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CRJU 4326 - Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice Credits: 3
Prerequisites: CRJU 2350 , CRJU 2355 , and CRJU 2370
Constitutional law with emphasis on the criminal aspects of law. Provides a greater insight of the reason why criminal justice personnel are limited in their responsibilities and power.
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CRJU 4328 - Criminal Procedures Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: CRJU 2350 , CRJU 2355 , and CRJU 2370 .
Study of the government’s power to enforce criminal laws in a free society through the use of the justice system.
Term Offered: Fall (Summer if needed)
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CRJU 4330 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: CRJU 2350 , CRJU 2355 , CRJU 2385 , CRJU 3340 .
The course introduces students to basic methods of research in the field. It offers students the opportunity to observe the interaction of theory, research and practice in the criminal justice process. Students will learn to apply various research and statistical techniques, and produce draft research proposals. They will also learn to better read and comprehend research reports within the criminal justice field.
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CRJU 4363 - Administration and Management of Criminal Justice Agencies Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: CRJU 2350 , CRJU 2355 , CRJU 2385 , CRJU 3365
The principles of administration and management applied to law enforcement and correctional agencies.
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CRJU 4650 - Internship in Criminal Justice Credits: 6
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: CRJU 2350 , CRJU 2355 , CRJU 2370 , CRJU 2385 , CRJU 3365 .
Designed to provide the student with a supervised internship in an appropriate criminal justice agency.
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Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Education (ECE) P- 4th Grade
The Early Childhood Education (ECE) program of the Department of Curriculum and Instruction has as its major purpose the professional preparation of candidates who are seeking initial Early Childhood school licensure. The program prepares candidates to work with children ages birth - 4th grade. The curriculum culminates in a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education
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ART 2360 - Methods in Children’s Art Credits: 3
Lectures, art activities and class discussions that focus on the methods of teaching art at early childhood levels, the pre-school and elementary levels. The course explores the nature and significances of art experiences for children.
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ECE 3233 - Diversity and Young Learners Credits: 2
This course will prepare a candidate to work with culturally, linguistically and diverse young children, birth to age eight, and their families in school and community settings. Candidates examine foundational work from the fields of early childhood education, multicultural education, and second language acquisition/bilingual education and from a social justice perspective.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours
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ECE 3301 - Child Development Credits: 3
This course examines the characteristics of child development, the physical, psychological, and sociological aspects of development with emphasis on behavior.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours
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ECE 3303 - Guiding Young Children’s Behavior Credits: 3
This is a study of discipline of children in early childhood settings for interaction in teaching and learning environments. The course provides an overview of developmentally appropriate, effective guidance and classroom management techniques for the teacher of young children.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours
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ECE 3328 - Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Teaching Young Children Credits: 3
The course is a study of developmentally appropriate practices and the teacher’s role in supporting development of young children ages birth to eight. There is an emphasis on curriculum planning, including goals, indoor and outdoor environmental design, roles of teachers and families and appropriate equipment, supplies and settings. Observation and participation in settings with infants and toddlers and young children through age eight is required.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours
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ECE 3355 - Psychology Applied to Teaching Young Children Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of Advisor.
This is an in-depth study of the learning processes and how these processes foster student learning. The course emphasizes the major theories of learning related to early childhood education.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen hours (15)
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ECE 4302 - Mathematics/Science in ECE Credits: 3
A study of the content, the methods, and materials used in teaching mathematics and science to early childhood age children.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours
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ECE 4304 - Developmentally Appropriate Assessment Techniques for Young Children Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of Advisor.
