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2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

English Education
  

  • ENED 4416:Teaching English Language Arts II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENED 4414  and ENED 4650   Corequisite: ENED 4660
    This course continues the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts begun in Teaching of Language Arts I. This course emphasizes justifying teaching decisions based on clear rationales anchored in practice, theory, and research; refining the facilitation of high levels of learning in all students through effective practices; and adjusting teaching moves based on evidence, such as classroom self-observation, student response and performance, and student products.
  

  • ENED 4498:Internship in Teaching English

    0 Class Hours 18 Laboratory Hours 12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Provisional teaching license issued by State of Georgia, full-time employment teaching English.
    Student teaching experience in English for employed, provisionally certified teachers. Supervision will be in collaboration with a mentor-teacher in the local school and a university English education supervisor. When taken for 12 hours of credit at the same school, this internship will automatically substitute for ENED 4475. Proof of professional liability insurance is required. Students are responsible for their own school placements.

     
  

  • ENED 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience in ELA I

    0 Class Hours 24 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3241 , ENGL 3310 , ENGL 3391 ; Admission to the English Education Program; Pre-Service Certificate; Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience Corequisite: ENED 4414, EDUC 4610, INED 3305, and INED 4435
    This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.
  

  • ENED 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience in ELA II

    0 Class Hours 24 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENED 4650 , Educator Ethics Assessment 370, and GACE eligibility. Corequisite: ENED 4416, INED 3306, and INED 4436
    This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in English Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.

Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENTR 4001:Entrepreneurial Mind

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGT 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Using an experiential, applied approach and global perspective, this course introduces students to the fundamentals of an entrepreneurial mindset consisting of creatively encouraging big dreams and than identifying and differentiating between ideas and opportunities. It introduces the four key elements of entrepreneurship: mindset, resource acquisition, adaptive planning and creating value It serves as a framework and catalyst to stimulate entrepreneurial motivation and action to create new ventures.
  

  • ENTR 4002:Venture Creation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4001 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    As an introduction to creating value for an entrepreneurial venture, this course provides information to increase students’ awareness of the importance of being both externally-centric (focusing on definitions of value from the customer perspective) and internally-directed. This is achieved by developing and implementing strategies that meet customer expectations and satisfy the objectives of the new venture.
  

  • ENTR 4003:Venture Funding

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4001 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Students identify and examine different types of financing, differentiate between venture capital and angel investor funding, and locate alternative financing (such as crowd-funding, peer-to-peer lending, micro-loans, and SBA loans). Additionally, students learn how to determine the value of a new venture. The course explores sourcing and acquiring financial resources that are required in new venture start-ups. Exit strategies including mergers, acquisitions, firm sales, and initial public offerings (IPOs) are examined.
  

  • ENTR 4004:Venture Commercialization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENTR 4002  and ENTR 4003 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course integrates the aspects of developing the entrepreneurial mindset, creating market value, financing the venture, and commercializing the opportunity for a new for-profit, enterprise initiative (Intrapreneurship) or social business venture. The students execute the action phase of the business plan, engage capital strategies, secure charter customers, interview community entrepreneurs, and formally pitch the new venture for critique by entrepreneurs or venture capitalists.
  

  • ENTR 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
    Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.
  

  • ENTR 4490:Special Topics in Entrepreneurship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
    Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.

Environmental Science
  

  • ENVS 2202K:Introduction to Environmental Science

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    This course is an examination of contemporary environmental issues related to Earth’s natural systems such as human population dynamics, natural resources, environmental quality, global changes, and environmental values in society. Students will learn how to apply scientific principles and data to gain an understanding of modern environmental challenges on local, regional, and global scales.
  

  • ENVS 3100K:Soil & Water Science

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in (CHEM 1211  and CHEM 1211L ) and (CHEM 1212  and CHEM 1212L )
    This course will provide an overview of soil and water science including study of the physical, chemical and biological properties of each and how these properties relate to soil health and water quality. Students will consider human activities that impact soil and water resources, learn how to assess those impacts and apply management approaches towards them. Laboratory exercises will involve the application of techniques for monitoring soil and water quality and methods for remediation.
  

  • ENVS 3110L:Directed Methods

    0 Class Hours 3-9 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENVS 2202K  and permission of the instructor 
    This laboratory course will allow students to gain in-depth skills with a specific set of research methodologies through direct involvement in faculty-led research or scholarship. Course content and instructional methodologies will be identified by the faculty’s needs and expectations.
  

