This course is a survey of Russian history from the pre- Russian period to the beginning of the 19th century. Among the topics examined will be Kievan Russia, the Mongol conquest, the rise of Muscovy, the reigns of Ivan the Great and Ivan the Terrible, the Time of Troubles, and the reigns of Peter the Great and Catherine the Great.
This course examines the turbulent history of this vast Eurasian land from 1801 to the present. Among the events and people studied will be Tsars Alexander I and II, World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalin and World War II, the Cold War years of Khrushchev and Brezhnev, Gorbachev and the collapse of the Soviet Union, and post-Soviet Russia.
This survey concentrates on Europe in the era of the two world wars. It includes an examination of the Versailles peace, the rise of Nazi Germany, the Great Depression, the Spanish Civil War, and the Holocaust.
This is a survey of contemporary Europe which looks at post-war reconstruction of Western Europe, the Cold War, decolonization, and the collapse of communism, as well as intellectual and cultural developments since World War II.
This course will study the background and evolution of Chinese and Japanese civilization, the Western impact on East Asia, the beginnings of modernization and industrialization, the decline of China, and the rise of Japan.
This course will concentrate on developments in China and Japan since 1900, including the Chinese Revolution of 1911, the rise of militarism in Japan, World War II in the Pacific, the growth and triumph of communism in China, the defeat and recovery of Japan, and the contemporary problems in East Asia.
This course studies the background, drafting, adoption, and interpretation of the U.S. Constitution and its amendments, and the values, ideas, and experiences of Colonial and Revolutionary America that underlay the Constitution in 1787.The changes in demographics, technology, medicine, sentiments influenced its reading and interpretation, and the legal reasoning and historical context of most of the major Supreme Court decisions.
HIS 448 - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, 1920-1950
1 semester,3 Credits
This course studies the problems and policies of the Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism, the career of Adolf Hitler, the history of the Nazi state, the Second World War in Europe, the Holocaust, and the post-war occupation of Germany.
HIS 485 - Seminar: The History and Culture of the Cold War
1 semester,3 Credits
This course studies the roots and course of the Cold War, and its impact on domestic culture—Hollywood’s response to McCarthyism, the impact of anticommunism on domestic ideology and sexuality, and the implications of America’s international anti-Communist crusade on its political institutions.Same as AMS 480.
HIS 486 - Seminar: The West in the American Imagination
1 semester,3 Credits
This course studies the American West and its place in American culture and imagination, including the significance of the frontier in American history; cultural contacts and contracts; the impact of race, gender, and ethnicity on one’s experience of the West; the economic and environmental history of the region; and some of the cultural icons that contribute to “imagining the West.”Same as AMS 481.
A discussion of the legal framework within which the collective bargaining process takes place. The rights of employees, unions, and management under applicable federal and state laws will be discussed in the context of organizing, electioneering, and bargaining.
Readings and research in selected areas of Latin American studies directed by a member of the program. Topics will be arranged in consultation with the instructor.Prerequisite: Approval of the Latin American Studies Program advisor.
LAS 480 - Senior Seminar in Latin American Studies
1 semester,3 Credits
A capstone seminar for seniors. The seminar will integrate material from previous courses in the program and will stress in- depth research by students. Emphasis will vary from year to year.
This course will examine the jurisdiction of federal and state courts, and the interplay of the courts, legislature and executive branch in the development of legal principles. The basic elements of civil procedure, contracts, property, torts, crimes and domestic relations will be discussed and supplemented by case analysis. This course is taught by attorneys engaged in the practice of law.
LAW 305 - Legal Studies: Topics in Civil Litigation
1 semester,3 Credits
This course will examine legal issues that impact the daily lives of American citizens. By analyzing the relationship among social values, politics and the law, students will learn about the dynamic evolution of the framework for civil litigation, constitutional rights and jurisprudential precedents. Substantive topics include free speech, right to privacy, the Internet, school law, employment law and family law.
This course examines the relationship between language and the human mind from the points of view of the grammatical and semantic structures of human languages. Special attention is paid to the workings of metaphor and other figurative language in both ordinary conversation and artistic works.
1 semester,3 Credits(Natural Science Group II Core)
An in-depth study of the development of the theory of evolution, which forms the foundation of modern biology. Particular attention will be paid to the manner in which Darwin developed his theory of natural selection and the further development of evolutionary theory in the 20th century.
