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2017-2018 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.
 

Visual Arts
  

  • ARTS 262 Sculpture I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 130  and ART 135 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: ART 140  or consent of instructor for non-majors.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to sculpture concepts, media, and techniques.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTS 360 Techniques in Sculpture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 130 , and ART 135 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: ART 140  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Methods and processes in sculpture with an emphasis on fabrication and casting techniques, personal artistic development and discipline awareness.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTS 362 Topics in Spatial Arts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTC 240  or ARTS 262  or permission of instructor.
    Taught: Fall only
    Group or individual projects in spatial arts; topics vary and include technical, conceptual and aesthetic issues and are listed in the schedule of classes. Possible Topics include: The Figure in Space Nature Art Public Art.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • ARTS 460 Advanced Spatial Arts (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 9 credits of 300 level chosen from ARTC or ARTS classes or permission of instructor.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development of a body of work suitable for a senior exhibition based upon a personal vision. Independent development in technical areas; conceptual development.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • ARTV 101 Adobe Creative Cloud: Vis. Design Basics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Exposure to digital imaging tools with focus on Adobe Creative Cloud software including Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Bridge for creating visual graphics for potential use in layout, interactive, print and other multi-media production scenarios. Application of learning is for general creative and academic contexts. A primer in elementary concepts of layout, design and typography principles. For students outside of Visual Communication Design major.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • ARTV 201 Intro to Computer Graphics for Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 130  and ART 135 .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: ART 140 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Introduction to industry-standard software used for vector illustration, raster image composition, and hybrid layouts. May be substituted by CEP 300  with consent of instructor or academic adviser.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 215 Visual Communication Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTD 210  and C+ or better in ART 130 , ART 135 , ART 140  and ARTV 201 .
    Co-requisite(s): ARTV 217  and ARTV 283 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the principles and theory of visual communication design; studio development of techniques and approaches for creative conceptualization, design aesthetics and information design; exploration through the design process; exploration of media/materials; presentational development.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 217 Typography I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 201 , ART 130 , ART 135 , ART 140  and ARTV 201 .
    Co-requisite(s): ARTV 215  and ARTV 283 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Studio introduction to principles, theory, and history of typography for communication and visual expression. Design aesthetics and functional dimensions of the fundamentals of typography are explored.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 283 Visual Communication Admittance Review (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTD 210  and a C+ or better in ART 130 , ART 135 , ART 140 , and ARTV 201 .
    Co-requisite(s): ARTV 215  and ARTV 217 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Admittance review into the visual communication design program. Students present work from the introductory design and foundations-level courses for review by the design faculty for consideration in declaring the major.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

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  • ARTV 297 VCD Portfolio Review (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283  and ARTV 317 , (to be taken after 60 semester hourse of university course work or 21 credit hours in art; must be taken in either fall or spring of intermediate-level year) and overall GPA of 2.5.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Critique forum to evaluate students’ progress and skill level, to help students successfully complete the art degree program in VCD; mechanism for faculty to admit students to professional VCD BFA program. Can be repeated once for BFA admission only. Not required for BA students.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0

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  • ARTV 315 Visual Communication Design II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 215 , ARTV 217 , ARTV 283 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Development of skills for design systems thinking and applications; principles of information design and visual semantics; design with multiple forms of media for generating bodies of branded visual communication materials and sequential graphics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 317 Typography II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 201 , ARTV 215 , ARTV 217 , ARTV 283 .
    Taught: Spring only
    The application of typographic fundamentals to visual communication design contexts and systems; aesthetics, form, functionality and experimentation with typography in increasingly complex contexts. Exploration of formal expressions of meaning and message.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 325 Techniques in Visual Communication Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283 , ARTV 317  and ARTV 315 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Imaging, prototyping, sustainable production methodologies and techniques for producing high-quality visual design across print and interactive media. Studio-based course that instructs on best practices and experiments with new tools in proposing and actualizing design ideas.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 326 Illustration (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTD 210 , ARTP 230  and ARTD 310 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Techniques of creative rendering.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 330 Interaction Design for Visual Communication Design I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283 , ARTV 317 .
    Taught: Fall only
    This course focuses on the fundamental designing of websites and interfaces for visual communication through studio-based inquiry and visual problem-solving. This includes visual, conceptual, and creative strategies and processes for design for web, digital media and human experiences; information architecture; the aesthetics of interaction design; screen-based typography; human factors, usability, and web standards. Students learn web authoring tools and technology in addition to basic animation software to engage in challenges that build competencies in visual communication design contexts.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 396 Portfolio Prep Visual Communication Des. (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283  and ARTV 317 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Portfolio package creation for Visual Communication Design majors preparing to enter into industry-professional internship or employment. Digital, interactive or print portfolios are prepared in relation to current practices and individual student career orientation. Students entering into course are responsible for having a sufficient number of works prior to entering course-this course focuses on portfolio creation, not project development.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 2

