Course Descriptions

MGMT 4560 - Topics in Entrepreneurship

Description: Study of entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, and new business. Representative topics include start-up motives, strategic issues in small and entrepreneurial businesses, franchising, behavioral issues in small business management, legitimacy of new business, international aspects for new and small businesses, family businesses, succession, growth and alliances for small businesses, decision making and the entrepreneur. Students study one or more of these/such topics in depth. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

Course typically offered: On demand

MGMT 4660 - International Management Perspectives

Description: A comprehensive framework is used to study the management of multinational operations in cross-cultural environments with a focus on the decisions that managers must make. Topics include strategic planning, organization, human resources, operations management, entrepreneurship and ethics.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MGMT 4790 - Human Resources Capstone

Description: Intensive review of the functional disciplines in the Human Resources (HR) field. Evaluate theories of HR and demonstrate integrative knowledge of HR functions relative to each other and to other functional areas within an organization.

Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MGMT 4800 - Internship

Description: Supervised work in a job related to student’s career objective. Prerequisite(s): Student must meet the employer’s requirements and have consent of advisor.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MGMT 4810 - Purchasing and Materials Management

Description: From original planning through delivery of finished products; purchasing, inventory control, receiving, stores, production control, traffic and materials handling.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MGMT 4820 - Manufacturing Planning and Control

Description: In-depth coverage of the function of production planning and control, including such topics as materials requirements planning, capacity planning, master production scheduling, forecasting, production activity planning, and control and project management.

Prerequisite(s): DSCI 2305 (formerly DSCI 2710) with a grade of C or better.

MGMT 4830 - Productivity and Quality Management

Description: Coverage of the topics related to quality science and quality improvement. Topics include acceptance sampling, TQM, process control and their impact on productivity.

Prerequisite(s): DSCI 2305 (formerly DSCI 2710) with a grade of C or better.

MGMT 4840 - Compensation and Benefits Administration

Description: Wage and salary administration in public and private organizations; determinants of general wage and salary levels and structures; total compensation systems; interrelationship among employee performance, intrinsic and extrinsic rewards, perceived equitable payments, and employee satisfaction. Open to non-business majors.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring 

MGMT 4860 - Organizational Design and Change

Description: Organizational design is a primary management tool for organizing business processes and developing organizational capabilities. The course focuses on developing an understanding of the basics of organizational design, how to utilize organizational design principles to manage change, and how to keep the design aligned with the needs of the firm and the demands to which it must respond. The design and development effort includes study of organizational structures, the basic work patterns of the organization, organizational cultures, managerial roles, and the use of teams.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MGMT 4880 - Management of Projects and Systems

Description: Investigation and study of the role of projects in contemporary organizations. Includes a presentation of the technical aspects pertaining to the management of complex projects and systems starting with conceptual design and advanced development, and continuing through detailed design, production and termination. Emphasis is placed on integrative concepts rather than isolated methodologies.

Course typically offered: Summer

MGMT 4890 - Legal Aspects of Employment Practices

Description: Current legislation and its impact on human resources policy and practices.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MGMT 4900 - Special Problems

Description: Supervised study on a selected management topic. Typically requires a research paper and significant independent study.

Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.

Course typically offered: On demand

MKTG 3010 - Professional Selling

Description: Professional selling principles and practices for business applications. Principles of communication, listening, selling yourself and a business sales model. Students develop and present two sales presentations. Satisfies the COBA business foundation communication requirement. Open to all majors.

Course typically offered: Fall

MKTG 3650 - Foundations of Marketing Practice

Description: Survey of marketing concepts and practices and overview of the range of activities performed by marketing managers. Topics include the identification of market opportunities, strategic marketing planning, product/service development and management, price setting and management, establishing and managing distribution channels, and structuring promotional programs.

Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MKTG 3660 - Advertising Management

Description: Advertising for business executives; creation of primary demand, stimuli, promotional programs, media selection, appropriation and evaluation.

Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650 or equivalent.

