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2014-2015 Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


To enroll in any 400-level course, students must be admitted to the Upper Division; to enroll in a 400(G)-level course in which there are graduate students, students must have junior or higher standing.

*LCCN indicates Louisiana Common Course Number.
 

Biology
  

  • BIOL 425(G) - Developmental Biology

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

    Basic embryology, molecular aspects of development, and some model developmental processes including the controls of differentiation, regeneration and pattern formation.

    Prereq: 12 hours of BIOL.
  

  • BIOL 426(G) - Developmental Biology Laboratory

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

    Observation and experimentation using embryos of sea urchin, frog and chick. Histological preparations.

    Coreq: BIOL 425(G) .
  

  • BIOL 427(G) - Experimental Design and Analysis

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

    Fundamentals of designing and implementing field experiments from the initial planning stage to data analysis, interpretation, and publication.
  

  • BIOL 428(G) - The History of Ecological Modeling

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

    Modeling and applications of mathematical models to ecological questions.

  

  • BIOL 433(G) - Plant Systematics and Biodiversity

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

    Origin, evaluation, and relationship of flowering plants.

    Prereq: BIOL 333 .
    Rstr: If prerequisites not met permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 434(G) - Histology

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

    Vertebrate tissues.

    Prereq: BIOL 111  
  

  • BIOL 435 - Honors Histology

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

    Study of vertebrate tissues.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 436(G) - Comparative Vertebrate Morphology

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

    Evolution of vertebrate organ systems and morphology in terms of ontogenetic origins, structure, function, and adaptation. Laboratory dissection of vertebrates.

    Prereq: BIOL 203 , BIOL 233 , BIOL 234  
  

  • BIOL 441(G) - Limnology and Oceanography

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

    Origins, geology, physics, chemistry, and biological productivity of inland water bodies, estuaries, and oceans. Laboratory centers on methodology, instrumentation, and other practical aspects of freshwater and marine studies; required field trips.

    Prereq: BIOL 203 , CHEM 108 
  

  • BIOL 444(G) - Fish Culture

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

    Propagation and production of fishes; hatchery techniques; discussion of management of culture ponds, raceways, cages, and tanks; live transport of fish; fish diseases and parasites; artificial feeding and nutrition of fishes. Field trips to state and private hatcheries and research stations.

    Prereq: BIOL 203 , or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 445(G) - Ichthyology

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

    Classification, zoogeography, and evolution of fishes. Includes ecological factors affecting fish community structure, adaptations of specialized fish fauna, including those of deep sea, epipelagic, polar, and coral reef habitats. Required field trips.

    Prereq: BIOL 203 .
    Rstr: If prerequisites not met permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 452 - Senior Seminar

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

    Practical experience in the presentation and critique of papers from the biological literature.

    Rstr: BIOL majors only.
  

  • BIOL 453(G) - Molecular and Cellular Engineering

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

    Fundamental concepts of genetic engineering as they are currently being applied to the development of superior strains of microbes, plants and animals for use in industry and biomedicine.

    Prereq: BIOL 325 , CHEM 317 .
    Coreq: BIOL 454(G) .
    Rstr: if prerequisites not met permission of instructor is required.
  

  • BIOL 454(G) - Molecular and Cellular Engineering Laboratory

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

    Coreq: BIOL 453(G) .
  

  • BIOL 455(G) - Molecular Biology

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

    Structure, function and evolution of biological systems at the molecular level with emphasis on gene structure and regulation.

    Prereq: 12 hours of BIOL.
  

  • BIOL 457(G) - Advanced Cell Biology

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

    Mechanisms and pathways responsible for membrane transport, metabolism, gene expression, protein synthesis and secretion, membrane trafficking, cytoskeleton dynamics, and cell signaling.

    Prereq: BIOL 230 , BIOL 231  and 8 hours of BIOL.
    LCCN: CBIO 4143 / BIOL 457 & 458 equivalent to LCCN: CBIO 4144.
  

  • BIOL 458(G) - Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory

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

    Molecular basis of fundamental processes. Emphasis on experimentation using live cells.

    Coreq: BIOL 457(G) .
    LCCN: CBIO 4141 / BIOL 457 & 458 equivalent to (LCCN: CBIO 4144).
  

