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ACC 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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ACC 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
This is a course study that introduces financial accounting and financial reporting for business entities. It offers an introduction to accounting information systems with emphasis on measuring, reporting, and using accounting information related to operating, investing, and financing activities, and involves detailed discussion of accounting concepts and issues concerning the financial position, income statement, statement of stockholders’ equity and statement of cash flows.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ACC 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
This is a course of study that introduces managerial accounting for business entities. It offers an introduction to managerial accounting topics including cost analysis, cost allocation, job order and process costing systems, activity-based-costing, cost-volume-profit analysis, short-run decision making, budgeting, standard costing and variance analysis, capital budgeting decisions, and financial statement analysis. Accounting ethics and values are also emphasized.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 201 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ACC 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.
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ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr.)
The valuation of current assets, investments, plant and equipment, current liabilities, and their relationship with business net income.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ACC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr.)
Continuation of ACC 301 . Liabilities, stockholder’s equity, and the statement of cash flows, income tax accounting, pensions and leases.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 301 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 305 - Cost Accounting (3 cr.)
Principles under which cost data are accumulated and communicated for managerial planning and control. Planning and control of materials, labor and factory overhead, determination of unit costs, process costs and job costs, standard costing, direct costing and cost-volume- profit analysis.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 or POI.
Meets Advanced Writing Requirement
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 306 - Accounting Information Systems (3 cr.)
The analysis, design and control of accounting and other information systems with an emphasis on current issues and concerns.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 301 and ACC 305 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ACC 307 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting (3 cr.)
Concepts and principles of accounting applicable to governmental and nonprofit entities including fund accounting, budgeting and financial reporting.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ACC 351 - Legal Environment of Business (3 cr.)
The impact of regulation by state and federal governments upon individuals, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in such areas as product liability, discrimination, unfair labor practices, pollution and consumer protection. Rights and responsibilities of the individual regarding contracts, torts and litigation. Ethical, social and political implications are explored as an integral part of each topic area.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ACC 352 - Business Law for Accounting Majors (3 cr.)
Designed for accounting students who intend to become certified public accountants. An in-depth examination of the more traditional areas of business law including contracts, sales, commercial paper, real and personal property, corporations, partnerships, bankruptcy and the legal and ethical responsibilities of the CPA.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 351 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 377 - International Accounting (3 cr.)
Accounting problems encountered in multinational business operations; differences in accounting principles among trading and investing countries; interactive tax systems and intercountry transfers and cost allocations.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 , ECO 111
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 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.
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ACC 401 - Advanced Accounting (3 cr.)
Advanced financial accounting measurement and reporting issues including the following topics: mergers and acquisitions; consolidated financial statement; partnerships; governmental and not for profit organizations; accounting for financially distressed firms; foreign currency financial statements and foreign currency transactions.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 302 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ACC 402 - Auditing (3 cr.)
Course consists of two major sections: a comprehensive conceptual understanding of the nature and purpose of auditing; the logical extension of the concepts to specific areas.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 302 , ECO 260 , and ACC 306 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 403 - Income Tax I (3 cr.)
The federal tax laws with emphasis on the individual taxpayer. The preparation and filing of tax returns.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 202 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ACC 404 - Income Tax II (3 cr.)
The federal tax laws as applied to corporations, Subchapter S corporations, and partnerships, including the preparation of tax returns. Theory of the tax laws as they apply to gift and estate taxation and family tax planning.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 403 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 406 - Accounting Theory and Research (3 cr.)
Current issues in accounting theory and practices. Purpose is to synthesize students’ knowledge of accounting and to probe into the rationale behind accounting theory and practices.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 302 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ACC 444 - Selected Topics in Accounting (3 cr.)
Selected accounting topics of particular current interest. The course may explore an area taken from another accounting course in greater detail and depth, or it may concentrate on an area of accounting not generally covered by existing courses.
Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
Semester(s) Offered: Every Three Years
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ACC 496 - Instructional Practicum (1 to 15 cr.)
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ACC 498 - Internship (1 to 15 cr.)
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ACC 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.
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AAS 102 - Introduction to Africana Studies (1 cr.)
