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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Science Education
  

  • SCED 4414:Methods of Teaching Secondary Science I

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDUC 2130  and admission to Teacher Education Program: Obtain Pre-Service Certificate Corequisite: EDSM 4414  
    This course examines teachers, students, content, and interactions that lead students to develop conceptual understandings of science. Science teacher candidates design and implement instructional activities informed by understanding of science learning, then assess student learning. The co-requisite for this course is a 60 hour field experience as introduction to the adolescent learner, the equity imperative and science education reform.
  

  • SCED 4416:Methods of Teaching Secondary Science II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SCED 4414   Corequisite: EDSM 4416  and EDSM 3360 
    Teacher candidates will develop pedagogical content knowledge through the design and implementation of inquiry and project-based science lessons appropriate to secondary learners. Candidates will use available student data and research-based literature and theory to help guide their lesson planning. Candidates will critically reflect upon their teaching practice using videos, journals, and discussions. This course is restricted to participants in the secondary science education program.
  

  • SCED 4498:Internship in Teaching Science (6-12)

    0 Class Hours 36 Laboratory Hours 12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Provisional teaching license issued by State of Georgia, full-time employment teaching science, and permission of science education advisor.
    Student Teaching experience in science for provisionally certified teachers. Supervision will be in collaboration with a mentor-teacher in the local school and a specialist in science education. This internship will automatically substitute for SCED 4475. Proof of professional liability insurance is required. Student is responsible for their own school placement.
  

  • SCED 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I

    0 Class Hours 12 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SCED 4416 , Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience and Pre-Service Certificate Corequisite: EDUC 4610  , EDSM 4418 , INED 3306 , and INED 4436  
    This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in science 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. 

    Notes: This course includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required.
  

  • SCED 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience II

    0 Class Hours 36 Laboratory Hours 9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SCED 4650 , eligibility to take GACE  Corequisite: INED 3306 , INED 4436  
    This course is an intensive and extensive co-teaching clinical experience in science 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.

Secondary Education
  

  • EDSM 3000K:Survey of Life Science

    3 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Any science course from General Education Core Curriculum Area D2
    This course is a survey of life science topics designed to support middle grades education candidates in achieving the NSTA Middle Grades Content Standards for Life Science. Inquiry laboratory experiences are included in the course. This course is not appropriate for majors other than middle grades education with a science concentration.
  

  • EDSM 4416:Teaching Secondary Math & Science Practicum II

    0 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDSM 4414   Concurrent:
    SCED 4416  or MAED 4416  
    Under the guidance of a collaborating teaching and a university instructor, the teacher candidate will complete a field experience in a designated school. This experience requires working in a co-teaching environment with diverse learners and focuses on supporting learners’ mathematical or scientific discourse. Proof of professional liability insurance and a pre-service teaching certificate is required.
  

  • SED 2220:Internship

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the director of the Center for Education Placement and Partnerships and advisor.
    A practicum in a classroom during which the student will be actively involved in the teaching-learning process under the guidance of a professional teacher.
  

  • SED 3398:Internship

    1-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the director of the Center for Education Placements and Partnerships and advisor.
    A supervised teaching experience for teachers seeking certification renewal credit.
  

  • SED 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair prior to registration.
    A concentrated investigation of a particular aspect of education as a topic within a teaching field concentration or degree major. The content of the directed study will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
  

  • SED 4490:Special Topics in Education

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair.
    Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.

Sociology
  

  • SOCI 1101:Introduction to Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is an overview of sociology, which emphasizes the social nature of human behavior, including an introduction to culture, social structure, socialization, deviance, stratification, family, gender, religion, demography, and complex organization.
  

  • SOCI 2000:Introduction to Gender Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: A grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1101  
    This course examines the ways that women’s and men’s gender roles are shaped by social interaction. Using materials and learning approaches from multiple disciplines, students will explore questions about how individual and group expectations about gender behavior are created and sustained.
  

