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2020-2021 Bradford Campus Catalog
University of Pittsburgh Bradford
   
2020-2021 Bradford Campus Catalog 
    
 
  May 04, 2024
 
2020-2021 Bradford Campus Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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Chemistry

  
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    CHEM 1451 - CAPSTONE: CHEMISTRY


    Minimum Credits: 2
    Maximum Credits: 2
    A yearlong project supervised by a member of the chemistry faculty. Two credits the first semester and two credits the second. The first semester will consist of class meetings to introduce students to searching the chemical literature, gathering of references relating to the student’s project, and conducting any laboratory work necessary to the completion of the project. The second semester will be spent writing and editing an extensive paper using ACS format and conducting an oral presentation of the research. Ge capstone, upper level writing.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CHEM 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    CHEM 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: CHEMISTRY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a specific area of chemistry. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CHEM 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: CHEMISTRY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent work on a chemistry project supervised by a member of the chemistry faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CHEM 1499 - INTERNSHIP: CHEMISTRY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Practical experience in chemistry in a professional setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: PREQ: Completion of competency courses (FS 0102, ENG 0101 & 0102) and MATH 0150 Calculus 2.

Computer Information Systems and Technology

  
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    CIST 0150 - FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The course is designed to provide the student with an adequate understanding of programming concepts and principles to enable the student to design and implement programs for his or her own use or use in the classroom.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0161 - THE TECHNOLOGY OF COMPUTING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    It professionals will encounter a variety of platforms in their career. The role of the professional is to select, deploy, integrate, and administer platforms or components to support the organization’s it infrastructure. This course covers the fundamentals of hardware and software and how they integrate to form essential components of it systems.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0163 - INTRODUCTION TO WEB PROGRAMMING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The concepts of web programming. Prominently featured are the extensible markup language (xml) and java server pages (JSP). Both client-side and server-side scripting through web database access will be introduced. Assignments will focus developing skills using xml and expandable form in web page design.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0165 - NETWORKING 1


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Networking i builds a deeper understanding of how networks work, including the topics of lans, wans, service providers, packets, hubs, routers, switches, internet protocols routing and switching and the physical layer.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0166 - NETWORKING 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Networking ii builds upon the basic networking concepts provided in networking i by adding the ideas of networking security to the discussion. Concepts covered include: cryptography, key algorithms, firewalls, wireless and mobile security and internet security.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: CIST 0165 (NETWORKING 1)
  
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    CIST 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in computer information systems and technology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0201 - INTERMEDIATE PROGRAMMING USING JAVA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is a rigorous introduction to the fundamental concepts and techniques of computer programming using the Java programming language. It provides a solid background in good object-oriented programming techniques and introduces terminology in an incremental manner. Students will learn to build useful programs while learning the basics of structured and object-oriented programming techniques. Students are expected to have previous programming experience, including variables, expressions, control statements (loops and conditions), arrays, methods or functions and more.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: CIST 0150
  
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    CIST 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The study of a special topic in computer information systems and technology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0261 - COMPUTER SECURITY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is an introduction to the concepts of data security, including policies, attacks, vulnerabilities, encryption, information states, and forensics.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CIST 0262 - SYSTEMS ADMINISTRARION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on those skills and concepts essential to the administration of computing systems, networks, software, file systems, web systems, database systems, and system documentation, policies and procedures. This also includes education and support of the users of these systems. Laboratory sessions will consist of demonstrations and hands-on work in this area.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: CIST 0161 and 0165
  
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    CIST 0265 - OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides students an opportunity to further develop and refine their programming skills. In particular, the emphasis of this course is on the organization of information, the implementation of common data structures such as lists, stacks, queues, trees, and graphs, and techniques of data abstraction, including encapsulation and inheritance. Prerequisites: cist 0150
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: CIST 0150
  
