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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

English
  

  • ENGL 4460:19th-Century American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative writers in American literature in the nineteenth century.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4470:19th-Century British Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents studies in Romantic and Victorian literature, from the 1780s to the end of the nineteenth century, examining such aesthetic and social themes as the nature and role of the artist, the impulse toward gothicism, the rise of the autobiography, responses to industrialization, and the conflict between tradition and change.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4480:19th-Century World Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements of the nineteenth century, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding. It may examine Western and non-Western cultures.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  
  

  • ENGL 4560:20th-Century and 21st-Century American Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements in twentieth-century and twenty-first-century America, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4570:20th-Century and 21st-Century British Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative twentieth-century and twenty-first-century British literature, with an eye towards important themes, aesthetic movements, and social changes during the period.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4580:20th-Century and 21st-Century World Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course presents a study of representative texts, major themes, or literary movements of twentieth-century and twenty-first-century world literature, emphasizing aesthetic and social understanding.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • ENGL 4620:Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of 90 hours, and permission of the department
    The senior seminar is a summative academic experience that builds on previous coursework and gives advanced English majors the opportunity to engage with in-depth research on a topic related to language, literature, or writing. The small class size fosters a community of readers and writers that provides support in the process of writing a substantial seminar essay informed by current scholarship. Students also develop their communication skills through oral presentations.
  

  • LING 3020:Linguistics and Literature

    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 intersections between linguistics and literary studies. It introduces students to one or more of the major linguistic theories and methodologies that can inform literary analysis, such as semiotics, poetics, pragmatics, narrative theory, structuralism, post-structuralism, (neo-)formalism, discourse analysis, or stylistics.
  

  • LING 3025:Linguistics for Education

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    Because language study is a key component of the English/Language Arts classroom, this course focuses on specific linguistic aspects of the English language (e.g., morphology, stylistics, discourse, etc.), grammar in context, language variation in life and literature, and sociolinguistic implications of teaching English. There is a strong focus on methodology, such as examining pedagogical stances and creating lesson plans.
  

  • LING 3030:Studies in Grammar and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is a study of the theories and methods of linguistics, including their application to topics such as language acquisition, sociolinguistics, politics, discourse analysis, advanced grammar, or the historical development of English.

    Notes: This course can be taken more than once provided the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • LING 3035:Introduction to Language and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course analyzes the nature of human language. It includes an introduction to speech sounds, morphology, and syntax. A heavy emphasis is placed on the social and pedagogical implications of modern linguistic theory, which includes an examination of issues such as Standard English, dialect variation, language acquisition, or English as a Second Language.
  

  • LING 3040:History of the English Language

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course is a study of the development of English, with attention to influential historical events and to the evolving structure of the language.
  

  • LING 3045:Grammar of Contemporary American English

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course surveys both traditional and contemporary approaches to grammar. It addresses long-established grammatical terms and concepts, inviting students to critically examine the notion of “correct” grammar and to discuss the development and maintenance of standard language. It also considers contemporary topics such as rhetorical grammar, functional grammar, and grammar in digital environments. This course is particularly useful for students considering careers in education, editing, or professional writing.
  

  • LING 3050:Sociolinguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course is an introduction to English sociolinguistics. It surveys how language is impacted by social variables such as ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, and geography. It also explores topics including slang, jargon, dialect, identity, and power. Students are introduced to the basic subfields of linguistics-phonology, morphology, and syntax-before venturing into deeper sociolinguistic issues. The course should interest students pursuing careers in education, writing, business-and those wanting to expand their knowledge of linguistics.
  

  • LING 3055:Politics and Language

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course surveys a number of the most important intersections between linguistics and politics in American and global cultures today. Topics may include the “English only” movement; political correctness; the politics of gendered language; framing theory and the language of American political debate; language, ideology, and discourse analysis; and the politics of English as a “global” language. This class may be of particular interest to students heading towards careers in journalism, law, politics, or education.
  

  • LING 3760:World Englishes

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This writing-intensive course is a study of the unprecedented growth of English on a global scale. It examines the current state of English in the world and the cultural and social factors that have given rise to a number of different varieties of English. These varieties, attitudes towards them, and implications for various written media are explored.

English as a Second Language
  

  • ESL 1105:Grammar Seminar for International Students

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is an individualized and small group seminar open to all Kennesaw State University students for whom English is a second language. International students will discuss North American English (NAE) grammar and its academic applications, focusing on those features of the language that are most problematic for second language writers and speakers. The development of editing skills is emphasized.
  

  • ESL 1106:Oral Communication for International Students

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is open to all Kennesaw State University students for whom English is a second language. The course is designed to help intermediate to advanced ESL students improve both their conversation and public speaking skills through small group activities and class presentations. Also, pronunciation practice will play an important role throughout the course in helping students become more confident speakers of North American English (NAE).

English Education
  

  • ENED 4000:Service Learning in English Education

    1-3 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: 60 hours and permission of the instructor and department chair/program director.
    A community activity which links learning to life by connecting meaningful community service activities with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Activity will be designed with the instructor and approved by the chair/program director.
  

