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2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 
  

  • ANTH 526 - COLLAPSE OF SOCIETIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Connecting archaeology’s study of the past to present day concerns, this course will examine materials and data on successful management practices of the past, including information on lasting agricultural and forestry practices. These insights will not only broaden our sense of what collapse means but also what sustainability can mean.


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  • ANTH 527 - THE HOLOCENE

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course focuses on the perspectives, methods, and data that archaeology and sustainability fields can bring to discussions of climate variation. We will consider the importance of paleoenvironmental data to archaeological research, the ways in which it can be used, and the various methods of recovering and analyzing such data to reconstruct human-environment interactions in the Holocene, the epoch that encompasses the past 10,000 years.


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  • ANTH 528 - SUSTAINABILITY AND URBANISM

    3 cr hrs

    Description The environmental challenges that present-day societies face, while pervasive and large-scale, are only the most recent set of consequences to emerge in a long history of human interaction with the environment. This course will examine, using case studies from around the world, how and why past human interactions with the environment developed the way they did in particular urban societies.


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  • ANTH 530 - CULTURE AND PERSONALITY

    3 cr hrs

    Description An investigation of relationships between culture, social structure, and personality. Current research in anthropology, social psychology, and sociology is utilized.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: Six hours of sociology or anthropology.

    Notes
    (Also SOC 530)


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  • ANTH 531 - ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD TECHNIQUES

    3-6 cr hrs

    Description Participation in the excavation of approved archaeological sites.


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  • ANTH 550 - ANTHROPOLOGY AND LITERATURE

    3 cr hrs

    Description An examination of various cultures and their prose and poetry.


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  • ANTH 590 - SEMINAR IN ANTHROPOLOGY (C)

    2 to 3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • ANTH 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ANTHROPOLOGY (C)

    1 to 3 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

     May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ANTH 594 - INTERNSHIP IN ANTHROPOLOGY (C)

    3 to 6 cr hrs

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than in the case with field experience courses.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • ART 531 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 532 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 541 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description A broadening and refining of the personal application of concepts of three-dimensional art. An exploration in a variety of materials, such as wood, clay, metals, plastics, reinforced resins, and cement, and in processes such as molding, forming, forging, metal casting, and welding


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  • ART 542 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description A broadening and refining of the personal application of concepts of three-dimensional art. An exploration in a variety of materials, such as wood, clay, metals, plastics, reinforced resins, and cement, and in processes such as molding, forming, forging, metal casting, and welding.


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  • ART 561 - PHOTOGRAPHY MATERIALS AND METHODS

    3 cr hrs

    Description An exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 562 - ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY MATERIALS AND METHODS

    3 cr hrs

    Description An advanced exploration of personally derived imagery through various techniques and materials that are appropriate to the student’s individual creative process.


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  • ART 581 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Experimentation with techniques of color printing to increase the student’s skills, abilities, and confidence toward the development of individual imagery and expression.


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  • ART 582 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Experimentation with techniques of color printing to increase the student’s skills, abilities, and confidence toward the development of individual imagery and expression.


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  • ART 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART (C)

    1 to 12 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.

     May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ART 592 - TOPICS IN ART (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Special topics course devoted to particular issues in Communication Studies, Guest lecturers may serve as the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ART 700 - PROGRAM SUSTAINING IN ART

    0 cr hrs

    Description This is a zero-credit course, utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking.


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  • ART 701 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Individual creative research in the studio through various media including acrylic, oil, watercolor, encaustic, assemblage, and construction techniques. Emphasis is placed on gaining increased awareness of contemporary issues in art and their relationship to the student’s own concerns.


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  • ART 702 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Individual creative research in the studio through various media including acrylic, oil, watercolor, encaustic, assemblage, and construction techniques. Emphasis is placed on gaining increased awareness of contemporary issues in art and their relationship to the student’s own concerns.


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  • ART 711 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Individual creative studio research into the nature and use of media pertinent to the candidate’s work. An investigation of symbolic and analogical content in the candidate’s imagery.


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  • ART 712 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Individual creative studio research into the nature and use of media pertinent to the candidate’s work. An investigation of symbolic and analogical content in the candidate’s imagery.


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  • ART 713 - CREATIVE RESEARCH PHOTOGRAPHY

    3 cr hrs

    Description Individual creative research into the concepts and theories of the student’s photography.  An investigation of how the nature of the work is affected by the medium.


