May 16, 2024  
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.

 

Dance

Performing Arts Majors must have maintained a grade of “C” or better in THEA 111, 161, 251 and Dance 101 and 113 before registering for any 300-level Theatre or Dance course.

  
  • DANC 412 - Modern Dance Technique VIII

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of movement principles established in Modern Dance Technique VII.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 411  or permission of instructor required
  
  • DANC 413 - Modern Dance Technique IX

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of movement principles established in Modern Dance Technique VIII.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 412  or permission of instructor required
  
  • DANC 414 - Modern Dance Technique X

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of movement principles established in Modern Dance Technique IX.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 413  or permission of instructor required
  
  • DANC 424 - Choreography I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Presentation of choreography with a company of dancers. Two semester development of one thesis idea. Incorporation of a written analysis of the choreography. Film documentation of the complete choreography.

  
  • DANC 425 - Choreography II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 4
    Presentation of choreography with a company of dancers. Two semester development of one thesis idea. Incorporation of a written analysis of the choreography. Film documentation of the complete choreography.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 424 
  
  • DANC 431 - Ballet VII

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of the balletic vocabulary: balletic design principles leading into choreographic problems, music analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 332 
  
  • DANC 432 - Ballet VIII

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of the balletic vocabulary: balletic design principles leading into choreographic problems, music analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 431 
  
  • DANC 433 - Ballet IX

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of the balletic vocabulary: balletic design principles leading into choreographic problems, music analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): DANC 432 
  
  • DANC 434 - Ballet X

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Further development of the balletic vocabulary: balletic design principles leading into choreographic problems, music analysis.

    Prerequisite(s):  

Design

  
  • DSGN 101 - Basic Design I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6


    Issues and process of two dimensional and three dimensional design.

    All remedial coursework must be completed prior to enrolling in DSGN 101.

  
  • DSGN 102 - Basic Design II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Issues and process of two dimensional and three dimensional design.

    Prerequisite(s): DSGN 101  or VIAR 101  
  
  • DSGN 103 - Honors Basic Design I

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Issues and processes of two dimensional and three dimensional design.

  
  • DSGN 104 - Honors Basic Design II

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Issues and processes of two dimensional and three dimensional design.

  
  • DSGN 114 - Design Communication

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Tools, media, techniques, sketching, and orthographic conventions of design drawing.

  
  • DSGN 121 - Survey of Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Fine Arts

    Exploration of design thinking through analysis of significant historical and contemporary design projects.

  
  • DSGN 235 - Design and the Computer

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Digital technology as a tool in the design process including use of software for modeling and graphic programs.

    Prerequisite(s): DSGN 102  and DSGN 114 
  
  • DSGN 310 - Creativity in Innovation

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Creative process and innovation as applied to business practices, culture, products and systems.

  
  • DSGN 311 - Special Projects

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1-6 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

  
  • DSGN 361 - Louisiana Architecture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    History of architecture in Louisiana from prehistory to the 20th century with consideration of the social, political, and practical aspects that influenced building design. Historic preservation in Louisiana relative to future sustainable design and climate adaptation.

  
  • DSGN 362 - Human Factors

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Human dimensions and mechanics, and social, behavioral and cultural issues in the design of products and interior spaces; explores the interface between people and environments; includes elements of universal and sustainable design.

  
  • DSGN 374 - Digital Communications

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Design communications through digital drafting, modeling, and rendering.

    Prerequisite(s): DSGN 235  
  
  • DSGN 376 - Intermediate Design Media

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Digital technology and traditional graphic techniques used in the design process and in creating a design portfolio.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 301  or INDN 301  or INDS 301 
  
  • DSGN 379 - Principles of Furniture Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Investigations of form, processes, production and technology in furniture design.

  
  • DSGN 380 - Hands-on-materials

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Investigations into the character, properties and use of materials in architecture, design, and the arts.

  
  • DSGN 450G - Design Marketing Management

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Business strategy and design service professional practice for architecture, interior design, and industrial design firms. Emphasis on market segmentation, targeting, and service marketing strategies.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 202  or INDN 302  or INDS 302 
  
  • DSGN 463 - Design and Social Equity

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Cultural, social, environmental, and community issues in design.