Course typically offered: Spring

MKTG 4120 - Consumer Behavior

Description: A survey of individual and organizational decision making in the acquisition, consumption and disposition of goods and services, with selected applications in market segmentation, marketing communications and marketing management. Topics include consumer and organizational behavior models and decision processes; internal influencing forces of motivation, perception, learning, personality, lifestyle and attitudes; external influencing forces of culture, subculture, demographic, social class, reference group and household.

Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650 or equivalent.

Course typically offered: Spring

MKTG 4360 - Retailing

Description: Principles and methods of retailing including: store location and layout: sales promotion; buying and pricing; personnel management; credit; and stock control.

Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650

Course typically offered: Fall

MKTG 4380 - Marketing Internship

Description: Supervised work in a job related to student’s career objective. 

Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650. Pass/No Pass only.

Course typically offered: On demand

MKTG 4520 - Marketing Channels and Strategic Partnerships

Description: An examination of strategic issues involved in managing marketing channels. Topics include channel design, supply chain management and the external channels environment. Marketing channel strategy is extended to the use of strategic alliances and other collaborative distribution relationships for global competitive advantage. Special attention is afforded to resource and technology interdependencies, exchange governance and relationship benchmarking.

Prerequisite(s): MKTG 3650 or equivalent.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 1301 - Elementary Algebra

Description: Formerly UGMT 1301. The content of this course will be tailored to the individual student and may include basic algebra, linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational expressions, factoring, exponents and radicals, and quadratic equations. Pass/no pass only. Cannot be taken concurrently with another mathematics course.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MATH 1303 - Fundamentals of Mathematics with Applications

Description: Formerly MATH 1000R. Preparatory course for MATH 1332 (formerly MATH 1580) and MATH 1342 (formerly MATH 1680). Topics include, basic algebraic operations; linear equations and inequalities; lines in the coordinate plane; sets and logic; counting and probability; functions, graphs and modeling. Successful completion does not award academic credit or fulfill any degree requirement.

Prerequisite(s): A score between 336 and 349 on TSI-Math or a P in MATH 1301 (formerly UGMT 1301).

Corerequisite(s): MATH 1354, MATH 1332 (formerly MATH 1580), or MATH 1342 (formerly MATH 1680).

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 1305 - Fundamentals of Algebra

Description: Formerly MATH 1010. Basic algebraic operations, linear equations and inequalities, polynomials, rational expressions, factoring, exponents and radicals, and quadratic equations. Successful completion does not award academic credit or fulfill any degree requirement.

Prerequisite(s): A score between 336 and 349 on TSI-Math or a P in MATH 1301 (formerly UGMT 1301).

Corequisite(s): MATH 1314 (formerly MATH 1100) or MATH 1324.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MATH 1314 - Algebra for STEM majors

Credit hours: 3

Description: Formerly MATH 1100. Quadratic equations; systems involving quadratics; variation, ratio and proportion; progressions; the binomial theorem; inequalities; complex numbers; theory of equations; determinants; partial fractions; exponentials and logarithms.

Prerequisite(s): TSI-Math complete; successful completion of MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010); or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010).

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 1316 - Trigonometry

Credit hours: 3

Description: Formerly MATH 1600. Trigonometry based on both right triangles and the unit circle: graphs of trigonometric functions; inverse trigonometric functions; trigonometric identities and equations; laws of sines and cosines; polar coordinates; DeMoivre’s theorem; vectors.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314 (formerly MATH 1100) or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 1324 - Business Math I

Credit hours: 3

Description: Topics from algebra (linear equations, quadratic equations, functions and graphs, exponential and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations), mathematics of finance (simple and compound interest, annuities and amortization) and applications to management, business and economics.

Prerequisite(s): TSI-Math complete; or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) with a grade C or better; or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010).

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 1325 - Business Calculus

Credit hours: 3

Description: Formerly MATH 1190. Differential and integral calculus with emphasis on applications to business.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314 (formerly MATH 1100) or MATH 1324 or equivalent, with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 1332 - Survey of Mathematics with Applications

Credit hours: 3

Description: Formerly MATH 1580. Topics include probability, statistics, algebra, logic and the mathematics of finance. Additional topics are selected from geometry, sets, cryptography, fair division, voting theory and graph theory. Emphasis is on applications. Recreational and historical aspects of selected topics are also included. Technology is used extensively. Math 1332 (formerly MATH 1580) is not intended to prepare students for calculus, science, engineering or business courses. 

