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Accountancy
	ACC 103 - Introduction to Accounting and Finance 1 semester, 3 Credits Open only to students pursuing the minor in Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Covers basic finance and accounting concepts. Students will work with the instructor to pass an Excel competency test prior to, or during the first few weeks after, commencing the course. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 110 - Computer Applications in Business I 1 semester, 1 Credit Focuses on developing students’ proficiency in current software applications in business as a foundation for further study in the business disciplines. Basic word processing, presentation software, and spreadsheet applications will be covered. Offered on a self-paced, pass/fail basis. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 111 - Computer Applications in Business II 1 semester, 1 Credit Focuses on developing students’ proficiency in current software applications in business as a foundation for further study in the business disciplines. Intermediate spreadsheet and beginning database applications will be covered. Offered on a self-paced, pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: ACC 110. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 113 - Data Applications in Business 1 semester, 2 Credits Designed to help students structure and define the problems faced by businesses and to acquire proficiency with the tools used to analyze and solve these problems. Focus is on commonly used business decision support software including, but not limited to, Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access. Students will be required to demonstrate basic level proficiency on competency exams and to solve a number of reality based business problems utilizing the tools learned in the class. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 200 - Introduction to the Profession 1 semester, 1 Credit This co-curricular course introduces students to the professional world of accounting. Various segments of the profession will be explored including, but not limited to, public accounting, tax practice, internal audit, corporate accounting, banking, insurance, non-profit, governmental, and regulatory agency work. This course is offered on a pass/fail basis. Prerequisite: ACC 310, with concurrent enrollment allowed. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 203 - Financial Accounting 1 semester, 3 Credits Provides students with a fundamental understanding of financial accounting. Accounting is the language of business, and understanding the basics of accounting is essential to a successful career in the business world. This includes the ability to read and understand financial statements. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 204 - Managerial Accounting 1 semester, 3 Credits Introduces basic elements of accounting and the role of accounting in business and society. Explores accounting concepts and procedures used by internal users in running a business and making decisions. Major components include cost accumulation methods; cost behavior, analysis, and control; budgeting and the effects of cost data on the decision process. Basic accounting terminology and procedures are presented as a foundation for further studies in the business disciplines. Prerequisite: ACC 203. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 301 - Cost Accounting 1 semester, 3 Credits Focuses on quantitative tools and analytical techniques used by managers in formulating business strategies. Reporting issues relative to planning and control decisions are heavily explored. Topics include cost-volume-profit analysis, manufacturing cost flow, and cost estimation. Alternative management and accounting methods are studied and their impact on business operations and performance is considered. Prerequisite: ACC 204. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 310 - Intermediate Accounting I 1 semester, 4 Credits Begins by examining the conceptual framework of financial accounting as the theoretical foundation for addressing external reporting issues. The application of accounting theory in financial statements, income and expense recognition, and asset valuation and disclosure relative to current and long-term assets are considered in detail. Significant attention is given to the interpretation of financial information. Prerequisite: ACC 203 with a minimum grade of C and ACC 204. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 311 - Intermediate Accounting II 1 semester, 4 Credits Emphasizes the application of accounting principles and objectives of financial reporting in the context of corporate financial statements. Issues related to debt valuation and reporting, accounting for income taxes, revenue recognition, and accounting changes will be considered. Preparation and use of the statement of cash flows will also be considered. Prerequisite: ACC 310 with a minimum grade of C-. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 350 - Accounting Information Systems 1 semester, 3 Credits Develops an awareness of the role of the accounting information system (AIS) in achieving organizational objectives. Explores, in detail, several typical AIS application subsystems, such as revenue/receivables, purchases/payables, inventory, cash receipts/disbursements, and financial planning/reporting. The concepts of risk and control are introduced in the context of the AIS. Prerequisite: ACC 204 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 405 - Advanced Accounting 1 semester, 3 Credits Emphasizes the application of accounting principles and the objectives of financial reporting relative to a variety of entities. The corporate entity is explored in the context of business combinations and consolidations. Accounting and reporting for governmental units and not-for-profit entities are surveyed. Prerequisite: ACC 311 with a minimum grade of C-. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 406 - Taxes and Business Decisions 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement Examines the role taxes play in business and individual decisions, particularly Federal taxes on income. A survey of the Federal tax laws as they affect different types of income and deductions is included. The differences between tax and business treatment of common business activities, events, and transactions are discussed. Prerequisite: ACC 203. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 412 - Auditing 1 semester, 4 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Develops an understanding and appreciation of the philosophy of the auditing process and the role of internal and external auditing in an organization. The concepts of risk and control, evidence, and documentation are considered. Ethical issues in the audit environment are considered. Prerequisite: ACC 311 and ACC 350 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 450 - Accountancy Internship 1 semester, 3 Credits Offers credit to students participating in department-approved internships in for-profit or not-for-profit organizations or governmental agencies. Provides the student with a valuable experiential learning opportunity. Academic assignments, as specified in the accountancy internship contract, must be completed. Departmental approval required. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 470 - Special Topics in Accounting 1 semester, Variable (1-3) Credits Provides accountancy majors with the opportunity for in-depth study of select topics in accounting not otherwise covered in the department’s curriculum. Topics based on current issues affecting the accounting profession and student interest. May be repeated for credit as topics vary. Prerequisites: ACC 412 or ACC 406 or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 485 - Accounting Policy 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Writing II Requires students to integrate, extend, analyze, and apply knowledge gained in the major to demonstrate mastery of the accounting discipline within a liberal arts experience. Focuses on internal and external reporting issues incorporating concepts from financial accounting, cost/managerial accounting, accounting information systems, advanced accounting, auditing, and taxation. Prerequisites: Senior accountancy majors; ACC301, ACC 405, ACC 406, and ACC412, or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ACC 490 - Independent Study in Accounting 1 semester, 1-3 Credits Open primarily to senior Accountancy majors. The student is provided the opportunity to explore advanced topics in accountancy outside of the regular departmental offerings. The number of credits is determined by consultation with the faculty member responsible for the project and the chairperson. Prerequisite: Permission of the chairperson. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
American Studies
	AMS 101 - Introduction to American Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits Introduces students to the basic issues, methodology, and tools in examining a broad range of topics relevant to the study of American history and culture. Thematic topics vary from semester to semester. Satisfies an AMS elective requirement. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 103 - U.S. History to 1877 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Survey course of American history from colonial beginnings through the Civil War and Reconstruction. Same as HIS 103. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 104 - U.S. History Since 1877 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Survey course of American history from the end of Reconstruction through the present day. Same as HIS 104. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 107 - African American Art: A Look at Hip Hop 1 semester, 3 Credits Students explore Hip-Hop’s impact on American popular culture. Focuses on the music and culture’s contentious relationship to blackness, African American identity-in terms of gender, sexuality and class among other social categories-and notions of American multiculturalism. Strives to offer a survey of Hip-Hop’s impact on a wide range of social and artistic practices. Same as ARH 107 & BLS 107. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 120 - History of Film: The Silent Period and the Transition to Sound 1 semester, 3 Credits Traces the history of cinema from its beginnings at the turn of the 20th century to the establishment of the sound cinema. Emphasis is given to film as an art form as well as a social and political phenomenon in the United States and throughout the world. Same as TDF 120. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 121 - History of Film: The Classic Era 1940-1960 and Beyond 1960-1990 1 semester, 3 Credits Traces key films and movements in the history of the cinema, from the classic Hollywood era in the 1940s to the flowering of international and independent cinema of the present. Emphasis is on cinema as an art form, medium of entertainment, and its development alongside politics, society, and the other arts. Same as TDF 121. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 206 - American Musical Theatre 1 semester, 3 Credits Exposes students to all aspects of the Broadway or American musical theatre. Emphasis on appreciation and analysis in terms of music, book, lyrics, and design. Eight or nine musicals of various types are studied through analysis of scripts, sound recordings, DVDs, and live performances when possible. Same as TDF 206. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 207 - American Art 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts An introduction to American painting, sculpture, and architecture from Colonial times to the present. Same as ARH 207. Prerequisite: ARH 106 suggested. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 218 - Multicultural America: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary United States 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Racism in the United States remains a topic of fierce debate today. This course places contemporary racial issues in an historical context by examining institutional racism, ethnicity, and immigration from the Civil War to today. Specifically compares how Native Americans, African Americans, Latino/a Americans, Asian Americans, and American Muslims have shaped their own identities in the United States over time. Same as HIS 218. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 220 - The Catholic Imagination of Four American Filmmakers 1 semester, 3 Credits An intensive study of the films of John Ford, Frank Capra, Alfred Hitchcock, and Martin Scorsese emphasizing the Catholic imagination from which each of these directors was influenced. The social, psychological, and theological themes found in each filmmaker are considered as ways in which they used their personal concerns to tell popular stories. Same as TDF 220. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 227 - History of Jazz 1 semester, 3 Credits A study of the history of jazz from African music to contemporary trends and more popular forms. Emphasis will be placed on styles and performers. Analytical listening will be required. Same as BLS 227 and MSC 227. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 255 - Colonial North America: From Contact to Constitution (to 1789) 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication Looks at diverse and resilient native cultures; the hopes and struggles of colonists as they established themselves in each region; the ways entrenched slave economies developed alongside powerful new ideas about freedom; and the fiery debates that led to the Revolution and the Constitution. Same as HIS 255. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 256 - Creating a Nation from Founding to Civil War (1789-1877) 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the struggles of early Americans to create a viable, lasting republic despite disagreements over the meaning of the Constitution; demands for increased democracy; industrial development; rapid immigration; and expansion westward. Yet nothing threatened the nation more than sectional disagreements over slavery, culminating in the Civil War and Reconstruction. Same as HIS 256. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 257 - Redefining the United States at Home and Abroad (1877-1939) 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines how Americans grappled with the emergence of the United States as an industrial and world power, including continued racial tensions and opposition to new immigrant groups, Native Americans, and African Americans; imperial expansion into the Caribbean and Pacific; the politics of the Gilded Age; Progressive Era reform movements; the First World War; and the Great Depression and New Deal. Same as HIS 257. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for major/minor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 258 - The American Century 1939-Present 1 semester, 3 Credits Studies the role of America as a global superpower, from the Second World War, through the Cold War, Vietnam, and the war against terrorism, as well as how domestic civil rights battles by blacks, women, immigrants, and other minority groups have shaped American society and culture to the present day. Same as HIS 258. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 260 - Women in Dance and Sport 1 semester, 3 Credits Women have made tremendous strides in both dance and sport over the last century. Studies the achievements of and challenges to women in these fields, with a focus on contemporary artists and athletes. A historical background will provide the foundation for analysis of current issues. Same as TDF 260 and WMS 260. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 304 - American and European Art Since 1945 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Introduces major trends in Western and especially, American art post-World War II. A variety of media will be addressed, including not only the traditional visual arts, but a full range of new genres, as well. Social and cultural context for works of art and the shifts in style will be emphasized. Same as ARH 304. Prerequisite: ARH 106 or 209. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 310 - American Foreign Policy 1 semester, 3 Credits The larger foreign policy problems confronting the United States today, considered in the light of American values, historic patterns, and the current world situation. Same as PSC 310. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 313 - The Power of Whiteness 1 semester, 3 Credits Historical development of “whitenesses” within the context of colonialism, slavery, imperialism and globalization, and their aftermaths as a way of understanding the cultural environments and processes of ethno-racial and gender-sexual identity formation today. Hegemonic whiteness is deconstructed and challenged. Whiteness is examined as an unnamed, unmarked category, “whites are just normal,” that carries powers and privileges. Same as BLS 313, SOC 313 and WMS 313. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 315 - The Civil War and Reconstruction 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Oral Communication The road to war is traced from the Texas Revolt to the bombardment of Ft. Sumter. The slavery issue is analyzed, and the course of the war is studied in detail. The consequences of the war, attempts to implement differing plans of Reconstruction, and the end of the Reconstruction are examined. Same as BLS 316 and HIS 316. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 318 - Globalization and Social Justice 1 semester, 3 Credits With the fall of socialist states, capitalist markets, economic relations, and consumerism have become global. Examine the political, cultural, and economic origins, consequences, and responses (with specific concern for the prospects for social justice, democracy, and equality) in the rich and poor countries of the world; impacts on workers; ecological, resource, and environmental implications; and anti-corporate globalization resistance movements. Same as GST 318, SOC 318, and WMS 318. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 322 - American Diplomatic History II 1 semester, 3 Credits Examines the emergence of the United States as a world power in the 20th century. Topics will include the rise of the Imperial presidency, U.S. involvement in the two world wars, the origins and course of the Cold War, and determination of America’s role in the post-Cold War international order. Same as HIS 322. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 325 - African-American Women 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Focuses on sociological analyses of the constructions and reconstructions of African-American women, examining the interrelationships of gender, race, caste, class, racism, and sexism in the United States, past and present. Topics include the family, male-female relations, poverty, discrimination, and social movements with particular emphasis on origins, consequences, social and individual changes and resistance to change, sociological, and feminist theories. Same as BLS 325, SOC 325, and WMS 325. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 326 - The American Revolution 1 semester, 3 Credits The American Revolution is traced from the Seven Years War to the Ratification of the U.S. Constitution. The social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of the imperial crisis are examined in detail. The War for Independence, as well as the short and long-term consequences of Independence, are also covered. Same as HIS 325. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 331 - American Philosophy 1 semester, 3 Credits A critical study and analysis of the writings of outstanding American philosophers. Same as PHL 321. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 345 - The Consumer Society 1 semester, 3 Credits Consumption and consumerism are driving forces sustaining the expansionist logic of advanced capitalism and globalization. Consumption of commodities has become the basis for the formation of ever-changing individual and group identities. Examines the historical development of consumerism, theoretical approaches to understanding the political, social, economic, individual, and very importantly, the environmental consequences of consumerism. Same as GST 345, SOC 345 and WMS 345. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 355 - American Literature to 1865 1 semester, 3 Credits Concentrates on the period of the American Renaissance (1836-1860) with some attention to earlier writings. Authors may include Franklin, Poe, Emerson, Cooper, Douglass, Jacobs, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Stowe, Melville, Dickinson, and Whitman. The central topics concern the variety of responses to the question of American democratic opportunity, the frontier, and slavery. Same as ENG 355. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 356 - American Literature 1865-1914 1 semester, 3 Credits Surveys American literature through some of the most difficult years in our history, the years of industrialization, urbanization, mass immigration, Reconstruction and Jim Crow. Authors may include Twain, James, Dreiser, Dickinson, Chesnutt, Crane, Gilman, Robinson, Cahan, Wharton, and Frost. Same as ENG 356. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 364 - Modern American Fiction 1 semester, 3 Credits Covers American fiction since World War I. Authors include Anderson, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Cather, Dos Passos, Faulkner, Welty, O’Connor, Salinger, Heller, Percy, Pynchon, Morrison, and Bellow. Topics include the search for identity through tradition, the disillusionment of the ‘30s, the Southern Renaissance, and the problematics of mass society. Same as ENG 364. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 365 - Twentieth-Century African-American Literature 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity A reading-intensive introduction to 20th-century African-American fiction, autobiography, drama, and poetry, with particular attention to social and cultural contexts. Writers include Nella Larsen, Ralph Ellison, Amiri Baraka, Toni Morrison, John Edgar Wideman, and Anna Deavere Smith. Focus on race, class, and gender, and on the authors’ approaches to the role of literary art in society. Same as BLS 365 & ENG 365. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 375 - Food in U.S. History 1 semester, 3 Credits Food is the subject of joy and fascination for studying American history. Course examines the complex history of food in the United States in many ways: as an item of national identity, an object of cultural resistance, a source of workers’ efficiency, a means for political engagement, and a measure of economic prosperity or impoverishment. Same as HIS 375. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 376 - Toni Morrison 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity Examines a selection of novels by the 1993 Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. Analyzes her dialogue with African American and American history, with an emphasis on individual and communal trauma, memory, and healing. Selected, accessible Morrison scholarship will be studied as well, with a focus on race, class, and gender, and on Morrison’s strategies as a creative writer. Same as BLS 376, ENG 376, & WMS 376. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 427 - Classical America 1 semester, 3 Credits Traces the influence of Greece, Rome, and the ancient Near East (Egypt, Mesopotamia) on the United States of America from colonial times to the present. Develops an appreciation for the profound influence of antiquity in such areas as history, government, art, architecture, and literature. No knowledge of Greek or Latin is required. Same as HIS 427 and CLA 427. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	AMS 470 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Studies 1 semester, 3 Credits The topics discussed in the seminar vary from semester to semester. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Anthropology Some of the following courses are not offered every year. Students should consult their pre-registration course listings regarding the availability of particular courses for any given semester.
