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2018-2019 Johnstown Campus Catalog
University of Pittsburgh Johnstown
   
2018-2019 Johnstown Campus Catalog 
    
 
  May 10, 2024
 
2018-2019 Johnstown Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Course Information


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English Writing

  
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    ENGWRT 1294 - FORM AND THEORY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An advanced writing seminar designed to focus on matters of interest unique to the written arts. Specific topics will change from year to year, but assigned texts, class discussion, and student writing will deal with modern and contemporary issued of form and theory from the writers’ point of view.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053
  
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    ENGWRT 1700 - ADVANCED SEMINAR IN WRITING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This seminar provides a capstone experience for English writing majors and students intensely committed to writing. It is assumed that students come to the seminar having taken a fairly broad range of both English writing and literature courses. Students will complete an original manuscript in a genre of their choice (e.g. poetry, fiction, drama, creative nonfiction). Manuscripts will be evaluated by an approved outside reader as well as the instructor. Class hours will be devoted to workshop critiques and discussing contemporary issues of form and theory related to the written arts.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053; PLAN: Writing major or minor; LVL: Junior or Senior
  
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    ENGWRT 1902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    This option permits students to design their own course with the approval of a department faculty member. Students must submit a proposal to the faculty member.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGWRT 0050 or 0053
  
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    ENGWRT 1950 - PROFESSIONAL WRITING INTERNSHIP


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 6
    This course will allow qualified students majoring in English writing to work under an employer’s supervision while developing and completing tasks relevant to their eventual professional employment. In an internship, students could write in any number of forms (memos, letters, reports, web pages, press releases, etc.) And would devote at least 50% of their time to drafting, revising, and finalizing various documents for an employer. In addition, students will write a final report for the coordinator of professional writing in which they describe and assess their internship experience. Students must have junior or senior standing and a 3.0 Grade point average to be eligible.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis

Entrepreneurship

  
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    ENTR 1680 - ENTREPRENEURS IDEA LAB


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed as a pragmatic approach to converting a new idea into a new venture. Students are led through a step-by-step process of developing an idea in context with a beachhead market so that it will be commercially viable. Students will present new ideas, select the best and work on the strongest innovations for presentation to local entrepreneurs at the end of the course. Local business experts and business owners will mentor students during the course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    ENTR 1685 - ENTREPRENEURS TOOLKIT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will provide students with knowledge of important tools and skills required for entrepreneurial success, including finding investors or financing; developing a leadership team; managing risk and change; legal considerations and protecting proprietary information; cash flow tracking; ethics; and exit strategies.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    ENTR 1686 - ENTREPRENEURS FIELD CAMP


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students will complete 150 hours in a local start-up, small business, or established company learning and applying skills in business planning, market research, product development, website development or social media marketing, investor or finance solicitation and planning, or business accounting.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

Environmental Studies

  
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    ENVSTD 0100 - INTRO TO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Survey of environmental concepts and principles. Students evaluate contemporary environmental issues as they relate to the quality of life. Environmental topics are used to develop analytical skills. The natural and social (environ mental) consequences of population growth, food supply demands, pollution, and resource exploitation are discussed.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    ENVSTD 1200 - INTERNSHIP


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 12
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
  
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    ENVSTD 1400 - SOIL IN THE ENVIRONMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENVSTD 0100; PLAN: Environmental Studies
  
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    ENVSTD 1700 - SENIOR SEMNR IN ENVIRON STUDIES


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 1
    The student undertakes a critical examination of the problems and issues associated with a particular dimension of environmental policy or environmental management, culminating in a final paper.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis

Finance

  
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    FIN 0300 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Focuses on how companies make investment and financing decisions, including capital formation and resource allocation. The concepts of time-value of money, security valuation, capital budgeting, and the tradeoff between risk and expected return are also introduced. Cost of capital, financial leverage, and capital structure policies are also presented.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ACCT 0115
  
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    FIN 1270 - FINANCIAL REPORTING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Discussion of current issues in the financial reporting environment. Course reviews reporting for revenue and expenses, assets, liabilities and compensation in terms of current rules and practices, and examines aspects of the regulatory structure and applicable legislative-based reforms. Course coverage is applicable for accounting and non-accounting majors.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ACCT 0115 and FIN 0300
  
