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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
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French |
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FR 0052 - FRENCH FOR READING KNOWLEDGE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
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 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 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 - ELEMENTARY FRENCH 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 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
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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
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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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GEOG 1440 - GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Explores the use of computer-based GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and spatially-referenced data to solve problems of accessibility, optimal routes, site selection and land use planning, market area analysis and spatial modeling for raster and vector GIS. GIS software is used in all lab exercises.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOG 0420 and MATH 0001 or Math Placement Score (46 or greater)
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GEOG 1600 - JOHNSTOWN AREA STUDY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This seminar affords participants the opportunity to devise, implement, analyze and write up an actual research project, drawing on data from the Johnstown area. The substantive topic varies from year to year; whatever the topical focus, considerable attention is paid to the practical aspects of conducting research.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Seminar
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1610 - URBAN PLANNING
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Urban planning aims to promote the social, economic, and environmental well-being of local communities. In this course, students will explore the purpose, practice, and theories of contemporary planning. They will also develop the ability to observe, analyze, and evaluate the built environment, which provides a crucial foundation for good urban policy decision-making. Through reality-based problems, students will understand the interplay between planning analysis, regulation, markets, and the political process. Course themes include the history of planning, land use and zoning, the legal framework of planning, downtown redevelopment, suburban sprawl and new urbanism, public space, transportation planning, citizen participation in planning, and other topics.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOG 1615 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES 1: THEORIES AND CONCEPTS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Explorations of the sustainability concept and how it applies to cities, including efforts to build more livable, equitable, energy efficient, and ecologically sound places. Technological, social, and cultural innovations that shape the form and function of the built environment will be examined on location in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: GEOG 1620
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GEOG 1620 - SUSTAINABLE CITIES 2: FIELD RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Focuses on field research in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Students are expected to build on knowledge acquired in Sustainable Cities 1 and develop an independent project which will result in research on a topic related to sustainable cities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: CREQ: GEOG 1615
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GEOG 1800 - 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
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GEOG 1810 - 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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GEOG 1820 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 6
The student undertakes a defined task of research under the supervision of a faculty member, and in which the results 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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GEOG 1830 - 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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GEOL 0010 - PRINCIPLES OF ASTRONOMY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The course involves a systematic survey of both the solar system and stellar astronomy which includes historical perspectives and modern discoveries. The planets, stars, galaxies and cosmology are discussed in detail homework and class exercises expose the student to practical methods of astronomy and utilize basic math skills of algebra and trigonometry.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 0015 - PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic understanding of geology and its processes, and an appreciation of how geology relates to the human experience. Required laboratory work includes the study and identification of rocks and minerals; the interpretation of topographic maps, aerial photographs, and geologic maps; and the study of glaciation and ground water.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 0024 - METEOROLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
This course will provide students with an overview of the earth’s weather systems. Emphasis will be on lab-centered, hands-on activities designed to demonstrate weather phenome non through a holistic approach. Topics will include, but are not limited to, structure and composition of the atmosphere, global patterns of circulation, pressure systems, fronts, air masses, weather maps and weather prediction, and climate systems. Students will be required to complete weekly assignments; there will be a semester project; at least one class session will be a field trip.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: MATH 0001 or Math Placement Score (46 or greater)
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GEOL 0061 - HISTORICAL GEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Basic principles for reconstructing the geologic past are introduced, and earth history is surveyed in terms of geological and biological evolution from the origin of the solar system to the present. Laboratory work includes study of rocks as clues to earth history, identification of fossils, stratigraphic correlation, paleoenvironmental and paleogeographic reconstruction, and interpretation of geologic history from geologic maps.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 0083 - INTRO TO PHYSICAL OCEANOGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Emphasis on physical aspects of the oceans. Topics include geology of the seafloor, chemical and physical nature of seawater, waves, tides, coastal systems, ocean resources, and environmental concerns.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 0086 - ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will provide the student with an awareness of the environmental problems and geologic hazards facing mankind today. Case studies of environmental disruption, both natural and manmade, will be presented. The main topics include: volcanism, earthquakes, flooding, slope instability, hydrologic cycle, surface and ground water supply, water law, water pollution, fuel resources, acid mine drainage, and greenhouse effect.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 0090 - EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Introductory class that will provide the student with an understanding of how earthquakes and volcanoes occur and impact our planet. Earthquakes and volcanoes can vary from small phenomena with little effect on their surrounding environment to large-scale disasters that impact a wide-geographical region. This course will explore the physical causes, the differences between small and large events, and the results that impact the landscape of our planet.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 0091 - PREHISTORIC LIFE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