This course investigates normative and criterion-referenced approaches to the assessment of children’s progress. Consideration will be given to traditional and alternative methods of assessing a young child and the construction of instructional Goals; lesson plans and varied assessment approaches. Research and/or clinical experiences are required.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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ECE 4305 - Building Family and Community Relationships Credits: 3
This course recognizes parents as a child’s first teacher and assists candidates with developing and applying learning activities and strategies that foster parental involvement, especially for parents of young children. This course emphasizes effective communication strategies, parental activities and the roles of parents in the learning environment.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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ECE 4306 - Teaching Social Studies to Young Children Credits: 3
This course is designed to assist in preparing teacher candidates to teach social studies in the early childhood classroom. Course goals include acquiring knowledge and skills of social studies content and sequences. The emphasis is on the ability to select and utilize developmentally and age appropriate materials and teaching techniques.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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ECE 4355 - Literature for Young Children Credits: 3
This course provides teacher candidates with an in-depth exploration of children’s literature to enhance and extend learning and language through literature. An emphasis will be placed on developmentally appropriate procedures for facilitating young children’s explorations in reading and writing. Evaluating and selecting quality literature will be addressed. In the process, candidates will enlarge perspectives on quality and purpose of selection as well as enrich their awareness of issues regarding trade books, reading aloud, storytelling and responses of young children to literacy as a lifelong process.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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ECE 4618 - Student Teaching Practicum Credits: 6
This course provides an introduction to teaching through conferences, observations, participation, workshops, and supervised teaching in a public school setting. Each student teacher is guided by both public school and university educators to assume the full responsibility for teaching during full semester experience. It also provides for a combination of clinical and practicum activities including on-campus seminars and workshops both on campus and in the public school he/she is assigned that focus on various professional topics.
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Economics |
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ECON 2311 - Principles of Macroeconomics (ACTS ECON 2103) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 1311 and MATH 1330 or MATH 1360
This course introduces the basic economic problems of a society and how the different solutions to these problems lead to different political philosophies. Discussions focus on the economic activities of the society as a whole, especially effects of monetary and fiscal policies on employment, income and price levels.
This course replaces ECON 2310 Principles of Economics I (ACTS 2103)
Term Offered: F,SP
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ECON 3300 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 2320 .
A study of prices and outputs and their implications. Topics include consumer choice: the theory of market, ranging from perfect competition through monopoly; the theory of the firm and the industry; and welfare economics. (Formerly Intermediate Economic Analysis).
Term Offered: SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 3311 - Business Statistics (ACTS BUSI 2103) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1330 .
Covers descriptive statistics. Explains characteristics of statistics data and interpretation, the relative relationship between a sample and a population. The central tendency and dispersions, probability sampling distribution and central limit theorem.
Term Offered: F,SP
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ECON 3313 - Economics for Elementary Teachers Credits: 3
Concepts of free enterprise; principles and procedures of business to personal and family income problems, wise management of money and savings, protection from loss through insurance, securing a home, and personal expenditures. Helps prospective teachers to develop methods, applications and strategies for teaching students to understand the basic concepts of our economy and their effect on them and others.
Term Offered: F,SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 3315 - Money and Banking I Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ECON 2311 , ECON 2320 and MATH 1330 .
The fundamentals of currency issue, types of credit institutions, types of banks. Purposes and functions of commercial banking systems. Purpose and functions of the central bank-Federal Reserve Board. Impact of monetary policy on investment, employment, price and income.
Term Offered: F,SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 3321 - Money and Banking II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ECON 2311 , ECON 2320 , MATH 1330 .
Purposes and functions of different financial institutions and markets, the interactions of these financial institutions and markets and their impact on income distributions and aggregate economic activities.
Term Offered: F,SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 4305 - Introduction to International Trade Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 2320 .
An introductory survey and analysis of the theories on international trade; examines the nature of trade, the commercial and monetary policy of the respective trading parties and the contemporary mechanism of international payments.
Term Offered: F Elective: (E)
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ECON 4311 - Labor Problems Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 2320 .
A history and analytical study of the economics of the labor movement in the United States.
Term Offered: F Elective: (E)
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ECON 4312 - History of Economic Thought Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ECON 2311 ECON 2320
A study of economic philosophy and the development of the science of economics. Designed primarily for seniors majoring in economics.
Term Offered: F,SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 4330 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 3300
Concerned with the problems of unemployment, economic instability, inflation and economic growth; compares the aggregated volume of the output of an economy with extent to which its resources are employed with the size of the national income and with the “general price level.”
Term Offered: SP Elective: (E)
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ECON 4392 - Introduction to Econometrics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Covers mathematical and statistical applications to economics. Treats both macro and micro-economic models.