  • ENVS 3150K:Environmental Toxicology

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in (BIOL 1108  and BIOL 1108L ) and (CHEM 3361  and CHEM 3361L )
    Environmental toxicology is the study of the nature, properties, effects and detection of toxic substances in the environment and environmentally exposed species, including humans. Students taking this course will learn to quantify environmental exposures using dose-response relationships, categorize the absorption of toxicants, calculate the distribution of storage toxicants, describe the biotransformation and elimination of toxicants, determine target organ toxicity, teratogenesis, mutagenesis, and carcinogenisis of various toxins and manage the risks associated with them.
  

  • ENVS 3350:Oceanography

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in (CHEM 1212  and CHEM 1212L ) and (BIOL 1108  and BIOL 1108L )
    Students in this course will learn how plate tectonics affect the positioning of our continents, how the physical and chemical makeup of seawater affects the ocean’s properties, and how air-sea interactions, ocean circulation, waves and tides all affect our climate. Finally, students will explore the biological richness of the ocean ecosystem by studying coastal habitats, biological productivity, pelagic and benthic marine organisms, marine pollution and the exploitation of marine resources.
  

  • ENVS 3398:Internship

    Variable 1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 90 credit hours and permission of the instructor.
    A structured out of the classroom experience in a supervised setting that is related to the student’s major and career interests. Practical experience is combined with scholarly research under the guidance of faculty and the internship supervisor. Internship sites must be secured in advance of the semester of the placement and must be approved by the student’s advisor and internship coordinator.
  

  • ENVS 3450:Conservation Biology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in BIOL 1108  and BIOL 1108L  
    This course will cover fundamental principles of conservation biology. Students will learn about the history and development of the conservation movement, learn how to examine human impacts on plants and wildlife, delve into interaction of conservation and society, and determine how to manage and conserve endangered species. Class exercises will cover quantitative techniques used to evaluate and predict the status of plant and animal populations and ecological methods for monitoring and maintaining biodiversity in ecosystems.
  

  • ENVS 3720:Sustainability at KSU

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (BIOL 1108  and BIOL 1108L ) or GEOG 1113  
    The course includes an in-depth survey of sustainability efforts in the areas of campus facilities and curriculum at Kennesaw State University and is especially relevant for students with interest in the area of Environmental Studies. The course has a service-learning component in which teams of students examine aspects of KSU’s sustainability activities and develop proposals to improve or enhance ongoing efforts or introduce new ones.

    Notes: This course is cross-listed with BIOL 3720.
  

  • ENVS 3730:Natural Resource Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in (BIOL 1107  and BIOL 1107L  and BIOL 1108  and BIOL 1108L ) or (SCI 1101  and SCI 1102 )
    This is an introductory course designed to provide students with a basic foundation for an understanding of the importance of natural resource conservation within the context of a variety of local, regional, national, and global resource and environmental concerns. This course examines the effects various natural resource management practices have on the quality of life for both present and future generations with much of the material focusing on the concept of sustainable development.
  

  • ENVS 4000K:Wetlands and Mitigation

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in BIOL 1107  and BIOL 1107L  and ENVS 3100K  
    This course covers wetlands as components of natural landscapes. Students will learn to characterize the biogeochemistry, hydrology, geomorphology, and soil properties of wetlands. Students will learn how to classify wetlands by considering soil and hydrologic factors important to wetland delineation and jurisdictional determination. Finally, students will learn how to mitigate impacts on wetlands with an emphasis on wetland restoration and creation.
  

  • ENVS 4200:Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Any geography or science lab course and 60 credit hours.
    This course is designed to prepare students for scientific research in the environmental field and related disciplines. It introduces students to a variety of spatial and environmental research concepts, approaches, methods, and techniques. This course guides students through aspects of scientific research. 

    Notes: This course is crosslisted with GEOG 4200.
  

  • ENVS 4300:Environmental Ethics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STS 1101  
    This course is designed to extend the traditional boundaries of the ethical relationships between humans to the nonhuman world in the natural environment. Philosophical and social issues have surfaced in the twenty-first century emerging as environmental ethical dilemmas demanding resolution. Case studies and a variety of interdisciplinary literature pieces are incorporated which allow students to consider the impact of ethical dilemmas and evaluate their social influences.
  

