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2014-15 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Music Pedagogy
  

  • MUPD 4110 - Advanced Brass Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, and pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced brass students.


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  • MUPD 4120 - Advanced Percussion Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, and pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced percussion students.


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  • MUPD 4130 - Advanced String Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, and pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced string students.


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  • MUPD 4140 - Advanced Woodwind Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Advanced study of conceptual, physiological, acoustical, and pedagogical methods and materials used in the teaching of beginning, intermediate, and advanced woodwind students.


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  • MUPD 4320 - Piano Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The various technical and philosophical approaches in teaching piano. Examination of teaching repertory through intermediate level. Supervised teaching through intermediate level.


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  • MUPD 4330 - Organ Pedagogy

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Instruction in the principles of teaching organ–(1) manual and pedal techniques, (2) organ methods, and (3) organ repertoire of varying degrees of difficulty and of all period styles from pre-Bach through twentieth century.


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Music Theory
  
  

  • MUTH 1110 - Theory and Aural Skills I

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 1000  with grade of C- or higher or satisfactory score on theory diagnostic exam. Harmonic tonality and fixed-do solfège through chorale analysis and harmonizations of given bass lines. Major and minor scales and harmonizations through secondary function. Meets for five hours per week.


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  • MUTH 1120 - Theory and Aural Skills II

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 1110 . Harmonic tonality and fixed-do solfège through chorale analysis and harmonizations of given bass lines. Modal scales, harmonization, and analysis through the augmented sixth. Meets for five hours per week.


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  • MUTH 3020 - Commercial Songwriting

    3 credit hours
    (Same as RIM 3020 .) Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy and RIM 1230  or MUTH 1110  or permission of instructor; others - permission of instructor. Organization of ideas, words, and music into the writing of popular songs. Analysis of songwriting trends. Students will be expected to play guitar or piano and sing.


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  • MUTH 3110 - Counterpoint

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 2120  with C- or better. Review and continuation of contrapuntal techniques. Canon, imitation, various contrapuntal devices, inventions, and beginning fugue. Analysis and some degree of original work.


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  • MUTH 4110 - Form and Analysis

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 2120 . Binary and tenary forms, simple rondos and sonatinas progressing to sonata form, large rondos, theme and variations, art song, and free forms. Stylistic analysis and study of devices and materials from early to contemporary periods.


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  • MUTH 4180 - Improvisation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: MUTH 1120  or permission of instructor. Basic tools of jazz improvisation including chord/scale relationships, melodic construction, and practice techniques. In-class playing over blues, rhythm changes, and other standard jazz progressions. Elements of the bebop style. Preparation of playing exercises and several solo transcriptions.


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  • MUTH 4190 - Introduction to MIDI and Sound Synthesis

    3 credit hours
    (Same as RIM 4190 .) Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy and RIM 1230  or MUTH 1110 ; others-RIM 3010 , RIM 1230 , or MUTH 1110  or permission of instructor. An introduction to synthesizer programming and the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) with emphasis on history, theory, and application. Hands-on activities include synthesizer programming with virtual instruments and MIDI sequencing using a digital audio workstation. Laboratory required.


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  • MUTH 4290 - MIDI Sequencing and Virtual Instruments

    3 credit hours
    (Same as  RIM 4290 ). Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy and RIM 4910 /MUTH 4910; others - RIM 4190 /MUTH 4190  or permission of instructor. An advanced hands-on course with an emphasis on MIDI sequencing and virtual instruments within Pro Tools, Reason, and other music production software. Drum machines, synthesizers, samplers, and other electronic instruments used to create a commercial music track. Laboratory required.


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  • MUTH 4590 - Computer Based Scoring for Visual Media

    3 credit hours
    (Same as RIM 4590 .) Prerequisites: RI majors - admission to candidacy, RIM 4190 /MUTH 4190  and either RIM 4200  or  RIM 4290 /MUTH 4290 ; others - RIM 4190 /MUTH 4190  and either RIM 4200  or  RIM 4290 /MUTH 4290 ; or permission of instructor. Writing music for visual media using the capabilities of a computer workstation. Introduces compositional techniques utilizing Macintosh sequencing software and QuickTime video playback in combination with synthesizers and sample playback programs. Concepts include synchronization of music to picture, tempo selection, sound source selection/manipulation, and analysis of the dramatic content of a scene. Laboratory required.


