Sep 12, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 The department offers selected courses from this catalog as warranted by student needs and availability of faculty. Specific offerings for each term may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Course Renumbering Project

Effective the Fall 2017 semester, all undergraduate and graduate courses at Oakland University were renumbered from 3 digits to 4 digits.

Most subject codes will remain the same, but the new four-digit course numbers may in some cases be similar to the previous three-digit course numbers and in other cases be different because academic departments have resequenced their course numbers.

Follow this link to the conversion list.

This searchable PDF is a guide to see how the course numbers have changed. Each row represents a course, and the columns represent: the subject code, the previous three-digit course number,and the new four-digit course number for that course, beginning in Fall 2017.

To search this PDF for a specific course using the old number, you can just hit “Control” (or “Command” if on Mac) and “F,” then type in a specific course (e.g. “WRT 160”) to find the new course number .

The following subject codes have changed:

  • Studio Art (SA) changed to (ART)
  • Some English (ENG) courses changed to Creative Writing (CW)
  • Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and Computer and Information Technology (CIT) changed to Computer Science and Informatics (CSI)
  • Music Theory and Composition (MUT) changed to either Applied Music (MUA) or Musicology and Music Education (MUS)
  • (MLS) changed to (CDS)
  • Some (JRN) courses changed to (PR)

For more information, please contact your academic adviser. Graduate students, please contact your academic department for advising.

NOTE: If you enrolled or transferred after fall 2014 please be sure to search the 2017-18 catalog courses and review the 3 to 4 digit conversions list.

 

International Studies

  
  • IS 3001 - The Global Citizen

    (4)
    Identification of contemporary problems that challenge the global community. Through a problem-based learning approach, students will analyze and propose measures to help solve these problems. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications: completion of the general education requirement in the global perspective knowledge exploration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
  
  • IS 3002 - Globalization and the International System

    (4)
    Exploration of how globalization is shaping the contemporary world. Examination of economic, political, social, and cultural aspects of globalization. Consideration of the costs and benefits of globalization. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications: completion of the general education requirement in the global perspective knowledge exploration area.
  
  • IS 3200 - Japan Exchange Program I

    (16 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction.
  
  • IS 3201 - Japan Exchange Program I

    (16 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction.
  
  • IS 3202 - Japan Exchange Program II

    (16 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction. Second year.
  
  • IS 3203 - Japan Exchange Program II

    (16 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction. Second year.
  
  • IS 3204 - Japan Program: Shiga I

    (4 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Shiga, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction.
  
  • IS 3205 - Japan Program: Shiga I

    (4 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Shiga, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction.
  
  • IS 3206 - Japan Program: Shiga II

    (4 TO 18)
    Course work is taken at the Japan Center for Michigan Universities, Shiga, Japan, and includes Japanese language study and additional appropriate courses with English as the language of instruction. Second year.
  
  • IS 3800 - France Exchange Program: Language I

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French grammar. French is the language of instruction. Fall semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3801 - France Exchange Program: Literature I

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French literature. French is the language of instruction. Fall semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3802 - France Exchange Program: Conversation, Comprehension, Writing I

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes French conversation, comprehension and writing. French is the language of instruction. Fall semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3803 - France Exchange Program: Civilization I

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes French history, geography and contemporary civilization. French is the language of instruction. Fall semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3804 - France Exchange Program: Language II

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French grammar. French is the language of instruction. Winter semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3805 - France Exchange Program: Literature II

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French literature. French is the language of instruction. Winter semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3806 - France Exchange Program: Conversation, Comprehension, Writing II

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French conversation, comprehension and writing. French is the language of instruction. Winter semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3807 - France Exchange Program: Civilization II

    (4)
    Course is taught at the University of Orleans in France and includes the study of French history, geography and contemporary civilization. French is the language of instruction. Winter semester.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of program coordinator.
  
  • IS 3900 - Special Topics in International Studies

    (4)
    Interdisciplinary study of a foreign area for which no regular course offerings exist. May be repeated for additional credit under different subtitle.
  
  • IS 3920 - Directed Readings in International Studies

    (2 TO 8)
    Readings from diverse disciplines with focus on a student’s area of specialization. Conducted as a tutorial by an instructor chosen by the student. May be taken for no more than 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): appropriate IS introductory course and permission of program chairperson and instructor.
  
  • IS 3970 - Seminar in African-American Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 3971 - Seminar in East Asian Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 3972 - Seminar in South Asian Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 3973 - Seminar in Russian and Eastern European Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 3974 - Seminar in African Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 3975 - Seminar in Latin American Studies

    (4)
    Selected topics dealing with a specified area, to supplement departmental area courses. Students enroll under the number corresponding to a specific area. May be repeated once for a total of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • IS 4995 - Directed Research in International Studies

    (2 TO 8)
    Research relating to area of specialization including a senior essay or research paper. Supervised by an international studies instructor. May be taken for no more than a total of 8 credits. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience.
    Prerequisite(s): senior standing and permission of program chairperson and instructor.