Historical and systematic study of theology: its relation to its sources, methods of theology, and chief theological systems. One or two prominent theologians will be studied in depth.
Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Theology present courses in their areas of special competence on moral theology.
Limited to seniors in the Honors Program, this course offers an opportunity for students to explore a significant interdisciplinary problem under the direction of a faculty member. Each project must receive the approval of the director of the honors program.
Limited to seniors in the Honors Program, this course offers an opportunity for students to explore a significant interdisciplinary problem under the direction of a faculty member. Each project must receive the approval of the director of the honors program.
Topics included are phonetics, the relationship between speech and writing, language and the brain, language acquisition, foreign language learning, and the ways that languages change over time. Attention is paid to the applications of linguistics in psychology, education, and language pathologies. This may be taken independently of Linguistics II, but the two courses together provide a survey of the field.
Topics included are morphology (how words are constructed and understood in different languages), semantics, syntax, discourse analysis, and regional dialects. Attention is paid to the applications of linguistics in psychology, psychotherapy, education, and literature. This may be taken independently of Linguistics I.
This course teaches students to analyze Modern English as it is actually spoken and written. Students learn to recognize the subconscious rules they use to fashion sentences and how to use these to write elegantly and incisively. Attention is paid also to the notion of proper usage.Same as ENG 306.
Sociolinguistics examines how language allows individuals to project their identity, controls all social interactions, reveals ethnic and other cultural behaviors, and affects the law, medical encounters, and education. Bilingualism, dialects, gender issues, and paralanguage, including body motion also are discussed, as is the accuracy of using language data to uncover social divisions within communities.Same as SOC 308.
A thorough development of decision-making, managerial creativity, and the art of management. The principles of planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling are treated as basic guides to effective management.
An introduction to the diverse roles that management information systems play in organizations. Topics include: information systems infrastructure, management issues in the development and implementation of information systems, the use of information technology in sales, marketing, finance, accounting, production, and human resource management; and the history of management information systems. Also introduced are spreadsheets, database management systems, and Web design through hands-on projects.
MGT 201 - Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I
1 semester,3 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic statistical methods used to support problem-solving and decision making in business and economics. Emphasis is placed upon understanding elementary concepts and procedures which include: descriptive statistics, basic probability rules, discrete and continuous probability distributions, the central limit theorem, hypothesis testing, regression, and correlation.Prerequisite: MTH 108 or equivalent.
Emphasis is placed on the application of the principles and practices of correct business writing in the form of business memoranda, letters, rum, and reports which stress clarity and precision in the proper use of the English language. Also, considerable attention is given to oral communications, which enable the student to be well prepared for seminars, interviews, and platform speeches.
This course involves the analysis of how people behave both as individuals and as members of groups and organizations. The topics covered in this course include perception, motivation, group dynamics and team effectiveness, leadership, power and politics, decision-making, and managing diversity and individual differences.
Students will learn to identify customer value, and to effectively manage the processes that translate the input of resources into the desired output.Prerequisites: ECN 101 and MGT 201.
Human resource management deals with the design of formal systems in an organization to ensure the effective and efficient use of human talent to accomplish organizational goals. Topics covered include job analysis, staffing, training and development, managing and appraising performance, compensation, pay and benefits, employee relations, and union-management relations.Prerequisite: MGT 101.
This course is designed to provide students with a basic study of legal aspects and concerns of the modern business community. Study of legal systems and constitutional law serve as a background. Emphasis is placed upon contracts, agency, partnerships, and corporations as topics.
This course is designed for accounting majors. It deals with specialized areas of regulatory law. Subjects covered are sales, commercial paper, debtor and creditor, bankruptcy, and property. Business regulations, including securities, consumer protection, and employment are discussed. References to the Business Law sections of the C.P.A. exam are reviewed and analyzed.Prerequisite: MGT 330.
MGT 340 - Information Systems Analysis and Project Management
1 semester,3 Credits
Introduces the student to the modern analysis methods and associated technologies employed in the modeling of complex information systems software, as well as the project management techniques used in the implementation thereof. A hands-on approach, in which the student applies the techniques and concepts learned to a project of substantial scope and applicability.Prerequisite: MGT 110 or permission of instructor.