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  • ART 714 - PHOTOGRAPHY ISSUES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students will explore critical issues in photography and how the issues relate to their personal work.  Readings, lecture, discussions, research and writings are assigned to stimulate critical thinking and personal expression through photography.


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  • ART 721 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advanced creative research in the studio leading toward the clarification of the symbolic, analogical, and conceptual content of the candidate’s imagery, the clarification of creative philosophy, and the mastery of the particular medium employed.


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  • ART 722 - PAINTING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advanced creative research in the studio leading toward the clarification of the symbolic, analogical, and conceptual content of the candidate’s imagery, the clarification of creative philosophy, and the mastery of the particular medium employed.


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  • ART 723 - PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advanced creative research in studio photography, leading toward clarification of the artists’ conceptual content and creative theories through the use of a variety of mediums.


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  • ART 724 - ADVANCED PHOTOGRAPHY CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Further advancement of creative research in studio photography, leading toward clarification of the artists conceptual content and creative theories through the use of a variety of mediums.


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  • ART 731 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Independent research and creative production based on the interests, background experience, and needs of the student as determined through consultation with the major professor.


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  • ART 732 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description ndependent research and creative production based on the interests, background experience, and needs of the student as determined through consultation with the major professor.


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  • ART 733 - PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER’S PORTFOLIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An individualized focus on strategies for preparing and presenting a thesis exhibition and final portfolio.  Students will concentrate on developing a consistent body of work which will represent their concepts, theories and photography processes.


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  • ART 734 - PHOTOGRAPHY MASTER’S THESIS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students will finalize and present a thesis  exhibition.  Students will present a consistent body of work which will represent their concepts, theories and photography processes.


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  • ART 741 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Further independent work in sculpture. The student will be expected to consult the members of his/her graduate advisory committee and major professor as resources in determining a continuing direction of artwork toward the graduating exhibition.


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  • ART 742 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Further independent work in sculpture. The student will be expected to consult the members of his/her graduate advisory committee and major professor as resources in determining a continuing direction of artwork toward the graduating exhibition.


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  • ART 751 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive research and creative effort devoted to a synthesis of the student’s aesthetic viewpoint as manifested through artistic production.


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  • ART 752 - SCULPTURE: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive research and creative effort devoted to a synthesis of the student’s aesthetic viewpoint as manifested through artistic production.


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  • ART 761 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO/ LITHOGRAPHY

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive individual works in the area of lithography using a variety of techniques in order to further the development of the student’s individual expression. Exploration in the combination of lithographic techniques with other media may be an option if agreed upon by the student and instructor. Includes individual and group critiques relating to the philosophy of printmaking and the student’s individual achievement.


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  • ART 762 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO/ LITHOGRAPHY

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive individual works in the area of lithography using a variety of techniques in order to further the development of the student’s individual expression. Exploration in the combination of lithographic techniques with other media may be an option if agreed upon by the student and instructor. Includes individual and group critiques relating to the philosophy of printmaking and the student’s individual achievement.


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  • ART 771 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO/INTAGLIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive individual work emphasizing the intaglio print process, including experimentation in a variety of techniques that contribute to the further development of the student’s creative expression. Etching and calligraphy, in combination with other related print processes may be utilized by agreement of student and instructor. Individual and group critiques relating to the philosophy of printmaking and the student’s individual achievements will be held.


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  • ART 772 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO/INTAGLIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive individual work emphasizing the intaglio print process, including experimentation in a variety of techniques that contribute to the further development of the student’s creative expression. Etching and calligraphy, in combination with other related print processes may be utilized by agreement of student and instructor. Individual and group critiques relating to the philosophy of printmaking and the student’s individual achievements will be held.


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  • ART 781 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An exploration, experimentation and intensive individual work in any print method (relief, intaglio, lithography, screen process) emphasizing the use of an extensive variety of print processes, individually or in combination, to further individual creative growth. Individual and group critiques will include discussions of the individual’s achievement and its relevance to the contemporary art world.


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  • ART 782 - PRINTMAKING: MASTER’S STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An exploration, experimentation and intensive individual work in any print method (relief, intaglio, lithography, screen process) emphasizing the use of an extensive variety of print processes, individually or in combination, to further individual creative growth. Individual and group critiques will include discussions of the individual’s achievement and its relevance to the contemporary art world.