  • BIOL 461(G) - Aquatic and Wetland Vascular Plants

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

    Identification, ecology, and adaptations of vascular aquatic and wetland plants.

  

  • BIOL 464(G) - Honors Advanced Cell Biology

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

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 466(G) - Honors Advanced Cell Biology Laboratory

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

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 480(G) - Marine Microbiology

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

    Ecology, function, and physiology of marine microorganisms.

  

  • BIOL 481(G) - Marine Microbiology Laboratory

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

    Sampling and culturing of microorganisms from the sea.

  

  • BIOL 482(G) - Comparative Physiology

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

    Comparative aspects of regulatory, metabolic, and sensory physiology in animals. Emphasis on adaptations to environmental stress. Integrated laboratory.

    Prereq: BIOL 325  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 485(G) - Marine Botany

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

    Comparative study of marine and coastal algae, including classification, morphology, life cycles, and ecology. Emphasis on field and laboratory studies.

    Prereq: 16 hours of Biology and permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 495 - Special Topics in Biology

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

    Content varies. Alternate subtitles will appear on transcript.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 498 - Senior Thesis I

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Second in a series of three courses (including 399, 499). Preliminary laboratory or field research performed to investigate hypothesis stated in Junior Research Proposal. Emphasis on learning research techniques. Prior to registering, the student must find a faculty member willing to collaborate on a research project.

    Prereq: BIOL 399  or permission of the instructor.
  

  • BIOL 499 - Senior Thesis II

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Third in a series of three courses (including 399, 498). Continuation of research project begun in 498. Emphasis on learning how to approach biological research and how to use research methods to answer questions posed in Junior Research Proposal. A research paper, in the form of a thesis, will be written.

    Prereq: BIOL 498  and permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 501 - Population Genetics

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

    Theoretical and empirical approaches to the genetics processes in natural populations. Topics include models of selection, inbreeding, and genetic drift as well as methods for the estimation of population genetic parameters.

    Formerly CMCN 539
  

  • BIOL 502 - Quantitative Ecology

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

    Quantitative methods for analysis in Ecological studies including ecological models, model selection, maximum likelihood estimation, and mark-recapture analysis.

    Formerly CMCN 550
  

  • BIOL 503 - Ecological Models and Data

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

    Presents advanced statistical techniques that are a framework for comparing alternative mechanistic ecological models to empirical data. The combination of statics and models provides a quantitative basis for inferring the processes at work in an ecological system.

    Formerly CMCN 570
  

  • BIOL 504 - Advanced Microscopy

    1-3 Credit(s).

    Tutorial research methods in contemporary microscopy.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 505 - Invasion Biology

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

    Comprehensive course on patterns and processes of species invasion from an ecological perspective.

    Formerly CMCN 534
  

  • BIOL 507 - Molecular Evolution

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

    Phylogenetic variations in DNA, RNA, proteins, and polysaccharides in plants and animals; genetic basis of evolutionary diversity.

    Formerly CMCN 555
  

  • BIOL 519 - Advanced Invertebrate Zoology

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

    Evolution, comparative structure, functional adaptation and life history of invertebrate animals, excepting insects. Readings focus on current research literature. Laboratory centers on diversity and comparative structure.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 526 - Advanced Microbial Physiology and Genetics

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

    Microbial nutrition, growth, metabolic reactions and control mechanisms.

    Prereq: BIOL 261  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 542 - Evolutionary Ecology

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

    Ecological processes as phenomena that are subject to evolutionary change. Topics include optimality theory, predator-prey interactions, life-history strategies, sexual selection, and sociality.

    Prereq: A course in statistics.
  

  • BIOL 550 - Colloquium in Biological Sciences

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

    Attendance and participation in seminars covering research topics in biology.

    Rstr: Required for all graduate students throughout their residence.
    Grading Option: Grading option: S/U.
  

  • BIOL 551 - Graduate Seminar I

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

    Variable topic seminar designed to provide experience in proper presentation of scientific papers and in scientific criticism. Topics emphasize current biological problems.
  

  • BIOL 552 - Graduate Seminar II

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

    Variable topic seminar designed to provide experience in proper presentation of scientific papers and in scientific criticism. Topics emphasize current biological problems.
  