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    FIN 1310 - INVESTMENTS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Provides an understanding of the process of evaluating and selecting investments. Discusses investment techniques, vehicles, and strategies emphasizing the risk-return tradeoffs. The operations of securities markets are explained and investments in equities, fixed income securities, and other outlets are discussed. The course also familiarizes students with published financial data.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
  
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    FIN 1315 - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduction and overview of personal financial planning. Topics include financial planning, managing assets, credit, insurance, investments and retirement and estate planning.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
  
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    FIN 1320 - BANKING & FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A descriptive and theoretical examination of how the banking industry operates. Analyzes the role of banks and banking in the financial sector and the constraints under which they operate. Examines asset and liability management strategies and the organization of the banking function.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
  
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    FIN 1330 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The course views financial statement analysis as an integral part of economic and financial decision theories with emphasis on the use of analytical techniques to predict corporate earnings, growth, and failure. Topics include credit and risk evaluation, profitability analysis, financial statement component analysis, and financial statement forecasting.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300
  
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    FIN 1355 - FINANCIAL MODELING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Covers the theory and practice of corporate finance. Topics include stock and bond valuation, fundamentals of risk management, financial analysis and planning and the techniques of short term financial management.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300; CREQ: STAT 1040
  
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    FIN 1356 - INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Analyzes long term decision making for the firm. The course will investigate various techniques in capital budgeting. An emphasis on the impact on shareholder wealth will be stressed. Additional topics include the analysis of cost of capital and capital structure issues. Dividend policy will be presented as it impacts share value and financing. The course will use spreadsheet analysis models for case work.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and STAT 1040; CREQ: FIN 1310
  
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    FIN 1360 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN FINANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Intensive study of one or more areas of finance.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and FIN 1310
  
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    FIN 1365 - FINANCE SPECIAL TOPICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Detailed analysis of a particular topic not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and FIN 1310
  
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    FIN 1370 - PORTFOLIO THEORY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The economics of pricing in the securities, options, commodities, and foreign exchange markets. Covers speculation and the nature of financial markets.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 1310
  
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    FIN 1379 - ENTREPRENEURIAL SEM IN FINANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Provides participants with real-life experience in researching and preparing business plans. Following formal training in small business marketing, strategy and finance, students are assigned to work with selected entrepreneurs. By the end of the seminar, a written business plan will have been prepared which will serve as an internal guide to operations and/or be submitted to local lending institutions.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
  
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    FIN 1380 - DERIVATIVES AND ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An overview of derivative securities and their use in corporate strategy and risk management, this course employs quantitative methods to analyze, design, price and use derivative instruments in a managerial context. Basic derivative contracts such as forward, futures, options and swaps are covered, as well as the pricing of these claims, arbitrage, and hedging in these markets. Students apply the analytical models to real-life situations through case studies.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Grad LG/SU3 Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and FIN 1310
  
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    FIN 1390 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The course provides an introduction to multinational finance by examining how international business markets work, and how multinational firms operate within that environment. Topics covered in the course include an examination of the international monetary system, the foreign exchange markets, international trade, global cost of capital, foreign exchange exposure and hedging risk in international exchange markets.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FIN 0300 and STAT 1040
  
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    FIN 1480 - FINANCE DIRECTED READING


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    The student undertakes a specified course of study, comparable in content to a special topics course, under the direct supervision of a faculty member.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FIN 1482 - FINANCE DIRECTED RESEARCH


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    The student undertakes a defined task of research on campus under the supervision of a faculty member of an appropriate department, and in which the fruits of the research are embodied in a thesis, extended paper, laboratory report, or other appropriate form.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FIN 1483 - FINANCE INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    The student undertakes, under specific conditions, an independent program of study, research, or creative activity usually off-campus and with less immediate and frequent guidance from the sponsoring faculty member than is typically provided in directed reading and directed research courses.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FIN 1486 - FINANCE INTERNSHIP 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A beginning-level internship experience in which students provide technical expertise in finance to business, industry, government, or nonprofit organizations. Academic credits are proportioned on the basis of approximately 10 hours per week per term equal to 3 credits. Placements are arranged by the coordinator and supervised by a faculty member in finance. Students must write and present an extensive analysis of the internship experience.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis
  
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    FIN 1487 - FINANCE INTERNSHIP 2


    Minimum Credits: 6
    Maximum Credits: 6
    An advanced internship experience in which students provide technical expertise in finance to business, industry, government, or nonprofit organizations. Academic credits are proportioned on the basis of approximately 10 hours per week per term equal to 3 credits. Placements are arranged by the coordinator and supervised by a faculty member in finance. Students must write and present an extensive analysis of the internship experience.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis

