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HSCI 491 - Service-Learning and Civic Engagement in Health II Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HSCI 490 .
Involves students in activities that address community-identified health needs while developing academic and critical thinking skills and commitment to community service. A community partnership is established that focuses on improving the health of citizens. Health science concepts and applications are integrated through systematic examination of an identified need within the community health organization. Students complete a comprehensive body of work that may include a needs assessment, situational analysis, and/or development of an action plan to address the community health problem.
Note(s): This course is the second of a two part series in service learning for Health Science majors.
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HSCI 494 - Internship I Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: HSCI 300 and PBHL 350 .
Serves as a summative experience, bridging a student’s academic preparation with meaningful, hands-on job tasks and activities in health-related facilities or organizations. A minimum of 120 hours is required for the internship.
Note(s): This is a pass/fail course.
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HSCI 495 - Internship II Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: HSCI 494 .
Serves as a summative experience, bridging a student’s academic preparation with meaningful, hands-on job tasks and activities in health-related facilities or organizations. The preceptor ensures that a minimum of 120 hours are obtained for the internship. All projects require approval by BSHS faculty and preceptor.
Note(s): This is a pass/fail course.
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HADM 120 - Introduction to Healthcare Professions Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students gain an overview of the health care system with the fundamentals of health care occupations, beginning with today’s health care system, health care economics, and law and ethics, providing important context for the personal and professional skills that follow. Students will be exposed to an overview of careers in health care and detailed profiles of the most in-demand professions.
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HADM 200 - Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students will learn how healthcare has evolved, learning about different healthcare delivery systems and provider models. Aspects of healthcare as a business and healthcare as a way of improving the wellbeing of the community will be addressed. Students will gain general knowledge about administrative processes that increase productivity, organization and overall success of a business in the healthcare industry.
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HADM 300 - U.S. Healthcare System Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students receive a practical and conceptual picture of the organization, financing, and delivery of healthcare services. Additionally, policy changes at the state and national levels will be examined to assess their effects on individuals and organizations.
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HADM 305 - Healthcare Management Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 300 .
Students develop personal, interpersonal, and organizational communication skills that promote effective management and leadership. Evidence-based management practices are analyzed and a variety of hands-on assessments and exercises are used to help students develop effective interpersonal and organizational communications.
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HADM 325 - Health Information Systems Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students explore the role of the healthcare manager in relation to information technology in the healthcare setting, and how computers enhance healthcare practice. Health information exchanges, data standards, health informatics ethics, online resources, and E-search are examined.
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HADM 332 - Healthcare Human Resources Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 305 .
Students explore the principles and practices of effectively managing people. An overview of the key issues that affect healthcare workforce planning and performance management will be examined and analyzed. Emphasis will be placed on diversity, practical techniques, and tools to effectively implement human resources practices, as well as an examination of beliefs and traditions that impede implementation of sound human resources management.
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HADM 370 - Post-Acute Care Management Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 .
Students receive a global view of post-acute care while examining care and services offered to the aging population. Analysis of the differing operations of each type of organizations is included. Mental health, substance abuse, rehabilitation, and selected specialty services are examined. Focus is placed on interdisciplinary communication and safe transition planning to meet the patient’s holistic well-being.
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HADM 380 - Healthcare Economics and Policy Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Develops conceptual and analytical skills in the application of economic principles to the organization and delivery of healthcare services. Economic theory is applied to the supply and demand of healthcare, health insurance, payment mechanisms, and market structure. Economic measures are used to analyze the costs/benefits of healthcare systems. Students gain a deeper understanding of state, federal, and local governments’ roles in healthcare.
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HADM 412 - Healthcare Quality Improvement Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 .
Designed to introduce students to methods used to improve healthcare processes, delivery, and outcomes. Specific focus will be on analyzing cycle times, measuring productivity, streamlining process flow, and tracking outcomes and performance metrics, while improving health management process outcomes.
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HADM 422 - Healthcare Law & Ethics Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 305 .
Students examine the major legal issues encountered by healthcare institutions and individual healthcare practitioners as they operate and make business decisions in today’s fluid healthcare environment. Ethical issues inherent to regulatory and licensure compliance are examined and analyzed.