  • ENVS 4399:Environmental Science Seminar

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    This seminar will explore current topics in environmental science, regulation, and policy. Faculty and outside speakers from government and private industry will give presentations and lead discussions. Students will be expected to attend all lectures and participate.
  

  • ENVS 4400:Directed Study

    0-4 Class Hours 3-12 Laboratory Hours 1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite:  

    Approval of Instructor and Dept. Chair for Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology
    Students will learn selected topics of an advanced nature and may include original research projects.

European Studies
  

  • EUST 2050:Introduction to European Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is a survey of the foundational figures, themes, and texts in European Studies in an interdisciplinary and global context. It serves as an introduction to European Studies with a focus on the Modern Era. Students engage with appropriate texts from a variety of European countries and cultures in an interdisciplinary intellectual environment.
  

  • EUST 4040:Capstone in European Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EUST 2050  or permission of the instructor 
    This course offers an in-depth examination of a topic or major figure relevant to the field of European Studies. This course may include but not be limited to humanistic, analytical research and / or literary analysis; and / or community engagement exercises with the express purpose of applying knowledge in the field of European Studies in the community.

Exercise Science
  

  • ES 2100:Physical Activity in Health and Disease

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an epidemiological foundation to physical activity research specific to public health. Participants will examine the literature relative to the physiological impact of regular physical activity on chronic diseases (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer, etc.).
  

  • ES 2200:Safety Training for the Fitness Professional

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science or Sport Management majors.
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to help provide a safe environment for athletes while they are participating in sport/exercise and, in an emergency, to help sustain life and minimize the consequences of injury or sudden illness until advanced medical help arrives. Students will have the opportunity to become certified in First and CPR/AED for the Professional.
  

  • ES 2290:Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    This course includes select physical activity units not regularly offered through the Department of ESSM.

    Notes: Repeatable.
  

  • ES 2300:Medical Terminology

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science Major or Public Health Education Major Concurrent:
    BIOL 2221 or HPE 2250
    This course will cover the basic techniques for anatomical, physiological, and medical word-building. The course will teach a systematic approach to defining general medical terms and terms for pathological disorders by dividing them into word roots, combining forms, suffixes, and prefixes.
  

  • ES 2500:Principles of Nutrition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science or Sport Management major.
    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principle of nutrition as needed for general health. Topics include the role of diet inthe development and prevention of chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, etc.; macro- and micro-nutrient needs for optimum health; U.S. dietary guidelines (and international equivalents); tools to assist with menu planning; and dietary analysis.
  

  • ES 3100:Group Exercise Leadership

    2 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2221   Concurrent:
    ES 2200
    This course is designed to provide students with leadership skills and experience that directly apply to group exercise programming. Topics include current trends in group exercise, program design and implementation, monitoring exercise, evaluation of existing programs, and administrative considerations.
  

  • ES 3200:Research Methodology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in STAT 1401 , and 60+ credit hours.
    This course provides an overview of the research process applied in the study of exercise and health science. Students are introduced to simple experimental design, data gathering techniques, statistical concepts and methods, and research writing.
  

  • ES 3398:Internship in Exercise Science

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major and approval of the department chair
    This course offers students a supervised, credit-earning experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, sport organization, private agency or governmental agency. Students must have current professional liability insurance and CPR/AED certification. Credit may be placed in the elective areas.

    Notes: S/U grading only. Repeatable once.
  

  • ES 3600:Health Fitness Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2221  and ES 2200  
    This course provides an introduction to the professional standards and guidelines that assist a health and fitness facility with providing quality service and program offerings in a safe environment. Course content will include an overview of risk management and emergency policies, operating practices, facility design and construction, equipment concerns and signage issues related to health and fitness facilities.
  

  • ES 3700:Strength and Conditioning

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2221  and ES 2300   Corequisite: ES 3750 Strength and Conditioning Laboratory
    This course offers students an introduction to scientific and practical foundations associated with strength and conditioning programs. The course content promotes the use of a structured scientific approach in the prescription of progressive resistance training and cardiorespiratory conditioning.
  

  • ES 3750:Strength and Conditioning Laboratory

    0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2221  and ES 2300   Corequisite: ES 3700: Strength and Conditioning
    This laboratory course provides an introduction to techniques commonly associated with instructing strength and conditioning programs. The laboratory content promotes the use of a structured scientific approach in the prescription of progressive resistance training and cardiorespiratory conditioning.
  

