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BIOL 420 - Research (1-4)
A laboratory investigation of a topic of the student’s choice in consultation with a faculty member.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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BIOL 430 - Biology Internship (1-4)
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical hands-on experience in biology.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 144, 147.
Enrollment by permission of Department Chair.
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BIOL 450 - Advanced Topics (1-4)
Selected topics from any of the areas offered in biology. Open to students with advanced standing in biology.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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BIOL 460 - Seminar (2)
Literature topics selected and presented in seminar format; biology journal writing format taught.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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BIOL 472 - Cell Biology (4)
The study of the biology of cells including organization, ultrastructure, energy interrelationships, genetic expression, and immune system. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): Advanced standing in biology or permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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BUS 112 - Fundamental Computer Applications (2)
This course is designed to expose students to sufficient computing to become effective computer users. Using popular software packages (e.g., Microsoft Office), the emphasis will be on general and personal applications of the computer.
Offered at department discretion.
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BUS 200 - Personal Finance (2)
A course that provides an examination of financial decision making, with an emphasis on Christian stewardship, for the individual or family. Topics covered will include charitable giving, use of debt financing, investment and savings options, budgeting, insurance, and estate planning.
Offered at department discretion.
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BUS 220 - Introduction to Business (3)
This course will examine the social, political, and economic impact of business in American Society. It will also survey the various functions of a business such as marketing, operations, accounting, finance, etc.
Offered each Fall.
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BUS 240 - Statistics for Business (3)
A study of basic statistics concepts including measures of central tendency, variance, testing experimental hypotheses, correlation, and regression analysis. Emphasis is placed on business applications such as market research, quality control, inventory control, estimation of account balances, etc. This course meets the quantitative reasoning requirement of the general education program.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 130 or equivalent proficiency.
Cross-listed with MGMT 240.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 301 - Management of Sport (3)
The nature of management is examined from a theoretical and practical perspective in a variety of sports settings. Managerial functions and skills are the focus of study and students will examine career opportunities, field experiences, human resource management, policy issues, facilities, marketing, economics, and finance of sport.
Cross-listed with SMGT 301.
Offered each Spring.
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BUS 302 - Business Law (3)
An introductory study of the different kinds of law and the legal environment in which businesses operate. Includes contracts, agency, negotiable instruments, anti-trust, business organization, and labor- management relations.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 304 - Principles of Management and Leadership (3)
This course introduces students to the study of managerial and leadership practices. Components of the functional areas of management and development of leadership theories will be analyzed.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed with MGMT 304.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 311 - Principles of Marketing (3)
This course is the study of the basic concepts of marketing. It is designed to view marketing from the perspectives of the consumer and the company. Students will explore the concept of the marketing mix (the four Ps: product, price, promotion, and place) through text, lectures, and case studies. Course work will include understanding consumer and business buying behavior, customer-driven marketing strategies, marketing channel design, and management as well as ethical marketing practices.
Cross-listed with MGMT 311.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 327 - Media Marketing (3)
Beginning with an overview of electronic commerce, students will become familiar with the processes of eBusiness. From electronic storefronts to B2B commerce, supply chain and value chains will be explored. Strategies that take an organization from the “mortar to click” operation will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on the use of new and emerging media technologies as a strategic component of the marketing mix. Casework and field studies of successful eBusinesses will focus on comparing and contrasting consumer behavior, customer relationships, promoting and selling, eTransactions, and the legal and ethical issues in eBusiness compared to the traditional marketplace.
Cross-listed with MGMT 327.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 329 - Sales and Marketing (3)
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the field of professional selling and its relationship to marketing. This course will develop the fundamental concepts of sales that students heading for a career in marketing must understand. The impact the organization’s sales function has on customer relationships will be addressed. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of ethics and Christian values in the world of professional selling.
Cross-listed with MGMT 329.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 330 - Christian Ethics: Implications and Applications in Business (3)
A course designed to explore the intricacies of business ethics through study of the basic philosophical theories of ethics and application of these theories to current case studies of business ethics problems.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 332 - Business Finance (3)
A concise study and evaluation of finance performance, planning, and forecasting. The student will analyze the management of capital structures, cost of capital, and other related concepts.