  • SOCI 2210:Professional Development for Sociology Students

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101  
    This course is designed to introduce students to research skills, concepts, and strategies essential for academic success in an undergraduate Sociology program. Included is an introduction to the ethical questions of social science methods and theory. The primary objective of this course is to assist students in being successful student sociologists and their transition to professionally relevant fields and/or graduate school.
  

  • SOCI 2251:Social Problems

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course includes an overview of current social problems facing American society with attention to developing insights into the conceptual analysis of meaningful solutions.
  

  • SOCI 3300:Foundations of Social Theory

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101  
    This course surveys the historical development of social theory. It emphasizes the major theories and theoreticians of sociology and their importance for understanding contemporary sociology.
  

  • SOCI 3303:Statistics for Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces a wide range of statistical concepts and techniques used in sociology. Students learn how to summarize data, generalize from a sample to a population, and determine the relationships between two or more variables. The course emphasizes the application, interpretation, and critique of various statistical techniques, including means tests, cross tabulation, ANOVA, correlation, and regression. Students use computer software to analyze sociological data.
  

  • SOCI 3304:Social Organization

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to large scale social organizations, with an emphasis on bureaucracy. It examines both the formal and informal aspects of bureaucracy, including topics ranging from power and authority, to centralization and decentralization, red tape, and professionalism.
  

  • SOCI 3305:Research Methods in Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101  and SOCI 2210  
    This course provides an introduction to concepts and techniques used in social science research. Students acquire a foundational understanding of research methods in sociology, learn how to link theory and data, and examine the ethical considerations required for social research.

    Notes: Offered as an online course.
  

  • SOCI 3310:Introduction to Gerontology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the multi-disciplinary field of gerontology which provides an overview of the sociology, psychology, and the physiology of aging. Students will consider research and theories of aging as well as participate in field trip experiences in gerontological settings. A key goal is to develop a more realistic perception of the aging process.
  

  • SOCI 3314:Race and Ethnicity

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course addresses the social construction of racial and ethnic categories and inequalities between various groups. Topics of study include immigration, prejudice, discrimination, segregation, and racism, as well as ways to address current problems of racial and ethnic conflict.
  

  • SOCI 3315:Transnational Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Conventional sociological perspectives address social life and social interaction through the context of the nation-state system. The increasing movement of ideas, capital, and people across national borders challenges the ability of conventional sociological approaches to assess the social transformation occurring within these trans-local and transcontinental contexts. Through a systematic examination of comparative and transnational sociological approaches, the course provides students with the critical skills to understand and address the complexity of the contemporary global world.
  

  • SOCI 3320:Exploring the Aging Network

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This class explores the range of services, programs, and employment opportunities related to aging. The goal is to familiarize students with the gerontology field so that they can develop interests, contacts, resources, and knowledge about the aging network to use both personally and professionally. Students further develop and refine academic plans, career paths, and personal and professional goals related to working with older adults.
  

  • SOCI 3324:Sociology of Gender

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines gender as a major organizing principle in society and explores the ways in which gender intersects with other types of social differentiation including race, sexuality, social class, and nationality. The course also explores the implications of changes in family, economic, and political structures related to gender and their impact on equality in contemporary society.
  

  • SOCI 3333:Technology and Society

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the interaction between scientific and technological development and social development, social structure and social issues.
  

  • SOCI 3334:Religion and Society

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines religion as a social institution in historical, comparative, and contemporary terms. World religions and new religious movements are studied as sociocultural processes involving the need to know, to deal with problems and to adapt to change.
  

  • SOCI 3344:Biotechnology and Social Change

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to examine the multiple manifestations of biotechnology and their social change implications. The course locates the biotechnology revolution in the broader socio-historical context within which it is emerging. The course focuses on the examination of the ways in which the development and deployment of biotechnology are transforming the cultural and institutional character of modern societies. This includes an examination of social, ethical/moral and legal/legislative issues and their impact on policy.
  