Term Offered: F
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Education |
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EDUC 4V12 - Student Teaching Clinical Credits: 12
Prerequisites:
- Admission to the Professional Semester
- Admission to the School of Education
- Passing Scores on all parts of the Core Academic Skills for Educators Series of Tests: Reading, Writing & Mathematics; OR
- Show proof of a Composite Score of 24 on ACT; At least a score of 22 on the Reading, Mathematics and Writing Plus Series of ACT Tests
- Passing Scores on the Praxis II: Content Knowledge and Principles of Learning & Teaching (PLT)
The Student Teaching Clinical is a fifteen week course where the teacher candidates gradually assume complete responsibility of the classroom and instruction under the supervision of an experienced, licensed/certified cooperating teacher and University professor. The student teachers will observe, plan and teach lessons, assess students’ work, and reflect on the overall student teaching experience. This course also provides student teachers the opportunity to enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions as they participate in professional conferences, workshops/seminars and mandated trainings. The student teachers will be required to complete their teaching experiences in a classroom setting at two (2) different grade levels. The course is designed to address the student teachers’ requirements regardless to the areas of specialization.
Term Offered: Fall and Spring
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EDUC 1300 - Foundations & Development of American Education Credits: 3
A professional education course that is an orientation to the field of education with emphasis on the aims, philosophies and development of the American educational system.
Field Experience Requirements: Ten hours of field experiences required.
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EDUC 2210 - Testing Seminar Credits: 2
A professional education course designed to assist prospective teachers in their preparation to take the PRAXIS Test.
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EDUC 2309 - Instructional Media and Technology Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Demonstrated computer skills.
An introductory survey of theory and practices of utilizing technology to support instruction. The course is designed to acquaint the pre-service teacher with guidelines and competencies in the selection, evaluation and creation of specific media to facilitate learning.
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EDUC 2312 - Computers in Education Credits: 3
A course designed for using computers in classroom instruction. Emphasis is placed on the development of computer operation skills, computer literacy, and computer user competency. A transitional course to enhance computer knowledge and skills.
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EDUC 3235 - Education for Cultural Diversity Credits: 2
A study of the interrelationships of the parameters of culture and how they affect human relations and the educational process.
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EDUC 3236 - Cultural Diversity/School/Family/Community Credits: 3
A study of the parameters of culture and how they affect human relations and the educational process
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EDUC 3301 - Human Growth and Development Credits: 3
This courses is an in-depth study of the stages and characteristics of human development throughout the entire life span with emphasis on physical, cognitive, and sociological aspects.
Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen hours of field experience are required.
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EDUC 3302 - Psychology of Learning & Teaching Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: PSYC 2300 - General Psychology (ACTS PSYC 1103) , admission to the School of Education, Prerequisite: Consent of Advisor.
An in-depth study of the learning processes and the major theories of learning.
Field Experience Requirements: fifteen (15) hours Field Experience Required.
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EDUC 3303 - Classroom & Behavior Management Credits: 3
A course designed to improve skills among teachers and children in various classroom settings. Candidates will study techniques of discipline, educational teaching strategies and classroom organizational patterns.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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EDUC 3306 - Assessment for Instruction Credits: 3
This course is designed to investigate developmentally appropriate assessment practices. Developmental appropriateness will be explored in terms of two dimensions: age appropriateness and individual appropriateness. Both formal and informal approaches to the assessment of learner progress will be analyzed. The course will embrace a philosophy of assessment that is continuous, based on a learner’s performance. Consideration will be given to traditional and alternative methods of assessing learner performance and the construction of instructional objectives; lessons plans and varied age-appropriate assessment techniques. Research and 15 hours of site-based clinical experiences are required.
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EDUC 3366 - Assessing Middle/Sec/Learners Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of Advisor.
The course addresses the area of assessment including standardized tests and informal strategies. Emphases are placed on test preparation and test administration, and how to select tests and strategies to ensure results that are valid and unbiased will also be examined. Additionally, tests and strategies for assessing academic achievement, specific academic achievements, specific academic areas, and learning aptitude are described. Finally, ways to interpret and use assessment data are addressed.
Field Experience Requirements: Field Experience Requirements: Fifteen (15) hours.
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EDUC 4100 - Workshop Credits: 1
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for teacher candidates to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
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EDUC 4200 - Workshop Credits: 2
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for teacher candidates to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
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EDUC 4300 - Workshop Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Consent of the instructor.
This course is designed to provide an opportunity for teacher candidates to explore areas of interest and prepare educational materials through a workshop format.
