Apr 25, 2024

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog

2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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	BADM 561 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management examines current issues in the field. Topics vary by semester and may include recruitment, selection, benefits, compensation, organizational climate, and job design. Notes Removed prerequisite effective fall 2014. Check Course Availability
	BADM 562 - WORKFORCE PLANNING AND SELECTION 3 cr hrs Description Workforce Planning and Selection trains students in analyzing current staffing requirements and projecting future staffing needs. Students evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of various recruitment and selection instruments and strategies used by professionals. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	BADM 566 - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT 3 cr hrs Description Training and Development provides an in-depth look at practices related to the structure, the methods, and the use of technology for the training of employees. Students will apply learning theories in the development and implementation of a strategic employee training system. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	BADM 567 - MANAGEMENT-LABOR RELATIONS 3 cr hrs Description Management-Labor Relations is a survey of the historical, current, and emergent patterns in local, state, and federal labor organizations relating to collective bargaining. Topics include an analysis of the rights and obligations of both management and unions as influenced by legislation, administrative decisions, and court cases. Student exercises in collective-bargaining negotiations, and contract agreements, nationally and globally, will be tracked and discussed. A collective-bargaining agreement will be negotiated as a student exercise. Check Course Availability
	BADM 570 - MARKETING PLANNING AND STRATEGY 3 cr hrs Description Marketing Planning and Strategy is the study of the development, evaluation, and implementation of marketing strategy in complex environments. Students become familiar with the range of decisions implicit in strategic market planning and develop skills in using a variety of analytical frameworks for decision making using case analyses and simulation games. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing, plus six additional hours of upper division marketing course work. Check Course Availability
	BADM 571 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description Marketing Management is a study of practical marketing problems by the use of case materials that are illustrative of actual marketing situations. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 573 - RETAIL MANAGEMENT (C) 3 cr hrs Description Retail Management includes competitive structure, trade area analysis, site selection, merchandise planning and control, pricing, buying, credit policy and research. Managerial problems concerning the planning and operation of retail facilities are emphasized. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 574 - PERSONAL SELLING (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is a study of the skills needed to develop and manage long-term relationships with customers and suppliers. Emphasis is placed on relationship selling, presentation, prospecting, handling objectives and closing techniques with consideration given to differences in the global marketplace. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 575 - CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Consumer Behavior examines concepts and theories from the behavioral sciences and analyzes their usefulness for developing marketing strategies. The course takes the perspective of the marketing manager who needs knowledge of consumer behavior in order to develop, evaluate, and implement marketing strategies. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 576 - MARKETING RESEARCH 3 cr hrs Description This course provides an in-depth study of the primary methodologies of marketing research. Emphasis is placed on collecting, analyzing, interpreting and presenting information for reducing uncertainty surrounding marketing and management decisions. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 577 - MARKETING CHANNELS MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description This course is an in-depth study of the structure, functions, and management of marketing channels. The relationships among channel members and their negotiations are discussed. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 578 - INTERNATIONAL MARKETING 3 cr hrs Description International Marketing is the application of marketing principles and concepts in diverse cultural, economic, political, legal, and technological international environments. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 580 - FOUNDATIONS OF MARKETING AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 3 cr hrs Description Foundations of Marketing and Organizational Behavior provide a broad conceptual background of fundamental knowledge in organizational behavior and marketing for graduate students who have an inadequate background in these subjects. Check Course Availability
	BADM 581 - PROMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description Promotional Management concentrates on marketing issues related to promotions and the creative aspects of the advertising/communication process. Topics covered include communication as an integral part of marketing, fundamentals of communication, the marketing environment, and management of a promotions strategy. Planning, implementation, evaluation and control are discussed. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 582 - BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY 3 cr hrs Description Business Policy and Strategy develops an understanding of strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. This involves integrating all functional areas of business, analyzing the environment in which the firm operates, and choosing strategies that enable the firm to meet its objectives. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance, BADM 321 - Business Stats II, BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business, BADM 369 - Organizational Behavior and Theory, BADM 370 - Marketing and BADM 425 - Production and Operations Management. Check Course Availability