How has life on earth changed throughout the last 3.8 billion years of geologic time? This course is an overview of the science of paleontology and the fossil record of ancient life. Geological and biological principles for interpreting ancient life are introduced and examined. The earth’s geologic timescale and methods of absolute and relative age dating techniques will be discussed. Important groups from the invertebrate and vertebrate fossil records, including, plants, dinosaurs, and other organisms will be covered. The course will include several field trips to nearby locations to collect and examine fossils along with the rocks in which they are found.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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GEOL 0210 - EARTH MATERIALS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
This course provides a detailed investigation into the formation and properties of earth’s primary materials: rocks and minerals. Topics include: the physical, chemical, structural, and optical properties of minerals; description and identification of common rock-forming and ore minerals; minerals assemblages and associations; and classification and identification of common rock types.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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GEOL 0220 - FOSSIL FUELS
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course provides an overview of energy resources, with special attention given to fossil fuels and the resources of Western Pennsylvania. Emphasis will be placed on the origin, development, and distribution of resources. Alternative energy sources, such as renewable energy and nuclear, will also be covered, as well the environmental implications of use, production, and disposal of the various resources.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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GEOL 1000 - MINERALOGY & OPTICAL MINERALOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The symmetry, structure, and crystal chemistry of minerals are the focus of this course. Laboratory work includes the physical properties of minerals and hand sample identification. The student is introduced to the use of the polarizing microscope as a tool for mineral identification.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1004 - IGNEOS & METM PETRLGY & PETGRPHY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The origin, occurrence, and classification of rocks form the heart of the course. Problems of petrogenesis are approached through the use of phase equilibria and crystal chemistry. Laboratory work includes hand specimen identification and the use of the polarizing microscope.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 1000
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GEOL 1005 - SEDIMENTATION & STRATIGRAPHY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Course focuses on sedimentological processes and products, depositional environments, and modern stratigraphic principles. Lab emphasizes description and interpretation of various types of sedimentological and stratigraphic data.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0061
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GEOL 1061 - GEOMORPHOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
This course is a survey of the major landform features found on the earth’s surface. Each landform type is first described qualitatively and then examined in terms of the processes, such as stream flow or glacial activity, which cause its development. The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with geomorphic principles.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1105 - HYDROLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Detailed discussion of all parts of the hydrologic cycle except for ground water. Topics include: precipitation, evaporation, transpiration, interception, surface water runoff, watershed analysis, flood and low-flow frequency analysis, water quality, statistical treatment of hydrologic data.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1106 - HYDROGEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Topics to be covered include soil moisture and groundwater regimes, water mass budgets, precipitation, evapotranspiration, interception, surface water runoff, hydraulic conductivity of earth materials, principles of groundwater flow, well hydraulics, geology of groundwater occurrence, watershed analysis, statistical treatment of hydrologic data, and water quality. A number of labs will be field exercises. Permission of instructor required if prerequisite is not met.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1108 - RPT WRITNG & COMP APPLIC IN GEOL
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Conventions of scientific writing are introduced and applied to the preparation of geologic reports. Covers use of various types of software and web-based resources used in geologic research and report writing. Poster and oral presentation are required term projects.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015 and 0061
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GEOL 1110 - STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Mechanical properties of rock deformation, the principles of geologic mapping, and introductory methods of structural analysis. Laboratory work includes solving geologic structural problems using orthrographic and stereographic methods, fault motion, and drill hole interpretation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1139 - GEOLOGY OF SOILS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The genesis, classification, properties, and utilization of soil are discussed with emphasis on topics of current interest. Relationships of soils to geology, chemistry, and biology are stressed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1150 - SENIOR PROJECT
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
The student selects, with the project director’s assistance, an area of study, prepares a proposal, performs the research, and prepares both written and oral reports to be presented to the GPS faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 1108
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GEOL 1157 - GEOLOGIC FIELD METHODS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Course format emphasizes practical work in field situations with supplemental lectures, and includes introduction to the use of Brunton compass, altimeter, allidade, and field mapping techniques.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1170 - INTERNSHIPS
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 12
Experience with local and state cooperating agencies; also departmental assistantships.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 1202 - INTRODUCTION TO PALEONTOLOGY
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Geologically significant fossils are studied with emphasis on paleoecology and evolution. Laboratory work involves morphological study of fossils, and use of fossils in solving geological and paleontological problems.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1406 - INTRO TO SOLID-EARTH GEOPHYSICS
Minimum Credits: 4
Maximum Credits: 4
Study in the application of gravity, seismology, magnetism and resistivity to determination of the composition and structure of the earth. Geophysical equipment operation, data collection, and interpretation are covered.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: GEOL 0015
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GEOL 1905 - INDEPENDENT STUDY
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 12
This course permits undergraduates to explore specific topics in the geological sciences. The course is designed in a more flexible format than a directed study, stressing a higher degree of independent library research.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Independent Study
