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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.
 

Chemistry
  

  • CHE 120HL Honors General Chemistry I Lab - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120H .
    Taught: Fall only
    Experiments describing principles of chemistry as well as those describing physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 120L General Chemistry I Laboratory - SL (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Experiments describing principles of chemistry as well as those describing physical and chemical properties of elements and compounds.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Natural Science
  

  • CHE 121 General Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120  or CHE 120H .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Continuation of CHE 120 . Enrollment in CHE 121L  is strongly encouraged but is not required.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 121H Honors General Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120H  or consent of instructor.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 121HL .
    Taught: Spring only
    Continuation of CHE 120H .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 121HL Honors General Chemistry II Lab (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120HL .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 121H .
    Taught: Spring only
    Continuation of CHE 120HL .
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 121L General Chemistry II Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 120L  or CHE 120HL .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 121 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Continuation of CHE 120L .
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 125 Introduction to Chemistry & Biochemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Major in chemistry or biochemistry.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 120  or CHE 120H .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to chemistry and biochemistry majors, careers in chemical and related fields, introduction to department research opportunities.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 292 Introductory Chemical Research (0 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Fall, spring, summer
    Introduction to chemical research by participating in a special project or original research directed by a member of the chemistry faculty. Course intended for science majors interested in chemistry research but not ready or able to enroll in CHE 492 . Pass/fail grade only.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: No Limit

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  • CHE 305 Main Group Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Detailed study of the elements found in groups 1, 2, 13-18; sources, reactions, representative compounds.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 310 Organic Chemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the chemistry of carbon compounds; bonding, structure, and introductory analysis and synthesis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 310L Organic Chemistry I Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121L  or CHE 121HL .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 310 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the laboratory practice of organic chemistry; techniques and separations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 311 Organic Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310.
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Chemistry and properties of organic substances; reactions of functional groups, synthesis, and spectroscopic analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 311L Organic Chemistry II Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 310L.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 311 .
    Taught: Spring and summer
    Reactions of organic compounds; identification of unknowns; synthesis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 320 Inorganic Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 320L .
    Taught: Spring only
    Chemistry of the elements and their compounds; coordination, bioinorganic and materials chemistry. Selected other topics.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 320L Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310L .
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: 391W.
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 320 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Advanced laboratory synthesis, purification, and characterization of inorganic compounds; application of techniques in primary literature.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 325 Organometallic Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 310  and CHE 310L .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Properties and uses of organometallic compounds; synthesis, purification, and characterization of organometallic compounds using current methods.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 330 Chemistry of Materials (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to the chemistry of materials. Structure-property relations, including self-organization, magnetic properties, and nanostructures. Introduction to characterization methods used in the chemistry of materials.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 340 Analytical Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 121  or CHE 121H .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 340L .
    Taught: Fall only
    Chemical and stoichiometric principles; gravimetric, volumetric, and spectrophotometric analysis.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 340L Analytical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 121L  or CHE 121HL .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 340 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Quantitative determination of the elements; traditional chemical methods and some instrumental methods of analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 345 Electronics for Scientists and Engineers (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom hour; 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and CHE 350  OR EGT 161 .
    Taught: Summer only
    Study of analog and digital circuitry, including the usage of Arduino and raspberry pi technology. Application of these technologies for the design and construction of basic scientific instrumentation for chemical analysis.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 350 Instrumental Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and CHE 340L .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 350L .
    Taught: Spring only
    Analytical techniques involving modern chemical instruments.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 350L Instrumental Analysis Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 391W .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 350 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Experiments designed to familiarize students with modern analytical instruments.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 360 Physical Chemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 121  and MAT 229  or equivalent.
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: PHY 222  or PHY 213 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Classical thermodynamics, reaction equilibria, phase equilibria, and electrochemical systems.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 361 Physical Chemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 360  and MAT 228  or MAT 229  and PHY 222  or PHY 213 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Kinetic molecular theory of gases, chemical kinetics, transport processes, elementary quantum chemistry, and spectroscopy.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 362L Physical Chemistry Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 361  and CHE 391W .
    Taught: Spring only
    Experiments in thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, transport properties, spectroscopy, and elementary quantum chemistry.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 365 Molecular Modeling (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Introduction to computer-based molecular modeling using molecular mechanics, molecular orbital theory, and density functional theory. Calculation of equilibrium and transition-state geometries, spectroscopic properties, and reaction energies. Modeling of structures of biopolymers and docking of ligands into protein binding sites.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CHE 391W Chemical Information and Writing - WC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): ENG 101  or ENG 151H , Chemistry major and one upper division chemistry course.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Use and analysis of chemical information sources. Emphasis on specific writing methods used in chemistry such as abstracts, reports, grants and grant reviews. Does not count towards the chemistry minor.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Written Communication II
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  • CHE 392 Advanced Laboratory Projects (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3-9 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The study of published syntheses and other chemical reactions and experiments to develop usable protocols, procedures, or laboratory experiments. Directed by a member of the chemistry faculty. May not be used for the chemistry minor. May be repeated for different lab courses for a total of no more than three credit hours.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

