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2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

Course Description Notes

Northern Kentucky University has established abbreviations for its various disciplines. These abbreviations, which are printed next to the name of each discipline in the following course descriptions, should be used in preparing course schedules and at other times when referring to specific courses.

Following course titles in parenthesis is the number of semester hours of credit in the course. Listed below the course title are the number of classroom and lab/studio hours in the course, course prerequisites and co-requisites, and the semesters in which the course is taught.

Many courses satisfy NKU general education requirements under guidelines of the Kentucky Transfer Policy. If a particular course is approved for general education credit, a two-letter general education category designation follows the course title. The category for which the course is approved is listed in full beneath the course description. The general education category designations are:

OC – Oral Communication
WC – Written Communication
AH – Arts and Humanities
QR – Quantitative Reasoning
NS – Natural Sciences
SB – Social and Behavioral Sciences

Please refer to the General Education section of this catalog for complete information.

The university reserves the right to withdraw or modify courses of instruction at any time.
 

Construction Management
  

  • CMGT 306 Electrical Systems for Construction (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    A review of the fundamental principles and materials for electrical work including, lighting, low voltage, and power supply for building construction. Students will be exposed to the selection and installation of electrical components including conduits, light fixtures, power, fire alarm, communications, and low voltage networks.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 320 Construction Estimating (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 305  and CMGT 306 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Interpretation of Construction drawings and specifications, quantity take-off, types of estimates and their uses, estimating direct and indirect job costs, impact of project delivery system on cost and price, and introduction to bidding strategies. Computer applications in construction estimating.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 322 Structural Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 228  and CMGT 301 .
    Taught: Fall only
    providing stability for structural components used for determinate temporary load support systems, bracing, shoring/reshoring, and other determinate construction load circumstances. Topics include equilibrium, stability/instability, free body diagrams, the calculation of loads resulting in compressive and tensile forces on elements used to support temporary load conditions; assessment of the strength of components to resist such loads; analysis of components’ behavior under varying load conditions, basic design considerations of common temporary construction structures such as formwork, bracing of vertical elements, and retaining walls. Treatment of load path for statically determinate structures will also be introduced in this course.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 323 Land Planning and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 220 , CMGT 222  and CMGT 303 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Practices in land planning and subdivision development. Topics include subsurface utility system planning, environmental protection and controls, project financing and marketing.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 324 Construction Scheduling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320  and CMGT 329 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Applications of time management in construction projects including project planning and scheduling techniques. Topics include development of bar charts, critical path method (CPM), resource allocation, probabilistic scheduling, schedule updating, cash flow baseline, time- cost tradeoff, linear project scheduling, and computer applications in schedule development and control.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 329 Construction Equipment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 322 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 303  and CMGT 322 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Investigation of issues related to the functions and use of construction equipment. Topics related to productivity calculation and improvement, sizing and cycle times, coordination and mixing and matching. Topics also include equipment costing issues and economic considerations on buying, leasing, and/or renting construction equipment. Applications to earthwork operations, concrete mixing and placement, lifting, and piling equipment. Application to civil design and earth structures.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 383 Advanced Technical Study (3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in an employer based technical study program, in a technical seminar, or in a company based practicum. Supervision arranged by the instructor and the agency sponsoring the program. Application must be made with instructor in semester preceding experience. Forty hours of work for each semester hour.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 399 Independent Study in Construction Management (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department chair.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    For advanced students seeking to study selected problems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 400 Building Codes (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Understanding the use and applications of the building codes for Residential Construction and Commercial Construction.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 415 Construction Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Principles of Project management and administration applied to construction projects. Integrating the triple constraint (Time, Cost, and Quality) together with other project management functions (Scope, Risk, Communication, Procurement, Human Resources) in a comprehensive project management plan. Topics include computer applications in project administration.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 420 Construction Cost Control (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    A study of project costing elements and their relationship with other project characteristics (Time and Quantity). Applications of Value Engineering in Construction. Investigation of the effect of construction methods on project cost. Project cash flow projections and project financing. Major emphasis on project cost allocation, reporting, tracking, and control for labor, material, equipment, subcontractors, as well as job and general overheads.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 422 Advanced Project Controls (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320 , CMGT 324  and CMGT 329 .
    Co-requisite(s): CMGT 415  and CMGT 420 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This course provides computer applications in estimate and schedule development and control, together with integrated change management as related to the project triple constraint; time, cost, and scope. The course is delivered through a project-based approach focusing on building the electronic schedule and estimate, base-lining, updating, revising, and modifying the schedule, as well as the integration of other project documents (Drawings, contracts, change orders, correspondence, etc.) through an electronic documentation system.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 424 Construction Renovation and Restoration (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Procedures and techniques for renovating and restoring existing structures. Guidelines for historical preservation, preparation, implementation and utilization of project documents for the renovation of historic projects.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 425 Sustainable Construction (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Introduction to sustainability principles and their impact on construction projects. Investigation of techniques for selection of sustainable sites, water efficiency, energy consumption and its effect on the atmosphere, materials and resources for sustainable development, indoor environmental quality, and innovation in design. Survey of sustainability scoring systems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 426 Heavy Construction Techniques and Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 220 , CMGT 222 , and CMGT 303 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Latest Concepts, procedures, and techniques used in analyzing the processes of heavy construction.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 427 Construction Law and Legal Contracts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 303 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Contract law principles, mechanics liens, tort law, labor and employment law, insurance and suretyship, arbitration, and contract license law.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 428 Virtual Construction (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 324 .
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    The building industry is rapidly adopting Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) and Building Information Models (BIM) throughout the project process: design, construction, and facilities management. VDC and BIM is increasingly becoming an umbrella term for a variety of software tools, design methods, and construction processes that allow for more automation, communication and integration between project participants. This course reflects on emerging technologies in the context of Project Management and Integrated Delivery, and includes modeling, visualization, 3D clash detection, digital site layout, 4D modeling, as-built model generation, and digital information management. This course will first introduce basic VDC and BIM concepts and review industry examples of how these concepts play out on design and construction projects. We also introduce basic modeling techniques. Building on the modeling skills, we will explore how visualization and information technologies, (3D/4D/BIM and integrated databases) support project planning and execution by creating a 4D model.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 429 Civil Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 329 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Concepts, techniques and procedures involved in managing heavy construction and civil work projects. Emphasis on Highway construction estimating, linear project scheduling, underground utilities layout, retention and detention structures, and traffic control and management.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 430 Design Build (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 320  and CMGT 328.
    Taught: Spring only
    Major commercial/industrial contractors and their customers want building on a fast tract. The design of the building is taking place as the building as the building is being built. Construction design techniques and procedures of fast track building.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 431 Capstone Project: Residential and Commercial Construction (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 324 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CMGT 420 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Developing a comprehensive project management response to a Request for Proposals related to developing a residential development or a commercial construction project. Production of project documents including estimates, schedules, and other documents including quality, safety, risk, site utilization, constructability, and sustainability plans.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMGT 494 Seminar: Construction Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMGT 222 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Readings and discussion of critical questions. Topics vary according to interests and needs of students.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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Cooperative Education
  