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    CIST 1301 - ADVANCED WEB DEVELOPMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on building interactive web sites and web applications. Emphasis is placed on database connectivity, web standards, and separation of code into presentation, persistence, and processing layers. Css and javascript will be used to create a proper presentation layer. To handle processing and persistence, ruby on rails, along with the mysql database server will be used.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1307 - DATABASE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The structure, use, and design of database management systems (dbms) architecture. Topics include basic concepts and discussion of database models, data sublanguages, and user-oriented query languages. Management issues such as the role of the db administrator, data security, and recovery are also discussed.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1310 - SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students are introduced to the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools used by systems analysts in the development of new information systems. Topics include problem-solving methods, system investigation, analysis, logical design, system maintenance, team dynamics, and data collection techniques and procedures.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL and CIST 0265
  
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    CIST 1311 - ELECTRONIC COMMERCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Electronic commerce will be studied using cases, lectures, readings, and internet site evaluations. Student teams will give presentations analyzing individual web sites, including a detailed analysis and evaluation of the business model being used.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1325 - INTRODUCTION TO SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Supply chain management is about the management of material and information flows in multistage production-distribution networks. Driven by fierce global competition and enabled by advanced information technology, many companies have taken initiatives to reduces costs and at the same to increase responsiveness to changes in the marketplace. This course will provide students with the knowledge and the tools necessary to develop, implement, and sustain strategies for managing supply chain issues.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1326 - DIGITAL FORENSICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course introduces students to the techniques and tools of computer forensics investigations. Students will receive step-by-step explanations on how to use the most popular forensic tools and understand where potential evidence can be uncovered. Topics will focus on Windows forensics and include coverage of the latest technology. Many hands-on activities are included, which allow students to practice skills as they are learned. Pre-requisite CIST 0261
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0261
  
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    CIST 1327 - INTRUSION DETECTION & INCIDENT RESPONSE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    In this course you will learn what it takes to be prepared for that intrusion, what it takes to detect the intrusion, and eradicate it. Key topics include Introduction of Intrusion Detection & Protection, and Incident Response Concepts, Familiarity with common IPS, IDS and IR approaches and their applications, Understanding of practical aspects of implementing and managing Intrusion Protection, Detection Systems, and Familiarity with the Operations of effective Incident Response Processes and Organizations. Pre-requisite CIST 0261
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0261
  
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    CIST 1328 - NETWORK SECURITY & CRYPTOGRAPHY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides students with in-depth knowledge of network security and cryptography. Topics include network security, architectures and protocols of security services, basic cryptographic concepts, authentication mechanisms, and securing network systems and applications.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0261
  
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    CIST 1341 - LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course covers use of the Linux operating system running in a desktop computer environment. It provides an introduction to the installation, configuration, troubleshooting and use of this popular Open Source software. Topics include the Gnome and KDE graphical desktop, working within the bash shell and understanding Linux file system structure including directories, files, file ownership and permissions. Students will learn how to find and install additional packages and system software updates using the utilities provided by the platform. It also covers the Open Source Software movement in general and its importance in the IT world. Pre-requisite: CIST 0262
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0262
  
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    CIST 1342 - HOST SCRIPTING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Process automation is a vital skill for system administrators freeing them from routine tasks and allowing them to focus on more important functions. This course will introduce students to the Batch, Perl, and PowerShell scripting languages. Standard programming methodologies such as variables, arrays, and functions will be learned in the context of automating routine tasks including user, share, logging, data, database, and server management. The strengths and weaknesses of each scripting language will be discussed as well as when scripting is and is not appropriate.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0262
  
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    CIST 1344 - VISUALIZATION & CLOUD TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0262
  