  • SOCI 3350:Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    The primary objective of this course is to understand how race, class, and gender intersect to fundamentally shape social interaction, conditions, and institutions in American society. This course examines the ways in which race, class, and gender are socially constructed and how they interconnect to create and maintain systems of privilege and inequality.
  

  • SOCI 3354:Social Class and Mobility

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines social class and hierarchy in America. Issues in empowerment, equality, styles of life, and the nature of poverty and social mobility will be highlighted.
  

  • SOCI 3360:Sociology of Violence

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the root causes and consequences of violent behavior exhibited by individuals in our society. Topics covered include the social and cultural contexts that breed violence, society’s influence on specific crimes, and human social behavior.
  

  • SOCI 3364:Sociology of the Family

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course presents the institution of the family in historical and cross-cultural perspective, including an analysis of the American family system, its social structure and alteration, and its relation to other social institutions.
  

  • SOCI 3374:Sociology of Work and Occupations

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the world of work, the changing nature of work, and the implications of these changes for individuals and families. Key themes include theories of work and labor process, intersections of race, ethnicity, and gender, job satisfaction and motivation, labor unions, technological and global challenges, and the structure of professions and occupations.
  

  • SOCI 3380:Society, Community, & Health

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course explores the connections between society, communities, and the health of individuals. Topics include sociological approaches to global health inequalities, tensions between medicine and culture and the ethics of public health and biomedical research. Students critically analyze major issues of health and illness confronting selected subpopulations. The course introduces students to selected theoretical frameworks that address social determinants of health.
  

  • SOCI 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of cooperative education (CAPS) and department chair.
    A supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a previously approved site in business, industry, government or private agency. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on the job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
  

  • SOCI 3398:Internship

    1-12 Laboratory Hours 1-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 90 hours  
    This course is a structured off-campus experience in a supervised setting which is related to the student’s major and career interests. Practical experience is combined with scholarly research in the topical area of the internship. Sites must be approved in advance of the semester of the internship. A departmental internship orientation session is scheduled at least once a semester.
  

  • SOCI 4200:Drugs, Alcohol, and Society

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines drug use and abuse, including alcohol. Specifically, it examines how different drugs affect the body, theories of drug use, the sociological context of drug use, the impact of drug use and abuse on society, drug treatment, drug use policies, drugs and the law, and the extent of drug use in our society and globally.
  

  • SOCI 4400:Directed Study in Sociology

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
    Covers special topics and seminars external to regular course offerings. May include original research projects and practicum experiences.
  

  • SOCI 4410:Advanced Qualitative Research Methods in Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 3305  
    Students learn the qualitative strategies used in sociology research methods, including ethnographic techniques applied in sociology, participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and content analysis. Students learn ethical implications of social research, and how to design a qualitative research study, develop interview guides, construct content analysis templates, conduct observations on the field, conduct interviews, code data, and analyze qualitative data. Students learn skills using software applications for data management and analysis and write a research proposal.
  

  • SOCI 4420:Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 3305  
    This course examines the concepts and techniques used for quantitative research in sociology. Students learn to interpret, calculate, and critique the basic statistics used in quantitative methods in sociology. Students acquire the skills to use Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) computer program for managing and analyzing numerical data. Students learn the ethical implications of social science research and write a research proposal for a quantitative study.
  

  • SOCI 4432:Criminology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 1101  or CRJU 1101 
    This course examines the nature and extent of crime and the causes and correlates of criminal behavior. This course also examines the major criminological theories, including biological, psychological, sociological, rational choice, and developmental theories.
  

  • SOCI 4434:Emerging Social Issues in Africa

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines current social, political and economic trends and issues in Africa, including a critical analysis of transformations in contemporary African societies. This course frames Africa’s sociopolitical history around the notion of “contact” in the eras of pre-European “contact”, European “contact and domination” (trade, slavery, colonialism, and imperialism), and post-colonial political formations, including military adventurism. This course also examines social movements and other forms of resistance, including an examination of Pan-Africanism and anti-colonial nationalisms.
  