  • CEP 101 Career Development (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of one semester of college coursework.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Comprehensive overview of the career planning process; techniques of self assessment and career exploration; skills of decision making and job search.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CEP 300 Cooperative Education (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + variable lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Supervised work experience relating to a student’s academic major; employment learning experience planned, supervised, and coordinated by employer, faculty coordinator, and a member of the Career Services staff. Cooperative Education is open to most majors on campus. Students must complete an informational session in the Career Services prior to enrollment. Academic credits are awarded for the cooperative work experience on a variable scale.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

Counseling
  

  • COU 545 Children and Families in Health Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course introduces the theory and practice of Child Life, demonstrating how child life specialists provide emotional care and meet the developmental needs of pediatric patients and their families.
    Repeatable: No
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  • COU 575 Mindfulness and Contemplative Practices (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course invites students to explore mindfulness and contemplative practices. Research indicates these practices can benefit individuals in the helping professions by strengthening concentration and insight as well enhancing empathy and compassion. These practices have the potential to prevent burnout and foster resilience for professionals whose daily work involves emotional engagement and caring.
    Repeatable: No
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  • COU 580 Research Tools in Counseling (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Research, technology, and communication competencies required for graduate-level coursework in counselor education: use of library resources for researching the counseling literature; written communication using APA style; basic data analysis and interpretation; computer competencies expected for incoming counseling students.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COU 594 Special Topics in Counseling (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 1-6 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or graduate standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of contemporary topics in counseling. Topic listed in Schedule of Classes; May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 18