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HADM 430 - Managerial Communications Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Students examine the roles of communication networks and strategies in managerial decision making. There is an emphasis on the role of communication skills in managing change, organizational conflict, coaching, appraisal, and corporate cultures. Cases are used to analyze and address specific management problems.
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HADM 442 - Healthcare Revenue, Expense & Reimbursement Credits: (4)
Instructional Method: Four hours lecture.
Designed to provide the basic healthcare accounting principles needed for students to read, analyze, understand, and use financial statements and budgets. In a changing healthcare economy it focuses on the complex financial issues facing healthcare organizations as they formulate strategic plans, while anticipating incoming revenue, budgeting for expenses, and collecting reimbursements from payers.
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HADM 445 - Healthcare Financial Management Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 .
designed to provide the basic healthcare accounting principles needed for students to read, analyze, understand, and use financial statements and budgets. In a changing healthcare economy it focuses on the complex financial issues facing healthcare organizations as they formulate strategic plans, while anticipating incoming revenue, budgeting for expenses, and collecting reimbursements from payers.
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HADM 449 - Healthcare Administration Seminar Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 .
Contemporary issues in healthcare management are examined in preparation for the Healthcare Administration internship. Current trends in healthcare are analyzed, as well as other topics of special interest.
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HADM 450 - Healthcare Administration Internship Credits: (3)
Off campus, pre-professional, experiential learning relating to principles of healthcare management are provided. Students complete a minimum of 120 hours of supervised observation/activity within approved healthcare facilities or other health-related organizations.
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HADM 460 - Healthcare Operations Management Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 442 .
Focus is on operations management and the strategic implementation of programs, techniques, and tools for reducing costs, improving financial performance, and improving quality. Students explore how operations and process improvement relate to contemporary healthcare trends, such as evidence-based medicine and pay-for-performance.
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HADM 475 - Healthcare Strategic Management & Marketing Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 445 .
As the capstone course for the HCM program, the purpose of this course is to integrate theories, principles, and practices of healthcare management and policy with practical situations and problems. Students work in teams to develop strategic plans.
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HADM 480 - Organizational Development & Leadership Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 , HADM 430 .
Students explore how, why, and when to integrate leadership with human resources management principles to increase individual and organizational effectiveness. Students are introduced to many types of interpersonal, intra-group, and organizational interventions that are used to effect comprehensive and lasting change. Leadership styles and self-analysis are explored.
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HADM 489 - Medical Practice Management Seminar Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HADM 332 .
Contemporary issues in medical practice management (MPM) are examined in preparation for the MPM internship. Current trends in healthcare are analyzed, as well as other topics of special interest.
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HADM 490 - Medical Practice Management Internship Credits: (3)
Off campus, pre-professional, experiential learning relating to principles of healthcare management are provided. Students complete a minimum of 120 hours of supervised observation/activity within approved medical practice management facilities.
Note(s): This is a pass/fail course.
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HADM 492 - Long-Term Care Internship II Credits: (4)
Provides pre-professional experiential learning in long-term care facilities and related organizations. The Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) preceptor ensures hours are obtained in the required domains of practice. Projects are approved by Healthcare Administration faculty and supervised by the preceptor onsite. Completion of the required hours will allow examination for board licensure as a NHA.
Note(s): This is a pass/fail course.
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HADM 493 - Long-Term Care Internship III Credits: (4)
Students are provided with pre-professional experiential learning. The preceptor ensures hours are obtained in the required domains of practice. Projects are approved by Healthcare Administration faculty and supervised by the preceptor onsite. Completion of the required hours will allow examination for board licensure as a Nursing Home Administrator.
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HADM 497 - Healthcare Administration Capstone Project I Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 430 , HSCI 300 .
Part of the culminating experience for the Healthcare Administration major. Healthcare management concepts and applications are integrated through systematic examination of a selected issue or problem in the work setting.
Note(s): This course is the first part of a two-semester project.
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HADM 498 - Healthcare Administration Capstone Project II Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: HADM 497 .
Part of the culminating experience for the Healthcare Administration major. Healthcare management concepts and applications are integrated through systematic examination of a selected issue or problem in the work setting.
Note(s): This course is the second part of a two-semester project.
