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2017-2018 Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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Communication Studies |
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CMM 455 - Media Law (3 cr.)
Legal foundations for future practitioners of mass communication. Pertinent cases, precedents, and guidelines within the parameters of the First Amendment rights. Recurring legal issues including freedom of the press, libel, invasion of privacy, copyright, obscenity, commercial speech and broadcasting regulations.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CMM 226 or CMM 288 ; and junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CMM 458 - Producing & Reporting TV News (4 cr.)
Students are introduced to the essential tools associated with being a broadcast journalist. Students will develop their on-air, story-telling abilities by producing a series of television broadcast news stories. They will also learn basic studio operations. Emphasis is placed on writing style, news gathering, and performance.
Prerequisite(s): CMM 229 and CMM 333 .
Corequisite(s): CMM 458L
Fees: Tape Fee $25.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CMM 459 - Advanced TV News Production (4 cr.)
A hands-on study of gathering, writing, editing and presenting news for the broadcast media. Emphasis is placed on writing style, news gathering, presentation and performance.
Prerequisite(s): CMM 458 and ENG 101 .
Corequisite(s): CMM 459L
Fees: Tape Fee $25.00
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CMM 460 - Sports Broadcasting (4 cr.)
Students explore the essential tools associated with being a sports broadcaster. Students will develop their on-air, storytelling abilities by delivering short television sports broadcasts and broadcasting local sporting events for radio and television. Emphasis is placed on clarity, diction, presentation and performance.
Prerequisite(s): CMM 229 and CMM 333 .
Corequisite(s): CMM 460L
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CMM 464 - Digital Audio Recording Applications (4 cr.)
Advanced audio production course covering the theory and practice of digital audio recording in various professional environments. Hands-on experience provides exposure through production and remixing projects. Students develop their recording, editing, and processing techniques as they create productions for a wide variety of media-based environments including radio, TV, film, music recording, and the internet.
Prerequisite(s): CMM 232 .
Corequisite(s): CMM 464L
Fees: Tape Fee $25.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CMM 470 - Organizational Communication (3 cr.)
Perspectives and theories on communication within a variety of organizational contexts provide an intensive and dynamic area of study. Types of organizations include: for profit corporations, non-profits, NGOs, governments and healthcare establishments. The focus is on how organizational culture is built and sustained through communication, as well as how obstacles to communication flow and effectiveness and diagnosed and addressed.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CMM 226 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CMM 489 - Washington Internship Institute (3 to 15 cr.)
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CMM 490 - Mass Communication Theory (3 cr.)
Traces various theoretical frameworks frequently adopted in theorizing about mass media’s roles, functions, and effects for individuals as well as for the society as a whole. Reviews prevalent analytical paradigms underlying mass communication research and their historical transformations.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CMM 226 or CMM 288 ; and junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CMM 491 - Senior Seminar (1 cr.)
Students prepare for their future and the transition from undergraduate life to careers and/or graduate school in Communication. Students complete personal assessment and conduct industry-related research to prepare for their upcoming roles in the field. Topics covered include developing employment portfolio content, graduate school preparation, researching salary/compensation packages, corporate culture, and industry trends. Course will be offered on a Pass/Fail basis.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CMM 496 - Tutorial (2 to 3 cr.)
Assist instructor in planning, preparation, class demonstrations, and teaching in undergraduate lectures and/or laboratory sections of CMM courses. Course may not be used for satisfying any of the Major Requirements.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing, permission of instructor and department chair. Course may be taken up to 3 times, but credit may not be received for service as a Lab Assistant for the same course more than once. (Fall/Spring).
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CMM 498 - Internship (1 to 12 cr.)
The Department of Communication Studies provides a variety of field experiences in professional settings to qualified majors in the areas of Audio Production, Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Radio Broadcasting, and Television Broadcasting. Prerequisites for each type of internship vary, but intern must be a recognized major, having passed CMM 101 , CMM 118 , and CMM 226 with a “C” or better. Internship credits are not applied to satisfy major program requirements. May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisite(s): Prerequisites for each type of internship vary, but intern must be a recognized major, having passed CMM 101 , CMM 118 , and CMM 226 with a “C” or better.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CMM 499 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CMM 599 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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Criminal Justice |
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CRI 250 - Criminology and the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
An introduction to the social scientific study of crime and criminals and to the criminal justice system. Topics include definitions of crime, nature of law, extent and fear of crime, problems of measurement, types of crime, patterns of victimization, characteristics of offenders, and theories of crime. In parallel with the above, the course includes an examination of the basic agencies of the criminal justice system.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CRI 251 - Criminal Law (3 cr.)