This course will provide an overview of the field of Africana Studies, relevant theoretical perspectives, and the different disciplinary approaches to studying Africa and the African Diaspora. The course will also describe the historical formation and contemporary contours and conditions of the African Diaspora, with special attention to African American experiences
Liberal Arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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AAS 103 - Roots and Culture: The African-American Experience (3 cr.)
An introductory survey course that will provide students with an understanding of continuity and change within the African-American experience. Students will explore key political and cultural events and ideas within the framework of American history. Class, gender, caste, and sexual orientation issues are integrated throughout the course work.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: U.S. Civilization (85+ Regents), U.S. Civilization
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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AAS 203 - Civilizations and Cultures of Southern Africa (3 cr.)
A survey of Southern African civilizations and cultures from the 15th century through the present.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: World Systems
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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AAS 207 - Inside Africa (3 cr.)
A course reviewing contemporary Africa in the context of both the developing and industrialized worlds. A critical examination of 21st Century Sub-Saharan Africa, and an exploration of the processes by which the current situation has occurred, the historical and present crises, as well as the successes and triumphs of the continent.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
General Education Category: World Systems
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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AAS 209 - African Cinema (3 cr.)
A topical examination of contemporary African societies and cultures as expressed through the camera lens. Intensive study of selected films on the dynamics of change, gender issues, migrations, conflicts, globalization, and marginalization.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
General Education Category: World Systems
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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AAS 211 - African Insurgency (3 cr.)
An interdisciplinary course reviewing culture, identity, politics, tradition, wars and warlords in modern Africa. An examination of the origins and spread of current “low-intensity” conflicts in Africa, and how unfinished agendas held in abeyance since independence are finally playing out. A look at an era that is by no means likely to end soon and the dynamics of unrest that in many cases are still imperfectly understood.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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AAS 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. Can be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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AAS 305 - Afro-Caribbean Civilization (3 cr.)
Afro-Caribbean Civilizations introduces students to the history and culture of this geographically fragmented region and its representations in international culture. Comparative discussions of art and literature of the African Diaspora from a number of Caribbean islands introduce the multicultural societies of the region. Discussion topics include society, popular culture, and politics.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): AAS201 or ANT 102 or GEG 121 or HIS 101 or HIS 102 or PSC 100 or SOC 101 .
General Education Category: World Systems
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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AAS 306 - Afro-American Cultures since 1865: Reconstruction - Present (3 cr.)
A general study of major political, social and economic developments within the Afro-American community.
Liberal arts
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AAS 308 - Black Europe (3 cr.)
This course provides students with an understanding of how colonialism in Africa and the Caribbean shaped both post-colonial migration to Europe and European notions of race. The course will also examine contemporary issues surrounding immigration and international and local anti-racist movements linked to the Black Diaspora in Europe.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): one of the following: AAS 103 , ANT 102 , GWS 101 , HIS 121 , HIS 122 , HIS 132 , LAS 111 , or SOC 101 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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AAS 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. Can be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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AAS 496 - Instructional Practicum (3 cr.)
Assist instructor in planning, preparation, class discussions, tutoring, and/or group projects/presentations. Pass/fail grade. May be repeated to a maximum of three credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): POI, grade of B or better in course in which student will work, upper-level status.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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AAS 498 - Internship (1 to 15 cr.)
Can be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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AAS 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. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits.
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ANT 101 - Introduction to Human Evolution (3 cr.)
An exploration of the scientific evidence related to the origins and evolution of human beings. Topics include the theories and processes of biological evolution, the biological and cultural bases of human variation, humans compared to other primates, and the fossil and archaeological record of human evolution over millions of years.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Natural Science and Technology
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Natural World
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 102 - Contemporary Cultures (3 cr.)
Cultural Anthropology is devoted to the study of human society in all of its diverse manifestations and across time and space. This course focuses on the dynamics and interpretation of culture and explores, from a cross-cultural perspective, how humans create diverse ways to survive, thrive and live in community with each other. Major areas of exploration include the impact of globalization and culture change on contemporary human society.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Social Sciences
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 104 - Great Archaeological Discoveries (3 cr.)