Fine Arts

  
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    FA 0015 - HISTORY OF WESTERN ART 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introductory survey course that explores the major accomplishments in Western art (painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts) from prehistory to the arrival of the Black Death. A strongly interdisciplinary approach is taken, one that considers how religious, political, economic and social conditions affected the creation of art.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0016 - HISTORY OF WESTERN ART 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introductory survey course that explores the major accomplishments in Western art (painting, sculpture, architecture, and the minor arts) from the Renaissance through the modern era. A strongly interdisciplinary approach is taken, one that considers how religious, political, economic and social conditions affected the creation of art. It is not necessary to have taken FA 0015 History of Western Art 1 before taking this course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0031 - MODERN ART


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A period survey that examines the most influential art styles of the 19th and 20th centuries. The complex relationship between art movements and the societal conditions that affected the creation and meaning of this art is examined through readings, class discussion and visual/contextual analysis. Writing skills are emphasized.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0040 - INTRODUCTION TO ARCHITECTURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introductory-level course that explores the structural, functional and aesthetic developments in architecture from the Neolithic age through the present day, focusing on major monuments as examples of how societal conditions helped shaped their design and meaning.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0050 - MEDIEVAL ART


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A period survey that examines the art and architecture of the European Middle Ages, beginning with the emergence and legalization of Christianity in the late Roman empire and ending with the arrival of the Black Death. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of Christian imagery as it relates to historical and theological developments over time, as well as the structural, functional and aesthetic characteristics of individual monuments. Writing skills are emphasized.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0054 - ART LOOTING AND DESTRUCTION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FA 0080 - WORLD RELIGIOUS ARCHITECTURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introductory-level course that examines a rich variety of the world’s major religious buildings and complexes, focusing particular attention on understanding structural, functional and aesthetic characteristics of individual monuments. Societal conditions and religious beliefs that affected their design and meaning are examined through readings, discussion and visual/contextual analysis.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0150 - ANCIENT ART


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course examines in full or in part the artistic and cultural traditions of the ancient world, including the ancient near east, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece and Rome. Religious, literary and political documents are analyzed to better understand the form and function of ancient sculpture, painting and architecture.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0304 - RENAISSANCE ART


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course examines the art and architecture created in Italy and in Northern Europe during the 15th and 16th centuries. Focus is placed on defining the term “renaissance,” as well as exploring the major artists, patrons and cultural centers of the period. Historical events, pertinent literary and philosophical sources, and religious figures are explored to contextualize the work of great masters such as Giotto, Masaccio, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian and Palladio.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0351 - BAROQUE ART


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The Protestant reformation brought about not only a strong Catholic counter-reformation, but also entirely new economic and social conditions under which art and architecture thrived in 17th and 18th century Italy, Spain, Flanders, Holland, France and England. In this course we closely examine how societal conditions affected the creation, type, subject matter and meaning of this art, through readings, classroom discussion and visual/contextual analysis.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0440 - FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A comprehensive study of master architect Frank Lloyd Wright, this course carefully investigates his life, his career and his far-reaching beliefs on a number of topics. All of his major structures and creative periods are examined, including those buildings and projects Wright undertook in the Pittsburgh region, especially the world-famous Kaufmann House, Fallingwater. In addition, a broader discussion of modern architectural movements and relevant architects will be undertaken in order help students contextualize Wright’s ideas and achievements. Writing skills are emphasized.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0450 - TWENTIETH CENTURY ARCHITECTURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course closely examines the development of architectural styles and building technologies from the late nineteenth century to the present. This is accomplished by thoroughly investigating (through assigned readings, classroom discussion and visual/contextual analysis) individual architects and their significant structures, as well as the relationship between the built-environment and societal conditions.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0521 - AMERICAN PAINTING 19TH CENTURY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course examines the major movements, artists and cultural issues in the development of nineteenth century American painting. Chronologically or thematically this course addresses portraiture, landscape, still-life, genre and history painting, up to the 1913 Armory Show.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 0621 - ART OF CHINA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course introduces students to the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Asia, particularly China, but also India and Japan. Singular monuments of great importance receive intensive study, such as the Great Stupa at Sanchi, Taj Mahal, Angkor Wat, the Forbidden City and the Ise Grand Shrine. Other major topics include Chinese bronze ritual object, Hindu architecture, Chinese scroll painting and Japanese prints.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 1170 - FA INTERNSHIP