	APG 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Social Science Focuses on the study of human persons as makers of tools, rules, and moral judgments, and provides a comparison of the ways in which people in Western and non-Western countries make sense of their experience and of their environment. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 301 - Art in Everyday Life 1 semester, 3 Credits Art, aesthetic expression, and social standards for judging artistic products and process are examined in cross-cultural perspective. Data are drawn from Oceania, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, as well as from the folk art of Europe. A variety of art forms, such as ritual symbols; pottery; basketry; wood, stone, and bone carving; dwellings; textiles; and bodily adornment, will be studied. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 303 - Sacred Journeys 1 semester, 3 Credits Studies religious pilgrimages in historical, cultural, and social contexts. Our purpose is to reveal the richness and profundity of religious experience through consideration of the persons, places, symbols, and processes associated with these sacred journeys. Examples of medieval, post medieval, and contemporary pilgrimages will be drawn from Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 304 - The Built Environment and Spatial Form 1 semester, 3 Credits Focuses on the social and cultural study of human, physical alteration of the natural environment; emphasizing the products of human building activity, place, and the social production of built forms within the context of society’s institutions and history. It examines the meaning and impact of the built environment (including landscape) revealed in building decisions, metaphorical connections, and ritual. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 321 - Latin America: Mexico and Central America 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Diversity; Social Science Focuses on peoples, cultures, and environments in the frontier areas of northern Mexico and Central America as well as in the heartland regions of Mexico-Guatemala. Study will include islands of the West Indies in that sector of the Caribbean which is socially and culturally related to Central America. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 322 - Latin America: South America 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Studies peoples and cultures of South America. A range of groups from tribal Indian through peasants to urbanites will be considered. Rural-urban relationships and those between people and their environments will be examined. Those islands of the Caribbean whose social and cultural characteristics are shared by the northern coastal portions of South America will be included. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 328 - Native Peoples of the United States and Canada 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Concentrates on contemporary Native Americans: environmental setting, ways of life, historical experience, and cultural background. Attention is given to native life on and off the reservations, including governmental policies, and to present means of expressing indigenous cultural identity and of preserving or revitalizing traditional culture patterns in areas such as arts, religion, technology, and view of the world. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 338 - Religion and Magic 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science The most general forms of religion and magic including the belief in spirits, souls, and impersonal supernatural power are studied. The relationship between culture change and religion is considered with special reference to religious syncretism, revitalization movements, altered states of awareness in sacred context, and the interest in the occult. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 339 - Faith and Healing 1 semester, 3 Credits Studies the search for healing and wholeness through religious beliefs and rituals. The focus is upon healing rites at the formal and folk levels of expression, shrines and pilgrimages associated with the quest for healing, and systems of healing in syncretistic religions. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 345 - Cities and Urban Life 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Social Science Considers urban form, the types of urban growth, relationships between urban centers and outlying districts, and urbanization, in various parts of the world. Focuses especially on appreciation of neighborhood and city, the environmental impact of the city, and the application of anthropological research to contemporary issues (e.g., poverty, redevelopment) in urban living. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 360 - Prehistoric Archaeology 1 semester, 3 Credits Introduces the student to the methods, theory, and interpretation of prehistoric archaeology, focusing on the evolution of human cultures, their subsistence technologies, and forms of social organization and ideology as revealed by the archaeological record, from the end of the Ice Ages to the rise of early civilizations in both the Old and New Worlds. Same as ARH 360. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 401 - Theory in Anthropology 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Social Science Studies the ideas and issues of importance in social and cultural anthropology as it developed within the framework of Western thought. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 470 - Special Topics in Anthropology 1 semester, 3 Credits Intended to provide students with the opportunity to study a variety of subjects in anthropology of value in a liberal arts education, but which are not currently covered, or not ordinarily treated in depth. The format of the course may vary with instructor and topic chosen. Prerequisite: Junior or senior status or permission of instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	APG 490 - Independent Study 1 semester, 3 Credits Designed to permit students to engage in intensive reading or special research under the direction of one or more members of the anthropology staff. Prerequisite: Permission of Department of Sociology chairperson. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