  • ES 3800:Biomechanics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2221  and ES 2300  
    This course introduces students to the study of neuromuscular and mechanical principles of motion related to the analysis of human movement.
  

  • ES 3900:Physiology of Exercise

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in BIOL 2222  
    This course provides an overview of the human body’s responses to the stress of physical exercise. Students are introduced to the metabolic, cardiovascular, pulmonary and neuromuscular adaptations to acute and chronic exercise.
  

  • ES 4000:Service Learning in Exercise Science

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 60+ semester hours, Exercise Science major and permission of the department chair.
    This course offers students a community activity which links learning to life by connecting meaningful community service activities with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. The community activity is designed with the instructor and approved by the department chair.
  

  • ES 4200:Nutrition and Performance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in (ES 2500  or CSH 2500  ) and ES 3900  
    This course covers the nutritional needs of individuals participating in exercise and sport. Topics include but are not limited to the dietary needs of the human body before, during and after various modalities and intensities of athletics in order to optimize performance.
  

  • ES 4300:Physiology of Exercise and Aging

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major. a grade of “C” or better in ES 3900  
    This course provides an overview of exercise physiology and healthy aging. The course emphasizes special considerations during fitness assessment, exercise prescription, and health promotion for special populations including the older adult, children, adolescents, and females during pregnancy and the post-partum period.
  

  • ES 4400:Directed Study

    1-15 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.75 Institutional GPA, Exercise Science major, 60+ semester hours and permission of the department chair
    This course covers topics and seminars of an advanced nature external to regular course offerings.
  

  • ES 4490:Special Topics in Exercise Science

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.75 Institutional GPA, Exercise Science major
    This course includes selected topics of interest to faculty and students not regularly offered by the Department of ESSM.
  

  • ES 4500:Physiology of Exercise II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 3900   Corequisite: ES 4550:Exercise Science Laboratory Techniques
    This course examines the study of the physiological basis of training and factors limiting human performance. Students are introduced to concepts of neuromuscular function, hormonal control, environmental conditions and ergogenic aids as they relate to acute and chronic exercise.
  

  • ES 4550:Exercise Science Laboratory Techniques

    0 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 3900   Corequisite: ES 4500: Physiology of Exercise II
    This course provides an introduction to laboratory techniques commonly used in the field of exercise science. The course includes an overview of ergometry, energy expenditure, blood pressure, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and musculoskeletal responses during exercise. The topics within the course include safe, legal, and ethical practices required when working in an exercise physiology laboratory.
  

  • ES 4600:Exercise Prescription

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 4500  and ES 4550   Corequisite: ES 4650: Exercise Testing
    This course introduces students to methods utilized in creating exercise prescriptions and developing exercise programs. Emphasis is placed on developing and delivering safe and valid exercise prescriptions.
  

  • ES 4650:Exercise Testing

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 4500  and ES 4550   Corequisite: ES 4600: Exercise Prescription
    Exercise Testing is a detailed examination of various fitness assessments. This course emphasizes current test procedures used for determining body fat percentage, maximum oxygen uptake, maximum power output, and muscular strength and endurance. This course thoroughly familiarizes students with lab procedures, test protocol, and the interpretation.
  

  • ES 4700:Clinical Exercise Physiology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 4500  and ES 4550  
    This course is designed to address the clinical aspects and implications of exercise physiology principles for those with or at risk of developing cardiovascular, pulmonary or metabolic disease.
  

  • ES 4800:Clinical Biomechanics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 2.75 Institutional GPA, Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 3800  
    This course includes a survey of acute and chronic activities related to injury and biomechanical mechanisms. The course will expose students to basic kinetic and kinematic analyses. The course includes an examination of contemporary theories of prevention using a bioomechanical perspective.
  

  • ES 4900:Exercise Science Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 4500  and ES 4550 , 90+ credit hours
    This course is a capstone course designed as a culminating experience for the major by integrating the student’s prior academic experience in exercise science. Students are provided an overview of contemporary issues, trends, theories, and research related to exercise science. The course is delivered in a seminar format to encourage student participation and interaction with peers and faculty.
  

