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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.
 

History
  

  • HIS 423 Diplomacy and Foreign Policy of the United States (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles, historical evolution, and particular nuances of U.S. foreign policy.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 426 Historical Geography of the United States (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Spread of settlement, growth of urbanization, and development of economic and culture regions; past and present distribution of religious groups, European ethnic groups, and African-Americans.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 428 History of American Popular Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Historical analysis of the creation of popular entertainment for and by working class Americans between the mid-1800s to the present day.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 431 Historical Themes in African-American History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiences undergone by Africans in the diaspora from Africa and subsequent scattering throughout the U.S.; struggles over race and gender within the context of dominant political, economic, social, and cultural institutions; attempts by Blacks to build an enduring community.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 435 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1492-1800 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the formation of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the European explorations to the revolutions for independence; role of race in the development of European colonies in the Americas.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 436 History of Race Relations in the Americas, 1800-Present (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Major influences in the development of race relations in the Americas (U.S. and Latin America) from the revolutions for independence to the present; role of race in the development of modern nation states in the U.S. and Latin America.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 438 African-American Women’s History and Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This discussion-oriented course is a history of African-American women that begins by examining African women and their cultures prior to European contact and ends with a look at women in the Civil Rights Movement.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 442 History through Biography (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Examination of various historical eras through study of lives of influential and outstanding individuals from diverse areas. Topics vary. May be repeated once for credit.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HIS 444 History of Women in the United States to 1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Women’s role in U.S. economic, social, political, and cultural development until 1900; participation of women in historical eras from earliest societies through industrialization as experienced in diverse ways depending on racial, ethnic, class, and regional differences.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 445 History of Women in the United States since 1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Women’s role in U. S. economic, social, political, and cultural development since 1900; participation of women in recent history as experienced in diverse ways depending on racial, ethnic, class, and regional differences.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 454 Early American Frontier (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Westward movement and its effects on national character to 1840; colonial wars, War for Independence, land policy, Indian relations, exploration, fur trade, War of 1812.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 465 Nature and Development in Latin America (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Examination of the historical relationship between the natural environment and humans in Latin America from the pre-Columbian period to the present; historical ecology, environmental history, secological degradation, economic/social development and modernization.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 485 History of Terrorism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    A global examination of the historical evolution and significance of terrorism.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 486 History of Modern Ireland (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to the main themes in Irish history over the last 250 years with particular reference to the growth of Irish nationalism, Anglo-Irish relations and the formation of Northern Ireland.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 489 Senior Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 389 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    A capstone course for history majors involving the study of historiography, methodology, career options and the preparation of an extended research project.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 492 Directed Research: History (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Individual research in an area of history under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated once for credit if topic varies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 494 Topics: History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 496 Practicum: History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, implementation, and administration of civic engagement, public history, or other departmental projects under supervision of faculty.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 499 Independent Study: History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 512 History of Arab Israeli Conflict (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 329  and HIS 330  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    Political, social, diplomatic, and military aspects of the history of Palestinian/Israeli conflict in the context of the Cold War.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 522 Introduction to Historic Preservation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even yrs
    An examination of the growing field of historic preservation including such topics as philosophy, recognition and assessments, survey techniques, preservation planning, conservation, advocacy, federal compliance, and protection of significant resources.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 541 History of Kentucky (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    History of Kentucky from 1750 to the present; political, economic, and social issues; how developments in the Commonwealth related to trends in U.S. history.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 545 Topics in Women’s World History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 108  and HIS 109  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Exploring women’s history in a global perspective, by looking at the status and contribution of women to world societies and discussing gender identity, class, race, religious and ethnic differences.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 553 History of the New South (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The southern U.S. since 1865; cultural, political, economic, and literary trends; roles of blacks from Reconstruction to present, including the rise of Jim Crowism, legal segregation in the 20th century, desegregation, and Civil Rights movements in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HIS 555 Researching the Local History of Underground Railroad (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    This course explores the various activities of enslaved African Americans as they attempted to abscond from human bondage by crossing the Ohio River, which legally separated slave states from free states. Special attention will be placed on the Abolition Movement as well as the development of various African American communities in parts of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HIS 592 Directed Research in History (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual research in an area of history under supervision of faculty member.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • HIS 594 Special Topics in History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Lecture class in topic not included in regular history curriculum. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 595 Study Abroad in History (1-15 credits)

