May 13, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.

 

Child and Family Studies

  
  • CAFS 433 - Family Life Education and Methodology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Planning, implementing and evaluating family life education programs for diverse audiences.

    Prereq: CAFS 323  and CAFS 339 
    Rstr: CAFS majors only, semester prior to internship
  
  • CAFS 437 - Environments for Young Children


    4 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Designing environments appropriate to developmental needs of young children. Impact of social and environmental conditions on direct and indirect guidance techniques. Includes participation at UL Lafayette Nursery School Laboratory.

    Prereq: CAFS 339 
    Rstr: CAFS majors only
  
  • CAFS 439 - Parent Education


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Socio-cultural and environmental conditions affecting families with children. How parents teach, guide and influence children over the lifespan.

    Prereq: CAFS 339  and PSYC 313 
  
  • CAFS 440 - Family Law and Public Policy


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Legal definitions, rights, and responsibilities. Policy and advocacy skill development.

  
  • CAFS 443 - Ethics of Professional Practice


    2 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Character and quality of human social conduct and the ability to critically examine ethical questions and issues.

    Rstr: Seniors majoring in CAFS with 90 hours and a 2.0 GPA
  
  • CAFS 447 - Internship in Child and Family Studies


    6 Credit(s). 10 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Class meetings and supervised observation and participation through placement at a family service agency.

    Prereq: CAFS 432G  and CAFS 433 
    Rstr: Graduating seniors in CAFS with a 2.0 cumulative GPA
  
  • CAFS 449G - Administration of Child and Family Programs


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Resources for organizing and administering child care and family support programs. Philosophy, policy development, methods, and advocacy skills.

    Prereq: CAFS 437  or graduate standing with permission of instructor
  
  • CAFS 497G - Special Projects I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Individual research or writing projects.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CAFS 498G - Special Projects II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Individual research or writing projects.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required

Chinese

  
  • CHIN 101 - Elementary Chinese I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Script, pronunciation and grammar of modern Mandarin Chinese. Reading, writing, aural comprehension and elementary conversation. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must consult department head for appropriate placement.

    Prereq: Elegibility for ENGL 101 
  
  • CHIN 102 - Elementary Chinese II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Script, pronunciation and grammar of modern Mandarin Chinese. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must consult department head for appropriate placement.

    Prereq: CHIN 101 
  
  • CHIN 201 - Intermediate Chinese I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Intermediate level of modern Standard Chinese. Not open to native speakers. Heritage speakers must consult department head for appropriate placement.

    Prereq: CHIN 102 
  
  • CHIN 202 - Intermediate Chinese II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Basic grammatical concepts of modern Mandarin Chinese, as well as introduction to reading literary and cultural texts. Not open to native speakers of Chinese. Heritage speakers must consult department head for appropriate placement.

    Prereq: CHIN 201  or approval of department head

Civil Engineering

  
  • CIVE 101 - Introduction to Civil Engineering


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to the technical practice areas, professional requirements, history and ethics of civil engineering.

    Pre/Coreq: MATH 109  

  
  • CIVE 142 - Civil Engineering Graphics


    2 Credit(s). 4 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamentals of data presentation, interpretation, and analysis, including object sketching, graphing, computer-aided drafting and graphing, data base management and geographic information systems.

    Pre/Coreq: MATH 140 or MATH 143 

  
  • CIVE 225 - Surveying


    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Surveying operations and computations; errors and analysis; horizontal and vertical linear and angular measurements, and control systems; route surveying; traverse computations, topographic maps; geo-positioning; and state plane coordinate systems.

    Coreq: ITEC 270 
  
  • CIVE 315 - Civil Engineering Internship I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience. Does not apply toward degree requirements in Civil Engineering.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
    Grading Option: CR/NC
  
  • CIVE 322 - Environmental Engineering I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Mass transfer, environmental chemistry, mathematics of growth, water pollution, risk assessment, water and wastewater treatment, air pollution, global atmospheric change, and hazardous and municipal solid wastes management; laboratory examination of water and wastewater quality.

