COMMUNICATIONS

COMM 105: Effective Listening 2 cr.
Lectures and exercises on listening behaviors designed to assist the student in improving listening efficiency. Special attention is devoted to learning to overcome faulty listening habits. Two hours of lecture.

COMM 120: Medical Terminology 3 cr.
The meaning, pronunciation and spelling of a large basic medical vocabulary will be introduced. Medical specialties, pathologies, and surgical diagnostics/therapeutic procedures are included. The morphological structure of the words, including roots, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms will be studied. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 125: Voice and Articulation 3 cr.
This course is designed to assist the student to achieve changes in voice quality, diction, intonation patterns, pronunciation, and/or foreign, regional or uneducated dialects. Course may be taken for a grade or pass/fail. Two hours lecture, two hours lab.

COMM 135: Public Speaking* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Credit or registration in ENGL 105. An introductory course in public speaking. Chief emphasis is placed on the delivery of carefully prepared speeches and major attention is given to such principles of public speaking as audience analysis, collection of materials, and outlining. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 145: Introduction to Communication Disorders 3 cr.
Designed to meet the needs of the elementary teacher and the speech major. Fundamental course for the student specializing or interested in speech/language pathology. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 165: Forensics 1 cr.
May be repeated for a maximum of three hours. The student will research, prepare, and present speeches for intercollegiate competition. Five hours of laboratory.

COMM 215: Parliamentary Law 1 cr.
Study and intensive drill in standard parliamentary practice. One hour of lecture.

COMM 216: Anatomy and Physiology of Speech and Hearing 3 cr.
Study of the structure, action, and control features of the speech and hearing mechanism. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 225: Oral Interpretation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135 or consent of the department. Basic techniques of oral interpretation with emphasis on developing vocal skills of actors, broadcast journalists, and others who read material aloud. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 235: Introduction to Audiology and Speech Science 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 145 or consent of the department. Elementary acoustics; voice production including phonation and resonation; introduction to anatomy and physiology of the ear and vocal mechanism. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 236: Introductory Phonetics 3 cr.
Articulatory phonetics with emphasis on transcription, principles of phonetics, and introduction to generative phonology. Brief introduction to American dialects. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 260: The Art and Craft of the Theatre* 3 cr.
An introduction to the Theatre as an art form and to dramatic structure, forms, and style. Students are required to participate in and attend selected local theatrical performances. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 261: Introduction to Acting* 3 cr.
A beginning acting class that concentrates on body awareness, voice production, and acting techniques. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 262: Theatre Laboratory 1 cr.
Participation in LSUS sponsored or approved off-campus theatrical productions as a performer or technical staff member. Student will keep record of and analyze involvement in theatrical experiences. May be repeated for maximum of three hours.

COMM 264: Observation of Clinic Practicum 2 cr.
The student will observe and discuss 40 clock hours of speech, language, and hearing therapy and evaluations utilizing both assigned clinical practicum sites and in-class videos. The student will analyze and keep a record of all observations. Grading will be on a pass/no credit basis. One hour of lecture and three hours of lab.

COMM 290: Special Topics in Communication 3 cr.
A course exploring current issues, themes, and technologies in ways suitable for freshmen and sophomores. Topics will vary from offering to offering. May be repeated for a total of six semester hours. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 315: Normal Speech and Language Acquisition 3 cr.
Prerequisite: All Block I courses. A normative and developmental study of the process of language acquisition, including articulatory, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and pragmatic aspects of language. Includes theories of language development. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 316: Language Disorders 3 cr.
Prerequisite: All Block I courses. Causation, evaluation, and remediation of symbolic disorders, including disorders of oral and written language and special problems of the deaf, hard of hearing, and mentally retarded. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 330: Advanced Public Speaking 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135. A continuation of COMM 135 with special attention given to deliberative and ceremonial speaking. Development of skills and techniques of persuasion emphasized. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 331: Advocacy in Modern Society 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135. A study of argumentation in several areas of modern society: political, legislative, judicial, commercial, and educational. The focus is on learning the basic principles of argumentation theory and developing skills in advocacy through practical exercises in each speech setting. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 333: Introduction to Health Communications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135 or consent of the department. A course in oral communication designed for the student who plans to enter the administrative or medical aspect of the health care industry. Focus will be placed on communication strategies used interpersonally; in groups, and in the mass media as they relate to or are utilized by the health care industry. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 345: Articulation Disorders 3 cr.
Study of the major approaches to the testing and remediation of articulation disorders. Includes theories of causality. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 346: Disorders of Rhythm 3 cr.
Study of the major approaches to testing and remediation of stuttering and other disorders of rhythm. Includes theories of causality. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 347: Disorders of Voice 3 cr.
Diagnosis and remediation of organic and functional voice disorders. Includes study of causation. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 349: Introduction to Diagnostic and Clinical Methods 3 cr.
Selection, administration, and scoring of basic standardized diagnostic tests and preparation of session plans and progress reports. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 355: Interpersonal Communications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135 or consent of the department. A study of the one-on-one communication of individuals in a variety of settings with emphasis on the work place. Time will also be devoted to discussions and assignments relating to gender and cultural influences on interpersonal communication. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 365: Debate 1 cr.
Prerequisite: Forensic activity. May be repeated for a maximum of three hours. The student will research, prepare, and present debate arguments of the current national debate topic for intercollegiate competition. Five hours of laboratory.

COMM 400: History of the Theatre through the Renaissance 3 cr.
The historical development of the Theatre from primitive tribes through the Greeks and the Renaissance. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 401: History of the Theatre since the Renaissance 3 cr.
The historical development of the Theatre from the 16th Century to the present including the Avant-garde and Absurdist movements. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 405: Persuasion and Propaganda 3 cr.
A study and application of principal communication variables and theories relative to the formulation and presentation of persuasive communication and the response of individuals and groups to persuasive messages. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 418: American Minority Group Dialects 3 cr.
An introduction to the development of American dialects, including phonological, morphological, semantic and vocabulary features, with particular reference to the development of Black and Mexican-American dialect.

COMM 440: Organizational Communication 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 135 or consent of the department. A course designed for business/professional individuals and/or students. Offering a wide range of communication skills, the course focuses on listening, intercultural communication, interviewing, group leadership and participation, making presentations, and conflict management, as they apply to the various organizational arenas. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 455: Group Dynamics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 255 or consent of the department. The study of the nature and composition of task-oriented small groups with special emphasis on the patterns of communication used to solve problems in the group process. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 465: Diagnostic and Therapy Practicum 3 cr.
Prerequisites: All Block I and Block II courses and a 2.9 overall GPA on last 60 hours completed (transfer students must have taken COMM 349 at LSUS). Student performs 50 ASHA certifiable clock hours of therapy and/or evaluation with communication impaired clients. The course may be repeated once. Not all students meeting these minimum requirements may be admitted. One hour lecture, six hours lab.

COMM 490: Seminar in Communications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics from the fields of journalism and speech will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

COMM 491: Research in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology 3 cr.
Prerequisites: All Block I and II courses. Basic designs for experimental and survey research will be studied. Students will read and analyze the design and statistical treatment of both recent and classic research and will design, carry out, and report on a research project. Three hours of lecture

COMM 494: Seminar in Clinical Application 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Block I and II courses. A new clinical topic will be studied each semester. Review of recent developments and all acceptable evaluation/therapy procedures in current use in the area will be included. The course is an in-depth study of a narrow clinical area Three hours of lecture.

COMM 495: Independent Studies in Communications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the Speech or Journalism faculty. Three hours of research.

COMM 600: History of the Theatre through the Renaissance 3 cr.
The historical development of the theatre from primitive tribes through the Greeks and the Renaissance. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 601: History of the Theatre since the Renaissance 3 cr.
The historical development of the theatre from the 18th century to the present including the Avant-garde and Absurdist movements. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 605: Persuasion and Propaganda 3 cr.
A study and application of principal communication variables and theories relative to the formulation and presentation of persuasive communication and the response of individuals and groups to persuasive messages. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 618: American Minority Group Dialects 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 325 or consent of the department. An introduction to the development of American dialects, including phonological, morphological, semantic and vocabulary features, with particular reference to the development of Black and Mexican-American dialect. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 638: Advising School Publications 3 cr.
An examination of the objectives, techniques, activities, and problems in advising for school newspapers and yearbooks, and in directing students in their publication. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 655: Group Dynamics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: COMM 255 or consent of the department. The study of the nature and composition of task oriented small groups with special emphasis on the patterns of communication used to solve problems in the group process. Three hours of lecture.

COMM 690: Seminar in Communications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics from the fields of journalism and speech will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

COMM 695: Independent Studies in Communications 3 cr.
 Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the Speech or Journalism faculty. Three hours of research.

COMM 790: Special Topics in Speech Communication 3 cr.
May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from areas such as speech criticism, speech pathology, persuasion, classical rhetoric, contemporary rhetoric, and content analysis. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

CSC 101: Introduction to the Internet 3 cr.
Introduction to the fundamentals of the Internet as well as the fundamentals of data communications. Students will learn to use the Internet for research and communication, including publishing materials on the World Wide Web. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 105: Introduction to Computer-based Multimedia 3 cr.
Introduction to the fundamentals of computer-based multimedia technologies and to the use of authoring applications and tools for creating and manipulating multimedia content. One application area covered will be the creation of Internet Web pages. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 111: Introduction to Computing 3 cr.
A survey of computing terminology and computing applications. Hands on activities using an integrated software package for word processing, spreadsheets and database management. Introduction to the Internet with applications. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 112: Structured Programming 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Credit for or registration in MATH 121 as well as computer literacy equivalent to CSC 111. Problem solving and algorithm development using a specific high-level computer programming language. The design, coding, debugging and documenting of programs using techniques of good programming style. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 140: FORTRAN Programming 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 111 and MATH 121, or consent of the department. An introduction to problem solving and programming of scientific, statistical, and business problems using FORTRAN. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 190: Selected Topics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours, Topics to be announced by the computer science department. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 212: Advanced Programming 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 112. Corequisite: MATH 201. A continuation of CSC 112. Further development of programming methodology with introduction to algorithm analysis, internal search/sort techniques, and simple data structures. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 242: Computer Architecture and Organization 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 112 and MATH 201. The organization, functions, and structuring of the major components of computer systems, introduction to the mechanics of information transfer and fundamentals of logic design. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 242L: Computer Hardware Laboratory 1 cr.
Prerequisite or corequisite, CSC 242. This laboratory will expose students to the operating principles of computer hardware and component architectures. Topics covered will include digital logic, VLSI components, microprocessor architecture and board-level interfacing. Three hours of laboratory.