    Hours: 1-15 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Departmental permission.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    An opportunity for students to engage in one or more officially- sponsored and/or departmentally-approved History courses abroad, ranging from one week to an entire semester. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • HIS 596 Internship: History (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 515 or consent and instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised work experience in a community history agency or institution or experiential learning in an aspect of public history under the direction of a faculty member.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HIS 599 Independent Study: History (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individualized study of a special topic under supervision of faculty member. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

    ♦

Honors
  

  • HNR 101 Introduction to Honors Learning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors Admit status.
    Taught: Fall only
    An introduction to interdisciplinary approaches to problem solving, this course emphasizes critical thinking and communication skills based in an appreciation of the rhetorical situation. This course enables a successful transition to college and honors learning.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HNR 102 Interdisciplinary Research Process (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HNR 101  or ENG 101 /ENG 151H .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Students will design an interdisciplinary project to answer a research question.  Written and oral communication about the project throughout the semester will enrich the steps of the process.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HNR 301 Humanity and Nature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Readings and discussion on significant issues and ideas in the interaction of humanity and nature.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 302 Humanity and Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Readings and discussion on significant issues and ideas in the interaction of humanity and society.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 303 Humanity and the Imagination (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Readings and discussion on significant issues and ideas in the interaction of humanity and the imagination.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 304 Humanity and Technology (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Readings and discussion on significant issues and ideas in the interaction of humanity, perceptions of physical reality, and scientific advances.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 306 Studies in Diversity (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Analysis of society and its multicultural representations in selected areas of study.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 307 Studies in Film and Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Studies in selected topics in film and media and its relationship to social issues and other arts.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 308 The World in Transition (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Analysis of contemporary trends in cyberspace, business and other social arenas.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 309 World Cities/World Cultures (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Exploration and appreciation of selected world-class cities and a variety of cultures; cities and cultures vary from semester to semester; taught in English; may be cross-listed with a foreign-language course.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 394 Honors Special Topics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Readings and discussion on significant issues not covered in other honors seminars.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 395 Honors Study Abroad (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will include a study abroad component. Classroom readings, discussions and other activities will prepare students to actively engage with the topics during the travel portion. Final projects will be due upon completion of the study abroad portion of the course.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • HNR 396 Honors Internship (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Selected opportunities for students to serve as teaching assistants, research assistants or as assistants in designated business or community groups.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HNR 490 Honors Capstone in Major (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Marker course for students doing a capstone project in their major.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

    ♦
  

  • HNR 491 Honors Interdisciplinary Capstone (0-3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Honors status.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Independent research; oral and written expression. Repeatable for up to 6 hours.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