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History Courses marked (A) are designated for credit in Group A (United States), those with (B) for credit in Group B (Europe), and those with (C) for credit in Group C (Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East). Courses marked with an (*) may be taken for either Group A, B, or C based on content as determined by the student’s advisor. Courses marked with more than one designator may be counted in either group as marked. Students may not count any one course for more than one group. |
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HIST 101 - World History to 1500 Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
A general survey of world history; study of the world’s major cultural areas, their unique achievements and their interaction with and relation to other societies. Covers the period up through the fifteenth century.
Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities or Global Perspectives.
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HIST 102 - World History since 1500 Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
A general survey of world history; a study of the world’s major cultural areas, their unique achievements and their interaction with and relation to other societies. Covers the period encompassing the sixteenth through twentieth centuries.
Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities or Global Perspectives.
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HIST 111 - U.S. History to 1865 Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Survey of national history from the colonial period through the American Revolution and early national period through the Civil War. Emphasis on economic, political and social developments as well as the growth of the representative and democratic process.
Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Social and Behavioral Sciences or U.S. Perspectives.
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HIST 112 - U.S. History since 1865 Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
General survey of national history since the end of the Civil War. Explores economic, political and social developments in the United States and growing American involvement in world affairs.
Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Social and Behavioral Sciences or U.S. Perspectives.
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HIST 295 - The Historian’s Craft Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST at the 100-level. History Major.
This seminar will introduce students to the numerous facets of historical inquiry. Basic components of the course center on the nature and philosophy of history; historical interpretation; research, analysis, and writing; and the practical application of history. Its focus is on preparing students for upper-division courses in history while integrating work in their major into their overall university experience. As a gateway class between the survey-level and upper-division History courses, HIST 295 is intended to be taken by History majors during their second semester sophomore to first semester junior year (before taking more than 6 credits of 300-level HIST courses).
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HIST 300 - The 20th Century World (US, EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
An overview of the world in the 20th century with emphasis on the overriding themes from the historian’s perspective: nationalism, globalization, economic development, environmentalism. Course establishes a basis for the understanding of current events in historical perspective.
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HIST 302 - War in the Modern Age (US, EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
General history of Western warfare, surveying the evolution of war, technology, and societies from the Middle Ages in Europe to the conflicts of the present-day.
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HIST 303 - Studies in Military History (WI)(*) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
In-depth study of a particular aspect of military history. Study may include such topics as leadership, World War II and causes of war. May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.
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HIST 304 - Environmental History (US, EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
This course explores the history of the world through the lens of environmental history. Students will learn the basic methodologies of environmental history and then put these approaches to work investigating how a focus on the physical environment can help us understand the major historical processes of human history. This course deals with physical and social environments around the world, including the United States.
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HIST 306 - History of Women (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Study of the roles and changing status of men and women. The region or time period of the course can vary from semester to semester. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women’s and Gender Studies.
Note(s): May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.
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HIST 307 - Women in World History (EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of 100 level history.
Study of the roles and changing status of men and women, ranging from the sixteenth century to the present, primarily but not entirely in Russia. Content includes the development of the field of women’s history as well as the interactions between sex and such topics as religion, class, education, family, and politics.
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HIST 309 - Medieval Civilization (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of Europe from 300 to 1500 with an emphasis on the achievements of the eleventh and thirteenth centuries.
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HIST 311 - Ancient Near East (EU, GL) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient civilizations stretching from Egypt to Persia within an emphasis on the development of enduring religious, cultural, and political traditions.
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HIST 313 - History of China (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Survey of Chinese culture and history. Covers diplomatic, economic, intellectual, political and social aspects of China.
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HIST 314 - Imperial India: India from Mughal Times to the Present (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A general survey of South Asian history from the building of the Mughal empire to the present. Topics include the nature of Mughal and British rule in India, the many peoples who have coexisted in India, and the blending of Muslim, Hindu, and British traditions. Also emphasizes developments in South Asia since the end of British rule in 1947.
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HIST 315 - British Empire (EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: 3 hours of HIST at 100 level.
Traces a 500-year history of British imperialism from the passing of Poynings’ Law in Ireland in 1494 to the lowering of the Union Jack in Hong Kong in 1997. The scope will be global, and topics will range from politics, war, and economics to science, environment, and culture. Major themes will include the causes of imperialism, the mechanics of British expansion, the impact of empire on both the mother country and the colonies, and the reasons for decolonization.