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Criminal Justice
  

  • JUS 101 Introduction to Criminal Justice - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course provides an overview of the criminal justice system; organization and operation of police, courts, and corrections; race, ethnicity, gender, and criminal justice decision-making, current trends and future prospects.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Individual and Society
  

  • JUS 200 Police in America (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Philosophy and history of law enforcement; crime and police problems; organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies; professional career opportunities and qualifications.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • JUS 201 Corrections in America (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An interdisciplinary examination of all areas of corrections in the United States informed by law, psychology, sociology, and public policy. Topics explored include history and philosophy of punishment, prisons and jails, institution programming, management of various offender populations, incarceration trends, intermediate sanctions, and parole.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • JUS 203 The Criminal Court Systems (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Analysis of the American courts; structure, functions, and roles of incumbents in the courts; emphasis on political and economic contexts within which the court works. Includes survey of research on American legal system.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • JUS 204 Criminal Investigation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Kinds, degrees, and admissibility of evidence; collection and handling of evidence; introduction to forensics and criminalistics; application of investigative techniques to specific offenses; types of investigations such as wire tapping, undercover, and sting operations; current trends and future prospects.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 205 Criminal Evidence (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Description and analysis of various evidentiary rules that impact on police investigations and case presentations including admissibility and weight of evidence, hearsay, privileged communications, presumptions and proof, eyewitness identification, opinion and expert testimony, evidence unconstitutionally obtained.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 210 Legal Research (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Methods of research in establishing authoritative legal opinion and the processing of legal activities.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • JUS 231 Race, Gender and Crime - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Political formulation of race and gender; race and gender issues related to criminality, victimization, prosecution; adjudication, sanctions, and employment within the legal system; antecedents of contemporary practice; prospects for change.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Global Viewpoints
  

  • JUS 294 Topics: Justice Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Intensive study of a specific or special issue in law enforcement or criminal justice conducted in a seminar fashion or through independent study. Topics vary as new issues arise.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • JUS 301 Ethics in Criminal Justice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examines the concepts of morality and law and their relationships especially the ethical underpinnings of justice and the law. Analyzes the nature of ethics as it bears on social problems and the law, including philosophical analysis and theories of ethics and are encouraged to view society and the law philosophically.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 302 Criminal Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Major crimes; classification, elements of proof, intent, conspiracy, responsibility, parties, and defenses; common law and adaptations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 303 Criminal Procedure (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Leading constitutional cases on criminal justice; Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth amendments to the Federal Constitution; nature and application of the Bill of Rights to the states; search and seizure, confessions and admissions, and right to counsel and speedy trial.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 310 Police Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Organization and administration as applied to operational services, patrol, criminal investigation intelligence and vice units, juvenile units, and traffic administration.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 311 Police in the Community (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Collaboration between police and community to identify and solve community crime problems; strategies and procedures to incorporate community opinion into policing and management; methods of increasing community responsibility in law enforcement.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 312 Institutional Corrections (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Legal requirements, management issues, and proper procedures in administering correctional operations in the U.S.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 313 Rights of the Convicted (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Overview of the American correctional system; law of sentencing; corrections; constitutional rights of prisoners; laws, cases, significant changes in judicial policy toward prison litigation; legislative trends toward curtailment of prisoner’s rights and benefits.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 315 Criminal Justice Research Methods (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 , STA 205 , sophomore standing and declared criminal justice major.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Application of basic research methodologies for criminal justice. Topics include research design, sampling, validity, reliability, experimental designs, with a primary emphasis on survey and evaluation research techniques.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 317 Perspectives on Crime (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 , ENG 291 , STA 205 , sophomore standing and declared criminal justice major.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the theories, issues and traditions underlying criminal justice and criminal behavior, biological, psychological, economic, and sociological theories of crime; crime measurement.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 319 Criminal Justice in Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The media play important roles in shaping public perceptions of criminals and criminal justice professionals as well as public attitudes towards crime, violence, and “appropriate” methods of social control. This course is intended to enhance awareness and understanding of accurate and inaccurate filmic depictions of criminal justice.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 320 Advanced Crime Scene Technology and Criminalistics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced criminal investigation techniques focusing on criminal profiling, DNA, forensic aspects of firearms examination, arson and explosives, illicit drugs and toxicology. Investigating violent deaths, sexual crimes and ritualistic crimes including autopsy/coroner investigations. Bloodstain pattern interpretation, forensic pathology and forensic psychology will also be addressed.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 333 Careers in Criminal Justice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Overview of various career options and career planning in criminal justice.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 351 Financial Investigations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    An examination of the history, scope, and method of control of organized and white collar crime. Cultural and social implications are explored.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 395 Criminal Justice: Study Abroad (1-15 credits)

    Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will explore the history, philosophy, and current practices of criminal justice in the other countries. Students will gain an appreciation and understanding of the history and administration of criminal justice in a global context. Including but not limited to, transnational crime, law enforcement, judiciary, and correctional options in the country of study. The course may include face to face and/or online classroom engagement and a mandatory study abroad component. The study abroad component may include travels to the United Kingdom, Europe, Africa, and Central or South America. Program permission is required. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15
  

  • JUS 400 Juvenile Justice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Structure and format of the juvenile justice system; police, courts, and corrections; analysis and description of the organizational structure of each of the subsystems of the justice process; introduction to juvenile justice research findings.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 402 Alternatives to Incarceration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    A multidisciplinary approach to studying alternatives to incarceration. The history of probation, parole, and the emergence of intermediate sanctions are explored. Topics include boot camps, electronic monitoring, drug courts, halfway houses, intensive supervision. Finally, empirical research evaluating the effectiveness of these alternatives will be discussed.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 403 Crime and Public Policy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Crime as a political issue, political ideology and response to crime, lawbreaking as political protest and political violence; political trials; legislation or morality.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 404 Evidence Preparation and Courtroom Testimony (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Criminal justice professional’s role in collection, analysis, and preparation of evidence for criminal trials and hearings; establishing witness credibility in hearings, trials, depositions; knowledge of federal and state laws, and court decisions governing expert witness status; presenting evidence and testimony at criminal hearings.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 405 Crime Prevention (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course overviews methods of crime prevention (approaches outside the confines of the CJS). Theory and research related to neighborhood, school, and other situational efforts of crime prevention are explored providing an understanding of the objectives and effectiveness of various crime prevention strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 406 Terrorism and Homeland Security (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Foundations of global terrorism, terrorist organizations, counterterrorism, essential aspects and organization of homeland security, intelligence, counterintelligence, and current emerging threats.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • JUS 408 Victims and Crime (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    Examines crime victims from the theoretical perspective to the delivery of services. Foundation information includes victim data sources, crime victims’ rights and victim typologies. Student explore victim service agencies, including volunteer, internship and employment opportunities in the public and non-profit sector.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 428 Crime Across the Life Course (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only
    The life course paradigm includes examination of sociology, psychology, and behavioral genetics to investigate the initiation, escalation, duration, and termination of the criminal career. The importance of genetics and biology, abuse in infancy and childhood, the role of parents and peers in adolescence, and the causes of de-escalation will be discussed in examining the offending trajectory and turning points of criminals.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 429 Women in Criminal Justice (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course will address women in the criminal justice system. Topics covered include: explanation of patriarchy and feminist theories, history of and women as employees in the criminal justice system, female crime theories, female crime and victimization, the response to their crime and victimization by the criminal justice system including programs intended to prevent violence and treat victims and offenders of crime.
    Repeatable: No
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  • JUS 494 Seminar: Justice Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Intensive study of a specific topic or issue in criminal justice. Topics vary as new issues arise. May be repeated when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • JUS 496 Internship: Justice Studies (1-6 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 ; sophomore standing; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework; and consent of intern coordinator. A maximum of 6 hours of JUS 496 may be counted toward the major.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised field-work in one of four areas: (1) law enforcement, (2) courts and law, (3) corrections, or (4) support services. Offered on a pass/fail basis.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • JUS 499 Readings: Justice Studies (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): JUS 101 ; sophomore standing; 3 additional semester hours of justice studies coursework.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized reading or primary research interests completed through independent study at the direction of a specific instructor. May be repeated as projects vary. A maximum of six hours can be used towards the major or minor in criminal justice.
    Repeatable: No
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Data Science
  

