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2018-19 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2018-19 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.
 

Theatre
  
  
  

  • THEA 4580 - Acting IV

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: THEA 4560 or permission of instructor. Styles of acting. Study and practice of technique for performing in period, stylized, or non-realistic drama. Develop skills in verse and other heightened language texts with special emphasis on performing Shakespeare. Other styles may include, but are not limited to, the Greeks, Comedy of Manners, and Absurdism.


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  • THEA 4950 - Directed Studies

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Available only to students in Theatre and Dance who have completed 50 percent of the coursework in the Theatre concentration and have an overall GPA of 3.2 for their last 30 hours of study; permission of department required. Proposals must be submitted and approved by theatre and dance faculty the semester prior to the beginning of the semester of enrollment. Individualized intensive instruction for students to pursue research and creative activity in a specialized area with faculty mentorship.


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  • THEA 4990 - Senior Seminar in Theatre

    1 credit hour
    Prerequisite: Theatre majors only; senior classification. A capstone to the Theatre major’s undergraduate career and preparation for transition to the professional theatre or graduate study. Includes lectures, workshops, professional guest speakers, and discussion sessions. Students will complete various paper-based projects including resume and portfolio construction.


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Tourism and Hospitality Management
  

  • THM 3110 - Tourism and Hospitality Planning and Development

    3 credit hours
    Explores various dimensions of the role tourism plays in community and regional development. Discusses the theories and practices regarding tourism supply and demand, economic impact, tourism structure and policy, environmental and social considerations, travel and tourism research. Specific attention given to sustainability of the community and industry and the examination of the dynamics between social or economic development and the quality of life for the residents.


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  • THM 4210 - Customer Service in Tourism and Hospitality Management

    3 credit hours
    Offers preparation for students to meet and exceed customers’ expectations within the tourism and hospitality industry. Review of customer service philosophy, theory, and techniques in tourism and hospitality. Service quality issues, service design and delivery, customer interactions and service recovery, customer relationships, and customer loyalty in tourism and hospitality addressed.


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  • THM 4905 - Internship in Hospitality and Hotel Management

    12 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Departmental approval; minimum 2.25 GPA; THM 3100, THM 3110, THM 3390, THM 3530, THM 4100, THM 4210, THM 4200, LSTS 4660, and LSTS 4890. Provides practical experience. Students assigned to a field experience to spend an entire semester or two summer sessions in on-the-job training with a hospitality and/or hotel agency. Students will work or volunteer 40 hours per week with an agency for a minimum of 480 hours of contact time for duration of course.


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  • THM 4906 - Internship in Event Planning

    12 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Departmental approval; minimum 2.25 GPA; THM 3100, THM 3110, THM 3390, THM 3530, THM 4100, THM 4210, THM 4200, LSTS 4660, and LSTS 4890. Provides practical experience. Students assigned to a field experience to spend an entire semester or two summer sessions in on-the-job training in event planning. Students will work or volunteer 40 hours per week with an agency for a minimum of 480 hours of contact time for duration of course.


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Transportation
  
  

  • TRNS 4640 - Topics in Transportation

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: AERO 3180  and senior standing or permission of instructor. Capstone course for students selecting the transportation management focus within Aerospace Administration. Individually directed course on a selected topic in transportation. Topics include regional, domestic, or global factors impacting the transportation industry. Covers the elements of a transportation system, historical development, legislation, and significant trends.


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University Honors
  
  
  
  
  

  • UH 3900 - Honors Research Seminar

    3 credit hours
    Required of Honors Transfer Fellows. Introduces students from a variety of disciplines to the research methods necessary for successful completion of the honors thesis proposal and the honors thesis. Specific objectives include choosing a research topic, understanding the thesis process, identifying an appropriate faculty mentor, and drafting a tentative thesis topic. Assignments may include writing reports, assembling annotated bibliographies, and giving oral reports using appropriate technology. Course will be team-taught occasionally to expose students to multidisciplinary approaches to research.


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  • UH 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; 3.0 cumulative GPA; must have completed 60 credit hours by start of course. An intensive learning experience in leadership excellence. Involves significantly more clock hours than the typical three-credit-hour course but offers a remarkably unique experience. The institute has three primary objectives: academic study of leadership theory and practice, with an emphasis on application; extensive exposure to accomplished leaders; and completion of a substantial student project, a part of which will be a personal action plan for leadership growth. Participants must be prepared to attend morning, afternoon, and evening sessions for one week during May term.


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University Seminar
  
  
  
  

  • UNIV 3000 - MT Engage Practicum

    1 to 3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of a minimum of 3 hours of an MT Engage coursework (AMTE attribute); junior standing. Refines integrative thinking/reflection, presentation and interpersonal skills, and technical knowledge of ePortfolios. Focuses on best practices for ePortfolios and gains exposure to research and literature on integrative thinking/reflection. Students will answer one-on-one technical and non-technical questions about integrative thinking and ePortfolio development for MT Engage students; present group workshops; and speak to classes and student organizations about MT Engage.


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  • UNIV 4010 - MTSU Institute of Leadership Excellence

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Permission of instructor; 3.0 cumulative GPA; must have completed 60 credit hours by start of course. An intensive learning experience in leadership excellence. Involves significantly more clock hours than the typical three-credit-hour course but offers a remarkably unique experience. The institute has three primary objectives: academic study of leadership theory and practice, with an emphasis on application; extensive exposure to accomplished leaders; and completion of a substantial student project, a part of which will be a personal action plan for leadership growth. Participants must be prepared to attend morning, afternoon, and evening sessions for three weeks during S1-May Term.