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HIST 316 - Colonial Latin America (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A topical survey beginning with the conquests of Mexico and Peru by Spain and (to a lesser extent) Brazil by Portugal. Focus is on the impact on native Americans of Spanish colonialism and on the evolution of Hispanic-American institutions, family and kinship patterns and economic behavior.
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HIST 317 - National Latin America (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A general survey of Latin American history from the creation of independent nations until the present. Emphasis on the economic modernization process and its consequences.
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HIST 320 - The Vietnam War (US, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
History of the war covering the general background, French and American involvement and the present situation in southeast Asia. Focuses on military, diplomatic and domestic aspects of American involvement.
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HIST 322 - Middle East in the World: 600-1700 (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
This course covers the major cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental aspects of the history of the Middle East from the seventh to the eighteenth century. Students will learn about the history of Islam, the spread of the early Caliphates, and the imperial dimensions of the Eastern Mediterranean world.
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HIST 323 - Middle East in the World: 1700-Present (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
This course covers the major cultural, political, social, economic, and environmental aspects of the history of the Middle East from the eighteenth century to the present. Students will learn about the changing imperial situation in the region, the rise of nationalism, the end of formal colonization and the role of the United States in the region.
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HIST 325 - African Civilizations (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Examines Africa’s social, cultural and economic institutions as they have evolved and changed through the ages. Topics include human evolution in Africa, state formation, the slave trade, early European contacts and colonialism.
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HIST 326 - 20th Century Africa (GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Analysis of the events and trends that have shaped Africa and its peoples in the 20th century. Topics include the rise of nationalism, the impact of the two World Wars, struggles for independence, the impact of the Cold War, efforts at economic, social and political development in the post-Independence era, Africa in the Age of Globalization.
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HIST 330 - African American History to 1865 (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of African Americans in the United States from the early 1600s to Emancipation. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, the Origins of Slavery in British North America, Colonial Slavery and the Revolutionary Era, the development of a free black community, Antebellum Slavery, the Antebellum Free African American Population, Civil War, and Emancipation.
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HIST 331 - African American History from 1865 (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Examines the social, political, economic and cultural history of African Americans in the United States from Emancipation through Civil Rights Movement. Topics include Reconstruction, Segregation, both World Wars, the Great Migration, the Great Depression and New Deal, the Civil Rights Movement in both the North and the South, and Black Nationalism. Focuses on African American culture, racial identity, social consciousness, political thought, oppression and resistance.
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HIST 333 - Ancient Greece and the Hellenistic World (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient Greece and the development of Hellenistic civilization from their archaic roots to 31 BC that places the Hellenic world in the larger context of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.
Note(s): Students who have already received credit for HIST 308 cannot also receive credit for HIST 333.
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HIST 334 - Roman Civilization (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of ancient Rome and the Mediterranean world from their archaic roots to about AD 500 that places the Roman world in the larger context of the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean world.
Note(s): Students who have already received credit for HIST 308 cannot also receive credit for HIST 334.
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HIST 335 - Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
A study of the political, socio-economic, and cultural development of the areas encompassed by, or adjacent to, the Roman Empire from its waning days ca. AD 300 to the aftermath of the First Crusade, ca. 1125, that examines the development and interaction of the three distinct cultural spheres (Byzantium, Islam, and Latin Christendom) that lay at the foundation of the modern West.
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HIST 337 - English History to 1625 (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A general survey of English history to 1625. Topics include Britain before and during Roman times, the unification and Christianization of England, the Anglo-Saxon, Viking, and Norman invasions, relations between church and state including the Reformation, medieval warfare, and the Tudor regime.
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HIST 338 - Modern British History (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A general survey of British history since 1625. Topics include the English civil wars and Glorious Revolution, British culture, foreign affairs and the building of the British Empire, the development of democratic and liberal traditions, industrialization, and the world wars.