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 12
    Supervised internship working for a museum, arts organization or other relevant entity, arranged in consultation with instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FA 1902 - INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Independent reading and research to be arranged in consultation with instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis

Foundations of Education

  
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    FDSED 0001 - HIST/PHIL OF ED: AMER EMPHSS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    American education is studied from a historical, cultural and philosophical perspective. Students will develop their philosophy of education, cultivate skills that enable them to analyze educational issues, and enhance their learning through local school classroom observations and reflective laboratory activity.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FDSED 0002 - INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATION


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 1
    This course is designed to help all first-time; full-time students develop the knowledge and skills to transition successfully to college life and prepare for a career in education. Students are provided with fundamental instruction in the development of critical thinking and analytical skills and will explore academic success strategies, as well as online learning and the University library. This course will assist students with major and career exploration in the field of education and provide an extended orientation to University resources and campus life.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FDSED 1170 - TRENDS AND ISSUES IN EDUCATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A course in which the students and the instructor determine a collection of various contemporary topics including trends and issues in the field of education. Students are expected to research various topics. The topics are analyzed, encouraging various points of view. The course is designed to expand prospective educator’s professional knowledge by providing them sufficient background for understanding how critical issues impact teaching and learning and the profession, in general.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FDSED 0001
  
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    FDSED 1171 - EDUCATIONAL LAW, POLICY, AND ETHICAL LEADERSHIP


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed to provide candidates with an overview and examination of laws and policies that govern K-12 education systems. Candidates will engage in an analysis of current trends in education, the roles of federal and local authorities, and issues of equitable educational opportunities for diverse communities. Lastly, candidates will develop a framework for the establishment and maintenance of professional relationships and networks with school/district personnel, related service providers and for ethical leadership practices governing one’s role as a professional educator.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FDSED 1188 - STUDENT TEACHING IN NEW ZEALAND


    Minimum Credits: 7
    Maximum Credits: 7
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Clinical
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FDSED 1197 - STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR ABROAD


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 1
    Student teaching seminar abroad
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: H/S/U Basis

French

  
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    FR 0052 - FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed for students who have never studied french and desire to study french for reading knowledge and translation essential for graduate schooling in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. In this course, students will learn basic french grammar rules, vocabulary, and syntax essential to comprehending basic french texts in their respective areas of study.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0054 - FRENCH CONVERSATION FOR BUSINESS AND TRAVEL


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course would give the business student and the traveler the knowledge and skills necessary to communicate with others during business and travel in francophone nations. Learning French can also help them improve the interpersonal skills they would need in an international career.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0111 - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 1


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    This course introduces the oral-aural and reading-writing skills in the language, and stresses communication and grammatical structure. Emphasis is placed on using the spoken language.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FR 0112 - FRENCH LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 2


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    A continuation of elementary French 1, this course expands oral-aural and reading-writing skills in the language, and stresses communication and grammatical structure. Emphasis is placed on using the spoken language.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0111
  
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    FR 0211 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is a logical continuation of the first year, elementary French 1 and 2 sequence. Emphasis continues to be placed on communication.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0112
  
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    FR 0212 - INTERMEDIATE FRENCH 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is a continuation of intermediate French 1.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0211
  
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    FR 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The study of a special topic in French.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0311 - BUSINESS FRENCH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will be an introduction to business practices in France. The major topics covered in class will include written business, communication, financial institutions, trade, and advertising. The students will be asked to do translations, to write professional correspondence, and to read articles related to the world of business, economics, and finance. Cross-cultural differences regarding the work place are also a focus of the course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0320 - INTRODUCTION TO CIVILIZATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed to lead students to a better understanding of France today. Particular attention is directed to the major aspects of contemporary French life and society.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0321 - APPROACHES TO FRENCH LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The goal of this course is to illustrate ways of looking at literary texts. We shall examine plays, short prose works and poems focusing on textural elements such as narrative technique, characterization, societal factors and language.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0355 - FRENCH CONVERSATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed to help students already familiar with the basic grammatical structure of the language to improve their facility in oral expression.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0356 - WRITTEN FRENCH 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed to enable students to improve their understanding and control of essential elements of written French.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0452 - INDEPENDENT STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 9
    To be arranged in consultation with instructor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 0610 - FRENCH HUMANIST WRITERS OF THE RENAISSANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students will read English translations of sixteenth-century French prose with a focus on the historical, intellectual, and literary contexts.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0620 - NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH SHORT STORIES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students will read English translations of nineteenth-century French short stories and will be introduced to French history, art, and literary theory.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0630 - MEDIEVAL EPIC POETRY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students will read English translations of several French epic poems and will study the epic tradition along with French cultural history from the 9th century through the 12th century.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0640 - MEDIEVAL FRENCH COURTLY ROMANCE (ENGLISH)