    Prereq: ENGR 304 , CHEM 108 , and CHEM 115 , all with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 328 - Geotechnical Engineering


    4 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamental chemical and physical properties of soil. Basic structure and composition; index and classification of soils, compaction, capillarity, permeability, seepage, effective stress, settlement, stresses in a soil mass, shear strength, earth retaining structures.

    Prereq: ENGR 211 , ENGR 219 , and ENGR 304 , all with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 332 - Structural Mechanics I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Statically determinate and indeterminate analysis. Deflections by geometrical and energy methods, flexibility and stiffness methods of indeterminate analysis, slope-deflection equations, moment distribution methods.

    Prereq: ENGR 211  and ENGR 219  both with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 335 - Structural Engineering I


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Forces and structural equilibrium; analysis of structural systems; moment and shear diagrams; stress and strain in structural members; stability, structural design in steel and timber; long span structural systems; earthquake and wind forces.

    Prereq: MATH 210  and PHYS 208  both with a grade of “C” or better
    Rstr: Not for engineering majors
  
  • CIVE 336 - Structural Engineering II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Codes and construction practices; analysis of structural systems; structural design in steel and concrete; design of masonry and foundation structures; stability; long span structural systems; lateral forces.

    Prereq: CIVE 335  and PHYS 208 
    Rstr: Not for civil engineering majors
  
  • CIVE 342 - Civil Engineering Design I


    2 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Process of design and professional development with an original design problem, as well as engineering ethics.

    Rstr: Junior standing
  
  • CIVE 345 - Transportation Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Traffic flow models, highway capacity and level of service analysis, transportation planning models, and highway safety.

    Prereq: CIVE 225  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: STAT 325  or STAT 427G 
  
  • CIVE 397 - ASCE/ACI Projects I


    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Research, design, and fabrication of student projects involved with ASCE and ACI. Chapter activities. Not for degree credit.

    Rstr: Junior and senior standing. Permission of instructor required.
  
  • CIVE 398 - ASCE/ACI Projects II


    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Research, design, and fabrication of student projects involved with ASCE and ACI. Chapter activities. Not for degree credit.

    Rstr: Junior and senior standing. Permission of instructor required.
  
  • CIVE 408G - Computer Applications


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Applications of computational and numerical methods to the solution of civil engineering problems. Includes computer techniques on advanced spreadsheet operations, programming languages and geographical information systems.

    Prereq: MATH 350  or equivalent
  
  • CIVE 415 - Civil Engineering Internship II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience. Does not apply toward degree requirements in Civil Engineering.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
    Grading Option: CR/NC
  
  • CIVE 422G - Environmental Engineering II


    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Physical, chemical, and biological treatment of water and wastewater treatment units. Examination of water and wastewater quality.

    Prereq: CIVE 322  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 426 - Structural Steel Design


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Properties of structural steel; design of steel members: tension, compression, bending, axial and bending stress combined. Design criteria and interpretation of codes, allowable stress and load resistance factor designs, aluminum structural elements. Testing of materials.

    Prereq: CIVE 332  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 427 - Reinforced Concrete


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Behavior, analysis, and design of reinforced concrete columns, beams, slabs, retaining walls, and footings. Testing of materials.

    Prereq: CIVE 332  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 429G - Hydrology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Principles of hydrologic science and their application to hydraulic, hydrologic, environmental, and water resources engineering problems; environmental restoration and protection techniques.

    Prereq: ENGR 211  and ENGR 304  with a grade of “C” or better in both
  
  • CIVE 430G - Structural Mechanics II


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Formulation and calculation of structural stiffness matrix, nodal displacements, reactions, and internal loadings. Includes tapered members and influence lines. Software applications.