CSC 260: COBOL Programming 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 111 and knowledge of a programming language or consent of the department. The study and application of a common business oriented computer language, COBOL. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 275: Object-Oriented Programming Using JAVA 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 212 or consent of the department. The study of object-oriented programming principles and their implementation in the JAVA programming language. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 282: Systems Programming I 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 212 and CSC 242. Corequisite: MATH 221. A study of programming at the assembly language and operating system level, including the interface with memory and peripheral devices. A specific microcomputer system will be studied in depth. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 345: Data Structures and Algorithms I 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 212 and CSC 242. Corequisite: MATH 221. Study of the primary data structures used in computing, their definitions as abstract data types and some of their possible implementations. The design and analysis of algorithms which are useful in the manipulation of these data structures. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 346: Data Structures and Algorithms II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 345. A continuation of CSC 345. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 360: Data Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisites: MATH 260 and knowledge of a programming language, or consent of the department. Applications of probability and statistics, including statistical model formulation, acquisition of data, maintenance of data files, computation and use of statistical summaries utilizing a statistical package. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 382: Systems Programming II 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 275, 282, and 345. The study of the structure and organization of a multitasking operating system. An in-depth investigation of the policies and mechanisms used to implement its management of system resources. An introduction to multiprocessor and distributed systems. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 395: Independent Studies 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the Computer Science faculty. Three hours of research.

CSC 405: Programming Languages 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 275, 282, and 345 and knowledge of the C++ programming language. A study of the fundamental features and concepts common to all programming languages. Emphasis is on four paradigms: imperative languages, functional models, logic models, and object-oriented models. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 415: Introduction to Data Base Management 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 345. The study of data base systems including construction and maintenance of file structures for storage allocation and collection. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 430: Computer Networks 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 282 and 345. The fundamentals of data communications and computer networking. Topics include data encoding and transmission methods, as well as network architecture and protocol. The OSI reference model will be used as the basis of study. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 433: Maintaining and Administering a Network Operating System 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 430. Knowledge and skills required to effectively install, administer, and maintain the Windows NT Server operating system within a networking environment. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 442: Operating Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 382. A general study of the principles and architecture of operating systems as well as methods for their implementation. Topics include concurrent processes, resource management, parallel processing, security and performance. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 445: Advanced Computer Architecture 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 282 and CSC 345. The study of recent advances in computer architecture, instruction set design, processor implementation techniques, pipelining, parallel processing, distributed computing and future directions. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 450: Computer Graphics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 282, 345 and MATH 254. Corequisite: MATH 222. Techniques for representation, transformation, and display of patterns and images on graphics display devices. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 455: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 345. An introduction to the concepts, principles and applications of CAD. A CAD software system will be used to support the laboratory experiences and the projects. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 460: Rapid Applications Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 345. A study of tools and techniques used in the rapid development of applications that run in current operating system environments. The object-oriented and visual programming paradigms will be emphasized. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 470: Artificial Intelligence 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CSC 345. Simulation of cognitive processes and decision making, automated learning, heuristic and algorithmic methods. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 475: Internship in Computer Science 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Credit for at least 60 hours, 2.5 cumulative GPA and 2.75 GPA in CSC. Employment focused on software development with a qualified employer. The course requires written reports detailing the objectives, progress and completion of the internship. Three hours of credit on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be repeated once. Credit may not be applied to the CSC elective portion of the computer science major.

CSC 480: Software Engineering Concepts 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 275 and 346, and senior standing. Survey of concepts and techniques of software development. Study of all phases of the software life cycle including the stages of analysis, design, coding, testing and documentation, using a team approach. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 481: Software Engineering Project 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CSC 480 and either CSC 415 or CSC 460. Implementation, including thorough documentation, of a significant software system including the steps of analysis, design, coding and testing, using a team approach. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 490: Selected Topics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Topics to be announced by the department for students of advanced standing. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 495: Independent Study 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the Computer Science faculty. Three hours of research.

CSC 605: Programming Languages 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Consent of the department and knowledge of the Pascal programming language. A study of the fundamental features and concepts common to all programming languages. Emphasis is on four paradigms: imperative languages, functional models, logic models, and object models. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 615: Introduction to Data Base Management 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The study of data base systems, including construction and maintenance of file structures for storage allocation and collection. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 630: Computer Networks 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The fundamentals of data communications and computer networking. Topics include data encoding and transmission, as well as network architecture and protocol. The OSI model is used as the basis of study. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 633: Maintaining and Administering a Network Operating System 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Knowledge and skills required to effectively install, administer and maintain the Windows NT Server operating system within a networking environment. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 642: Operating Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A general study of the principles and architecture of operating systems, as well as methods for their implementation. Topics include concurrent processes, resource management, parallel processing, security, and performance. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 645: Advanced Computer Architecture 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The study of recent advances in computer architecture, instruction set design, processor implementation, pipelining, parallel processing, distributed computing, and future directions. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 650: Computer Graphics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Techniques for representation, transformation, and display of patterns and images on graphics display devices. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 655: Computer-Aided Design (CAD) 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. An introduction to the concepts, principles, and applications of CAD. A CAD software system is used to support the laboratory experiences and the projects. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 660: Rapid Applications Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A study of tools and techniques used in the rapid development of applications that run in current operating system environments. The object-oriented and visual programming paradigms will be emphasized. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 670: Artificial Intelligence 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Simulation of cognitive processes and decision making, automated learning, and heuristic and algorithmic methods. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 680: Software Engineering Concepts 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Survey of concepts and techniques of software development. A team approach to all phases of the software life cycle: analysis, design, coding, testing, and documentation. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 681: Software Engineering Project 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. The implementation of a significant software system. A team approach to all steps: analysis, design, coding, testing, and thorough documentation. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 690: Selected Topics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Topics to be announced by the department. Three hours of lecture.

CSC 695: Independent Study 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the Computer Science faculty. Three hours of research.
 

CST 701: Computer System Organization 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Ability to program in high-level programming language. Survey of the components of modern computing systems, including hardware components, operating systems and system software, program development environments and common applications software. Three hours of lecture.

CST 703: Data Models 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 701. Structures and algorithms used for the storage and maintenance of data. Organization, representation and manipulation methods used in file systems, databases, and database systems. Three hours of lecture.

CST 707: Data Modeling and Database Design 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CST 703. The design of a database is examined from identification of data and construction of the logical model which describes how the data are employed, to the mapping of the data model onto the architecture of the DBMS and the subsequent performance evaluation and tuning. Three hours of lecture.

CST 711: Information System Analysis and Design 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 703. Concepts and principles of information system analysis and design, with emphasis on the data flow model of information systems, the system development life cycle stages, including feasibility study, requirements definition, and system design are studied and applied to real information processing situations. Three hours of lecture.

CST 713: Information System Implementation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 711. The system development life cycle stages of detailed design, implementation, testing, installation, and maintenance are studied and applied to a real information system project. The principles and practices of software engineering are emphasized. Three hours of lecture.

CST 715: Concurrency, Recovery and Security 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 707. A study of the problems and issues involved in achieving efficiency, integrity and security in a modern multi-user database management system. These include the problem of deadlock, recovery in hierarchical, network and relational database systems, access control mechanisms and encryption. Three hours of lecture.

CST 717: Decision Support Tools 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CST 701 and MATH 260. An advanced study of software packages and languages that are useful in modeling and decision making. Includes electronic spreadsheets, database management systems, graphics presentation systems and statistical packages. Three hours of lecture.

CST 721: Data Communications and Computer Networks 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 703. The fundamentals of data communications with computing equipment. Topics include encoding, transmission methods and media, communication equipment, error handling, and control of the transmission process. Fundamentals of computer networks presented in terms of their topology, scope, implementation and control. Three hours of lecture.

CST 723: Expert Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 703. A survey of the methods of artificial intelligence with an emphasis on the implementation of expert systems. Topics include production rule systems, logic programming and PROLOG, and the man-machine interface. Three hours of lecture.

CST 725: Simulation Modeling 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 703. Methods of computer-based discrete simulation including design of simulation experiments, statistical methods used in simulation, verification of models and results, and simulation languages and systems. Three hours of lecture.

CST 730: Systems Administration 3 cr.
Management concepts applied to large scale systems. Organizational needs, personnel considerations, information needs, functions and processes of systems management. Three hours of lecture.

CST 741: Models in Decision Making 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 260 or equivalent. Deterministic and probabilistic models. Decision theory, optimization techniques, linear programming, network theory, critical path techniques, queuing theory and computer simulation. Case studies and computer algorithms. Three hours of lecture.

CST 745: System Reliability and Failure Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 741. Introduction to reliability mathematics, reliability and maintainability theory and practice, reliability testing and demonstration, systems of effectiveness and reliability management. Three hours of lecture.

CST 760: Computer Graphics Applications 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CST 717. Survey of computer graphics technology with emphasis on business graphics. Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographical Information Systems (GIS), and computer animation. Three hours of lecture

CST 790: Selected Topics in Computer Systems Technology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the College of Sciences. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of lecture.
 