  • ENED 4414:Teaching of English Language Arts I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 3241 , ENGL 3310 , ENGL 3391 , and admission to the English Education program and Yearlong Clinical Experience. Corequisite: ENED 4650  
    This course addresses the practical application of English Language Arts curricula, learning theories, teaching strategies, instructional materials, and assessment choices within specific teaching contexts. The 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 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 4122:Venture Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MGT 3100  or ENTR 4001  
    A course that applies the concepts of small business management, entrepreneurship and creativity to the analysis of complex business problems faced by new ventures and existing small businesses. Case studies will be used to develop students’ ability to identify and solve problems. Work will continue on personal startup projects and business plans.
  

  • 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: (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: (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: (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

    0 Class Hours 3-12 Laboratory Hours 1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 90 credit hours and permission of the instructor.
    This course provides 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: 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: (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: 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.
  

  • ENVS 4490:Special Topics in Environmental Science

    1-3 Class Hours 0-3 Laboratory Hours 1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Instructor approval.
    Selected special or current topics of interest to faculty or students.

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 Majors/Interests or Sport Management Majors.
    The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for using the Exercise Physiology Laboratory safely. Students will learn and practice the emergency action plan. This course will provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to help provide a safe environment for athletes when 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 an opportunity to become certified in First Aid 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.
  

  • ES 2300:Medical Terminology

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science Major, Exercise Science Interest, Public Health Education Interest, Public Health Education Major, Biomedical Engineering Minor, or Integrated Health Science 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 and prefixes.
  

  • ES 2500:Principles of Nutrition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science Interest/Major or Public Health Education Interest/Major or Sport Management Major or Integrated Health Science 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; 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 3105:Lifecycle Nutrition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 2500  .
    This course is designed to introduce students to the role of nutrition through the different stages of the lifecycle. Physiological and biological changes, and their implications for nutritional factors will be discussed with each stage of life, including preconception, pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and older adults (65+).
  

  • ES 3200:Research Methodology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, 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 3300:Food Science

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 2500 .
    This course explores engineering, biological, and physical sciences to study the nature of foods, the causes of deterioration, the principles underlying cooking and food processing, and the improvement of food quality for the consuming public. Students acquire a basic theoretical understanding of the chemical and physicochemical principles involved in creating and maintaining desirable food sensory and nutritional properties during food storage, preparation and holding.
  

  • 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 3420:Food and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 2500 .
    This course explores how food behaviors are influenced by geography, nationality, social class, history and religion. Students will evaluate food systems at local and global levels, focusing on how food is produced, transformed, distributed, consumed, and how food waste is managed. Students will also explore sustainable food practices and what certain cultures are doing to minimize food production’s negative impact on climate change.
  

  • ES 3500:Nutritional Assessment

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 3105 .
    This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the dietary, biochemical, and anthropometric methods used in assessing nutritional status for individuals and groups. This course also includes the study of medical terminology, counseling techniques, and approaches to determining nutrient requirements.
  

  • ES 3600:Health Fitness Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major; 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; 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 9 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science Major, BIOL 2221 , ES 2300 . Corequisite: ES 3700  
    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, 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; 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 4050:Community Nutrition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 3105 .
    This course will examine the role of state and federal nutrition programs in promoting and improving health within the community. It will explore nutritional assessment and monitoring methods, as well as intervention and management strategies for nutrition services.
  

  • ES 4120:Weight Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; ES 3105 .
    This course will introduce techniques for assessing weight status and health, and explore dietary and physical activity approaches for weight control. The course will also provide a comprehensive overview of weight loss strategies and treatment approaches to obesity and disordered eating.
  

  • ES 4200:Nutrition and Performance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major, (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 4250:Advanced Human Nutrition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Nutritional Science Minor; CHEM 3500  and ES 3105  
    This course will explore the physiological and biochemical processes involved in both macro and micro nutrient metabolism. This course will cover the basics of digestion and absorption, how the body metabolizes and utilizes essential and nonessential nutrients.
  

  • ES 4300:Physiology of Exercise and Aging

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science major; 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; ES 3900 . Corequisite: ES 4550  
    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; ES 3900 . Corequisite: ES 4500  
    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; ES 4500  and ES 4550 . Corequisite: ES 4650  
    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; ES 4500  and ES 4550 . Corequisite: ES 4600  
    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; 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, 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:Senior Seminar in Exercise Science

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Exercise Science Major. Concurrent:
    ES 4600  and ES 4650  
    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. This 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, 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: ENGL 1102 
    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: ENGL 1102 
    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 1102 
    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: ENGL 1102 
    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 3230:Topics in World Cinema

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    This course focuses on the artistic contributions, the representational traditions, and the major works of a specific national cinema, diasporic filmmaker, or worldwide cinematic movement.
  

  • FILM 3240:Film Genres and Movements

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102 
    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: ENGL 1102 
    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 3220 , 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 ACCT 2101 , ACCT 2102 , ECON 2106 , ECON 2105  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 2101 , ACCT 2102 , ECON 2106 , ECON 2105  (ECON 2300  or STAT 1401 ) 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.
 

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