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 211 or permission of the instructor; BUS/MGMT 240 or MATH/PSYC 140.
Cross-listed with MGMT 332.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 333 - Intermediate Finance (3)
After a brief review of the basics of capital budgeting and capital structures, this course examines payout ratios, long-term financing decisions (e.g., leverage and capital structures), short-term financing decisions (e.g., liquidity management), options basics, mergers & acquisitions, and bankruptcy.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 332.
Offered each Spring.
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BUS 351 - Marketing Research (3)
This course is an introduction to the research process as it relates to the marketing function within an organization. Special emphasis is placed on human aspects of the research effort and ethical standards for researchers. The student is introduced to survey, field, and experimental research designs. Subjects examined include problem definition, sample selection techniques, data collection, analysis, and presentation.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 361 - International Business (3)
A course which provides the student with the opportunity to develop an understanding of the global marketplace and the nature of international competition. Topics such as marketing, finance, and management are considered through the use of case studies, outside speakers, and field trips. In addition, culture, governmental impacts, and the nature of the multi-national organization are considered.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202, 203; Junior standing.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 371 - Management of Information Systems (3)
This course examines the nature of information technology and its dynamic functions in organizations. Through applications of basic software tools (e.g., database technology, decision support systems), case studies, and examinations of relevant theory (e.g., reengineering), the student is able to develop a cohesive view of the management of information systems in today’s organizations.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 240 or MATH/PSYC 140; ability to use spreadsheet software (e.g., Microsoft Excel).
Cross-listed with ACCT 371.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 372 - Environmental Regulation, Policy, and Law (3)
This course explores the structure, design, and components of various environmental regulations and application of the statutory and regulatory mandates fundamental to environmental management that compel design, planning, and daily operations at federal, non-federal, not-for-profit, and commercial job-sites. The course will focus on acquiring a basic knowledge of federal legislation. The course will include a survey of regulations and emphasize implementation at the practical level.
Cross-listed with MGMT 372.
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BUS 374 - Environmental Conservation and Sustainability (3)
This course will introduce students to current and future trends in resource conservation, policy, and sustainability. This course will address environmental economics, environmental innovation diffusion, resource sustainability, and the environmental impact of existing and emerging technologies. Topics will include source reduction, recovery, reuse, recycling, conservation, land use/reuse, material substitution, process modification, and waste minimization, with emphasis on pollution prevention, energy, and environmental sustainability techniques. Emphasis of this course is placed on the range of current and future environmental choices, and the role of energy choices in determining local environmental conditions and the global marketplace.
Cross-listed with MGMT 374.
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BUS 380 - Entrepreneurship and the American Enterprise System (3)
This course will focus on the role of entrepreneurship in the American enterprise system. Entrepreneurship should be considered to be more than just starting a business. The perspective of this class will be to view entrepreneurship as a process that adds economic and social value to society. The economic and societal value of government involvement and regulation will also be considered. Students will participate in activities that illustrate the entrepreneurship process.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher.
Cross-listed with ECON 380.
Offered each Fall.
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BUS 390 - Investments (3)
This course examines how portfolio investments and speculative decisions can be made. It includes a discussion of institutions in the investment community, an analysis of investment theory, and presentations of the practical implications of investment theory. This course is strongly recommended for students intending to go to graduate school.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 332.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 415 - Consumer Behavior (3)
Introduction to the study and analysis of the decision-making processes and behaviors consumers use in satisfying needs and wants in relation to the marketing environment shaped by marketing practices of organizations. Focus is from the viewpoint of the marketing manager and what he/she needs to know in order to be more effective in meeting consumer needs.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311.
Offered each Fall.
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BUS 417 - Marketing Management (3)
This course is designed to delve into the management decision-making process of marketing. Students will explore targeting and segmenting of markets. Discussions of branding, services, product life cycles, and channel distribution options will be linked to a firm’s competitive strategies. Focus will also include marketing communications, advertising, and customer relationships. Students will learn to identify the criticisms of marketing, the impact of consumerism, and the role of ethics in marketing strategy.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311.