Art
	ART 101 - Visual Design I: 2D 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts An investigation of the elements of two-dimensional design: line, shape, value, texture, and color according to the principles of organization in the formulation of compositional unity as expressed on two-dimensional surfaces in the visual arts whether it be in drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, or digital imaging. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 102 - Visual Design II: 3D 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts An investigation of the elements of three-dimensional design, including plane, volume, mass, scale, structure, relief, and modularity as expressed in the three-dimensional visual arts, including sculpture, ceramics, architecture, industrial design, and spatial design. May be taken independently of ART 101. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 108 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Graphic design using desktop publishing software. Topics include: history of graphic design, visual perception, typographic layout, and an introduction to desktop computer software. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 111 - Drawing I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Elements of drawing, with emphasis on the development of perceptual abilities. Studio assignments involve direct observation of still life, the human figure, landscape, and interior spaces. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 112 - Drawing II 1 semester, 3 Credits Studio work from the live model and other topics. Further development of perceptual approach, with emphasis on compositional structure. Students develop a critical vocabulary through group discussion of class assignments and consideration of historical and contemporary examples of drawing. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 111. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 121 - Sculpture I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Materials, tools, principles, and elements of sculpture taught through problem solving of assigned projects. Introduction to techniques of modeling, casting, and carving. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 122 - Sculpture II 1 semester, 3 Credits Continuation of the principles and techniques mastered in ART 121. Creation and completion of in depth sculptural projects. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 121. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 131 - Painting I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Studio work dealing with basic problems of organizing and evaluating two-dimensional form. Emphasis on the use of structure and design to establish pictorial relationships in color, space, and form. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 132 - Painting II 1 semester, 3 Credits Studio work seeking to develop more complex treatment of the principles studied in Painting I. Emphasis on technical proficiency through practice. Familiarity with historical and contemporary idioms of painting will be expected. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 131. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 141 - Monotype 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts A combination of drawing, painting, and print vocabulary serving to familiarize the student with printmaking and its ability to assist in developing a visual statement. Images will explore the serial progression of an idea through multiple black and white and color impressions. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 151 - Ceramics I 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Basic and advanced hand-building skills such as coil, slab, pinch, and press molding are taught as students gain knowledge about materials, glazing, and firing. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 152 - Ceramics II: Wheelworking 1 semester, 3 Credits Basic and advanced wheel-throwing skills, material concepts, glazing, and firing are covered. Reduction, Raku, and electric glazes are introduced as the student constructs functional and non-functional forms of clay. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 151. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 171 - Introduction to Photography: Darkroom Practice and Concept 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Black and white photography, including negative processing and printing, darkroom technique, camera, optics, composition, and critiques of student work. The student should have access to a 35mm camera with an adjustable shutter and lens. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 213 - Drawing III 1 semester, 3 Credits A continuation of Drawing II and an introduction to projects requiring longer preparation. Students may begin to work in color. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 112. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 223 - Sculpture III: Life Sculpture 1 semester, 3 Credits The human form is investigated directly from a model. In addition, the student will do studies of the head, hands, and feet. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 121. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 233 - Painting III 1 semester, 3 Credits An advanced course in painting in which the student is encouraged to develop an expanded vocabulary of forms through research and technical exploration. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 132. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 242 - Digital Imaging: Etching 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Utilizes the computer and drawing to produce full color images in a traditional print medium, intaglio etching. Through a series of lecture demonstrations, there will be an introduction to hands-on drawing experience, plate preparation, and Photoshop visual imaging software. Experience in drawing or Photoshop is not required, although some computer literacy would be useful. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 243 - Digital Imaging: Screenprinting 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts Through a series of lecture demonstrations, Photoshop visual imaging software, and drawing will be used to explore full-color images in screenprinting. As in ART 242, experience in drawing or Photoshop is not required, although some computer literacy would be helpful. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 246 - Digital Imaging: Type/Design/Art 1 semester, 3 Credits This studio course uses computers and drawing to investigate typography as an art form. There will be a thorough review of the history and construction of typefaces since the Renaissance and each person will use the computer to research, draw, and create a new and unique typeface. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 253 - Ceramics III: Advanced Wheelwork 1 semester, 3 Credits Ceramics majors develop a personal sense of direction with assignments that increase skill and artistry. Students learn to relate their work to historical and contemporary traditions. Glaze chemistry will also be introduced so that the student can begin the process of involvement with the technical demands of glazing. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 152. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 270 - Special Topics in Studio Art 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Fine Arts ART 270, 370, 470 are special topics courses on subjects of special interest offered students at different levels in various areas of studio art. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 272 - Photography: Advanced Darkroom Practice 1 semester, 3 Credits Required of all studio art majors concentrating in photography. A continuation of Photography I. The intermediate student is encouraged to develop his/her own style through a series of technique-oriented projects. The class is structured around weekly critiques of student work. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 171 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 273 - Introduction to Digital Photography: Digital Workflow and Concept 1 semester, 3 Credits Required of all studio art majors concentrating in photography. An introduction to color photography. The student will also be required to produce a high level of design and finish. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 289 - Bauhaus Design 1 semester, 3 Credits When the Bauhaus opened in 1919 in the aftermath of a devastating world war, it envisioned a new kind of Artist who would be comfortable in a variety of media. This is the interactive experience of being at the Bauhaus; each week will combine discussion of the history and personalities of the school with the creation of a Bauhaus inspired object. Same as MKT 292. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 301 - Development of North American Architecture 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement A study of North American architecture and the cultural context in which it was produced, from the 17th century to the present. Same as ARH 301 and AMS 301. Prerequisite: ARH 106 or permission of the instructor. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 314 - Drawing IV 1 semester, 3 Credits Advanced work dealing with more innovative aspects of drawing, encouraging exploration of personal forms and themes as well as research and technical exploration. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 213. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 315 - Drawing V 1 semester, 3 Credits Advanced study in drawing through an independent study program prearranged with the instructor. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 314. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 333 - Community Lens 1 semester, 3 Credits Core Foundation/Proficiency: Civic Engagement; Fine Arts Examines the concept and practice of community and social change through the lens of photography. Students learn digital photography skills, engage in a community-based photography project, and produce a final photo exhibition. Same as GST 333 and PSP 333. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 334 - Painting IV 1 semester, 3 Credits This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 233. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 335 - Painting V 1 semester, 3 Credits This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 334. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 345 - Printmaking V: Advanced Screenprinting 1 semester, 3 Credits Advanced non-toxic screen printing. Continued investigation including larger format, photographic ideas, and the ability to produce a limited edition. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 243. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 354 - Ceramics IV: Sculpture 1 semester, 3 Credits Development of concepts, objects, installations, and environments using ceramic materials. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 152. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 355 - Ceramics V: Production 1 semester, 3 Credits Students will explore various production processes. Attention will be given to casting methods, hand building, and wheelwork. This course requires six class hours per week. Prerequisite: ART 152. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings
	ART 370 - Special Topics in Studio Art 1 semester, 3 Credits ART 270, 370, 470 are special topics courses on subjects of special interest offered students at different levels in various areas of studio art. This course requires six class hours per week. Click here for the Semester Course Offerings

