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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Interactive Design
  

  • IAD 2100:History and Fundamentals

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course explores fundamental principles of visual and interactive design as well as historical approaches to interactive design. Students apply knowledge of fundamentals and history to interactive projects by learning prototyping tools.
  

  • IAD 3000:Interaction Design I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCID 2170  
    This course introduces students to contemporary interaction design theory with an emphasis on user-centered design in digital environments. Students read interaction design theory before using prototyping tools to create their own projects.
  

  • IAD 3150:Visual Design I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 2100  and TCID 2002  
    Building on knowledge and tools learned previously, students further explore principles and theories of visual design. The class sets expectations concerning the necessary visual design skills of interactive design students.
  

  • IAD 3230:User Interface Design I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 2100  and TCID 2002  
    Building on knowledge and tools learned previously, students further explores user interface design. The class sets expectations concerning the principles and theories of screen design that professionals need to know.
  

  • IAD 3300:Ethnography for Designers

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 3000  
    This class engages in a qualitative analysis of the relationship between digital technologies and end users. In doing so, this course exposes designers-in-training to ethnographic approaches as a way to understand and empathize with end users, a core feature of user experience design. Students read anthropological texts and apply this knowledge to ethnographies related to understanding ends users.
  

  • IAD 3398:Internship

    0 Class Hours 9 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 3000 , at least 24 hours in Area F and Upper Division required classes, and permission from the department.
    This course is an opportunity for students to apply principles and techniques of interactive design in a specific organization. Learning is experiential and must supplement, not duplicate, learning in the classroom. Students are responsible for finding an internship, but the program helps in the effort. Students submit a written proposal describing the internship according to program guidelines. Each internship is monitored by the student’s advisor.
  

  • IAD 4000:Interaction Design II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 3000  
    This course expands students’ ability in contemporary interaction design theory by incorporating the agile design process. Students read about agile design before understanding how interaction design applies to agile work environments. Students use prototyping tools to create their own projects.
  

  • IAD 4150:Visual Design II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 3150  
    In this project-based class, students continue to grow their visual design skill sets by working on projects. The focus of this class is to expand students’ knowledge of principles of visual design through experiential learning.
  

  • IAD 4230:User Interface Design II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IAD 3230  
    In this project-based class, students continue to grow their user interface design skill sets by working on projects. The focus of this class is to expand students’ knowledge of the principles of user interface design through experiential learning.
  

  • IAD 4400:Directed Study

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on specific topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings that relate to specific student needs.
  

  • IAD 4490:Special Topics in Interactive Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course consists of selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.

Integrated Health Science
  

  • IHS 2100:Introduction to Health Sciences and Professions

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course will introduce students to the current structure of the U.S. healthcare system and the professions supporting it. The description of each healthcare profession will introduce relevant governing bodies for the profession, educational requirements, certification and licensure requirements, work schedules and environment, salary ranges, and job trends/prospects. The course will also introduce students to the importance of interprofessional healthcare practices. Various external healthcare professionals will convey first-hand knowledge and advice concerning their professional experiences and training.
  

  • IHS 3240:Fundamentals of Behavioral Health Care

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to the basic principles of behavioral health care. Students will examine the fundamentals of mental illness in society and various intervention methods and strategies. The course introduces students to behavioral health care service delivery systems particularly within underserved communities and populations.
  

  • IHS 4445:Healthcare Innovation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IHS 2100  
    This course is designed to examine the process of developing and implementing innovative solutions to complex healthcare issues. Emphasis is placed on use of design thinking protocols, principles of social innovation, and development of sustainable solutions for health care delivery systems.
  

  • IHS 4760:Integrated Health Science Capstone

    2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: IPE 4413  and IHS 4445  
    This course highlights project management principles and places students within healthcare organizations to work within interdisciplinary teams to address real-world complex health related issues. Students will integrate and synthesize knowledge, skills, attitudes and values from the array of courses taken in the Integrated Health Science major as they engage within interdisciplinary teams.

Integrative Studies
  

  • INTS 1198:Introduction to Integrative Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Through this course, students learn about the field of integrative studies and begin making connections between experiences in the classroom and the broader world. In order to facilitate this exploration, students examine issues in the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences and gain a familiarity with the academic and popular forms of writing, media, and research in these areas of study. Students will engage with disciplinary insights in order to examine complex contemporary issues using an integrative lens. The integrative learning process will involve research, articulating knowledge, using evidence to draw conclusions, and self-reflection.
  