Cross-listed with MGMT 417.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 419 - Sales Management (3)
This course is concerned specifically with the management of an outside sales force and its activities. It includes the nature of personal selling; relationship selling; team selling; strategic planning at the sales force level and the marketing level; organizing, staffing, and training a sales force; directing sales force operations; sales planning; and evaluating sales performance. This course is strongly recommended for students who intend to have careers in the area of sales management.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311.
Offered each Spring.
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BUS 422 - Human Resource Management (3)
A study of human resource management and its role in the public and private sectors. Includes recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, safety, health, and employment planning.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 304.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 423 - Operations Management (3)
A study of strategic and tactical decisions related to the design and management of operations in both manufacturing and service organizations. (The professor may choose to focus only on the service environment in some semesters.) Some of the topics to be included are quality management, forecasting, facilities location and layout, inventory management, and tools and techniques for decision making.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 240 or MATH/PSYC 140; BUS 304.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 433 - International Finance (3)
This course gives the student an understanding of international business finance. Topics to be considered are the international monetary system, foreign exchange markets, foreign investment decisions, international financial markets, international banking, and import and export financing.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 332.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 442 - Sport Marketing (3)
This course will examine the historical development, current practices, and future trends of marketing sport. An analysis of key marketing strategies and concepts will be studied from a sport manager’s perspective. Topics include promotions and public relations, sport consumer behavior, strategic market planning, marketing information management, marketing communications, and sponsorship.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311 or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed with SMGT 442.
Offered each Fall.
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BUS 443 - Organizational Behavior (3)
This course will focus upon analysis of situations involving individual, group, and organizational behavior. Major topics will include small and large group theory, interpersonal relations, organizational culture, and achievement of the goals of the enterprise with and through people as individuals and groups. Areas of investigation include communication, motivation, leadership, and predicting and explaining human behavior within organizations.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 304.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
An opportunity for the superior student to pursue, under supervision, an area of special interest either on his/her own initiative or in a seminar group. Open to juniors or seniors who are majors in the area and who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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BUS 453 - Strategic Management (3)
This course examines strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. It serves as a capstone course for the Business Administration major in which students should integrate the knowledge learned in the core business curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 302, 311, 330, BUS/MGMT 304, 332; and ACCT/BUS 371.
Prerequisites or co-requisites: BUS 361 or 423.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 457 - Business Intelligence for Managers and Organizations (3)
This course explores the use of business information intelligence, business statistical intelligence, and business modeling intelligence to improve management decisions. It also examines how those business intelligence systems fit within the organizational context. It is assumed the student has a working knowledge of a spreadsheet technology.
Cross-listed with MBA 557.
NOTE: Since this course is cross-listed with MBA 557 (a graduate-level course), the following information applies:
Senior undergraduate students meeting the following criteria may enroll in course if they
1) are within 15 semester hours of graduation, 2) have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale, 3) have secured the written permission of the undergraduate Department Chair and the Graduate Program Director with final approval by the appropriate Dean, and 4) secure two recommendations from undergraduate faculty attesting to their ability to succeed in graduate course work.
Exceptions to any of the above may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
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BUS 471 - Environmental Planning, Strategy, and Leadership (3)
This course focuses on applying strategic management tools to incorporate considerations of environmental sustainability, conservation, and pollution control into leadership decision-making operations. Students will understand that some organizations incorporate environmentally sustainable practices because of an ethical conviction to do well for the environment; others are motivated by pressures from stakeholders to exploit environmental knowledge and experience for long-term sustainable advantage. This course will examine how organizations develop and implement environmental management strategies to promote efficient management and resource maximization. Leadership roles and responsibilities of strategic managers are examined and students learn how to apply the tools of strategic business management to the problems of environmental management.
Cross-listed with MGMT 471.
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CHEM 115 - Basic Physiological Chemistry (4)
A presentation of inorganic, organic, and biochemical principles with emphasis on application to living systems. Topics include, but are not limited to, electrolyte balance, water balance, gas laws and respiratory gases, acid-base balance, metabolic pathways, structure and function of hormones, drugs, and enzymes. Intended for nonscience majors. Especially suitable for Nursing majors. May be used to fulfill the general education science requirement. Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): ACT math score ≥ 20 (SAT-Math ≥ 540) or grade of C- or higher in MATH 130.
Offered each semester.