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    CIST 1400 - POLICY AND COMPLIANCE IN CYBERSECURITY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The course will review ethics, privacy and security as it relates to cybersecurity as well as resulting laws and policies such as: HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Sarbanes-Oxley (aka SoX) and Payment Card Industry Data (PCI) Data Security Standard. Students will gain an understanding of these policy requirements, their genesis and will gain insight into their cybersecurity implications. Students will learn how these standards are addressed in commercial environments to properly assure compliance and protect data/information.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1401 - INFORMATION ASSURANCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the understanding, application, and management of information assurance and survivability in computing, communication, and organizational systems. Information assurance includes operational issues, policies and procedures, risk analyses, recovery, and disaster planning. There will some emphasis on preparing and presenting information assurance to corporate audiences.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1402 - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE AND ANALYTICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides an introduction to business intelligence and analytics, including the processes, methodologies, infrastructure, and current practices used to transform business data into useful information and support business decision-making. This course will review logical data models for both relational database systems and data warehouses. Students will learn to extract and manipulate data from these systems using Structured Query Language (SQL). This course covers visualization, reporting, and dashboard design with experiential learning using leading industry applications, including Excel PivotTables, relational database management systems, dimensional modeling and data visualization tools.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1408 - PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course provides a comprehensive approach to project management within the context of information technology. The course addresses the culture, principles, and basic techniques of managing technical projects. Basic tools of project management, such as work breakdown structure, scheduling, contracting, cost analysis, and risk management, are explained and demonstrated.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL and CIST 1310
  
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    CIST 1415 - DATA ANALYTICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Data mining seeks to provide the tools for the extraction of timely, strategic, informative, or previously unknown gems of information. Looking for patterns, statistically sound data correlation/discovery by association and classification, for example, can unearth knowledge buried within these huge databases.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1421 - MOBILE APPLICATION PROGRAMMING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will teach fundamental programming principles with a focus on the mobile environment and the Android Platform. Students will learn important development concepts applicable to any environment as well as Android specific APIs. Students will work to create their own Android mobile application as a final project in this course.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL and CIST 0265
  
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    CIST 1422 - GAME DESIGN & PROGRAMMING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This is a project-oriented course on game design and game programming. Students will work to design, implement and test a three-dimensional game with interactivity, animation, sound, and networking capabilities utilizing the Unity game engine. Pre-requisite CIST 0265
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL and CIST 0265
  
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    CIST 1423 - VIRTUAL REALITY PROGRAMMING AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This class will help students understand the roots of virtual reality and then build VR experience using available program frameworks. Students will learn user interactions in virtual space and then move on to creating a virtual gallery with VR equipment. Students will learn virtual movements, state machines, and will construct completing common games in VR environment. Particularly, students will explore current VR technology including the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, Google Daydream, and Android Gear VR. VR programming topics such as graphics generation, sensors, depth perception, stereo rendering and controllers will be covered. Students will create their own virtual environment as a final project, using Unity and C#.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: Completion of competency courses (FS 0102, ENG 0101 & 0102) and MATH 0150 Calculus 2.
  
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    CIST 1432 - ETHICAL HACKING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0261
  
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    CIST 1443 - NETWORK & SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION PRACTICUM


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This is a laboratory course which provides extensive hands-on application of networking and administration concepts. Students will work in teams to install and configure servers, networking equipment, software and services in a simulated corporate environment.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Practicum
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: UL & CIST 0262
  
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    CIST 1450 - TOPICS IN COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The advanced study of a special topic in computer information systems and technology.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1451 - CAPSTONE: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A capstone, project-oriented study of the planning, analysis, design and implementation of a business system using model-based software tools and available technology platforms. Much attention is given to communication and team skills. Student teams will be given a user-request for development and expected to develop appropriate systems in response. A final written report will be required as well as an oral summary. Ge: capstone
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    CIST 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a specific area of computer information systems and technology. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent work on a project in computer information systems and technology, supervised by a member of the computer information systems and technology faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CIST 1499 - INTERNSHIP: COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    This course is designed to provide the upper-level student an opportunity to assist with the planning and implementation of computing technologies and systems in an approved on-campus site or an approved off-campus site. Students may perform information systems and technology training/consulting and/or end-user support duties.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
    Course Requirements: PREQ: Completion of competency courses (FS 0102, ENG 0101 & 0102) and MATH 0150 Calculus 2.