  • BIOL 554 - Advanced Pathogenic Microbiology

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

    Mechanisms of bacterial virulence functions in mounting infections in vertebrate hosts and evasion of their immune responses. Functional adaptation and evolution of virulence functions from related structures of nonpathogenic species.
  

  • BIOL 558 - Evolution and Adaptation of the Arthropods

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

    Studies center on the significance of arthropodization and subsequent adaptations in form and function; convergence and homology are discussed in perspective of modern phylogenetic schemes; habitats and symbiotic relationships are discussed in the course of examining life histories. Laboratory emphasizes morphology, taxonomy, systematic literature, and field studies.
  

  • BIOL 559 - Systematic Methods

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

    Lectures emphasize uses and interpretation of various data sources for classification. Laboratories emphasize acquisition of methods and skills such as chromosomal analysis, enzyme electrophoresis, restriction enzyme analysis of nucleic acids, phenetic and cladistic analysis using computer software.
  

  • BIOL 560 - Advanced Problems in Botany

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Research problems in plant science in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation.
  

  • BIOL 561 - Advanced Problems in Zoology

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Research problems in zoology in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation.
  

  • BIOL 564 - Topics in Marine Science

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Advanced lecture, laboratory, and field work on a selected topic in the marine sciences at a coastal laboratory of the Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON)

    Rstr: Permission of advisor and instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 565 - Special Problems in Marine Science, Graduate

    2-6 Credit(s).

    Directed research and study at Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium (LUMCON) or other departmentally approved coastal laboratory.

    Rstr: Permission of advisor and instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 575 - Statistical Ecology

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

    Design, analysis, and presentation of results of ecological experiments and field studies, with emphasis on hypothesis testing and statistical modeling.

    Prereq: STAT 417(G)  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 580 - Marine Ecology

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

    Discussions of basic principles of marine ecology, including productivity, dynamics of populations, factors affecting distribution, and interactions between organisms.
  

  • BIOL 590 - Analytical Techniques

    3-6 Credit(s).

    Training in the use of advanced research instrumentation including chromatography, fluorometry, image analysis and data interpretation.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 595 - Special Projects

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Training/research project in areas other than that of the student’s thesis or dissertation. Content varies and alternate subtitles will appear on the student’s transcripts.

    Rstr: Permission of instructor required.
  

  • BIOL 599 - Thesis Research and Thesis

    3-9 Credit(s).

    Grading Option: Grades: S, U, W.
  

  • BIOL 604 - Advanced Topics in Cell and Molecular Biology

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

  

  • BIOL 605 - Advanced Topics in Environmental Biology

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

  

  • BIOL 607 - Advanced Topics in Evolutionary Biology

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

  

  • BIOL 609 - Behavioral Ecology

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

    Evolutionary game theory, optimal foraging theory, sexual selection theory, and kin theory.
  

  • BIOL 612 - Coastal Restoration Ecology

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

    Coastal ecosystems affected by anthropogenic stressors and climate change focusing on sustainable ecosystem restoration and management considerations.
  

  • BIOL 615 - Biochemical Adaptation to the Environment

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

    Modification of basic biochemical structure and function that enable organisms to exist in extreme environments; enzymatic and metabolic adaptation to hypoxia, salinity, temperature, pressure, humidity and light.
  

  • BIOL 670 - Evolutionary Processes

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

    In-depth consideration of processes of micro- and macroevolution with emphasis on current theoretical debates including the claim of tautology, units of selection, punctuated equilibrium, adaptationism and evolutionary constraints, modes of speciation.

    Prereq: BIOL 501  
  

  • BIOL 699 - Dissertation Research and Dissertation

    3-24 Credit(s).


Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium
  

  • BIOL 270 - Introduction to Marine Zoology

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Survey of classification, morphology, physiology and ecology of marine animals especially of the Louisiana Gulf coast. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Prereq: BIOL 110  or BIOL 111 , or permission of instructor.
  