  • INTS 2298:Integrative Studies Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course will introduce various quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods techniques available to interdisciplinary researchers. Through course readings and activities, students will consider the limits and potential of different methods, particularly in relation to an interdisciplinary problem. While developing their methodological toolkit, students address other critical steps in the research process-including identifying relevant disciplines for examining an interdisciplinary issue, developing a research question around that issue, writing a literature review, and documenting findings. The course will culminate in an interdisciplinary research project and an appreciation of how research enriches our understanding of and relation to the world in which we live.
  

  • INTS 3001:Integrative Approaches to Social Justice and Inclusion

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    In this course, learners will explore how the power of integrative thinking and methods can be leveraged toward a more socially just and inclusive society. Using the framework of intersectionality, learners will examine the interdependent systems of discrimination, disadvantage, and inequity experienced by individuals or groups related to the individual’s or groups’ interconnected identity characteristics. Using social constructivist pedagogies, learners will function as a community in which they explore and share their own interdisciplinary expertise and perspectives to articulate problems and conceptualize solutions related to social justice and inclusion.
  

  • INTS 3398:Integrative Studies Internship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours variable 0-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of 60 credit hours
    This course provides students the opportunity to apply their theoretical knowledge, communication skills, and emerging professionalism in a particular work environment. The coursework includes class discussions, group and individual activities, class presentations, and documentation of internship experience. The course is designed to provide applied learning experiences that build upon prior coursework and offers opportunities for integrated and reflective learning.
  

  • INTS 4400:Directed Study in Integrative Studies

    0 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 3.0 GPA; approval of program director
    Course covers special topics and seminars of an advanced nature, external to regular course offerings that allow a student to work individually with an instructor. Course may include original research projects and/or practicum experiences.
  

  • INTS 4490:Special Topics in Integrative Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor.
    This upper-division course includes special topics of an interdisciplinary nature offered on a rotating basis.
  

  • INTS 4498:Senior Seminar in Integrative Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of at least 90 credit hours.
    This Capstone course prepares students in the Integrative Studies program to understand the methods and advantages of their integrative, interdisciplinary education. Students will demonstrate the ability to formulate, research, and solve problems through an interdisciplinary lens that reflects the unique degree each student has built through their course work at KSU. The culmination of this labor will be a major creative and/or scholastic work. Additionally, the course will help prepare students for graduation by developing post-graduate and career-oriented skills that connect directly to each student’s individual degree. These two parts, the academic and applied, once integrated, represent the skills and knowledge needed to successfully transition from university to life after graduation. 

Interdisciplinary Studies
  

  • CLST 3398:Cultural Studies Internship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval by Internship Coordinator
    A structured off-campus experience in a supervised setting that is chosen in relation to the student’s focus and interests in one of the interdisciplinary programs in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Students will meet with the internship coordinator to develop an appropriate plan that will lead to the writing of a research-oriented paper or research project. 100 hours per semester required at internship site.   
  

  • ISD 2001:Introduction to Diversity and Social Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1101  
    This course is required for students pursuing an ISD Certificate. The course introduces students to global theories and practices of diversity and social justice with a focus on 20th century social movements in the US. It addresses the roots of interdisciplinarity through prominent scholars concerned with diversity and social justice. Students learn about social movements that have had a significant impact on our own time, including women’s liberation and anti-globalization.
  

  • ISD 3100:Interdisciplinary Studies Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ASIA 3001  or AADS 1101 
    This is an introductory course on the nature of interdisciplinary academic inquiry. Students acquire a foundational understanding of research methods used by interdisciplinary scholars and professionals. Topics may include an introduction to social scientific and/or humanities-based methods and qualitative and quantitative analysis.  The class discusses strategies for selecting a framework and analytical approach and engage ethical questions associated with producing research in interdisciplinary studies. 
  