  
  • DSGN 471G - Field Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Travel-specific seminar regarding design examination and documentation of the principle areas of design.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 202  or INDN 202  or INDS 202  
    Restriction(s): Junior standing; permission of instructor required

  
  • DSGN 474G - Field History and Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Travel-specific seminar regarding history and theory of the principle design areas.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 202  or INDN 202  or INDS 202  
    Restriction(s): Senior standing and permission of instructor required

  
  • DSGN 480G - Topics in Design

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Specific topics designed for individual Architecture and Design majors.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for maximum of six credit hours credit hours with different topics.

    Course Notes: Course is not offered each term.
  
  • DSGN 485G - Advanced Research Issues

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 6
    Exploration of advanced research issues in design

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 202  or INDN 202  or INDS 202  
    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor required

  
  • DSGN 495 - Internship

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1-6 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Professional experience in architecture, fashion, industrial, or interior design.

    Repeatable Course: May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits with different topic.

    Prerequisite(s): ARCH 301  or INDN 301  or INDS 301  

Earth and Energy Sciences

  
  • EESC 601 - Introduction to Earth Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Fundamental understanding of the surface, subsurface, and atmospheric systems on Earth and modern observational tools employed to study these systems.

  
  • EESC 602 - Fundamentals of Environmental Science

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Understand environmental problems, data collection, and analysis from the multi-disciplinary perspective of the physical sciences.

  
  • EESC 603 - Energy Systems

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Overview of energy production systems, emphasizing research and data analysis within the petroleum, bioenergy, and sustainable energy sectors.

  
  • EESC 604 - Research Challenges in Earth and Energy Sciences

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Recent research progress and methodologies employed to address specific challenges and solve problems associated with energy exploration and environment sustainability.

  
  • EESC 611 - Bioenergy Applications

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    An overview of biofuel production related to technologies and feedstocks, economics of producing biofuels and impacts on the environment and the local economy.

  
  • EESC 612 - Atmospheric Chemistry

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 3
    Chemical and physical properties of the atmosphere and an introduction to the chemistry of the stratosphere and troposphere. Topics include pressure and temperature profiles, reactions and kinetics, global energy balance, greenhouse effect, pollutants, and aerosols.

  
  • EESC 631 - Advanced Geophysical Techniques

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Signal processing, interpretation, and hands-on field-based instruction for understanding seismic and other geophysical data.

  
  • EESC 632 - Unconventional Resources

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Shale gas/oil exploration and development.

  
  • EESC 633 - Evolution of the Coast and Continental Shelf

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Examination of the processes governing the evolution of the coast and of the continental shelf, with a focus on sediment dynamics, geohazards, and energy resources.

  
  • EESC 641 - Physical Properties of Minerals

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Elasticity and magnetism of metallic elements, their alloys and compounds, rocks, and non-metallic solids. Experimental methods used to determine the discussed physical properties will be described.

  
  • EESC 642 - Climate Physics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Physical processes that govern the Earth’s climate system, including the dynamics and radiative coupling of its atmosphere, oceans, and surface.

  
  • EESC 691 - Graduate Seminar I

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Presentations with content relevant to the program, given by internal and external speakers.

  
  • EESC 692 - Graduate Seminar II

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Presentations with content relevant to the program, given by internal and external speakers. Students give individual presentations based on their research project. (One presentation per student per semester.)

  
  • EESC 697 - Directed Individual Study I

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Directed individual study in Earth and Energy Sciences. May be taken or repeated for a maximum or 3 credit hours.

    Restriction(s): Graduate student standing.

  
  • EESC 698 - Directed Individual Study II

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Directed individual study in Earth and Energy Sciences. May be taken or repeated for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): EESC 697  
    Restriction(s): Graduate student standing.

  
  • EESC 699 - Dissertation Research and Dissertation

    Credit Hours: 1-24

Economics

  
  • ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Science

    Introduction to macroeconomic concepts. National income accounts, trade, public finance, governmental influences in price stabilization and full employment.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  and MATH 103 /MATH 104  or MATH 105  or MATH 109  with a grade of “C” or better.
    LCCN: CECN 2213



    Course Notes: A student cannot receive credit for both ECON 201 and ECON 300 .
  
  • ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Science

    Introduction to microeconomic concepts. Determination of price and value; allocation of resources and output, factors affecting distribution of wealth and income.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  and MATH 103 /MATH 104  or MATH 105  or MATH 109  with a grade of “C” or better.
    LCCN: CECN 2223



  
  • ECON 300 - Fundamentals of Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Science

    Basic economics for non-business majors. Abbreviated treatment of micro and macro concepts necessary for economic literacy among responsible citizens. Oriented to the U.S. economic system.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101  and MATH 103 /MATH 104  or MATH 105  or MATH 109  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Restriction(s): Not open to Business Administration students.

    Course Notes: A student cannot receive credit for ECON 201  and ECON 300.
  
  • ECON 320 - Money and Banking

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Structure, function, and significance of banking and currency systems, international finance, interrelationship of monetary and fiscal policies and related national income concepts.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201  or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better.
    Restriction(s): 30 hours.

    LCCN: CECN 3113



    Course Notes: Same as FNAN 320 .
  
  • ECON 324 - Macroeconomics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Intermediate theory of national income and product accounts. Determination of employment, output, and price level. Problems of stability and growth.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 325 - Price Theory Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Intermediate microeconomic theory of demand and value, pricing, production, resource allocation, general equilibrium.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 330 - Managerial Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Applied economic analysis to planning, strategy, policy formulation, and related decision-making in the business firm.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  or ECON 300 
    Restriction(s): Not open to economics majors

  
  • ECON 340 - Economics of Art and Culture

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Application of microeconomic principles to the market of the arts and culture. Financing the arts and public policy of fine, performing and cinematic art, broadcast media, sports, and other cultural activities.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 360 - Economic Development

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Problems, policies, and theories of development in the developing countries of Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Emphasis on problems of population, agriculture, industrialization, education, urbanization, trade, investment, and foreign aid.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 388 - Introduction to Economic Measurement and Analytics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Basics of economic measurement and analytics. Students will gain working knowledge of major economic datasets and perform basic data cleaning in R or Python including formatting dates, dealing with missing values, and working with strings.

    Restriction(s): Sophomore standing.

  
  • ECON 399 - Internship in Economics I


    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Supervised work experience in the area of economics.

    Restriction(s): Junior standing, 2.2 GPA, open to business majors only.

  
  • ECON 401G - Industrial Structure and Governmental Policy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Analysis of the effect of modern industrial structure on competitive behavior and performance from the viewpoint of contemporary price theory and the theory of workable competition. Particular attention is devoted to firm behavior and performance in unregulated markets and the modifications of these which result from government intervention.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 403 - Seminar in Contemporary International Business Issues

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Survey and multi-disciplinary treatment of current global business issues, problems and policies. Emphasis on trade, finance, development and multinational enterprise.

    Restriction(s): Senior standing

  
  • ECON 404G - Environmental Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Economic evaluation of natural resources and environmental economic issues and public policies that face the global economy, including the allocation, use, and preservation of renewable resources, property rights, and externalities.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 408 - Economic Forecasting

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Methodology of business and econometric forecasting. Includes time trend analysis, time series techniques, and regression based and qualitative forecasting methods.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , or ECON 300 ; and QMET 251 , STAT 214 , or STAT 325  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 409G - Labor Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Evaluation of collective bargaining and functional relationships in negotiation. Economic, social, and legal consequences of agreements. Comparative study of labor-management relations in other economic systems.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201  and ECON 202  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 413 - Economics of Political Behavior

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Examination of economic theories of political behavior, including voting, rent seeking, establishment of various regulations, efficiency as the basis of law. Emphasis on economic analysis and criteria.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 415 - International Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Theories and issues underlying international trade, aid, investment, payments, and bilateral and multilateral institutional involvement.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 416 - Development of Economic Thought

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Evaluation and interpretation of economic doctrines and theoretical structures since the beginning of the systematic study of economics. Consideration of some predecessors.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor required

  
  • ECON 417G - Seminar

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Restriction(s): Permission of department head required.

  
  • ECON 418G - Introductory Econometrics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Integration of economic theory, mathematics, and statistics as a combined technique of analysis.

    Prerequisite(s): QMET 251 , STAT 214  or STAT 325  with a “C” or better.
  