  • BIOL 271 - Introduction to Marine Science

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introduction to chemical, geological, physical, and biological processes in the oceans and coastal environments; interrelationships of humans and the marine environment. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Prereq: BIOL 110  or BIOL 111 .
    Rstr: Permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 448 - Marine Invertebrate Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Study of the interaction of marine and estuarine invertebrates with their environment. Emphasis on understanding functional role of invertebrates and how the environment shapes morphology, physiology, and behavior. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 449 - Marine Fish Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Ecology of coastal marine fishes emphasizing how fish utilize coastal habitats and how environmental factors influence distribution, movement, growth, reproduction, abundance, and interspecific interactions of fishes. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 450 - Marine Field Ecology

    4 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Relationships of marine and estuarine organisms to environmental factors; interactions among organisms; ecological processes of energy and materials flow; field studies of communities and ecosystem of the Louisiana costal zone. Four week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 451 - Wetland Vegetation

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Identification, taxonomy and distribution of wetland plants. Plant adaptations, vegetation analysis methods, marsh types, community processes and coastal wetland restoration. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 456 - Coral Reef Ecology

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Introductory and interdisciplinary course in ecology of coral reef ecosystems emphasizing ecological and evolutionary processes. One and a half weeks at LUMCON and one and a half weeks in Florida. Three week summer course, alternating years.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology and permission of department required.
  

  • BIOL 459 - Changing Coastal Oceans

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Advanced topics in marine science emphasizing effects of human activities on the chemistry, biology and ecology of coastal marine systems. Taught at LUMCON via compressed video networking and requires one field trip to the LUMCON center.

    Rstr: 16 hours of biology courses and permission of department.
  

  • BIOL 460 - Special Topics in Marine Science

    1-6 Credit(s).

    Intensive field study of a special topic in marine science. Courses offered vary from summer to summer.

    Rstr: Permission of department required.

Business Administration
  

  • BADM 100 - Business Orientation

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

    Introduction to Business Administration and its areas of specialization or concentration including policies, procedures, organization, curricula, and career and job opportunities.

    Rstr: Business College students with less than 30 hours of course work.
  

  • BADM 101 - Introduction to Business

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

    An orientation to the business world, the principal areas of business, and the functional and legal characteristics of business organizations and institutions.
  

  • BADM 398 - Internship in Business Administration I

    2-3 Credit(s).

    Supervised work experience in the area of business administration. To be used by all Business Administration Departments as business electives.

    Rstr: Upper Division, Junior Standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BADM 400 - Senior Seminar

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

    Career development and capstone project work.

    Coreq: MGMT 490 .
    Rstr: Business College students in last semester of course work.
  

  • BADM 498 - Internship in Business Administration II

    2-3 Credit(s).

    Supervised work experience in the area of business administration. To be used by all Business Administration Departments as business electives.

    Rstr: Upper Division, Junior Standing, 2.5 GPA.

Business Law

To register for a Business Law course numbered 310 and above a student must be in Upper Division and meet course prerequisites. BLAW 310 with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor is the prerequisite for all 400-level BLAW courses. Not all classes are offered every semester.
  

  • BLAW 310 - The Legal Environment of Business

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

    Introduction to the dynamic legal, economic and social/Political world in which business entities operate, including the legal system, alternative dispute resolution, contracts, torts, employment law, business organizations, ethical and global factors.

  

  • BLAW 311 - Honors: The Legal Environment of Business

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

    Rstr: Students must be enrolled in the Honors Program or must be in Upper Division and have a minimum 3.5 GPA to enroll.
  

  • BLAW 320 - Louisiana Mineral Law

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

    Legal principles and problems associated with the oil and gas industry. Use of records in the clerk of court’s office, lease agreements, and laws of descent and distribution are included.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 330 - Employment Law

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

    Application of the law to each stage of employment - hiring, managing, and firing. Application of legal concepts to common human resource situations.

    Prereq: BLAW 310 
  

  • BLAW 340 - Notary Public

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

    Requirements for becoming a notary; legal principles concerning the general duties and powers of a Louisiana notary.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or pemission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 398 - Internship in Business Law

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience in the area of Business Law.

    Rstr: Upper Division, junior standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BLAW 412 - Legal Issues in the Hospitality Industry

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

    Legal problems associated with hotel, restaurant, and tourism operations utilizing case studies.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permissission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 415 - International Business Law

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

    Law as it relates to international relations, business organizations and commercial transactions.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 420 - Business Law I

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

    Comprehensive study of business law topics including a brief review of contracts, employment law, business organizations, a study of property, trusts and estates, consumer protection, bankruptcy, suretyship, mortgages, the Uniform Code Articles 2-9, securities regulations, and accountant’s legal liability.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 421 - Business Law II

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

    As advanced business law course emphasizing an in-depth coverage of the Uniform Commercial Code and selected commercial law topics.