Prerequisite(s): TSI-Math complete; or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) or MATH 1303 (formerly MATH 1000R) with a grade C or better; or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1303 (formerly MATH 1000R).

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 1342 - Elementary Probability and Statistics

Credit hours: 3

Description: Formerly MATH 1680. An introductory course to serve students of any field who want to apply statistical inference. Descriptive statistics, elementary probability, estimation, hypothesis testing and small samples. 

Prerequisite(s): TSI-Math complete; or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) or MATH 1303 (formerly 1000R) with a grade of C or better; or concurrent enrollment in MATH 1303 (formerly MATH 1000R).

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 1352 - Algebra for Teachers

Description: Intended for individuals seeking EC-6 or Math 4-8 teaching certification. Simplifying expressions; solving equations; modeling real-life situations; describing patterns and sequences; writing formulas to match sequences; representing functions with equations, graphs, and tables; distinguishing between linear and non-linear functions; analyzing examples of reasoning.

Prerequisite(s): TSI Math-complete or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MATH 1353 - Geometry and Measurements for Teachers

Description: Basic geometry; the coordinate plane; Pythagorean Theorem; distance formula; polygons; circles; regular polyhedral; congruence and similarity, constructions; transformations; symmetry; tessellations; Perimeter; area; surface area; volume, history of math as it relates to geometry, discussion on the geometry curriculum in elementary grades.

Prerequisite(s): TSI Math-complete or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 1354 - Numbers and Operations for Teachers

Description: Intended for individuals seeking EC-6 teaching certification. An in-depth investigation of the number and operations concepts taught in elementary and middle school including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division of positive and negative integers; number theory; rational numbers; proportional reasoning.

Prerequisite(s): TSI Math-complete or MATH 1305 (formerly MATH 1010) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MATH 1355 - Probability and Statistics for Teachers

Description: Topics from financial literacy, probability, and statistics related to EC-8 curriculum. Topics include: taxes, budgeting, interest, counting techniques, tree diagrams, concepts of probability, data display, data analysis, and descriptive statistics.

Prerequisite(s): TSI Math complete.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MATH 2391 - Special Problems

Description: Formerly MATH 2900. May be repeated for credit.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 2413 - Calculus I

Credit hours: 4 

Description: Formerly MATH 2424 and MATH 1710. Limits and continuity, derivatives and integrals; differentiation and integration of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, and algebraic functions; applications, including slope, velocity, extrema, area, volume and work.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 1316 (formerly MATH 1600) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

MATH 2414 - Calculus II

Credit hours: 4 

Description: Formerly MATH 2425 and MATH 1720. Differentiation and integration of exponential, logarithmic and transcendental functions; integration techniques; indeterminate forms; improper integrals; area and arc length in polar coordinates; infinite series; power series; Taylor’s theorem.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 and MATH 1710) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 2415 - Multivariable Calculus

Credit hours: 4

Description: Formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730. Vectors and analytic geometry in 3-space; partial and directional derivatives; extrema; double and triple integrals and applications; cylindrical and spherical coordinates.

Prerequisite(s): Students must complete MATH 2414 (formerly MATH 2425 and MATH 1720) or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 3301 - History of Mathematics

Description: Major themes in mathematical history: algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability, statistics and advanced mathematics. Historical development through civilizations ranging from Babylonia and Egypt through Greece, the Far and Middle East and on to modern Europe.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 or MATH 1710) or equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 3303 - Advanced Study of the Secondary Mathematics Curriculum

Description: Formerly MATH 4050. Study of mathematical topics in the secondary curriculum from and advanced viewpoint. Discussion of the relationship between the secondary and collegiate curricula. Combinatorics. The Euclidean algorithm, congruence classes, and prime factorization. Modeling with differential equations. Conic sections. Pedagogical techniques.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3405 (formerly Math 3320) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 3311 - Number Theory

Description: Formerly MATH 3400. Factorizations, congruencies, quadratic reciprocity, finite fields, quadratic forms, Diophantine equations.