  • ECON 419 - Urban Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Economic structure of urban areas and resulting problems of public finance. Comparative efficiency of systems of production and distribution of public goods vs. private wants. Coordinated economic and social development.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , ECON 300 , or permission of instructor required
  
  • ECON 421 - Undergraduate Economic Research

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Application of research methods to conduct and present student selected economic research topics.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 418G  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 425 - Health Care Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Science

    Application of microeconomic principles with emphasis on price determination, resource allocation, and implications of government regulation.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 202  with C or better
  
  • ECON 426 - Game Theory

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    An introduction to game theory and its applications. Basic analysis of simultaneous and sequential move games with perfect and imperfect information with an emphasis on developing strategic intuition.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 325  and MATH 250  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ECON 428 - Public Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Principles, policies, and problems of government finance. Expenditures, taxation, borrowing, and financial administration. Federal policy and its effect upon the American economy.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 201 , ECON 202 , or ECON 300  with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • ECON 430G - Industrial Economics and Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Economic and financial considerations in the design and selection of industrial projects. Capital growth. Net present value and related analytical procedures. Effects of taxes, inflation, and risk.

    Prerequisite(s): (MATH 301  or MATH 309 ) and (CHEE 201 , EECE 353 , ENGR 219 , or PETE 311 ) with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of the instructor.
  
  • ECON 490G - Economic Education

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Exploration of economics concepts; effective teaching strategies; review of resource and media materials.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor required

  
  • ECON 497 - Directed Individual Study

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1-3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Independent study and research, under faculty direction.

    Restriction(s): Permission of instructor and department head required

  
  • ECON 499 - Internship in Economics II


    General Education Curriculum: Social/Behavioral Sciences

    Supervised work experience in the area of economics.

    Prerequisite(s): ECON 399  with a grade of “C” better.
    Restriction(s): Junior Standing, 2.2 GPA, open to business majors only.

  
  • ECON 510 - Business Conditions Analysis

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Techniques and methodology of forecasting changes in business activity. Analysis of factors related to business cycles and their relevance for business decision making.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program required, or permission of MBA director

  
  • ECON 515 - Macroeconomic Theory and Policy

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Study of the determination of national income, the level of employment, and the price level. Emphasis on fiscal and monetary policy as it affects the business environment.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program required, or permission of MBA director

  
  • ECON 519 - Government Policy Towards Business

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Examination of the rationale behind the actual effects of federal government statutes and policies in the areas of antitrust, public utilities, quasipublic utilities, public enterprises and multinational corporations. Particular attention is given to firm behavior in unregulated markets and the modifications of this behavior which result from government intervention.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program required, or permission of MBA director

  
  • ECON 528 - Managerial Economics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Application of microeconomic tools to business decision making; topics include theoretical and empirical demand and cost functions, pricing under various market conditions and regulatory constraints, short run and long run planning, and domestic and international conditions influencing the firm’s profitability and growth.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program required, or permission of MBA director

  
  • ECON 530 - Health Care Economics and Finance

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Public policy/regulations and principles of finance and financial decision making applied to health services. Public and private mechanisms for financing the treatment of illness and needs of special population groups.

    Restriction(s): Admission to MBA program required, or permission of MBA director

  
  • ECON 597 - Directed Individual Study

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Detailed independent graduate level study and research, under faculty direction. A prospectus and the product(s) of the study will become part of the student’s file.

    Restriction(s): Permission of MBA director


Educational Curriculum and Instruction

Prerequisites for admission to Education courses: Any student may schedule EDFL 106 (or its honors equivalent, EDFL 207), EDFL 201, or SPED 300. All teacher Education majors should schedule EDCI 100 during their freshman year, preferably their first semester. However, registration for other “Education” courses (EDCI, EDFL, IRED, READ, or SPED above 200-level) will be limited to persons who have completed EDFL 106 (formerly 105) with a grade of C or better and who have formally applied for and been admitted to the Professional Program in Teacher Education.

All methods courses will require field experiences. The number of hours required will vary from course to course. It is recommended that students schedule their classes each semester with three to six hours available during K-12 school hours each week to accomplish the required field experience.

  
  • EDCI 100 - Orientation to Teacher Education

    Credit Hours: 2
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Processes and requirements for successful navigation of teaching certification and degree programs; training in web-based assessment system; and assessment and development of basic technology skills.