An Introductory course in U.S. Criminal Law. Topics covered include the common law roots of the criminal sanction, criminal culpability, the elements of crimes, various defenses, and legal argument in the criminal courtroom.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CRI 253 - Community Corrections (3 cr.)
This course will focus on the basic principles of community correctional method, theory, and practice. Students will cultivate a working vocabulary and basic functional knowledge of community-based supervision for adult and youthful offenders.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CRI 270 - Criminal Investigation (3 cr.)
The course will cover issues ranging from drugs, crime scene procedures, and death investigation, to computer and environmental crimes. The legal issues of interrogation, search and seizure, and arrest will be examined. At the completion of the course, student will have cultivated a working vocabulary and basic knowledge of criminal investigation.
Prerequisite(s): CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CRI 311 - Introduction to Justice Research (3 cr.)
This course examines social-science research methods as applied to criminal justice research. Topics include elements of research and methodology, operationalization and measurement, research design, sampling, types and sources of data, ethical considerations, and acknowledging the limits of research and its conclusions.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , CRI 250 , and MAT 161 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 352 - White Collar Crime (3 cr.)
Examines white-collar crime in American society, with particular emphasis on the crimes of large organizations. Various case studies will be examined to illustrate different aspects of the white-collar crime problem. These include the explanation of corporate and governmental crime, its social control, recent trends in white-collar crime enforcement, and research strategies for studying white-collar crime.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CRI 353 - Punishment and Society (3 cr.)
This course offers a social scientific view of punishment and corrections in the U.S., and seeks to place the study of jails, prisons, capital punishment, probation, parole, and community corrections in a macrosociological and historical perspective.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 354 - Policing and Society (3 cr.)
As a “survey” type of course CRI 354 will necessarily touch upon many theories, authors, issues, and problems related to the policing of a free society. It is meant to be a broad introduction to several fields at once; we will study the individual police officer’s experience (and that of the police subculture) as well as police organizations and operations. Discussion will avail the student of theoretical as well as practical information relating to the functions of the police. On a regular basis, the endeavor will involve comparing “real life” police work to theories and images, presented throughout our society, of how the police operate.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 356 - Organized Crime (3 cr.)
A realistic concept and historical understanding of the problem of organized criminal activity in the United States within a global context. Focuses on theories and the evolution of organized criminal syndicates from many regions of the world - including Asia, Russia, Europe, Latin America, and Africa - as well as homegrown organized crime, including political and law enforcement corruption and street and prison gangs. Also studies the rapidly evolving relationship between terrorism and organized crime, the emergence of cybercrime, and the latest strategies for investigation and prosecution. Special emphasis on the politics and mythology of organized crime.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CRI 357 - Courts and Criminal Procedures (3 cr.)
This course provides an overview of the structure and process of U.S. criminal courts. Included are concepts of jurisdiction, venue, role of court participants, due process of law, and post arrest procedures employed in the adjudication of trial process and appellate review. Constitutional issues such as prosecutorial discretion, indigent rights, right to counsel, provident pleas, excessive bail, preventive detention, competency, suppression of evidence, compulsory process of witnesses, double jeopardy, and speedy trial will also be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , CRI 250 , and criminal justice major or minor.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CRI 359 - Human Rights and Justice (3 cr.)
This course covers the theoretical, legal and political aspects of human rights. It addresses the evolution of international human rights and of legal instruments designed for their protection. It will study the theoretical foundations of the idea of human rights in various civilizations and cultures and examine its relevance in dealing with major issues in the contemporary world.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , criminal justice major or minor.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CRI 360 - Minorities and Crime (3 cr.)
