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2010-2012 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

History
  

  • HIS 346 - African-American History to 1877

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the African-American experience from the beginning of the slave trade through Reconstruction. Topics include the establishment of slavery in North America, the development of the cotton economy of the South, the rise of anti-slavery, the experience of free blacks, African-American religious development, and slave resistance. Same as BLS 346. Satisifes pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 347 - African-American History Since 1877

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course will examine slavery as a cause of the Civil War, emancipation, Reconstruction, Jim Crow, black intellectuals and black history, the migration of African-Americans from the South, the emergence of the civil rights movement, desegregation, the role of Martin Luther King, the black power movement, the persistence of racism, and affirmative action programs. Same as BLS 347. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 360 - Greek and Roman Warfare

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    A survey of the history of warfare from the Mycenaean Age to the fall of the Roman Empire with primary emphasis given to the social and political development of warfare as a cultural phenomenon.


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  • HIS 366 - American Business History

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the transformation of American businesses from the small-firm world of the early national period to the multi-national corporations of the 20th century. The course focuses on key entrepreneurs and businesses to highlight various legal, political, economic, and institutional factors inherent to the rise of the American business enterprise. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 413 - History of Ireland

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Survey of Irish history with emphasis on the Irish experience from the Rising of 1798 to the formation of an independent Irish state in the early 20th century. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 414 - Twentieth-Century Ireland

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course studies the political, economic, social, and religious factors in the transformation of 20th-century Ireland since the Rising of 1916, including consideration of the problem of Northern Ireland. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 415 - History of Presidential Elections I

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the history of our electoral system in general and then considers each presidential election from Washington to the election of 1820, noting particularly the changes that have taken place from year to year. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 416 - History of Presidential Elections II

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course examines the history of our electoral system in general and then considers each presidential election from 1820 to the present, noting particularly the changes that have taken place from year to year.
      Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 421 - History of Russia I

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies pre- or post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 422 - History of Russia II

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 423 - Europe from 1914 to 1945

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 424 - Europe Since 1945

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisifes post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 431 - East Asia: Tradition and Transformation

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major/minor.


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  • HIS 432 - Modern East Asia

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies non-Western history requirement for major.


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  • HIS 438 - Early Constitutional History

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Satisfies pre-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • HIS 439 - Later Constitutional History

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    This course is a study of the American Constitution from the Progressive Era to the present. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • 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. Satisfies post-1715 European history requirement for major/minor.


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  • 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. Satisfies post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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  • 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. Satisfies pre- or post-1877 American history requirement for minor.


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Labor-Management Relations
  

  • LBR 386 - Labor Law

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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Latin American Studies
  

  • LAS 460 - Tutorial in Latin American Studies

    1 semester, 1-4 Credits

    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.


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  • 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.


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Law
  

  • LAW 201 - General Law

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • 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.


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Liberal Arts Honors
  

  • HON 101 - The Development of Western Civilization

    1 semester, 5 Credits (DWC Core)

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from ancient Mesopotamia to the 17th century.


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  • HON 102 - The Development of Western Civilization

    1 semester, 5 Credits (DWC Core)

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from ancient Mesopotamia to the 17th century.


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  • HON 201 - The Development of Western Civilization

    1 semester, 5 Credits (DWC Core)

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from the 17th century to the present.


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  • HON 202 - The Development of Western Civilization

    1 semester, 5 Credits (DWC Core)

    An interdisciplinary study of the history, literature, philosophy, theology, art and music of the West from the 17th century to the present.


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  • HON 205 - Language and Thought

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Social Science Core)

    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.


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  • HON 210 - Topics in Science

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Natural Science Group I Core)

    A study of selected developments in the natural sciences and their interactions with other areas of thought.


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  • HON 212 - The Development of Modern Biology

    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.


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  • HON 230 - Foundations of Theology

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • HON 301 - Honors Studies in Philosophy

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Philosophy Core)

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 302 - Honors Studies in Ethics

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Ethics Core)

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Philosophy present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 311 - Honors Studies in Theology

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Theology Core)

    Electives for students in the honors program in which professors in the Department of Theology present courses in their areas of special competence.