  • ISD 3333:Year of _________ in Interdisciplinary Context I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course helps students develop a holistic understanding of a particular country/region. Offered in conjunction with KSU’s “Year of” series, students gain an in-depth appreciation for the country by examining its geography, social structures, histories, philosophies, religions, politics, economics, literatures, films, arts, cultures, etc. It aims to break down stereotypes and promote a richer, more complex sense of place and identity. Important recurring themes in this course include identity formation, social justice and community engagement.
  

  • ISD 3334:Year of _________ in Interdisciplinary Context II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course helps students develop a holistic understanding of a particular country/region. Offered in conjunction with KSU’s “Year of” series, it emphasizes contemporary issues as students examine the country’s geography, social structures, histories, philosophies, religions, politics, economics, literatures, films, arts, cultures, etc. It aims to break down stereotypes and promote a richer, more complex sense of place and identity. Important recurring themes in this course include identity formation, social justice and community engagement.
     
  

  • ISD 3398:Interdisciplinary Studies Internship

    0 Class Hours 9-18 variable Laboratory Hours 3-6 variable Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of internship coordinator
    This course offers students a structured experience in a supervised setting chosen in relation to students’ interests. Students meet with the internship coordinator to develop an appropriate plan, which leads to the writing of research project. Students will demonstrate an ability to apply their knowledge of diversity and community engagement to current situations, issues, or problems in a community to which they are connected.
  

  • ISD 3399:ISD Certificate Colloquium

    1 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Declaration of the Certificate and ISD 2001 . Corequisite: ISD 3398: Internship
    The Interdisciplinary Studies Colloquium course provides a capstone experience for students pursuing an ISD Certificate. The course provides students pursuing a certificate a community forum for discussing civic and community engagement projects developed through their service internships. Students examine interdisciplinary perspectives on knowledge and diversity, engage in activities beyond the classroom, and participate in a discussion forum. The course should be taken concurrently with the ISD Internship.
  

  • ISD 4490:Special Topics in Interdisciplinary Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This upper-division course includes special topics of an interdisciplinary nature offered on a rotating basis.
  

  • STS 1101:Science, Technology, and Society

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides students with the knowledge and tools necessary to critically examine the development and integration of science, technology, and society. The course seeks to help students better understand the world in which they live, the broader implications of their major course of study, and the complex social, ethical, and moral choices presented by modern science and technology in human relationships.
  

  • STS 4000:International Issues in Science and Technology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Examines the technical, social and moral issues raised by current international advances in science and technology. Places emphasis on comparative studies by examining a series of topics, each from the perspectives of a variety of nations.
  

  • STS 4400:Topical Studies in Science and Technology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Examines the technical, social and moral issues raised by a particular issue of current concern in international science and technology. Students develop technical understanding, historical perspective and current events literacy relevant to the topic explored in a given term.

International Studies
  

  • EURO 3234:Introduction to the European Union

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the European Union (EU). The course traces the development of the EU from its origins in the 1950s to the present day. Student will explore the EU’s governing institutions, including their structure and relationship to one another. Students will be introduced EU policy-making processes. Students will use this knowledge of structures and processes to explore current EU policies and issues, including EU-USA relations.
  

  • EURO 4130:EU Law & Legal Systems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on a study of EU legal institutions and processes in the context of international law and in comparison to those of the United States. Topics include the treaties that provide the legal basis of the EU; the body of statutory law enacted by the Parliament, the Council, and the Commission; the judicial decisions adjudicated by the Court of Justice; and finally, the administrative rulings issued by the European Ombudsman.
  

  • EURO 4160:Federalism & Multilevel Governance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    The course exposes students to the political development of political structures in the European Union. The course will address in depth elements and principles of federal political systems. It explores the progressive development of federal type structures in European Union political structures. To emphasize the salience of such developments, the course compares EU-style federalism with federal structures and processes found in the United States.
  

  • EURO 4230:Doing Business in the EU

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on political institutions and legal environment that impacts the conduct of business in the European Union. It examines the business environment for domestic and international firms and on how political decisions affect the business environment. It will show how some of the differences are born of economic factors relating to the functioning of the single market, while others are associated with the cultural heterogeneity
  

  • EURO 4260:European Monetary Union

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the origins and development of European Monetary Union (EMU). It examines the economic and political reasons for EMU, the key decisions and steps in its creation, and its governing structures. We explore eurozone crises, including major events and developments, key causes and explanations, and the responses of European Union (EU) member states and institutions. The course concludes by exploring the consequences and implications of EMU for the EU and for Transatlantic relations.
  