	BADM 584 - COMPENSATION 3 cr hrs Description Compensation studies the role of a wage and salary administrator. It focuses on the fundamentals of wage theory, job evaluation and compensable factors, employee evaluation, individual and group incentive plans, benefits, and managerial/executive compensation. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	BADM 585 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES 3 cr hrs Description Critical Issues in Human Resources is designed to facilitate a more in-depth study of selected issues confronting organizations in the area of personnel administration. Topics include the move of human resources from support function to strategic focus, diversity, legal trends, ethical developments, and other emerging issues. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 369 and BADM 460 Check Course Availability
	BADM 587 - INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES 3 cr hrs Description International Case Studies is a case method course investigating the complexity of trading in the international exports markets. Practical problems encountered by the business firm are identified and solutions discussed. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370 - Principles of Marketing. Check Course Availability
	BADM 588 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STUDIES 1 to 6 cr hrs Description International Business and Economic Studies is a study tour, lasting about one month, of at least four European countries. Students will attend daily briefings at businesses, labor unions, government agencies and international institutions to learn about the importance of international business and economics to South Dakota and to their careers. Check Course Availability
	BADM 590 - SEMINAR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 1 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. Check Course Availability
	BADM 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (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 that include significant one-on-one student-faculty interaction. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic. Prerequisites and Corequisites Requires permission of the instructor. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 592 - TOPICS IN BUSINESS (C) 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest lecturers or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 593 - WORKSHOP IN BUSINESS (C) 3 cr hrs Description Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each credit hour. Workshops may vary in time ranges typically use a compressed time for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, and committee and group activity. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BADM 595 - PRACTICUM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (C) 1 to 3 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 is the case with field experience courses. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BADM 700 - MBA PROGRAM SUSTAINING 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course, utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Check Course Availability
	BADM 710 - MANAGERIAL FINANCE 3 cr hrs Description Managerial Finance covers both the theory and practice of finance from a value maximization perspective with a focus on business and corporate financial decisions. The course emphasizes the importance of integrated, data-driven business processes for effective decision-making in a global business environment. Topics addressed include the cost of capital, cash flow estimation and valuation, capital budgeting and investment analysis, the trade-off between risk and return, capital structure and dividend policy, ethics, corporate governance, and strategic value creation. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: ACCT 210, 211: Principles of Accounting I & II or ACCT 520: Foundations of Accounting; and BADM 310: Business Finance or BADM 505: Foundations of Finance or equivalent. 3 credit hours. Check Course Availability
	BADM 711 - INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description This course is the study of equity and debt markets, as well as an overview of portfolio management for individual and institutional investors. Course coverage includes fundamental valuation techniques, the efficient markets hypothesis, risk and return, primary and secondary market mechanisms, and international investing. The course provides an overview of the bond market including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management as well as an introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts. The topics of investment policy, portfolio, theory and construction, asset allocation, efficient diversification, and performance evaluation are explored, along with the vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 310 - Business Finance, BADM 505 - Foundations of Finance, or its equivalent, or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BADM 720 - QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS 3 cr hrs Description This course is the practical utilization of mathematics as an aid to the solution of business problems. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: BADM 220: Business Statistics and MATH 121: Calculus or BADM 520: Foundations of Math/Stats or equivalent. Check Course Availability
	BADM 722 - ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESS 3 cr hrs Description This course is an advanced course in management information systems concentrating on planning, policy, strategy and applications in the use of information systems in organizations. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: Prerequisites BADM 323: Computer Analysis - Business or ACCT 523 Foundations of Computer Analysis or equivalent Check Course Availability
	BADM 723 - DATA MANAGEMENT AND WAREHOUSING 3 cr hrs Description This course is a hands-on course using Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) technologies to combine business data from myriad sources into a unified data repository appropriate for analytic processing to improve business decision making. A wide range of database and transformation software will be utilized to cover topics including structured and semi-structured data, data flow and transformation, and programmatic transformations. The course requires an on campus residency of three to four days and a PC-based laptop. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 323 or BADM 523. Notes New course effective fall 2014. Check Course Availability