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  • CHE 394 Topics: Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various topics of interest in chemistry. Can be repeated for up to 6 hours as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • CHE 396 Practicum: Chemistry (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and completion of the designated course with a grade of B or better.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Participation in planning, teaching, and testing in a designated undergraduate chemistry course. Designed especially for students majoring in chemistry and in science education. Does not count toward a major or minor in chemistry.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 2

    ♦
  

  • CHE 399 Independent Study in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): 20 semester hours of chemistry and consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Independent survey of literature; written reports on selected topics..
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 4

    ♦
  

  • CHE 400 Chemistry Seminar (1 credit)

    Hours: 1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 391W  and an additional 20 semester hours of chemistry.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Use of chemical literature searching and analysis techniques to prepare and present seminars and written reports.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 410 Spectrometric Identification of Compounds (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 310 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Interpretation of data obtained by mass spectrometric analysis and by infrared, ultraviolet/visible, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic analyses as applied to the establishment of structure.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 440 Environmental Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in both CHE 311  and CHE 340 .
    Taught: Fall only-even yrs
    Chemistry as it applies to environmental problems and their solutions; analytical methods, energy needs, and biochemical application.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 450 Advanced Chemical Analysis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 340  and junior standing.
    Taught: Fall only-even years
    Investigation of sample preparation, surface science, microfabrication and advanced electrochemical techniques required for advanced chemical analyses.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 460 Molecular Spectroscopy (2 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311 , C- or better in CHE 350 , C- or better in CHE 350L .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 460L .
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Principles of molecular spectroscopy, including group theory. Modern spectroscopic techniques and their applications.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 460L Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory (2 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6 lab/studio
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 460 .
    Taught: Fall only-odd years
    Experiments using modern molecular spectroscopic techniques.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CHE 482 Biochemistry I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to the chemistry of the molecules of life: carbohydrates, proteins, lipids; protein structure and function; enzyme mechanism; membrane structure and function; introduction to metabolism.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 482L Biochemistry I Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite OR Co-requisite: CHE 482  and CHE 391W  or BIO 291W .
    Taught: Fall only
    Introduction to basic laboratory techniques and concepts in biochemistry, such as the preparation of buffers, spectroscopic determination of protein concentration, gel electrophoresis, column chromatography, and enzyme kinetics.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 483 Biochemistry II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 482 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Metabolism, biosynthesis of cell components, nucleic acid replication, protein synthesis, DNA recombination, hormone action.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 483L Biochemistry II Laboratory (1 credit)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 3 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 482L .
    Co-requisite(s): CHE 483 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Application of modern biochemical techniques in a research setting. Students will conduct experiments on various topics from defined categories, prepare a detailed plan using the scientific literature, perform the experiments independently, and present their findings in a formal report and poster presentation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 492 Research: Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 6-18 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Special project or original research directed by a member of the chemistry faculty. Most projects require at least two semesters of work. Upon agreement of student and instructor, some of the work may be completed outside of the normal semester calendar. Repeatable for a combined maximum of 12 semester hours. Does not apply toward a minor in chemistry.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