Human Resource Management
  

  • HRM 300 Introduction to Labor-Management Relations (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development, structure, and process of American labor relations; evolution and origins of labor unions, internal and external responses to their environment, major legislative and judicial decisions affecting labor management relations, and the collective bargaining process; current and anticipated developments.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 301 Training and Employee Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will provide students the opportunity to develop essential knowledge and skills involved in the effective training and development of employees. This course will address the roles of organizational trainers and managers in employee training and development.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 302 Recruiting and Selecting Human Resources (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Provides students in-depth knowledge of the human resources planning, recruitment, and selection activities performed in organizations. Exposure to the variety of recruiting sources and hiring techniques managers use to staff the organization will be stressed. The focus will be on developing within the student the ability to design recruitment and selection programs that support the organization’s short-and long-term strategies.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 303 Employment Law (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Legal and administrative framework for labor management relations; role of the courts; the NLRB and other administrative agencies, decisions, and procedures.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 304 Compensation and Benefits (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Economic impact of wages and benefits on the labor management process; estimating the cost of the labor contract, benefits law, and effects of wages and benefits on the economy.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 394 Topics: Human Resource Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Specialized topics of student and business community interest. Topics for current offering listed in on-line Schedule of Classes. May be repeated once for elective credit when topics differ.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • HRM 396 Human Resource Management Internship (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Application of theoretical knowledge in solving business problems through consulting and counseling with business owners; group work in case analysis and problem solving.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HRM 480 Strategic Human Resources (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): MGT 340 , one HRM class from the following: HRM 301 , HRM 302 , HRM 303 , HRM 304 , and senior standing and must be certified as a Human Resource Management major.
    Taught: Spring only
    This course will provide students the opportunity to learn essential knowledge and skills involved in making the Human Resources function a strategic partner in organization. Emphasis will be placed on aligning HRM activities with organizations’ values and mission and using HRM activities to build the organizational capability and competitive advantage.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

Human Services and Addictions
  

  • HSR 100 Orientation to Human Service Professions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    The field of human services; observing human service delivery agencies in operation; activities of workers in meeting client needs; values and attitudes of human service workers; roles and responsibilities of human service workers; concept of the generalist, concepts of human behavior and needs, and strategies and programs for meeting human needs. Formerly HSR 115.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 101 Survey of the Helping Professions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course will introduce students to the helping professions, exploring roles, typology and functions of various individuals involved human service delivery. This course will explore historical development and trends within the mental health discipline, including ethics, standards, credentialing, public policy, and professional organizations.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 105 Helping Skills and Techniques for Human Service Professionals (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Skills involved in initiating and conducting an effective counseling relationship; models and theories of helping; establishing the counseling relationship; developing counseling responses; identifying counseling goals; implementing strategies to bring about improvement. Formerly HSR 225.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 110 Activities Therapy (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Nature and use of therapeutic activities in a variety of settings; organization, content, and application of activity programs and materials for various age levels in hospitals and agencies; training in use of games, arts and crafts, music, dance, and recreation.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 205 Case Mgmt. Skills-Human Svc Professional (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Small group dynamics and procedures within the mental health and human services field; experimental and cognitive activities introducing types and models of group work, stages of group development, group dynamics, leadership skills/strategies, interventions, and ethical considerations.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 300 Ethics & Issues in Human Svc Profession (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Important current social, ethical, and legal issues and trends in mental health/human services; presentations by speakers having particular expertise in various issues.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HSR 303 Multicultural Issues in Human Services (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    This course prepares students to work with diverse groups of people locally and globally defined by gender, ethnicity, race, national origin, sexual orientation, income, age, religion, and other culturally relevant categories. Emphasis will be placed on defining and developing skills for culturally competent human service professionals and the helping process.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 304 Field Experience and Seminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 100  and HSR 105 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Supervised work experience in a mental health/human service agency providing direct services to clients and patients; development of skills to identify potential mental illness and promote mental health in group/community settings.Twelve hours per week in the agency and three-hour on campus seminars.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HSR 305 Assmnt & Appraisal:Human Svcs/Sub Abuse (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100  and sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Use and interpretation of assessment and appraisal instruments and procedures in mental health services, e.g., psychological, educational, functional, and environmental.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HSR 312 Crisis Intervention (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Practice oriented approach to understanding and working with individuals and families experiencing immediate crisis; dynamics of the crisis experience; recognizing the crisis situation; interviewing clients in crisis; developing and implementing coping strategies; utilizing resource and support systems; and referral.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 314 Death, Dying, and Grief (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 6 semester hours in behavioral and/or social sciences.
    Taught: Spring only
    Major topics from an interdisciplinary perspective; attitudes and practices; experience of dying and grieving; medical, legal, and ethical issues; children and death; suicide, violence, and mass death; funeral practices; caring for the dying and the survivors; speculation about an afterlife.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HSR 326 Behavior Problems of Children (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PSY 100 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Children’s most common behavioral difficulties and their treatment; major etiological, diagnostic, and treatment factors involved in psychological and physical handicaps; behavioral problems of the preschool elementary school; adolescent years.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 330 Rehab & Disability Serv In Behav Health (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 340 Alcoholism: Issues and Intervention (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    The field of alcoholism; the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to provide helping services to alcoholics and their families; recognition of the problem; effects, etiology, counseling, treatment, and resources. Designed primarily for alcohol workers in hospitals, industry, rehabilitation, and government and other agencies. Formerly HSR 205.abilitation, and government and other agencies.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 400 Integration of Special Populations in Hu (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course provides a review and discussion of some of special populations that may be impacted or influenced by human services professionals. Consideration is paid to interventions that might be utilized and to how services are attained. This course is to be taken during your last academic year.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • HSR 404 Field Experience and Seminar III (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 304  or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): HSR 430 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced supervised work experience in a mental health/human services agency providing direct services to clients and patients; program development, management, and evaluation responsibilities and activities. Placements are arranged in settings meeting the student’s particular interests and needs. Sixteen hours per week in the agency plus a two-hour on campus seminar.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • HSR 412 Leadership Skills for Small Groups (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 216, junior standing, or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): HSR 304 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Theory and application of leadership skills in small group situations in organizational and mental health settings. Restricted to students majoring in mental health/human services.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 416 Intervention Theories and Skills for Case Managers (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 105  or PSY 341.
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced principles and application of counseling strategies utilized to help individuals improve their mental health functioning. Course assumes student has acquired understanding and skills of basic counseling.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 430 Human Services Administration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): PAD 300  or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): HSR 404 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Skills and knowledge involved in effective development and administration of small mental health/human services programs or agencies: organizing, setting goals, and estimating needs, recruiting, selecting, orienting, supervising, and evaluating employees; securing and managing financial resources; evaluating program and majoring in mental health/human services.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 431 Fundamentals of Nonprofit Management (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 430  or Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 494 Topics: Mental Health (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    A selected topics or issue of importance in mental health. Offered according to demand and interest of students. Maybe repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit
  