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CHEM 131 - General Chemistry I (4)
A non-calculus-based introduction to the fundamentals of modern chemical practice; nuclear, electronic, and physical structure of matter; periodicity of the elements; dynamics of chemical reactions and equilibria. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): Two years high school algebra or MATH 130.
Offered each Fall.
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CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II (4)
Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, application of thermodynamics to chemical systems, coordination compounds, and qualitative analysis. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 131 or equivalent.
Offered each Spring.
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CHEM 135 - Chemistry for Animal Managers (4)
A chemistry course tightly focused on the chemistry concepts most pertinent to animal managers - individuals working with captive animals and wildlife under routine conditions as well as animal rehabilitation. The course begins with a brief introduction to reaction kinetics and equilibrium which allows for informed coverage of the following topics: fresh water chemistry; marine water chemistry; tank water quality; caloric, nutritional, spectral, and medicinal needs of animals; and the environmental partitioning, bioaccumulation, and degradation of major classes of environmental pollutants. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 131 or equivalent.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 203 - Stewardship and Safety in Chemical Practice (3)
A course designed to familiarize students with the OSHA Laboratory Standard and NFPA, ANSI, and NIOSH guidelines and regulations pertaining to safety in chemical laboratories. Specific topics include proper labeling; maintaining chemical inventories; acquiring, dispensing, and disposing of chemicals; spill cleanup; safety equipment monitoring; and prudent practices. Specific attention will be given to minimizing the health risks associated with careers in chemistry and the environmental impact of chemical use and disposal.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CHEM 205 - Research Methods in the Natural Sciences (2)
This course emphasizes experimental design in the natural sciences, including field and laboratory studies. Statistical considerations of experimental design and technical writing skills will also be covered.
Cross-listed with BIOL 205.
Offered each Fall.
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CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
A survey of the basic structure, nomenclature, reactivity, and practical importance of carbon compounds. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132 or equivalent.
Offered each Fall.
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CHEM 312 - Inorganic Chemistry (4)
Theories relating to atomic structure, chemical bonding, acid-base concepts, and coordination chemistry. Includes organometallic chemistry and study of main group elements. Includes one 3- hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or permission of instructor.
Offered at department discretion.
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CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
A survey of reactions, syntheses and qualitative tests for the various groupings of atoms displayed in carbon compounds. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or equivalent.
Offered each Spring.
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CHEM 335 - Analytical Chemistry (4)
Theory and application of gravimetric and volumetric quantitative analyses, with special emphasis on laboratory techniques, supplemented with contemporary instrumental techniques including UV, visible, IR, Fluorescence and NMR Spectroscopy. Includes two 3-hour labs per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or permission of instructor.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 374 - Biochemistry I (4)
Course content includes study of structure and importance of water to biological systems; bioenergetics; pH, physiological buffers; acid-base balance, structure, and functions of molecules of life (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids); enzyme kinetics; and signal transduction. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CHEM 375 - Biochemistry II (4)
Topics of study include but are not limited to metabolic pathways, nucleic acid structure, information transfer, and protein synthesis. Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 374.
Cross-listed with BIOL 375.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 403 - Physical Chemistry II (3)
This course is a study of introductory quantum mechanics, electronic structure of atoms, molecular structure and bonding, spectroscopy, and statistical thermodynamics.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 401.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 420 - Research (1-4)
Topics of special interest to upper level chemistry majors such as organic structural analysis, organometallic or macromolecular chemistry.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CHEM 430 - Chemistry Internship (1-4)
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical hands-on experience in chemistry.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
Some internship locations (e.g., Canton-Stark County Crime Lab) require immunizations that need to begin at least 6 months prior to the internship. Students considering internships should consult their advisers at least two semesters prior to the intended internships.
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CHEM 431 - Forensic Chemistry (4)
This course acquaints the student with the types of crime scene evidence that are useful to forensic chemists and the physical/chemical techniques used to analyze this evidence. The types of crime scene evidence discussed in this course include drugs, alcohol, arson residue, gunshot residue, and glass fragments. Presumptive and confirmatory tests for scheduled drugs and quantitation of their biological metabolites are also examined. The analytical techniques of gas chromatography, infrared spectrophotometry, and mass spectrometry are studied in the context of their utility in forensics. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 322.