Prerequisite(s): Math 3405 (formerly MATH 3320) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 3315 - Linear Algebra and Vector Space Theory

Description: Formerly MATH 3330. Vector spaces over the real number field, linear transformations, basis and matrix representation, scalar products and orthogonality, determinants and eigenvalues.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2414 (formerly MATH 2425 and MATH 1720) or MATH 3405 (formerly MATH 3320) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 3331 - Differential Equations I

Description: Formerly MATH 3410. First-order equations, existence-uniqueness theorem, linear equations, separation of variables, higher-order linear equations, systems of linear equations, series solutions and numerical solutions.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730) with a grade of C or better or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730).

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 3351 - Foundations of Geometry

Description: Formerly MATH 4060. Selections from synthetic, analytic, projective, Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometry.

Prerequisite(s): Math 3405 (formerly Math 3320) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 3355 - Vector Calculus

Description: Formerly MATH 3740. Theory of vector-valued functions on Euclidean space. Derivative as best linear-transformation approximation to a function. Divergence, gradient, curl. Vector fields, path integrals, surface integrals. Constrained extrema and Lagrange multipliers. Implicit function theorem. Jacobian matrices. Green’s, Stokes’, and Gauss’ (divergence) theorems in Euclidean space. Differential forms and an introduction to differential geometry.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3315 (formerly MATH 3330) and MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730).

 Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 3361 - Applied Statistics

Description: Formerly MATH 3680. Descriptive statistics, elements of probability, random variables, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, regression, contingency tables.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 and MATH 1710) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 3365 - Technologies for Mathematics

Description: Formerly 3305. A hands-on overview of various software used by mathematicians and math instructors. Types of software may include, but may not be limited to, Computer Algebra Systems, Dynamic Graphing Utilities, Statistical Analysis Programs, Geometry Visualization Programs, and Mathematical Typesetting Software.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 and MATH 1710) with a grade of C or better. 

Course typically offered: Summer

MATH 3405 - Introduction to Mathematical Proofs

Description: Formerly MATH 3320. Introductory mathematical logic, mathematical induction, methods of proof, elementary number theory, sets, relations, functions and combinatorics.

Prerequisite(s): Must have completed, or be enrolled in MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 and MATH 1710).

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 4312 - Abstract Algebra II

Description: Formerly MATH 3520. Topics from coding theory, quadratic forms, Galois theory, multilinear algebra, advanced group theory, and advanced ring theory.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 4411 (formerly MATH 3510)

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4315 - Introduction to the Theory of Matrices

Description: Formerly MATH 4450. Congruence (Hermitian); similarity; orthogonality, matrices with polynomial elements and minimal polynomials; Cayley-Hamilton theorem; bilinear and quadratic forms; eigenvalues.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3315 (formerly MATH 3330)

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4325 - Introduction to Graph Theory

Description: Formerly MATH 4430. Introduction to combinatorics through graph theory. Topics introduced include connectedness, factorization, Hamiltonian graphs, network flows, Ramsey numbers, graph coloring, automorphisms of graphs and Polya’s Enumeration Theorem. Connections with computer science are emphasized.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3405 (formerly MATH 3320), MATH 4441 (formerly MATH 3000), or CSCE 2100.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4331 - Differential Equations II

Description: Formerly MATH 3320. Ordinary differential equations arising from partial differential equations by means of separation of variables; method of characteristics for first-order PDEs; boundary value problems for ODEs; comparative study of heat equation, wave equation and Laplace’s equation by separation of variables and numerical methods; further topics in numerical solution of ODEs.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3315 (formerly MATH 3330) and MATH 3331 (formerly MATH 3410).

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4335 - Dynamical Systems

Description: Formerly MATH 4200. One-dimensional dynamics. Sharkovskii’s theory, routes to chaos, symbolic dynamics, higher-dimensional dynamics, attractors, bifurcations, quadratic maps, Julia and Mandelbrot sets.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 4342 (formerly MATH 3610)

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4342 - Real Analysis II

Description: Formerly MATH 3610. Continuation of MATH 4441 (formerly MATH 3000). Topics include derivatives, integrals, limits of sequences of functions, Fourier series; and an introduction to multivariable analysis.

