Sep 27, 2024

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog

2017-18 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Chemistry
	CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 3530 . Lab to accompany CHEM 3530 . One three-hour laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 3880 - Undergraduate Research II 1 to 4 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor; CHEM 2230 recommended. Student research allied with the instructor’s research or designed specifically for the particular student. Minimum of three clock-hours work per week required for each credit hour. Summary report or some other form of presentation required. A total of no more than four hours of research credits may be counted toward a major in chemistry. May be repeated for a total of 12 credits. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Successful completion of target courses and permission of instructor. A course to refine thinking, communication, and interpersonal skills through exposure to on-the-spot technical questions and a laboratory teaching experience as an assistant in an introductory chemistry laboratory. Course credits will count toward a major in General Science and one hour will count toward a major in Chemistry. May be repeated for a total of three credits. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 3970 - Cooperative Education 3 credit hours Provides students with opportunities for on-the-job training in conjunction with on-campus academic experiences. Department chair should be consulted. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 3980 - Cooperative Education 3 credit hours Provides students with opportunities for on-the-job training in conjunction with on-campus academic experiences. Department chair should be consulted. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4000 - Medicinal Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011 and CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 or CHEM 2030 /CHEM 2031 with permission of instructor. Drug design and development including structural changes involved in making drug analogs. Drug interaction with macromolecular targets including receptors, enzymes, and DNA. Various classes of drugs and their mechanisms for the treatment of specific therapeutic areas. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4100 - Organic Spectroscopy 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 . Theory of and practice in the interpretation of mass, infrared, Raman, ultraviolet-visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4150 - Bioorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 / CHEM 3011 and CHEM 3020 / CHEM 3021 or CHEM 2030 / CHEM 2031 with permission of the instructor. Focuses on the structure and function of bioorganic molecules (i.e., peptides, proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and peptidomimetics), similarities between enzymatic reactions and bench-top organic reactions, and the techniques and instrumentation used to study bioorganic molecules. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4190 - Mass Spectrometry 1 credit hour Prerequisite: CHEM 2230 /CHEM 2231 , CHEM 4550 /CHEM 4551 , or consent of instructor. Mass spectrographic analysis emphasizing the use of the instrument in obtaining mass spectral data. Technique of obtaining spectra using gas chromatographic effluents as well as normal sampling procedures. Routine maintenance and an introduction to the interpretation of simple spectra. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4230 - Instrumental Analysis 4 credit hours (Same as FSCH 4230 .) Prerequisite: CHEM 2230 /CHEM 2231 , or CHEM 4550 /CHEM 4551 . Corequisite: CHEM 4231 . Potentiometric titration, polarographic, coulometric, gas chromatographic, ultraviolet, visible and infrared absorption, and atomic absorption techniques of analysis. Requirements and limitations of each technique for obtaining quantitative measurements; applications to various chemical systems from both theoretical and experimental standpoints. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4231 - Instrumental Analysis Lab 0 credit hours (Same as FSCH 4231 .) Corequisite: CHEM 4230 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4280 - Atomic Absorption Analysis Techniques 1 credit hour Prerequisite: CHEM 2230 / CHEM 2231 or consent of instructor. Laboratory study of atomic absorption spectrophotometry emphasizing the use of the instrument in making analytical measurements. Research instrumentation, flame, and non-flame techniques. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4310 - Modeling Organic and Biological Molecules 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011 and CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 or permission of instructor. Basic concepts of molecular modeling and utilization of corresponding visualization and computation software tools with applications to organic and biological molecules. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I 4 credit hours Prerequisites: MATH 1910 and PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 . Corequisite: CHEM 4331 . Basic study of physical chemistry including modern theories of atomic and molecular structure, chemical thermodynamics, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, and related theoretical topics. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4330 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II 4 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 . A continuation of CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 . Corequisite: CHEM 4341 . Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4340 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I 4 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 2230 /CHEM 2231 ; MATH 1920 ; PHYS 2020 /PHYS 2021 or PHYS 2120 /PHYS 2121 . Corequisite: CHEM 4351 . Quantitative principles of chemistry involving extensive use of calculus. Thermodynamics, phase changes, chemical equilibria, electrochemistry, reaction kinetics, quantum chemistry, molecule structure, and statistical mechanics. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4350 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry 5 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 ; MATH 1920 . Corequisite: CHEM 4361 . A molecular approach to traditional physical chemistry. Concepts and theorems of classical thermodynamics revisited on the basis of quantum and statistical mechanics applied to simple molecular models. Necessary mathematical apparatus discussed in sufficient detail, but only at applied level. Laboratory session provides hands-on experience with quantum-chemistry computational software to predict thermochemical and spectroscopic properties of molecules. Three hours lecture and two three-hour laboratories. Offered every spring. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4360 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4380 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experimental Methods 1 credit hour Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 or CHEM 2030 /CHEM 2031 . NMR measurements, operation of the spectrometer, and evaluation of the quality of spectra produced. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4400 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1120 or equivalent; CHEM 2030 or CHEM 3010 recommended. The basic concepts and theories of inorganic chemistry and how these are used to predict and understand the physical and chemical properties of compounds of the elements other than carbon. Inorganic compounds in the air, water, earth, and in the laboratory and in biochemistry, geochemistry, and industrial materials and processes. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4410 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 and CHEM 4400 ; corequisite: CHEM 4360 /CHEM 4361 recommended. Atomic theory for chemical periodicity; symmetry and group theory; molecular orbital theory; coordination, organometallic, and bioinorganic chemistry of the transition metals. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4430 - Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Techniques 2 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 . Corequisite: CHEM 4431 . Techniques for synthesis and purification or organic, organometallic, and inorganic compounds. Practice in the measurement of NMR and IR spectra. Skills in library use for research. Four hours laboratory and one-hour lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4431 - Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Techniques Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4430 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4450 - In-Depth Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 2230 , CHEM 3010 , and CHEM 4410 . In-depth study of concepts and theories of inorganic chemistry and how these are used to predict and understand the physical and chemical properties of compounds of the elements. Inorganic compounds in the air, water, earth, and in the laboratory and in biochemistry, geochemistry, and industrial materials and processes. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 4400 . Offered alternate spring semesters. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4460 - In-Depth Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 3010 and CHEM 4400 required; CHEM 3020 recommended; co-registration in CHEM 4360 /CHEM 4361 recommended. In-depth study of atomic theory for chemical periodicy; symmetry and group theory; molecular orbital theory; chemistry of metals, nonmetals, and organometallic compounds. Not open to students who have taken or are taking CHEM 4410 . Offered alternate spring semesters. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I 3 credit hours Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 ; not open to those who have had CHEM 3530 /CHEM 3531 . Chemical properties of biological molecules such as amino acids, proteins, enzymes, and carbohydrates. Chemical basis of enzyme catalysis and reactions of carbohydrate metabolism. Three hours lecture per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 4500 . Structure and metabolism of lipids, amino acids, nucleotides, and nucleic acids at the molecular level. Emphasis on chemistry of metabolic reactions. Three hours lecture per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4520 - Topics in Biochemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 3530 or CHEM 4500 or permission of instructor. Lectures, readings, and discussions of topics of current interest in biochemistry. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques 2 credit hours Prerequisite/corequisite: CHEM 4500 or consent of instructor. Laboratory in biochemical techniques with emphasis on protein purification, enzyme kinetics, carbohydrate and lipid analysis, and manipulation of DNA. Six hours of laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4550 - Bioanalytical Chemistry 4 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 2030 /CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3020 / CHEM 3021 ; corequisite:CHEM 4551 . Survey of basic quantitative, qualitative, and purification methods with specific emphasis on molecules of interest to biochemistry. Three hours lecture and one three-hour lab per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4551 - Bioanalytical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4550 . Laboratory to accompany CHEM 4550 . One three-hour laboratory per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4580 - Medical Technology Clinical Practicum 6 credit hours Intensive classroom and laboratory studies covering principles and techniques in the areas of clinical chemistry, microbiology, immunohematology, bloodbanking, and related areas. Pass/Fail. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4600 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 and 8 hours of BIOL and/or CHEM beyond the freshman level. Introduces major environmental issues including climate change, water quality, air pollution, landfills, hazardous wastes, fossil fuels, and alternative energy. The quality of environment and the changes in the environment due to contamination explored. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4610 - Environmental Chemistry 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHEM 1120 /CHEM 1121 , CHEM 2030 /CHEM 2031 or CHEM 3010 /CHEM 3011 , 8 hours of upper-division biology or chemistry, and junior or senior standing. Fundamental chemical principles applied to the fate and behavior of environmental contaminants in soil-water environments. Important toxins explored and their movement and occurrence in ecosystems explained based on chemical and physical parameters. Topics will include pesticides, dioxin, mercury, and bioaccumulation. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4700 - Polymers, an Introduction 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 ; physical chemistry strongly recommended. Chemistry of polymers; their structure, properties, and applications. Three hours lecture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4730 - Advanced Physical Chemistry 4 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 4360/4361 or permission of instructor. Corequisite: CHEM 4731. Modern chemical concepts as applied to the areas of thermodynamics, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Three hours lecture and one three-hour calculation laboratory. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4731 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab 0 credit hours Corequisite: CHEM 4730 Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4740 - Research Methods 3 credit hours (Same as BIOL/GEOL/PHYS/MATH 4740.) Prerequisite: YOED 3520 . Provides secondary science and mathematics teacher candidates with the tools that scientists use to solve scientific problems. Students will use these tools in a laboratory setting, communicate findings, and understand how scientists develop new knowledge. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4780 - Polymer and Materials Chemistry Laboratory 2 credit hours Prerequisite: CHEM 3020 /CHEM 3021 ; corequisites: CHEM 4700 ; CHEM 4330 /CHEM 4331 strongly recommended. Laboratory introduction to synthesis, kinetics, characterization, engineering, and applications of polymers and other modern materials. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHEM 4880 - Research 4 credit hours Prerequisites: 24 hours of ACS-approved chemistry courses. Student research allied with the instructor’s research or designed specifically for the particular student. Minimum of twelve (12) hours a week. Student must write a formal report which is approved by the instructor to receive credit for this course. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Child Development and Family Studies
	CDFS 2350 - Human Development I 3 credit hours (Same as ECE 2350 .) Child development theories. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial development of the child, conception to three years of age. Diversity issues affecting development addressed. One hour observation per week required. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3300 - Caring Across Generations 4 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. A service learning course in which students are trained as certified nurses’ assistants (CNAs) including basic care skills as well as interaction with the elderly and their families. Designed to help students assess their level of interest in pursuing careers in working with children and/or the elderly in a medical setting. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3310 - Human Development II 3 credit hours (Same as ECE 3310 .) Prerequisite: CDFS 2350 with C- or better or permission of instructor. Physical, cognitive, psychosocial development of the child, from three years of age through middle childhood. Diversity issues affecting development addressed. One hour observation per week required. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3320 - Family Relations 3 credit hours Family systems, giving consideration to interpersonal relationships. The structure, function, and development of families in a changing society and in relation to other social institutions. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3330 - Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships 3 credit hours Skills and knowledge essential to the development and maintenance of interpersonal and work relationships analyzed. Topics focus on self-awareness, communication in various types of relationships, and managing feelings and conflict. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3340 - Life Span Human Development 3 credit hours Emotional, social, physical, and intellectual growth and development of the individual over the life span with a family-oriented emphasis. Not available to Early Childhood Education and/or Family and Consumer Studies: Child Development and Family Studies majors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 3390 - Child Development and Family Studies Professional Seminar 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Junior standing in the CDFS program and approval of the instructor. A prerequisite to HSC 4101 . Professional issues of ethics, networking, social change and public policy relating to children and families to be covered in 50-hour seminar format. Also, a site-approved, 100-hour field placement to be completed. Offered Fall only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4140 - Violence in the Family 3 credit hours (Same as SOC 4140 .) Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 or SOC 2500 with C- or better or permission of instructor. The causes, dynamics, and consequences of violence in the family. Includes the discussion of violence toward children, spouses, dating partners, siblings, and elders. Emphasizes the social conditions which lead to these types of violence. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4310 - Human Development III 3 credit hours In-depth study of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional factors influencing development during adolescence and the reciprocal influences between adolescent development and the family system. Emphasis on the ecological perspective to include the relation between adolescent development, families, and society. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4340 - The Contemporary Family 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 with C- or better or permission of instructor. An ecological approach to the study of contemporary issues, problems, questions, and life styles as they relate to families and individuals. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4350 - Parenting 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 and CDFS 2350 or CDFS 3310 or PSY 4190 with C- or better, or permission of instructor. Knowledge of parenting and parent/child interactions and the role of the parent educator from various theoretical and applied perspectives. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4390 - Families in Later Life 3 credit hours Prerequisites: Human Science majors - CDFS 3320 with C- or better; Sociology majors - SOC 2600 with C- or better or permission of instructor. Examination of families in later life from an ecological approach with emphasis on family forms and relationships. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4391 - Aging Health and Development 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDFS 4390 or SOC 2600 with C or better or permission of the instructor. A service learning opportunity that provides students with understanding of the concepts and application of aging, families in later life, assessment, and gerontological program planning and implementation. May be repeated with permission of instructor. Meets four hours per week. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4400 - Children in Healthcare Settings 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CDFS 2350 , CDFS 3310 , or PSY 4190 ; CDFS 3320 or equivalent; permission of department. Offers instruction on child life techniques used to help minimize the potential negative impact of the healthcare environment on children’s development. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4710 - Family Centered Community Building I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDFS 3320 with C- or better or permission of instructor. A survey course on family-centered community building (FCCB). Introduces advanced undergraduates to a range of topics, issues, and frameworks. Focused on cohesive, family-centered communities. Offered fall only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4720 - Family Centered Community Building II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDFS 4710 (with a C- or better) or permission of instructor. A service-learning course based on the application of family-centered community building. Introduces undergraduate students as well as community practitioners to issues and activities intended to help build stronger, more cohesive, and family-centered communities. Offered spring only. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4740 - Advocacy and Public Policy for Individuals and Families Across the Lifespan 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CDFS 2350 , CDFS 3310 , CDFS 3320 , CDFS 4140 , CDFS 4310 , CDFS 4340 , CDFS 4350 , CDFS 4390 , and CDFS 4710 . Utilizes an ecological perspective focusing on policy and advocacy issues affecting individuals, families, and professionals within the area of child development and family studies. Students gain experience advocating for systemic change impacting individual and families throughout the lifespan. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDFS 4790 - Family Life Program Development and Evaluation 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CDFS 2350 , CDFS 3310 , CDFS 3320 , CDFS 3390 , CDFS 4310 , CDFS 4340 , CDFS 4350 , CDFS 4390 , and CDFS 4710 (all with grade of C- or better). Addresses concepts of family life education as they apply to the development, implementation, and evaluation of programs. Incorporates developmentally appropriate criteria for individuals and families over the life span. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Chinese
	CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I 3 credit hours Foundation course in reading, writing, speaking, and aural comprehension. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHIN 1010 or advanced placement. Continuation of CHIN 1010 . Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 2010 - Intermediate Chinese I 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHIN 1020 or advanced placement. Continued study of the Chinese writing system, basic vocabulary and daily expressions, culture and society; and most importantly, the ability to use the language in communication. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 2020 - Intermediate Chinese II 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CHIN 2010 or advanced placement. Increased emphasis on using the language appropriately. Introduction of reading strategies and communication strategies. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 3010 - Advanced Chinese I 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHIN 2020 or permission of instructor. Advanced level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continued study of the Chinese writing system and culture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 3020 - Advanced Chinese II 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CHIN 3010 or permission of instructor. Further advanced level practice in language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Continued study of the Chinese writing system and culture. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CHIN 3050 - Introduction to Chinese Culture 3 credit hours Offers both Chinese language and non-language students an introduction to Chinese culture and society focusing on key historical, social, and cultural topics essential to understanding modern China. Taught in English; no background knowledge of China or the Chinese language required. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
College of Basic and Applied Sciences
	CBAS 1110 - Science Seminar 1 credit hour Corequisite: Enrollment in dual enrollment CBAS course. Readings and discussion from scientific literature on a particular theme; discussion of ways science is communicated to the public and to the scientific community. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Communication (Speech)
	COMM 2150 - Voice and Diction 3 credit hours Development of self-confidence, more articulate speech, and effective voice quality through knowledge of the vocal mechanism; classroom drills and individualized instruction. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours Principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Emphasis on informative, persuasive, special occasion, and extemporaneous (impromptu) speaking. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication 3 credit hours Introduces fundamental theories and principles for communicating effectively with others in everyday relationships. Topics include development of self-concept, perception, verbal and nonverbal communication, conflict negotiation, romantic relationships, and diversity. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3050 - Listening 3 credit hours (Same as ORCO 3050 .) Explores the function and impact of listening in workplace and other relationships. Includes analysis, interpretation, and application of effective listening skills. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3210 - Argumentation and Debate 3 credit hours Theory and practice of advocacy with emphasis on organization, refutation, reasoning, and rebuttal. In-class debating on questions of fact, value, and policy. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication 3 credit hours Exploration of theories of group dynamics through practical application. Study of verbal, nonverbal, leadership communication, and group decision making. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3225 - Gender Communication 3 credit hours Critical discussion of values, issues, decision-making paradigms, and traditions in the field of gender communication. Emphasis on individual practical application in personal and professional environments. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3230 - Professional Public Speaking 3 credit hours Students will create a variety of live and mediated presentations that offer preparation for leadership in professional situations. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3300 - Communication Theory in Films 3 credit hours Readings and films used to explain and illustrate key communication theories. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3340 - Interview Communication 3 credit hours (Same as ORCO 3340 .) Prerequisite: Junior standing or permission of instructor. A critical study of professional interviewing techniques for employment, recruiting, counseling, persuasion, and appraisal. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3350 - Diversity in Communication 3 credit hours Communication and intergroup relationships among people of different ethnic/racial backgrounds in the United States. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3400 - Romantic Relationship Communication 3 credit hours Provides a general overview of contemporary research on relationship communication with a particular emphasis on romantic relationship development. Theories about the role of communication in initiating, maintaining, and disengaging from romantic relationships. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3560 - Intercultural Communication 3 credit hours Examines how perceptions, values, norms of behavior, and communication patterns vary among cultures. Content emphasizes increased understanding and problem-solving techniques when people from different cultures interact. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3580 - Political Communication 3 credit hours Nature and functions of communication with political institutions and groups, including campaign communication, decision-making strategies, deliberative discourse, advocates, and interest groups. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 3620 - Applied Communication 1 credit hour Prerequisite: Permission of department. Field and laboratory experiences for the study of communication. May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours credit. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4260 - Independent Study 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Intensive study of a specific area of communication; topic is chosen in instructor-student conference. Maybe repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4320 - Theories of Persuasive Communication 3 credit hours Includes theories and concepts that explain key variables in the persuasion process. Emphasis on becoming more aware as consumers as well as users of persuasive techniques. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4400 - Sexual Communication 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Overview of contemporary research on sexual communication with an emphasis on how people communicate about sex in varying relationships and throughout varying stages of life. Includes the role of communication in parent/child communication about sex, in dating and married relationships, and in varying contexts such as the media. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4600 - Communication Research Methods 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Analysis of methodological issues in research on human communication. Designed to teach critical analysis and understanding of how communication researchers develop hypotheses, test and interpret data, and present their findings. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4650 - History, Theory, and Criticism of Rhetoric 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Junior standing. Explores history, theory, and criticism of rhetoric from ancient times to the present. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4700 - Senior Seminar in Communication 3 credit hours Intensive investigation of the major research methodologies in communication studies; presentation of projects and a synthesis of the communication discipline. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4800 - Topics in Communication Studies 3 credit hours Meets individual and group needs for advanced study in communication studies. Topic determined at the time of scheduling. A maximum of six semester hours may be applied toward a degree. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	COMM 4900 - Internship in Communication Studies 1 to 3 credit hours Prerequisite: Permission of department. Practical experience in a professional work setting in a field requiring communication skills. May be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
Communication Disorders
	CDIS 3010 - Communication Disorders in Pop Culture 3 credit hours Popular films and literature used to explain how persons with speech, language, and hearing disorders portrayed to the public and how that information promotes images that are positive and negative. Explores how these things influence public opinion. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3050 - Introduction to Speech Language Pathology and Audiology 3 credit hours Overview of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology, with emphasis on the common disorders of speech, language, and hearing and their treatment. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3130 - Hearing and Speech Science 3 credit hours Examines the acoustics of sound and speech production and the perception of sound and speech. Practical application of this knowledge to clinical settings emphasized. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3150 - Phonetics 3 credit hours Training in the recognition and production of the sounds of speech with an analysis of their formation; extensive practice in phonetic transcription. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3200 - Speech Sound Disorders 3 credit hours Prerequisites: CDIS 3050 and CDIS 3150 . Speech development, etiologies of phonological/articulatory problems, and approaches for assessing and remediating speech-sound errors. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3250 - Speech and Language Development for the Educator 3 credit hours Topics include theories of development of language in children from birth through the age eight (approximate end of the developmental period); the impact of the development of oral language on the teaching of reading and writing; an overview of the common speech and language problems seen in the school-aged child; and the influence of environmental factors on the child’s ability to communicate and learn. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3260 - Language Acquisition and Analysis 3 credit hours Language development and procedures for analyzing child language. Semantic, syntactic, and pragmatic development explored through examining child language transcripts. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes
	CDIS 3270 - Language and Literacy Development in School-Age Children 3 credit hours Prerequisite: CDIS 3260 . Introduces language and literacy development in school-age children. Sampling and analysis in the areas of semantics, morphosyntax, and pragmatics to identify school-age children with and without language disorders. Click here for the Fall 2024 Schedule of Classes