  • SOCI 4435:Sociology of South Asia

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines social change and development in the South Asian societies through a historically informed analysis of social institutions in the region. Some of the key themes explored include contested histories, identity politics and nationalism, democratization, growth, poverty, and inequality. The course includes case studies from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka, but its main focus is on India.
  

  • SOCI 4442:Deviance and Social Control

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course presents a survey of the nature, causes, and consequences of deviant behavior. It provides an analysis of the problems of definition, identification, explanation, and social reaction to violations of institutional expectations and presents techniques of social control.
  

  • SOCI 4443:Medical Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an analysis of (1) the social processes affecting conditions of health and illness and (2) the cluster of social relationships and organizations that comprise the social institution of health. It emphasizes the sociocultural factors that influence definitions of health and illness, causes, preventions and treatments, cross-cultural and interclass comparisons of stress, delivery of health care, mental illness, death and dying, and health care professionals.
  

  • SOCI 4444:Social Movements and Social Change

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines theories and empirical research on social movements, why, how, and when they emerge, develop, and effect social change, along with technological, economic, organizational, and political forces for social change.
  

  • SOCI 4445:Sociology of Mental Illness

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course examines the social aspects of mental illness. Topics include the history of mental illness, definitions, diagnoses, treatment institutions, and social factors that influence severity and course. The course will consider the characterization of “mental disorders” as “diseases,” the applicability of a resocialization model, and ethical issues.
  

  • SOCI 4464:Population and Demography

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course is concerned with virtually everything that influences, or can be influenced, by population size, distribution, processes, structure, or characteristics. This course addresses the causes and consequences of population change, such as fertility, mortality, migration, technology, lifestyle and culture. Changes in population affect health and illness, the environment and its capacity, urbanization, family and household formation, aging, the labor force, poverty, government policies and business marketing strategies.
  

  • SOCI 4490:Special Topics in Sociology

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
    Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.
  

  • SOCI 4499:Senior Seminar in Sociology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SOCI 3300  and SOCI 3305  
    This capstone course is designed to complete the major by integrating theory, research, and sociological issues from divergent specialty areas of the sociology curriculum. Students synthesize the material from previous sociology courses, highlighting the central importance of the intersecting impact of race, class, and gender. Students submit and present a final report.

     

Software Engineering
  

  • SWE 3313:Introduction to Software Engineering

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (CSE 1322  and CSE 1322L )
    This course provides an overview of the software engineering discipline, introducing the student to the fundamental principles and processes of software engineering. This course highlights the need for an engineering approach (both personal and team) to software with understanding of the activities performed at each stage in the development cycle. In this course, students will perform requirements analysis, design, implementation and testing. The course presents software development processes at the various degrees of granularity. Students will become aware of libraries of standards (IEEE, ACM, SWEBOK, etc.).
  

  • SWE 3623:Software Systems Requirements

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: (SWE 3313  and (CSE 2300  or MATH 2345 )) or CPE 3000  
    This course covers engineering activities related to the definition and representation of software system requirements. Topics include the elicitation, analysis, specification and validation of software system requirements. Emphasis is on the application of processes and techniques of requirements engineering. Projects focus on current analysis methods and supporting tools for specification, organization, change management, traceability, prototyping, and validating requirements.
  

  • SWE 3633:Software Architecture and Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  or CPE 3000  
    This course covers the fundamental design principles and strategy for software architecture and design. Architectural styles, quality attributes, design notations and documents, reference architecture, domain specific architecture in architecture process and pattern-oriented design, component-oriented design, and interface design in detailed design process are discussed.
  

  • SWE 3643:Software Testing & Quality Assurance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  or CPE 3000  
    This course will show how software quality assurance and configuration management are performed and how software process improvement is maintained in order to assure the highest possible quality. Topics include software process metrics and their use in QA, testing approaches, methods and techniques. Development of QA plans, reviews, inspections and audits will be done.
  