This course covers major archaeological discoveries from around the globe that have helped shape our knowledge and understanding of the human past. Specific finds and sites will illustrate the varied, distinctive features and achievements of pre-industrial, non-Western cultures, as well as reflecting the intrigue and approaches involved in reconstructing and interpreting the evolution of human beings and their societies. Consideration is also given to the endangerment and conservation of important sites and monuments.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: World Systems
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 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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ANT 220 - Archaeology (3 cr.)
Introduction to method and theory of archaeology. Principles of site survey and excavation; techniques for dating prehistoric and reconstructing past environments; interpretations of social, economic, and ideological organization from archaeological remains; reconstruction of prehistoric events, and theoretical applications of archaeology to problems of culture change. Ethics of archaeological investigation.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 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.
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ANT 303 - Sexuality and Culture (3 cr.)
Cross-cultural perspectives on sexual expression and practices, including an examination of sexual attitudes and behavior in contemporary cultures. Goals of this course include investigating the degree to which, and the ways in which, human sexuality and gender are culturally constructed and patterned. This course will introduce students to the basic methods and concerns of the social sciences, focusing primarily on the relationship of the individual to society and the institutions and beliefs that shape sexual behavior.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore Standing
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 307 - Tibetan Peoples and the Himalayas (3 cr.)
Why is it important to study Tibetan history and culture? Tibet is both emblematic of 20th century colonization and neglect by the international community and unique for its cultural contributions to the world in the global age. Who is the Dalai Lama? Why is Buddhism so important? Who are the Tibetans? Where is Tibet? We consider these and other questions from a critical anthropological perspective on history, culture, international politics and global processes.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or POI
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
Semester(s) Offered: Varies
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ANT 308 - Forensic Anthropology (3 cr.)
Introduction to the uses of anthropology in the investigation of human remains associated with unexplained deaths, including those from crime scenes, with a focus on skeletal remains. Topics include archaeological aspects of data recovery, and physical anthropology techniques used in identifying age, sex, stature, “race” and individual identity as well as analysis of trauma, pathology, cause of death and time elapsed since death. Course includes lab practicum with skeletons.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or SOC150 or SOC250 or any biology course.
Semester(s) Offered: Every other Year
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ANT 310 - Language and Culture (3 cr.)
Structure, patterns and regularities of language, comparing the language families and showing the mutual influence of language and culture.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ANT 316 - Intercultural Communication (3 cr.)
Drawing upon various theories and empirical generalizations about how cultural differences manifest, the course examines various roles that the concept of culture plays in a human communication process. After reviewing differences and similarities in communication behaviors as demonstrated by individuals belonging to a variety of different cultural and sub-cultural systems, the course analyzes a variety of different patterns of interaction among those individuals both in the culturally-diverse United States and in the rapidly-globalizing world community.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): CMM 226 or CMM 288 or ANT 102 or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 317 - Political Anthropology (3 cr.)
Political organization in historical and cultural contexts and its relative implications for social justice issues. Comparative, ethnographic study of the range of political organization found across human societies. Investigation of political interaction and processes from multiple dimensions, such as the role of myth and symbols, rituals, political language and rhetoric, issues of power relations, authority, and conflict. Critical appraisal of modern political organization and institutions at local, international and transnational levels.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 or any introductory course in political science, sociology, or history.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 318 - Anthropology of Human Rights (3 cr.)
We take a critical anthropological perspective to gain insight into the socio-cultural development of human rights. We explore their historical, cultural, political and legal parameters at the local, national and international levels. Our questions include: What are human rights, what are their historical roots, and how did they become embedded in our collective consciousness? How has human rights thinking in law and practice developed institutionally? We consider how human rights are deployed as a medium of moral, social and political power.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or POI
General Education Category: Global Issues
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
Semester(s) Offered: Varies
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ANT 323 - Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3 cr.)
Introduction to the diversity and complexity of peoples and cultures throughout Latin America. Specific focus will be on the intersection of politics, religion, gender, race, class, ethnicity, human rights and nationalism in post-colonial Latin America. Critical exploration of global processes and how current cultural, political and economic transformations are impacting indigenous peoples and various sectors of Latin American society.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 or LAS 111 or HIS 161 or HIS 162 or AAS 305 or POI.
General Education Category: World Systems
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 328 - Archaeological Site Excavation (6 cr.)