    Prereq: BLAW 420  or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 425 - Intellectual Property and Internet Law

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

    Intellectual property and legal issues relevant to electronic commerce, including intellectual property, privacy, freedom of speech, jurisdiction, taxation, securities regulations, on-line contracts, and employment law.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 435 - Environmental Law

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

    Regulation of environmental activity in the U.S. including Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, Endangered Species Act and other major state and federal regulations.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 440 - Special Topics

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

    Course content will vary, but will be devoted to areas of emerging importance or special concern. May be repeated for a miximum of six credit hours.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C” or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BLAW 445 - Insurance Law and Regulation

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

    Legal, professional and ethical responsibilities of insurance agents, brokers and companies.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C”.
    Rstr: Permission of instructor and department head required.
  

  • BLAW 497 - Directed Individual Study

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

    Independent study and research under faculty direction.

    Prereq: BLAW 310  with a minimum grade of “C”.
    Rstr: Permission of instructor and department head required.
  

  • BLAW 498 - Internship in Business Law

    3 Hour(s) Lecture.

    Supervised work experience in the area of Business Law.

    Rstr: Upper Division, junior standing, 2.5 GPA.
  

  • BLAW 531 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Care

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

    Contemporary jurisprudence governing the American health care delivery system. Examination of traditional legal and medical relationships in the context of economic and ethical rules of conduct.

    Prereq: MBA 503 
  

  • BLAW 535 - Intellectual Property and E-commerce Law

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

    Intellectual property statutes and cases including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets as they relate to business in general and e-commerce in particular; jurisdiction, contracts, employment relationships, privacy, security, and international law and cases involving issues that arise in e-commerce.

    Prereq: MBA 503 

Business Systems, Analysis and Technology

To register for a Business Administration course numbered 300 and above, a student must be in Upper Division and must meet required course prerequisites.
  

  • BSAT 205 - Microcomputer Applications in Business

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

    Introduction to microcomputer applications and the use of word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software to solve business problems.

    Prereq: Eligibility for MATH 103 , MATH 105 , or MATH 109 .
  

  • BSAT 303 - Information Systems

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

    Examines the role of technology and information systems in supporting organizational strategies, goals, objectives, operations, business units and processes, and individual stakeholders. Database/relational concepts, decision support systems/spreadsheets, and fundamentals of web infrastructure design and deployment are discussed and applied.

  

  • BSAT 306 - Advanced Microcomputer Applications in Business

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

    Advanced features in MS Office applications, including use of programming for automating tasks and analyzing data. Topics and practical applications from all business disciplines.

    Prereq: BSAT 205.
  

  • BSAT 310 - Mis Strategy and Application

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

    Methodologies and benefits if MIS-driven changes in organizational form, tactics and strategies. Emphasizes legal and implementation issues.

    Prereq: BSAT 303 or ACCT 333 or permission of the instructor of department head required.
  

  • BSAT 311 - Multimedia Presentations for Business

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

    An interactive combination of text, sound, graphics, video, and animation in a computer-based environment for effective business presentations.

    Prereq: BSAT 205.
  

  • BSAT 321 - Desktop Publishing

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

    Integrates software packages to create professional-looking documents that combine text and graphics. Provides practical experience in business applications.

    Prereq: BSAT 205 or 206, or permission of instructor required.
  

  • BSAT 325 - Analysis and Design of Business Information Systems

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

    Traditional and structural approaches. Emphasis on project initiation, planning, requirements gathering and requirement of modeling.

    Prereq: BSAT 303 or ACCT 333.
  

  • BSAT 335 - Database Management and Design

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

    Database systems from conception to implementation and management. Covers objects, relationships, attributes, and aggregation with emphasis on the relational database model.

    Prereq: BSAT 303, CMPS 150.
  

  • BSAT 401 - Production Planning

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

    Emphasizes control in production management from the earliest POM theorists and practitioners to manufacturing firms of the future.

    Prereq: BSAT 382.
    Rstr: If prerequisites not met permission of instructor required.
 

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