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EDUC 4600 - Student Teaching: Clinical Credits: 6
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Admission to the SOE, admission to the professional semester, senior status, and be within 4 hours of completing all other required course work.
This course provides for a combination of clinical and practicum activities including on-campus seminars and workshops focusing on various professional topics. These seminars and workshops are conducted at the beginning and throughout the professional semester. This course is a requirement for all education majors regardless of the area of specialization.
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ELED 3309 - Teaching Science in the Elem School Credits: 3
A study of the content, the methods, and materials used in teaching science in the elementary school. Disciplinary Literacy will be addressed.
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ELED 3332 - Teaching Social Studies in the Elem School Credits: 3
A course designed to assist in preparing candidates to teach social studies in the early childhood classroom.
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ELED 4308 - Teaching Mathematics in the Elem School Credits: 3
A study of the content, the methods, and materials used in teaching mathematics to children. This course will also address specific disciplinary literacy competencies for teaching mathematics.
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ELED 4355 - Children’s Literature Credits: 3
This course provides an in-depth study of various types of children’s books and literature across genres and cultures and an assessment of the criteria used to evaluate and choose books. It also includes the history and trends of children’s literature. Strategies for sharing books with children and families and integrating literature throughout the curriculum are included. This course provides candidates the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to make decisions in selecting and sharing developmentally appropriate books with students through a variety of forums, including media and technology. The course will enable candidates to develop and articulate a philosophy of literacy education and to show how it is consistent with their instructional and assessment practices and with the developmental needs of students. Attention is also given to multicultural issues and concerns. The course will also address components of the Arkansas K-6 Elementary Education Disciplinary Literacy Competencies.
Field Experience Requirements: Candidates are required to complete 15 hours of field experience in a school setting.
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ELED 4606 - Student Teacher Elem. Ed. Practicum Credits: 6
This course provides an introduction to teaching through conferences, observations, participation, licensure related workshops, and supervised teaching in a public school setting. Each student teacher is guided by both public school and university educators to assume the full responsibility for teaching during full semester experience. It also provides for a combination of clinical and practicum activities including on-campus seminars and workshops both on campus and in the public school he/she is assigned that focus on various professional topics.
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ENGN 1100 - Orientation Credits: 1
A lecture series dealing with engineering as a profession and its various branches. Introduction to basic tools and computational devices as they relate to the solution of engineering problems. Required of all pre-engineering freshman students.
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ENGN 2303 - Fundamentals of Statics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2520 .
An introduction to forces, moments, equivalent force systems and resultants, equilibrium, emphasizing the free body concept with applications to trusses and frames; analysis of friction; centroids and moments of inertia. Vector approach emphasized.
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ENGN 2310 - Fundamentals Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1340 .
An introduction to the profession of engineering; units and dimensions; computational devices, model analysis, trial and error solution techniques; conservation and accountability.
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ENGN 2422 - Surveying I Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGN 2310 .
An introduction to theodolite, aerial camera and electronic distance-measuring equipment. Emphasis on theory of errors, correlation of theory and practical field methods, significant figures and the interdependence of field, computation and mapping requirements.
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ENGN 3300 - Engineering Economics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 1330 .
A study of engineering decision making based on cost; economics of capital investments.
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ENGN 3303 - Dynamics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGN 2303 and MATH 2520 .
Kinematics and kinetic of forces.
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ENGN 3310 - Fluid Mechanics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGN 3303 .
An introduction to the properties of fluids, derivation and application of the hydrostatic principle; kinematics of fluid flow; continuity equation; conservation of energy and momentum principles.
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ENGN 3311 - Electric Circuits Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: MATH 2520 and PHYS 3420.
Fundamental laws of circuit theory, electrical phenomena and their applications to real circuits; electronic devices; energy conversion, the analog computer.
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ENGN 3313 - Mechanics of Materials Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGN 2303 .
Stress and deformation of elements in tension, compression, torsion and bending; elementary design features.
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ENGN 3333 - Thermodynamics Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: PHYS 3410 and MATH 2520 .
A study of the laws of thermodynamics and their use in the analysis of processes involving the control and utilization of energy, properties of gases and vapors; non-flow and flow processes; the concept of entropy, heat engines and reverse heat engines.
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ENGN 3390 - Operations Research Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 2520 .