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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GEOL 1906 - DIRECTED RESEARCH
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 12
This course provides the opportunity for under graduates to obtain “hands on” experience in geology by actively interacting with faculty members on research projects.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Directed Studies
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HLTHCR 1050 - HEALTH CARE EDUCATION
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is restricted to health care majors only. This course will present the basic principles of education to include objective writing, didactic lab and clinical teaching techniques, and student evaluation as it pertains to health education.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HLTHCR 1054 - HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is restricted to health care majors only. This course will present the various aspects of health management to include basic management principles and their application to the ever-changing health care environment.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HLTHCR 1060 - COMPARATIVE HEALTHCARE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
This course examines the structure of the current health care system in Belgium, with a focus on comparing and contrasting European and American systems. Students will examine the roles of various health care professionals within the systems, and will have the opportunity to discuss issues such as quality of care, access to care, financial considerations, and perception of outcomes with Europeans currently working in or preparing for careers in the health professions. The course includes visits to both acute care and community care facilities serving diverse groups of patients, where students will observe and interact with health care professionals. In addition, students will participate in activities including a service-learning experience that will serve as a basis for a reflection paper and presentation.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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HLTHCR 1061 - SPECIAL TOPICS IN HEALTH CARE
Minimum Credits: 1
Maximum Credits: 1
Analysis of a particular health care topic not covered by regularly scheduled courses.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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HLTHCR 1095 - HEALTH CARE INTERNSHIP
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is restricted to health care majors only. This internship will allow the student to explore areas of interest in health care management and education in clinical, administrative or business environments. The experience will be structured to include a preliminary project description, measurable goals/objectives, and a time line of activities. Evaluation will be based upon a journal documenting activities, achievement of goals and objectives, oral and written summation of experience and independent evaluation by faculty.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Internship
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: HLTHCR 1050 and 1054
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HLTHCR 1119 - LEGAL ASPECTS OF HEALTH CARE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course is restricted to health care majors only. Discusses principles of hospital law and aspects of handling confidential and health records information. Actual cases and statutes are discussed.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HLTHCR 1120 - LANGUAGE OF MEDICINE
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: Information Systems Major or Management (Healthcare Management Subplan) Major
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HIST 0120 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the origins of the Western traditions and the changes which occur in the political, social, economic, intellectual, artistic and other aspects, over time, and with shift in geographical focus. The course begins with the Bronze Age and ends with the Reformation and Age of Exploration. Writing skills are emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0130 - WESTERN CIVILIZATION 2
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course explores the changes which occur in Europe from the Age of Absolutism to the late twentieth century. Writing skills are emphasized.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0210 - INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An examination of the more important religious themes that run through the Hebrew bible, specifically as they relate to the law, the prophets, and the writings of the Hebrews. Major themes of the Jewish tradition from biblical to modern times are also explored.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0424 - CLASSICAL EAST ASIA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course deals with geography, government society, economy, philosophy, and religions of china, Japan, and Korea from prehistoric times to the 18th century. Emphasizes the role of China and its influence upon its neighbors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0425 - MODERN EAST ASIA
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
Presents the history of China, Korea, and Japan in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Traces the Western impact on East Asia and the responses of these states as they become modern.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0610 - UNITED STATES TO 1877
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is an introductory, lower division, course that develops the history of United States from the 1400s through the Civil War and Reconstruction
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0620 - UNITED STATES 1877 - PRESENT
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
An introduction to American history from 1877 to the present which emphasizes selected topics on changes in American society and politics as an earlier agrarian society became an industrial-urban one and as the nation took up an ever larger role in world affairs.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SU3 Elective Basis
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HIST 0750 - HISTORICAL METHODS & THEORIES
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course introduces students to various modes of historical thought and practice, ranging from major historiographical debates to hands-on practical instruction in methods of historical deduction, arguing, reading, and writing. Students will craft historical writing projects such as research papers, book reviews, and bibliographies, and will explore a wide variety of historical writings. This course will be an option for the methodology requirement for the history major. The course is intended to prepare students for upper level history courses, especially HIST 1002 writing seminar for majors.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PREQ: Any HIST course or instructor consent
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HIST 0760 - INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY
Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course will introduce students to the theory, methodology, and practice of Public History. Public History is the employment of professional historical methods by public and private agencies to engage communities in shaping the presentation of the past into usable histories. Through the course, students will be able to analyze how Public historians and the Public collaborate to explain individual and collective human behavior through a variety of methods, mediums, and contexts. Moreover, students will learn how Public Historians and the Public create and express historical meaning for their local, state, national, and global communities.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Letter Grade
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