CJ 107: Introduction to Criminal Justice 3 cr.
An introduction to the American criminal justice system, its historical and philosophical background; its organizations, agencies, and processes; the development of modern police, court and corrections practices, and the role of the criminal justice system in a democratic society. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 214: Police Process 3 cr.
An examination of police function, organization and administration in modern societies. Special attention will be devoted to problematic aspects of police work and to comparative analysis of the police function in different countries. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 216: Corrections Process 3 cr.
A study of the American correctional process with emphasis on the development of current correctional programs and practices, modern rehabilitative processes, and community-based correctional efforts. Focus is also given to the roles of the correctional system and its interrelation with the other components of the criminal justice system. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 250: Drug Abuse, Society and the Law 3 cr.
An introduction to the study of controlled substances with emphasis on defining drug abuse, identifying the uses and abuses of substances, the way in which dangerous substances are controlled by law and the effects of drug abuse on law, man and society. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 252: Public Organizations and Community Relations 3 cr.
A study of the criminal justice system's interaction with individuals, groups and organizations. An examination of the factors contributing to friction and cooperation between elements of the criminal justice system and the community, with emphasis on minority groups, political pressures and cultural problems. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 254: The Juvenile System 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107.  An examination of the history, organization, and jurisdiction of the juvenile justice system in America.  Additionally, this course focuses on the policies, practices and legal procedures in the administration of juvenile justice and in the control and treatment of juvenile misbehavior.  Three hours of lecture.

CJ 265: Criminal Investigation 3 cr.
A study of the process that is used to gather sufficient, reliable, competent evidence for presentation in a criminal court or other judicial or administrative proceeding. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 290: Contemporary Issues in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CJ 107 or consent of the department. An examination of selected present-day controversial issues in criminal justice with a special emphasis on opposing views held by various theorists and researchers in the field. May be repeated for six hours. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 301: Criminal Evidence 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CJ 107 or POLI 211 or consent of the department. A study of the criminal rules of evidence. The nature of evidence, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, and applicable Supreme Court decisions are detailed. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 303: Security Administration of Business and Industry 3 cr.
A study of the organization and management of the security function as it applies in private sector enterprise. Principles and techniques which achieve and maintain an environment conducive to the goal of an enterprise are examined. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 306: Corrections Within the Community 3 cr.
A comprehensive study of corrections programs that function outside the traditional institutional setting. The emerging phenomenon of community based corrections programs is examined as a separate entity. The impact of community based corrections programs is discussed as it relates to changing the roles of the prison system, the probation system and the parole system. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 310: Survey of Forensic Science 3 cr.
A study of those fields of basic and applied science which have been specifically adapted to legal proof. Emphasis will be placed on the procedures used to examine both persons and physical evidence and the rules of admissibility applicable to the results of such procedures. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 315: Juvenile Law and Procedure 3 cr.
A study of the activities within the criminal justice system that are specifically tailored to deal with both the status offender and the juvenile criminal. The specialized juvenile procedures of the police courts and correctional agencies are examined. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 330: Research Methods in Criminal Justice and Criminology 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CJ 107 or SOCL 105. An examination of different modes of research appropriate to the exploration of problems in the criminal justice field. Problems inherent in the conduct of research in public agencies, in law enforcement agencies, and among criminal and deviant groups will be discussed. Basic research skills and methodologies will be explored through a thorough examination of the works of the criminal justice researchers and criminologists. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 331: Administration of Criminal Justice 3 cr.
An examination of principles of organization, administration and functional interrelation of criminal justice agencies. An evaluation of personnel policies, divisions, operations, management procedures and policies, and evaluation of each agency as part of a system. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 353: Criminal Law 3 cr.
The origins, structure, definition and interpretation of the most frequently used sections of state and federal statutes. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 390: Special Topics in Criminal Justice and Criminology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics of criminal justice and criminological interest with special emphasis on current developments in theoretical and practical applications. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 399: Internship in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Twenty-four semester hours credit in criminal justice, a minimum of 2.75 GPA in criminal justice course work and junior standing. Supervised participation in and observation of a criminal justice agency for one semester. Each student will be required to analyze defined aspects of the agency's role, function and organization and prepare a critical review of the literature. One hour lecture, four hours laboratory. May be repeated for a maximum of six hours.

CJ 425: Violence in American Society 3 cr.
The history of violence in American society is examined. Regional patterns of violence, subcultures of violence, riots, racial violence, violence in the family, interpersonal violence, collective violence, and the history of violence are discussed. Explanations of violent behavior are outlined and explored. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 430: Deviant Behavior and Social Response  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107 or consent of the department. An exploration of different contemporary and historical schools of deviance theory. Biological, cultural, sociological, and psychological influences on behavior will be examined and modes of intervention, prevention and treatment will be outlined. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 435: Women, Crime & Criminal Justice  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107.  Contemporary issues of women as both offenders and victims as well as the changing role of women as criminal justice employees are addressed within the framework of a conflict theory.  Additional topics include causes and prevention of violence/rape against women and sexual harassment in the criminal justice workplace. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 445: Gangs in America 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107. This current course examines some of the research which has been conducted on American gangs and updates much of the information into the current era. This course covers such issues as: definitional problems of gangs, changes in structure of gangs, proliferation of gangs, gang involvement in drug distribution and formal social control efforts toward gang crime and other social problems presented by gangs. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 455: Community Relations in Criminal Justice Organizations 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107. Through textbook materials, lectures, and a series of speakers from local criminal justice agencies, this course examines the relationship between and the interaction of criminal justice agencies generally, and local criminal justice agencies specifically, with individuals, special interest groups, and political and social community organizations. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 490: Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. The study of selected topics from current problems in criminal justice includes directed research, discussion and evaluation of criminal justice programs, policies, and practices. Three hours of seminar.

CJ 495: Independent Reading and Research 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Directed research, and readings in an area or areas of specific interest within the criminal justice system. Three hours of research.

CJ 625: Violence in American Society 3 cr.
The history of violence in American society is examined. Regional patterns of violence, subcultures of violence, riots, racial violence, violence in the family, interpersonal violence, collective violence, and the history of violence are discussed. Explanations of violent behavior are outlined and explored. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 630: Deviant Behavior and Social Response 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107 or consent of the department. An exploration of different contemporary and historical schools of deviance theory. Biological, cultural, sociological, and psychological influences on behavior will be examined and modes of intervention, prevention and treatment will be outlined. Three hours of lecture.

CJ 635: Women, Crime & Criminal Justice  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107.  Contemporary issues of women as both offenders and victims as well as the changing role of women as criminal justice employees are addressed within the framework of a conflict theory.  Additional topics include causes and prevention of violence/rape against women and sexual harassment in the criminal justice workplace. Three hours of lecture. For undergraduate credit, see also CJ 435.

CJ 645: Gangs in America 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107. This current course examines some of the research which has been conducted on American gangs and updates much of the information into the current era. This course covers such issues as: definitional problems of gangs, changes in structure of gangs, proliferation of gangs, gang involvement in drug distribution and formal social control efforts toward gang crime and other social problems presented by gangs. For undergraduate credit, see also CJ 445. Three hours of credit.

CJ 655:Community Relations in Criminal Justice Organizations 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CJ 107. Through textbook materials, lectures, and a series of speakers from local criminal justice agencies, this course examines the relationship between, and interaction of criminal justice agencies generally, and local criminal justice agencies specifically, with individuals, special interest groups, and political and social community organizations. Three hours of lecture. For undergraduate credit, see also CJ 455.

CJ 690: Seminar in Criminal Justice 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. The study of selected topics from current problems in criminal justice includes directed research, discussion and evaluation of criminal justice programs, policies, and practices. Three hours of seminar.

CJ 695: Independent Reading and Research 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for maximum of six semester hours. Directed research, and readings in an area or areas of specific interest within the criminal justice system. Three hours of research.
 

ECON 200: Economic History of the United States 3 cr.
The course examines the historical trends of the American economy and the economic content in which American cultural and political institutions have evolved. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 201:  Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Math 121 or equivalent. An introductory study of the nature of macroeconomics, with emphasis on national income determination and the monetary system. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 202: Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Math 121 or equivalent. An introductory study of the nature of microeconomics, with emphasis on consumption, production, and resource allocation from a private and social point of view. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 205: Economic Principles* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 121 or equivalent. This course is a one-semester combination of microeconomic and macroeconomic theories. Topics are supply, demand, national income determination, money and banking, consumption, production, resource allocation, international economics, and comparative systems. Students may not receive credit for ECON 205 and ECON 201-202. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 260: Introduction to Business Statistics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: MADM 150 and MATH 131. Credit will not be given for this course and MATH 260. A study of topics of statistical description, including measures of location and dispersion; probability, random variables, probability distributions; sampling methods and distributions; statistical estimation and hypothesis testing; regression and correlation analysis; use of microcomputer packages. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 301: Aggregate Economic Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. Analysis of the factors determining the aggregate level of national income and employment and related economic theories. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 302: Intermediate Economic Theory 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202, and MATH 131. The study of resource allocation and factor pricing in an enterprise economy. Some consideration is given to the application of microeconomic theory in business decision making. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 310: Money, Banking, and Monetary Policy 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. An intermediate study of the nature and functions of money, the banking system of the United States, and monetary theory. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 327: Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MADM 301. Analysis of management and labor relations in its behavioral, institutional, legal and historical aspects. Includes collective bargaining, arbitration, grievance procedures, wage and benefits issues, institutional issues, seniority, employee safety, discipline, and public sector collective bargaining. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 345: Public Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. ECON 302 is recommended. A study giving specific emphasis to the field of public finance, including the study of public revenues, public expenditures, and problems of fiscal policy and debt management. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 370: The History of Economic Thought 3 cr.
Prerequisites. ECON 201 and 202. A study of the development of ideas which constitute our understanding of the economy. The course focuses on the theories and the personalities which have contributed to that development. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 405: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 201, 202 and MADM 150. Practical application of microcomputers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as Finance 405. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 430: Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. A survey and comparison of the capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, and fascist systems of economic organization. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 460: International Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. An introduction to the theories of trade, international payments, foreign exchange rates, instruments, markets, and adjustment of international disequilibrium. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 475: Internship in Economics 3-6 cr.
Internship offering field-related work experience to economics students demonstrating leadership qualities and exceptional interpersonal skills. Acceptance is based on interviews with carefully matched employers. Students must have maintained a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or 2.75 for the last 24 hours and receive consent of the Economics Department. Credit is granted on the student's written reports and on faculty and employer evaluations. Three to six hours of credit on a pass/no credit basis. Only three hours maybe applied to the major.