Excavation of an actual archaeological site. Practical experience in field archaeology including techniques of survey, excavation, preservation, reconstruction and laboratory analysis of ancient materials. May be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 220 or POI.
Fees: Archaeological Site Fee $30.00
Semester(s) Offered: Summer
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ANT 329 - Geographic Information Systems in Anthropology (3 cr.)
Cultural data can be understood spatially, and Geographic Information Systems, as a tool, can be used to make spatial patterns explicit and testable. Spatial patterning can make relationships clear that were once not. This course applies archaeology; culture, health and bioethics; museums and anthropology; and transnational and global issues within GIS. This course will include an orientation to GIS, and students will create projects on cultural data to define spatial relationships.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or POI
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Quantitative Reasoning
Semester(s) Offered: Every Other Fall
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ANT 332 - Mortuary Archaeology (3 cr.)
Death is the great leveler, and the recognition and memorialization of death is a human universal. The way in which ancient and modern human societies experience the death process is culturally defined. This course will examine a number of prehistoric, historic and modern case studies, and see how humans individually and collectively ritualize the death process.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or ANT 102 or ANT 104 or ANT 220 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ANT 333 - Coastal and Aquatic Archaeology (3 cr.)
A study of ancient human-environment interaction in coastal, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. Archaeological and ecological exploration of the relationship between cultural and natural systems. An examination of ancient human impacts to coastal ecosystems and their relationship to modern ecological issues.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or ANT 102 or ANT 104 or ANT 220 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ANT 335 - Plagues, People, and History (3 cr.)
This course will examine epidemic diseases within a biological and historical context. Topics covered include catastrophic infectious disease and the human body’s response, biological change over time, how scientists discovered the causes and developed controls for infectious disease, and the ways in which plagues and human culture interact to shape societal values, traditions, and institutions. Issues such as the impact of sedentism, malnutrition, disease constructs, warfare, and poverty on the behavior of infectious pathogens will be covered, including examples from Ancient (Greek, Roman, Egyptian), Medieval and Modern Ages.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 orANT 102 or BIO 101 or BIO 102 or HIS 121 or HIS 122 or HIS 285 .
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 336 - Civilization and Health (3 cr.)
Examination of the relationship between cultural/biological factors and human health and disease, including topics such as group structure and size, the transition from hunter/gatherers (nomadism) to agriculturalists (sedentism), the rise of urban society, and the environmental and social factors that accompany different economic strategies. Problems of nutrition in the past and the evolution and history of infectious diseases will be examined as well as the recent emergence of new diseases. Methods of analyzing prehistoric health, and the problems with these methods, will be discussed.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or ANT 102
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 339 - Psychological Anthropology (3 cr.)
This course explores the interaction between human cultural systems and the minds they inhabit. How do the norms and categories of different cultures shape the emotional experience of individuals? Is there a common mental framework that all human beings share, or are we fundamentally separated by the contexts in which we develop? Conversely, how do basic cognitive and emotional patterns shape the cultures that humans create? Examples are drawn from a wide range of ethnographic and theoretical contexts.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher, or ANT 102 , or PSY 101 , or POI
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category:
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ANT 340 - Anthropology of Religion (3 cr.)
Wherever we find people, we find religion - ideas, symbols, and practices that connect our own experiences to the essential nature of the universe. Sometimes these are manifest as formal institutions, sometimes as complexes of myth, magic, and beliefs about spirits. This course explores the broad range of forms that religion can take. It considers how religion may have originated; the structure of ritual and myth; ideas about shamanism, healing, ghosts, and ancestors; and how religions change.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher, or ANT 102 , or POI.
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: World Cultures
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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ANT 354 - Cultural & Historical Perspectives on US Education (3 cr.)
This course explores educational patterns in socialization and schooling and brings a comparative and historical anthropological perspective to contemporary US American K-12 education. We examine the role that education plays in the transmission of particular knowledges, histories, values and attitudes to young members of society and the ways that the educational system may serve as an agent of social change and/or of stasis. We use a cross-cultural perspective to gain insight into other systems and to the particularities of the US educational system.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: U.S. Identities
Semester(s) Offered: Varies
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ANT 362 - Anthropological Perspectives: Global Issues (3 cr.)
