review, reading of literary materials, conversation, and composition.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Credit for FREN 2311; FREN 2312 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for FREN 2603. Credit for FREN 2312 may not be applied toward a degree by students who have credit for FREN 2397.
    TCCNS Equivalent: FREN 2312
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3311 - French Phonetics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Introduction to basic principles of pronunciation, intonation, rhythm; transcription based on the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Practical application through readings in poetry and prose.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3312 - Oral Communication

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Development of conversational skills in French through a systematic study of grammar, usage, and vocabulary. Readings related to contemporary issues in France and the U.S.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Limited to non-native speakers. Students not majoring or minoring in French require prior consent of instructor.
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3313 - Advanced Grammar & Comp

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2311 and FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Advanced grammatical structures and their direct application to different forms of written expression.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3315 - Practical Translation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Translation primarily from French to English of recent materials from the areas of science, business, politics, communications.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3316 - Survey of French Culture/Civ

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312.
    Description
    The cultural and intellectual development of France, including contemporary cultural trends.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3317 - Business French

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Develops oral proficiency, specialized vocabulary, and understanding of French corporate culture.
  
  • FREN 3318 - History of French Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302, FREN 2312.
    Description
    The course will cover the historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic evolution of French cinema from the silent era to modern times.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Taught in English. FREN 3318 is designed for French majors and minors; therefore assignments are written in French.
    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3319 - History of the French Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.
    Description
    This course covers historical, cultural, thematic and aesthetic evolution of French Cinema from the silent era to modern times.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Taught in English. French 3319 is designed for students outside the discipline; therefore assignments are written in English.
    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3320 - Introduction to French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 or equivalent.
    Description
    Reading and analysis of French texts including major literary works representing all literary genres, prose, poetry, and theatre.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: Yes
  
  • FREN 3321 - Francophone African Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly FREN 3321 Francophone African Cinema
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or equivalent and sophomore standing.
    Description
    Study of films from French-speaking North & Sub-Saharan Africa within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: May not apply to foreign language requirement for the B.A. Taught in English. All assignments and papers to be written in French. Advanced proficiency in French required.
    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3322 - Francophone African Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly FREN 3322 Francophone African Cinema
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 or equivalent and sophomore standing.
    Description
    Study of films from French-speaking North & Sub-Saharan Africa within their historical, cultural, thematic, and aesthetic context.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: May not apply to a major or minor in French or to the foreign language requirement for the B.A. Taught in English.
    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3331 - The Life of Words

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312.
    Description
    How French works: etymology, figures of speech, patterns of discourse in the French language.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FREN 3334 - Gastronomy in French History

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Food cultures in French history, from the middle ages to the present.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Taught in French.
    Additional Fee: No
  
  • FREN 3335 - French Popular Music

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312.
    Description
    Survey of popular music in French and francophone cultures.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FREN 3340 - Contemporary French Society

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    A survey of French institutions, political trends, current events, and contemporary social issues.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FREN 3341 - Women in French Cinema

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Representation of women and gender issues in contemporary French cinema.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FREN 3350 - Introduction to Francophone Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    Reading and analysis of francophone texts including major literary works representing a variety of genres, including prose, poetry, and theatre.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Taught in French.
    Additional Fee: No
  
  • FREN 3351 - The Francophone World

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Description
    An introduction to the cultures of the French-speaking world, including Africa (sub-Sahara Africa and the Maghreb), the Caribbean, north America, Asia, and Europe.
    Repeatability: No

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • FREN 3352 - Youth in Francophone Film

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: 2302 or equivalent.
    Description
    Introduction to filmic representations of youth in the Francophone world.
  
  • FREN 3362 - Paris-Berlin: Tales of Two Cities

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Formerly FREN 3362 Paris and Berlin
    Cross-Listed As: GERM 3362

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302.
    Description
    Cultural, historical, and literary impact of urbanization in nineteenth and twentieth century France and Germany.
    Repeatability: No

    Note: Taught in English. Cannot apply toward any foreign language requirement or as credit toward a major or minor in French.
    Core Category: (40) Core-Language, Philosophy & Culture
    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3364 - Writing Holocausts: The Literatures of Genocide

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Cross-Listed As: GERM 3364

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 .
    Description
    Literature and historical context of the Holocaust with implications for understanding other acts of genocide.
    Note: Cannot apply toward any foreign language requirement or French major/minor. Taught in English.
    Core Category: [40] Language, Philosophy, & Culture
  
  • FREN 3397 - Sel Topics in French

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2311 and FREN 2312 or equivalent.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 2311, FREN 2312 or equivalent, and approval of chair.
    Repeatability: Cr. 3 per semester, or more by concurrent enrollment.