ECON 490: Seminar in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Junior standing and consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

ECON 495: Independent Studies in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the economics faculty. Three hours of research.

ECON 605: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, 202 and MADM 150. Practical application of microcomputers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as FIN 605. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 630: Comparative Economic Systems 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. A survey and comparison of the capitalistic, socialistic, communistic, and fascist systems of economic organization. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 660: International Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202. An introduction to the theories of trade, international payments, foreign exchange rates, instruments, markets, and adjustment of international disequilibrium. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 690: Seminar in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

ECON 695: Independent Studies in Economics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the economics faculty. Three hours of research.

ECON 705: Economic Analysis for Management 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201 and 202 and either 260 or 502. A study of relationships between economic theory and management of the firm in a market economy. Demand, revenue, and cost interrelationships are explored along with the gamut of market structures in the American economy. Cases are used to develop the concepts and relationships. Three hours of lecture.

ECON 790: Special Topics in Economics 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from the economics area including time series analysis of economic data, econometric forecasting, basic research analysis for economic analysis, computer applications in economics, etc. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.
 

ED 201: Introduction to Foundations of Education 3 cr.
Lecture, reading, and discussion designed to introduce the student to the foundations of the teaching profession. Three hours of lecture.

ED 202: Introduction to Technology in Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 201. A study of applications of educational technology for the classroom, with attention to selection of hardware and software, use of audiovisual media, and development of instructional materials. Three hours of lecture-laboratory.

ED 211: Classroom Organization and Management in the Elementary School 1 cr.
Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in ED 201 and PSYC 206. Principles and practice, observation and participation, of pupil management and organization for instruction in the elementary school. One hour lecture, two hours laboratory.

ED 221: Classroom Organization and Management in the Secondary School 1 cr.
Prerequisite: Concurrent registration in ED 201 and PSYC 206. Principles and practices, observation and participation of pupil management and organization of instruction in the secondary school. One hour of lecture, two hours of laboratory.

ED 222: Seminar in Teaching Algebra 1 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 221. An experiential learning course, tutoring Algebra students in a computer classroom environment. One hour seminar, two hours laboratory.

ED 228: Practicum in Mainstream Education for Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 211 or ED 221. Concurrent registration in ED 250. Supervised experience in providing learning experiences for handicapped pupils in mainstreamed settings. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

ED 250: Problems of the Exceptional Child 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion or enrollment in PSYC 207. A descriptive survey of educational and adjustment problems of the exceptional child. Three hours of lecture.

ED 295: Independent Study in Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 201 or consent of the department. Reading, on-site visits to schools and other institutions, conferences, and reports under the guidance of an education faculty member. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. One hour of seminar and three hours of research.

Professional Courses: Students must be admitted to TEPAR to take the following 300/400-level courses

ED 301: Materials for Teaching Mildly and Moderately Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201 and PSYC 206. Design, preparation, assessment, evaluation and maintenance of materials for teaching mildly and moderately handicapped pupils. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory.

ED 302: Teaching Pupils with Learning and Behavior Problems 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 201. Methods and curricular adaptations for teaching pupils with mild and moderate problems of learning and behavior. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory.

ED 303: Teaching Basic Subjects to Mildly and Moderately Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, 301 and PSYC 206. Methods, materials, curricular facilities adaptations for instruction in the basic academic subjects for pupils with mild and moderate levels of handicap. Two hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory.

ED 304: Strategies in Classroom Motivation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 250. An introduction to methods of management which emphasize the interpersonal nature of the educational process, motivation, and discipline apart from those considered to be behavioristic in nature. Three hours of lecture.

ED 314: Materials and Methods in Elementary School Social Studies 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201 and PSYC 206. Materials and methods used in teaching social studies in the elementary grades. Three hours of lecture.

ED 315: Materials and Methods in Elementary School Math 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, MATH 121, 127, 217, and 218. Materials and methods in teaching mathematics in the elementary school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 316: Materials and Methods in Elementary School Reading and Language Arts I 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, ENGL 301 and PSYC 206. materials and methods used in teaching reading and language arts in the elementary grades. Three hours of lecture.

ED 317: Methods and Materials in Elementary School Reading and Language Arts II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 316 or consent of the department. A continuation of ED 316. Three hours of lecture.

ED 318: Practicum in Diagnostic and Corrective Reading for Elementary 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 317 and consent of the department. A practicum experience in diagnosing and correcting reading problems in elementary school children. Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.

ED 320: Materials and Methods in Secondary School Reading 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201 and PSYC 206. Materials and methods used in teaching developmental and content area reading in the secondary school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 334: Materials and Methods in Speech and Hearing Therapy 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201 and PSYC 206. Clinical methods expanded and applied to the school setting. Includes screening, selection of case load, grouping, group methods, block and standard scheduling, reporting procedures, and accountability methods. Three hours of lecture.

ED 385: Evaluation of Instruction 2 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of at least one materials and methods course. Study of evaluation of instruction with emphasis on measurement. Two hours of lecture.

ED 386: Special Education Diagnostics Practicum 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 301.  Theory and practice of using classroom diagnostics for planning and implementing instruction. Emphasizes informal approaches. Three hours of lecture.

ED 408: Pre-Vocational Education for Mildly and Moderately Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Curriculum, materials and techniques for teaching information and skills leading to systematic training to prepare pupils for gainful employment. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory.

ED 409: Vocational Education for Mildly and Moderately Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 406. Study of curriculum, materials and techniques for vocational and technical training to prepare pupils for gainful employment. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory.

ED 411: Observation and Participation in the Elementary School 2 cr.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program (see TEPAR) and at least two elementary school methods courses. Directed observation and limited participation in an elementary school program. One hour of seminar and five hours of laboratory. Grading is pass/no credit.

ED 413: The Middle School 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 201 and PSYC 206 or consent of the department. A study of principles, practices, trends and issues in curriculum and instruction in schools serving early adolescent learners. Designed for teachers, administrators, and support personnel. Three hours of lecture.

ED 417: Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3 cr.
An overview of the history, theories, and issues of pre-primary educational programs with an emphasis on current research. Designed to help students with analysis/synthesis of information on critical issues concerning young children. Three hours of lecture.

ED 418: Materials and Methods in Early Childhood Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 417 or consent of the department. Theoretical bases of early childhood curriculum development, design of curricula, organization of instruction, teaching strategies, and evaluation and assessment techniques. Three hours of lecture.

ED 421: Observation and Participation in the Secondary School 2 cr.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Teacher Education Program (see TEPAR) and at least one secondary-school methods course. Directed observation and limited participation in a junior or senior high school program. One hour of seminar and five hours of laboratory. Grading is pass/no credit.

ED 422: Student Teaching 6-12 cr.
Prerequisites: See "Student Teaching" in this Catalog. Supervised experience in planning, directing, and evaluating learning experiences in elementary education, in secondary education, special education, or speech and hearing therapy. Grading is pass/no credit.

ED 423: Practicum 3-6 cr.
Prerequisites: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ED 422. Supervised experience working with students in kindergarten, special education, or gifted education setting. Grading is Pass/No Credit.

ED 424: Internship 3-6 cr.
Prerequisites: Possession of baccalaureate degree and completion of Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification requirements. Designed for Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification elementary and secondary school teachers who are employed full-time in their academic majors on temporary teaching certificates. Must be repeated in two consecutive semesters.  Alternate Post-Baccalaureate certification students must complete twelve credits for completion of certification requirements. MAC students (Master's and Alternate Certification majors) must complete six credits for completion of certification requirements. Pass/No Credit.

ED 435: Materials and Methods in Secondary Sciences 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least twenty-four semester hours of biological and physical sciences. Curriculum and methods in teaching sciences in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 436: Materials and Methods in Secondary English 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least eighteen semester hours in English. Curriculum and methods in teaching English in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 437 Materials and Methods in Secondary Mathematics 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least fifteen semester hours of mathematics. Curriculum and methods in mathematics in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 438 Materials and Methods in Secondary Social Studies 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least eighteen semester hours in social science. Curriculum and methods in teaching social studies in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 439 Materials and Methods in Art Education 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least eighteen semester hours in fine arts. Curriculum and methods in teaching fine arts in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 440: Materials and Methods in Foreign Language Education 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 201, PSYC 206, and at least eighteen semester hours in foreign language. Curriculum and methods in teaching foreign language in secondary schools with an emphasis on lesson plan writing and demonstration lessons. Three hours of lecture.

ED 490: Special Topics in Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Current and/or special issues in education will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Three hours of lecture.

ED 496: Dispute Resolution Strategies 3 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 152 or 206 and senior standing. An introduction to specific programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce violence. Emphasis on creating cooperative learning environments where students learn negotiation and peer mediation strategies. Three hours of lecture. (Cross listed with PSYC 496).

ED 609: Vocational Education for Mildly and Moderately Handicapped Pupils 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 408 or 608. Study of curriculum, materials and techniques for vocational and technical training to prepare pupils for gainful employment. Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory.

ED 613: The Middle School 3 cr.
A study of principles, practices, trends, and issues in the development of curricula for youth in middle schools. Designed for teachers, administrators, and support personnel. Three hours of lecture.

ED 617: Foundations of Early Childhood Education 3 cr.
An overview of the history, theories of learning, and contemporary issues of pre-primary educational programs with an emphasis on current research. Designed to help students analyze/synthesize information on critical issues concerning young children. Three hours of lecture.