  • SWE 3683:Embedded Systems Analysis and Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CS 3305  
    The analysis and design course focuses on using modern methods, techniques, and tools for specification and design of embedded systems. Topics include analytical methods such as RMA, development methods such as HOOD, and notations like UML, Petri-nets, etc. are covered. Performance evaluation based on modeling and simulation techniques is also covered. This is a project based course.
  

  • SWE 4324:User-Centered Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  
    This course presents the fundamental knowledge, processes, skills, and practices leading to the user-centered design (UCD) of (computer) systems and applications. UCD is not limited to the design of software systems but applies to the plan and development of any objects. This course will define the important concepts in UCD, cognition and its relationship with UCD, and two views of human-centered design. Usability engineering techniques are covered leading to improved system effectiveness in supporting use of computers, user learning, diversity in interaction styles, and individual versus group work.
  

  • SWE 4490:Special Topics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course offers advanced topics in Software Engineering selected by the Department. The course covers special topics at the senior level that are not covered in the regular course offerings.
  

  • SWE 4633:Cloud Software Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CS 3305  
    This course discusses the fundamental concepts and tools of cloud-based application development. Students will learn how to develop apps on top of the cloud with an understanding of various contemporary cloud providers (e.g., Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure). Students will do hands-on projects focused on building cloud-run applications using their platform of choice.
  

  • SWE 4663:Software Project Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  and MATH 2332  
    This course focuses on organizational and technical roles in software engineering. Models of software engineering life cycle, software maturity framework, strategies of implementing software, software process assessment, project planning principles and tools, software configuration management, managing software quality and usability, leadership principles and legal issues will be covered. A required team project combines technical and managerial techniques of software design and development.
  

  • SWE 4713:SWE Application Domain

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3623   Concurrent:
    SWE 3643   and SWE 4663  
    Students work as part of a team to develop solutions to problems posed by either internal or external customers in a specific SWE Application Domain. The purpose of the course is for students to gain an understanding of the selected application domain and its use of software to support functions/operations within that domain. Application domain selection is done every term from a variety of industrial domains including Security, Gaming, Automotive, Aerospace, Military, Finance and Commerce. Problems may require considerable software development or evolution and maintenance of existing software products. The course culminates with the completion and presentation of an increment of the project solution.
  

  • SWE 4723:Undergraduate Research Methods

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  or instructor permission.
    High Impact Practices (HIPs) are recognized as an important tool that can transform the educational experience of a student. Among the different possible HIPs, undergraduate research is an important activity that allows for training creativity and critical thinking. Being a good researcher depends on many factors and requires discipline and the knowledge of the research process and related methodologies. This course will provide a comprehensive introduction to give students the tools to create a research project, including research methodologies and foundational research theories and protocols. This course will also teach students how to write the results of their research and how to present them.
  

  • SWE 4724:Software Engineering Capstone Project

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3623   Concurrent:
    SWE 3643   and SWE 4663  
    This is the capstone project course and constitutes a major design experience. The course focuses on a team project comprising the development of a realistic software system during all phases of the software development life cycle. Topics include software project management, design, verification and validation, development, evolution and quality assurance. Current methods, techniques, and software tools are utilized in the development of the project.
  

  • SWE 4743:Object-Oriented Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: CS 3305  
    This course involves engineering activities related to the analysis, design, and implementation of object-oriented software systems. Topics include modeling foundations, requirements specification and documentation, design concepts and strategies, and OOAD methodologies with an emphasis on UML. The course includes a major project utilizing current analysis and design methods and tools implemented in a contemporary IDE.
  

  • SWE 4783:User Interaction Engineering

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SWE 3313  or SWE 4324  
    This course covers the basic theories and principles applied to the design of human-computer interfaces. It introduces students to the basic concepts used in designing interactions. It will cover the basic theory and methods that exist in the field. Case studies are used throughout the readings to exemplify the methods presented and to lend a context to the issues discussed. This course will focus on the semiotic engineering approach to human-computer interaction, in which the interaction is analyzed in terms of communication between the designers of the artifact and the user.
  

  • SWE 4803:Independent Study

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Program Coordinator and Faculty approval
    Independent study/project under the direction of a member of the graduate faculty. Course description will vary.