Offered Fall 2018 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CHEM 450 - Advanced Topics (0.5-3)
Selected topics from any of the areas offered in chemistry. Open to students with advanced standing in chemistry.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CHEM 460 - Writing and Presenting in Chemistry (2)
Students learn literature researching techniques, American Chemical Society journal writing format, and attend and present seminars. Open to junior and senior chemistry majors.
Offered each Spring.
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Communication Arts |
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COMM 110 - Communication Skills (3)
An introduction to the elements of the communication process in its personal and social aspects with special attention given to skill building in public speaking and group process. Writing skills will be emphasized through specific assignments.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 221 - Public Speaking (3)
A basic course in research and the organizing and delivering of informative and persuasive speeches in various contexts, from the informal lectern to more formal, professional settings.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 222 - Introduction to Theatre (3)
Understanding, appreciating, and experiencing theatre as a participant and audience member. Specific emphasis on laboratory training with the basic components of play production.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 230 - Mass Media and Society (3)
This course covers the history and development of mass media and their effects on the economic, social, and political aspects of American culture. It includes a survey of new technologies and how these media interact and/or reinforce each other. Students will develop a critical perspective of cultural values, attitudes, and ethics in mass media industries. Awareness of current events and access to media forms will be integral parts of the course.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 231 - Media Production I (3)
This course concentrates on the fundamental principles and practices of media project design and development. Students will learn production techniques used in the visual communication process including camera operations, imaging, lighting, and conveying messages in a visual environment. They will explore project development, project management, aesthetic design, and critique.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 240 - Applied Communication Arts (1-3)
Students integrate curricular content and build skills related to their coursework in applied courses. Student projects serve “clients” or must be performed, played, or displayed for an audience. Projects must be approved and supervised by a faculty member. Students must log the hours they work and complete the project they propose or commit to. Projects range from dramatic productions, public relations campaigns, making short films, working in live studio production, event videography, training videos, writing scripts, writing news stories to producing video news packages. Based on the project they plan to complete, students should register for the theatre, media, film, or public relations sections. Open to all students. Repeatable to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
Offered each semester including summer.
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COMM 270 - World Cinema (3)
Students will view and analyze western and non-western movies, taking narrative cinema as the principal conduit into the lives, times, and cultures of other persons. As a foundation for film studies, we will explore the artistic and technical components of the cinema: narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and so on. Through this engagement with world cinema, the course will underline the connection between analyzing our experiences of film and a richer, more sophisticated enjoyment of it.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 145.
Cross-listed with ENG 270.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 272 - Film Appreciation (3)
An introduction to the art form of film. Students will watch classic and contemporary films learning to analyze the aesthetic elements of the film, including mise en scène, cinematography, montage and narration. Students will watch and discuss the films, learning to understand the role of industrial, cultural, and historical factors in the production, distribution, and critical reception of films.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 303 - World Drama (3)
A survey of the plays and production styles from Aeschylus to the present, with emphasis on structural and literary analysis of the representative scripts as well as on their reconstructed original performances.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 312 - Communication Theory (3)
An overview of the history of the field of communication and the predominant theories which guide scholarship. Students will develop a working knowledge of theories that explain a wide range of communication phenomena, explore applications of those theories and examine the relationships among different theoretical positions.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110; junior or senior standing.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 320 - Theory and Practice of Groups (3)
This course is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of how groups function and to explore the application of his understanding to everyday situations. The nature of the course is experiential and is designed to give students the opportunity to apply knowledge of concepts such as group goals, norms, roles, functions, and decision making to the processes functioning within groups.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 324 - Acting Fundamentals (3)
Theory and practice in the art of creating believable character for stage; physical and vocal skills needed for acting.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 330 - Scenic Design and Theatre Technology (3)
A comprehensive introduction to theatre technology and production processes including budgeting and project management with specific focus on scenic painting techniques, ground plans, elevations, and three-dimensional models. Coursework includes designs for sets, props, lights, and sound for theatre and various entertainment venues.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 334 - Public Relations (3)
This course introduces students to the theory and principles of public relations through principles, theories, and practical applications including, but not limited to, the preparation of press releases, radio and television spots, and promotional campaigns. Content includes the history and styles of public relations, developing and implementing programs, and the ethics, accountability, and roles of public relations practitioners.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110 or permission of the instructor.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 340 - Applied Communication Arts (1-3)
Students integrate curricular content and build skills related to their coursework in applied courses. Student projects serve “clients” or must be performed, played, or displayed for an audience. Projects must be approved and supervised by a faculty member. Students must log the hours they work and complete the project they propose or commit to. Projects range from dramatic productions, public relations campaigns, making short films, working in live studio production, event videography, training videos, writing scripts, writing news stories to producing video news packages. Based on the project they plan to complete, students should register for the theatre, media, film, or public relations sections. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Repeatable to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
Offered each semester including summer.