ED 618: Methods & Materials in Early Childhood Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 617 or consent of the department. Theoretical bases of early childhood curriculum development, design of curricula, organization of instruction, teaching strategies, and evaluation and assessment techniques. Three hours of lecture.

ED 622: Student Teaching 6 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of all courses needed for certification or consent of the Department. Supervised experience in planning, directing, and evaluating learning experiences in elementary and secondary education. Grading is Pass/No Credit.

ED 624: Internship 6 cr.
Prerequisite: Possession of baccalaureate degree and completion of Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification requirements. Designed for Alternate Post-Baccalaureate Certification elementary and secondary school teachers who are employed full-time in their academic majors on temporary teaching certificates. Must be taken during 2 consecutive semesters, Fall and Spring, for a total of six credits for completion of elementary or secondary certification requirements. Pass/No Credit.

ED 635: Materials and Methods in the Sciences and Mathematics 3 cr.
Curriculum and methods in teaching the sciences and mathematics in secondary school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 636: Materials and Methods in the Humanities and Social Studies 3 cr.
Curriculum and methods in teaching the humanities and social studies. Three hours of lecture.

ED 690: Special Topics in Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Department. Current and/or special issues in education will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Three hours of lecture.

ED 696: Dispute Resolution Strategies 3 cr.
Prerequisites: PSYC 152 or 206 and senior standing. An introduction to specific programs and activities designed to prevent and reduce violence. Emphasis on creating cooperative learning environments where students learn negotiation and peer meditation strategies. Three hours of lecture. (Cross listed with PSYC 696).

ED 700: Foundations of Education 3 cr.
A broad overview of the history, philosophy, curriculum, structure and organization of the American education system. Three hours of lecture.

ED 701: History of Education 3 cr.
A study of the history of education from antiquity to the present with emphasis on education in ancient Greece and Rome, Europe in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the transplanting of culture in colonial America. Three hours of lecture.

ED 702: Comparative Education 3 cr.
A comparison of selected national systems of education with emphasis on educational philosophy, goals, organization, and method. Three hours of lecture.

ED 703: History of American Education 3 cr.
A survey of the growth and development of educational thought, institutions, and practices in America from the Sixteenth Century to the present, with special emphasis on the school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 704: Foundations of Educational Research 3 cr.
A study of research methods in education and their empirical foundations, with emphasis on interpreting the literature in the field. Three hours of lecture.

ED 705: Philosophy of Education 3 cr.
A study of philosophical method and thought and their implications for education. Three hours of lecture.

ED 711: Principles of Elementary Education 3 cr.
A study of the development, purposes, and organization of elementary schools, and of curriculum models and instructional practices appropriate for elementary school students. Three hours of lecture.

ED 716: Principles of Secondary Education 3 cr.
A study of the development, purposes, and organization of secondary schools, and of curriculum models and instructional  practices appropriate for secondary school students. Three hours of lecture.

ED 720: Curriculum 3 cr.
A systematic study of the history, theory and practice of curriculum development in American education. Three hours of lecture.

ED 721: National Writing Project 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the LSUS National Writing Project. This course is the pedagogical component of the Summer Institute of the LSUS National Writing Project. It provides an overview of methodologies for teaching writing pertinent throughout the curriculum and across all grade levels with particular concern for pedagogical issues in the  use of writing to help teach content areas. Three hours of seminar.

ED 723: Advanced Topics in Language Arts 3 cr.
A study of principles, practices, trends, and issues in language arts with emphasis on the relationship between written communication and reading. For teachers of elementary and middle school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 724: Advanced Evaluation of Instruction 3 cr.
Study of the design and interpretation of formal and informal evaluative devices as well as the use of standardized instruments. Three hours of lecture.

ED 725: Practical Applications of Curriculum in Elementary and Secondary Schools 3 cr.
The principles and processes of curriculum implementation and application in the elementary and secondary school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 726: Advanced Topics in Mathematics Education 3 cr.
A study of curriculum in school mathematics and instructional strategies with emphasis on diagnosis and remediation. Three hours of lecture.

ED 727: Advanced Topics in Teaching English 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A study of theory and strategies for teaching English. Designed around major topics of concern to certified teachers. Three hours of lecture.

ED 729: Advanced Topics in Social Studies 3 cr.
An analysis of curricular issues, teaching practices, and social influences concerning modern social studies education. Three hours of lecture.

ED 730: Supervision of Instruction 3 cr.
Study of the theory and application of instructional leadership and supervision. Three hours of lecture.

ED 731: Preservice Supervision 3 cr.
A review of the development of teacher education and a study of principles and techniques used in the supervision of student teaching. Three hours of lecture.

ED 732 Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling 3 cr.
Prerequisite: PSYC 720. An overview of social and cultural backgrounds of minority groups and how the various backgrounds affect an individual's participation in and responsiveness to counseling. Emphasis on adjusting counseling techniques to fit the social and cultural background of the client, also listed as PSYC 732. Three hours of lecture.

ED 735: School Administration 3 cr.
Study of organization and administration of elementary and secondary schools. Three hours of lecture.

ED 736: School Law 3 cr.
Provides the school administrator with a broad knowledge of statutory considerations and specific Louisiana educational statutes. Three hours of lecture.

ED 737: The Elementary School Principalship 3 cr.
Study of theory and practice for effective management of elementary schools. Three hours of lecture.

ED 738: The Secondary School Principalship 3 cr.
Study of Theory and practice for effective management of secondary schools. Three hours of lecture.

ED 740: Foundations in Developmental Reading 3 cr.
Familiarizes teachers with contemporary trends in reading instruction and develops certain specific knowledge and skills essential to competent teaching of reading. Three hours of lecture.

ED 741: Reading Assessment 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 740. Helps classroom teachers develop and apply diagnostic techniques suitable for appraising the reading abilities of students in order to organize and implement instruction that will meet their needs. Three hours of lecture.

ED 742: Clinical Aspects of Reading Instruction 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 741. Concepts, procedures, and specialized techniques involved in clinical diagnosis, identification of underlying causes, and remediation of reading difficulties. Three hours of lecture.

ED 743: Practicum in Reading 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 742. Gives the intern reading specialist a supervised experience in tutoring children with reading problems. Emphasis is placed on methods, materials and the application of specialized remedial techniques. Two hours of lecture and two
hours of laboratory.

ED 744: Reading in the Content Areas 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 740 or consent of the department. Strategies and practices for solving problems of reading disability as they affect the content area teacher in social studies, science, mathematics, and other areas. Three hours of lecture.

ED 748: Administration of School Reading Programs 3 cr.
A study of administrative leadership in school reading programs with emphasis on understanding the reading process, staff development, effective supervision, community involvement, and evaluation. Three hours of lecture.

ED 750: Principles of Guidance 3 cr.
A survey of guidance including historical perspective, principles, organization and techniques. Three hours of lecture.

ED 753: Career and Lifestyle Development in School Counseling 3 cr.
Basic concepts underlying the awareness and exploration phases of the career development process in addition to the materials and techniques in career counseling of adolescents and adults.

ED 755: Guidance Practicum 3 cr.
Supervised experience in working with children and youth in a school guidance program. One hour of seminar and five hours of laboratory.

ED 760: Administration and Organization of Special Education Programs 3 cr.
Review of principles and problems of program organization and service delivery for special education in the public schools including laws, regulations, and guidelines for development of local policy, responsibilities of special education officials, and problems of administration of programs. Three hours of lecture.

ED 762: The Teacher as Consultant 3 cr.
Provides knowledge of educational consultation and skills necessary to be an effective consultant to regular and special education teachers concerning children who are experiencing learning and/or behavior problems at school. Three hours of lecture.

ED 763: Principles of Behavior Management of Exceptional Children 3 cr.
(Behavioral Intervention Strategies) Principles and strategies of applied behavior analysis with emphasis on technical skills involved in teaching exceptional children. Three hours of lecture.

ED 764: Characteristics/Study of Gifted Individuals 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A study of the characteristics and identification of gifted individuals to include areas of concern in gifted education (handicapped gifted, underachieving gifted, disadvantaged gifted). Three hours of lecture.

ED 765: Methods of Teaching the Gifted 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A comprehensive review of teaching-learning strategies that can be used in the implementation of a curriculum for gifted students. Three hours of lecture.

ED 766: Curriculum Development for the Gifted 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A study of modifications of the regular curriculum's content, processes, products, and learning environment to make it more appropriate for gifted students. Included will be recommendations for curriculum development with several examples of appropriate curriculum. Three hours of lecture.

ED 767: Organization and Management of Special Education Classes 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ED 411/421, ED 304, PSYC 455 or consent of the department. A study of the major systems and current  research in classroom organization and behavior management in special education. Non-aversive controls, developmental methods, and parent-teacher relationships are emphasized. Three hours of lecture.

ED 768: Teaching Exceptional Children in Inclusive Classrooms 3 cr.
A study of the various facets of inclusion practice through which educators can enhance their powers of creativity using the techniques of experiential education based on cooperative teaching and learning models.

ED 769: The Exceptional Child in Today's Schools 3 cr.
A comprehensive survey of research, issues, and practice affecting educational provisions for exceptional children.

ED 770: School and Community Relations 3 cr.
The study of concepts and practices for developing and maintaining informed involvement of communities with public schools. Three hours of lecture.

ED 772: Financing Public Education 3 cr.
Study of problems and issues related to the appropriation and allocation of public financial resources for education. Three hours of lecture.

ED 774: School Personnel Administration 3 cr.
Study of concepts and practices in recruitment, selection, development and utilization of professional human resources in educational organizations. Three hours of lecture.

ED 778: Practicum in Clinical Supervision 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 730. Directed experience in planning and implementing clinical supervision models. One hour seminar and 10 hours laboratory.