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  • ART 788 - MFA FOLIO PREPARATION

    2 cr hrs

    Description Graduating exhibition. Required enrollment near the final semester of graduate work. In this course, organization, documentation, and preparation of artwork for the thesis exhibition and final oral examination are required and serve as preparation for a professional career in art. Concurrently, the student’s major professor will advise the student on a specific schedule for the proper preparation of the graduating exhibition and for the final oral examination by the student’s graduate advisory committee.


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  • ART 789 - Master’s Research Prob/Proj Sustaining (C)

    0 cr hrs

    Description This is a zero credit hour schedule type used to track students who are not currently working with faculty on thesis or doctoral activities. Universities may require students to register under this schedule type to remain active degree candidates.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • ART 790 - SEMINAR IN ART

    3 to 9 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.


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  • ART 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ART (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • ART 794 - INTERNSHIP IN ART

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Applied, monitored and supervised, field based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than in the case with field experience courses.


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  • ARTD 531 - TYPOGRAPHY

    3 cr hrs

    Description In-depth analysis and exploration of typographic principles and theories.


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  • ARTD 532 - DESIGN METHODS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Exploration of personal visual communication through various techniques that are appropriate to the students individual creative process.


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  • ARTD 591 - GRAPHIC DESIGN: SPECIAL PROBLEMS (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ARTD 701 - DIGITAL STUDIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description Intensive individual exploration of digital image creation through various electronic production formats.


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  • ARTD 711 - PACKAGE DESIGN

    3 cr hrs

    Description Conduct research into product containers from conception to physical construction.


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  • ARTD 712 - GRAPHIC DESIGN CONCEPTS AND THEORIES

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advancement of creative research in graphic design’s role in society through visual communication.


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  • ARTD 721 - GRAPHIC DESIGN MASTER’S PORTFOLIO

    3 cr hrs

    Description An individualized focus on strategies for preparing and presenting a thesis exhibition and final portfolio.  Students will concentrate on developing a consistent body of work which will represent their concepts, theories and graphic design processes.


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  • ARTD 722 - GRAPHIC DESIGN MASTER’S THESIS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Students will finalize and present a thesis exhibition.  Students will present a consistent body of work which will represent their concepts, theories and graphic design processes.


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  • ARTD 791 - GRAPHIC DESIGN: SPECIAL PROBLEMS

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic. May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.


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  • ARTE 590 - ART EDUCATION: SEMINAR (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course


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  • ARTE 591 - ART EDUCATION: SPECIAL PROBLEMS (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.  May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ARTE 790 - ART EDUCATION: SEMINAR (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     

    Notes
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  • ARTE 791 - ART EDUCATION: SPECIAL PROBLEMS (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.  May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • ARTH 501 - HISTORY, WOMEN, AND VISUAL CULTURE

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course will focus on women as both subjects and creators of art, while exploring the role of the visual in constructing ideas of femininity through a variety of crucial topics and issues. This exploration will involve a historical survey of women artists and their contributions, as well as an examination of the religious, mythological and secular images of women in art. A primary focus of the course will be the critical analysis of the creation, modification and persistence of these images throughout history due to varied social, economical, technological, psychological and intellectual conditions.


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  • ARTH 502 - RENAISSANCE ART HISTORY

    3 cr hrs

    Description A survey of the styles, aesthetics, and techniques of Italian and Northern European art from the late 13th Century through the 16th Century.


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  • ARTH 503 - AMERICAN ART HISTORY

    3 cr hrs

    Description A survey of American visual arts from the period of Colonial settlements of the 16th century to 1945, a demarcation symbolic of the shift from international European influence to international American influence in the visual arts.


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  • ARTH 504 - GREEK ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description The development of arts and architecture viewed in relation to Greek history and societal change from the Mycenaean to the Hellenistic periods.

    Notes
    (Also CLHU 504 and HIST 503)


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  • ARTH 505 - ROMAN ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description The development of art and architecture and their function in Roman society from the early Republic to Constantine.

    Notes
    (Also CLHU 505)


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  • ARTH 510 - SEVENTEENTH AND EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is an in-depth examination of the painting, sculpture, and architecture of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in European Art.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ARTH 212 or permission of the instructor.


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  • ARTH 511 - NINETEENTH CENTURY ART HISTORY

    3 cr hrs

    Description A survey of the visual arts during the entire 19th Century. The period will be examined as an overview for its technical, stylistic, and aesthetic changes.