This course will provide a survey of the concepts underlying enterprise systems modeling and integration and the frameworks, methodologies, and technologies for its implementation. It will involve a hands-on application of these principles to the analysis of a real-world business with a view to recommending an implementable organizational solutions.Prerequisite: MGT 340 or permission of instructor.
This is an advanced management course that will enable students to gain competence in the specific techniques used by effective managers to lead projects of limited duration. Project leadership is presented as a particularly effective technique for managing people in manufacturing and software industries, service industries, technical specialists, and professionals of all kinds.Prerequisite: MGT 110.
The emphasis is on a practical approach to planning and operating a small business venture. Included are advantages and disadvantages of small business ownerships. Topics covered include the development of a business plan, functions of management, control, financing, record keeping, insurance, and legal forms of ownership. The methods of acquiring small firms also are discussed.Prerequisite: MGT 101.
This is a survey course to introduce students to the global business environment. The course explores the economic, political/legal, cultural, and competitive complexities to conduct business internationally and globally. It discusses and analyzes international and global business practices.
Organization theory is concerned with people aggregated into departments and organizations, and with the structure and behavior at the organizational level of analysis. Topics covered include the external environment, goal and effectiveness, bureaucracy, technology, structures, change, information and control, power and politics, decision-making, and organizational leadership.Prerequisite: MGT 101.
Provides an advanced study of techniques useful in management decision-making. Topics include: strong emphasis on business spreadsheet modeling; classical optimization techniques; linear, nonlinear, and integer programming; network models; dynamic programming; queuing theory; inventory control and production planning models; and Monte Carlo simulation.Prerequisite: MGT 201 or equivalent.
This course leads students through the process of diagnosing their current strengths in various areas of leadership skills and helps them develop action plans based on their self-identified areas for improvement. Students are introduced to various models/theories of leadership for the purposes of applying those models/theories to current and future leadership situations.
This course will provide a cultural, behavioral, and strategic focus on comparative management issues in a global setting. It is intended to develop knowledge and skills needed to manage effectively in other cultural environments and/or to work effectively with people from other cultures.Prerequisite: MGT 320.
This course explores the opportunities and challenges facing organizations and individuals as a result of the increasingly diverse work force. It will investigate the changing nature of the workplace through the meaning of diversity; identify managerial challenges in addressing a diverse work force; and examine individual attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors of key diversity issues.Prerequisite: MGT 101.
This course permits juniors and seniors to engage in outside internships for academic credit. The criteria are essentially based on academic and experience components, which are supervised by a faculty member.Prerequisite: Permission of chairperson.
Analysis of management functions. Emphasis on the study and analysis of various theoretical approaches to planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling an organization in attaining objectives. Historical evolution and assessment of management research. Compares normative assumptions, theories, and methodologies. Explores research strategies on topics of current interest to participants.Prerequisite: MGT 101.
This course stresses the practice of strategic management in organizations. The focus is on strategic decision-making at the corporate, business, and functional levels. Business firms are examined within their respective industries for the purpose of developing and implementing strategies. The case method is the primary analytical tool.Prerequisites: ACC 103, FIN 207, MGT 110, 201, 210, 301, 310, 320, 401, and MKT 205.
Open to junior and senior management majors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in the management field. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the director.Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
This course will teach the background concepts for professional selling applied from behavioral science and ethics. Creating long-term, mutually-rewarding relationships between buyer and seller will be explored.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course examines the sales manager function as required to manage a field sales organization. Topics include selling strategies, planning, forecasting, budgeting, control; organizing, recruiting, hiring, training, compensating; territory design and management, sales quota techniques, performance evaluation; leadership, motivating, ethics; and accessing and using traditional and electronic secondary information sources.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course is designed to present an overall view of the factors influencing consumer action, consumerism, and current theories of consumer behavior based on factors such as motives, attitudes, dissonance, and psychological and social influences.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course studies promotion as integrated marketing communications (IMC), its role in modern marketing, and its influence on consumer decision-making. IMC strategic planning combines the components of the promotional mix (advertising, public relations, direct marketing, sales promotion, personal selling, and Internet marketing) into a comprehensive program, sending an appropriate, consistent marketing message to target consumers.Prerequisite: MKT 335.