Application of anthropological perspectives to issues affecting humans in most societies. Specific focus on violence, poverty, deviance, gender, ethnicity, environmental degradation, development and indigenous people, food systems and hunger.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 or social science general education requirement or POI.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 368 - Anthropology of Food (3 cr.)
An introduction to how food and its production helps define societies and cultures. Course participants will study the historical events that define our relationship to food, the meaning that food has in our lives as well as the religious and ceremonial significance of what and how we eat. The course will also examine the global expansion of industrial food production and its effects on health and well-being.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or POI.
General Education Category: Global Issues
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ANT 373 - The Anthropology of Travel & Tourism (3 cr.)
Tourism is one of the world’s largest industries and is a major vehicle for bringing people from diverse socio-cultural, political, ethnic, and economic backgrounds into contact with one another. This course will consider, from an anthropological perspective, the complex relationships between hosts and guests, and will consider the multiple ways in which travel and tourism serve as vehicles for change and discovery for both.
Liberal Arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 or LAS 111 or SOC 101 or POI.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring; Every Three or Four Semesters
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ANT 377 - Immigrants, Exiles, Refugees, and Transnational Communities (3 cr.)
This course explores the global forces that are driving contemporary movements of people across international borders and the transnational communities that result. anthropological case studies from Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe, Africa, and Asia provide students with a critical understanding of the qualitative experiences of transnational and forced migration, or displacement, on origin, and countries of settlement. The course will consider the social, cultural, political, and economic contexts in which the population movements occur, as well as the complex cultural and political processes associated with integration, assimilation, alienation, deportation, and repatriation.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 102 or CAS 111 or HIS 132 or LAS 111 or PSC 220 or POI.
General Education Category: Global Issues
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 380 - Doing Anthropology (3 cr.)
People’s place in nature, emergence of humans and their physical variation, development of culture from the Paleolithic onwards, and problems growing out of the interaction of biological and cultural phenomena.
Liberal arts
Meets Advanced Writing Requirement
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ANT 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.
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ANT 451 - Topics in Anthropology (1 to 3 cr.)
Topics of current interest in Anthropology for discussion and research. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or ANT 102 .
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 452 - Topics in Biological Anthropology (3 cr.)
The Topics course in Biological Anthropology is designed to provide students the opportunity to investigate, at an advanced level, the biological history of human beings. All courses offered under ANT452-Topics in Biological Anthropology, require that students participate in lab and seminar content that examines the diverse areas of Biological Anthropology as a discipline. May be repeated with a different topic for a total of 6 credits.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): 6 credit hours in ANT or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 453 - Topics in Archaeology (1 to 3 cr.)
Topics of current interest in Archaeology for discussion and research. May be repeated for credit with a different topic.
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ANT 480 - Advanced Research Seminar (3 cr.)
Capstone advanced research project in anthropology, focused particular subdisciplinary interests of student. Special mentoring with faculty who share that interest.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ANT 380 and senior standing or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 496 - Teaching Practicum (1 to 3 cr.)
Assist instructor in planning, preparation, class discussion, tutoring, and/or group projects. Each student and instruction will complete a contract specifying the student’s duties. Can be repeated for different courses.
Prerequisite(s): ANT 101 or ANT 102 and POI.
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ANT 498 - Internship (1 to 15 cr.)
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ANT 499 - Independent Study (1 to 15 cr.)
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ANT 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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ARA 111 - Elementary Arabic I (3 cr.)
Introduction to formal Modern Arabic at the novice low level, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Panoramic presentation of the cultures of the Middle East and the Arabic-speaking world.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Foreign Language 1st Level
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ARA 112 - Elementary Arabic II (3 cr.)
Continuation of ARA 111 . Modern Arabic at the novice mid-level, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Panoramic presentation of the cultures of the Middle East and the Arabic-speaking world.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ARA 111
General Education Category: Foreign Language 2nd Level
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Human Communities
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ART 102 - Introductory Art Symposium: New Majors (1 cr.)
The purpose of the course is to orient the new art major to the art program and the field of art. Students will be introduced to the art program through a series of art faculty presentations in their respective areas. Additional class activities will include films, demonstrations and discussion about facilities, career, graduate studies, etc. Pass/fail. Attendance at Visual Artist Series and museum exhibitions is required. (Restricted to new art majors).