This course examines the role of minorities in the criminal justice system. In particular, the course will examine minorities as victims, offenders, defendants, and prisoners. Students will get an overview of various issues in the criminal justice system as they relate to minority status. Both historical and contemporary issues will be addressed. Theoretical frameworks will be introduced to help students better understand minority status and its effects on various aspects of the criminal justice system.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Spring
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CRI 362 - Women in the Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
This course explores the intersection between women and the criminal justice system and examines the nature and extent of women as offenders, victims and professionals in the criminal justice system. Feminist criminology theories and perspectives will be used to examine how women are particularly affected by victimization, crime and punishment, and investigate the relationship between victimization and offending. The course also includes a critical analysis of the intersections between race, gender, crime and punishment.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CRI 364 - Victimology (3 cr.)
Victimology is an introduction to the social-scientific study of individuals harmed by criminal acts. Topics include the nature of victimization, the sources of victimization data, the role of the victim in victimization and the impact of the criminal justice system.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 or CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CRI 370 - Juvenile Delinquency (3 cr.)
Theory and concepts of juvenile delinquency and the juvenile justice system; factors underlying delinquency; treatment and prevention.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CRI 380 - The War on Drugs (3 cr.)
This analytical course will touch upon many theories, authors, issues, and problems related to the so-called “Drug War” that is being waged on the streets of American and elsewhere in the world. The course develops an understanding of drug usage, the “problem” of drugs, and the regulation of same from philosophical, psychological, sociological, and political perspectives. It ends with a consideration of the geo-political implications of drug baron driven clandestine political operations around the world.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CRI 382 - Comparative Criminology and Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
This course is a cross-cultural analysis of crime, responses to criminal and deviant behaviors, and systems of justice. The course places crimes and responses within the appropriate social, historical, legal, economic, and/or political context.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CRI 250 and one of the following: CRI 353 , CRI 354 , or CRI 357 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring, Summer
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CRI 384 - Terrorism (3 cr.)
This course will focus on terrorism from a criminological standpoint and pay particular attention to the strategies to reduce terrorism and associated harms. Both domestic and international issues will be addressed in the course. The course will cover the actors, organizations, and crimes that are associated with terrorism as well as some of the theories, sources, history, causes, social conditions, and responses related to the broad topic of terrorism.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 and CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Spring
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CRI 393 - Topics in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
Significant topics relating to the analysis of crime and its correction in modern societies will be offered so as to utilize the research specializations of faculty and provide students with an opportunity to study topics not covered in depth in other courses. Examples: corporate crime, private policing. My be repeated for a total of six credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): SOC 101 , CRI 250 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CRI 398 - Applied Criminal Justice Internship (3 to 12 cr.)
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CRI 399 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 405 - Selected Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
A seminar which focuses on key issues in criminal justice. It draws on previous course work in criminal justice, but provides a more in-depth analysis of specific issues. Examines major schools of thought and how they approach these various issues. Approved AWR.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 , CRI 250 , and either CRI 353 or CRI 354 . Junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CRI 450 - Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 cr.)
This course covers both the theoretical and practical aspects of criminal justice ethics. Classical, modern, and postmodern ethical perspectives are analyzed from the perspective of the criminal justice practitioner. Approaches to solving ethical dilemmas are applied to the reality of careers in a variety of criminal justice fields - from law enforcement and punishment and corrections, to the role of the prosecutor, defense counsel, and judiciary in the administration of justice. Ethical codes of conduct are critically examined.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CRI 250 , senior standing, criminal justice major or minor.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 489 - Washington Internship Institute (3 to 15 cr.)
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CRI 490 - Study Abroad in Comparative Criminology (3 to 9 cr.)
This course examines crime and deviance in an international context, with a focus on one country. The course begins with a broad introduction to comparative criminology and criminal justice; measuring cross-national crime, criminality, and victimization; and historical, cultural, and political topics related to the study abroad. The study abroad experience typically consist of lectures by criminologists, lawyers, and other experts; visits to appropriate criminal justice, victim, and drug treatment facilities; and visits to related historical and cultural sites. Destinations will vary. (Winter/Spring/Summer).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CRI 250 and one of the following: CRI 353 , CRI 354 , or CRI 357 .
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CRI 497 - Applied Criminal Justice Seminar (3 cr.)