Linear programming; transportation and assignment problems, game theory; critical path and PERT analysis; networks; inventory models, introduction to dynamics programming.
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ENGN 3440 - Material Science Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: PHYS 3410, CHEM 1440 and ENGN 3313 .
A study of the structure of engineering materials with emphasis on structural metals. Microstructure and macrostructure of materials. Laboratory test methods and demonstrations.
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ENGL 1310 - Composition Fundamentals Credits: 3
Intensive instruction in the fundamentals of grammar, usage, and basic paragraph structure for students with low scores on college entrance examinations. Students must complete all course work and pass a common examination. A minimum grade of “C” is required for passing. Credit hours are not counted toward English graduation requirement.
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ENGL 1311 - English Composition I (ACTS ENGL 1013) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: a score of 19 or above on the ACT Test or a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 1310 .
Instruction in fundamentals of communication, selected readings, paragraph and essay development, and written reports. Students must complete all course work and pass a common examination. A minimum grade of “C” is required for passing.
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ENGL 1311H - Honors English Composition Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: a score of 23 or above on the English ACT Test. A minimum grade of “C” is required for passing.
Intensive instruction in the fundamentals of communication through the selected reading of novels, plays, and essays; through oral reports; and through extensive essay writing.
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ENGL 1321 - English Composition II (ACTS ENGL 1023) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: successful completion of ENGL 1311 with a grade of “C” or better.
Instruction in argumentation and the research process. A minimum grade of “C” is required for passing.
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ENGL 1321H - Honors English Composition II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: successful completion of ENGL 1311 and an English ACT score of 23 or above.
Instruction in effective and persuasive communication, in using the library and in writing the research paper. Includes critical reading and critical writing.
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ENGL 2300 - Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: sophomore standing and successful completion of ENGL 1321 with a grade of “C” or better.
A critical introduction to the genres of poetry, drama, and short fiction designed to develop the student’s appreciation of literature as an art form and to encourage critical discussions of texts. Emphasis on reading comprehension and critical writing.
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ENGL 2300H - Honors Introduction to Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: sophomore standing and acceptance into the Honors Program.
An intensive critical introduction to the genres of poetry, drama, and short fiction.
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ENGL 2310 - English Literature I (ACTS ENGL 2673) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ENGL 1321 .
An intensive survey of English literature from the time of Beowulf through 1800.
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ENGL 2320 - English Literature II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ENGL 1321 . ENGL 2310 is highly recommended.
An intensive survey of English literature from 1800 to the present.
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ENGL 2360 - World Literature I (ACTS ENGL 2113) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: sophomore standing and ENGL 1321 .
A critical survey of classical, oriental, and western literatures with an emphasis on the literary heritage of ancient Greek, Roman, and Judeo-Christian culture from antiquity to the Renaissance. Emphasis on reading comprehension and critical writing.
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ENGL 2361 - World Literature II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and ENGL 1321 .
A critical survey of world literatures from the time of the Renaissance to the present. Texts include examples from African, Asian, Native American, Latin American, and European literatures. Emphasis on reading comprehension and critical writing.
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ENGL 3301 - College Grammar Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 1311 and ENGL 1321 .
Designed to give considerable practice in the analysis of sentences, proper usage, the fundamentals of grammar, and the history and usage of the language.
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ENGL 3302 - Writing Seminar Credits: 3
A review of the basic elements of written communication designed to help students who have failed to pass the English proficiency examination.
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ENGL 3310 - Advanced Composition Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 1311 and ENGL 1321 .
A study of forms and methods of writing, with continued practice in exposition, general essay work and critical writing.
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ENGL 3319 - Survey of African American Literature I Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 .
A critical survey of African American literature from its beginnings to 1900. The focus of the course is on the historical, social, and literary forces influencing the literature of African Americans and on the influence of this literature on American culture.
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ENGL 3320 - American Literature I (ACTS ENGL 2653) Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 .
An in-depth survey of American Literature from the Puritans to the Civil War.
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ENGL 3321 - Survey of African American Literature II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 .
A critical survey of African American literature from 1900 to the present. The focus of the course is on the historical, social, and literary forces influencing the literature of African Americans and on the influence of this literature on American culture.
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ENGL 3330 - American Literature II Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 ; ENGL 3320 is recommended.