  • EURO 4330:EU Science & Technology Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This class is an examination of EU science and technology policy compared to that of the United States. The course examines how governments can encourage scientific and technological innovation and whether government can (or should) try to limit or control technological innovation. Historical contexts as well as current trends will be examined, with specific emphasis on policy outcomes.
  

  • EURO 4430:EU Environmental Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the politics and policy-making processes associate with environmental policy in the European Union. Students will explore the historical development of EU environmental policy (EEP), identify the principle actors involved, and inquiry into the modes of governance applied. The course uses concrete empirical cases to illustrate core concepts and to provide a historical and developmental perspective. Principal emphasis is given to analyzing and understanding politics and political processes and in evaluating policy effects.
  

  • EURO 4530:EU Social Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the politics and policy-processes associated with social policy in the European Union. Students will trace the historical development of the EU’s role in social policy, identify the principle actors involved, and explore the variety of social welfare models found among EU states. The course uses concrete empirical cases to illustrate core concepts. Principal emphasis is given to analyzing and understanding politics and political processes and in evaluating policy effects.
  

  • EURO 4630:EU Communications Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines politics and policy-making as it pertains to broadcasting, voice telephony & the internet in the European Union. The course begins by examining the history of EU communications policy. It then explores policy developments and how successive enlargements have impact policies and practices. The course concludes by examining the future of EU policy in this issue domain.
  

  • EURO 4730:EU Foreign Policy

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    The course explores the challenges facing the European Union as it attempts to pursue a more integrated and coherent common foreign policy. Students will examine the evolution of the EU’s role in foreign policy. To do this, students will identify relevant EU governance institutions and explore the manner in which these institutions interact with key foreign policy institutions in member states. Students will explore these relationships with specific reference to economic, security and environmental policy
  

  • EURO 4760:EU-US Foreign Relations

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    The course examines the relationship between the European Union and the United States. Students explore the breadth and depth of the transatlantic cooperation across an array of issue domains. Students also explore areas where the parties disagree, sometimes significantly. Where differences exist, students examine the sources of transatlantic tensions, what has been done to address them, and consider whether disagreements can be resolved. Issues addressed include trade, regional and global security, terrorism, and the environment.
  

  • EURO 4830:EU in Comparative Perspective

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the European Union in comparative perspective. Students will explore how problems of regional governance are addressed in the EU as well as in other regions. Students will look both at institutional structures and policy processes. Students will make specific comparisons to the African Union, MERCOSUR, NAFTA, and ASEAN. Further, students will explore whether meaningful differences exist between regional organizations found in the developed world and those found in the Global South

Italian
  

  • ITAL 1001:Introduction to Italian Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Italian 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 Italian culture.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Italian.
  

  • ITAL 1002:Introduction to Italian Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 1001  or permission of the instructor.
    Introduction to Italian 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 Italian culture.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Italian.
  

  • ITAL 2001:Intermediate Italian Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 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 Italian.
  

  • ITAL 2002:Intermediate Italian Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2001  or permission of the instructor.
    Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities. Course will serve as a transition between intermediate and upper-level courses in the language..

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Italian.
  

  • ITAL 3200:Critical Reading and Applied Writing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2001  or the equivalent.
    This course emphasizes skill development and refinement in the areas of critical reading and writing in Italian. Designed to give students extensive experience in reading and writing in Italian, the course focuses on the relationship between writing and reading, and on ways to improve one through the other.
  

  • ITAL 3302:Practical Conversation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    Stresses expansion of effective listening comprehension and speaking skills through culturally and linguistically appropriate activities.
  

  • ITAL 3303:Grammar and Composition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    General review of grammar through composition and other written activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms.
  

  • ITAL 3304:Literature and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3200  or permission of the instructor.
    This course is an introduction to Italian literature and culture from the origins to 1848. Students learn about literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues. Students also work across the curriculum, focusing on interdisciplinary issues within the Italian literary context and developing their competence in critical analysis of Italian cultural and literary issues from a global perspective. Readings and discussions are in Italian.
  