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  • ARTV 415 Visual Communication Design III (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 299 , ARTV 315 , ARTV 317 , ARTV 325 , ARTV 330 , ARTV 417 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Comprehensive graphic designing in project form across media; critical thinking on formal, functional, and professional levels; the social impact of design; client and agency skills directed toward individual areas of specialization and professionalism.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 417 Typography III (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 299 , ARTV 215 , ARTV 217 , ARTV 283 , ARTH 321 , ARTV 315 , ARTV 317  and ARTV 325 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Advanced explorations, applications of and innovations with typography in complex visual communication contexts; functional and aesthetic design considerations in varied media and formats; exploration of organizational systems for the design of large amounts of varied/sequential content.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 421 Topics in Visual Communication Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283  and ARTV 317 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Topics listed in Schedule of Classes as topics change. Repeatable to 9 semester hours toward a major in visual communication design.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • ARTV 425 Information Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 299 , ARTV 317 , ARTV 315 , ARTV 325 , and ARTV 330 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Transformation of complex data into understandable forms of information through clear visual presentations, systems and experiences; User- centered visual design principles and aesthetics are applied across media to time-based, diagrammatic, pictogrammatic, navigational/wayfinding, instructional, and educational topics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 427 Motion Design (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 299 , ARTV 317 , ARTV 315 , ARTV 325 , and ARTV 330 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course focuses on designing motion, animation and time-based experiences for visual communication design contexts through studio inquiry and visual problem-solving. This includes visual, conceptual, technical, and creative strategies and processes to produce animations for multimedia environments. Students build competencies with motion design tools, technology and software.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 428 Visual Communication Design Capstone (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ART 299 , ARTV 417  and ARTV 425 .
    Co-requisite(s): ART 497 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development of a comprehensive, student-devised project reflecting cumulative knowledge in visual communication design strategies and media; planning, creation, direction, and execution of that design project; development of professional practice skills, personal portfolio, exhibition, and public presentation.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 430 Interaction Design for Vis Com Des II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283 , ART 299  and ARTV 330 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Advanced studio inquiry in interaction design through a framework of visual communication strategies for mobile and environmental media.
    Repeatable: No
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  • ARTV 496 Visual Communication Design Internship (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ARTV 283 , ARTV 315 , ARTV 325 , and ARTV 330 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiential Component for Visual Communication Design majors. Students arrange a design internship or similar experience that acclimates them to the profession of visual communication design before graduation. Students must make arrangements with instructor before beginning this course. Repeatable up to 6 hrs. (or CEP 300 Cooperative Education (1-3 credits) )
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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Women’s and Gender Studies
  

  • WGS 150 Introduction to Contemporary Gender Issues - SB (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Uses gender as a lens to analyze: the social, political, economic, cultural, and personal conditions of people in multi-ethnic societies; the complex ways of the social construction of gender; and the interaction of gender, race, sexuality, and class on the diversity of peoples’ experiences within the United States and globally; and how our understanding of those experiences informs our understanding of cultures as a whole and our place in them.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • WGS 150H Honors Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Interdisciplinary and cross-cultural readings on social, political, economic and personal condition of women in multi-ethnic society; complex ways of social construction of gender; interaction of gender, race, and class on women’s lives.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Cultural Pluralism
  

  • WGS 310 Gender in the Workplace (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Interdisciplinary and multicultural examination of the impact of gender, race, sexual orientation, and class in the workplace; relationships between workers and their employers; and cooperation and competition among workers from diverse backgrounds.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 317 Gender and Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles, concepts, and characteristics defining gendered communication. To enhance knowledge and understanding of the elements key to successful communication across genders, whether they are business, personal, social, familial, or intimate. Also, the role of socialization in gendered development will be explored.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 350 Perspectives in Feminist Theory (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): WGS 150  or consent of the instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Feminist theories from different disciplinary perspectives, including feminist philosophy, literary theory, history, and art theory.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 360 Gendered Spirituality (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Explore different issues facing society with a focus on spirituality.  The course may be used as an elective in the Religious Studies and Women and Gender Studies minors.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • WGS 361 Feminine Face of God (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Explore the Judeo/Christian Wisdom (Sophia) Literature.  The course may be used as an elective in the Religious Studies and Women and Gender Studies minors.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 381 Gender in Literature (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced readings and discussion of literary works using gender as a lens. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • WGS 382 Women and Society (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Readings and discussion in the general areas of women’s contributions to major historical events, the history of women, or women’s part in social movements or groups. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • WGS 383 Women and World Cultures (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall only
    Readings and discussion of women from a global perspective. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • WGS 384 The Gendered Self and the Environment (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Gendered aspects of the philosophy, spiritual, or psychological interactions with Nature. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • WGS 385 Gender and Film (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Students will analyze depictions of gender in film. Topics vary by instructor. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 386 Women in the Bible (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course provides a thematic feminist introduction to women in the Bible.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 388 African-American Women’s History and Culture (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Spring only-even years
    Discussion-oriented course examines African-American women and their cultures.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WGS 394 Topics in WGS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Interdisciplinary study of a specific topic in women’s or gender studies. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    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
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  • WGS 445 History of Women in the US after 1900 (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): HIS 103 .
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    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
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  • WGS 494 Gendered Experiential Learning (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of one WGS course.
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Real-world experiential credit with public, private, non-profit organization or business partners under the direction of a WGS faculty member. Experiences may also include study abroad and study away. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9

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  • WGS 499 Independent Study: Women’s and Gender Studies (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Completion of one women’s and gender studies course.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individual creative research, or community service projects directed by faculty members. Written agreement between faculty member and student must be submitted to director before registration; elements of agreement to include purpose, objectives, and evaluation procedures.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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  • WGS 594 Topics in WGS (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced interdisciplinary study of a specific topic or issue. May be repeated for credit when subjects differ. See Schedule of Classes for current topic.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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World Languages
  

  • WLL 396 World Languages and Literatures Internship (3 Credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written permission of supervising faculty member; declared major or minor in World Languages and Literatures; B or better in a 300-level course in target language; GPA of at least 2.75.
    Taught: Variable-chck w/dept
    Selected placement of qualified students in off-campus work environments related to their target language.
    Repeatable: No
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  • WLL 400 World Languages Program Assessment (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Required of all world language majors. Assessment procedures and activities are scheduled during the last semester of residence or of graduation. Graded pass/fail.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 0.5

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