Liberal arts
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ART 104 - Basic Design: 2-D (3 cr.)
An introduction to two-dimensional design that emphasizes visual thinking through the development of a vocabulary of the elements and principles of design, a conceptual approach to applying them creatively, and a respect for craftsmanship in their application.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Graphic Design $15.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 137 - Western Art: Ancient and Medieval (3 cr.)
This course surveys important developments in western art during Antiquity and the Middle Ages. It covers the visual arts and architecture of ancient Mesopotamia, Persia, and Egypt; Classical Greece and Rome; and the medieval period in western Europe and Byzantium. Particular emphasis is placed on architecture, freestanding and relief sculpture, fresco painting, and illuminated manuscripts.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 139 - Western Art: Renaissance to Modern (3 cr.)
This course surveys important developments in western art beginning around 1250 and continuing into the middle of the 20th century. It emphasizes the visual arts and architecture of western Europe, the United States, and Mexico. Emphasis is placed on painting, but sculpture, the graphic arts, and architecture are also discussed.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 161 - Introduction to Drawing (3 cr.)
Introduction to Drawing teaches drawing concepts and skills through beginning-level drawing problems in line, shape, plane, form, space, tone, gesture, pictorial organization and content. The course develops personal expression and aesthetic, visual, tactile, and kinesthetic sensitivity. It examines form and content in works by great masters, past and present. The course requires both analytical and intuitive thinking with a variety of materials and subjects.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Fees: Drawing Fee $22.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 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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ART 205 - Introduction to Graphic Design (3 cr.)
An introduction to the profession of graphic design. The course content will integrate computer technology with the formal elements of typography design and basic design principles related to graphic design theory. There will be a history of graphic design presented in lecture format, as a complement to “hands-on” studio work.
Liberal arts
Fees: Graphic Design $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 208 - Computer Art (3 cr.)
An introduction to the use of the computer in visual art practice focusing on the basics of Photoshop as a tool for adjusting, composing, and manipulating images. Topics include ethics of appropriation, serial imagery, the importance of archival materials in professional presentation and the preparation of a digital portfolio.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 104 , ART 262 .
Fees: Graphic Design $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall
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ART 211 - Introduction to Photography (3 cr.)
Photography I is an introductory studio art course for the beginning black and white photographer. The main emphasis of this course will be two-fold. The first will center on the understanding and operation of photographic equipment, including the camera, lens, photo accessories, film, lighting, filters, enlargers, archival film processing and darkroom printing processes. The second will focus on the aesthetic principles and concepts of black and white photography including: photographic composition and design, visual elements, tone and contrast, depth of field, conceptual considerations in photographic contexts, print analysis, semiotics, and spatial considerations in presentation.
An understanding and mastering of the above mentioned areas will allow a beginning student to approach the medium of photography as an art form in a more competent and creative manner.
You should set aside a minimum of four hours outside of class each week for completion of various assignments and photographic problems. Access to a 35 mm camera is essential. All students are responsible for providing their own camera and extra optional camera equipment such as flashes, tripods and shutter release cables, as well as the basic photographic supplies listed below.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Photography Fee $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 221 - Introduction to Painting (3 cr.)
The course introduces a variety of concepts and techniques of painting. A sequence of projects emphasizes the skills in observing color to translate dimensional forms and spatial relationships. Formal and conceptual concerns found in the history of painting are examined.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Painting Fee $25.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 231 - 3-D Design (3 cr.)
Introduction to formal, organizational, and expressive concerns related to the development of three-dimensional art forms. Subject matter, form, and content will be explored with relationship to the three-dimensional object and its unique spatial properties.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Sculpture Fee $50.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 232 - Introduction to Sculpture (3 cr.)
Fundamental problems in understanding materials, methods and ideas related to the development of sculptural concepts. Students will gain skill in bronze casting, mold making, welding, metal fabrication, wood working, assemblage and mixed materials.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Sculpture Fee $50.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 255 - Introduction to Ceramics (3 cr.)
A beginning studio course in ceramics. Introduction to the properties of clay, hand building techniques, the potter’s wheel, methods of decoration and glazing, historical and contemporary ceramics and creative problem solving in a three-dimensional medium.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Ceramics $55.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 262 - Drawing II (3 cr.)