    ♦
  

  • CHE 505 The History of Chemistry (2-3 credits)

    Hours: 2-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 310 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Survey of chemistry’s significance in ancient and modern times. Investigation of key individuals and concepts in chemistry of the past and present.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 511 Natural and Medicinal Product Synthesis (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 311 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Analysis and design of complex syntheses, including total synthesis of natural products; stereochemical aspects of synthesis; asymmetric synthesis; spectroscopy in structure elucidation.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 512 Physical Organic Chemistry (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHE 360  and a C- or better in CHE 311 .
    Taught: Spring only-odd yrs
    Current topics in spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms, and structure function correlations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 560 Quantum Mechanics (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CHE 361  or PHY 361 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Principles of quantum mechanics, the hydrogen atom, variational methods, and simple perturbation theory.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHE 594 Topics in Chemistry (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Discussion of topics in analytical, environmental, inorganic, nuclear, organic, and physical chemistry; chemistry-related topics: laboratory experience with operation and application of instruments and the computer. May be repeated as topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 3

    ♦

Chinese
  

  • CHI 101 Elementary Chinese - AH (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Fundamentals; introduction to Chinese culture; basic skills in conversation, pronunciation, reading, and writing in pinyin (Romanized Chinese) and ideograms traditional and simplified.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Culture and Creativity
  

  • CHI 102 Elementary Chinese II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 101  or equivalent.
    Taught: Spring only
    Continuation of CHI 101 ; additional practice in conversation, pronunciation, reading, writing, and use of ideograms.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHI 199 Independent Study: Chinese (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Practice in Chinese language
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • CHI 201 Intermediate Chinese I (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 102  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Review and extension of basic language skills learned in CHI 101  and CHI 102 ; reading and discussion of cultural, linguistic, and literary subject.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHI 202 Intermediate Chinese II (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 201  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Continuation of grammar review and enhancement of language skills begun in CHI 201 ; consideration of cultural, linguistic, and literary subjects.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHI 299 Independent Study: Chinese (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 101  and CHI 102 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Intermediate practice in Chinese Language.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦
  

  • CHI 350 Methods of Teaching Chinese (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 202  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theoretical and practical considerations of teaching Chinese in American schools; required of all students seeking teaching certification in Chinese.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CHI 380 Topics in Advanced Chinese (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 202  or consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced study of Chinese language, literature, and culture. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

    ♦
  

  • CHI 499 Independent Study: Chinese (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Readings in language, literature and culture.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

    ♦
  

  • CHI 520 Readings in Chinese (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CHI 380  or equivalent.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Various literary, linguistic, cultural, and pedagogical topics. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 15

    ♦

Cinema Studies
  

  • CIN 200 Introduction to Cinema Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Basic elements of movie form, narrative structure, and style; concepts of genre; strategies of analyzing and writing about cinema.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CIN 201 Survey of World Cinema (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Origins and development of cinema as an international medium of expression. Relation of form and content to specific global cultures and contexts.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CIN 202 Survey of US Cinema (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall only
    Origins and development of cinema as a multicultural medium of expression in the U.S. Relation of form and content to historical, economic, and cultural development in the U.S.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • CIN 299 Independent Study (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Directed study.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 9
  

  • CIN 494 Studies in Cinema (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CIN 200  or CIN 201  or CIN 202 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Advanced study of a particular genre, national cinema, director, or other topic in cinema studies. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

    ♦

College of Arts and Sciences
  

  • CAS 101 Cultivating Academic Success (0-1 credits)

    Hours: 0-1 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Permit required by the College of Arts & Sciences Advising Center.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed for students to cultivate academic skills that will assist them in becoming successful in the College of Arts & Sciences. It will provide information on topics with which many students constantly struggle such as time management, study and test taking strategies, money management and grade management.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦

Communication
  

  • COM 500 Communication Proseminar (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Communication Graduate Program.
    Taught: Fall only
    Designed to introduce students to the communication discipline and graduate studies at NKU. Students explore graduate-level analysis, writing, and thought. Inquiry and discussion pivot around key departmental areas of scholarly emphasis, emerging fields of Informatics, NKU faculty research programs.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • COM 520 Relational Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Relationship-centered understandings of interpersonal communication. The role of communication in developing, sustaining, and terminating social and personal relationships. Class may explore relational theories, concepts, and self-application.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COM 550 Digital Media (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Technical and aesthetic processes in the production of media, including new media and integrated media.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COM 560 Rhetorical Criticism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check w/ department
    Advanced seminar in the history, theory, methods and practice of rhetorical criticism.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COM 571 Critical Ethnography (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Hands-on research seminar examining and practicing ethnographic research methods used to empower communities. Students travel to another culture to enact ethnographic research designs. Digital ethnography, service learning, field study, educational, and interactive research explorations.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COM 575 Intercultural Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Students must have a 3.0+ GPA to enroll in the course.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    The examination of advanced cross-cultural, intercultural, multicultural, and international theory and research in relation to communication perceptions and practices.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • COM 580 Sexuality and Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Exploration of topics, concepts, and theories related to communication and human sexuality. Relationships, sexual literacy, sexual identities, sexual practices, sex representations, and social control of sexuality.
    Repeatable: No
  

  • COM 594 Intermediate Topics in Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Special topics course with readings and writings at the intermediate level. Course varies by instructor and section. Students must have a 3.0 or higher GPA to enroll in this course.
    Repeatable: No

Communication Studies
  

  • CMST 101 Public Speaking - OC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Development of understanding of the oral communication process; aid in improving oral communication skills; idea and message development; effective delivery of ideas; Offered every semester. A prerequisite to all other CMST courses.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Oral Communication
  

  • CMST 101H Honors Public Speaking (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Spring only
    Development of understanding of the oral communication process; aid in improving oral communication skills; idea and message development; effective delivery of ideas; Offered every semester.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Oral Communication
  

  • CMST 110 Introduction to Communication Studies - OC (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to various theoretical perspectives for understanding human communication. CMST110 has been designed to introduce students to the study of human communication from a wide range of viewpoints. The course introduces foundational principles of communication theory: general principles and the elements of speech communication, perception, language and verbal symbols, nonverbal activities, and listening. Next, the course applies these principles to the various levels of communicating, i.e. interpersonal, small group, organizational, and intercultural. The course also covers communication and persuasion in public forums such as public speaking and mediated contexts.
    Repeatable: No
    General Education Credit: Oral Communication
  

  • CMST 220 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theories and skills of dyadic interaction in professional and personal contexts; perception, self-concept, nonverbal communication, listening, assertiveness, relationships, conflict management and problem solving.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 230 Small Group Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theories and activities that increase understanding and skills of communication in groups; decision-making, problem-solving, leadership, listening, cohesiveness, climate-setting, conflict management, groupthink, and systems theory.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 300 Research Methods in Communication Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Course provides an overview of the concepts, methods, and tools by which research in Communication Studies is designed, conducted, interpreted, and critically evaluated. The course will specifically examine quantitative and qualitative research procedures, research question and hypothesis generation and testing, measurement, sampling, research design, and data analysis techniques.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 303 Organizational Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Organizational communication theories, models, and processes with practical application of these principles in organizational communication speaking exercises; management and leadership communication skills.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 310 Argumentation (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theories of argument; practical applications of argument, in numerous contexts, including academic policy debate.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 317 Gender and Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course will focus on principles, concepts and characteristics defining gendered communication. It is designed to enhance your 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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  • CMST 320 Advanced Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 220 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Theories, research, and issues relevant to human interaction and interpersonal relationships.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 330 Political Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Communication strategies and tactics employed by candidates seeking public office; political audiences, campaign phases, political debates, political language, advertising campaigns, media coverage, and campaign speeches.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 333 Lifespan Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course overviews issues related to communication and aging across the lifespan. Topics include attitudes about aging, intergenerational and intragenerational communication, enhancing communication with older adults, social construction of the aging process, older adults’ media use, effects of mass media on older adults, health communication and the older adult population, as well as issues related to communication and technology among older adults.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 335 Communication and Conflict (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Spring only
    Theories and strategies of communication will be examined to help explain how people behave in conflict and suggest means of improving communication in order to facilitate a more collaborative process and the production of win-win outcomes.
    Repeatable: No
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  • CMST 340 Strategies of Persuasion (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Persuasion theory practice, and ethics in preparing and presenting persuasive messages and campaigns.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 345 Family Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall only
    Course explores the communication processes associated with families. Students will examine theories of communication and family life cycles, different family forms, understudied families, power and conflict in families, and communication and stress in families.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 355 Culture and Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory, criticism, and practice of culture and communication, individual experience in communicating interculturally, and strategies in cross- cultural communication situations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 360 Interviewing (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theory and principles related to a variety of interviewing settings; employment, information, and advising; role of interviewer and interviewee; use of role playing; outside class exercises such as real interviews and written reports.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 370 Advanced Public Speaking (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Organization, style and delivery of speeches for social occasions, non-classroom settings, and complex setting; speech writing.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 381 Computer-Mediated Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This seminar examines communication occurring between two or more individual people who interact and/or influence each other via the internet or network connection using social software. Topics include identity, social information processing, online romance, social network sites, Internet communities, web blogs, wikis, and workplace considerations.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 394 Topics in Communication Studies (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Focused study of a specific and significant topic from a communication orientation. Topics vary from semester to semester.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6
  