This course explores the impact of the Internet on the practice of marketing. Through hands-on work, students will learn the dimensions of the Internet, its capabilities and limitations, and the basics of the communications technology that drive the Internet. As an integral part of the course, students learn Web site design and HTML document creation.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course helps the student develop an extensive understanding of the sports marketing industry. In particular, emphasis is placed on learning how sports-related organizations serve their multiple constituencies. The course is designed to help students understand: 1) markets in general; 2) the structure of the sports industry; and 3) sports products and the consumers of those products.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
An advanced study of advertising with emphasis on current trends and issues. Special focus given to international advertising as well as an analysis of actual advertising campaigns and creative strategy.Prerequisite: MKT 336.
This course explores the characteristics that differentiate industrial markets from consumer markets. The material presented is intended to look at challenges and problems faced in marketing goods and services to businesses and government markets.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course provides students with an understanding of important issues in today’s complex retail environment. While traditional retailing concepts and theory are included, emphasis is placed on emerging sources of consumer-seller interaction, e.g., direct marketing and the Internet. This course strives to develop a set of analytical skills that are necessary for effective evaluation and analysis in retailing.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
This course offers students an opportunity to explore the field of fashion marketing, including an analysis of the industry from designing, manufacturing, and global sourcing to advertising, promotion, and retailing of fashion-related products. Due to the global nature of this field, the course includes extensive investigations of the international aspects of fashion marketing and licensing.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
MKT 425 - Marketing for Not-for-Profit Organizations
1 semester,3 Credits
Although not highly visible, the not-for-profit sector of the economy is very substantial and the contribution of these organizations to society is highly significant. This course will explore the unique challenges that non-for-profit organizations face in marketing their “product” to multiple constituencies.Prerequisite: MKT 205.
Marketing techniques and strategies for dealing with international markets are the focus of this course. Problems related to international marketing are studied with due consideration given to promotion, media, legal aspects, and cultural differences.Prerequisite: MKT 336.
This course studies research methodology and its application to the solution of marketing problems. Procedures and analytical tools are examined.Prerequisites: MKT 205 and either MGT 201, MTH 217, or PSY 302.
The internship program allows students to engage in a minimum of 100 hours of professional work in a corporate or nonprofit environment for academic credit. Internships will be supervised by a sponsoring faculty member.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Open primarily to senior marketing majors, this course will permit students to effectively study and explore advanced topics in marketing.Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
This course is the capstone course for marketing majors. While studying strategic marketing, students will integrate four years of learning marketing into a cohesive body of marketing knowledge. Concepts of strategy, strategic management, and strategic planning will be explored in the context of marketing.Prerequisites: MKT 336, 434, and FIN 207.
An advanced seminar course in which students do individual research projects within a particular area of marketing and present a written and oral analysis. Topics studied will vary from year to year.Prerequisite: Permission of faculty member.
This course is designed to introduce the student with a minimum math background to the problem solving process within relevant mathematical areas. Topics will be selected from mathematical logic, the problem solving process, probabilistic models, statistical inference, consumer mathematics, and basic computer programming.
A basic introduction to the properties and applications of functions, linear systems, and probability for students in business and the social sciences. Topics include linear equations and inequalities, functions, graphs, solving systems of simultaneous linear equations, matrices, probability, mathematics of finance, and an introduction to differential calculus.
A basic introduction to the properties and application of calculus for students in business and social sciences. Topics include differentiation, integration, and the logarithmic and exponential functions.
An introduction to the basic theory of differential and integral calculus with applications in the biological and social sciences. This course introduces students to one-variable calculus and covers topics in limits and differentiation. The emphasis is on applications of calculus to problems in the biological and social sciences. Not open to students with credit in MTH 131.
A continuation of MTH 109.This course covers topics in integration in one-variable calculus and gives an introduction to the calculus of functions of two variables. Not open to students with credit in MTH 132.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the various discrete topics needed for the study of computer science. These topics include set theory, function theory, logic, proof theory, combinatorics, induction, recursion, the algorithmic process, algebraic structures, and graph theory.
Required for mathematics, EPS, and chemistry & biochemistry majors. Applications and underlying ideas of one-variable differential calculus of algebraic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions. More theoretical approach than MTH 109. Not open to students with credit in MTH 109.