ED 780: Educational Technology Applied to the Classroom 3 cr.
A hands on, project-centered course using technology in the classroom, with attention to selection of hardware and software, use of multimedia authoring tools and communications technology in the development of instructional materials. Three hours of lecture.

ED 781: Multimedia and Video in the Classroom 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 780. A hands on, project centered course on using multimedia and video more effectively in the classroom, with attention to the creation and effective use of sound and video in the development of instructional materials. Two hours of lecture; two hours of laboratory.

ED 782: Curriculum Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 780 and ED 781. The production of a CD and a video on selected topics in education.  Two hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory.

ED 783: Teaching Science and Math Using Technology 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ED 780. A hands on, project centered course on using the latest technology to teach math and science in the classroom. Two hours lecture and two hours laboratory.

ED 790: Special Problems in Education 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Intensive study, research, and reporting on a significant problem in education. Three hours of lecture.

ED 795: Independent Study in Education 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. An independent study directed by an assigned member of the Education faculty. Formal paper required. Three hours of research.

ED 798: M. ED. Final Project 3 cr.
Prerequisite: M. Ed. candidacy and completion of all M. Ed. courses (may be scheduled concurrent with final course). A research project, written and oral, approved by the candidate's committee on a pass/no credit basis. Three hours of independent study.

ED 799: Thesis 1-6 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Designed as a research option in the M.Ed. degree program. Final grading is on a pass/no credit basis. One to six credits per semester
 

ENG 245: Statics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: MATH 222. Vectorial treatment of resultants and equilibrium of force systems, centroids and centers of gravity, fluid statics, friction. Three hours of lecture.
 

Placement and Prerequisite Policy for Freshman English: ENGL 005: Enhanced English ACT score below 16 or composite plus English score less than 34. (Students in this category may elect to write an essay during registration; successful students may then be placed in English 105.) ENGL 105: Enhanced English ACT score of 16 or higher and composite plus English of 34 or higher. ENGL 115: Enhanced English ACT score of 24 or higher and composite plus English of 51 or higher and written essay judged adequate by the Department of English. If all three criteria have been met, the student will receive three hours credit for English 105.In the absence of clear placement information, placement in the student's first English course is determined by the English Department rather than by the student's adviser. A student may not enroll in English 115 without credit in English 105 or its equivalent.

ENGL 005: Developmental English Composition 3 cr.
An introductory writing course that stresses the development of multi-paragraph expository essays. Teaches how to create a thesis and develop it in unified paragraphs; includes a review of grammar and spelling as well as practice in the techniques of critical reading. Does not satisfy general education requirement for freshman composition. Three hours of lecture. Grading is on a pass-no credit basis.

ENGL 100: English Grammar Review 3 cr.
A review of the fundamentals of grammar and punctuation. Emphasizes techniques for avoiding the most common problems in sentence structure and most common errors in mechanics. Does not satisfy general education requirement for freshman composition. Three hours of lecture. Grading is on a pass-no credit basis.

ENGL 105: English Composition I* 3 cr.
A writing course that stresses exposition and argumentation and introduces students to library research. Employs selected readings to illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies and to enhance critical reading skills. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 115: English Composition II* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 105. A writing course that further develops the writing, research, and critical reading skills acquired in
ENGL 105. Emphasizes the analysis and interpretation of literature. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 115H: Honors English Composition II* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 and consent of the department. A section of ENGL 115 open to students who have tested out of or performed exceptionally well in ENGL 105. Offers reading and writing assignments enriched for accelerated learning. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 205: Survey of English Literature I* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. A survey of the literature from the beginnings of the language through the eighteenth century. Emphasizes such writers as Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Donne, Milton, Swift, and Pope. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 206: Survey of English Literature II* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. A survey of the literature from the end of the eighteenth century to the present. Emphasizes such writers as Wordsworth, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Yeats, Joyce, and Woolf. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 207: Survey of American Literature* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. A survey of the literature from the colonial period to the present. Emphasizes such writers as Edwards, Franklin, Whitman, Hawthorne, Dickinson, Twain, Eliot, and Faulkner. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 215: Introduction to Fiction* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. An introduction to the short story, the novella, and the novel. Emphasizes works by American and British writers, with some attention to works in translation from other cultures. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 216: Introduction to Poetry and Drama* 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. An introduction to the lyric, the ballad, and other poetic forms and to tragedy, comedy, and other dramatic forms. Emphasizes works by American and British writers, with some attention to works in translation from other cultures. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 225: Tutoring Writing 1 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 105 and 115 with a GPA in those courses of 3.5 and consent of the department. A writing course that offers practical experience in tutoring other students in the Writing Center. Emphasizes the writing process and strategies for helping others improve their writing. May be repeated for up to three hours credit. One hour of lecture, three hours of laboratory.

ENGL 226: Advanced Composition 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 115. A generalized writing course for those wishing to improve their ability to communicate to a non-technical audience. Gives some attention to argumentation but focuses on exposition, description, and narration. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 301: Introduction to Linguistics 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of syntax, semantics, phonology, and pragmatics. Emphasizes sociolinguistic topics such as dialectal variation, attitudes about language change, and differing conceptions of correctness and propriety. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 308: Survey of African-American Literature  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of literature written by African-Americans from the colonial period to the present. Emphasizes such writers as Douglas, Hughes, Wright, Ellison, Brooks, Baldwin, and Morrison. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 315: Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. The origin, development, and common themes of fantasy and science fiction as literary and cinematic subgenres, with attention to the distinguishing traits of these subgenres, their social and literary functions, and their variations from mainstream fiction. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 321: Literature of the Old Testament 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of selections from the Old Testament that represent such literary forms as the epic, lyric poetry, and tragedy. Emphasizes selections' literary value. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 322 Literature of the New Testament 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. Interpretation of New Testament literature through rhetorical criticism and study of the influence of Classical Rhetoric on New Testament thought. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 325: Technical Writing 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A specialized writing course for students in the sciences, computer science, engineering, and agriculture. Emphasizes proposals, reports, technical papers, and correspondence. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 326: Writing in the Humanities  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A specialized writing course for students in the humanities, including the arts and social sciences. Emphasizes analysis, explication, and evaluation. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 328: Writing Fiction and Poetry I 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. An introductory creative writing course that offers workshop criticism of student work. For fiction, emphasizes techniques of point of view, dialogue, setting, and characterization; for poetry, techniques of open and closed forms, with special attention to contemporary methods. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 390: Special Topics  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement or consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Various topics selected from the areas of literature, writing, linguistics, film, or pedagogy and intended for the nonspecialist. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 400: History of the English Language 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of the development of the language from Old English to Modern English. Emphasizes changes in grammar, phonology, and vocabulary. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 405: Early Classics in Translation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of epic, lyric, and dramatic literature, in translation, from the Greek and Roman period to late medieval times. Emphasizes such writers as Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, Ovid, Horace, Virgil, and Dante. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 406: Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A close study of The Canterbury Tales with some attention to Chaucer's other works and his language. Places Chaucer in historical context; considers his use of such medieval genres as the fabliau, the beast fable, and the romance; and explores the issue of the collection's artistic unity. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 407: Studies in Medieval Literature 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of a related body of works from the middle ages. Emphasizes a genre such as drama or a theme such as Arthurian legend. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 408: Shakespeare: Early Works  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of Shakespeare's developing artistry to about 1600. Emphasizes the drama, with some attention to the poetry and the intellectual and cultural milieu. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 409: Shakespeare: Later Works  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of Shakespeare's maturing artistry after about 1600. Emphasizes achievements in drama, with some attention to the poetry and the intellectual and cultural milieu. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 410: Renaissance Poetry and Drama 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of the poetry from about 1500 to about 1600 and of the non-Shakespearean drama from about 1500 to the closing of the theaters in 1642. Emphasizes such authors as Wyatt, Sydney, Spenser, Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 420: Milton and Early Seventeenth-Century British Poetry 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of Milton's major poetry and that of other poets writing between 1600 and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Focuses on Paradise Lost and on works of such poets as Donne, Herbert, and Marvell. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 428: Writing Fiction and Poetry II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENGL 328 or consent of the department. An advanced creative writing course that offers workshop criticism of student work. For fiction, emphasizes techniques of point of view, dialogue, setting, and characterization; for poetry, techniques of open and closed forms, with special attention to contemporary methods. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 430: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of the literature from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to about 1798, with attention to the emergence of neoclassicism and other aspects of the intellectual and artistic milieu. Emphasizes such writers as Dryden, Wycherly, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Goldsmith. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 435: The British Novel to 1900  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of the development of the British novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century. Emphasizes such writers as Fielding, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, and Hardy. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 440: The British Romantic Period 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of British literature from about 1780 to the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. Emphasizes such writers as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Hazlitt, and de Quincey. Three hours lecture.