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will introduce students to the courtly romance of 12th century France through such works as the Arthurian tales of “Chretien de Troyes,” the romance of “Tristan and Iseult,” and “Aucassin and Nicolette.” (In English)
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 0650 - FRENCH LITERATURE AND MODERN CINEMA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This literature in translation course focuses on Canonical texts and their modern American adaptations. The texts will cover an area from the seventeenth century to WWII. We will study French culture and watch famous films such as “Beauty and the Beast”, and “The Monuments Men”. We will pay attention to the audiences of these works and study the main differences between the original French texts and the American films.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FR 1019 - 20TH CENTURY TOPICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course, offered infrequently, will treat some aspect of the literature of the 20th century in France.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: FR 0212
  
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    FR 1060 - FRANCOPHONE LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will cover the social, cultural, and political issues of French-speaking Africa and Canada as represented in poetry and fiction. (In French)
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 1062 - ALGERIAN LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will explore Algerian literature written by Algerian writers as well as French writers in the 19th and 20th centuries. (In French)
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    FR 1083 - SPEC TOPICS IN LIT (ENGLISH)


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course taught in English and offered infrequently, will treat some aspect of French literature.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    FR 1090 - INTRODUCTION TO TRANSLATION STUDIES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course serves as a foundation course for the professional translation certificate program, and for related fields. It deals with translation theory and the general problematics of the translation process, providing a theoretical framework for translation and systematically linking theory and practice.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

GENST FOR UPJ ST. ABROAD TEMP COURSE

  
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    GENST 1600IS - STUDY ABROAD: NEW ZEALAND - IN STATE


    Minimum Credits: 0
    Maximum Credits: 0
    Non-graded course for in-state tuition.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: No Grade Required
  
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    GENST 1600OS - STUDY ABROAD: NEW ZEALAND - OUT-OF-STATE


    Minimum Credits: 0
    Maximum Credits: 0
    Non-graded course for out-of-state tuition.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Independent Study
    Grade Component: No Grade Required

Geography

  
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    GEOG 0100 - ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Analysis of the location of economic activities and factors that affect locational decisions. Models of location for agriculture, manufacturing, retailing, and transportation systems provide a conceptual basis for examining world patterns.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0210 - PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduction to the study of the geographical characteristics and relationships of all phenomena within the earth’s physical environment. Emphasis placed on air, land and water distributions and the interactions between people and the physical environment.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0310 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED STATES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A survey course dealing with the broad patterns of physical, cultural, and human geography of the United States.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0320 - GEOGRAPHY OF AFRICA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Presents the cultural, political, demographic and physical features of Africa emphasizing the location, spatial distribution and interrelations among these features.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0325 - GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is designed to acquaint the student with geographic perspectives on Europe. Throughout the semester, the course will follow a systematic approach, examining the physical, cultural, demographic, political, urban, and economic patterns that make up the geography of contemporary Europe. Students are introduced to the diversity of the physical and human landscapes of Europe; the patterns of language, religion, and ethnicity; and the ways in which Europeans have used their land for economic and cultural purposes. Geography of Europe also examines the background and prospects of a united (and divided) Europe. Europe is experiencing tremendous change with the continued growth of the European union and the transition to market economies in eastern Europe. While its physical configuration remains unaltered, a process of disintegration and reintegration has changed the map in response to social, cultural, political and economic pressures. The course provides a useful geographic appreciation for the casual European traveler and valuable insights for the serious student of Europe. Making use of the tools and techniques of geographic inquiry, the course will delve into issues to provide a comprehensive understanding of today’s Europe.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0350 - GEOGRAPHY OF THE MIDDLE EAST