    Prereq: CIVE 332  or equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 434G - Hydraulics


    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Flow in open channels; flow through hydraulic structures; coastal hydraulics, drainage, experimental fluid mechanics.

    Prereq: ENGR 211  and ENGR 304  with a grade of “C” or better in both
  
  • CIVE 435 - Transportation Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Traffic flow models, highway capacity and level of service analysis, transportation planning models, and highway safety.

    Prereq: CIVE 225  with a grade of “C” or better
    Coreq: STAT 325  or STAT 427G  
  
  • CIVE 436G - Civil Engineering Systems Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development of a system methodology and its application to the design and operation of civil engineering systems including transportation design, traffic control, water resource design and operation, structural design, and construction management.

    Prereq: MATH 302 
    Rstr: Senior standing in Civil Engineering program
  
  • CIVE 437G - Highway Safety Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Highway safety, fundamentals of safety analysis, highway systems, safe highway systems, safe highway design and operation, and highway safety modeling.

    Prereq: MATH 302 
    Coreq: CIVE 345 
  
  • CIVE 438G - Foundation Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory of consolidation, stress-strain relationship of soils, drained and undrained conditions, design of shallow and deep foundations, settlements, retaining structures, and structural design of foundations.

    Prereq: CIVE 328  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 439 - Structural Design in Concrete


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Analysis and design of reinforced concrete members and systems; masonry structures; foundation and retaining structures; application of codes and construction practices; earthquake and other lateral forces; stability of structural systems.

    Prereq: CIVE 336 
    Rstr: Not available to Civil Engineering majors
  
  • CIVE 442 - Senior Civil Engineering Design


    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Major design experience in an engineering project involving realistic constraints and multiple sub-discipline areas of civil engineering. The design project incorporates engineering standards, and professional issues; constructability, sustainability, ethics, economics, professional practice, safety and public welfare, and other topics.

    Coreq: ECON 430G  and credit or registration in all required civil engineering courses in the current curriculum
  
  • CIVE 444 - Civil Engineering Seminar


    1 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Current professional problems.

    Prereq: CIVE 322 , CIVE 332 , and CIVE 328  all with a grade of “C” or better
    Rstr: Senior standing in Civil Engineering program and permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 450G - Highway Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Analysis and design of transportation systems, geometric and pavement design, human factors, environmental impact assessment, and economic analyses of transportation alternatives. Applications to large-scale problems. Testing of materials.

    Prereq: CIVE 225  and CIVE 328  both with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 460G - Wastewater Treatment


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Pollutants of importance; design approach; pretreatment; primary, secondary, tertiary treatment alternatives; biological process design; sludge characterization and treatment. Wastewater treatment and collection system technical management.

    Prereq: CIVE 322  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • CIVE 470G - Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Continuity of reinforced concrete structures. Continuous floor beams and girders. Retaining walls. Length effects on columns. Design of flat slabs. Approximate design of cylindrical shells and spherical domes. Footings.

    Prereq: CIVE 427  or equivalent
  
  • CIVE 472G - Wood Engineering Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Structural characteristics of wood. Design of timber beams, columns, and other members. Design and selection of connectors. Glued-laminated components. Particular emphasis on wood design codes.

    Prereq: CIVE 332 
    Rstr: Senior standing
  
  • CIVE 474G - Bridge Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Highway loadings and design methods currently used for short and medium span bridges constructed of concrete and/or steel.

    Prereq: CIVE 426  and CIVE 427 
  
  • CIVE 480 - Construction Engineering


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Planning, scheduling, and control; contract documents and public bid laws; Uniform Construction Index. Soil stabilization; concrete and steel construction; soil, drainage, and pressure piping. Construction engineering terminology and inspection techniques.

    Prereq: CIVE 328 
    Coreq: CIVE 427 
  
  • CIVE 497 - Special Topics


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Content varies. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six credit hours.