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Women’s and Gender Studies
  
  
  

  • WGST 3000 - Women’s Leadership Conference Practicum A

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: WGST 2100  and permission of instructor. WGST 2500  recommended but not required. Theory and concepts of women’s leadership through participation in major women’s conference. Provides an opportunity to engage in creative planning, decision-making, and collaborative and experiential learning and to assume significant responsibility for conference related to women’s issues. No more than 6 hours of practicum and independent study may count toward the Women’s and Gender Studies minor.


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  • WGST 3001 - Women’s Leadership Conference Practicum B

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: WGST 2100 , WGST 3000 , and permission of instructor. WGST 2500  recommended but not required. Theory and concepts of women’s leadership through participation in major women’s conference. Provides an opportunity to engage in creative planning, decision-making, and collaborative and experiential learning and to assume significant responsibility for conference related to women’s issues. No more than 6 hours of practicum and independent study may count toward the Women’s and Gender Studies minor.
     


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  • WGST 4201 - Symposium in Women’s Studies: Women and Religion

    3 credit hours
    (Same as RS 4201 .) Additional prerequisites may apply to individual courses within the series. Examines changing conceptions of women’s roles in various religious traditions with particular attention to the ways religious beliefs and practices have influenced and are influenced by feminism and struggles for gender equality both within and outside religious institutions.


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  • WGST 4900 - Independent Study

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. A variable-content course examining a topic within the study of women and gender not covered in depth in other Women’s and Gender Studies courses. Student develops project, conducts research, and confers regularly with the instructor. Student must submit a formal project proposal to be approved by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program’s Independent Studies Committee at least one semester prior to enrolling for WGST 4900. (Not offered during Summer terms. Please consult the Women’s and Gender Studies website for more information.) May be taken for credit no more than twice.


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Youth Education
  

  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: Completion of 45 semester hours and admission to Teacher Education. Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.


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  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: YOED 2500  with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.


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  • YOED 3520 - Knowing and Learning in Science and Mathematics

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: MSE 1010  and MSE 2010 . Focuses on issues of what it means to learn and know science and mathematics. Included are topics related to standards of knowing and understanding powerful ideas in mathematics and science, links between knowing and developing in learning theory, and the content and evolution of scientific ideas. Students required to conduct interviews with public school practitioners.
     


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  • YOED 4020 - Residency I: Grades K-12

    6 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program; successful completion of YOED 2500 , YOED 3000 , YOED 3300  with a grade of B or better; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.50; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format in art, drama, music, or physical education.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.


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  • YOED 4040 - Residency I: MTeach

    4 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; successful completion of   and  ; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.5; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format in biology, chemistry, mathematics, or physics education.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.


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Video and Film Production
  

  • VFP 1060 - Basic Video Production

    3 credit hours
    Focuses on the basics of creating videos by shooting good video, recording good audio, editing raw footage into a coherent story or presentation, and sharing finished videos. Exposes students to camera, lighting, composition, sound, graphics, perspective, movement, and other tools of the motion picture language. Students must provide their own video cameras (smartphones acceptable), computers for editing videos, video editing software (iMovie, Windows Movie maker, or better), and lavalier microphones that work with the cameras.


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  • VFP 3745 - Aerial Videography

    3 credit hours
    (Same as AERO 3745 .) Designed to give students the opportunity to gain knowledge and skills using multirotor platforms designed for professional aerial videography and industrial applications. Students will construct and gain experience on a small UAS before transitioning to “prosumer” UAS. Focuses on UAS operations, regulations, legal and ethical issues, and various aspects of aerial videography. Flight operations training will be conducted off-campus.


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  • VFP 4020 - Screenwriting II

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: VFP 3020 ; permission of department for non-majors.

    Techniques of creating and writing for film and video production in both the studio and field environment. Scriptwriting guidelines, character development, plot design, and creation of storylines for contemporary screen-based media with emphasis on television genre programs or film scripts. Writing of original scripts conforming to the genre with emphasis on longer form teleplays and film scripts.


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  • VFP 4745 - Aerial Cinematography

    3 credit hours
    (Same as AERO 4745 .) Prerequisites: AERO 3730 /AERO 3731 , AERO 3745 , or VFP 3745 . Designed to give students opportunity to gain knowledge and skills using multirotor platforms designed for professional aerial photography and industrial applications. Students will gain knowledge in UAS operations, regulations, legal and ethical issues, and various aspects of aerial cinematography. Flight operations training will be conducted off-campus locations. Focuses on advanced skills in working with lighting, depth, focal field, and storytelling through three axis camera movement. 


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  • VFP 4941 - Advanced Multi-camera Video Production

    1 to 4 credit hours

    Prerequisite: Admission to candidacy and VFP 3140  or permission of instructor.

    Practical experience in the conceptualization, pre-production preparation, and production of live television productions such as sports, musical performances, special events, or news. Topics will vary by section offering. Can be repeated for up to 9 credit hours with each section offering varying composition of projects.

    Three-hour lecture/lab plus a varying number of production shoots outside of regularly scheduled class time.


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Visual Communication
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • VCOM 3930 - Visual Storytelling for Journalism

    3 credit hours
    Prerequisites: JOUR 2710 , VCOM 2010 , and VCOM 2950  or permission of instructor. Design process and production methods for communicating concepts, information, and narratives through the use of visual elements in print, Web, and digital media. Develops skill sets of typographic language and design, photography selection and use, illustration techniques and intermediate layout design for the purpose of visual storytelling in the form of such projects as editorial layout in digital and print formats, ad campaigns, and logo design. Combined lecture/lab.


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