  • HSR 499 Independent Study (1-4 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed readings, independent research, or other areas of specific or individual academic interest. Not intended to substitute for any course offered on a regular basis. Written agreement between faculty member and student must be submitted to department chair within first two weeks of semester; elements of agreement to include purpose, objective, instructional activities, time frame, and evaluation procedure.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 500 Multicultural Family Work (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HSR 105  or EDU 570, or equivalent.
    Taught: Summer only
    Best practices of in service delivery to families of young children at risk; importance of parent worker partnerships and shared decision making in assessment, communication/intervention, and evaluation; participation in collaborative supervised assessment of one family; family centered services plan.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 526 Family Centered Interventions and Prac (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or Graduate standing.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    This course provides a review of theories and research on family stress, coping, resiliency, and well-being at different stages of family life and the impact of decision making on families’ quality of life. The course will involve an examination of family reactions to crises and special problems encountered in family living and community resources pertinent to such problems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 530 Substance Abuse and Process Addictions (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course will explore substance and “non-substance” addictions, referred to as process addictions, acquiring knowledge and skills required to provide services to those suffering from such addictions and their families. This course is an upper level course for those interested in working with addiction issues in various facilities and agencies.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 547 Children and Families in Health Care (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    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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  • HSR 550 Substance Abuse Asses, Diag, Treatment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Declared Social Work or Human Services major, or senior or graduate student standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    This course will explore the field of substance abuse and addictions, acquiring knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse and addiction and their families. Course will explore pharmacology in the treatment of substance abuse disorders and related mental health disorders.
    Repeatable: No
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  • HSR 594 Selected Topics in Human Services (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or consent of instructor.  Other pre-requisites may apply, vary with topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    In-depth study of contemporary topics in human services. Topic listed in Schedule of Classes; May be repeated for credit when topics differ.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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Informatics
  