ENGL 450: The British Victorian Period 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of British literature from the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901. Emphasizes such writers as the Brownings, Tennyson, Arnold, the Rossettis, Carlyle, Ruskin, and Pater. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 455: Modern Drama 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of developments in British and American drama from about 1870 to the present, with some attention to European influences and contemporaries. Emphasizes such writers as Ibsen, Shaw, Beckett, Pinter, O'Neill, Williams, Brecht, and Albee. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 460: Modern Fiction 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of developments in British and American fiction from about 1900 to the present. Emphasizes such writers as Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, Forster, Faulkner, Hemingway, and Bellow. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 465: Modern Poetry 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of developments in British and American poetry from about 1870 to the present. Emphasizes such poets as Hopkins, Eliot, Yeats, Pound, Frost, Stevens, Roethke, and Rich. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 470: American Literature to 1860 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of colonial and pre-Civil War American Literature. Emphasizes such authors as Edwards, Franklin, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Hawthorne, and Melville. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 471: American Literature Since 1860 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Emphasizes such authors as Dickinson, Twain, Crane, Eliot, Frost, Faulkner, Hemingway, O'Neill, and Hughes. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 475: American Novel to 1900 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of developments in the novel from the beginnings to 1900. Emphasizes such writers as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Howells, and Crane. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 478: Literature of the South 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A study of developments in the literature written by Southerners, with some attention to the historical and cultural backgrounds. Emphasizes such writers as Cable, Chopin, Faulkner, O'Connor, Welty, Williams, and Warren. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 480: Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of twelve hours of 400-level literature  and consent of the department. A capstone course for English majors that surveys critical theory from the ancient Greeks to the present and requires students to apply recent theories to selected works. Emphasizes such twentieth-century movements as New Criticism, psychoanalysis, feminism, deconstruction, New Historicism, and reader-response criticism. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 485: World Literature  3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement. A survey of literature representing Latin American, European, African, Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures. Covers mythology, folklore, and such ancient works as the epic Gilgamish, as well as works by more modern writers such as Flaubert, Chekov, Ibsen, Marquez, Achebe, and Kawabata. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 490: Studies in English 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of sophomore English requirement and consent of the department. A variable-topics course for advanced students interested in studying a topic more deeply than regular offerings permit. May focus on a major author, a literary period, a genre, literary criticism, creative writing, linguistics, or pedagogy. May be repeated once for credit. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 495: Independent Studies in English 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Completion of six hours of English at the 300 level or above and consent of the department. A special-topics course that permits students who have demonstrated exceptional competence to pursue a special interest under the direction of a faculty member. Involves extensive readings, original research, and a series of reports or critical analyses. May be repeated once for credit. Three hours of research.

ENGL 499: Writing Internship 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ENGL 325 or 326, senior standing, at least a 3.0 GPA, and consent of the department. A writing course offering professional writing experience for English majors or students in the Writing Specialization. Usually involves writing and editing for a local business or governmental agency. Ten to fifteen hours of laboratory per week. Grading is on a pass-no credit basis.

ENGL 600: History of the English Language 3 cr.
A study of the development of the language from Old English to Modern English. Emphasizes changes in grammar, phonology, and vocabulary. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 605: Early Classics in Translation 3 cr.
A survey of epic, lyric, and dramatic literature, in translation, from the Greek and Roman period to late medieval times. Emphasizes such writers as Homer, Sappho, Sophocles, Ovid, Horace, Virgil, and Dante. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 606: Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales  3 cr.
A close study of The Canterbury Tales with some attention to Chaucer's other works and his language. Places Chaucer in historical context; considers his use of such medieval genres as the fabliau, the beast fable, and the romance; and explores the issue of the collection's artistic unity. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 607: Studies in Medieval Literature 3 cr.
A study of a related body of works from the middle ages. Emphasizes a genre such as drama or a theme such as Arthurian legend. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 608: Shakespeare: Early Works 3 cr.
A study of Shakespeare's developing artistry to about 1600. Emphasizes the drama, with some attention to the poetry and the intellectual and cultural milieu. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 609: Shakespeare: Later Works 3 cr.
A study of Shakespeare's maturing artistry after about 1600. Emphasizes achievements in drama, with some attention to the poetry and the intellectual and cultural milieu. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 610: Renaissance Poetry and Drama 3 cr.
A survey of the poetry from about 1500 to about 1600 and of the non-Shakespearean drama from about 1500 to the closing of the theaters in 1642. Emphasizes such authors as Wyatt, Sydney, Spenser, Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, and Webster. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 620: Milton and Early Seventeenth-Century British Poetry 3 cr.
A study of Milton's major poetry and that of other poets writing between 1600 and the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Focuses on Paradise Lost and on works of such poets as Donne, Herbert, and Marvell. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 628: Writing Fiction and Poetry II 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. An advanced creative writing course that offers workshop criticism of student work. For fiction, emphasizes techniques of point of view, dialogue, setting, and characterization; for poetry, techniques of open and closed forms, with special attention to contemporary methods. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 630: Restoration and Eighteenth-Century British Literature 3 cr.
A study of the literature from the restoration of the monarchy in 1660 to about 1798, with attention to the emergence of neoclassicism and other aspects of the intellectual and artistic milieu. Emphasizes such writers as Dryden, Wycherly, Pope, Swift, Johnson, and Goldsmith. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 635: The British Novel to 1900 3 cr.
A study of the development of the British novel from its beginnings through the nineteenth century. Emphasizes such writers as Fielding, Sterne, Austen, Dickens, the Brontes, Eliot, and Hardy. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 640: The British Romantic Period 3 cr.
A study of British literature from about 1780 to the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837. Emphasizes such writers as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, Keats, Hazlitt, and de Quincey. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 650: The British Victorian Period 3 cr.
A study of British literature from the coronation of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her death in 1901. Emphasizes such writers as the Brownings, Tennyson, Arnold, the Rossettis, Carlyle, Ruskin, and Pater. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 655: Modern Drama 3 cr.
A study of developments in British and American drama from about 1870 to the present, with some attention to European influences and contemporaries. Emphasizes such writers as Ibsen, Shaw, Beckett, Pinter, O'Neill, Williams, Brecht, and Albee. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 660: Modern Fiction 3 cr.
A study of developments in British and American fiction from about 1900 to the present. Emphasizes such writers as Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf, Forster, Faulkner, Hemingway, and Bellow. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 665: Modern Poetry 3 cr.
A study of developments in British and American poetry from about 1870 to the present. Emphasizes such poets as Hopkins, Eliot, Yeats, Pound, Frost, Stevens, Roethke, and Rich. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 670: American Literature to 1860 3 cr.
A survey of colonial and pre-Civil War American literature. Emphasizes such authors as Edwards, Franklin, Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, Poe, Hawthorne, and Melville. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 671: American Literature Since 1860 3 cr.
A survey of American literature from the Civil War to the present. Emphasizes such authors as Dickinson, Twain, Crane, Eliot, Frost, Faulkner, Hemingway, O'Neil, and Hughes. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 675: American Novel to 1900 3 cr.
A study of developments in the novel from the beginnings to 1900. Emphasizes such writers as Cooper, Hawthorne, Melville, Twain, James, Howells, and Crane. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 678: Literature of the South 3 cr.
A study of developments in the literature written by Southerners, with some attention to the historical and cultural backgrounds. Emphasizes such writers as Cable, Chopin, Faulkner, O'Connor, Welty, Williams, and Warren. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 680: Theory and Practice of Literary Criticism 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A historical survey of critical theory from the ancient Greeks to the present. Requires students to apply recent theories to selected works. Emphasizes such twentieth-century movements as New Criticism, psychoanalysis, feminism, deconstruction, New Historicism, and reader-response criticism. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 685: World Literature 3 cr.
A survey of literature representing Latin American, European, African, Asian, and Middle Eastern cultures. Covers mythology, folklore, and such ancient works as the epic Gilgamish, as well as works by more modern writers such as Flaubert, Chekov, Ibsen, Marquez, Achebe, and Kawabata. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 690: Studies in English 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A variable-topics course for advanced students interested in studying a topic more deeply than regular offerings permit. May focus on a major author, a literary period, a genre, literary criticism, creative writing, linguistics, or pedagogy. May be repeated once for credit. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 695: Independent Studies in English 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. A special-topics course that permits students who have demonstrated exceptional competence to pursue a special interest under the direction of a faculty member. Involves extensive readings, original research, and a series of reports or critical analyses. May be repeated once for credit. Three hours of research.

ENGL 699: Writing Internship 3 cr.
Prerequisites: Consent of the department. A writing course offering professional writing experience. Usually involves writing and editing for a local business or governmental agency. Ten to fifteen hours of laboratory per week. Grading is on a pass/no credit basis.

ENGL 711: Shakespeare and Renaissance Ideas 3 cr.
This course explores Shakespeare's treatment of six concepts of human learning and perfectibility basic to the humanities: concepts of education, art, ambition, honor, love and immortality. Seminar discussions draw upon the classical and Renaissance humanistic traditions which informed Shakespeare's artistic and intellectual milieu; the discussions focus upon the concepts as they appear in Shakespeare's sonnets and in a variety of his plays including Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, King Lear, and Macbeth. Three hours of seminar.

ENGL 721: National Writing Project 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the Director of the LSUS National Writing Project. This course is the theoretical component of the Summer Institute of the LSUS National Writing Project. It provides an overview of theories of writing pertinent throughout the curriculum and across all grade levels with particular concern for the theoretical issues in the use of writing to help teach content areas. Three hours of lecture.

ENGL 790: Special Topics in Language and Literature 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from areas such as major authors, studies of periods, of genres, and of sources and influences; theory of literature and literary criticism; the history of the English language; and modern theories of language and grammar. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

ENGL 791: Theory and Practice of Composition 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. Investigation into the nature of composition, with attention to practical techniques and immediate implementation in the composing process; heuristics, amplification, ordering: identification of audience, purpose, and strategies. Three hours of seminar.
 

ENSC 101: Introduction to Environmental Science 1 cr.
Survey of contemporary environmental problems, possible solutions, and career opportunities. One hour of lecture.

ENSC 411: Industrial Hygiene and Safety 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 345 or 387, CHEM 255L, PHYS 252 or consent of department. Fundamentals of the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental factors or hazards in the workplace that may impair health. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 421: Environmental Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisites: BIOS 440, CHEM 259, 266 or consent of the department. Theory and practice of the sampling and analysis of air, water, soil pollutants and hazardous materials. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

ENSC 441: Environmental Compliance  3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 266 or consent of the department. Basic provisions and compliance requirements of federal and state environmental regulations. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 490: Independent Study 1-3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of chairs in departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physics. A laboratory and/or library research project in consultation with a faculty mentor. One to three hours credit on a pass/no credit basis. Three hours of research per credit hour. May be repeated for up to three credit hours.

ENSC 495: Special Topics in Environmental Science 1-3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the chairs of the Departments of Biological Sciences and Chemistry/Physics. Special topics in Environmental Science. May be repeated up to 6 credit hours total as topics vary. One hour of lecture per credit hour.

