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2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

NOTE: Certain courses and programs require the use and/or handling of hazardous materials or equipment. Students are expected to follow all safety instructions and to take the required safety precautions including, but not limited to, the use of personal protection equipment (PPE) during the course or program to prevent incidences of injury to self or other students.
 

Forensic Science
  

Forensic Science - Biology
  
  
  
  
  

Forensic Science - Chemistry
  
  
  
  

Forensic Science - Criminal Justice
  
  
  
  

  • FSCJ 4360 - Crime Scene Photography and Documentation

    3 credit hours
    (Same as CJA 4360 .) Prerequisite: CJA 4330 . Provides students with a foundation of crime scene photography to include basic functions of the camera, techniques of using methods to enhance images of evidentiary value, and special considerations of evidence photography. Also exposes students to documentation techniques and reporting practices best suited for documentation of crime scenes. A split lecture/hands-on experiential learning process intended for students who seek employment at a crime lab or in law enforcement.


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Foundations of Education
  

  • FOED 1110 - Education as a Profession

    3 credit hours
    History and organization of American education from its foundation to the present. Includes issues concerning curriculum, organization, and administration of public education in the United States. Designed to assist prospective teachers in evaluating personal qualification in relation to professional needs and investigating teaching as a career.


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French
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • FREN 4900 - Directed Study in French Literature and Culture

    1 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Six hours of French at the 3000 level. Individualized intensive reading in primary and secondary sources relating to a specific topic in French literature or culture. Arrangements must be made with instructor prior to registration. Proposals must be approved by the French section one month prior to the end of the preceding semester.


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Geography
  
  
  
  

  • GEOG 3402 - Cultural Geography Field Course

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of department. Required for all Human Geography majors. Supervised study in some geographical area/topic. Emphasis on cultural elements of the environment with special attention directed toward interpretation of cultural landscapes. For fees and specific credit, consult the instructor. Course has required off-campus activities. (Offered upon sufficient demand)


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  • GEOG 3440 - Geography of Asia and Pacific Rim

    3 credit hours
    Inclusive geographic survey of sub-regions of Asia such as Southeast Asia, South Asia, and East Asia along with areas comprising the Pacific Rim. Focus on linkages and diversity within this geographic region specifically those dealing with culture, religion, politics, economies, resources, transnationalism, migrations, and globalization. Emphasis on Japan, China, India, and Pacific Rim.


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  • GEOG 3720 - Cultural Ecology

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: 3 hours anthropology or geography. Comparison of ecological systems utilized by tribal, peasant, and industrialized peoples of the world. Special attention paid to the theoretical approaches examining the interface of the environment and culture, the evolution of modes of subsistence, and contemporary development and indigenous people. (Offered upon sufficient demand)


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  • GEOG 3999 - Independent Study in Geography

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Allows senior students to explore a topic of interest related to geography under supervision of a faculty member. May take many forms including but not limited to directed readings, applied work, assisting a faculty member with a research project, carrying out an independent research project, or other activities deemed appropriate by the supervising faculty member and the department. Public presentation of results required at completion of course. Not repeatable. (Fall, Spring, Summer)


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  • GEOG 4325 - Global Geo-Political Economics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: GS 2010 , GEOG 2000 , ECON 2410 , or PS 1010 . Overview of global economic and political systems from a geographic perspective. Emergence and growth of a global economy and changing geo-political boundaries examined historically to present day using spatial and temporal analyses used by geographers. Examines role of transnationalism in global economies, the changing concept of nation-states, and evolution of sections of the global economy. Global case studies such as NAFTA, OPEC, and EU examined along with regional and local examples. Requires field work. (Spring odd-numbered years)


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  • GEOG 4370 - Urban Geographies: Key Trends, Problems, and Solutions

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Explores different geographies of cities through contemporary socioeconomic processes that shape urban development. Cityscapes of North America and abroad surveyed to determine how cultural, economics, globalization, infrastructure, race, geography, and policy influence urban growth. Global networks and associations emphasized. (Fall even-numbered years)


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  • GEOG 4460 - The Cultural Landscape

    3 credit hours
    Through behavior, cognition, and perception people assign meaning to the environment and transform spaces into places and create a sense of place. These dynamic processes result in cultural landscapes. Explores the types, methods, and meanings used by geographers to “read” those landscapes constructed by humans. (Offered upon sufficient demand)


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  • GEOG 4480 - Recreational and Tourism Geography

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. A geographical analysis of natural and cultural factors influencing use of space for recreation and tourism. Concepts and themes such as globalization’s influence on recreation and tourism, long-term sustainability of recreational space/place, cultural landscapes of tourism, and public geography/history and the role of interpretation of places examined. (Offered upon sufficient demand)


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  • GEOG 4500 - Geography of the Middle East and North Africa

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Situated at the intersection of Europe, Africa and Asia, the Middle East, and North Africa together form a complex and dynamic region linked by similarities such as environment, culture, and religion. Explores the geography of the region emphasizing current issues such as population and migration, religion, conflict, natural resources, geo-political alliances and globalization. (Spring odd-numbered years)


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  • GEOG 4600 - Field Experience in Geography

    3 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Junior standing. Intensive field-based exploration of selected themes of the human and physical environment. Depending on instructor, course can take many forms including but not limited to faculty-led excursions, research-oriented data collection projects, and/or service learning. Involves field trips which may occur locally, in other regions of the United States, or abroad. No more than six hours of GEOG 4600 may count toward the Global Studies and Human Geography degree. (Offered on sufficient demand).


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  • GEOG 4772 - Field Course in Historical Geography/Archaeology

    3 to 6 credit hours
    Prerequisites: HIST 4860  and ANTH 3210 ; junior standing; permission of department. Key elements of historical geography explored using archaeologically generated data. Themes such as migration, economic interaction spheres and linkages, public history/geography, and historical landscape change examined through archival and field work. Requires off-campus activities. (Offered upon sufficient demand)


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Geology
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • GEOL 3401 - Field Course

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Supervised study in some geological area preceded by classroom preview and concluded by a time of evaluation. Emphasis on the natural and physical elements of the environment, with special attention directed toward the geomorphology and geology of specific areas. For fees and specific credit, consult the director, division of geology.


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  • GEOL 3402 - Field Course

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of department. Supervised study in some geological area preceded by classroom preview and concluded by a time of evaluation. Emphasis on the natural and physical elements of the environment, with special attention directed toward the geomorphology and geology of specific areas. For fees and specific credit, consult the director, division of geology.


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  • GEOL 4020 - Geomorphology

    4 credit hours
    Prerequisite: GEOL 1030 /GEOL 1031  or GEOL 1040 /GEOL 1041 ; or consent of the instructor. An introduction to the modern geologic study of Earth’s landforms and landscapes and their relationship to surface processes, underlying structure, and the history of geological changes. Emphasis on the relationship between process and form, the linkage between geomorphology and other geoscience disciplines, and Quaternary climate change. Three hours lecture and two hours laboratory per week. A weekend geomorphic field trip is required.


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