May 23, 2024

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog

2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Economics
	ECON 4510 - Unions and Collective Bargaining 3 credit hours (Same as MGMT 4510 .) Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. The collective bargaining process: its evolution in the public and private sectors and its contemporary legal environment; compensation, institutional and administrative issues; strikes and impasse resolution procedures. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4570 - Managerial Economics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ECON 2420 ; MATH 1630 or MATH 1810 or MATH 1910 ; junior standing; and admission into the College of Business. Familiarity with time value of money, spreadsheet, and regression analysis helpful. Microeconomic theories in depth; emphasizes practical applications in economic decisions. Topics cover fundamental economic concepts, theory of demand, theory of production, theory of cost, optimization, forecasting, game strategy in oligopolistic rivalry, long-term investment, and regression analysis. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4600 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission into the College of Business and junior standing preferred. Problems of environmental quality and natural resource scarcity from an economic perspective. Topics include interaction between the environment and the economy, benefits and costs of environmental regulation, use of incentives to achieve least-cost pollution control, international environmental issues such as global warming, the role of natural resources in the U.S. economy, problems associated with natural resource scarcity and depletion, and problems related to consumption of renewable resources. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4620 - Econometrics and Forecasting 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ECON 2410 , ECON 2420 ; MATH 1810 or MATH 1910 ; junior standing, and admission into the College of Business. The application of statistical methods to economic problems; covers statistical inference, regression analysis in economics and finance, and an introduction to econometrics. Emphasis on applications to actual economic data and includes use of econometric software. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4650 - Comparative Economic Systems 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission into the College of Business. Compares economic institutions and performance among nations; presents the historical and cultural context of economic evolution in selected nations; and examines the relationship between institutional arrangements and outcomes such as prosperity, liberty, and equality. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4660 - History of Economic Thought 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ECON 2410 , ECON 2420 ; junior standing; and admission into the College of Business. Background of modern economic thought; ancient economic thought; the main current of developing economic analysis through feudalism, mercantilism, and the physiocrats; Adam Smith and the classical economists; rebels and the neoclassical economists; twentieth-century contributions. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4680 - Health Economics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ECON 2420 ; junior standing preferred. Introduces the application of economic models to health and the health care industry. Topics include individual health behaviors, demand for health care, health insurance and other institutions in health care markets, the role of government in health care, and health care reform. Empirical results and policy applications discussed. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4700 - Sports Economics 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission into the College of Business; junior standing preferred. Economic theories in the areas of public finance, labor markets, game theory, industrial organization, and price theory studied within the context of sports. Examines common misperceptions about sports-related statistical data and relates it to issues in the broader economy. Topics include benefits and costs of financing sports arenas, structure and competitiveness of sports leagues, antitrust exemptions, effects of title IX regulations, labor bargaining and negotiations, wage and price determination. Explores issues in collegiate sports such as potential for crowding out other college programs (the prisoner’s dilemma). Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4720 - Economic Issues in the Music Industry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ECON 2420 ; admission into the College of Business; and junior standing. Economic analysis of issues arising in the recorded music industry largely in response to Internet availability of music formats. Topics include structure, conduct, and performance of the industry; optimal copyright policy; the economics of digital piracy; superstars and variety; payola; economics of two-sided markets; policy analysis; and evaluation of effects on social welfare. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4780 - Behavioral Economics and Finance 3 credit hours (Same as FIN 4780 .) Prerequisites: ECON 2410 , ECON 2420 , and FIN 3010 ; junior standing; admission into the College of Business. Concepts in behavioral economics and finance. Focuses on common behavioral tendencies not well integrated into standard neoclassical economic theory. Topics include other regarding preferences, risk aversion, sunk cost fallacies, endowment effects, and common biases and errors in judgment and decision making. Explores applications of these concepts in finance and other areas of business. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4890 - Internship in Economics 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing; admission into the College of Business; and recommendation of advisor. Supervised work experience in cooperating business firms or governmental agencies together with specialized academic study relating to the work experience. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4950 - Economics Competition and Challenge 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Students engage in projects related to local, regional, and/or national competitions in economics. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ECON 4990 - Independent Study in Economics 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing and admission into the College of Business. Problems for intensive study are chosen in joint consultation between student and instructor. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Electronic Media Communication
	EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts 1 credit hour Introduces Media Arts majors to its degree programs, degree requirements, descriptions of curriculum, student resources and opportunities, career options, and critical goals for graduating seniors. Meetings may include lectures, guest lecturers, and site visits. Freshmen should enroll in this course no later than their second semester. Transfer students should enroll in this course during their first semester at MTSU. This course or a pre-approved substitute is required for candidacy in all majors in the Department of Media Arts. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions 3 credit hours (Same as JOUR 1020 /RIM 1020 .) The power of the mass media and its effect on social institutions and practices. Develops skills of qualitative and quantitative social science research in the area of mass communication processes; examines media as social, cultural, and economic institutions that shape the values of American society, its political dialogues, its social practices, and institutions. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 2030 - Visual Journalism Production 3 credit hours Prerequisites: EMC/JOUR 1020 and permission of department. Students shown how to gather information with words and pictures for the field of visual journalism by completing photojournalism assignments, producing images with still and video cameras, writing cutlines and voiceovers for images, producing images, using computer software to edit images and sound, and creating presentations for print and online media. Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 2120 - Sight, Sound, and Motion 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Media Arts majors only; others, permission of instructor. Production elements and technology of the electronic media industry. Creative conceptualizations; elements of composition, the production process included. Basic visual and aural technology demonstrated. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3001 - Success in Media Arts 1 credit hour Prerequisite: EMC 1010 ; junior status Introduces students who have just achieved candidacy in Media Arts to best practices for success in Media Arts. Project management key topic. Emphasizes the value and importance of portfolio-quality work samples, experience points for resumes, and extracurricular experiences. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3010 - Media Production Seminar 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: VFP major; VFP 3140 or VFP 3150 ; admission to candidacy; or permission of instructor. Practical experience in the conceptualization, pre-production preparation, and production of a specific program format. Integration of theory and skills from other Media Arts courses. Topics offered include filmed production, live television production, technical production experience, visual effects, animation techniques, augmented reality, virtual reality, and games. Topics will vary by semester offering. Can be repeated for 6 credit hours with different topics. Can include up to a 3-hour lab per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3030 - Electronic Media Advertising 3 credit hours Prerequisite: VFP 2410 . Principles, techniques, and methods of electronic media advertising including commercial story boards and copywriting. Usually offered Fall only Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3090 - Media Technology Seminar 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Introduces various aspects of the technology of media-its production, distribution, and consumption. Topics may vary by semester offering. Can be repeated for up to 9 credit hours. Three hour lecture/lab plus a varying number of production projects outside of regularly scheduled class time. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3110 - Radio Station Operations 3 credit hours Prerequisites: VFP 2410 ; instructor approval. Theory and techniques of sound production, recording, microphones, taping, and board equipment. Analysis of creative efforts and responsibilities in writing, production, and direction. Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3510 - Mass Media and American Culture 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Upper-division standing. Development of American journalism and the mass media from Colonial times to the present, including the role and influence of mass media on American culture, technical advances, and contributions of individual personalities. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3580 - Media Practicum 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; junior standing; permission of instructor. Practical experience in an on-campus mass communication setting within the College of Media and Entertainment. A minimum of 75 hours of work will be required for each hour of credit. Note: Total university credit for practicum and internship courses cannot exceed 6 credits. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3600 - Digital and Media Literacy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: EMC 1020 / JOUR 1020 / RIM 1020 . Enables students to develop an informed and critical understanding of media messages and media culture as well as their social, cultural, and political contexts and implications. Students develop the critical thinking skills and methods of analysis necessary to interpret media content in a digital age. Offers ways to think critically about media as they relate to citizenship and democracy. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public 3 credit hours (Same as JOUR 3650 /RIM 3650 .) A general introduction to the issues surrounding free expression and its relationship to mass media in contemporary America. A comprehensive analysis of the history, philosophies, cases, and controls associated with freedom of expression. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3670 - Digital Media Law and Policy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: IAM 2500 or permission of instructor. Introduces the laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and government policy in the United States and internationally which affect the digital space including the Internet, the World Wide Web, online video and audio, and mobile technology, etc. Students will be taking a critical thinking approach to issues such as privacy, copyright, violence, gender issues, and issues around access to Internet services and other related topics. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 3750 - Film and TV Producing 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Candidacy in Media Arts majors. Without a producer, there is no film, no television program, no product. Producers make it happen, and in this course students learn what it takes to create, pitch, finance, and manage a physical production. Hands-on featuring the latest techniques and processes of today’s industry. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4000 - Media Internship 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; senior standing; permission of sequence internship coordinator or instructor. Practical experience for advanced students in a professional setting. A minimum of 75 hours of work per credit hour plus other assignments is required. Note: Total university credit for internship and practicum courses cannot exceed 6 credits. Pass/Fail. Can be repeated with different employer for one to three credits with permission of instructor. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4001 - Professional Practices in Media Arts 1 credit hour Prerequisites: Senior status; candidacy in VFP, Photography, Media Management. Offers preparation to graduating seniors for pursuing industry careers. Topics include career research, preparation of self-marketing materials, how to freelance, and how to start and run a small service business. Recommended to be taken in the final semester before graduation. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4010 - Media Sales 3 credit hours Prerequisite: VFP 2410 . Theories of marketing and selling the intangible products of the electronic media industries. The fundamentals of positioning, theory and use of ratings, and local, regional, and national buying and selling strategies presented. Offered Spring only. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4140 - Media Programming 3 credit hours Prerequisite: VFP 2410 . Development of techniques, program organization, audience analysis, recording, and directing through projects. Provides practical conceptual knowledge of the problems and procedures followed in planning and producing programming. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4210 - Mass Communication and Society 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Theories of the process of mass communication, how media affect society, the evolution within a social and cultural context, ethical and social dimensions. Extensive reading in theory, history, and research. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law 3 credit hours (Same as JOUR 4250.) Prerequisites: EMC 1020 ; junior standing. Examines legal guarantees and restrictions on the flow of information using the case study method. Focuses on libel, privacy, obscenity, and the special restrictions placed on advertising, broadcasting, cable television, and the Internet. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4430 - Media Management 3 credit hours Prerequisites: VFP 2410 ; admission to candidacy in Media Management or upper division status with permission of department. An analysis of the problems involved in operating an electronic media facility including personnel, internal control systems, business ethics, community relations, sales, and promotion. Involves case study method. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Provides a critical overview off the historical, intellectual, and theoretical foundations of scientific inquiry with specific emphasis on quantitative research methods. Introduces major theories and methods of scientific inquiry in the field of communication including psychological and sociological perspectives, survey research, content analysis, experiments, observational research, and statistical analysis. Explores audience analysis, media effects, message testing, campaign evaluation, political communication, public opinion, and new media technologies. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Systems and philosophies associated with gathering international news and news coverage in different regions. Looks at global communication systems and ownership; examines how cultures shape news and the role of the individual in reporting news internationally. Includes discussion of development issues and role of global advertising and public relations. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Examination and critical evaluation of issues relevant to the operation and functions of mass media including their relationships to each other and to government, advertisers, consumers, and other “publics.” Can repeat for 6 hours with different topic. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4810 - Global Comparative Media Systems 3 credit hours A close comparative study of chosen media systems in regions of the world. Examines print, broadcast, entertainment, and new media in Western and Eastern Europe, Asia and the Pacific Rim Region, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas. Media interactions with an influence on the geographic, demographic, linguistic, cultural, economic, and political structures of countries. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing or permission of instructor. Critical examination of diversity in mass communication with particular emphasis on media representations of race, gender, and class. Also examines audience interpretations of media texts. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Examines ethical concerns of media practitioners, illuminated by study of selected current ethical issues and an overview of the cultural and philosophical bases of a socially responsive mass media. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4900 - Independent Study in Media Arts 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy and permission of department. Provides opportunities for individually designed problems, work experiences, or research projects related to the development of professional competencies in a major field of study. Requires approval of instructor. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4930 - Advanced Seminar-Media Management 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to candidacy; permission of department only. Practical experience in the conceptualization, preparation, and management of a specific program format. Integration of theory and skills from other EMC/RIM courses. Programming, station operations, and sales are probable topics. Topics will vary by semester offering. Can be repeated with different topics. Three-hour lecture plus up to three-hour lab per week. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EMC 4960 - Capstone Course for Media Management 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Candidacy; successful completion of most other courses required for Media Management concentration; overall GPA of B- or better. A required senior course for all Media Management concentration students; a culminating experience for students to apply what they have learned throughout their major to produce primary projects for portfolios and resumes. Each student is required to find a third party media management position/project for this class. NOTE: Students must attend a 60-minute orientation the semester before the class is scheduled. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Elementary Education
	ELED 1001 - Becoming a Paraprofessional Literacy Tutor 1 credit hour Overview of the effective components of literacy tutoring. Six modules cover the important aspects of literacy instruction as defined by the Common Core Standards. Modules will be delivered in an online format while instructional practice will take place in onsite sessions. Offers preparation to individuals without an educational background to deliver high quality literacy instruction. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 3000 - The Contemporary Classroom through the Lens of Diversity 3 credit hours Corequisite: ELED 3100 . Prerequisite: Acceptance into the teacher education program. Provides a foundation for teaching for social justice and equity. A field-based component included. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 3100 - Experiencing Elementary Education 1 credit hour Corequisite: ELED 3000 with C or better. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education. Field-based course that builds upon previous experiences and coursework. Students will implement content pedagogical strategies into teaching as well as other field experiences in elementary schools. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; General Education math with C- or better; MATH 1410 and MATH 1420 with C or better. Offers preparation to pre-service elementary and middle school teachers for teaching mathematics. Field-based experiences required. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program. Designed to better prepare teacher candidates specifically in the areas of emerging technologies and how best to utilize them for teaching and learning. Explores characteristics of digital age learners, creation and application of emerging technologies, digital communication strategies, safe use of information, and technology integration within the curriculum that enhances the learning environment. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education; ELED 3000 and ELED 3100 with grade of C or better; PSCI 4030 or BIOL 3000 . Corequisite: READ 4015 . Teacher candidates introduced to issues and trends that influence the areas of science, social studies, and English language arts (ELA) as well as methods, techniques, strategies, and materials that will enable them to integrate and teach these content areas successfully. Explores these topics via lecture, investigations (problem-based learning projects and scientific inquiry), lab, and field experiences in local elementary schools. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4070 - Writing to Learn 2 credit hours Corequisites: ELED 4350 and READ 4130 . Familiarizes teacher candidates with writing-to-learn techniques that can be used across the curriculum to assist students in thinking and processing new and existing knowledge. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8 12 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Full-day supervised teaching experience of 15 weeks duration in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4130 - Academic Interventions for Elementary School Learners 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Permission of department; admission into Residency I coursework. Corequisites: ELED 4350 , ELED 4340 , and ELED 4200 . Designed to better prepare teacher candidates specifically in the areas of academic success for all learners, differentiated instruction, assessment, and intervention frameworks such as RTI^₂. Teacher candidates must be officially admitted into the K-5 Residence I program and will work with elementary students at a local school. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4200 - Assessing the Elementary Level Learner 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Permission of department; admission to Residency I semester. Corequisites: ELED 4130 , ELED 4340 , and ELED 4350 . Integrates elementary level content with classroom and standardized assessments to enable the planning, design, and implementation of assessment driven instruction. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4260 - Problems in Elementary Education 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. A problem-oriented course, on or off campus, planned and designed for individuals, a school faculty, school system, or other professional groups, which will provide opportunities for in-service education related to assessed needs. Credit toward an undergraduate degree will be limited to six semester hours. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4340 - Managing Learning Environments 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program. Familiarizes teacher candidates with classroom management strategies. NOTE: Students must select a specific Residency I section and sign up for all corresponding classes in that particular section. Classes may not be selected from multiple sections. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice 6 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program; ELED 4130 , ELED 4200 , and ELED 4340 . Strategies and techniques for guiding the learning of elementary school children. Development and use of materials in elementary classrooms with emphasis on explanation and experimentation. Laboratory work and weekly seminar. NOTE: Students must select a specific Residency I section and sign up for all corresponding classes in that particular section. Classes may not be selected from multiple sections. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ELED 4410 - Effective Instruction: Integrating Social Studies and Assessment 4 credit hours Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education program. Familiarizes teacher candidates with classroom management strategies:4-8, best practices of social studies instruction, and the integration of both with classroom and standardized assessments to enable the planning, design, and implementation of a standards-based social studies curriculum. NOTE: Students must select a specific Residency I section and sign up for all corresponding classes in that particular section. Classes may not be selected from multiple sections. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Elementary, Early, and Special Education
	EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers 2 credit hours Introduces teaching as a profession using problem-based learning, educational case problems, and collaborative learning teams. Five hours field experience. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction 2 credit hours Prerequisite: EESE 1010 with C or better; cannot be taken concurrently with EESE 1010. Content provides knowledge, skills, and dispositions associated with effective teaching and learning. Incorporates five hours field experience. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education 3 credit hours Corequisite: EESE 2011 . Overview of education, teaching, and schools; orientation to teaching as a profession; and an exploration of effective teaching, purpose of schools and social foundations of education. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum 1 credit hour Corequisite: EESE 2010 . Field-based course that provides the clinical context to support student reflection on the profession of teaching and the contemporary school. Requires 30 hours of field experience. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	EESE 4000 - Job-Embedded Clinical Experiences and the Reflective Educator 1 to 3 credit hours Field-based course supports the learning and growth of job-embedded teacher candidates through mentoring and support. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Engineering
	ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1630 , MATH 1730 , or MATH 1910 . Introduces various engineering fields. Emphasis on problem-solving techniques and the use of mathematics in analyzing technical problems. Topics such as graphical representation of data, estimation, dimensions, units, error estimates, statistics, and team work addressed. Engineering ethics and impact of engineering solutions on society and the environment. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design 3 credit hours Introduction to computer-aided design (CAD) for product design, modeling, and prototyping. Individual use and team-based environment to design and prototype a functional and manufacturable marketable product. Application to design, manufacturing, and analysis using geometric tolerancing and dimensioning. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2110 - Statics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 , MATH 1910 , and PHYS 2011 or PHYS 2111 . Mechatronics Engineering majors must complete PHYS 2111. Fundamental concepts and conditions of static equilibrium; their application to systems of forces and couples acting on rigid bodies; and the calculation of centers of gravity, centroids, and moments of inertia. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2120 - Dynamics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2110 and MATH 1920 . Kinematics of particles in rectilinear and curvilinear motions. Kinetics of particles, Newton’s second law, energy and momentum methods. Systems of particles, Kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations, energy and momentum methods. Introduction to mechanical vibrations. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 , MATH 1910 , and PHYS 2121 or PHYS 2111 . Mechatronics Engineering majors must complete PHYS 2121 . Fundamentals of calculus-based electric circuit analysis. Topics include Ohm’s law, resistors, Kirchhoff’s current and voltage laws, Mesh and Nodal analysis, independent and dependent voltage and current sources, source transformations, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, superposition, maximum power transfer theorem, capacitors, inductors, and steady-state and transient analysis for circuits with storage elements. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1110 /CHEM 1111 . Origin and behavior of materials. Classifications of materials. Physical metallurgy-mechanical and physical properties, crystalline structure, imperfections in solids, phase diagrams, failure mechanisms in materials, hardening and tempering, isothermal diagrams. Involves hands-on experiences through lab sessions in the use of metallurgical and mechanical testing equipment. Lecture and laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2130 and MATH 3120 . Second course on circuit analysis. Topics covered include Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, Sinusoidal Steady-State Power Calculations, Balanced Three-Phase Circuits, Frequency Response and Filter Design, Magnetically Coupled Coils and Ideal Transformers. Two-hour lecture and three-hour lab. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2130 and CSCI 1170 . Introduces logic design with emphasis on practical design techniques and circuit implementation. Topics include Boolean algebra; theory of logic functions; mapping techniques and function minimization; logic equivalent circuits and symbol transformations; transistor-transistor-logic (TTL)/metal oxide semi-conductor (MOS) logic into gate implementations; electrical characteristics; propagation delays; signed number notations and arithmetic. Digital design using random logic and programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs). Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 3510 . Introduces use and analysis of electronic circuits and input mechanism of various sensors, design of analog signal conditioning systems based on the system requirement, as well as understanding the theory and the art of modern instrumentation and measurements (I&M) systems. Topics include BJT and MOSFET circuit model and analysis; operational amplifier; instrumentation amplifier; survey of sensor input mechanisms; analog signal conditioning and sensor application; measurement system architecture; errors in measurement; standard used in measurement. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3540 - Introduction to Feedback Control 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 3520 , ENGR 3530 , MATH 3120 . ENGR 3530 may be taken concurrently. Introduces classical feedback control in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, and other continuous-time dynamic systems. Discusses how to model, evaluate, and design SISO and linear control systems using differential equations, transfer function, root locus, and frequency response methods. Hands-on experiments involving Matlab, Labview, transducers (sensors), and actuators (motors) used to complement the theoretical aspects of the course. Embedded control also introduced. Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2120 and MATH 3110 . Continuum, velocity field, fluid statics, manometers, basic conservation laws for systems and control volumes, dimensional analysis. Euler and Bernoulli equations, viscous flows, boundary layers, flow in channels and around submerged bodies, one-dimensional gas dynamics, turbo-machinery. Applications in hydraulic, pneumatic, and fluidics discussed. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2210 , ENGR 2110 , and MATH 1920 . Plane stress, plane strain, and stress-strain laws. Application of stress and deformation analysis to members subjected to centric, torsional, flexural, and combined loading. Introduces theories of failure, buckling, and energy methods. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3570 - Machine Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2100 , ENGR 2120 , and ENGR 3560 . Analytical design methods. Stress analysis, working stress, combined stresses, failure theories, fatigue failure. Design techniques for shafts, fasteners, gears, bearings, and belt and chain drives. Includes a design project. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2120 and CSCI 1170 . The kinematics and dynamics of machinery and its applications to mechatronic systems. Analysis of motion translation/rotation in machinery, energy of machine mechanisms. Involves projects, seminars, and workshops regarding graphical, analytical, and numerical techniques for dynamic analysis and synthesis of machines. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Project management as sanctioned by the International Project Management Institute and how to assess and boost emotional intelligence or soft skills. Student successfully completing course will earn 20 Professional Development Units (PDUs) issued by the International Project Management Institute. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety 3 credit hours Safety and health in the manufacturing, construction, and utilities industries, including pertinent laws, codes, regulations, standards, and product liability considerations. Organizational and administrative principles and practices for safety management and safety engineering, accident investigation, safety education, and safety enforcement. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3930 - Systems Engineering 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 2100 , ENGR 3915 , and ENGR 3970 . An interdisciplinary course with both technical and management aspects of large, multifaceted engineering projects. Special emphasis placed on design, implementation, and improvement of mechatronic systems. Topics include systems engineering, engineering management, economics, quality control and engineering, project management, production systems planning and operations, and human factors. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 3970 - Engineering Economy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. Development of capital budgets. Justification of capital projects using time value of money concepts. Replacement analysis. Review of justification of actual capital projects and computer applications. Introduces economic risk assessment and Lean Six Sigma from an economic viewpoint. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4500 - FE Exam Preparation 1 credit hour Prerequisite: Senior standing or completion of all 3000-level courses. Review of topics covered on the general session of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam. Covers all aspects of engineering curriculum including mathematics, engineering probability and statistics, chemistry, computers, ethics and business practices, engineering economics, engineering mechanics (statics and dynamics), strength of materials, material properties, fluid mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and thermodynamics. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4501 - Topics in Mechatronics Engineering 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Introduces new topics in various areas of advancement in engineering as related to mechatronics, automation, and robotics. Content varies depending on topics addressed. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4510 - Programmable Logic Controllers and Networks 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 3520 . Introduces programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Emphasizes ladder diagrams and programming of PLC. Introduces network systems such as DeviceNet, ProfiNet, and ProfiBus. Emphasizes the integration of PLCs in automation systems. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4520 - Electrical Power and Machinery 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 3510 . Single- and three-phase power circuit calculations with phasor diagrams and electromagnetic laws. Magnetic field and circuit analysis. Variable frequency drives. Electromechanical energy conversion and rotating machinery modeling and analysis. Construction, equivalent circuit, and performance analysis of three-phase transformers and DC, induction, and synchronous motors. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4530 - Controls and Optimization 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 3540 . Introduces modern control theory to the students. Topics include state-space analysis and design, nonlinear and optimal control, controllability, observability, robust control, and digital control. Introduces basics of discrete event dynamic systems. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4580 - Mechatronic System Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 3550 and ENGR 3590 . Presents specifics in the mechanical design of mechatronic systems. Includes problem analysis, conceptualization, design/material selection, and performance analysis. Addresses mechanical subsystems, bill of materials, and economic analysis of the system. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ENGR 4590 - Automation System Design 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 4580 and ENGR 4510 . Capstone design project. Design and analysis of a complete mechatronic system using controllers, sensors, and actuators. Advance systems programming with current industrial network programs and GUIs. Implementation of project and process management principles as well as professional documentation and presentation. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
Engineering Technology
	ET 2310 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design I 3 credit hours Covers basic technical drawing/sketching and drafting concepts using personal computers, plotters, and appropriate CAD software. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2920 - Industrial Orientation Internship 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor. Provides industrial exposure for students with little or no industrial work experience. Students will be placed in an acceptable company for introductory industrial experiences. Arrangement for this course must be made in advance. Students may take from one to three credit hours; may be repeated for up to a maximum of three credit hours. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2930 - Cooperative Education Experience I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Provides students with opportunity for on-the-job training in conjunction with on-campus academic experiences. Students will participate in professional growth seminars. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 2940 - Cooperative Education Experience II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 2930 ; permission of department. Continuation of ET 2930 . Pass/Fail. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3210 - Machine Tool Technology 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2210 and ET 2310 . Metals, their sources, manufacture, and properties; basic metalworking hand tools, measurements; layout; drawing and safety. Exercises in the use of the basic machine tools in machine shop work. Lecture and laboratory. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3260 - Manufacturing Processes and Materials 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ENGR 2210 . An analysis of machines, tools, processes, and materials used in production. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3360 - Computer-Assisted Drafting and Design II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CMT 3320 or ET 2310 . Utilizes PC and CAD software to develop skills in the creation and analysis of mechanical solid models for design and production purposes. Includes the use of shading and rendering to enhance three-dimensional model display and the extraction of two-dimensional engineering drawings. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3601 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: ENGR 1100 and MATH 1910 . Fundamentals of electrical circuits. Addresses basic circuit components and quantities. Emphasis on DC circuit calculations and theorems. Uses lab equipment to build and test DC circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3602 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3601 and MATH 1910 . Addresses basic circuit components and quantities of AC circuits. Introduces three-phase circuits and transformers. Emphasis on AC circuit calculations and theorems. Uses lab equipment to build and test AC circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3610 - Introduction to Electricity and Electronics 4 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or MATH 1730 . Orientation to direct current, alternating current, magnetism, filters, and semiconductor devices. Rectifier-filters and basic transistor amplifiers are also examined as representative electronic circuits. Use of meters, oscilloscopes, and other test instruments are stressed in the laboratory. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3615 - Principles of Electricity 3 credit hours Prerequisite: MATH 1710 or MATH 1730 . An overview of basic electrical circuits and systems, direct current circuits, alternating current circuits, and electrical devices and control schemes. Electrical motors, relays, solenoids, transformers, and power supplies examined. National Electric Code also examined. For students enrolled in Construction Management or Concrete Industry Management. Laboratory exercises stress the use of test instruments and the construction of basic electrical circuits. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes
	ET 3620 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals 3 credit hours Prerequisite: ET 3601 or permission of instructor. Provides thorough coverage of basic digital electronic circuits analysis and design. TTL and CMOS families examined. Number systems, mapping, and minimization techniques covered. Digital design using random logic and programmable logic devices (FPGAs and CPLDs). Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Click here for the Spring 2024 Schedule of Classes