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  • ARTH 512 - TWENTIETH CENTURY ART HISTORY

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course surveys the visual arts during the 20th Century through the 1960s. The period will be examined as an overview for its technical, stylistic, and aesthetic changes.


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  • ARTH 513 - AESTHETICS

    3 cr hrs

    Description An investigation of the major aesthetic theories and critical analysis of problems concerning the nature of aesthetic judgment about the natural world and in science and the arts.

    Notes
    (Also CLHU 587, ENGL 587, PHIL 524, and THEA 569)


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  • ARTH 515 - GALLERY MANAGEMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description A study of the theory and practices of art gallery and museum operations, emphasizing practical application involving students directly in the operation of the University Art Galleries.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Permission of the instructor is required.


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  • ARTH 516 - ART THEORY AND CRITICISM

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is an introduction to the significant themes and issues in contemporary theory and criticism as they impact the ways in which art is produced, viewed, and written about today. The course will provide students with the practical knowledge and skills to comprehend and critically evaluate the vast body of theory and criticism currently being written on the arts and to critically examine their own experience and perspectives on art education and the practice of art.


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  • ARTH 517 - HISTORY OF PRINTMAKING

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides an historical overview of woodcuts, engravings, and etchings in the early modern period before focusing upon fine and popular printmaking in the modern era. Students will be introduced to key theoretical concerns related to the field of printmaking and will conduct substantial independent research.

    Notes
    New course Fall 2013.


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  • ARTH 590 - ART HISTORY SEMINAR

    3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     


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  • ARTH 591 - ART HISTORY: INDEPENDENT STUDY (C)

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.  May be repeated.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Requires permission of the instructor.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • ARTH 790 - ART HISTORY SEMINAR (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.

     

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  • ARTH 791 - ART HISTORY: INDEPENDENT STUDY

    1 to 9 cr hrs

    Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.  May be repeated. Requires permission of the instructor.


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  • BADM 505 - FOUNDATIONS OF FINANCE

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course includes mathematics of finance, liquidity management, capital budgeting, liability management, and value creation.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: ACCT 520 - Foundations of Accounting or ACCT 210, 211 - Principles of Accounting I & II.


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  • BADM 507 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides a basic understanding of the challenges and opportunities involved in the operation of international enterprises. Major points of discussion include the economic and political influences on operations, as well as other selected topics.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • BADM 508 - INTERNATIONAL STRATEGIC AND HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is a survey course focusing on international aspects of organizational behavior and theory, strategic management, and human resource management. Topics include understanding and managing across cultures, approaches in staffing, selection and training of managers for foreign assignments, international compensation, international labor relations, strategic planning for international operations, strategies for international competitiveness, organizing international operations, multinational corporations, and ethics and social responsibility in international management.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 369 - Organizational Behavior and Theory.


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  • BADM 509 - FINANCIAL STRATEGY

    3 cr hrs

    Description Financial strategy is a study of the development of the theory of value, followed by case studies and empirical analysis of the process of value creation, transfer, and destruction. The impact of the rapidly changing, global operating environment and capital markets on strategic financial management is studied.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance.


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  • BADM 511 - INVESTMENTS (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description Investments is a thorough study of the equity market including fundamental valuation techniques, asset allocation, the efficient markets hypothesis and its implications, portfolio theory, risk and return, the primary and secondary market mechanisms, security market indicators, and international investing. An overview of the bond market including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management, and an introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts is provided. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance.

    Notes
    (C) denotes common course


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  • BADM 512 - SECURITY ANALYSIS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Security Analysis is a thorough study of portfolio management for individual as well as institutional investors, and includes both equity and fixed-income analysis. Security valuation and analysis are discussed as well as the topics of asset allocation, efficient diversification, portfolio theory and construction, investment policy, and performance evaluation. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 411 - Investments.


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  • BADM 513 - ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE

    3 cr hrs

    Description Advanced Corporate Finance is a combination of cases and theory dealing with the investment, financing and dividend decisions of the firm. Emphasis is on long-term debt and equity financing as well as financial risk management.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance.


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  • BADM 514 - FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course discusses the basic characteristics of derivative instruments, such as forwards, futures, options, and swaps, and their applications to corporate strategy and risk management as well as to portfolio management. Topics include basic features of futures and options, option strategies, valuation and hedging techniques, financial risk management, and derivatives market mechanisms.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance and BADM 411 - Investments.


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  • BADM 515 - FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Financial Institutions is an analytical and descriptive survey of financial institutions from a global perspective. Financial institution risk management and the changing financial and regulatory environment are emphasized.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance.