Comparative Literature

  
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    CLP 0203 - FILM AND LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A comparative study of literature and film making. Films based on works of literature. Mutual influences of technique.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Literature
  
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    CLP 0206 - HISPANIC LITERATURE (IN ENGLISH)


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Readings in representative works from Spain and Spanish America, with emphasis on contemporary literature. (The denomination “Hispanic” may also embrace works in Portuguese or of Spanish writers in the United States.) Taught in English.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Literature
  
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    CLP 0207 - SHORT FICTION IN SPANISH


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course offers students an introduction to the works of several well-known Spanish and Latin American authors. Students will gradually develop their reading skills in Spanish by reading and discussing short pieces of fiction, thus enhancing their vocabulary, grammar, stylistic appreciation and cultural knowledge of the Spanish language and various Hispanic cultures. Texts have been selected to provide the student with a smooth transition from language classes to an appreciation of Hispanic literature.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    CLP 0216 - MODERN AFRICAN LITERATURE: THE NOVEL


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The course will explore selected texts of African literature written in English or translated into English. It covers major modern African fiction and its role in explaining African politics, culture, and religion. Appropriate audio-visual material is included to give students a basic but comprehensive background in postcolonial African literature and culture. Chinua Achebe’s things fall apart, Agambila’s postcolonial fiction, Mariama Ba’s so long letter, as well as Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s and other representative works will be studied.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Literature-Global
  
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    CLP 0220 - CARIBBEAN LITERATURES AND CULTURES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The history, culture, and politics of the Caribbean are studied through the works of major authors. Representative cultural and audio-visual products are also covered. Diversity and hybridity, as key features of Caribbean identity, are discussed. The role of USA in the shaping of this region will also be examined. Areas covered include Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and the West indies.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Literature-Global
  
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    CLP 0230 - MIDDLE EASTERN LITERATURES AND CULTURES


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The Middle East has diverse cultures, religions, and geographies— from Northern West Africa through the Mediterranean all the way to the borders of central Asia. This course is focused on the study of modern middle eastern cultures presented in texts in English translation. Nonfictional and fictional audio-visual material from the region will be used, in thematic manner, to provide students with a better sense of the diverse cultures of the region. The course is also an opportunity to foster a learning community about this region, in order to reassess stereotypes of the region, as often portrayed in popular Western media. The course material is also meant to help students have a better knowledge of the attitudes and dynamism of these societies. Some themes covered include tradition and modernity, nationalism and globalization, diversity, identity, war and revolution, dictatorship and freedom.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: Completion of ENG 0101 is required
    General Education: Literature-Global
  
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    CLP 1310 - POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Literature from Africa, the Caribbean and the Asian subcontinent from the period of colonization to the present day. Examines the literature in the context of empire, independence and national identity, drawing on contemporary work in postcolonial theory by said, Ngugi, Chatterjee, Zizek, Achebe, Jameson and others.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Literature-Global
  
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    CLP 1315 - CRITICAL METHODS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to modern critical theory and literary analysis. Special attention paid to attempts made in this century to construct a general theory of literature incorporating methods from other disciplines (structural linguistics, semantic philosophy, marxism, phenomenology, existentialism, psychology).
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Literature
  
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    CLP 1350 - LATINA WRITERS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Offering a wide and richly-textured view of the realities of Latina identity in the Caribbean, central and South America, and the United States, this course offers students an opportunity to study the many elements that contribute to those identities and the literary forms in which they are presented. The genres studied will be the novel, essay, poetry, and plays. Readings are in English.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Literature
  
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    CLP 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    CLP 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: COMPARATIVE LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study in a topic in comparative literature.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    CLP 1498 - DIRECTED RESEARCH: COMPARATIVE LITERATURE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent research on a project in literature supervised by a member of the English or comparative literature faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Communication

  
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    COMM 0101 - INTRO TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction survey course designed to familiarize students with the many contexts of human communication, such as interpersonal, small-group, organizational, public speaking and media communication.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    COMM 0102 - SURVEY OF BROADCASTING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Historical and contemporary survey of the use and impact of the electronic media including technological and program development, regulations, controls, economics, and audiences.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0103 - BROADCAST JOURNALISM