  • ES 4950:Exercise Science Senior Internship

    3 to 12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, a grade of “C” or better in ES 4500  and ES 4550 , 90+ credit hours, and approval of the department chair.
    This course is a senior-level credit-earning experience at an approved exercise science internship site. During this course, students work under the direct supervision of an exercise science professional and university supervisor. Students must have current professional liability insurance and CPR/AED certification.

    Notes: Credit for the course can be placed in the elective areas only.

Film
  

  • FILM 2290:Special Topics

    1-12 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: Varies based on subject 
    Special topics selected in the study of Film. 
  

  • FILM 3105:Fundamentals of Writing for Film and Television

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  
    This is a professional seminar for anyone interested in learning about and/or breaking into the entertainment industry - specifically focusing on film and television. Hollywood blockbusters and great television shows are studied from a story structure perspective. Students learn how to develop, pitch, write, and sell commercial film and TV concepts/scripts; they examine film and TV production jobs, including how to get one in Georgia. This is essential training for screenwriters, novelists, directors, and executives.
  

  • FILM 3200:Film History I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 ,  ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  
    This course surveys the major artistic movements, technological changes, and critical approaches important to film from 1895 to 1950, covering German Expressionism, Soviet montage, the Hollywood studio system, and the transition from silent to sound cinema.
  

  • FILM 3210:Film History II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  .
    This course surveys the major developments, movements, and critical approaches in international cinema from 1950-1980, including considerations of the rise of the auteur, the institutionalization of widescreen, the impact of television on film design and distribution, and the emergence worldwide of several creative “new waves.”
  

  • FILM 3215:Film History III

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  
    This course surveys major developments in film since 1980, including the rise of the blockbuster, the co-production, and the independent film; the use of digital animation, special effects, and distribution technologies; the impact of VHS, DVD, and streaming services on film exhibition, reception, and design; and the rise of several new international cinematic movements.
  

  • FILM 3220:Topics in American Cinema

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following courses: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  
    This course focuses on the output of a specific studio, the concerns of a filmmaking collective, the aesthetic trends of a historical period, or a theme of special importance to American cinema.
  
  

  • FILM 3240:Film Genres and Movements

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132  or ENGL 2300  .
    This course introduces students to the major films of a specific genre, such the Western, the comedy, or the horror film, or to the milestones, stylistic features, and cinematic influence of a major film movement.
  

  • FILM 3250:Film Authors

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One of the following: ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2121 , ENGL 2122 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , or ENGL 2300  .
    This course introduces students to the major films, the stylistic signatures, the thematic obsessions, and the cinematic influence of a noteworthy filmmaker, whether a director, actor, screenwriter, or other artist.
  

  • FILM 4105:Advanced Writing for Film and Television

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FILM 3105  
    Using the basic skills gained in the fundamentals course  students will now expand beyond mastery of the scene and write an entire film or television script over the course of the semester. This is an intensive writing course. Along with a strong desire to write professionally, independence, discipline and collegiality are requisites for success in this course. Students must come to class prepared with at least one story idea for an original full-length movie, pilot TV series, or speculative episode of a TV series in mind. Students will be divided into groups, based loosely on genre. In addition to their work in class, students will also work with each other out of class. Students will complete the class with an original script, advanced knowledge of the screen and television writing crafts, and experience in the professional collaborative process.
  

  • FILM 4200:Theory-Based Studies in Film

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FILM 3200 , FILM 3210 , FILM 3215 , FILM 3230 , FILM 3240 , or FILM 3250  
    This course surveys major theoretical writings about film, focusing on such discourses as queer theory, feminist film theory, psychoanalytic film theory, and film semiotics.

Finance
  

  • FIN 2500:Consumer Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    A nontechnical course designed to develop an understanding of the basic principles and techniques as they apply to personal income, spending and investing. Emphasis is placed upon financial planning, budgeting, saving, home ownership, estate planning, and retirement.

    Notes: This course is for non-business majors. This course will not count for business majors.
  

  • FIN 3100:Principles of Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (Grades of “B” or higher in (MATH 1160  or MATH 1190 ), ACCT 2100 , ACCT 2200 , ECON 2100 , ECON 2200  and ECON 2300 ) or Admission to Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or completion of 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, ACCT 2100, ACCT 2200, ECON 2100, ECON 2200, (ECON 2300 or STAT 1107) and student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    An introductory course designed to develop knowledge of the basic concepts, principles, and functions of managerial finance. Topics include the time value of money, valuation of bonds and stocks, financial analysis, working capital management, capital budgeting, and capital structure strategies.
  