    Rstr: Senior standing in Civil Engineering and permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 504 - Mechanics of Sediment Transport


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory and application of sediment fate and transport in water bodies; environmental impact of morphological changes in natural waterways; laws governing fall velocity, incipient motion, and bed forms.

    Prereq: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 521 - Structural Systems Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Analysis and design of structural systems for various loadings including: dead, live, wind, earthquake, and wave. Steel and concrete connection analysis and design. Lateral load resisting systems.

    Prereq: CIVE 332  
  
  • CIVE 526 - Foundation Design


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Shallow foundations including spread footings, combined footing, and mat foundations; deep foundations including piles and drilled shafts; caissons and retaining structures. Structural design and foundation stability will be emphasized.

    Prereq: CIVE 438G  or equivalent
  
  • CIVE 544 - Open Channel Flow


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    General review of the governing equations of steady and unsteady free-surface flows; advection and diffusion of constituents in open channels; calibration and validation of numerical models.

    Prereq: CIVE 434G  or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 565 - Water Quality Modeling


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Hydraulic, chemical and biological concepts used in formulating numerical models of water quality. Investigation of computer modeling applied to analysis and control of water pollution.

    Prereq: CIVE 322  and CIVE 434G  or equivalent course or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 567 - Experimental Analysis for Environmental Engineers


    3 Credit(s). 6 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Examination of laboratory techniques for assessing water quality and sludge contamination. Optical, electrical, gas chromatography, and x-ray methods are included.

    Prereq: CIVE 322  or equivalent course, or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 591 - Seminar


    1 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Contemporary research literature in Civil Engineering.

  
  • CIVE 594 - Research


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    To be taken by non-thesis option master’s students only. Credit to be 3 hours unless written justification for varied credits is accepted by the Graduate School.

    Grading Option: S, U, W
  
  • CIVE 596 - Special Topics


    1-3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1-3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced civil engineering topics offered through scheduled class presentations.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 597 - Independent Study


    1-3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 1-3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Individual investigation of civil engineering topics with faculty sponsor.

    Rstr: Credit toward degree must be approved by the student’s advisor and department head or graduate coordinator.
  
  • CIVE 599 - Thesis Research and Thesis


    3-9 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3-9 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Grading Option: S, U, W
  
  • CIVE 606 - Advanced Hydrology


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Quantitative approaches for modeling rainfall-runoff processes. Topics include lumped and distributed models, treatment of spatial and temporal hydrologic variability, hydrologic data quality control, and design of hydrologic networks.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 608 - Matrix Analysis of Structures


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Energy theorems. Flexibility and stiffness methods. Effects of shear deformations, axial force - bending interaction and elastic medium. Includes tapered members, substructuring redesign; material and geometrical nonlinearities, software for practical applications.

    Prereq: CIVE 430G 
  
  • CIVE 616 - Dynamics of Structures


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    One degree and multi-degree freedom systems, free and forced vibrations. Numerical and mathematical analyses of elastic, elastoplastic, damped and undamped systems. Support motion, model analysis, earthquake and blast effects.

    Prereq: CIVE 426  and CIVE 430G  
  
  • CIVE 622 - Advanced Design of Steel Structures


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Elastic and plastic behavior of steel members including bending, torsion, stability, local buckling. Design topics include beams, columns, plate girders, multistory frames, tubular structures, bridges, special structures.

    Prereq: CIVE 426  or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 624 - Prestressed Concrete


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Basic concepts of prestressed concrete; flexural analysis; moment-curvature relationship; shear, bond and bearing; elastic and ultimate strength design; simple and continuous beams; slabs; composite design; deflections.

    Prereq: CIVE 427  or equivalent
  
  • CIVE 646 - Probabilistic Methods in Hydroscience


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced probability and statistics concepts, Monte Carlo simulation of hydro-systems, probabilistic models of observed hydrologic data, optimal estimation and interpolation of geophysical fields. Use of data-intensive computer applications is emphasized.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 651 - Transportation Planning


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory of travel demand modeling; conventional four-step transportation modeling procedures including trip generation, trip distribution, modal choice, and traffic assignment; transportation modeling using GIS software.