Prerequisite(s): Math 4441 (formerly MATH 3000) and Math 3315 (formerly MATH 3330) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4345 - Introduction to Functions of a Complex Variable

Description: Formerly MATH 4520. Algebra of complex numbers and geometric representation; analytic functions; elementary functions and mapping; real-line integrals; complex integration; power series; residues, poles, conformal mapping and applications.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730) 

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4346 - Fourier Analysis

Description: Formerly MATH 4100. Application oriented introduction to Fourier analysis, including Fourier series, Fourier transforms, discrete Fourier transforms, wavelets, orthogonal polynomials, and the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) algorithm. The theoretical portions of this course will emphasize interconnections and operator algebraic formalism. Applications will be chosen from among differential equations, signal processing, probability, and high precision arithmetic.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2414 (formerly MATH 2425 and MATH 1720) and MATH 3315 (formerly MATH 3330). Prior or concurrent enrollment in MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730) and MATH 3331 (formerly MATH 3410) recommended. 

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4351 - Introduction to Topology

Description: Formerly MATH 4500. Point set topology; connectedness, compactness, continuous functions and metric spaces.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 4342 (formerly MATH 3610)

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4361 - Probability

Description: Formerly MATH 4610. Combinatorial analysis, probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, expectation, parameterized distributions, limit theorems, joint distributions, conditional distributions, and correlation.

Prerequisite(s): Students must complete MATH 2415 (formerly MATH 2426 and MATH 2730) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically ofered: On demand

MATH 4362 - Statistics

Description: Formerly MATH 4650. Sampling distributions, point estimation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, goodness of fit tests, regression and correlation, analysis of variance, and non-parametric methods.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 3361 (formerly MATH 3680) or at least a 4 on the AP Statistics test; and MATH 4361 (formerly MATH 4610).

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4365 - Introduction to Numerical Analysis

Description: Formerly MATH 3350. Description and mathematical analysis of methods used for solving problems of a mathematical nature on the computer. Roots of equations, systems of linear equations, polynomial interpolation and approximation, least-squares approximation, numerical solution of ordinary differential equations.

Prerequisite(s): Math 3315 (formerly MATH 3330) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4391 - Special Problems

Description: Formerly 4900.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4401 - Introduction to 3D Printing, Design, and Sc. Writing

Description: Desktop 3D printing involves building up objects from plastic filament. In this course, students will use various types of 3D modeling software and imaging equipment to print actual physical objects. Additionally, students will learn scientific writing and presentation skills.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formally MATH 2424 and MATH 1710)

Course typically offered: Summer

MATH 4411 - Abstract Algebra I

Description: Formerly MATH 3510. Groups, rings, integral domains, polynomial rings and fields.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 4441 (formerly MATH 3000) or MATH 3311 (formerly MATH 3400) with a grade C or better.

Course typically offered: Spring

MATH 4441 - Real Analysis I

Description: Formerly MATH 3000. Introduction to mathematical proofs through real analysis. Topics include sets, relations, types of proofs, continuity and topology of the real line. May only be attempted 2 times for credit.

Prerequisite(s): Students must complete MATH 3405 (formerly MATH 3320) or its equivalent with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: Fall

MATH 4481 - Financial Mathematics 1

Description: Use of mathematical and numerical models in financial and actuarial work, including pricing financial securities and making risk estimates. Topics include time value of money, annuities and cash flows, loans, bonds, general cash flows, portfolios, and immunization. Covers all of the required topics on actuarial: Financial Mathematics examination.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 or MATH 1710) with a grade of C or better.

Course typically offered: On demand

MATH 4495 - Undergraduate Research in Mathematics

Description​: Formerly MATH 4490. Topics include introduction to research methods for undergraduates, including proposal preparation, literature review, independent mentored study and investigation with appropriate methodology, and mathematical dissemination of results.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2414 (formerly MATH 2425 and MATH 1720) or consent of instructor.