  • INF 110 Introduction to Application Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Strategies, techniques, and tools for professional programming in a business environment; problem definition, software design, program design, and system implementation; development of systems of programs to implement common business applications.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • INF 120 Elementary Programming - NS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAH 099 or placement. Not open to students who have passed CSC 260  or CSC 270  or CSC 360 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An elementary introduction to programming for those with no previous programming experience. Emphasis on understanding how to read and write basic procedural programs, and on understanding the concepts of algorithm and execution.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
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  • INF 128 Principles of Informatics - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Multi-disciplinary exploration of the nature of information; how it is represented, processed, shared, preserved, and protected. Topics drawn from the fields of computing, communication, business, the natural and social sciences, and the humanities. Identifies enduring principles; examines impacts on individuals and society; provides practice with a variety of digital technologies.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Individual and Society
  

  • INF 186 Media Web Coding (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): INF 101 or INF 110  or INF 120  or CIT 130  or basic computer literacy skills; or EMB 140 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    In this course students will gain the basic skills and knowledge necessary to design and produce media-based websites. Students will study and utilize client-side technologies including extensible hypertext markup language (XHTML) and cascading style sheets (CSS). Students will also manage and manipulate open source web content, code and components for efficient web design and development. The course content will focus on creating accessible, interactive and media-rich web experience across multiple platforms and devices.
    Repeatable: No
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  • INF 194 Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics in Informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • INF 282 Introduction to Databases (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C or better in MAHD 099  (or higher).
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Core concepts for the design, creation, and manipulation of relational databases. Analysis of data requirements, conceptual modeling, definition of the relational model, relational database design and normalization, and database implementation; manipulation of relational databases using relational algebra with SQL.
    Repeatable: No
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  • INF 284 Introduction to Networks and Data Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAT 109  and one of INF 110 , INF 120  or CIT 130 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to computer networking; data communications; data transmission, data encoding, data link control; communications network techniques; network protocols; wireless networking; network server configuration; and planning and deploying a local area network.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • INF 286 Introduction to Web Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAT 109  (or higher), and C- or better in INF 110  or INF 120  or CSC 260 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    An introduction to web design and development for majors in the informatics fields. Web page creation and HTML; site organization and best practices; e-business planning, models and strategies; overview of XML and CSS; introduction to client-side and server-side programming.
    Repeatable: No
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  • INF 294 Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics in Informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • INF 299 Introductory Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topic to vary based on faculty and student agreement, but will cover material appropriate for an introductory topic in informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 394 Intermediate Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic (see Schedule of Classes).
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics in Informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 396 Applied Informatics Project (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of any informatics department.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Projects and experiential learning work experience relating to student work assignments in the Center for Applied Informatics. Academic credits are awarded based on defined student learning objectives and coinciding0 work experience on a variable scale.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 396L Applied Informatics Lab (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 1-3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Optional laboratory component to informatics classes; learning goals to provide students a way to apply topics and concepts studied in class to projects that they work on in the Center for Applied Informatics. Students taking INF 396L must be concurrently enrolled in an Informatics course that offers this component.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 399 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topic to vary based on faculty and student agreement, but will cover material appropriate for an introductory topic in informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 494 Advanced Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 Classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies with topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Special topics course in Informatics directed by an Informatics faculty member.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 499 Advanced Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of Instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Topic to vary based on faculty and student agreement, but will cover material appropriate for an introductory topic in informatics.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • INF 594 Graduate Topics: Informatics (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing, other prerequisites vary with topics.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Special topics course in Informatics directed by an Informatics faculty member. International Programs Courses (INTL)
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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Integrated Sciences
  

  • SCI 100 SOAR Freshman Seminar I (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    First part of a specialized University 101 course specifically for Project SOAR: Scholarships, Opportunities, Achievements, and Results (SOAR) Scholars.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • SCI 101 Introduction to STEM Careers (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to degrees and careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), engaging students in discovery and discussion about the nature of the disciplines, distinctions and connections between them, and opportunities within them.
    Repeatable: No
 

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