  • ITAL 3305:Literature and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    Introduction to Italian literature and culture from 1848 to the present. Students examine literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues. Students also work across the curriculum, focusing on interdisciplinary issues and developing their competence in critical analysis of Italian cultural and literary issues from a global perspective. Readings and discussions are in Italian.

     
  

  • ITAL 3390:Upper-division Study Abroad in Italian

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or Senior status and permission of the department chair.
    This course fulfills the study abroad elective for the minor in Italian Studies. The content of the course may vary depending on available course offerings in the foreign institution. The chair of the Department of Foreign Languages must preapprove the use of this course as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the minor in Italian Studies and/or for the degree in Modern Language & Culture.
  

  • ITAL 3398:Internship

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3302  and ITAL 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    Supervised, credit-earning work experience of one semester requiring use of Italian in the work place. Prior approval by department coordinator and internship supervisor is required.
  

  • ITAL 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    Covers special topics and seminars external to course offerings that allow a student to work individually with an instructor.

    Notes: Requires prior approval by instructor and department chair.
  

  • ITAL 4402:Contemporary Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3303   and ITAL 3305   or permission of the instructor.
    An examination of the historical, social and political contexts of the contemporary Italian experience through the analysis of different cultural representations such as film, media, plastic arts, music and literature.

    Notes: Readings and discussion in Italian.
  

  • ITAL 4404:Commercial Italian

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    This course is an in-depth study of business practices and the language of business that focuses on verbal and written communication as well as economic, social and political factors that are important to the conduct of business in the Italian-speaking world. Readings and discussion are in Italian and in English.
  

  • ITAL 4434:Topics in Language Literature and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of 30 credit hours
    This course presents an exploration of a period, movement or genre in literature, a topic in culture, or language-related issues. Topics are chosen for their significance and impact on Italian culture.

    Notes: Readings and discussions in Italian.
  

  • ITAL 4456:Advanced Grammar and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    This course is an advanced study of grammar from a linguistic perspective. It provides an overview of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. The course exposes students to dialectical variations of the Italian language and stresses development of oral proficiency. The course is taught in Italian.
  

  • ITAL 4490:Special Topics in Italian

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3302  and ITAL 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    Special topics relevant to the study of the Italian society.
  

  • ITAL 4499:Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ITAL 3304  or ITAL 3305  and permission of the instructor.
    This capstone course designed to synthesize and connect the students’ prior academic experiences in the major and related fields of study. Students prepare a reflective essay and a research paper to present to the faculty of the Department of Foreign Languages. Papers and presentations are in Italian.

Japanese
  

  • JPN 1001:Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Japanese language and culture stressing progressive acquisition of effective communications skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Japanese culture.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
  

  • JPN 1002:Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One year of high school Japanese, or JPN 1001 , or the equivalent.
    Introduction to Japanese 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 Japanese culture.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Japanese.
  

  • JPN 2001:Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Two years of high school Japanese, or JPN 1002  or the equivalent.
    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 Japanese.
  

  • JPN 2002:Intermediate Japanese Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Three years of high school Japanese or JPN 2001  or the equivalent.
    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 Japanese.
  

  • JPN 3200:Critical Reading and Applied Writing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: JPN 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course is a study of selected readings of signs, news, and literary and cultural works to increase vocabulary, enhance grammar skills, and develop reading skills. This course is designed to give students extensive experience in reading Japanese.
  

  • JPN 3302:Practical Conversation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: JPN 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course emphasizes expansion of effective listening comprehension and speaking skills in Japanese through culturally and linguistically appropriate activities. Communicative tasks are limited to those in uncomplicated and straightforward social situations.
  

  • JPN 3303:Grammar and Composition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: JPN 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course is a general review of grammar and composition and other writing activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms.
  

  • JPN 3304:Readings in Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: JPN 3200  or the equivalent.
    This course introduces students to selected readings in Japanese culture, through which they expand their vocabulary and learn new grammar. Students also learn about cultural issues within the Japanese context and develop their competence in critical analysis of the issues from a global perspective. Readings are in Japanese and discussions are in Japanese and English.

Korean
  

  • KOR 1001:Introduction to Korean Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to Korean 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 Korean culture.

    Notes: This course is not open to native speakers of Korean.
  

  • KOR 1002:Introduction to Korean Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One year of high school Korean or KOR 1001  or the equivalent.
    This course is an introduction to Korean 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 Korean culture. This course is not open to native speakers of Korean.
  