Course typically offered: On demand

EDME 4351 - Teaching Mathematics in Grades 4-8

Description: This course offers candidates a constructivist approach to helping students develop a knowledge of mathematics in grades 4-8. Teaching strategies are presented with developmental activities that can be used with middle grade students. Students will reflect on what it means to teach mathematics and explore the factors that influence teaching.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to Clinical 1 or consent of the department.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MUSI 1310 - Survey of American Music

Credit hours: 3

Description: The evolution of popular music in the United States from the 19th century to the present, by examining the multicultural and historic roots of original musical genres, contributing artists, stylistics elements, instruments, and rhythms.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

MUED 3130 - Foundations in Music

Description: Development of musical concepts and skills in listening and performance through use of elementary school music program materials and activities.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

PHYS 1052 - Solar System

Credit hours: 3

Description: History of astronomy and the physical properties of the earth, moon, planets and minor bodies. Includes weekly outdoor and indoor laboratory exercises.

Course typically offered: Fall

PHYS 1062 - Stars and the Universe

Credit hours: 3

Description: Properties of stars and stellar systems and a study of the origin, evolution and future of the universe. Includes weekly outdoor and indoor laboratory exercises.

Course typically offered: Spring

PHYS 1210 - Conceptual Physics

Credit hours: 3

Description: Principles and applications of mechanics, heat, sound, light, electricity and atomic physics for the elementary education major.

Prerequisite(s): Must be an INDE-BS major and must complete one of the following courses: MATH 1314 (formerly MATH 1100) or equivalent.

Course typically offered: Spring

PHYS 1410 - General Physics I

Credit hours: 3

Description: Non-calculus based physics sequence suitable for life sciences majors and preprofessional students. Principles and applications of mechanics, sound and heat.

Prerequisite(s): Proficiency in algebra and trigonometry.

Course typically offered: Fall

PHYS 1420 - General Physics II

Credit hours: 3

Description: Non-calculus based physics sequence suitable for life sciences majors and preprofessional students. Principles and applications of electricity, magnetism, light and atomic physics.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1410 or consent of department.

Course typically offered: Spring

PHYS 1430 - General Physics Laboratory I

Credit hours: 1

Description: Non-Calculus based physics lab sequence suitable for life sciences majors and pre-professional students. Principles and applications of mechanics, sound and heat.

Prerequisite(s): Credit for or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 1410.

Course typically offered: Fall

PHYS 1440 - General Physics Laboratory II

Credit hours: 1 

Description: Non-calculus based physics sequence suitable for life sciences majors and pre-professional students. Principles and applications of electricity, magnetism, light and atomic physics.

Prerequisite(s): Credit for or concurrent enrollment in PHYS 1420.

Course typically offered: Spring

PHYS 1710 - Mechanics

Credit hours: 3

Description: Laws of motion; inertia, acceleration, force, energy, momentum and angular momentum. Rotational and oscillatory motion. Gravitation.

Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413 (formerly MATH 2424 and Math 1710)

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1730

Course typically offered: Fall

PHYS 1730 - Mechanics Lab

Credit hours: 1

Description: Laboratory to accompany PHYS 1710. Basic laboratory experiments supporting principles presented in PHYS 1710.

Corequisite(s): PHYS 1710

Course typically offered: Fall

PHYS 2220 - Electricity and Magnetism

Credit hours: 3

Description: Electric and magnetic fields, circuits, wave optics and elementary quantum physics.

Prerequisite(s): PHYS 1710 

Corequisite(s): PHYS 2240

Course typically offered: Spring 

PHYS 2240 - Electricity and Magnetism Lab

Credit hours: 1

Description: Laboratory to accompany PHYS 2220. Basic laboratory experiments supporting principles presented in PHYS 2220.

Corequisite(s): PHYS 2220

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 1040 - American Government: Laws and Institutions

Credit hours: 3

Description: U.S. and Texas constitutions, federalism, local government, institutions, civil rights and civil liberties. Satisfies legislative requirement of a course emphasizing U.S. and Texas constitutions. PSCI 1040 must be taken to satisfy the requirement of a course emphasizing U.S. and Texas constitutions.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

PSCI 1050 - American Government: Process and Policies

Credit hours: 3

Description: Political parties, elections, interest groups, mass media, public opinion and public policy.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring 

PSCI 2304 - Introduction to Political Science

Description: An introduction to the theoretical and behavioral aspects of political science, including public opinion and preferences, electoral systems and behavior, policy inputs and outputs, governance and institutional design.