  • FIN 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program and approval of the Career and Internship Advisor (KSU Career Planning and Development).
    A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a site in business, industry, or government. For sophomore, junior, or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.

     

    Notes: Co-op credit can be used only in the “Business Electives” area of the BBA.

  

  • FIN 3398:Internship

    1-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program and approval of the Career and Internship Advisor (KSU Career Planning and Development).
    A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency, or government agency. A research paper is required to receive credit. For junior or senior students who wish to participate in an on the job experience in which they may apply their academic education. The work experience may not be with a current employer. This course will be graded on an S/U basis.

     

    Notes: Internship credit can be used only in the “Business Electives” area of the BBA.

  

  • FIN 4220:Corporate Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Application of the principles and concepts of finance to the acquisition and management of corporate assets and financial resources, the management of the firm’s capital structure, and development of dividend policy.
  

  • FIN 4260:Short Term Financial Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Focuses on the structure and functioning of payment systems, the management of short-term assets and short-term liabilities of the business firm, and the impact of computer and communications technologies on financial management systems.
  

  • FIN 4320:Fixed Income Securities

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course provides students with knowledge of the fixed-income markets. The course will cover the pricing and risk management of fixed-income securities, and an introduction to fixed-income derivatives. It covers interest rate management, product fundamentals, and portfolio strategies. This course is a valuable preparation for students interested in taking the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) examination.
  

  • FIN 4360:Investments

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course provides students with working knowledge of equity securities and portfolio management with an emphasis on the fundamental trade-off between risk and return. The course covers securities markets, efficient diversification, asset pricing models, and investment strategies of individual and institutional investors. It also introduces students to bonds and financial derivative products.
  

  • FIN 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course, and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
    Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.
  

  • FIN 4420:International Financial Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Investigates the implications for financial decision making rules and policies that result from consideration of an international financial perspective.
  

  • FIN 4460:Financial Statement Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course focuses on financial statement users, their information needs, and how effective financial statement analysis addresses those needs. Students will be instructed in methods to assess the financial health and performance of a firm to make realistic valuations and sound financial decisions (e.g., as to investing, lending, liquidity, and risk) in light of industry and economic conditions.
  

  • FIN 4490:Special Topics in Finance

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course, and approval of instructor and department chair prior to registration.
    Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students. This course may be taken more than once.
  

  • FIN 4520:Financial Derivatives and Financial Engineering

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course is designed to help students gain a thorough understanding of the roles of futures, options, and other financial derivatives in allocating risk; the design of financial derivatives; the valuation of financial derivatives; and their applications to financial risk management problems.
  

  • FIN 4560:Behavioral Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    The tools and applications of behavioral finance are presented. Topics include expected utility, prospect theory and mental accounting; conventional finance and challenges to market efficiency; heuristics and biases, overconfidence and emotion; financial decision-making stemming from psychology; behavioral explanations of observed behavioral anomalies; aggregate stock market puzzles; and retirement and pensions.
  

  • FIN 4620:Financial Management of Financial Institutions

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program  or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    Financial decision making concepts are applied to the particular financial management issues of financial institutions, including funds acquisition and management of operations and capital investments.
  

  • FIN 4660:Advanced Corporate Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FIN 4220 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
    This course provides an in-depth coverage and quantitative analysis of the firm’s decisions to raise capital publicly, privately, domestically, and globally. The course also covers restructurings of debt obligations (bond refunding, exchange and tender offers), and equity/asset restructurings.

Foreign Language
  

  • FL 1001:Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to a foreign language and culture, stressing progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of the culture being studied.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of the language.
  

  • FL 1002:Introduction to Foreign Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to foreign language and culture, part II, stressing continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of the culture being studied.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of the language.
  

  • FL 2001:Intermediate Foreign Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FL 1002  or permission of the instructor.
    The student will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of the language.
  

  • FL 2002:Intermediate Foreign Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FL 2001  or permission of the instructor.
    Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of the language.
  

  • FL 2209:World Languages and Cultures

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    An overview of world languages and cultures and their manifestations in our society. Class discussions and readings are reinforced through supervised field experiences in the metro Atlanta area. In addition, students survey academic and professional career opportunities in fields that require linguistic skills and cultural competence.
  