ENSC 611: Industrial Hygiene and Safety 3 cr.
Prerequisite: BIOS 345 or 387, CHEM 255L, PHYS 252 or consent of department. Fundamentals of the recognition, evaluation, and control of the environmental factors or hazards in the workplace that may impair health. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 621: Environmental Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisites: BIOS 440, CHEM 259, 266 or consent of the department. Theory and practice of the sampling and analysis of air, water, soil pollutants and hazardous materials. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

ENSC 641: Environmental Compliance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: CHEM 266 or consent of the department. Basic provisions and compliance requirements of federal and state environmental regulations. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 690: Independent Study 1-3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department chairs. Laboratory and/or library research. One to three hours credit on a pass/no credit basis. Three hours of research per credit hour. May be repeated for up to three credit hours.

ENSC 705: Statistical Techniques 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. Basic concepts of statistical models and sampling methods, descriptive statistical measures, distributions, tests of significance, analysis of variance, regression, correlation, and chi-square; emphasis on field-oriented life and environmental sciences research problems; computer software applications. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 725: Air Quality 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ENSC 421 or 621 or consent of the department. Nature and composition of the atmosphere. Description of atmospheric pollution and atmospheric environmental issues, atmospheric monitoring. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 727: Hazardous Waste Management 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ENSC 421 or 621 or consent of the department. A study of topics related to the management of hazardous waste: federal and state regulations, disposal and treatment methods, and remediation technology. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 729: Wastewater Treatment 3 cr.
Prerequisites: CHEM 415 or 615 and calculus, or consent of the department. An examination of the characteristics of industrial/domestic wastewater, including storm water and the design of facilities for the physical, chemical, and biological treatment of wastewater.

ENSC 741: Environmental Law 3 cr.
Prerequisite: One of BLAW 280, ENSC 441, 641 or consent of instructor. An overview of U.S. and Louisiana environmental law. Key environmental statutes are examined. Topics include air and water quality, solid and hazardous wastes, energy and natural resources.

ENSC 747: Environmental Risk Analysis 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Either MATH 260, an equivalent statistics course, or permission of the instructor. Methods of probabilistic risk analysis applied to environmental situations. Toxicological estimation, ecological risk, social and psychological aspects in assessment of environmental risk. Three hours of lecture.

ENSC 790: Special Topics in Environmental Science 3 cr.
Special topics in Environmental Science. May be repeated as topics vary from semester to semester. Up to six hours.

ENSC 795: Independent Study in Environmental Science 3 cr.
Independent study in Environmental Science. An independent project or study directed by an assigned faculty member.

ENSC 798: Professional Project 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department and admission to the M.S. Environmental Science program. Supervised environmental science project in the professional environmental field with an agency, industry or university. May be repeated twice for a total of six credits. Nine hours of laboratory.

ENSC 799: Thesis 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Coursework credit in three of four core areas. Research project carried out under the supervision of assigned faculty member. May be repeated.
 

EULT 792: Special Topics in European Literature in Translation 3 cr.
Course is designed to acquaint students with masterpieces of French, German, Russian, Spanish and other non-English European literature(s). In-depth study of special topics (major authors, periods, genres, problems of thematic questions) to vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Also listed as FREN 792, GERM 792, SPAN 792. Three hours of seminar.
 

FIN 231: Personal Financial Planning 3 cr.
A practical course designed to help individuals arrange their personal financial affairs in ways most beneficial to them. Topics covered include budgeting and planning, management of financial and non-financial assets and obligations, taxes, insurance, and retirement and estate planning. Three hours of seminar.

FIN 301: Managerial Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisites: ECON 201, ECON 202, ECON 260, and ACCT 205 or equivalent. An introduction to the theory and practice of managing organizational resources. Emphasis placed on making and evaluating investment and financial decisions. Topical coverage includes time value of money, risk/return relationships, capital budgeting, capital structure, financial statement analysis, security valuation and the implications of global financial markets. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 320: Risk and Insurance 3 cr.
Designed for understanding the importance of risk in personal and business affairs, the different methods of meeting risks; meeting insurable risks through insurance, and risk and public policy. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 322: Property and Liability Insurance 3 cr.
Study of the hazards underlying, the principles involved in, and the protection provided by property and liability insurances, including multiple line and all risk insurance, and corporate suretyship. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 326: Principles of Life and Health Insurance 3 cr.
A comprehensive study of the nature, use, mathematics, organization, and regulation of life and health insurance. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 331: Introduction to Investments 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 231 or consent of department or FIN 301. Mechanics of making an investment; analytical and valuation techniques for security selection with emphasis especially on common stock; survey of investment literature and terms. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 340: Principles of Real Estate 3 cr.
Presents important investment, financing, and tax concepts for property owners and investors. Before and after tax advantages and legal aspects of real estate ownership, closing costs and alternative financing are considered. Meets in part the educational requirement for the Louisiana Real Estate Sales Examination. Includes computer applications for investment analysis. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 400: Investment 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. The study of Modern Portfolio Theory, Capital Market Theory, and Security Valuation. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 405: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 201, ECON 202 and MADM 150. Practical application of micro computers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as ECON 405. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 410: Advanced Business Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. Studies of current research and theoretical analysis relating to capital structure, cost of capital, capital budgeting, long-term financing, dividend policy, financial analysis, and mergers and acquisitions. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 420: Bank Administration 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 310. The organization, operation, and management of commercial banks with special emphasis on credit granting. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 440: International Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. An introduction to the environment of international financial management, foreign exchange risk management, multinational working capital management, foreign investment analysis, financing foreign operations, and international banking. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 442: Real Estate Appraisal 3 cr.
Valuation of real property, particularly single-family residential analysis. Allows the student to begin work for a professional appraisal designation. An appraisal report is required. Computer software applications for residential appraisal are utilized. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 450: Real Estate Investment and Taxation 3 cr.
Detailed attention to various after-tax measure of return for different types of real estate investments. Use of computer valuation/investment analysis program for evaluating the effects of financing, leverage and income upon return and value. Includes valuation analysis of income properties. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 475: Internship in Finance 3-6 cr.
Internship offering field-related work experience to finance students demonstrating leadership qualities and exceptional interpersonal skills. Acceptance is based on interviews with carefully matched employers. Students must have maintained a minimum overall GPA of 2.5 or 2.75 for the last 24 hours and receive consent of the Finance Department. Credit is granted on the student's written reports and on faculty and employer evaluations. Three to six hours of credit on a pass/no credit basis. Only three hours may be applied to the major.

FIN 490: Seminar in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

FIN 495: Independent Studies in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the financial faculty. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 600: Investment 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. The study of Modern Portfolio Theory, Capital Market Theory, and Security Valuation. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 605: Spreadsheet Applications in Economics and Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 201, ECON 202, and MADM 150. Practical application of micro computers to economic and financial analysis. A comprehensive introduction to spreadsheets is followed by consideration of problems such as cost determination, ratio analysis, working capital management, and capital budgeting. Several types of spreadsheets and data base applications are then considered. Also listed as ECON 605. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 610: Advanced Business Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. Studies of current research and theoretical analysis relating to capital expenditures, dividends, mergers, financial structure, and distribution of securities. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 620: Bank Administration 3 cr.
Prerequisite: ECON 310. The organization, operation, and management of commercial banks with special emphasis on credit granting. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 640: International Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301 or consent of the department. An introduction to the environment of international financial management, foreign exchange risk management, multinational working capital management, foreign investment analysis, financing foreign operations, and international banking. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 642: Real Estate Appraisal 3 cr.
Valuation of real property, particularly single-family residential analysis. Allows the student to begin work for a professional appraisal designation. An appraisal report in required. Computer software applications for residential appraisal are utilized. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 650: Real Estate Investment and Taxation 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 340 or consent of the department. Detailed attention to various after-tax measures of return for different types of real estate investments. Use of computer valuation/investment analysis program for evaluating the effects of financing, leverage and income upon return and value. Includes valuation analysis of income properties. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 690: Seminar in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for a maximum of six semester hours. Selected topics will vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.

FIN 695: Independent Studies in Finance 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of the department. May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Readings, conferences, and reports under the guidance of a member of the financial faculty. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 701: Financial Management 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FIN 301. The study and application of advanced financial techniques for managerial decision making. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 730: Real Estate and Urban Development 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Consent of department. Real estate analysis and decision making within the urban environment. Financial and investment aspects emphasized both before and after taxes. Computerized models used to assist in advanced decision making techniques. Three hours of lecture.

FIN 790: Special Topics in Finance 3 cr.
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of six semester hours. Special topics are selected from the finance area including public finance, computer applications in finance, etc. Topics vary from semester to semester. Three hours of seminar.
 

FA 100: Basic Drawing 3 cr.
An introduction to materials and techniques of basic drawing. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

FA 140: Introduction to Fine Arts* 3 cr.
An introductory study of the principles of art, varying art media, and processes, in order to provide a better basis for judgment and enjoyment of all art expressions. Lecture, discussion, slides, firms, and gallery assignments. Three hours of lecture.

FA 150: Basic Design 3 cr.
A studio course in two-dimensional design concerned with the exploration of basic design components and procedures for element organization. Theories learned will affect both two- and three-dimensional design reasoning. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

FA 151: Perspective Theory 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FA 100. A mechanical approach to drawing but with an emphasis on free-hand development using various drawing techniques. Detailed line drawings only. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

FA 180: Color Theory 3 cr.
A laboratory course concerned primarily with a comprehensive investigation of contemporary color and theory and use, color in nature, and color as used in terms of light. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

FA 200: Intermediate Drawing 3 cr.
Prerequisite: FA 100. Continuation of exploration of materials and techniques of drawing with concentration on the human figure and figurative drawing. One hour of lecture and five hours of laboratory.

FA 210: Computer Graphics I 3 cr.
Prerequisites: FA 100 and 150. Fine Arts majors or consent of the department. An introduction to MacIntosh computer programs and file formats used for gra