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course examines the patterns of the Middle East including places, people, physical and cultural environments, religion, climate, landforms, natural resources, livelihoods, ethnic groups, language, population, and settlement patterns. Emphasizes recent geopolitical disputes in the Middle East, giving special attention to the Arab-Israeli conflict, including the formation of a Palestinian state and current Arab-world events.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    GEOG 0420 - CARTOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Examines the interpretation of social, political, economic, demographic and physical data through the use of maps and charts. Mapping software is used to explore map projections; scale; the selection, organization and presentation of data; cartographic techniques and map interpretation. The history of mapmaking and maps as propaganda tools is also discussed. Computers are used for all mapping projects; no manual drafting is involved.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0610 - URBAN DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The processes and consequences of urban growth are examined in cases ranging from early Mesopotamia, West Africa, and Meso-America to contemporary world urbanization patterns. The U.S. Urban experience is examined in depth, with particular attention given to problems of town planning, housing, transportation, and environmental quality.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 0810 - EARTH AND PEOPLE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduces the student to the nature and scope of the field of geography and demonstrates the methodology which geographers use to examine people and land relationships. A number of world regions will be analyzed in this class.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1130 - POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The principles of political geography are developed by a problem approach. The problems range from those of local boundaries and political patterns on the land, to national boundaries and inventories with their attendant effect on national power. The classic studies in political geography are examined with emphasis on those current problems that will concern the student as a citizen in the years ahead.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1160 - POPULATION GEOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A geographical study of population which examines the distribution of people on earth, analyzes the changing patterns of fertility and mortality with its resulting natural growth, surveys the different forms of spatial mobility, both international and internal, and considers the problem of world’s population growth.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1190 - GEODEMOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to various demographic concepts as applied to selected geographic areas.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOG 0810 or Permission of Instructor
  
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    GEOG 1200 - ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Examination of the environmental concepts and issues that planners face. Focus on land use planning, planning and use of resources, interactions of people and the environment, and the role of government in formulating policies and strategies.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1210 - CLIMATOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Fundamentals and applications of climatology. Climate classification and climatic change discussed. Human bioclimatology, agroclimatology and climate modification examined.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1220 - NATURAL HAZARDS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of the threatening forces of nature, such as volcanoes, earthquakes, severe weather, droughts and floods, and how people enhance and respond to hazards.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1230 - RESOURCE MANAGEMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of alternatives in environmental management. Historical, political, social, and economic aspects of conservation and resource management are studied.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1240 - WATER RESOURCES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The role of water in geography and environmental systems. Describing and modeling the hydrologic cycle. Socioeconomic aspects of water demand, usage, quantity and quality. Emphasis placed on surface water.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1260 - ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An examination of society’s production and consumption of energy, and how it is affected by the distribution of energy resources and other social, political, and economic factors. Special consideration is given to the spatial organization of the energy system and its impact on the landscape, current energy uses, and sustainable energy futures.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    GEOG 1300 - RUSSIA AND EURASIAN STATES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Presents a systematic analysis of the area’s physical, human, and cultural variables and analyzes the distribution, arrangement, and interrelations of these variables.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1350 - GEOGRAPHY OF TERRORISM


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The class will explore theoretical and applied spatial topics of geography in terrorist networks, geostrategies, propaganda and other topics of contemporary terrorism research. Global terrorism and counter terrorism, regional conflicts and mass violence, along with American reaction to global terrorism will be examined. Current events, relative to course material, will be discussed. Class discussion will be an integral part of this course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: Any GEOG class or instructor consent
  
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    GEOG 1410 - FIELD RESEARCH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Examines various field techniques for the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data. Both physical and cultural variables are studied. Students are expected to spend time in an out-of-class situation.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
  
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    GEOG 1420 - GIS SPECIAL PROJECTS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides the student with an opportunity to develop and demonstrate proficiency in the design and execution of an original, substantive, term-length project using geographic information systems. Students work one-on-one with a faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOG 0420 and GEOG 1425 and GEOG 1440
  
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    GEOG 1425 - REMOTE SENSING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides an introduction to remote sensing. The major goal of remote sensing is to obtain information about the earth’s surface from measurements by aircraft or satellite sensors of radiated energy. Remote sensing is considered an important research field in geography and other earth sciences. Throughout the course, students will learn the basic physical principles underlying remote sensing analysis and how to process and interpret images obtained from satellite sensors. The course will introduce the basic principles of image interpretation in relation to optical, thermal, and microwave remote sensing systems. Examples of remote sensing applications will be presented along with methods for obtaining quantitative information from remote sensing images. Interpretation of remote sensing images will emphasize the importance of spatial and society-environment relationships.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
 

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