	BADM 724 - DATA MINING FOR MANAGERS 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on using statistical techniques to solve business problems such as identifying high value and/or high risk customers, analyzing consumer preferences, determining credit risk, and detecting fraud. The techniques covered include ordinary least squares (OLS) regression, logistic regression, discriminant analysis, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling (SEM). This course requires a PC-based laptop. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 321 or BADM 520 Notes New course effective fall 2014. Check Course Availability
	BADM 725 - DATA MINING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on using statistical techniques to solve business problems across the enterprise and create competitive advantage from information mined from data warehouses. The techniques covered include cluster analysis, pattern matching, vector auto-regression, co-integration, and event study methodology. This course requires a PC-based laptop. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 321 or BADM 520. Notes New course effective fall 2014. Check Course Availability
	BADM 726 - OPERATIONAL ANALYTICS 3 cr hrs Description This course focuses on the full cycle of descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics of business process event information to help companies optimize a wide range of business processes including manufacturing, customer relationship management, and procurement both within the enterprise and the supply chain. The course This course requires a PC-based laptop. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 723 Notes New course effective fall 2014. Check Course Availability
	BADM 760 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description Operations Management examines business tranformation processes and provides in-depth exploration of management concepts, theories, and principles related to value creation through the production/provision and distribution of goods and services. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 425 - Production and Operations Management or BADM 523 - FOUNDATIONS OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS Check Course Availability
	BADM 761 - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT 3 cr hrs Description Leadership Development is the study of human behavior in organizations and of how managers can influence that behavior. Ethical leadership is considered within a business environment increasingly characterized by global competition, economic turmoil, rapid technological change, and shifting labor market dynamics. Emphasis is placed on identifying and developing the personal skills and perspectives necessary to establish and maintain a leadership position. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 369 or BADM 580 or its equivalent. Check Course Availability
	BADM 762 - BUSINESS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT 3 cr hrs Description Business and Its Environment is an examination of the environment within which contemporary business operates with emphasis on selected laws and regulations that impact the national and international operation of business enterprises. It explores relationships existing between business firms, individuals, and governments and emphasizes ethics and social responsibility as an important part of a business’s overall strategic operations. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 761: Leadership Development and ECON 782: Managerial Economics. Check Course Availability
	BADM 770 - MANAGERIAL MARKETING 3 cr hrs Description Managerial Marketing is designed to help the student gain a clear, realistic and contemporary perspective of marketing. This course includes critical analysis of cases and covers important frameworks and tools that can assist managers in making better marketing decisions. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BADM 370: Marketing or BADM 580: Foundations of Management and Marketing or equivalent. Check Course Availability
	BADM 780 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT 3 cr hrs Description Strategic Management is the study of business and corporate level strategic decision making including the development of competitive advantages. Other important topics include internal and external analysis, vertical integration, corporate diversification, strategic alliances, and globalization. This course emphasizes the integration of all business disciplines in strategic planning. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: ACCT 781, BADM 710, BADM 770 and ECON 782 Check Course Availability
	BADM 788 - PROFESSIONAL REPORT 1 to 3 cr hrs Description Professional Report is directed research in business administration. Check Course Availability
	BADM 789 - REPORT/PROJECT 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 Check Course Availability
	BADM 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BUSINESS (C) 1 to 4 cr hrs Description Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study that include significant one-on-one student-faculty interaction. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting duration depends upon the topic. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BADM 794 - INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS 1 to 8 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. Check Course Availability
	BADM 795 - PRACTICUM IN BUSINESS (C) 1 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 is the case with field experience courses. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BADM 798 - THESIS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 1 to 6 cr hrs Description Thesis in Business Administration is for Master’s candidates in business administration. Check Course Availability