  
  • EDCI 140 - Developing a Worldview of Teaching and Learning

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Experiential learning seminar focused on educational and community outreach.

  
  • EDCI 240 - Investigating School Contexts

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Experiential learning seminar focused on educational equity and resources in addition to a minimum of 10 hours in field experiences.

    Prerequisite(s): EDCI 140  
  
  • EDCI 300 - Language Arts in the Elementary School

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Materials and methods in language arts in the elementary grades.

    Prerequisite(s): SPED 391  
    Corequisite(s): EDCI 430  and IRED 320  
    Restriction(s): College of Education Major and 60 Credit Hours

  
  • EDCI 308 - Children’s Literature

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Survey of books and other media, including their selection, evaluation and use, in relation to the interests, needs, and curriculum of children.

    Restriction(s): Upper Division status

  
  • EDCI 310 - Literature for Young Adults

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Books and other media, including their selection, evaluation and use, in relation to the interests and needs of the young adult in and out of high school.

    Restriction(s): Upper Division status

  
  • EDCI 340 - Best Practice Immersion

    Credit Hours: 1
    Lecture Contact Hours: 1 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Experiential learning seminar focused on best pedagogical practices in addition to a minimum of 10 hours in field experiences.

    Prerequisite(s): EDCI 240  
  
  
  
  • EDCI 351 - Practicum in Elementary Mathematics

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Opportunities for pre-service teachers of grades 1-6 to apply various instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and instructional grouping arrangements in the elementary classroom.

    Prerequisite(s): EDCI 349 , LTCY 302 , LTCY 303 , EDCI 407 , and MATH 217 ; or EDCI 349 , LTCY 310 , LTCY 311 , EDCI 425 , and MATH 317  
    Corequisite(s): EDCI 350 , EDCI 426 , and EDCI 427  
    Restriction(s): College of Education Major and 60 Hours

  
  • EDCI 352 - Middle School Mathematics Methods

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Prerequisite(s): SPED 391  and EDCI 427  
    Restriction(s): College of Education Major and 60 Hours, or Post Bachelor’s Alternative Certification Candidate

  
  • EDCI 353 - PK-6 Mathematics Methods for Alternate Certification Candidates

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 2 Lab Contact Hours: 2
    Methods and materials for teaching mathematics content and process standards.

    Prerequisite(s): EDCI 430 
  
  • EDCI 360 - Writing Across the Curriculum

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Emphasis on technical writing, participant writing, and designing and implementing writing instruction across the curriculum, with attention to the mechanics and terminology of English grammar.

    Repeatable Course: No

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 , ESOL 102 , ENGL 115 , or advanced placement, with a grade of “C” or better
  
  • EDCI 400 - Teacher Residency I

    Credit Hours: 0
    Lecture Contact Hours: 0 Lab Contact Hours: 8
    First semester of intensive clinical experiences in the year-long residency in the area of certification.

    Repeatable Course: Repeatable for credit

    Restriction(s): Minimum 2.5 overall GPA and minimum 2.5 overall major GPA. Valid resident teacher certificate and satisfactory completion of all required national assessment exams.

  
  • EDCI 405G - Developmental Foundations of Early Childhood Education and Early Intervention

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Characteristics, identification, and development of programming for early intervention.

    Prerequisite(s): SPED 391 , SPED 491G  or SPED 502 . Same as SPED 405G .
  
  • EDCI 407 - Understanding and Facilitating Play

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Theories of play and its relationship to all aspects of the early childhood learning experience. Instruction and practice in skills to provide a developmentally appropriate play environment for children with and without special needs in a variety of learning environments.

    Prerequisite(s): LTCY 301 , IRED 320 , EDCI 430 , and EDCI 413  
    Restriction(s): College of Education Major and 60 Hours

  
  • EDCI 408G - Integrated PK-3 Program Design and Instruction

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture Contact Hours: 3 Lab Contact Hours: 0
    Integration of content, strategies, and materials in early childhood programs, with emphasis on program design and models, curriculum planning, diversity, and special needs children.

    Prerequisite(s): EDCI 405G /SPED 405G , EDCI 407 , SPED 422G , KNES 307 , and Block II courses in PK-3 program
 

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