This course will be taken concurrently with CRI 498 (Applied Internship). It will provide an opportunity for interns to critically evaluate their internship experience and discuss the broad issues that emerge (e.g., criminology, justice system, policing, punishment and correction, etc.).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, minimum 2.5 GPA, permission of instructor and chairperson. Must be taken concurrently with CRI 498 .
Corequisite(s): CRI 498
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CRI 498 - Applied Criminal Justice Internship (3 to 12 cr.)
The student placed as an intern in a private or public organization will apply social science methods and theories to a topic of current concern to the host organization. Participation 9-18 hr/wk required.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above, minimum 2.5 GPA, POI and chairperson. Must be taken concurrently with CRI 497 .
Corequisite(s): CRI 497
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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CRI 499 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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Computer Science |
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CSC 119 - Introduction to UNIX/Linux (1 cr.)
Study of the features of the UNIX/Linux operating systems from the standpoint of a user. Includes practice of using computers over the network through ssh, sftp and X-server.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 121 - Introduction to Computing and the Web (3 cr.)
Introduction to computer science through Web-based projects. Describes the basic operations of computers covering hardware and software. Covers the use of communication technology through the Internet. Focuses on problem solving and algorithms. Teaches how programming languages are used to implement solutions to practical problems. Covers social issues associated with computing and computer science.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 122 - Physical Computing (3 cr.)
Micro-controller boards and basic electronic components are used to explore programming and development of algorithms. Students will build circuits and program the microcontroller to control electronic devices. Topics include: data representations, Boolean logic and digital circuits, microprocessor organization and operation, basic electronics, and programming in a high level language. For students in any major. No prior experience in computing, science, or technology is required.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 123 - Scientific Simulation and Modeling (3 cr.)
Introduction to the use of simulations for scientific study. Students will design experiments and employ the scientific method in the context of simulations in a specific natural science. Students will gain knowledge about computer hardware and software. A programming language will be used as a means to formally describe and solve domain specific problems. Each course offering will focus on a specific discipline for which simulation and modeling is valuable.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Natural Science and Technology
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 152 - Computer Security and Society (3 cr.)
Survey of the field of computer security at a non-technical level. The course will discuss the importance and role of security as computing becomes more tightly integrated with society. The course will examine the ethical issues related to computer security including privacy, identity theft, and liability.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 199 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 217 - Discrete Mathematics with Computer Applications (3 cr.)
Basic propositional and predicate logic. Concepts of sets, relations and functions. Directed and undirected graphs and trees; traversals. Solving recurrences. Basic Modular arithmetic. Counting and discrete probability (Bayes theorem, Bernoulli and binomial distributions, expectation). Hypothesis testing. Sampling and descriptive statistics (variance and standard deviation).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MAT102 or passing the Calculus Readiness Test.
General Education Category: Mathematics
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 221 - Introduction to Programming (3 cr.)
Problem solving through constructing ad-hoc algorithms and translating them into well designed and correct programs in an object-oriented programming language (currently Python). Introduces basic programming constructs including exception handling, classes, listarrays, maps/dictionaries, text file I/O, and beginning GUI programming with event handling. Includes selection and search algorithms. Attention is given to modular program design with functions, classes and modules, data representation in the computer memory, mutability/immutability, tracing program execution and debugging, input data validation, and programming style. 3 hour lecture plus laboratory.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in MAT102 or equivalent; also familiarity with programming or CSC 121 or CSC 122 or CSC 123 .
Corequisite(s): CSC 221L, familiarity with UNIX/Linux or CSC 119
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 223 - Data Structures and Algorithms (3 cr.)
Organization of data into listarrays, stacks, queues, priority queues, binary trees, binary search trees. Alternative data structures that implement the same abstract data type. Asymptotic analysis of related algorithms, including amortized analysis. Recursion and memoization. Iterative and recursive search, merge and various sort algorithms for lists. Breadth-first search for trees, iterative and recursive depth first search. Object oriented programming projects with unit testing, reusable software.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 217 ; CSC 221 with a grade of C or better.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 285 - Topics in Computing (1 to 4 cr.)
A course on topics in computing of current interest (in a seminar format, lecture format, lab format or a combination). Offers a wide perspective; accessible to majors and non-majors. May be repeated for credit with a different topic. (Occasional).