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Theories and principles of broadcast journalism with practical experience in writing news stories for radio and television. Analysis of broadcast news program procedures.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0104 - PUBLIC SPEAKING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    An introduction to the composition and delivery of informative and persuasive speeches, with attention to speech design, delivery, and organization. Practical applications of theoretical concepts focusing on public communication.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0106 - NEWS WRITING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduction to writing for news media including the techniques and functions of reporters. The essentials and types of writing for the media will be examined, as will appropriate moral and legal issues. Emphasis will be on both real an hypothetical writing assignments and class discussion of the results.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0107 - NEWS EDITING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The principles and practices of editing in modern journalism. Practical experience in editing and exploration of its function in modern journalism.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0108 - NEWSPAPER STAFF (THE SOURCE)


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Students write, edit, design, sell advertising, take photographs, prepare artwork, and paste up the editions of the source, the official student newspaper of the campus. May be repeated for a total of three credits. Activity credit.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Practicum
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0109 - INTRODUCTION TO CINEMA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    As a popular art form, cinema plays a major role in what we see as contemporary artistic expression. Yet films are often watched passively, without actual awareness of creative technique. This course examines the creative depth of various films, with an emphasis on how the story gets told. Cinematography, editing, the montage, lighting, sound, and various other creative elements that make each film unique are explored.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Arts
  
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    COMM 0110 - ROCK ‘N’ ROLL, PART ONE, TO 1970


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is an introduction to “rock ‘n’ roll,” arguably the most important form of mass media generated popular art from the middle of the 20th century until the present. Specifically, this course will use certain developments in mass media technology as a lens through which to examine popular songs as “texts” of cultural, social, political, and artistic significance. These technological innovations include Edison’s phonograph and Berliner’s gramophone, to be sure, but we will also consider developments such as the long playing (LP) album, the transistor radio, the 45 rpm record, jukeboxes, and wall boxes. The bulk of the course, however, will explore the rise of what came to be called “rock and roll” between Elvis Presley’s national emergence in 1956 to the point when the Beatles stopped recording in 1969.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Cultures
  
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    COMM 0115 - INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course is an introduction to and overview of basic theories and research in inter-personal communication. The course addresses our behavior in interpersonal interactions and application of theory and research studied in various settings including the small group. Units of instruction include self-concept formation, stages of relationships and types of relationships, power, conflict and other aspects of interpersonal communication.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    COMM 0120 - INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course explores the dynamics of culture and communication, and the social effects generated by their interaction. This course emphasizes the establishment and maintenance of student understanding of intercultural dynamics in a manner that positively impacts life outside the classroom.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Cultures-Global
  
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    COMM 0197 - DIRECTED STUDY


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent study in a topic in communications. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0201 - MASS MEDIA AND SOCIETY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Survey of the role of the mass media in American society and exploration of the uses of these media in public relations. Special emphasis will be given to methods of examining the control, content, audience, and effects of the press, radio, television, and motion pictures.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    COMM 0202 - RADIO PRODUCTION


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    Training in studio operations and procedures. Students will develop and produce public service announcements, commercials, interviews, radio drama, news, and music programs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0203 - DIGITAL VIDEO I


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    Basic concepts and techniques used in television studio production. Students will design and produce short television programs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 0205 - SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Designed to help students improve leadership and membership skills within the small group environment. A major research project is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    COMM 0209 - DIGITAL FILMMAKING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course introduces students to basic digital filmmaking techniques with an emphasis on applied aesthetics. Students learn the essentials of camerawork, scriptwriting, storyboarding, lighting, sound and editing. Working in small groups, students develop three separate short films during the course, using the pre-production/production/post-production approach. GE Arts Pre-requisites ENG 0101 and ENG 0102.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: ENG 0101 and ENG 0102
  
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    COMM 0210 - SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    New media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, electronic gaming devices, YouTube, etc.) Have been dramatically changing human communication and interaction in the modern society. This course uses media literacy approaches and information-processing tasks to introduce the niche perspectives of mass audience, developments of mass media industries, multiple dimensions of social realities, and potential effects of hyper-online relationships. Learners will explore a variety of communication theories and practices in examining the use of new media.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Behavioral Sciences
  