Spanish
  

  • SPAN 1001:Introduction To Spanish Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to Spanish 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 Hispanic cultures.

    Notes: Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 1002:Introduction to Spanish Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One year of high school Spanish or SPAN 1001  or the equivalent.
    Introduction to Spanish 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 Hispanic cultures. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2001:Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Two years of high school Spanish or SPAN 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. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2002:Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Three years of high school Spanish or SPAN 2001  or the equivalent.
    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 Spanish. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2003:Accelerated Intermediate Spanish Language and Culture

    6 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 6 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Two years of high school Spanish or SPAN 1002  
    This accelerated intermediate level course in Spanish language and culture covers in one semester the materials presented in SPAN 2001 and SPAN 2002. The course stresses continued, progressive acquisition of effective communication skills in both the written and spoken language and an understanding of the practices and products of Hispanic cultures.
  

  • SPAN 2032:Spanish for Health Professionals

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on Spanish language and culture appropriate for working with Hispanics in the medical field.
  

  • SPAN 2034:Spanish for Criminal Justice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: One year of high school Spanish or SPAN 1001  or the equivalent.
    This course focuses on Spanish language and culture appropriate for working in the fields of Criminal Justice with Hispanics. Not open to native speakers of Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 2290:Special Topics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Permission of the department chair.
    Special topics of interest at the intermediate level. Used primarily for studies abroad.
  

  • SPAN 3200:Critical Reading and Applied Writing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2003  
    This course emphasizes skill development and refinement in the areas of critical reading and writing in Spanish. Designed to give students extensive experience in reading and writing in Spanish, the course focuses on the relationship between writing and reading, and on ways to improve one through the other.
  

  • SPAN 3302:Practical Conversation

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2003  
    This course stresses expansion of effective listening comprehension and speaking skills through culturally and linguistically appropriate activities.
  

  • SPAN 3303:Grammar and Composition

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 2002  or SPAN 2003  
    This course provides a 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.
  

  • SPAN 3304:Literature and Culture I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3200  and SPAN 3303  
    An introduction to Hispanic literature and culture from the Middle Ages to 1850. Students examine literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues of the period. Readings and discussion in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 3305:Literature and Culture II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3200  and SPAN 3303  
    An introduction to Hispanic literature and culture from 1850 to the present. Students examine literary and artistic movements as well as cultural issues of the period. Readings and discussion in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 3390:Upper-division Study Abroad in Spanish

    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 requirement for the B.A. in Modern Language & Culture with a primary language of Spanish. 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 degree in Modern Language & Culture.
  

  • SPAN 3398:Internship

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3302  and SPAN 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    Supervised, credit earning work experience of one semester requiring use of Spanish in the work place. Prior approval by department coordinator and internship supervisor is required. No more than three semester hours may be applied toward the major.
  

  • SPAN 4400:Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3302  and SPAN 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    Covers special topics and seminars external to course offerings that allow a student to work individually with an instructor. Requires prior approval by instructor and department chair.
  

  • SPAN 4402:Contemporary Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3304  or SPAN 3305  
    An examination of the historical, social, and political contexts of the contemporary Hispanic experience through the analysis of different cultural representations such as film, media, plastic arts, music and literature. Readings and discussion in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 4404:Commercial Spanish

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3302  and SPAN 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    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 Spanish-speaking world.
  

  • SPAN 4434:Topics in Language, Literature, and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3304  and SPAN 3305  
    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 Hispanic cultures. Course taught in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 4456:Advanced Grammar and Linguistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3302  and SPAN 3303  
    Advanced study of grammar from a linguistic perspective. Provides an overview of phonetics, phonology, morphology, and syntax. Exposes students to dialectical variations of the Spanish-speaking world. Stresses development of oral proficiency. Course taught in Spanish.
  

  • SPAN 4490:Special Topics in Spanish

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3302  and SPAN 3303  or permission of the instructor.
    Special topics relevant to the study of Spanish-speaking societies.
  