  • FL 3309:Survey of Chinese Literature and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course, is a survey of Chinese literature and culture, examining major works and literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues. Readings and discussions are in English; some readings are in the original for Chinese language students.

    Notes: FL 3309, cross-listed as ASIA 3309
  

  • FL 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FL 2002  
    Covers special topics external to course offerings in order to allow a student to work individually with an instructor.
  

  • FL 4490:Special Topics in Foreign Language

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.
  

  • HEBR 1001:Introduction to Hebrew Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to Hebrew language and Israeli culture, stressing progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Israeli culture. Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
  

  • HEBR 1002:Introduction to Hebrew Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HEBR 1001  or permission of the instructor
    Introduction to Hebrew Language and Culture II stresses continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Israeli culture. Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
  

  • HEBR 1050:Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to the ancient Hebrew language. It lays a solid foundation for reading and analyzing Biblical texts. Note: This course does not prepare students for the study of modern Hebrew, nor is it sequenced with other HEBR courses.
  

  • HEBR 2001:Intermediate Hebrew Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HEBR 1002  
    Students continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways. Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.
  

  • HEBR 2002:Intermediate Hebrew Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: HEBR 2001  
    Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities. Not open to native speakers of Hebrew.

Foreign Language Education
  

  • FLED 4408:Second Language Acquisition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program or ASIA 3001  or permission of instructor.
    This course examines theories of second language acquisition (SLA) and their practical application to second language teaching and learning. It addresses the theoretical foundations of working with second language learners. It focuses on the classroom applications of this theoretical base to interactions with language learners, curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Students interpret relevant SLA research that informs language teaching and takes ownership of SLA theories and research as a rationale for pedagogical decisions
  

  • FLED 4410:Methods, Materials, and Curriculum of Foreign Language Education, P-8

    3 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 3303
    This course is an overview of methods, materials and curriculum in foreign language instruction grades P-8. The field experience emphasizes principles of classroom and behavior management as well as ways to put theory into practice.
  

  • FLED 4412:Methods, Materials, and Curriculum of Foreign Language Education, 9-12

    3 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 4408  and FLED 4410    Corequisite: FLED 4414
    This course is an overview of methods, materials and curriculum in foreign language instruction grades 9-12. The field experience emphasizes principles of classroom and behavior management as well as ways to put theory into practice. Field experience is required. Proof of liability insurance is required for field experience.
  

  • FLED 4414:Technology for Foreign Language Teaching

    3 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 4408  and FLED 4410   Corequisite: FLED 4412
    This course introduces teacher candidates to the use of instructional technology in foreign language education. Specifically, teacher candidates learn to evaluate, design, create, and implement a variety of technology-enhanced teaching and learning materials. A particular focus is placed on forming the essential connections between Second Language Acquisition theories, sound pedagogical approaches, and cutting edge technologies to ensure that teacher candidates can integrate technology meaningfully into P-12 curriculum planning and teaching practices.
  

  • FLED 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I

    0 Class Hours 24 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education, FLED 4408 , FLED 4410 , FLED 4412 , FLED 4414 , Issued Pre-Service Certificate, and Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience Corequisite: FLED 4651, EDUC 4610, and INED 3305
    This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in Foreign Language Education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars.
  

  • FLED 4651:FLED Seminar I

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 4408 , FLED 4410 , FLED 4412 , FLED 4414 , Pre-Service Certificate, and Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience. Corequisite: FLED 4650
    This FLED Seminar I course corresponds to the FLED Yearlong Clinical Practice I course and is designed to support teaching candidates in successful completion of edTPA tasks and assessments, focusing as well on the ethics and practice of culturally-responsive foreign language pedagogy and instruction.
  

  • FLED 4660:FLED Yearlong Clinical Experience II

    0 Class Hours 24 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 4650 , FLED 4651 , and eligibility to take GACE Corequisite: FLED 4661
    This course is the second semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in foreign language education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars and the completion of a content pedagogy assessment.
  

  • FLED 4661:FLED Seminar II

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: FLED 4650  and FLED 4651   Corequisite: FLED 4660
    This FLED Seminar II course corresponds to the FLED Yearlong Clinical Practice II course and is designed to support teaching candidates in successful completion of edTPA tasks and assessments, focusing as well on the ethics and practice of culturally-responsive foreign language pedagogy and instruction.
 

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