	BADM 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING 0 cr hrs Description This is a zero-credit course utilized for continuous enrollment and program tracking. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 730 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY 3 cr hrs Description Fundamental course directed to beginning graduate students. Introduction to the relationship between chemical structure and biological function; generation and storage of metabolic energy; biosynthesis of biological compounds; storage, transmission and expression of genetic information. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: organic chemistry, or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 731 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY 2 cr hrs Description Laboratory emphasizes modern approaches to solving biochemical problems and experience to accompany BIOC 730, 3-hour laboratory and 1-hour discussion session. Prerequisites and Corequisites Pre - or co - requisite: BIOC 730 - Principles of Biochemistry. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 752 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE GENE 3 cr hrs Description Advanced topics in nucleic acids including packaging of DNA, replication, transcription, post-transcriptional processing of RNA and translation into proteins. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: CPHD 720/721 or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 754 - PROTEINS AND ENZYMES 4 cr hrs Description A survey of the newest techniques of fractionation and characterization of proteins. Advanced topics in modification of proteins, solid phase synthesis and protein folding. Introduction to the current knowledge of enzyme systems and the techniques used in their study. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: CPHD 720/721 or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 761 - METABOLIC REGULATION 4 cr hrs Description The regulation of cellular metabolism is discussed. The emphasis is on understanding the major metabolic pathways of cells and the mechanism that regulate these pathways. Their control by external stimuli will also be addressed. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: CPHD 720/721 or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 763 - METHODS OF BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS 4 cr hrs Description Survey of classical and modern procedures for the study of biochemical systems and living cells. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisites: CPHD 720/721 or permission of the instructor. Check Course Availability
	BIOC 792 - TOPICS (C) 1-4 cr hrs Description Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement. Notes (C) Denotes a common course Check Course Availability
	BIOC 795 - PRACTICUM (C) 1 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 is the case with field experience courses. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 434L - Herpetology Laboratory 1 cr hrs Description This course complements BIOL 434, and will emphasize identification of, and field experiences with, the reptiles and amphibians of western South Dakota. Prerequisites and Corequisites Course co-requisite: BIOL 534 Check Course Availability
	BIOL 501 - PLANT SYSTEMATICS (C) 4 cr hrs Description Principles of phylogeny, classification, nomenclature, evolution; demonstrations, field study and laboratory practice in collection, preserving, and identifying plants. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 501L - PLANT SYSTEMATICS (C) 0 cr hrs Description Principles of phylogeny, classification, nomenclature, evolution; demonstrations, field study and laboratory practice in collection, preserving, and identifying plants. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 502 - ANIMAL BEHAVIOR 3 cr hrs Description Principles of the behavior of animals. Notes (Also PSYC 512) The comparative psychology and ethnology of human and animal behavior is covered in this course. Topics include basic and maintenance behaviors, habitat selection, homing, migration, social behavior, communication, reproduction, development, symbiosis, predation and play. Evolutionary, genetic, hormonal and neural influences on behavior are highlighted. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 505 - INSECT BIOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description An introduction to the general biology and classification of insects. Course emphasis placed on taxonomy, methods of identification, and ecological role of insects. Students will become familiar with basic insect anatomy and morphology, classification of the order level with exemplary families that include taxa of agricultural or environmental interest, and acquire and ability to sight recognize particular species that have agricultural, environmental, wildlife, and human/livestock health importance. Field trips and a collection are required. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites BIOL 151; MINIMUM GRADE C Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 505L - INSECT BIOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description An introduction to the general biology and classification of insects. Course emphasis placed on taxonomy, methods of identification, and ecological role of insects. Students will become familiar with basic insect anatomy and morphology, classification of the order level with exemplary families that include taxa of agricultural or environmental interest, and acquire and ability to sight recognize particular species that have agricultural, environmental, wildlife, and human/livestock health importance. Field trips and a collection are required. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 508 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description This course emphasizes the interaction between spatial pattern and ecological processes with particular attention to spatial relationships among wildlife (plants and animals) and their habitats, spatial and temporal interactions and influences of spatial heterogeneity on biotic and abiotic processes. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 508L - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description This course emphasizes the interaction between spatial patern and ecological processes with particular attention to 1) spatial relationships among wildlife (plants and animals) and their habitats, 2) spatial and temporal interactions and 3) influences of spatial heterogeneity on biotic and abiotic processes. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 510 - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description This course is designed to merge the pure sciences of physiology, genetics, taxonomy, biogeography, and ecology with the applied fields of wildlife management, forestry, landscape ecology, and restoration ecology to address patterns and processes of biological diversity. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 511 - PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Principles of ecology including physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology, evolutionary ecology and ecosystems on both a theoretical and applied aspect. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 512 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description The physical, chemical and biological conditions of fresh waters as environments for plants and animals. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 512L - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description The physical, chemical and biological conditions of fresh waters as environments for plants and animals. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 514 - ANIMAL ECOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Principles governing the relationship of animals to their environment, including management and conservation practices. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 514L - ANIMAL ECOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Principles governing the relationship of animals to their environment, including management and conservation practices. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 516 - EVOLUTION OF DISEASE 3 cr hrs Description Fundamental concepts of genetics and evolution are applied to understanding the evolution of genetic and infectious disease. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 517 - FIELD ECOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Structure, environmental relations and dynamism of grassland and forest communities. Saturday field trips during favorable weather. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 517L - FIELD ECOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Structure, environmental relations and dynamism of grassland and forest communities. Saturday field trips during favorable weather. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 519 - PLANT ECOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description Description of plant communities, their dynamics and interaction, Environmental factors and their relationship with plants. Field trips. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes common course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 519L - PLANT ECOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description Description of plant communities, their dynamics and interaction, Environmental factors and their relationship with plants. Field trips. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 520 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description This course reviews basic statistical methods and various computational techniques used in biology. Statistical methods presented will include the normal distribution, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression and correlation. Laboratory exercises and computer demonstrations will provide students with the opportunity to use various software and hardware in the collection, organization, and analysis of data. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites BIOL 520 and 520L are co - requisites. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 520L - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description This course reviews basic statistical methods and various computational techniques used in biology. Statistical methods presented will include the normal distribution, hypothesis testing, t-tests, ANOVA, regression and correlation. Laboratory exercises and computer demonstrations will provide students with the opportunity to use various software and hardware in the collection, organization, and analysis of data. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites BIOL 520 and 520L are co - requisites. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 521 - PLANT ANATOMY (C) 3 cr hrs Description The anatomical organization of seed plants. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 521L - PLANT ANATOMY (C) 0 cr hrs Description The anatomical organization of seed plants. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 525 - CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Sub-cellular structure and metabolism emphasizing their involvement in energy and information flow. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 527 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (C) 4 cr hrs Description Chemical and physical principles of plant function including water relations and energy metabolism; genetic, environmental and hormonal regulation of plant growth and development; and plant responses to stress. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 527L - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description Chemical and physical principles of plant function including water relations and energy metabolism; genetic, environmental and hormonal regulation of plant growth and development; and plant responses to stress. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 528 - COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description An analysis of homeostatic and integrative mechanisms in vertebrates and invertebrates. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 528L - COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 0 cr hrs Description Analysis of homeostatic and integrative mechanisms in vertebrates and invertebrates. Lecture plus lab component. Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: Organic Chemistry. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 529 - BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION 3 cr hrs Description Physiology, endocrinology, and anatomy of reproduction. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 530 - NEUROBIOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description An advanced course on neurons, nervous system and neural science. Neuroanatomical organization, neural development, neuronal function, neurophysiology, neurochemistry and the neurobiological bases of behavior are covered. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 533 - ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY OF ANIMALS 3 cr hrs Description A study of the physiological adaptations of animals, principally vertebrates, to their physical environment and the influence of these adaptations on animal distributions. Topics include energy use, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, temperature, water and ion balance, and digestion and nutrition. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 534 - HERPETOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description This course is a study of reptiles and amphibians including their life history, ecology, reproductive habits, physiology, systematics, and world-wide distribution. Prerequisites and Corequisites Course prerequisites: BIOL 151; MINIMUM GRADE C Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 535 - ANIMAL DIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION 3 cr hrs Description The focus of this course is the interpretation the morphological features of the 40+ major morphological body plans of extant and extinct animals in an evolutionary framework. Fossils, animal interactions with the environment, life histories, and biomechanical and phylogenetic constraints will be discussed. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 536 - BIOGEOGRAPHY 3 cr hrs Description Biogeography is the study of the spatial distributions of plants and animals through time. The course will examine the distribution of plants and animals fro the perspectives of both ecology (biomes, climates, vegetation) and evolutionary history (floristics and faunistics, phylogenetics, paleobiology). Prerequisites and Corequisites Prerequisite: BIOL 151; MINIMUM GRADE C Check Course Availability
	BIOL 538 - MOLECULAR ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION 3 cr hrs Description This course will provide students with an overview of both theory and technique of molecular evolution, molecular phylogenetics, and molecular population genetics. Topics covered will include application of protein and DNA-based studies in phylogenetics, evolution, biogeography and conservation biology. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 541 - HISTOLOGY (C) 4 cr hrs Description Microscopic study of cells and fundamental tissues. Structure of organs and systems are stressed to integrate structure and function. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) Denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 541L - HISTOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description Microscopic study of cells and fundamental tissues. Structure of organs and systems are stressed to integrate structure and function. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 542 - INTRODUCTION TO RIVER STUDIES 3 cr hrs Description This interdisciplinary course covers the geography, use of, and modifications to large rivers in the United States. Special emphasis is placed on the Missouri River, including geology, ecology, water law, and cultural resources. Multiple field trips are conducted on the Missouri River to enhance student understanding of the river?s ecosystem and natural processes. Notes Cross-listed with BIOL 442 and ESCI 442/542. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 543 - CELL BIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description Emphasis on the integration of structure and function in the cell. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 549 - DNA SEQUENCING METHODS 3 cr hrs Description Course introduces advanced molecular biology laboratory skills including both theory and techniques in preparation of genomic DNA’s from a variety of sources, amplification of DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction including theory of primer design and protocol optimization, preparation of fluorescently labeled DNA sequencing reactions, operation of automated DNA sequencer and interpreting output in the context of a variety of advanced informatics applications. Lab fee charged. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 552 - COMPARATIVE PLANT MORPHOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description The plant kingdom (algae to angiosperms) with emphasis on the ecological significance of different evolutionary levels of development. Lecture plus lab component. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 552L - COMPARATIVE PLANT MORPHOLOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description The plant kingdom (algae to angiosperms) with emphasis on the ecological significance of different evolutionary levels of development. Lecture plus lab component Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 554 - ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 3 cr hrs Description A systematic examination of critical environmental issues and the ethical and value systems which underlie alternative solutions to such problems as the environmental effects of genetic research, population growth, extinction of wildlife species, water, air and soil pollution, nuclear energy development, etc. Notes (Also PHIL 554) Check Course Availability
	BIOL 555 - MAMMALOGY (C) 4 cr hrs Description Identification of game, fur bearing, and small mammals; taxonomy of these groups, life histories and habits, preparation of study skins and skeletons; special reference to those occurring in Northern Great Plains area. Lecture plus lab component. Notes (C) denotes Common Course. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 555L - MAMMALOGY (C) 0 cr hrs Description Laboratory experience that accompanies BIOL 555. Notes (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability
	BIOL 556 - MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY 3 cr hrs Description The study of physiological mechanisms that maintain animal homeostasis. This course will emphasize the mechanisms and regulation of systems physiology. Primary areas of study will include cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive and renal physiology. Check Course Availability
	BIOL 563 - ORNITHOLOGY (C) 3 cr hrs Description Structure and function, ecology, energetics, classification, and identification of birds. Lecture plus lab component. Notes Identification of local birds is stressed in the lab. (C) denotes Common Course Check Course Availability