    Additional Fee: Y
  
  • FREN 3399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: approval of department chair.
    Description
    FREN 3399  and FREN 4399  must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.
  
  • FREN 4315 - Advanced Translation

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Six hours at 3000 level or higher or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Translation of literary and non-literary texts from English to French and French to English.
  
  • FREN 4316 - Contemporary France

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional hours at 3000-level or higher, or consent of instructor.
    Description
    French institutions, political and social issues, and France in the Francophone world.
  
  • FREN 4317 - Advanced Business French

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional hours of French at 3000-level or higher or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Economic, political, legal, financial, commercial, and management vocabulary for conducting business in France. Taught in French.
  
  • FREN 4326 - Nineteenth Century French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and FREN 3320  or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Major authors and movements in poetry, prose, and drama.
  
  • FREN 4328 - Twentieth Century French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320  or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Study of major trends in the French poetry, prose, and drama of twentieth century literature.
  
  • FREN 4329 - Twentieth Century French Novel

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320  or equivalent.
    Description
    Analysis of major novels from Proust to the present.
  
  • FREN 4330 - Twentieth Century French Theatre

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Samples of French literary, philosophical, and avant-garde theatre since World War I.
  
  • FREN 4332 - Jung and French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Application of Jungian theory to various works of French literature from Middle Ages to 20th Century.
  
  • FREN 4333 - French for the Professions

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional hours of French at 3000-level or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Acquisition of linguistic and cultural proficiencies in the context of the French work place with a focus on professional settings and communication techniques.
    Typically Offered: Fall

  
  • FREN 4334 - Writing Across the Disciplines

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and FREN 3320 .
    Description
    This course teaches the student to write in different modes of expression (letters, portraits, descriptions etc.), and to write a research paper in the target language.
  
  • FREN 4340 - Food in French Culture

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional hours at 3000 level or higher, or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Perspectives on food and gastronomy in French history, culture, and society.
  
  • FREN 4342 - French Women Writers

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Major women writers from the seventeenth to twentieth century. Taught in French.
  
  • FREN 4343 - Short Fiction

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Six hours at 3000 level or higher or consent of instructor.
    Description
    An exploration of the specificity and role of French short fiction including the short story, fairy tales, ‘fabliaux’, fables, maxims, and contemporary ‘micro-fiction.’
  
  • FREN 4350 - Sex and the Other in French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , FREN 3320 , or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Gender, sexuality, and identity in French and francophone literature.
  
  • FREN 4351 - French in North America

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Six hours at 3000-level or higher, or consent of instructor.
    Description
    The study of film, literature, music, and art in North American francophone cultures.
  
  • FREN 4395 - Selected Topics in French Language and Civilization

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional hours of French at 3000-level or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Courses in French language and civilization.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

    Typically Offered: Fall & Spring

  
  • FREN 4396 - Selected Topics in French language and culture

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313  and three additional advanced hours in French.
    Description
    Courses in French language and culture.
  
  • FREN 4397 - Selected Topics in French Literature

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3313 , 3320, or consent of instructor.
    Description
    Courses in French & francophone literature.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.

  
  • FREN 4398 - Independent Study

    Credit Hours: 1.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0    Lab Contact Hours: 0
  
  • FREN 4399 - Senior Honors Thesis

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: FREN 3399  and approval of department chair.
    Description
    FREN 3399  and 4399 must be satisfied in order for any to apply to a degree.

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  • GENB 5303 - Professional Accounting Communication

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: an undergraduate degree.
    Description
    Strategies to increase the effectiveness of oral and written communication to accounting information stakeholders.
  
  • GENB 5304 - Business Ethics for Accountants

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to the Certificate in Accountancy Program.
    Description
    Legal and ethical environment of accounting.
  
  • GENB 5305 - Commercial Law

    Credit Hours: 3.0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: admission to the Certificate in Accountancy Program.
    Description
    Agency, contracts, debtor-creditor relationships, government regulation of business, and the uniform commercial code.
  
  • GENB 5335 - Brainstorming to Bankrolling

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: Good academic standing; post-baccalaureate status; and in the Certificate of Accountancy Program or approval of program director.
    Description
    Developing consulting skills in the SURE program through projects with local entrepreneurs, case studies, mentorship, and lectures.
    Repeatability: May be repeated for credit.

    Additional Fee: N
  
  • GENB 5336 - Consulting to Meet Small Business Needs

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3    Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite: GENB 5335.
    Description
    Developing domain-specific consulting skills in the SURE program as leaders of self-directed business projects.
    Repeatability: May be repeated when topics vary.

    Additional Fee: N
 

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