The course deepens comprehension of materials, concepts, pictorial organization, and expression. An investigation of a variety of drawing experiences, subject matter, and drawing media broadens the definition of drawing.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 161 .
Fees: Drawing Fee $35.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 280 - Introduction to Printmaking (3 cr.)
Printmaking is the art of creating images by carving or etching into a matrix (wood, metal, etc.), covering that matrix with pigment and pressing it against paper, which transfers the picture to the new surface. Various processes will be used to develop students’ artistic statements and problem-solving skills. Students will be introduced to the history of the medium and will examine contemporary examples of artists’ prints and how they relate to their own artwork.
Liberal arts
General Education Category: Arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Printmaking Fee $65.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 282 - Book Arts (3 cr.)
Book Arts will focus on the creation of artist books as a form of artistic expression. Concept, structure, text/image relationships, sequence and the ways in which a book as a medium can present an alternative to traditional ways of viewing and interacting with art will be examined.
Liberal arts
Cardinal Core Curriculum Category: Individual Expression
Fees: Course Supplies ART 282 $65.00
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ART 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.
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ART 305 - Graphic Design II: Typography and Layout (3 cr.)
An intermediate-level course exploring the incorporation of typography design and advanced page design organization necessary for graphic design. Class direction stresses creative visual problem-solving as applied to visual communication information.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 205 or POI.
Fees: Graphic Design $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 306 - Digital Imaging (3 cr.)
The objective of this course is to build basic knowledge in digital imaging. From this foundation the student should be able to proceed into more specific areas and gain specialized knowledge in future graphic design course work and in working independently. The course will provide basic knowledge of a raster-based image-editing software and encourages students to apply this knowledge for creative and aesthetic problem-solving. This class is also intended to confront challenges specific to graphic design, such as preparing imagery for print and online publishing. An emphasis is placed on creative thinking and personal expression.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 205 and ART 305 or ART 305 taken concurrently
Fees: Graphic Design $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Spring
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ART 307 - Introduction to Illustration (3 cr.)
Introduction to various media and techniques for illustration. Emphasis is placed on synthesis of technical proficiency and aesthetic sensitivity in solving specific visual problems using a pictorial language. Includes a survey of the history of illustration.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 306
Semester(s) Offered: Annually
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ART 312 - Photography II (3 cr.)
Provides an in-depth investigation of photography as an art form and examines aesthetic considerations in image making. Students are given the opportunity to select some themes and topics. Introduces additional photographic history, techniques, and fundamental tools for photographers. Students will create a portfolio of images in response to assigned and self-directed projects. All images are produced in the B&W darkroom. Student must provide a suitable camera (see Art Department).
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 211 or POI.
Fees: Photography Fee $45.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 315 - Photography III: Digital Photo (3 cr.)
Examines tools and techniques of photographic image manipulation using Adobe Photoshop on Macintosh computers. Film scanning, digital image downloading, photo retouching, color management, and composition/layering of images are addressed through specific assignments. Students will create a portfolio of images in response to assignments and self-directed projects.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 312 or POI.
Fees: Photography Fee $150.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 319 - Photography IV (3 cr.)
Examines problems in B&W silver and digital color and B&W photography. Integrates studio lighting techniques and exploration of alternative photographic processes. Students may work in the digital or silver darkroom at their discretion. Emphasis on self-directed semester long project to be presented as part of final portfolio accompanied by strong artist statement. In-depth research on historic and contemporary photographers occurs throughout the semester.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 315 or POI.
Fees: Photography Fee $150.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 322 - Painting II (3 cr.)
Painting II deepens the comprehension of concepts, color theory, and methods of painting. The student’s knowledge and studio experiences are broadened through an investigation of a variety of subject matter and processes specific to oil painting.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): ART 221 .
Fees: Painting Fee $35.00
Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
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ART 325 - Introduction to Art Therapy (3 cr.)
Offers an introduction to and experiential overview of the field of art therapy, an interdisciplinary field combining principles and practices in art, psychology and sociology. Students learn through lectures, discussions, audio-visual presentations, and experiential exercises.
Liberal arts
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101 ; ART 161 or ART 104 or ART 231 ; or POI.
Semester(s) Offered: Every Other Fall
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