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Courses

CHEM 3531 - Principles of Biochemistry Lab

CHEM 3880 - Undergraduate Research II

CHEM 3890 - Chemistry Instruction Internship

CHEM 3970 - Cooperative Education

CHEM 3980 - Cooperative Education

CHEM 4000 - Medicinal Chemistry

CHEM 4100 - Organic Spectroscopy

CHEM 4150 - Bioorganic Chemistry

CHEM 4190 - Mass Spectrometry

CHEM 4230 - Instrumental Analysis

CHEM 4231 - Instrumental Analysis Lab

CHEM 4280 - Atomic Absorption Analysis Techniques

CHEM 4310 - Modeling Organic and Biological Molecules

CHEM 4330 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I

CHEM 4331 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals I Lab

CHEM 4340 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II

CHEM 4341 - Physical Chemistry Fundamentals II Lab

CHEM 4350 - Physical Chemistry I

CHEM 4351 - Physical Chemistry I Lab

CHEM 4360 - In-depth Physical Chemistry

CHEM 4361 - Physical Chemistry II Lab

CHEM 4380 - Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Experimental Methods

CHEM 4400 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 4410 - Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry

CHEM 4430 - Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Techniques

CHEM 4431 - Advanced Synthetic Laboratory Techniques Lab

CHEM 4450 - In-Depth Inorganic Chemistry Aq: Aqueous and Bio-inorganic Chemistry

CHEM 4460 - In-Depth Inorganic Chemistry B: Structure, Bonding, Metallic, and Organometallic Chemistry

CHEM 4500 - Biochemistry I

CHEM 4510 - Biochemistry II

CHEM 4520 - Topics in Biochemistry

CHEM 4530 - Biochemical Techniques

CHEM 4550 - Bioanalytical Chemistry

CHEM 4551 - Bioanalytical Chemistry Lab

CHEM 4580 - Medical Technology Clinical Practicum

CHEM 4600 - Introduction to Environmental Chemistry

CHEM 4610 - Environmental Chemistry

CHEM 4700 - Polymers, an Introduction

CHEM 4730 - Advanced Physical Chemistry

CHEM 4731 - Advanced Physical Chemistry Lab

CHEM 4740 - Research Methods

CHEM 4780 - Polymer and Materials Chemistry Laboratory

CHEM 4880 - Research

CDFS 2350 - Human Development I

CDFS 3300 - Caring Across Generations

CDFS 3310 - Human Development II

CDFS 3320 - Family Relations

CDFS 3330 - Dynamics of Interpersonal Relationships

CDFS 3340 - Life Span Human Development

CDFS 3390 - Child Development and Family Studies Professional Seminar

CDFS 4140 - Violence in the Family

CDFS 4310 - Human Development III

CDFS 4340 - The Contemporary Family

CDFS 4350 - Parenting

CDFS 4390 - Families in Later Life

CDFS 4391 - Aging Health and Development

CDFS 4400 - Children in Healthcare Settings

CDFS 4710 - Family Centered Community Building I

CDFS 4720 - Family Centered Community Building II

CDFS 4740 - Advocacy and Public Policy for Individuals and Families Across the Lifespan

CDFS 4790 - Family Life Program Development and Evaluation

CHIN 1010 - Elementary Chinese I

CHIN 1020 - Elementary Chinese II

CHIN 2010 - Intermediate Chinese I

CHIN 2020 - Intermediate Chinese II

CHIN 3010 - Advanced Chinese I

CHIN 3020 - Advanced Chinese II

CHIN 3050 - Introduction to Chinese Culture

CBAS 1110 - Science Seminar

COMM 2150 - Voice and Diction

COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

COMM 2300 - Interpersonal Communication

COMM 3050 - Listening

COMM 3210 - Argumentation and Debate

COMM 3220 - Small Group Communication

COMM 3225 - Gender Communication

COMM 3230 - Professional Public Speaking

COMM 3300 - Communication Theory in Films

COMM 3340 - Interview Communication