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Nursing
  

  • NURS 3000 - Professionalism in Nursing

    1 credit hour
    Exposes the novice nursing student to the profession of nursing. Concept of professionalism explored and related to nursing. Includes a brief historical review of nursing and nursing theories. Professional values, practice standards,informatics,  and communications with health care professional introduced. Legal implications for nursing explored.


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  • NURS 3040 - Health Assessment Laboratory

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisites: BIOL 2010 /BIOL 2011  and BIOL 2020 /BIOL 2021 ; accepted into upper-division nursing. Corequisite: NURS 3030 . Opportunity to practice the basic principles and techniques required for the assessment and analysis of data (diagnosis). Normal assessment findings in the adult as well as selected abnormal findings studied. Cultural variations and assessment variations across the lifespan explored. Two-hour laboratory.


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  • NURS 3111 - Professional Role Development

    3 credit hours
    Socializes the returning R.N. into the role of a baccalaureate nurse. Professionalism in nursing, role transition, history of nursing education, and issues pertinent to returning adult learners.


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  • NURS 3370 - Health and Gerontology

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on the normal aging process and related health care issues from an interdisciplinary perspective. Incorporates concepts of health promotion, prevention, and adaptation for those who are aging and their families. Three hours lecture.


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  • NURS 3560 - Caring for the Childbearing Family-Clinical

    2 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 3170 , NURS 3350 , NURS 3360 , and NURS 3570 . Corequisite: NURS 3550 . Nursing process for applying the clinical application and principles of nursing and family theory to childbearing families. Focuses on health promotion, prevention, and adaptation for childbearing families. Sixteen hours clinical/lab per week for duration of course.


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  • NURS 4005 - Independent Health Care Study

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to the upper division of the nursing program and permission of instructor. Allows the student to pursue individual interests in nursing by contracting with an instructor and documenting the plan of learning as well as its fulfillment. One to three lectures or two to six laboratory hours.


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  • NURS 4035 - Special Topics in Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Explores selected nursing topics in depth. Specified topic offered each semester according to student interest and faculty availability. Can be taken for a maximum of nine hours.


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  • NURS 4036 - Nursing’s Image in the Media

    3 credit hours
    Explores the variety of images that the public, the media, and nurses hold of nurses and the nursing profession. Examines personal beliefs regarding these images and the influence these beliefs can play in major health care issues.


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  • NURS 4037 - End-of-Life Care

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on the role of the nurse in end-of-life care across the lifespan and among cultures. Covers a wide range of topics and issues, incorporating a holistic perspective. Students explore their personal values, beliefs, and practices related to end-of-life.


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  • NURS 4038 - Medical-Surgical Practicum

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Admission to upper division nursing program; NURS 3530  and NURS 3540 ; and permission of instructor. Allows students to pursue individual interests in nursing by contracting with an instructor and documenting the plan of learning as well as its fulfillment. Six laboratory hours.


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  • NURS 4039 - Health Care Issues and Trends

    3 credit hours
    Online course provides opportunities for examination and critical evaluation of significant issues and trends in the current health care environment.


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  • NURS 4040 - Forensic Nursing

    3 credit hours
    Explores the issues and opportunities in the specialty of forensic nursing and provides an overview of many different roles and positions that nurses can assume, as well as basic information regarding forensic science.
     


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  • NURS 4055 - Informatics for the Health Care Professional

    3 credit hours
    Theoretical foundations of informatics for health care professionals. Examines information technology and tools on the Internet. Emphasis on impact of automated data management through information systems in health care.


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  • NURS 4330 - Caring for Adult Clients II

    5 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 3530 , NURS 3540 , NURS 3550 , NURS 3560 . Corequisite: NURS 4340 . Incorporates the nursing process and critical thinking skills into the professional nursing care of the adult client experiencing complex, multi-system illness, failure, and trauma. Opportunities for the nursing student to combine acquired knowledge from previous nursing courses and courses from other disciplines with new phenomena encountered in a variety of high acuity care settings. Five hours lecture.