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  • HON 312 - Honors Studies in Moral Issues

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • HON 480 - Colloquium

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Colloquium courses explore an interdisciplinary topic in depth. Several sections are offered each year on a variety of themes and topics.


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  • HON 481 - Colloquium

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Colloquium courses explore an interdisciplinary topic in depth. Several sections are offered each year on a variety of themes and topics.


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  • HON 490 - Independent Research

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • HON 491 - Independent Research

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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Linguistics
  

  • LIN 201 - Introduction to Linguistics I

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Social Science Core)

    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.


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  • LIN 202 - Introduction to Linguistics II

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Social Science Core)

    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.


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  • LIN 306 - Modern English Grammar

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • LIN 308 - Sociology of Language

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Social Science Core)

    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.


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Management
  

  • MGT 101 - Principles of Business Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 110 - Management Information Systems

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 201 - Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions I

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 301 - Organizational Behavior

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 310 - Operations Management I

    1 semester, 4 Credits

    Students will learn to identify customer value, and to effectively manage the processes that translate the input of resources into the desired output. Prerequisites: MTH 108 and MGT 201.


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  • MGT 320 - Human Resource Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 330 - Legal Environment for Business I

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 331 - Legal Environment for Business II

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • 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.


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  • MGT 341 - Enterprise Systems Integration

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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 implementable organizational solutions. Prerequisite: MGT 340 or permission of instructor.


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  • MGT 342 - Project Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 350 - Small Business Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 360 - International Business

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Prerequisites: ECN 102 and FIN 207.


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  • MGT 401 - Organizational Theory

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 410 - Operations Research

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 411 - Leadership Development

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Through understanding and relating leadership concepts, models, and theories to their experience, students will develop an understanding of leadership that is personally meaningful and that allows them to become more effective, authentic and moral leaders.  Students’ leadership development will be further facilitated through inquiry into a personal leadership conundrum and identification and development of their values, beliefs, and leadership principles.


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  • MGT 420 - Comparative Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Provides a cultural, behavioral, and strategic focus on comparative management issues in a global setting. 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 301.


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  • MGT 430 - Managing Workplace Diversity

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 450 - Internships

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 480 - Seminar in Management Theory

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MGT 489 - Capstone Seminar in Strategy

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Stresses the practice of strategic management in organizations. Focuses 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 203, 204, 110, 111, FIN 207, MGT 201, 301, 310, 320, 401, and MKT 205.


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  • MGT 491 - Independent Study in Management

    1 semester, 1-3 Credits

    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.


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Marketing
  

  • MKT 205 - Principles of Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    Introduces students to the vital role that marketing plays within firms and within society in the domestic and international marketplace. Explores the basic principles, theories, problems, and practices in the modern and ever changing marketing environment. Examines social, economic, technological, legal, ethical, and other environment factors and their impacts on product, price, promotion, and distribution decisions in a global market (marketing mix). Emphasizes the marketing functions, planning, and the distribution of goods and services from the producer to the ultimate consumer. Provides opportunities to practice and refine written and oral communication skills as well as to acquire a solid foundation in marketing theory.


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  • MKT 310 - Personal Selling

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 311 - Sales Management

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 335 - Buyer Behavior

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 336 - Promotional Strategy

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 340 - Marketing on the Internet

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 344 - Sports Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 404 - Advanced Advertising

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 420 - Business to Business Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 422 - Retailing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 423 - Fashion Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • 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.


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  • MKT 426 - International Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 434 - Marketing Research

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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 or MTH 217.


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  • MKT 450 - Internship

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 470 - Special Topics in Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MKT 480 - Marketing Capstone

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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. Effective with the class of 2015: ACC 110/111, ACC 203/204, FIN 207, MGT 201, MGT 301, MKT 205, MKT 335, MKT 336 and MKT 434.




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  • MKT 490 - Independent Study in Marketing

    1 semester, 3 Credits

    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.


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  • MTH 105 - Introduction to Mathematical Methods

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Mathematics Core)

    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.


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  • MTH 107 - Mathematics for Business Analysis I

    1 semester, 3 Credits (Mathematics Core)

    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.


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