Prerequisite(s): Preferred completion of PSCI 1040 and 1050, or equivalent.

Course typically ofered: Fall

PSCI 2307 - Introduction to Political Science Research Methods

Description: An introduction for political science majors to the scope, logic and methods of political science research. The course familiarizes students with the appropriate uses of qualitative and quantitative methods.

Course Typically Offered: Spring

PSCI 3100 - Topics in American Government

Description: Major areas of research and controversy in American politics. Representative topics include political campaigning, minority group politics, and science fiction and politics. May be repeated for credit as topics vary.

Course typically offered: Fall, Spring

PSCI 3110 - The Legislative Process

Description: Legislative behavior, representation, selection of legislators, organization and procedures; relationships to other branches of government.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 3120 - Women and Politics

Description: Explores aspects of women’s political, legal and economic lives in which gender intersects with government; provides overview of issues and important concepts, events and movements concerning them.

Course typically offered: Fall

PSCI 3130 - Interest Groups

Description: The theory, development, types, operations and effectiveness of interest groups in American politics.

PSCI 3160 - Mass Media in American Politics

Description: Mass media’s impact upon the political process, institutions and the individual.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 3200 - The American Legal System

Description: Institutions and processes; courts and judicial behavior.

PSCI 3210 - The U.S. Supreme Court

Description: Explores varying aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court, including how the Supreme Court selects and decides cases, how justices are appointed to the Supreme Court, how the Supreme Court interacts with other branches of government and interest groups, and how decisions are implemented.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 3300 - International Relations

Description: Alternative theories of the observed behavior of nation states, international and transnational organizations and multinational actors, with explorations of the use of cooperation and coercion to resolve conflicts.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the core American government sequence: PSCI 1040 and either PSCI 1050 or PSCI 1060.

Course typically offered: Fall

PSCI 3301 - Introduction to Public Policy

Description: This course introduces the concepts and processes of public policy formulation, implementation and reform. Institutions, actors, theories, and evaluation methods in the policy making process are explored in their application to different policy areas.

Course Typically Offered: Spring

PSCI 3320 - Democratic Theory

Description: The evolution of theories of democracy, republicanism, equality and their alternatives and the application of these concepts to governance and problem-solving in modern democracies.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the core American Government sequence: PSCI 1040 and either PSCI 1050, PSCI 1060, or PSCI 1370.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 3330 - Introduction to Public Administration

Description: Examines the theory and practice of the administration and management of governmental operations and bureaucracy, politics, and policy. Legal and historical dynamics of public administration will also be explored.

Prerequisite(s): Students must complete PSCI 1040 or PSCI 1050; or equivalents.

Course typically offered: Fall 

PSCI 3340 - Rights, Opportunities and Social Justice

Description: An examination of movement and protest politics through the African American civil rights movements and the emergence of modern social justice movements in Dallas and national political settings.

Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1040 and PSCI 1050.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 3350 - Minority Politics and Political Behavior

Description: An examination of how political behavior in the United States is changing as the transformation to a majority-minority polity creates debates about citizenship, political participation and representation.

Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1040 and PSCI 1050, or their equivalents.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

PSCI 3360 - Comparative Courts

Description: An introduction to the various democratic, democratizing, authoritarian and religious judicial systems used by nations around the world. The course examines the impact of judicial systems on human and constitutional rights.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 4020 - Urban Politics

Description: The city in social order; political machinery of central city and suburbs; types of conflicts, policies, leadership and groups; metropolitan government.

Course typically offered: Fall

PSCI 4100 - Political Parties

Description: Development, nature, problems, organization, operation and functions.

Course typically offered: Spring

PSCI 4120 - Public Opinion and Participation

Description: Shaping factors, communication techniques, public opinion, governmental action and democracy.

Course typically offered: Fall

PSCI 4140 - The Presidency

Description: Development of power, influence and limitations of the chief executive; selection, office, changing role and problems of control.

Course typically offered: Spring