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  • NURS 4340 - Caring for Adult Clients II-Clinical

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 3530 , NURS 3540 , NURS 3550 , NURS 3560 . Corequisite: NURS 4330 . Opportunity for nursing students to integrate didactic and empirical knowledge and skills for clients with critical needs into the acute care setting. Understanding of complex, multi-system illness, failure, and trauma in providing nursing care. Twenty hours clinical/lab for duration of course.


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  • NURS 4530 - Caring for the Community as Client

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 4330 , NURS 4340 , NURS 4350 , NURS 4360 . Corequisites: NURS 4550  and NURS 4560 . Opportunity for students to learn theoretical concepts and epidemiological principles related to health promotion and preventive services. Primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of prevention covered. Focuses on the work of an interdisciplinary health care team and concepts of nursing and public health when working with the individual, family, group, and community as client. Three hours lecture.


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  • NURS 4550 - Caring for Clients with Mental Health Alterations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NURS 4330 , NURS 4340 , NURS 4350  and NURS 4360 , and NURS 4530 . Corequisite: NURS 4560 . Opportunity for students to learn theoretical concepts relating to mental health and psychiatric nursing. Interpersonal and group communication, psychopathology, and legal and ethical issues explored. Methods used in providing nursing care for clients with alterations in mental health presented. Interdisciplinary health care team and its function in the psychiatric setting explored. Three hours lecture.


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  • NURS 4570 - Professional Practice and Leadership

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites:  ,  ,  , and  . Opportunity for students to examine and evaluate theoretical concepts relating to leadership and management in nursing. The learning experiences emphasize the development of strategies that enhance leadership capabilities including decision-making, managing conflict, using power, and delegating. Three hours lecture.


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Nutrition and Food Science
  

  • NFS 1240 - Principles of Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Fundamentals of normal nutrition and its relationship to health and physical fitness with emphasis on the scientific, psychological, sociological, and economic aspects of nutrition. (Credit not allowed for Nutrition and Food Sciences major.)


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  • NFS 2220 - Nutrition for the Health Sciences

    3 credit hours
    Elements of scientific, psychological, sociological bases of nutrition and its relationship to prevention and treatment of degenerative diseases. Emphasis on fostering communication between health care practitioners in assessment and implementation of nutrition care.


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  • NFS 3000 - Nutrition Principles for Physical Activity and Health

    3 credit hours
    The fundamentals of normal nutrition and its relationships to physical activity, weight management, and health. Restricted to Exercise Science and Athletic Training students.


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  • NFS 3100 - Food and Culture in the United States

    3 credit hours
    Online course traces development of foods in regions of the U.S. by immigration of ethnic groups or as native to areas. Influence of immigrant cultures and customs on the introduction and development of regional foods. Concepts include food production, supply, and food processing over the last 150 years and the impact on diet.


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  • NFS 3200 - Food Principles

    3 credit hours
    Corequisite: NFS 3201 . Basic physical and chemical principles, techniques, skills, sanitation, and economics involved in quality food selection, composition, and preparation. Five hours per week. Offered Fall only.


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  • NFS 3210 - Meal Management

    3 credit hours
    Functions of management applied to serving nutritionally adequate and aesthetically satisfying meals. Management of human and nonhuman resources in group situations. Five hours per week.


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  • NFS 3280 - Sports Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 1240  or NFS 2220  with a C or better. Nutritional needs of individuals who participate on all levels of athletic performance. Emphasis placed on role of nutrients in athletic performance, ergogenic aids used by athletes, nutritional assessment, and nutritional needs of specific types and population groups of athletes.


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  • NFS 4010 - Professional Issues in Dietetics

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: HSC 1010  with a B or better. Focuses on the transition from student to professional including preparation for dietetic internships, graduate education, and employment. Offered fall only.