  • CMST 396 Internship: Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Written consent of supervising faculty member; junior or senior standing; and a GPA of at least 2.75.
    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer
    Selected placement of qualified students in off-campus communication studies related professions; experience in corporate training, speech writing, interviewing, sales, and groups, communication.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 403 Health Communication (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    This course is designed to provide students with knowledge related to the field of heath communication. Specifically, the course overviews major theories used in health communication research and intervention planning, as well as contemporary issues including patient-provider communication, cultural beliefs and health, influence of mass media on health beliefs and behaviors, and the impact of interpersonal relationships on health. Students also learn about the evolution of the U.S. healthcare system, and the role of communication in improving healthcare in the country. Social inequities in health and access to healthcare are also addressed in the course. Throughout the semester, students work in small groups to develop an intervention designed to address a health issue in the community.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 410 Rhetorical Theory and Criticism (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Adaptation of classic and contemporary theories of rhetoric to modern practice of rhetorical criticism.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 430 Communication Theories (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Theories of interpersonal, group, public, and mass communication; historical developments, paradigms, and research that shape communication theory construction.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 440 Communication Training and Development (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): CMST 101  or CMST 110  and junior standing.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Instruction in design and delivery of communication training programs for specific business contexts; adult learning principles, proposal development, needs assessments, presentation skills, audio/visual aids, and evaluation procedures.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CMST 495 Study Abroad (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 1-3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Varies by topic.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Varies by topic. Course includes a classroom portion and a trip abroad.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 12

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  • CMST 499 Independent Study (1-3 credits)

    Hours: 0 classroom + 4 -12 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior majoring or minoring in Communication Studies; a GPA of at least 2.50 or consent of instructor; approved independent study proposal.
    Taught: Variable, check with department
    Individually supervised work involving reading, research. Topic is selected before registration in conference with instructor. Junior standing and consent of instructor; approved independent study proposal.
    Repeatable: Yes
    If Repeatable, Max. Credits: 6

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Computer Information Technology
  

  • CIT 130 Information Technology Fundamentals (3 credits)

    Hours: 2 classroom + 2 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in MAHD 099  or placement.
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Introduction to the organization of computers, operating systems, and networks; comparison of common operating systems; hands-on experience in PC construction and configuration; command-line usage of Windows and Unix/Linux systems; data representation; overview of the information technology industry and its societal context.
    Repeatable: No
    ♦
  

  • CIT 247 Networking Fundamentals (3 credits)

    Hours: 3 classroom + 0 lab/studio
    Prerequisite(s): C- or better in CIT 130 .
    Taught: Fall and spring
    Data link control, communications network techniques, network protocols (IP, TCP, UDP); planning and deploying a LAN; wireless networking; routing; security; introduction to Cisco IOS.
    Repeatable: No
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