An in-depth survey of American Literature from the Civil War to the present.
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ENGL 3333 - Adolescent Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Admission to the teacher education program and ENGL 1321 .
A critical study and survey of literature suitable for presentation to high school and junior high school students. This course is designed for English Education majors.
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ENGL 3350 - Technical Writing Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 .
Advanced practice in the forms of writing most frequently encountered in the world of business and technology.
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ENGL 3360 - Introduction to Shakespeare Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 2310 and ENGL 2320 .
A study of the art, personality and achievement of Shakespeare as revealed by selected plays and poems.
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ENGL 3370 - Creative Writing Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 1321 .
A study of writing as a craft and as an art; composition of short articles, essays, stories, and verse; and preparation of copy for publication.
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ENGL 3391 - Chaucer Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 2310 .
An in-depth study of the major works of Chaucer.
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ENGL 4300 - Independent Study Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing, permission of the instructor, and of the English department chairperson.
An individualized study of selected topics in the areas of literature, rhetoric, linguistics, or critical evaluation conducted under the supervision of a faculty member. Independent study is available to students who have demonstrated superior ability in English courses.
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ENGL 4301 - History of the English Language Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing, ENGL 3301 and ENGL 2310 .
An introduction to the historical development of the English language and to linguistic analysis. Focuses on the structural morphology of Old English, dialects of Middle English, generative grammar, phonology and vocabulary of modern English.
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ENGL 4302 - Modern English Grammar Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and ENGL 3301 .
Explores new trends in English grammar; introduces structural linguistics and transformational grammar; explores aspects of these grammars that lend themselves to effective pedagogical practices.
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ENGL 4310 - The Romantic Temper Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 2320 .
Intensive reading of selected materials from the major English Romantic writers, with special attention given to the origin, growth and development of literary, social and political ideas constituting the main currents of Romantic thought.
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ENGL 4320 - The Victorian Age Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ENGL 2320 .
The spirit and temper of the Victorian period as seen in representative essays of the great social critics and in the poetry of Tennyson, Browning and Arnold.
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ENGL 4321 - Images of Women in Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: Junior standing and at least one 2000 level literature course.
A study of writings by and about women from historical, sociological and psychological perspectives.
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ENGL 4350 - The English Novel Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 2310 , ENGL 2320 , ENGL 3320 , and ENGL 3330 .
A study of the novel as an English language art form. The novels to be studied will vary from semester to semester.
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ENGL 4360 - Contemporary American Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 3320 and ENGL 3330 .
A study of important movements, figures and ideas that shaped the criticism and practice of twentieth century American literature.
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ENGL 4361 - Contemporary British Literature Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 2310 and ENGL 2320 .
A study of important movements, figures, and ideas which shaped the criticism and practice of twentieth-century British Literature.
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ENGL 4362 - Survey of African Literature Credits: 3
This course is an intensive critical examination of the commonalities, deviations and diversities in the Literature of Africa. Students will examine the Post Colonial Literature of East, West, North and Southern Africa.
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ENGL 4380 - English Literature of the Eighteenth Century Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: ENGL 2310 and ENGL 2320 .
Intensive reading in the works of major figures of the neoclassic period in Great Britain.
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ENGL 4390 - Literature and Criticism Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: Senior English major or permission of the instructor and the English department chairperson.
This course focuses on the study of critical approaches to literary works and the application of analytical skills to the criticism of literature. Emphasis is on critical reading and writing with the aim of broadening the students’ appreciation of literature’s interdisciplinary nature. This capstone course is required of all English non-teaching majors.
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FINA 2321 - Business Math Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: MATH 1310.
A review of basic mathematics and algebra, including the application of algebra to business problems; covers the application of interest and discount, valuation of single sums, annuities of sinking funds, amortization of bond premiums, accumulation of bond discount and depreciation, and elementary principles of life insurance. Introduces statistics, measures of central tendency, frequency distribution, means, median, mode, standard deviation, dispersion and skewed distributions.
Term Offered: F,SP
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FINA 3310 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: ECON 2320 and ACCT II 2323.
Treats the administrative and managerial problems of financing business. Considers the problems of financing businesses. Considers the problems of organizations, promotion, issuance of securities, capitalization, budgeting, dividend policies, reorganization and consolidation.
Term Offered: F,SP
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