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    COMM 0215 - BOLLYWOOD: POPULAR INDIAN CINEMA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course introduces students to the fascinating world of Bollywood- the Hindi film industry. We will discuss the many facets of Hindi movies such as: dance, music, themes, and social customs. Students will also view Bollywood films (complete with sub-titles). We will use both classic and current Bollywood cinema for this course and trace the development of stylistic and aesthetic changes throughout. Further, we will explore the notion of popular cinema. Specifically, we will inquire into the importance of the popular in a non-Western context and why we must take the popular seriously as a mode of knowledge production, which shapes both cultural practice and aspects of cultural production beyond the cinematic. Through this course, students will learn how Bollywood has emerged as a major player in global media.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    General Education: Cultures-Global
  
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    COMM 0250 - SPECIAL TOPICS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The study of a special topic in communications.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
  
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    COMM 1301 - DIGITAL VIDEO II


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    Advanced techniques of television production emphasizing remote production, editing procedures, and writing. Students will learn advanced television production theory and prepare several small-group videotape projects.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1302 - MEDIA ADVERTISING


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Survey of broadcast advertising including its history, government regulations and advertising theory. Special emphasis on issues surrounding current advertising methods.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1306 - AMERICAN CINEMA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Motion pictures are one of the dominant forms of art in the united states today. What makes them art? And more specifically, what influences their content? This course will explore these questions from a variety of perspectives and ask students to think critically about the art of the motion picture.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Arts
  
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    COMM 1307 - VISUAL COMMUNICATIONS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course develops a visual grammar for the images that we make and receive. We examine the nature of light and the physiology of the eye and brain, the social construction of symbols, and what ethical responsibilities makers of visual messages must consider. We also explore the role of digital technology in the generation and interpretation of visual messages.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Cultures
  
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    COMM 1308 - ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course explores and analyzes theories and principles of communication structures. It focuses on concepts and topics within organizational communication such as socialization of employees, communication and leadership, groups and individual decision-making, conflict and the development of organizational culture.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1309 - ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNICATIONS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course examines the communications methods of environ mentalism- those of both business and industry and those of the environmental movement. While the course is concerned with some of the issues that relate to the environment- land use, air resources, global warming, and pollution, among many others- its primary concern is the communications questions that these issues illustrate or suggest. We develop and revise 25 pages of material.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
    General Education: Cultures
  
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    COMM 1335 - NEWSPAPER SENIOR STAFF- THE SOURCE


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This upper-level course offers leadership experience for student journalists of the college newspaper’s senior staff. The senior members of the source staff are the editor-in-chief, the managing editor and business manager. The senior editors oversee the writers of the newspaper: they chair the staff’s three-times-a-week meetings; they assign, gather and edit final copy for the six issues of the newspaper that are published during each of the fall and spring terms, as well as oversee the design and layout of the paper. The editor-in-chief also manages the efforts of the business manager, whose job is to solicit appropriate advertising from the campus community, regional businesses and national advertisers. This course is repeatable and is open to the editor-in-chief, the managing editor and, with the instructor’s permission, the business manager.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisite: COMM 0108 is a prerequisite for this course
  
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    COMM 1401 - BROADCAST PROGRAMMING AND MGT


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    A survey of programming techniques used in radio and television and a study of the organizational structure of broadcast stations including responsibilities of station personnel. Analysis of management decision-making processes with emphasis on policies, sales, and program selection.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1403 - CURRENT ISSUES IN MASS MEDIA


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Using a seminar/workshop format, students will think about, discuss and write on critical, societal, ethical, regulatory, political and economic issues as they relate to the mass media.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1410 - PERSUASION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course will explore theories, principles, and strategies of persuasion and social influence as they apply to everyday, interpersonal, and face-to-face contexts in which influence attempts to take place.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1449 - TOPICS IN COMMUNICATIONS 1 CR