  • KOR 2001:Intermediate Korean Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Two years of high school Korean or KOR 1002  or the equivalent.
    The student will continue to develop proficiency in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and learn to communicate in culturally appropriate ways. This course is not open to native speakers of Korean.
  

  • KOR 2002:Intermediate Korean Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Three years of high school Korean or KOR 2001  or the equivalent.
    Students continue to increase linguistic and cultural proficiency through the use of a variety of materials and activities. This course is not open to native speakers of Korean.
  

  • KOR 3200:Critical Reading and Applied Writing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: KOR 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course emphasizes skill development and refinement in the areas of critical reading and writing in Korean. This course is designed to give students extensive experience in reading and wring in Korean.
  

  • KOR 3302:Practical Conversation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: KOR 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course emphasizes expansion of effective listening comprehension and speaking skills in Korean through culturally and linguistically appropriate activities. Communicative tasks are limited to those in uncomplicated and straightforward social situations.
  

  • KOR 3303:Grammar and Composition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: KOR 2002  or the equivalent.
    This course is a general review of grammar through composition and other writing activities, such as summaries, correspondence, descriptions, narration, literary analysis, and other rhetorical and culturally appropriate forms.
  

  • KOR 3304:Readings in Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: KOR 3200  or the equivalent.
    This course introduces students to selected readings in Korean culture, through which they expand their vocabulary and learn new grammar. Students also learn about cultural issues within the Korean context and develop their competence in critical analysis of the issues from a global perspective. Readings are in Korean and discussions are in Korean and English.

KSU Seminars
  

  • ICT 2101:Information and Communications Technology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is a digital literacy course that explores how computers and the Internet have revolutionized society and become an integral part of every profession.  This course provides the foundation for students to become informed and creative problem-solvers capable of using and envisioning the potential of digital technologies.  Students will learn to apply fundamental principles of computing, including but not limited to digitization, digital logic, and algorithmic thought, to enhance their skill in the use of digital applications, create digital resources, and assess digital assets.  Other topics include digital security and privacy, the implications of digital disruption, and careers in the digital age.
  

  • KSU 1101:First-Year Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Students with 30 or more credit hours are not eligible to enroll.
    This course is a first-year seminar designed to help students develop college-level skills for academic success by focusing on life skills, strategies for academic success, connecting with campus and community, and foundations for global learning. This course guides student through the transition from high school to higher education.
  

  • KSU 2290:Special Topics

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Varies depending on topic.
    Selected special topics relevant to the mission of University College.
  

  • KSU 4401:Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 90 credit hours earned and above.
    This institutional capstone course provides a structure for seniors to bring closure to their undergraduate experience while preparing for the transition from the university to the community at large. Within a structured learning community from a variety of disciplines, students will access the meaning of their undergraduate experience and develop an understanding of their role as alumni and productive citizens of the work force, community, state, nation, and the world. Through the preparation of a reflective portfolio, involvement in a service-learning project, and a critical discussion of their short and long term logistical goals, the students will prepare for the post-university experience.
  

  • TS 4490:Special Topics in Transition Studies

    1-3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: varies depending on topic
    Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students related to college student transitions.

Latin
  

  • LATN 1001:Introduction to Latin Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Latin stressing progressive acquisition of grammar, composition, prose translation and pronunciation.
  

  • LATN 1002:Introduction to Latin Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One year of high school Latin or LATN 1001  or the equivalent.
    Introduction to Latin, part II, stressing continued progressive acquisition of grammar, composition, prose translation and pronunciation.
  

  • LATN 2001:Intermediate Latin Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Two years of high school Latin or LATN 1002  or the equivalent.
    Review of Latin grammar and syntax. Prose translations from selected prose authors such as Livy, Caesar, Tacitus, and Sallust.
  

  • LATN 2002:Intermediate Latin Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Three years of high school Latin or LATN 2001  or the equivalent.
    Continued refinement of grammar and reading skills through the study of prose and poetry from the Golden Age of Latin Literature.
  

  • LATN 3500:Topics in Latin Poetry

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LATN 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    In this course, students analyze Latin poetry, poetic syntax, meter, and style through readings from selected poets. The course content focuses on one or more of the following poets: Catullus, Vergil, Ovid, Horace. Students review Latin grammar and syntax, build vocabulary, and develop a variety of reading strategies. Readings are Latin; instruction is in English. The course may be repeated once for credit with permission of the department chair with different content.
  