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ECON 4510 - Unions and Collective Bargaining

ECON 4570 - Managerial Economics

ECON 4600 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

ECON 4620 - Econometrics and Forecasting

ECON 4650 - Comparative Economic Systems

ECON 4660 - History of Economic Thought

ECON 4680 - Health Economics

ECON 4700 - Sports Economics

ECON 4720 - Economic Issues in the Music Industry

ECON 4780 - Behavioral Economics and Finance

ECON 4890 - Internship in Economics

ECON 4950 - Economics Competition and Challenge

ECON 4990 - Independent Study in Economics

EMC 1010 - Orientation to Media Arts

EMC 1020 - American Media and Social Institutions

EMC 2030 - Visual Journalism Production

EMC 2120 - Sight, Sound, and Motion

EMC 3001 - Success in Media Arts

EMC 3010 - Media Production Seminar

EMC 3030 - Electronic Media Advertising

EMC 3090 - Media Technology Seminar

EMC 3110 - Radio Station Operations

EMC 3510 - Mass Media and American Culture

EMC 3580 - Media Practicum

EMC 3600 - Digital and Media Literacy

EMC 3650 - Free Expression, Mass Media, and the American Public

EMC 3670 - Digital Media Law and Policy

EMC 3750 - Film and TV Producing

EMC 4000 - Media Internship

EMC 4001 - Professional Practices in Media Arts

EMC 4010 - Media Sales

EMC 4140 - Media Programming

EMC 4210 - Mass Communication and Society

EMC 4250 - Mass Media Law

EMC 4430 - Media Management

EMC 4660 - Scientific Approaches to Media

EMC 4790 - Global News and World Media Cultures

EMC 4800 - Seminar in Media Issues

EMC 4810 - Global Comparative Media Systems

EMC 4820 - Race, Gender, and Class in Media

EMC 4850 - Ethics and Mass Communication

EMC 4900 - Independent Study in Media Arts

EMC 4930 - Advanced Seminar-Media Management

EMC 4960 - Capstone Course for Media Management

ELED 1001 - Becoming a Paraprofessional Literacy Tutor

ELED 3000 - The Contemporary Classroom through the Lens of Diversity

ELED 3100 - Experiencing Elementary Education

ELED 3150 - Mathematics Methodology

ELED 3300 - Digital Applications for Teaching and Learning

ELED 3400 - Teaching Science and Social Studies through Literacy

ELED 4070 - Writing to Learn

ELED 4110 - Directed Teaching, Grades K-8

ELED 4130 - Academic Interventions for Elementary School Learners

ELED 4200 - Assessing the Elementary Level Learner

ELED 4260 - Problems in Elementary Education

ELED 4340 - Managing Learning Environments

ELED 4350 - Theory to Practice

ELED 4410 - Effective Instruction: Integrating Social Studies and Assessment

EESE 1010 - Teachers as Problem Solvers

EESE 1011 - Creating Differentiated Instruction

EESE 2010 - Introduction to Education

EESE 2011 - Introduction to Education Practicum

EESE 4000 - Job-Embedded Clinical Experiences and the Reflective Educator

ENGR 1100 - Engineering Fundamentals

ENGR 2100 - Introduction to Engineering Design

ENGR 2110 - Statics

ENGR 2120 - Dynamics

ENGR 2130 - Electrical Circuit Analysis I

ENGR 2210 - Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering

ENGR 3510 - Electrical Circuit Analysis II

ENGR 3520 - Digital Circuits Fundamentals

ENGR 3530 - Electronics and Instrumentation

ENGR 3540 - Introduction to Feedback Control

ENGR 3550 - Fluid Mechanics

ENGR 3560 - Mechanics of Materials

ENGR 3570 - Machine Design

ENGR 3590 - Kinematics and Dynamics of Machinery

ENGR 3915 - Technical Project Management and Soft Skills

ENGR 3920 - Engineering Safety