  • DSC 101 Introduction to Data Science (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Data science major.
    Taught: Fall only
    Describes the field of data science and data science careers. Orients students to data science in the College of Informatics, including experience with commonly used tools and labs.
    Repeatable: No
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  • DSC 194 Data Science: Introductory Topic (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introductory topic in data science. Topic will vary by offering.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • DSC 199 Data Science: Introductory Ind. Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introductory independent study in data science. Topic will vary by offering.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • DSC 292 Research Experience in DSC (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to research in data science by participation in a special project or research directed by an appropriate faculty member. Course intended for data science majors interested in data science research but not ready or able to enroll in more advanced research courses. Pass/fail grade only. Course may be repeated twice.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

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  • DSC 311 Data Analytics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CSC 360  and STA 250 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Study of the data analysis process; exploratory data analysis and visualization; selection of data modeling techniques; identification of important attributes; and presentation of data analysis results.
    Repeatable: No
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  • DSC 321 Data Visualization (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): DSC 311 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Design principles and techniques for visualizing data; visualization techniques for spatial and geospatial data; visualization techniques for multivariate data; networks visualization; interaction concepts and techniques; designing effective visualizations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • DSC 394 Intermediate Topics: Data Science (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Intermediate level topic in data science.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • DSC 396 Data Science Practicum (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Data science major, junior standing and consent of department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students work with big data and analytical tools to apply concepts to solve real-world problems whether through a work environment or with the guidance of a data science faculty member. Up to 3 hours can count toward the data science major.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • DSC 399 Intermediate Independent Study: Data Science (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Intermediate level independent study or directed readings in data science.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • DSC 411 Data Mining (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CSC 364  and STA 250 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Discovering patterns in datasets; data mining concepts and methodologies including classification, clustering, associations, and anomaly detection; selecting appropriate data mining algorithms; experimenting with data mining tools, such as SPSS, R, Weka, or Oracle Data Miner.
    Repeatable: No
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  • DSC 421 Big Data (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): DSC 411  and CSC 450 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Manipulation, storage, and analysis of large scale data; large-scale distributed file systems like HDFS (Hadoop Distributed File System); large scale databases including SQL and NoSQL; MapReduce algorithm design.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • DSC 431 Network Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): STA 250  and CSC 364  
    Taught: Fall only
    Network analysis fundamentals; technological and information networks; social networks; network representations; network visualization; network centrality measures; network structure; random networks; models of network formation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • DSC 494 Advanced Topics: Data Science (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Advanced topic in data science.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • DSC 496 Data Science Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): BIS 330 , DSC 321  and DSC 411 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Student teams design, implement, and present a data science project for a client. Projects will include cleaning, processing, and analysis of data, along with oral and written presentations with appropriate data visualizations.
    Repeatable: No
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  • DSC 499 Advanced Independent Study: Data Science (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of department.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Advanced independent study or directed readings in data science.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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Developmental Mathematics
  

  • MAHD 080 College Algebra Assistance (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): B+ or better in MAHD 095 , MAHD 094 , Mathematics ACT score of 19, 20, 21, or equivalent, or placement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Academic assistance for Algebra for College Students. Must be taken concurrently with MAT 109 . Does not count towards any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • MAHD 090 Basic Mathematical Skills (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Signed numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, measurements, graphs, and introduction to algebra. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • MAHD 091 Elementary Geometry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Lines and angle relationships; parallel lines; constructions; similar and congruent triangles; polygons; right triangles; circles; areas and volumes. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • MAHD 092 Basic Math Skills and Essential Algebra (5 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, Spring, Summer
    This course is a basic mathematical skills course which builds the mathematical foundation for students and then develops their algebraic skills. Topics include: Signed numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, measurements, equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer and rational exponents, square roots, polynomial operations, factoring, proportions, quadratic equations, and equations of lines. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • MAHD 094 Essential Algebra Part III (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer exponents, polynomial operations, proportions, quadratic equations, equations of lines, simple poynomial factoring. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • MAHD 095 Essential Algebra - DM (4 credits)