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BADM 561 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT

BADM 562 - WORKFORCE PLANNING AND SELECTION

BADM 566 - TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT

BADM 567 - MANAGEMENT-LABOR RELATIONS

BADM 570 - MARKETING PLANNING AND STRATEGY

BADM 571 - MARKETING MANAGEMENT

BADM 573 - RETAIL MANAGEMENT (C)

BADM 574 - PERSONAL SELLING (C)

BADM 575 - CONSUMER BEHAVIOR (C)

BADM 576 - MARKETING RESEARCH

BADM 577 - MARKETING CHANNELS MANAGEMENT

BADM 578 - INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

BADM 580 - FOUNDATIONS OF MARKETING AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

BADM 581 - PROMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT

BADM 582 - BUSINESS POLICY AND STRATEGY

BADM 584 - COMPENSATION

BADM 585 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN HUMAN RESOURCES

BADM 587 - INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDIES

BADM 588 - INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STUDIES

BADM 590 - SEMINAR IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BADM 591 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (C)

BADM 592 - TOPICS IN BUSINESS (C)

BADM 593 - WORKSHOP IN BUSINESS (C)

BADM 595 - PRACTICUM IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (C)

BADM 700 - MBA PROGRAM SUSTAINING

BADM 710 - MANAGERIAL FINANCE

BADM 711 - INVESTMENT ANALYSIS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

BADM 720 - QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS

BADM 722 - ADVANCED INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR BUSINESS

BADM 723 - DATA MANAGEMENT AND WAREHOUSING

BADM 724 - DATA MINING FOR MANAGERS

BADM 725 - DATA MINING FOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE

BADM 726 - OPERATIONAL ANALYTICS

BADM 760 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

BADM 761 - LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

BADM 762 - BUSINESS AND ITS ENVIRONMENT

BADM 770 - MANAGERIAL MARKETING

BADM 780 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

BADM 788 - PROFESSIONAL REPORT

BADM 789 - REPORT/PROJECT SUSTAINING (C)

BADM 791 - INDEPENDENT STUDY IN BUSINESS (C)

BADM 794 - INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS

BADM 795 - PRACTICUM IN BUSINESS (C)

BADM 798 - THESIS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

BADM 799 - THESIS SUSTAINING

BIOC 730 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY

BIOC 731 - PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

BIOC 752 - MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE GENE

BIOC 754 - PROTEINS AND ENZYMES

BIOC 761 - METABOLIC REGULATION

BIOC 763 - METHODS OF BIOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS

BIOC 792 - TOPICS (C)

BIOC 795 - PRACTICUM (C)

BIOL 434L - Herpetology Laboratory

BIOL 501 - PLANT SYSTEMATICS (C)

BIOL 501L - PLANT SYSTEMATICS (C)

BIOL 502 - ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

BIOL 505 - INSECT BIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 505L - INSECT BIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 508 - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

BIOL 508L - LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

BIOL 510 - CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

BIOL 511 - PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGY

BIOL 512 - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

BIOL 512L - FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

BIOL 514 - ANIMAL ECOLOGY

BIOL 514L - ANIMAL ECOLOGY

BIOL 516 - EVOLUTION OF DISEASE

BIOL 517 - FIELD ECOLOGY

BIOL 517L - FIELD ECOLOGY

BIOL 519 - PLANT ECOLOGY (C)

BIOL 519L - PLANT ECOLOGY (C)

BIOL 520 - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

BIOL 520L - INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

BIOL 521 - PLANT ANATOMY (C)

BIOL 521L - PLANT ANATOMY (C)

BIOL 525 - CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY

BIOL 527 - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (C)

BIOL 527L - PLANT PHYSIOLOGY (C)