    Prereq: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 653 - Traffic Flow Theory and Control.


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Vehicle motion and traffic flow models. Urban traffic control methods, highway capacity analysis, traffic data collection, and impact studies. Traffic control devices and signal analysis using real-world data. Congestion management using Intelligent Transportation Systems.

    Prereq: CIVE 345  and STAT 325  
  
  • CIVE 655 - Pavement Design and Management


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Analysis and design of flexible and rigid pavements for highways and airfields. Pavement materials, distress analysis, and pavement condition surveys. Pavement management, maintenance, and rehabilitation. Pavement system evaluation and life-cycle cost analysis.

    Prereq: CIVE 450G  or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 657 - Transportation Materials


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Engineering characteristics of soils and materials commonly used in transportation.

    Prereq: CIVE 450G  
    Rstr: If prerequisite not met permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 661 - Physicochemical Treatment Processes


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Fundamental principles, analysis, modeling, and design of physical and chemical process that influence water quality in engineered and natural systems. Covers material balances, transport phenomena, reaction kinetics, reactor theory, sedimentation/Flotation, adsorption, membrane separation and advanced oxidation processes.

    Prereq: CIVE 332  or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 663 - Solid and Hazardous Waste Management


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Current issues and legislation. Collection, storage and disposal. Treatment technologies including incineration and sanitary and hazardous waste landfills.

    Prereq: CIVE 422G  or permission of instructor required
  
  • CIVE 899 - Examinations Only


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Required of all graduate non-thesis students taking examinations, oral and/or written, who are not registered for any other course.

    Grading Option: S, U, W

Cognitive Science

  
  • COGS 535 - Computational Issues in Cognitive Science


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Content varies. May be repeated for credit. Computational models of cognition and mind.

    Prereq: CMPS 523
    Rstr: Permission of instructor required if prerequisite not met or if repeated for credit
  
  • COGS 699 - Dissertation Research and Dissertation


    3-24 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3-24 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Grading Option: S, U, W

Communication

Students must achieve a “C” or better in all prerequisites.

  
  • CMCN 100 - Principles of Human Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theories of effective communication; practical applications in interpersonal, small group, and public communication settings.

    LCCN: CCOM 2113
    Rstr: This course is only for non-communication majors.
  
  • CMCN 101 - Oral Communication for International Students


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 1 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Listening and speaking skills for students whose native language is not English. Equivalent to CMCN 200.

    Rstr: International students only
  
  • CMCN 170 - Media in the 21st Century


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Innovations and influences in professional media, global and technological advances in the digital age.

  
  • CMCN 202 - Argumentation and Structured Decision-Making


    3 Credit(s). 1 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Logic, argumentation strategies, and techniques utilized in educational and community situations; professional decision-making; parliamentary procedure.

  
  • CMCN 203 - Honors Fundamentals


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Major issues and fields of study in communication; mastery of basic theories and skills.

  
  • CMCN 210 - Interpersonal Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theories including personal perception, conflict resolution, networks, verbal and non-verbal communication; experience in individual and class role playing, Transactional Analysis, and other techniques.

    LCCN: CCOM 2213
  
  • CMCN 212 - Introductory Newswriting


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Journalistic writing for print and broadcast journalists and public relations writers. Includes writing leads, AP style, inverted pyramid format, and media law and ethics.

    Prereq: ENGL 102  or ENGL 115  with a grade of “C” or better
    Rstr: Keyboarding skills required
  
  • CMCN 215 - Video Basics


    3 Credit(s). 3 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Visual storytelling, video composition and desktop editing with field production.

    Rstr: For non-broadcast majors
  
  • CMCN 220 - Principles of Strategic Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Development and current state of advertising and public relations. Creative, planning, and management strategies. Legal and ethical issues. Career opportunities.