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  • NFS 4090 - Field Experience in Foods and Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NFS 2220  and permission of instructor; 2.25 GPA. Directed and supervised experience in a specialized area of dietetics or food management. Includes a minimum of 150 hours at the work site.


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  • NFS 4100 - Food Service Management for Culinary Arts

    3 credit hours
    Explores the management process of the food service industry. Areas of study include food and beverage operations, facility design, food service marketing, menu planning, and nutritional concerns. 


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  • NFS 4210 - Nutrition in Aging

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 1240  or NFS 2220 . Nutritional needs of elderly individuals and how these requirements are affected by physiological, pathological, and socioeconomic changes associated with aging. Emphasis placed on assessment, nutrition counseling skills, and resources to assist elderly individuals with adequate nutrient intake.


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  • NFS 4220 - Food Systems Management

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 3200  with B or better. Corequisite: NFS 4221 . Emphasis on food systems model, food safety and sanitation, menu planning, procurement, quantity food production, distribution and service, flow of food, and foodservice equipment. Combination of lecture and field placement. Six hours per week.


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  • NFS 4222 - Dietetics Management

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 4220  and NFS 4265  with B or better. Introduces students to management roles and responsibilities of dietetics professionals. Emphasis on leadership, marketing food and nutrition services, financial management, facilities planning and design, human resource management, work improvement and productivity. Offered Spring only.


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  • NFS 4240 - Experimental Food Study

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: NFS 3200  with grade of B and CHEM 2030 /CHEM 2031  with a C or better or permission of instructor. Chemical and physical factors affecting the flavor, texture, color, and appearance of food. Emphasis placed on evaluation of sensory qualities of food, using subjective and objective measurements and new food product development. Meets four hours per week. Offered Spring only.


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  • NFS 4250 - Maternal and Child Nutrition

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 1240  or NFS 2220  with a C or better. Nutritional needs during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood related to physical and mental development. Emphasis on cultural, social, and psychological aspects of the development of food patterns and nutrition education resources.


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  • NFS 4251 - Nutrition for the Young Child

    3 credit hours
    Fundamentals of nutrition with emphasis on its relationship to growth, development, and health during the prenatal period, infancy, and childhood. Geared to Early Childhood Education and Child Development and Family Studies majors.


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  • NFS 4260 - Food Safety Issues from Production to Consumption

    3 credit hours
    (Same as ABAS 4850 .) Issues impacting food production, food storage and transportation, food processing, and food consumption within food production facilities, the home, and food service facilities. Consumer concerns evaluated based on risk theory and scientific evaluation of safety, including decision-making through critical thinking. Food standards and regulations designed to improve safety of the food supply discussed.


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  • NFS 4265 - Food Safety and Sanitation

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: NFS 3200  with a B or better. Addresses food safety issues impacting food production, food storage, and food service within the home and food service facilities along with food standards and regulations designed to improve safety of the food supply.


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  • NFS 4271 - Advanced Nutrition II

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 4270  with C or better. Advanced study of vitamins, minerals, water, and phytochemicals. Emphasis on sources, functions, metabolism, deficiency conditions, and interactions. Offered spring only.



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  • NFS 4300 - Medical Nutrition Therapy I

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: NFS 4271  with B or better. Modification of diets in pathological and special conditions. Diseases affecting the cardiac, hepatic, pancreatic, and gastrointestinal systems emphasized. Practice in applying strategies in medical nutrition therapy provided through structured case study format. Meets six hours per week. Offered Fall only.


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  • NFS 4305 - Nutrition Coaching and Counseling Skills

    3 credit hours
    Corequisite: NFS 4310 . Prerequisite: NFS 4300  with a B or better. Introduces different theories of behavior change and counseling/coaching techniques used to implement these behavior changes. Applies counseling/coaching techniques, behavior change theories, and the nutrition care process by coaching clients toward nutrition-related behavior changes. Offered spring only.


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  • NFS 4310 - Medical Nutrition Therapy II

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite:  NFS 4300  with B or better. Modification of diets in pathological and special conditions. Diseases affecting the renal system as well as cancer, diabetes, and metabolic stress emphasized. Practice in applying strategies in medical nutrition therapy provided through case study format, patient simulation, and field placement. Meets six hours per week. Offered Spring only.