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COMM 341 - Public Discourse (3)
This course introduces students to historical, theoretical, and critical approaches to public communication through engagement with specific instances and contexts of speaking and writing.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 343 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
An introduction to interpersonal communication with a focus on the foundations and process of this area of communication and the development, change or improvement of interpersonal communication competencies and skills. Experiential in nature, the course focuses on the integration of theory, experience, and application to areas such as friendship, intimate and family relationships, inter-cultural communication, and communication in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 345 - Organizational Communication (3)
This course offers the application of communication theory to organizational settings. Leadership, mentorship and organizational culture are specific topics of focus. Students will study the communication structures of the communication patterns of a local organizational setting.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2018 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 347 - Conflict and Communication (3)
This course examines communication patterns and uses as they affect conflict in interpersonal relationships. Students will develop an understanding of various approaches to the study and assessment of communication and conflict. Students will learn and apply skills for conflict management such as collaboration, process and practice of mediation, and reconciling interests.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 349 - Gender and Communication (3)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the effects of gender on the communication process and to develop and improve their skills in the area of gender and communication. The course will deal with biological, social, and cultural influences on gender communication, the effect of gender in relationships, and the impact of gender in friendship, marital and family contexts, the workplace, church, and educational settings.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 360 - Directing (3)
Laboratory training in the basic techniques of directing for the stage including rehearsals, scheduling, production management, and working with actors and technicians. These techniques can also be applied to television.
Offered Fall 2018 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 361 - Acting Skills (3)
A basic course in developing the actor’s voice and body as tools for performance. Emphasis on vocal mechanics will include proper breathing, projection, resonance, articulation, and characterization. Emphasis on body mechanics will include exploring movement through the elements of time, space, and energy. These mechanics will be specifically applied to basic dialects, singing voice, choreography, stage combat, and/or period movement.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 371 - Digital Page Design (3)
Presents both theory and techniques in the development and layout of content for print publication. Multiple designs and forms are developed by the student.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 374 - Editing (2)
This course is a hands-on course that introduces the basic techniques and concepts of digital film and video editing. Students will learn to perform basic editing functions as a process of digital media production and storytelling.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 377 - Web Design and Social Media (3)
This course will introduce students to website development from concept to production using a popular content management system, as well as promotion using social media. Students will create a microblog website, learning basic interactive media concepts, project development, and software tools.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 410 - Persuasion (3)
This course is a survey of rhetorical and psychological theories of persuasion. Students are prepared to critically consume and produce persuasive messages. Frameworks for ethical persuasion are developed.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 420 - Approaches to Communication Research (3)
This course introduces students to examples and practice of research in communication including critical, quantitative, and qualitative methods of investigation. Students will write research questions, select methodology, collect data, analyze data, and present results.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110, 312; MATH/PSYC 140.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 425 - Public Relations Crises and Campaigns (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to a team approach to researching, developing, and implementing public relations campaigns and dealing with public crises. Students will experience a complete public relations campaign through an agency simulation and service-learning projects. Students will also study actual communications cases and have the opportunity to develop their own response preparedness.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 334.
Offered Spring 2020 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 431 - Media Production II (3)
The course will build on the foundation of knowledge from MDCM 231 as students implement more advanced industry standard production techniques and as they produce news programs, documentaries, short films, or various projects for clients. Media technologies and production techniques provide an abundance of ways to tell and interpret stories, themes, or content. Students will determine which of these tools and techniques will enable them to communicate their messages most effectively. The course will also develop students’ understanding of project leadership and management through lab and actual experiences.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 442 - Intercultural Communication (3)
In this course students will identify and explore the relationship between communication and culture. An emphasis will be placed on factors that affect the quality and processes of communication between persons of different cultures and co-cultures. Students will consider various theories and practices regarding issues of intercultural communication.