  
  • CMCN 250 - Audio Production


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory and practice of digital audio production, including sound recording and editing techniques. Also covers writing, producing, and announcing.

  
  • CMCN 301 - Principles of Organizational Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Communication systems and flow in formal organizations; climate, leadership, work control systems, networks and performance enhancement and evaluation.

  
  • CMCN 302 - Competitive Forensics


    3 Credit(s). 6 Hour(s) Lab. 0 Hour(s) Lecture.

    May be repeated once for credit. Development of speech communication skills through intercollegiate debate, individual events, and public speaking tournaments.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required
  
  • CMCN 304 - Group Process and Problem-solving


    3 Credit(s). 1 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Presents theories of small group dynamics; and provides experience in the use of creative and structured techniques of problem-solving in small groups and task groups.

  
  • CMCN 305 - Honors Group Problem Solving


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Offers advanced theory and practice for UL honors program students concerning small group and task force processes; and examines creativity, problem-solving techniques, and planned change processes.

  
  • CMCN 306 - Family Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Family communication theory and praxis. Analyze and critique research in this field.

  
  • CMCN 307 - Leadership Communication


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Communication’s role in serving, teamwork, diversity, problem solving, vision, influence, change management, relationships, goal setting and growth.

    Rstr: Freshmen excluded
  
  • CMCN 308 - Television Performance


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Broadcast performance, including techniques in voice, dress, professional movement, interviews and writing.

  
  • CMCN 309 - Interview Theory and Technique


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Interviews as communication transactions; conducting and synthesizing information from varying formats, such as journalistic interviews, personal interviews, and symposium interviews.

  
  • CMCN 310 - Public Speaking


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory and practice for the preparation and delivery of speeches. Preparation for professional presentations. Use of multimedia technologies in oral presentations.

    Rstr: Communication majors cannot receive credit for CMCN 100  and CMCN 310.
  
  • CMCN 311 - Principles of Journalism


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    News process, including how print news activities are organized, and what elements constitute news; provides students with experience writing news formats such as speeches, press conference reports, interviews, features, and business reports; and improves proficiency with quotations, journalistic style, readability, and deadlines.

    Prereq: CMCN 212  with a grade of “B” or better, and either a passing grade on the departmental writing test or ENGL 352  with a grade of “B” or better
  
  • CMCN 312 - Advanced Reporting


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced theory and practice in the use of background research and computer-assisted reporting, including on-line database searches; source identification and interviewing; verification; and legal and ethical factors.

    Prereq: CMCN 357  or CMCN 311 
  
  • CMCN 313 - News Editing


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Explains and provides practice in newspaper editing, including newsroom organization, news evaluation, the importance of style, copy-editing, headline-writing, typography, page design, picture-editing and cutline preparation.

    Prereq: CMCN 311 
  
  • CMCN 320 - Principles of Public Relations


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Public relations for profit and not-for-profit organizations. Development of the profession, ethical and legal responsibilities, career opportunities; relationships between public relations and management, including strategic planning.

    Rstr: Freshmen excluded
  
  • CMCN 321 - Writing for Public Relations


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Theory and practice writing in different formats for publics and mass media with emphasis on AP style and portfolio development.

    Prereq: CMCN 220  and CMCN 320  with a grade of “C” or better
    Pre/Coreq: CMCN 335  

  
  • CMCN 330 - Principles of Advertising


    3 Credit(s). 0 Hour(s) Lab. 3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduces the fields, structures and activities within advertising; deals with the economic needs for and impacts of advertising; discusses strategic planning, including formative research, Management by Objectives and evaluation research; and examines concepts, strategies and techniques employed in creative processes and media selection.

  
  • CMCN 333 - Digital Photography


    3 Credit(s). 2 Hour(s) Lab. 2 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Photographic ethics and techniques for professional media including photojournalism, advertising, publicity and student portfolios. Students purchase supplies.

 

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