Prerequisite(s): Vary with topic.
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CSC 299 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 309 - Programming Language: C (1 cr.)
Course presents the basics of the C programming language, including compiling and major syntactic features of the language. Topics include arrays, string, pointers and pointer arithmetic, basic system calls, bitwise operations, dynamic allocations of memory, text and binary file I/O, call by value and simulated call by reference, compiling and linking of programs.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 310 - Perl (1 cr.)
Introduction to Perl programming language. Students will design, run, and debug programs.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 311 - Computer Language (1 to 4 cr.)
Introduction to a single high-level programming language or data representation language. Programs in the particular programming language will be designed and run, or tools for processing data represented in the language will be used. May be retaken for credit with a different language.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
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CSC 312 - Computer Language (1 to 4 cr.)
Introduction to a single high-level programming language or data representation language. Programs in the particular programming language will be designed and run, or tools for processing data represented in the language will be used. May be retaken for credit with a different language.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
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CSC 313 - Computer Language (1 to 4 cr.)
Introduction to a single high-level programming language or data representation language. Programs in the particular programming language will be designed and run, or tools for processing data represented in the language will be used. May be retaken for credit with a different language.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 318 - Discrete Mathematics with Computer Applications II (3 cr.)
Using propositional and predicate logic. Proofs, including induction. Recursive definitions. Proving algorithm termination and correctness. Sets. Functions. Relations, including: equivalence relations, partial and linear orders, and closures of relations. Groups, rings, fields, subalgebras and isomorphisms.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 217 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 319 - Object-Oriented Design and Programming (3 cr.)
Object-oriented paradigm, design principles and practice using UML. In-depth study of a modern object-oriented language (currently C++) including dynamic memory allocation, exception handling, event handling, inheritance and templates. Implementation, debugging and profiling using an IDE and a version control system. Prior familiarity with basic data structures or CSC 223 recommended.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 320 - System Administration (1 cr.)
Overview of the concepts and techniques of computer system administration. Topics will include system security, user management, system services, configuration management, and scripting. May be repeated for credit with a different operating system.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Corequisite(s): CSC 119 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 321 - Design and Analysis of Algorithms (3 cr.)
Course presents general techniques for the design of algorithms. These include divide-and-conquer, dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, and randomized algorithms. Specific algorithms are studied which are drawn from a variety of applications - bioinformatics, scheduling, encryption, graphics, search space. Advanced data structures - graphs, balanced trees - will be studied with applicable algorithms.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 223 (grade of C or better).
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 323 - System Administration Tools (1 cr.)
In depth presentation of select system administration tools. Students will learn how to use the tools presented as well as the theoretical and design issues in the area. May be repeated for a total of three credits as topic varies.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 320 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 330 - Human Computer Interaction (3 cr.)
Aspects of human-computer interaction will be studied including models of perception, cognition, attention, representation, memory, identity, interaction styles and feedback. The role of information visualization in interfaces will be explored. Students will also learn how to perform empirical studies to evaluate computer interfaces.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 121 or CSC 122 or CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 333 - Computer Organization (3 cr.)
A study of the organization and the structure of hardware components of computers and concepts and techniques of programming in machine assembly language. Emphasis is placed upon the relationships of machine language to computer architecture and higher level languages. Topics include CPU structure, memory hierarchy, and I/O operations. The relationship between user applications, operating systems and computer hardware is discussed.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 309 .
Corequisite(s): CSC 309
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 336 - Software Engineering I (3 cr.)
This course will provide an introduction to current practices in software engineering. The role of software metrics to manage software projects, evaluate software processes, and track software quality will also be examined.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 341 - Introduction to Databases with Web Applications (3 cr.)
Designing a database using entity-relationship diagram, implementation of a database and querying in SQL, writing external programs to access the database, languages for creating web pages and writing server side programs to provide dynamic web content from a database. Requires a programming project involving all the topics above.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 310 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 345 - Artificial Intelligence (3 cr.)
A survey of procedural and representational techniques used to study or simulate intelligent behavior. The nature of intelligence, machine and human, will be considered. Research developments will be reviewed. Theoretical and ethical limitations will be discussed. A significant programming or writing project will be expected from the student.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 and CSC 217 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 352 - Computer Security (3 cr.)