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HIST 339 - Scotland and Ireland in the Modern Age (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A general survey of Scottish and Irish history in modern times. Topics will range from William Wallace through the Reformation to Bonnie Prince Charlie and from Drougheda through the Great Famine to the troubles in Northern Ireland. Themes will include state building, identity formation, and relations between Highlanders and Lowlanders, Celts and Saxons, and Protestants and Catholics.
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HIST 341 - Early Modern Europe (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A study of European history from 1300 to 1789 that explores the crisis of the late Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Reformation, revolt and revolution, constitutional development, science and the Enlightenment.
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HIST 342 - Revolutionary Europe, 1789 to 1890 (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and/or discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Study of modern European history from 1789 through 1890. Topics include the French Revolution, Napoleon, Revolutions of 1830 and 1848, the first Industrial Revolution, Urbanization, Liberalism, Socialism, Nationalism, and the second Industrial Revolution.
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HIST 343 - Europe Since 1890 (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture and/or discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Study of political events which brought on two World wars, their economic and social impact on Europe; shift of world power away from Europe; adjustments in consolidation of European community since 1890.
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HIST 345 - Czarist Russia (EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Russian history from formation of the Kievan State through fall of the Romanovs.
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HIST 346 - Soviet Russia (EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Russian history during the Soviet era. Domestic and diplomatic policies are examined as well as Russian social conditions in the 20th Century.
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HIST 347 - Stalin and Stalinism (EU, GL) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Critically examines the era in Soviet history known as Stalinism. It explores the biography and the personality of Joseph Stalin. Topics include: Stalin’s political machinations to grab power, the establishment of the Gulag prison camp system, the show trials and great terror of the 1930’s, Stalin and World War II, and the beginnings of the Cold War. Students learn the core concepts of the Stalinist ideology and how it varied from earlier and later Soviet theories and practices. They contemplate levels of collaboration with and resistance to the system. Students also examine the legacy of Stalinism at home and abroad.
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HIST 349 - Modern Germany: From Bismarck through Hitler (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Study of German history from 1870 to 1945. Topics include Bismarck and national unification, World Wars I and II, Hitler and National Socialism.
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HIST 350 - Modern European Intellectual History (EU) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Explores the relationship between thought and its social context in Europe since 1750. The course draws on philosophical, scientific, and cultural texts, and focuses on the political implications of philosophical reflections, scientific investigation, and cultural criticism.
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HIST 352 - Virginia History (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Comprehensive survey of history in Virginia.
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HIST 354 - American Social History I (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
An intensive study of American life, customs, character and social problems. HIST 354 covers the colonial era through the mid-19th century and HIST 355 from mid-19th century to the present.
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HIST 355 - American Social History II (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
An intensive study of American life, customs, character and social problems. HIST 354 covers the colonial era through the mid-19th century and HIST 355 from mid-19th century to the present.
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HIST 356 - History of American Religious Thought (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
A survey of important developments in American religious thought including Puritanism, Unitarianism, Transcendentalism, New Thought and Positive Thinking, the Social Gospel, Fundamentalism, and Neo-Orthodoxy.
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HIST 360 - Colonial America (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Study of Native American societies before contact, as well as an analysis of the establishment and development of English colonies in the New World before 1750.
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HIST 361 - Revolutionary America (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Study and analysis of the causes of the Revolution, the War for Independence, the Confederation period and the impact of the war.
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HIST 364 - American Slavery (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Provides an in-depth study and analysis of the institution of slavery as it developed in the United States. Particular focus will be placed on the institution from the perspective of the slaves themselves. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, Origins of Slavery, Colonial Slave Systems, Proslavary Defense, Abolitionism, Slave Culture, Resistance, and Emancipation.
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HIST 365 - America’s Civil War (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture/discussion.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
A survey of the social, political, military, diplomatic, and economic events of the American Civil War. It explores the causes, character, conduct, and consequences of the American Civil War. Broad themes to be investigated are: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation; and the experiences of modern, total war for individuals and society.
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HIST 368 - The Populist and Progressive Era (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Examines the political, economic, and social history from 1877-1917. Special emphasis on the role of the Populists within the social and cultural context of American history and the contemporary treatment of origins and aims of the Progressive movements.