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ACC 103 - Introduction to Accounting and Finance

ACC 110 - Computer Applications in Business I

ACC 111 - Computer Applications in Business II

ACC 113 - Data Applications in Business

ACC 200 - Introduction to the Profession

ACC 203 - Financial Accounting

ACC 204 - Managerial Accounting

ACC 301 - Cost Accounting

ACC 310 - Intermediate Accounting I

ACC 311 - Intermediate Accounting II

ACC 350 - Accounting Information Systems

ACC 405 - Advanced Accounting

ACC 406 - Taxes and Business Decisions

ACC 412 - Auditing

ACC 450 - Accountancy Internship

ACC 470 - Special Topics in Accounting

ACC 485 - Accounting Policy

ACC 490 - Independent Study in Accounting

AMS 101 - Introduction to American Studies

AMS 103 - U.S. History to 1877

AMS 104 - U.S. History Since 1877

AMS 107 - African American Art: A Look at Hip Hop

AMS 120 - History of Film: The Silent Period and the Transition to Sound

AMS 121 - History of Film: The Classic Era 1940-1960 and Beyond 1960-1990

AMS 206 - American Musical Theatre

AMS 207 - American Art

AMS 218 - Multicultural America: Racism, Ethnicity, and Immigration History in the Contemporary United States

AMS 220 - The Catholic Imagination of Four American Filmmakers

AMS 227 - History of Jazz

AMS 255 - Colonial North America: From Contact to Constitution (to 1789)

AMS 256 - Creating a Nation from Founding to Civil War (1789-1877)

AMS 257 - Redefining the United States at Home and Abroad (1877-1939)

AMS 258 - The American Century 1939-Present

AMS 260 - Women in Dance and Sport

AMS 304 - American and European Art Since 1945

AMS 310 - American Foreign Policy

AMS 313 - The Power of Whiteness

AMS 315 - The Civil War and Reconstruction

AMS 318 - Globalization and Social Justice

AMS 322 - American Diplomatic History II

AMS 325 - African-American Women

AMS 326 - The American Revolution

AMS 331 - American Philosophy

AMS 345 - The Consumer Society

AMS 355 - American Literature to 1865

AMS 356 - American Literature 1865-1914

AMS 364 - Modern American Fiction

AMS 365 - Twentieth-Century African-American Literature

AMS 375 - Food in U.S. History

AMS 376 - Toni Morrison

AMS 427 - Classical America

AMS 470 - Seminar: Special Topics in American Studies

APG 101 - Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

APG 301 - Art in Everyday Life

APG 303 - Sacred Journeys

APG 304 - The Built Environment and Spatial Form

APG 321 - Latin America: Mexico and Central America

APG 322 - Latin America: South America

APG 328 - Native Peoples of the United States and Canada

APG 338 - Religion and Magic

APG 339 - Faith and Healing

APG 345 - Cities and Urban Life

APG 360 - Prehistoric Archaeology

APG 401 - Theory in Anthropology

APG 470 - Special Topics in Anthropology

APG 490 - Independent Study

ART 101 - Visual Design I: 2D

ART 102 - Visual Design II: 3D

ART 108 - Introduction to Desktop Publishing

ART 111 - Drawing I

ART 112 - Drawing II

ART 121 - Sculpture I

ART 122 - Sculpture II

ART 131 - Painting I

ART 132 - Painting II

ART 141 - Monotype

ART 151 - Ceramics I

ART 152 - Ceramics II: Wheelworking

ART 171 - Introduction to Photography: Darkroom Practice and Concept