A survey of the theory and practice of computer security. Topics will include mandatory and discretionary access control, cryptography, policies, mechanisms, profiles, and threat assessment.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 or equivalent.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 357 - Computer Networks (3 cr.)
Overview of computer networks with particular emphasis on the Internet. The layered architecture of the Internet is presented with their related algorithms and current protocols. Security issues are also examined.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 221 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 372 - Ethics in the Age of Technology and Information (3 cr.)
Investigation of the relationship between computers and society in terms of ethical issues such as: personal privacy vs. societal security; intellectual property vs. free speech; dehumanization and loss of autonomy vs. rehumanization; and application of artificial intelligence. Approved AWR.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 ; LIB200; an oral expression general education course; CSC 221 ; junior standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 383 - Embedded Systems (3 cr.)
Introduction to embedded systems programming. Includes configuration of systems, real-time systems, cyber-physical computing, and writing hardware drivers.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 309 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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CSC 399 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 422 - Theory of Computation (3 cr.)
Theoretical foundation of computer science. Considers classes of languages, formal grammars, and automata and the relationships among them. Decidable and undecidable problems. May include topics from recursive function theory or complexity theory.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 318 or MAT 231 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 433 - Operating Systems (3 cr.)
The design of systems that manage computer resources (processor, memory, disks and other peripheral devices) in a multitasking environment. Attention to concurrency problems and their solutions. Process and thread scheduling. Strategies for data storage management. Mechanisms that provide system and user security. Approaches to system deadlock.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 319 , CSC 333 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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CSC 436 - Software Engineering II (3 cr.)
This course will instruct students in application of software engineering principles to a medium sized software project. Students will work in teams using an agile software process to gain experience with all aspects of the software development cycle. The topics covered will include personal productivity, customer interaction, team productivity, communication skills, process improvement, and project management in the context of a semester long project. May be taken a second time for credit with a different project topic.
Prerequisite(s): CSC 336 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 441 - Database Management Systems (3 cr.)
Relational database design and implementation. Core topics include: record and file organizations, access structures, entity-relationship model, relational algebra and calculus, relational model functional dependencies and normalization, SQL, database implementation and application programs. Bioinformatics databases and related programming libraries. (Occasional).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 318 , CSC 223 .
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CSC 442 - Data Mining (3 cr.)
The theory, algorithms, and design of data mining and data warehousing systems. The course will cover the whole knowledge discovery process and the use of machine learning in data mining.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 217 or MAT 161 or ECO 260 or BIO 333 or ENV 333 .
Corequisite(s): CSC 341 or CSC 441 or MIS 402
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, odd-numbered Years
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CSC 446 - Software Design Studio (3 cr.)
This course will instruct students in application of software engineering principles to a medium sized software project. Students will work in teams using an agile software process to gain experience with all aspects of the software development cycle. Object oriented programming principles and appropriate data structures will be applied in the context of a semester long software project.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 336 and CSC 223 (grade of C or better).
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 452 - Threat Analysis and Modeling (3 cr.)
Identification, analysis, and modeling of security threats in computer applications, systems, and networks. Topics will include protocol design and analysis and configuration management. (Odd Years in Spring).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 330 or CSC 336 or CSC 341 or CSC 441 , and CSC 352 .
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CSC 456 - Reliable Systems (3 cr.)
The process of building high assurance systems and techniques for fault detection and recovery. System reliability will be discussed at the hardware, middleware, and application level. (Even Years in Fall).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 223 , CSC 336 .
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CSC 462 - Intrusion Detection (3 cr.)
The defense in depth approach to network security, with a focus on the role of intrusion detection systems. Techniques of identifying, modeling, and reacting to unauthorized activity will be covered.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CSC 352 , CSC 357 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring, even-numbered Years
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CSC 485 - Advanced Topics in Computing (1 to 4 cr.)
A course on topics in computing of current interest (in a seminar format, lecture format, lab format or a combination). May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Vary with topic.
Semester(s) Offered: Occasional
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CSC 495 - Undergraduate Research (2 to 6 cr.)