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 1
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1451 - CAPSTONE: COMMUNICATIONS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Comprehensive audio and video projects using both remote and studio equipment and focusing on the completion of a professional quality videotape.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Seminar
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1494 - UNDERGRADUATE FACULTY ASSISTANT


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 3
    The undergraduate faculty assistant (UFA) serves as an assistant for a course or lab under the supervision of a faculty member. The experience develops students’ communication and leadership skills, and their understanding of the learning process. The responsibilities of the UFA will vary by the faculty supervisor. Responsibilities might include (but not limited to): assisting students outside of class (e.g., conducting weekly review sessions), assisting with classroom demonstrations, or assisting faculty with delivery of labs.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit
  
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    COMM 1496 - CO-OP IN COMMUNICATIONS


    Minimum Credits: 12
    Maximum Credits: 12
    This course offers students an opportunity to integrate classroom instruction with a practical supervised work experience. 540 Documented hours required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: PREQ: Completion of competency courses (FS 0102, ENG 0101 & 0102) and MATH 0150 Calculus 2.
  
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    COMM 1497 - DIRECTED STUDY: COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Directed study of a specific area of communications. Permission of the instructor is required.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency
  
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    COMM 1499 - INTERNSHIP: COMMUNICATION


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Practical experience in applied communication in a professional setting. Work is directed by the employer and evaluated jointly with the faculty supervisor.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Internship
    Grade Component: Satisfactory/No Credit

Computer Science

  
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    CS 1498 - DIRECTED RES: COMPUTER SCIENCE


    Minimum Credits: 1
    Maximum Credits: 6
    Independent work on a project in computer science, super vised by a member of the computer science faculty.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Directed Studies
    Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
    Course Requirements: Prerequisites: Upper-Level Courses require completion of ENG 0101, ENG 0102, FS 0102, and the MATH competency

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  
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    ECE 0031 - LINEAR CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 1


    Minimum Credits: 4
    Maximum Credits: 4
    The analysis of linear circuits. Electric variables and circuit elements; Kirchhoff’s and Ohm’s Law; Mesh and Node Equations; Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits; first and second-order circuits; time domain analysis.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGR 0016 and PHYS 0202 and MATH 0140
  
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    ECE 0041 - LINEAR CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS 2


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Sinusoidal steady-state analysis, network functions, real and reactive power, three-phase circuits, laplace transform method, two-port networks, and Fourier series.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ECE 0031
  
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    ECE 0132 - DIGITAL LOGIC


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduction to digital systems, Boolean algebra, minimization of logic functions, combinational and sequential circuit design.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ENGR 0015 and MATH 0140
  
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    ECE 0142 - COMPUTER ORGANIZATION


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Digital computer data representation, instruction formats, control, memory and input-output units, microprocessors, minicomputers.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ECE 0132
  
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    ECE 0257 - ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Diode circuits, power supply design; analysis and design of bipolar junction transistor and field effect transistor amplifiers. Bias stability analysis, power amplifiers. Ideal operational amplifiers. Cmos inverters.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
    Course Requirements: PREQ: ECE 0041
  
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    ECE 0501 - DIGITAL SYSTEMS LABORATORY


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    This course and laboratory introduces students to the basic concepts of digital circuits, simulation and instrumentation, systems composed of discrete devices, logic gates, combinatorial and sequential circuits are designed, simulated, built and tested.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    ECE 1201 - ELECTNC MEASURMNTS & CRCTS LAB


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Electronic measurements and circuits including experiments on use of electronic test equipment, a variety of linear circuits; non-linear device characteristics, operational amplifier basics, and transistor amplifier characteristics and design. Time and frequency domain methodologies are covered.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
  
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    EE 0132 - DIGITAL LOGIC


    Minimum Credits: 3
    Maximum Credits: 3
    Introduction to digital systems, Boolean algebra, minimization of logic functions, combinational and sequential circuit design.
    Academic Career: Undergraduate
    Course Component: Lecture
    Grade Component: Letter Grade
 

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