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HIST 372 - Southern History and Culture (US) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Explores the major historical and cultural characteristics that make the American South a distinct region. Topics include the agricultural tradition, politics, literature, family and gender, the arts, music, religion, race relations, and the role of social class in historical and contemporary contexts. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the characteristics that distinguish Southern history and culture. The course will proceed from a topical perspective. Each main topic will be examined within an historical and chronological framework.
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HIST 373 - Appalachian History (US) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Inquiry into uniqueness of the Appalachian region including the people and their history, livelihood, religion, speech, music, social mores, folklore, and politics. Emphasis on 20th century.
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HIST 375 - American Immigration (US) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at the 100-level.
A study of immigration in American life. It traces the history of immigration to the United States from the colonial era to the present with a special emphasis on issues of assimilation, pluralism, and multiculturalism.
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HIST 381 - Recent America (US) (WI) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
An in-depth study of major political, diplomatic, economic, social, and cultural developments in U.S. history during recent decades.
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HIST 392 - Special Topics in History (*) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: One to three hours lecture and/or discussion.
Prerequisites: At least three hours of history at the 100 level.
Detailed study of topics or period of history not covered in current course offerings. A new course syllabus is available each time the course is offered. This course may be taken more than once for credit with a different topic.
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HIST 400 - Digital Archives (*) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HIST 295 or permission of instructor.
This introduction to and practicum in the field of digital archives will cover the creation, presentation, analysis, and research of digital archival collections. Students will immerse themselves in archival material of historical significance and gain hands-on experience with digital archives.
Note(s): May be taken more than once for credit. A maximum of 3 credit hours may be applied to the History Major. Group A, B, C depending on content.
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HIST 405 - Public History (*) Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100 level.
Introduces students to the field of applied or public history and to the role that historians play in such diverse activities as historic preservation, historic site interpretation and management, historical societies, governmental historical organizations, and museums.
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HIST 466 - History Travel Study (*) Credits: (3-6)
Prerequisites: Three hours of HIST at 100-level.
Involves domestic and/or international travel. Students will participate in the investigation of historical topics in relevant locations. One of the goals of the course is to allow students to better understand and relate to historical issues specific to countries and regions by exploring them ‘on location.’ This course may be taken again for credit with different topics or areas of study. Designation of the course as counting for area ‘A,’ ‘B,’ or ‘C’ of the History major will depend on the course content, and must be established before the student enrolls.
Note(s): This course can count for a maximum of 3 credit hours in any one of those areas of the History major. A maximum of 6 credit hours of travel study may be applied towards the History major. A maximum of 3 credit hours of travel study may be applied towards the History minor or the Social Science major.
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HIST 488 - Honors Thesis Credits: (3)
Prerequisites: Enrollment in the Honors Academy, completion of all other Honors Academy requirements, a minimum 3.5 GPA in all courses and in history, senior standing.
Conducting research and writing a thesis for a bachelor’s degree with honors in history. In order to receive honors credit, the student must receive a grade of “A” or “B” for the thesis.
Note(s): Course may not be repeated.
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HIST 490 - Internship Credits: (1-15)
Prerequisites: 12 hours history; junior standing, minimum 2.5 GPA, departmental approval.
A one semester internship with historical agency, society, museum or other relevant institution. Student receives both academic and agency supervision.
Note(s): Course does not count toward fulfillment of the requirements for the history major. Course may be taken more than once for up to a total of 15 credit hours. Pass/Fail grading.
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HIST 495 - Senior Seminar Credits: (4)
Instructional Method: Four hours seminar.
Prerequisites: HIST 295 (completed with a “C” or better); History major; senior standing; completed 12 credit hours of 300-level HIST courses; or permission from instructor.
A seminar focusing on a topic, or related group of topics in European, United States, and/or non-Western history. This seminar will serve as a senior capstone experience for History majors bringing together critical thinking, research, writing, and communication skills. Specific topics of seminars change each semester in accordance with the interests of instructors and needs of the department. This course will encourage engagement in primary and secondary sources, historical analysis and argument, and an understanding of historical interpretation. Completion of a senior writing project is required.
Note(s): HIST 495 is required for all History majors. It may not be used to fulfill coursework in the three fields of required history courses. May be taken for credit more than once when topics differ.
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HIST 498 - Independent Study Credits: (1-6)
Prerequisites: At least three hours of history at the 100-level and advance permission of instructor.