Research project individually arranged between student and faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 496 - Instructional Practicum (1 to 2 cr.)
Designed for students who will work under the supervision of a faculty member to assist in the instruction of a course. A contract specifying the responsibilities of each student will be filed in the department. May be taken twice for a total of six credits with chairperson’s permission.
Prerequisite(s): POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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CSC 497 - Computing Practicum (1 to 3 cr.)
Participate in software development, system administration, or other applied computing experiences within the Computer Science Department. May be taken twice for a total of six credits.
Prerequisite(s): Six credits in upper level CSC courses.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 498 - Internship in Computer Science (1 to 15 cr.)
Computer science activity at an industrial or research facility.
Prerequisite(s): Six credits in upper level CSC courses and department chair approval.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 499 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
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CSC 599 - Independent Study (3 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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ECO 101 - Principles of Economics (3 cr.)
Principles of macro and micro economics; analysis of policies concerned with employment and national income, including fiscal and monetary policies, international trade and finance, and economic growth and development. Micro topics include consumer behavior, the theory of the firm and resource allocation. Also covered: economic issues including pollution, poverty, productivity and minority and gender issues.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Social Sciences
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 110 - Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
Exposes the beginning student to introductory economic concepts directly related to the individual, the firm, and the resource owners. In an institutional context, students will study economic organization, supply and demand, utility, general price determination, cost analysis, types of competition, and the theory of production. Specific applications of factor pricing and other topics may also be covered.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): High school mathematics 11 or one semester of a college mathematics course.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 111 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
Overview of the market economy, national income measurement and determination, the banking system and the role of money, monetary and fiscal policy, unemployment and inflation, economic growth, international trade and comparative advantage.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 199 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
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ECO 201 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 cr.)
Tools of modern price theory: consumer behavior, the firm, the factor market, the general equilibrium theory, and the welfare implications of a market system.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 110 ; MAT 221 or MAT224 or HON144.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ECO 202 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
National income determination theory, classical, Keynesian and post-Keynesian developments; theories of inflation, investment and economic growth.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 111 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ECO 260 - Business Statistics I (3 cr.)
Introduction to descriptive statistics, probability, correlation, sampling, sampling distributions, and confidence intervals applied to social, business, and economic data. Also, discrete and continuous probability distributions - uniform, poisson, binomial, normal, and exponential. Extensive use of Excel for data analysis, graphical and tabular presentation.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 299 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Project individually arranged by student and faculty sponsor. Requires completion of the Independent Study form and approval by the Faculty Sponsor, Academic Advisor, Department Chair and Academic Dean.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ECO 303 - Environmental and Ecological Economics (3 cr.)
This course is concerned with integrating the study and management of environmental services and economics. The course is primarily concerned with the removal of the conceptual and professional isolation that have led to long-term mutually destructive rather than reinforcing economic and environmental policies. The course considers the efficient and equitable use of society’s scarce environmental resources including air, water, land, biodiversity and ecosystem services. Topics can include environmental regulation, social welfare analysis, Pigovian taxes, tradable pollution permits, modeling of common property resources, use and non-use valuation techniques, economic effects of climate change, the debate of growth versus no-growth, and others.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 110 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 362 - Business Statistics II (3 cr.)
Review of continuous and discrete probability distributions, descriptive statistics, and correlation. In-depth discussion of hypothesis testing applied to univariate and multivariate analyses, including multiple regression and chi-square tests of independence. Also, model diagnostics, quality control, and non-parametric hypothesis testing. Extensive use of Excel and SPSS for statistical analysis, graphical and tabular presentation.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 260 or MAT 161 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ECO 380 - Public Finance (3 cr.)
Fiscal theory and policy; effects of taxation, governmental expenditure programs and public debt operations. Public revenue and expenditure structure on resource organization, income distribution, employment, prices and economic growth.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 111 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ECO 391 - International Trade (3 cr.)
Economic foundations of the international movement of goods and services, labor, investment funds, business enterprises and technology. Emphasis on global economic interdependence. Production specialization, gains from international trade, inter and intra industry trade and international economic institutions and cooperation emphasizing the role of NAFTA in the US and Canadian economies.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ECO 101 or ECO 111 .
Semester(s) Offered: Occasional
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