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  • NFS 4570 - Fundamentals of Culinary Arts

    3 credit hours
    (Same as FCSE 4570 .) Prerequisite: NFS 3200 . Fundamentals and basic concepts of culinary arts to include professionalism; mis en place; Escoffier’s kitchen brigade system; tools and equipment; knife skills; preparation of sauces and stocks; principles of meat, fish, dairy, and vegetable cookery; garde manger; baking; and presentation of aesthetically appealing plates and buffets.


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Organizational Communication
  
  

  • ORCO 3240 - Introduction to Organizational Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing. An overview of organizational communication theories and processes examined through a hands-on approach. Includes communication networks, teamwork, leadership and power, information technology, crisis communication, and organizational trends.


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  • ORCO 3245 - Women, Leadership, and Communication

    3 credit hours
    (Same as LEAD 3245.) Communication behaviors and issues unique to women in leadership positions in gendered organizations. Activities and discussions designed to develop critical-thinking skills, broaden perspectives, adapt decision-making skills to the professional environment, and develop professional relationships.


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  • ORCO 3250 - Organizational Communication in Communities

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Theories and techniques involving communication between organizations and their constituencies. Identification and analysis of communication involving corporate philanthropy and fundraising, fundraising events, volunteers, image, and grant writing. Possible topics include health organizations, art organizations, and nonprofits.


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  • ORCO 3340 - Interview Communication

    3 credit hours
    (Same as  .) Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. A critical study of professional interviewing techniques for employment, recruiting, counseling, persuasion, and appraisal.


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  • ORCO 3500 - Strategic Communication in Organizations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Organizational communication and its relationship to employees, leadership, corporate culture, diversity, change, and innovation. Possible topics include work-life balance and organizational identity.


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  • ORCO 3650 - Conflict and Organizations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. The role of communication in conflict management/resolution between or among individuals and groups. Examines workplace violence, fraud, mediation, grievances, substance abuse, and discrimination.


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  • ORCO 3750 - Organizational Communication Analysis

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. Critical analysis of organizational communication using survey research and other methods including studies of content, readability, readership, information dissemination, and organizational effectiveness.


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  • ORCO 3800 - Introduction to Arts Management

    3 credit hours
    (Same as THEA 3800 .) Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Management of a not-for-profit arts organization. Topics include organizational design, strategic planning, budgeting, marketing, and fundraising within the context of a visual or performing arts organization. Guest lecturers from regional arts organizations. Projects and discussion for individual interests in various arts disciplines. Laboratory hours required and/or crew requirement.


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  • ORCO 4000 - Topics in Organizational Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. An in-depth study of a special topic which is significant in organizational communication literature and/or practice.


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  • ORCO 4200 - Multinational Organizations

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above. A critical study of multinational organizations and the expatriate experience, including analysis of organizational preparation and employee training.


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  • ORCO 4210 - Applied Organizational Projects

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Practical experiences in actual situations and projects in organizations, both on and off campus. Students will apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom in a supervised setting. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Pass/Fail.
     


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  • ORCO 4220 - Internship in Organizational Communication

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department.  Practical experience in applying coursework to actual situations and projects in organizations, both on and off campus, in a supervised internship program. May be repeated for a maximum of six credits.


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  • ORCO 4450 - Directed Study in Organizational Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intensive, independent study to pursue research in a specified area which is significant in organizational communication literature and/or practice. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits.


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  • ORCO 4500 - Senior Capstone in Organizational Communication

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Practical application of tools and theories prevalent in the field of organizational communication involving an audit or organizational communication and culture and a consulting project.


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  • ORCO 4850 - Development for Arts Organizations

    3 credit hours
    (Same as THEA 4850 .) Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Development of not-for-profit arts organizations. Focuses on comprehensive approaches to fundraising. Includes not-for-profit arts organizations, board structures, and the terminology and tools of the fundraising profession. Ideal for future artist, not-for-profit manager, or those interested in fundraising. Laboratory hours required.


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Paralegal Studies
  
  
  
 

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