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  • BADM 516 - COMMERCIAL BANK MANAGEMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description Commercial Bank Management is an in-depth study of banking institutions, with special emphasis on commercial banks and their connection to the Federal Reserve System and other financial institutions. A risk management perspective is adopted and the fast changing global regulatory and financial environments are discussed.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance.


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  • BADM 520 - FOUNDATIONS OF CALCULUS AND STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Foundations of Calculus and Statistics for Business is an accelerated course in applications of mathematics and statistics to business and economics. Topic coverage include: 1) equations and their graphs; 2) matrices and their operations; 3) differential calculus, in particular, first and second derivatives of single and multi-variable functions; 4) descriptive statistics; 5) probability; 6) distributions; 7) hypothesis testing; 8) linear regression analysis; 9) time series analysis; and 10) the modeling of business and economic problems. Computer applications are included.


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  • BADM 523 - FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course focuses on both the business and technical dimensions of information systems, specifically how information systems are used by businesses to achieve competitive advantage, operational efficiency, and strengthen managerial decision-making. In the business dimension, students will understand the organizational, social, and economic impacts of information systems. On the technical side, the course will cover enterprise applications, architecture, security, networking, databases, and the basics of programming and database query languages. A PC-based laptop is required for the course.

    Notes
    New course effective fall 2014.


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  • BADM 525 - PRODUCTION OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course studies the basic tools of operations management with emphasis on decision-making models in production and planning. Such topics as decision theory, production planning and control, inventory control, materials requirement planning, project management, and quality control are covered.

     

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisites: BADM 520 or BADM 220 or MATH 281 or STAT 281

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • BADM 533 - REAL ESTATE

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course is a study of real property interests including brokerage, law, financing, investments, appraisal, property development, property management and marketing.


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  • BADM 538 - ENTREPRENEURSHIP II (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course focuses on the process of screening an opportunity, drafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy, and understanding the business plan writing process. Building the entrepreneurial team and the acquisition and management of financial resources are emphasized along with venture growth, harvest strategies, and valuation.

    Notes
    (C) Denotes Common Course


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  • BADM 541 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT

    3 cr hrs

    Description Project Management involves the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques for completing a project on time, within budget, and meeting quality requirements. Project Management covers such topics as project scope, project requirements, estimation of time requirements, and the identification, development and evaluation of resources, budgets, risks, task lists, interdependencies, and critical milestones. In addition, the course covers project implementation issues such as conducting phase reviews, securing needed resources, managing the control process, and reporting project status.


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  • BADM 543 - INTERNATIONAL FINANCE

    3 cr hrs

    Description International Finance explores the principles of financial management from an international perspective. Background material on foreign exchange markets and risk is provided, and the theory of foreign exchange markets is discussed. Emphasis is placed on corporate finance for international firms. Both direct and in direct investments as well as financing decisions for multinational corporations are covered.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 310 - Business Finance.


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  • BADM 552 - COMMERCIAL LAW AND ETHICS

    3 cr hrs

    Description Commercial Law and Ethics is the study of the legal and ethical aspects of commercial transactions. Topics covered include: secured transactions, commercial paper, debtor-creditor relationships, securities regulation, and real and personal property. Ethical and relevant international issues are integrated throughout the course. Additional topics may include insurance, wills and trusts, and bankruptcy.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business.


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  • BADM 556 - CYBERLAW

    3 cr hrs

    Description Cyberlaw is a study of the legal aspects of managing technology in both the workplace and cyberspace. The course will focus on issues relating to electronic commerce, technology, intellectual property, and the internet. Social, legal, ethical, and political issues will be addressed with a global perspective.

    Prerequisites and Corequisites
    Prerequisite: BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business, or permission of the instructor.


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  • BADM 557 - BUSINESS ETHICS (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description Business Ethics is a study of the ethical implication of managerial decisions. Topics covered include the responsibility of the organization to the individual and society, the role of the individual within the organization, and ethical systems for American business. The course provides an examination and assessment of current American business practices.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course.


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  • BADM 560 - HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (C)

    3 cr hrs

    Description This course provides a survey of managerial practices with respect to the management of the human resource function and an introduction to the topic of human resource management as an occupational choice. Major areas of inquiry include recruitment and selection, training and development, compensation and benefits administration and work force integration and maintenance.

    Notes
    (C) denotes Common Course.


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