  • LATN 4490:Special Topics in Latin

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LATN 2002  or permission of the instructor.
    Selected topics of special interest to faculty and students.
  

  • LATN 4500:Topics in Latin Prose

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LATN 3500  or permission of the instructor.
    In this course, students read and analyze Latin prose by various writers. The course content focuses on one or more of the following prose writers: Livy, Caesar, Cicero, Tacitus, Propertius, Tibullus, or Seneca. Students review Latin grammar and syntax, build vocabulary, and develop a variety of reading strategies. Readings are in Latin; instruction is in English. The course may be repeated once for credit with permission of department chair when content differs.

Latin American/Latino Studies
  

  • LALS 1102:Understanding Latin America

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    In this course students critically approach Latin America/Latino-US from interdisciplinary perspectives while analyzing texts within a social, political, cultural, economic, historical, artistic, and geographical context. The concept of a global understanding of Latin America within the notion of a hemispheric America is emphasized, as well as how different nations relate to one another in terms of identity formation and statehood. Issues of representation in the context of immigration and multicultural relations are also studied.
  

  • LALS 3550:U.S. Latinx Communities

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of 30+ credit hours.
    This course introduces students to broader conversations surrounding U.S. Latinx communities such as migration trends and scholarly debates in Latinx studies. Historically-established Latinx communities and contemporary Latin American immigrants have taken up residence in U.S. cities and towns due to labor demands, U.S. foreign intervention, and political instability plaguing Latin America. The course examines the impact of such trends on Latinx communities in the U.S.
  

  • LALS 3770:Latin American Cinema

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course critically examines the representation of social issues and identity formation in films from Latin America, as well as how they are related to the globalization of American popular culture. This course also focuses on the social and political conditions that affect film-making in the region.
  

  • LALS 3780:Trends in Latin American/Latino Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    This course focuses on current trends, issues, problems, and strategies in the field of Latin American and Latino Studies. Particular attention is paid to how socio-demographic variables, such as race, gender, class, religion, and/or ethnicity impact the issues facing the Latino/Hispanic populations in Latin America and the United States.
  

  • LALS 4490:Special Topics in Latin American/Latino Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: LALS 1102  
    This course is a study of selected special topics of interest that are relevant to the field of Latin American and/or Latino Studies. Course may be repeated with a change in content. Students may use the course as an elective towards the Minor in Latin American/Latino Studies. Depending on the content, the course can also serve as an elective course for Minors in African/African Diaspora Studies, American Studies, or Gender and Women’s Studies.

Leadership Studies
  

  • LDRS 2000:Finding the Leader Within

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    In this course students are introduced to leadership concepts and practices. Students observe and practice skills and competencies associated with ethical, successful leadership. Students discover and develop their own personal leadership styles and philosophies, learning how to balance tasks and relationships and overcome obstacles. Students identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses and create and implement strategies to improve their leadership skills.
  

  • LDRS 2100:Leadership & Historic Social Movements

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Drawing on examples from around the world, this course focuses on an examination of the leadership process: individuals influencing a group to achieve a goal in historic social movements. Students examine leadership within the historical, social, political, and cultural context of select social movements. This course facilitates the development and/or advancement of socially conscious, historically minded, and reflective thinking about leadership in a variety of settings.
  

  • LDRS 2200:Contemporary Leadership Issues

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    In this course students are introduced to critical challenges, key contexts, and emerging trends of leadership. Students observe and practice skills and competencies associated with the dynamics of adaptive change, and the practices of authority and leadership. Students discover and develop how to engage in collective problem-solving, and distinguish leadership from authority. Students identify and reflect upon current leadership practices and work together to create leadership strategies and innovations for future leadership practice.
  

  • LDRS 2300:Leadership & Intercultural Competence

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Students examine the connection between leadership and intercultural competence. Using theoretical and reflective frameworks, students will explore how cultural contexts impact perceptions and practice of leadership. Students will be able to draw from their own cultural experiences, and those of others, to formulate a leadership practice that is culturally responsive and demonstrates intercultural competence.
 

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