Student works closely with one member of the department who defines the requirements for the course which vary among instructors. A topic of study is defined and the student works, largely independently, through the semester to research and report on the topic. Each instructor will define by nature of the content of the study whether it meets History major requirements in Group A, B, or C. See “Independent Study .”
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HNRS 103 - Honors Written and Oral Communication Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: Admission to the Honors Academy.
Development of students’ writing and speaking skills with emphasis on logic and information literacy. Students will form and support claims, attending to the assumptions underlying arguments. The course will introduce students to elements of logic, including fallacies and inductive reasoning, and their use in persuasive written and oral communication.
Note(s): This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
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HNRS 201 - Honors Topics in Critical Inquiry Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HNRS 103 .
Further development of students’ skills in critical thinking, including how to recognize, analyze, and evaluate arguments in written and oral communication. Students will continue to develop competency in information literacy as they create their own persuasive arguments.
Note(s): Students who have already received credit for CORE 201 cannot also receive credit for HNRS 201. This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
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HNRS 202 - Honors Topics in Ethical Inquiry Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Prerequisites: HNRS 201 .
Further development in students’ skills in critical thinking, information literacy, and written and oral communication. This course includes a broad introduction to ethical theories and methods of ethical reasoning. Students will strengthen their skills in the recognition, analysis, and evaluation of written and oral arguments. Students will work in teams to effectively solve ethical problems or dilemmas.
Note(s): Students who have already received credit for CORE 202 cannot also receive credit for HNRS 202.This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in University Core A.
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HNRS 300 - Scholarly and Creative Inquiry Credits: (1)
Instructional Method: One hour lecture.
Prerequisites: HNRS 201 or HNRS 202 or permission of instructor.
Honors students will explore the general processes of scholarship and creativity across disciplines. Students will then apply this knowledge to the development of their own scholarly or creative ideas. After completing the course, a student will be prepared to propose an honors capstone project in his or her major.
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HNRS 310 - Advanced Honors Seminar Credits: (1-4)
Instructional Method: One to four hours seminar.
Prerequisites: HNRS 201 or HNRS 202 or permission of instructor.
This seminar will take a multifaceted approach to a non-traditional subject, an interdisciplinary theme, or a topic relevant to contemporary issues. Honors students from different majors will bring their own disciplinary perspectives to bear on the topic selected by the instructor. Seminar topics will vary across instructors and semesters.
Note(s): The course is repeatable up to six credit hours if topics differ.
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HUMD 201 - Marriage and Alternative Lifestyles Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Examines traditional and modern marriage, alternatives to marriage, the choice-making process and factors influencing choices.
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HUMD 301 - Human Sexual Development Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Studies various aspects of human sexuality from a development perspective.
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HUMD 401 - The Family Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Examines diversity, change and issues within the family unit.
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Information Technology |
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CBIT 243 - Data Curation Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
This course enhances data literacy and introduces methods and techniques for documenting data, curating data, and organizing information by applying taxonomic principles.
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CBIT 343 - Data Quality and Visualization Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture.
Introduces data profiling, data quality assessment, data visualization, and exploratory data analysis.
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ITEC 100 - Introduction to Information Technology Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Three hours lecture, or two hours lecture and two hours lab.
Introduces students to the fundamental concepts in information technology and mathematical reasoning that provide the technical underpinning for state-of-the-art applications. Widely used computer applications, including office applications, databases, computer communications and networking, serve as examples.
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ITEC 108 - Introduction to Game Development Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Two hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
An introduction to problem solving and programming in the context of game development. Topics follow the framework laid out by the International Game Developers Association (IGDA) and will touch on each of the core topics: Games and Society, Game Production, and Business of Gaming.
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ITEC 109 - Problem Solving and Programming Credits: (3)
Instructional Method: Two hours lecture; two hours laboratory.
An introduction to problem solving using programming. Topics include a survey of techniques used in problem solving, methods for representing the solution of a problem as an algorithm and the implementation of an algorithm as a computer program.
Note(s): Students that have earned credit for ITEC 120 cannot subsequently earn credit for ITEC 109. Students may not take ITEC 109 and ITEC 120 concurrently.
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