Offered Fall 2018 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
Individual or small group study. Open only to junior or senior majors in this area who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses. Selected topics from areas in communication, such as media ethics, television, and Christian drama workshops.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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COMM 452 - Scriptwriting (3)
This course addresses the art and craft of writing scripts. Students will learn elements of play structure and participate in workshops while engaged in dialogue and character development exercises. Students will write ten-minute plays, one-act plays, full-length plays, and screenplays.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 454 - Advanced Public Relations Writing (3)
This course is designed to further enhance the student’s ability to write various public relations pieces for a variety of audiences. Special attention will be given to identifying publics, selecting the appropriate medium for each public, and preparation of messages targeted to each public. In addition, this course will address such advanced writing topics as speech writing, technical writing, including grant proposals and fund-raising appeals, and program design and implementation.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 334 (Required for vocational placement in the Public Relations field).
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 460 - Senior Capstone (3)
This seminar course is one method of summative evaluation of the major and of a communication student’s overall University experience. It is designed to integrate learning in a number of different areas by examining significant issues of communication in contexts of work, culture, and media.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 480 - Internship Preparation (1)
Focuses on preparation for internship including search strategies, resume development, interviewing skills and professional expectations.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 420, or 441 (for Communication Studies); COMM 231, 324, 360, 361 (for Theatre, Film, and Media); COMM 334 (for Public Relations).
Offered each semester.
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COMM 481 - Internship (2)
Practical, off-campus experience in Communication Studies; Theatre, Film, and Media; or Public Relations. May be repeated once.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 480.
Offered each semester. Enrollment is limited to students who have signed contracts (see department chair for contract).
Signatures of the internship supervisor and the department chair are required.
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CPSC 130 - Introduction to Computer Science (3)
This course provides an introduction to computer science. The course is designed to be taken as either the first course in the Computer Science major or as a general interest course. Topics will include computer components, operating system concepts, files, and an introduction to computer programming using tools and languages designed for easy learning. Extensive lab work will be used to provide practical experience for classroom concepts.
Co-requisite(s): MATH 130 or proficiency.
Offered each Fall.
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CPSC 131 - Computer Programming and Computer Science Concepts I (3)
This course provides an introduction to computer programming and key computer science concepts including variable typing, major control structures, input/output formatting, and functions. Information concerning career opportunities and future computer science course requirements is discussed. Programming is a primary emphasis in this course.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 130 or permission of instructor.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 135 - Computer-Aided Design (3)
An introduction to spreadsheets, computer-aided drafting, math calculating packages, and techniques for integrating their output with other software.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 231 - Computer Programming and Computer Science Concepts II (3)
A continuation of CPSC 131 including concepts of programming development environments, object-oriented programming, files, events and other topics.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 131 or permission of instructor.
Offered each Fall.
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CPSC 290 - Data Structures (3)
Development and application of static and dynamic data structures including lists, stacks, queues, and binary search trees. Each data structure’s purpose, properties, methods and associated algorithms, and applications are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 131 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 is recommended. Co-requisite(s): CPSC 304 is recommended.
Offered each Fall.
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CPSC 301 - Computer Architecture (3)
Concepts associated with computer organization and architecture are discussed. Topics include computer history, digital logic, processor structure, instruction sets, the memory hierarchy, input/output, and parallelism. Students have hands-on experience with computer hardware.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231, 290 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 recommended.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 304 - Operating Systems (3)
Students will learn the fundamental functions and concepts of operating systems in the context of studying several current operating systems. The course will include both internal and external views of operating systems.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 is recommended.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 313 - Analysis and Design of Algorithms (3)
Topics include the design and analysis of algorithms and the development of programs to implement various algorithm designs. Algorithms for searching, sorting, and maintaining advanced data structures are presented. Experiments are conducted to explore algorithm efficiency when processing large data sets.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 304 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 is recommended.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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