    Hours: 4 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 090  or placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Equations and inequalities in one variable, graphs of linear and quadratic equations, systems of equations, integer and rational exponents, square roots, polynomial operations, factoring, proportions, quadratic equations, and equations of lines. Emphasis on applications. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • MAHD 099 Intermediate Algebra - DM (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 092  or MAHD 095  or MAHD 094 , or placement by the Developmental Mathematics Program.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Factoring polynomials, absolute value equations and inequalities, radical equations, rational expressions and equations, functions, equations of lines, radicals and complex numbers, rational exponents, quadratic equations, and graphs of parabolas. Does not apply toward any graduation requirements.
    Repeatable: No
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  • MAT 108 College Algebra (3 Credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 099  or placement.
    Taught: Fall and Spring
    Extensive review of advanced topics from Algebra II with supplemented instruction and a focus on preparation for pre-calculus mathematics. Only open to students in the School Based Scholars Program. This course does not count toward general education requirements. Credit is not given for both MAT 108 and MAT 109 .
    Repeatable: No
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Economics
  

  • ECO 200 Principles of Macroeconomics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and completion of one college-level mathematics course.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Introductory macroeconomics; national income and employment; economic growth, business cycles and inflation; economic role of government; role of money and banking system; international trade.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Individual and Society
    ♦
  

  • ECO 201 Principles of Microeconomics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): sophomore standing and completion of one college-level mathematics course.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Individual market behavior in capitalistic economy; role of supply and demand in determination of value and resource allocation; monopoly and its regulation; problems of economic growth; population growth, and environment.
    Repeatable: No
    General education credit: Individual and Society
    ♦
  

  • ECO 205 Economics for Teachers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Examines essential concepts of macroeconomics and microeconomics with an emphasis on concepts appropriate for elementary, middle, and high schools. Not applicable to a major or minor in business. Will not substitute for ECO 200  and/or ECO 201 .
    Repeatable: No
  

  • ECO 300 Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , and STA 205  or STA 212 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Theory of economic aggregates; advanced analysis of national income determination and employment; development of policy on inflation, unemployment, and economic growth; the internet and data sources available on the World Wide Web.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 301 Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , STA 205  or STA 212 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Theory of optimal price; output and employment decisions of firms under varying market structures; individual and market demand; general equilibrium; case studies of major topics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 302 Money and Banking (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , STA 205  or STA 212 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History and evolution of the American banking system; interest rates, financial instruments, and financial markets; financial institutions; central banks, monetary policy and financial stability; modern monetary economics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ECO 305 International Context for Business (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Certified as a business major or declared major in economics.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Domestic and global economic environments of organizations; interactions and interrelationships between the cultural, ethical, social, political, technological, and ecological factors constituting the international context for business.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 307 Moneyball: The Economics of Sports (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in ECO 201 .
    Taught: Fall and summer
    Challenges students to apply economic theory to the unique aspects of college and professional sports. Highlights of the course include the industrial structure of sports, public financing of sports, and labor markets in sports.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 310 Introduction to Econometrics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 , and STA 205  or STA 212 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to economic measurement; review of statistics, theoretical models, analysis of economic data, forecasting and other technical considerations; gathering, analyzing, and presenting economic information.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 311 Econometrics II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 310 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Second course in econometrics sequence. The course covers how to statistically address problems resulting from relaxation of assumptions underlying OLS regression; simultaneous equation models; time series models and forecasting based in EXCEL.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 330 Urban and Regional Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Application of economic analysis to explain spatial patterns of economic activity within subdivisions of the larger economic system.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 340 International Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theory of international trade and finance; commercial and financial policies; foreign exchange; international monetary institutions; policies of free and controlled trade; world economic planning.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 342 Economic Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Changing economic circumstances over time; measuring economic development; factors associated with economic development; domestic and foreign saving and investment; human capital and productivity; trade policy; exporting; other factors affecting economic development.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 350 Labor Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 200  and ECO 201 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Analysis of the functioning of labor markets with theoretical, empirical, and policy applications in determination of employment and wages in the U.S. economy.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • ECO 360 Health Economics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ECO 201 ; STA 205  or STA 212 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to health economics focuses on using the tools of microeconomic analysis to understand behavior by consumers, producers and insurers in health care markets. The tools of microeconomic analysis will also be applied to current policy problems, and supported with analyses of publicly available data sources.
    Repeatable: No
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