  • SPAN 4499:Senior Seminar

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SPAN 3304  and SPAN 3305  and senior status.
    This is a capstone course designed to synthesize and connect the student’s prior academic experiences in the major and related fields of study. Students will prepare a reflective essay and a research paper to present to the faculty. Papers and presentation in Spanish.

Sport Management
  

  • SM 2100:Introduction to Sport Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction to sport management. Topics include historical development of the discipline, overview of the profession, professional organizations, current issues, future trends, and career opportunities.
  

  • SM 2200:History and Contemporary Aspects of Sport

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses on the evolution of sport within the United States and how it compares and contrasts with the development of sport around the world. Topics include the development, youth sport, collegiate athletics, professional sports leagues, international competition, culture, race, and gender.
  

  • SM 2300:Legal Aspects of Sports

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses on the application of legal principles to the sport, recreation, and fitness industries. Topics covered include agency law, tort liability, contract law, antitrust law, Constitutional law, labor law, and criminal law.
  

  • SM 2400:Sports Information and Media

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    The primary purpose of this course is to familiarize students with the field of sport information including mass communication, the print media, the broadcast media, sports news releases, interviewing, and public relations. Emphasis is placed upon the gathering, managing, and delivering of information about sport organizations, teams, players, and coaches to the public.
  

  • SM 3100:Sports Sociology and Psychology

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course provides a survey of social and psychological factors affecting performance in sports and physical activity. Topics include leadership, motivation, group cohesion, social facilitation, arousal/anxiety, cognitive processes, competition, and cooperation.
  

  • SM 3200:Leadership and Management of Sport Organizations

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    Students explore the theoretical frameworks of the body of knowledge of Sport Management, the practical applications of those frameworks, and the ethical issues confronting today’s sport managers. This course also provides application for the development of skills necessary to be an effective and efficient leader regarding communication, motivation, and decision-making. The role of human resources and leadership theory in an atmosphere of complexity and diversity is also explored.
  

  • SM 3300:Sport Event Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses upon how to successfully plan and execute sport events. Topics addressed include the determination of objectives, developing a budget, marketing, recruiting attendees, and safety.
  

  • SM 3398:Internship

    1-6 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA, and permission of the department chair.
    This course is a supervised, credit-earning experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, sport organization, private agency or governmental agency. The course is repeatable for up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • SM 3400:Sport Facility Design and Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses upon the principles and theories involving the overall design and management of events in indoor and outdoor facilities for sport and physical activity. Topics covered include facility design, planning, management, operations, and maintenance.
  

  • SM 3500:Sponsorship and Fundraising in Sport

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses on the role of sponsorship and fundraising in sport. Students are exposed to sport-specific fundraising challenges and goals for events, facilities, and organizations in the sports industry. The roles of media and public relations are also addressed. This course stresses practical applications in unique situations faced by sport management practitioners.
  

  • SM 3600:Sports Broadcasting

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course focuses on the many disciplines in the art of sports broadcasting. The course emphasizes current techniques and applications. Students are required to produce and present sports broadcasting materials encompassing studio and remote applications.
  

  • SM 3700:International Sport Governance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course introduces students to a wide spectrum of issues related to the governance of international sport organizations and events throughout the world. Students are introduced to the roles that politics, culture, and policy play in international sport organizations. Topics covered include the Olympics, Paralympics, intercultural communication and sport models throughout the world.
  

  • SM 3900:Foundations of Recreation and Leisure

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course provides a foundation for the study of recreation and leisure and the organizations that deliver recreational services. It includes an overview of the philosophical, historical, social, cultural, and political factors which influence recreation and leisure. The course emphasizes the role of the professional in the delivery of recreational services.
  

  • SM 4200:Recreation Programming

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course provides students with an overview of recreation programming across the age spectrum and diverse populations. Leisure programming trends and niche marketing are examined as well. This course also facilitates the understanding and application of the recreation program process for leisure delivery systems including an introduction to activity plans, program design, delivery, and evaluation.
 

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