Italian Language

  
  • IT 1140 - Introduction to Italian Language and Culture I

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence of the fundamentals of Italian and Italian culture. A beginning course. IT 1140 must be taken first. IT 1140 or IT 1150  satisfy the university general education requirement in foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • IT 1150 - Introduction to Italian Language and Culture II

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence of the fundamentals of Italian and Italian culture. A beginning course. IT 1140  must be taken first. IT 1140  or IT 1150 satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • IT 2140 - Second Year Italian I

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence continuing the work of IT 1140  or IT 1150  with the addition of cultural and literary readings. IT 2140 must be taken first. IT 2140 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area or the knowledge application integration area, not both. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Italian or equivalent.
  
  • IT 2150 - Second Year Italian II

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence continuing the work of IT 1140  or IT 1150  with the addition of cultural and literary readings. IT 2140  must be taken first. IT 2140  or IT 2150 satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Italian or equivalent.
  
  • IT 3140 - Italian Grammar Review

    (4)
    Review of Italian grammar through a variety of approaches, such as reading, translation, and composition. Conducted in Italian.
    Prerequisite(s): IT 2150  
  
  • IT 3160 - Italian Conversation and Composition

    (4)
    Provides a transition between the carefully structured activities of other intermediate courses and free manipulation of spoken and written language. Conducted in Italian.
    Prerequisite(s): IT 2150  
  
  • IT 3510 - Italian Civilization

    (4)
    Historical approach to Italian culture and civilization with emphasis on geography, politics, arts, and sociology. Conducted in English and Italian. No text required.
    Prerequisite(s): IT 2150  
  
  • IT 3570 - Italian Business Communication

    (4)
    Introduction to business communication skills including essential reading, writing, and speaking activities. Conducted in Italian. No text required.
    Prerequisite(s): IT 2150  
  
  • IT 3920 - Directed Readings in Italian

    (2 OR 4)
    Directed individual readings in Italian. May be repeated.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.

Japanese Language

  
  • JPN 1140 - Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture I

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Japanese and Japanese culture. A beginning course. JPN 1140 must be taken first. JPN 1140 or JPN 1150  satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • JPN 1150 - Introduction to Japanese Language and Culture II

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Japanese and Japanese culture. A beginning course. JPN 1140  must be taken first. JPN 1140  or JPN 1150 satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • JPN 2130 - Practical Japanese: Kanji Characters and Japanese Vocabulary

    (4)
    Fundamental kanji and vocabulary useful for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N3. Conducted both in Japanese and English.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 1150 
  
  • JPN 2140 - Second Year Japanese I

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence continuing the work of JPN 1140  and JPN 1150  with the addition of cultural and literary readings. JPN 2140 must be taken first. JPN 2140 or JPN 2150  satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area or the knowledge applications integration area, not both. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Japanese or equivalent.
  
  • JPN 2150 - Second Year Japanese II

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence continuing the work of JPN 1140  and JPN 1150  with the addition of cultural and literary readings. JPN 2140  must be taken first. JPN 2140  or JPN 2150 satisfies the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area or the knowledge applications integration area, not both. Prerequisite for knowledge applications integration: completion of the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): one year of college Japanese or equivalent.
  
  • JPN 3140 - Japanese Grammar and Reading

    (4)
    Review of advanced Japanese grammar and expressions through such methods as translation, reading, and composition.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 2150  or equivalent
  
  • JPN 3150 - Japanese Texts and Contexts

    (4)
    Refinement of Japanese grammatical, reading and conversational skills with an emphasis on the development of cultural understanding.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3140  
  
  • JPN 3160 - Japanese Conversation

    (4)
    Develops skills in speaking at the intermediate level in formal and informal contexts, emphasizing important topics in Japanese culture and society.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3150  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JPN 3180 - Japanese Composition

    (4)
    Practice in written composition. Techniques of textual analysis and exposition are introduced.  JPN 3140  strongly recommended. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 2150  
  
  • JPN 3510 - Japanese Civilization

    (4)
    Survey of Japanese culture and civilization from topical and historical perspectives. Diverse materials include newspaper articles, films and critical writings. Conducted both in English and Japanese.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3550 
  
  • JPN 3550 - Translation: Japanese

    (4)
    Translation from Japanese to English of a range of materials from commercial and technical to literary.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 2150  or equivalent.
  
  • JPN 3700 - Introduction to Japanese Literature

    (4)
    Critical approach to selected readings of classical and modern Japanese folklore, tales, fiction, poetry, and drama. Conducted both in English and Japanese. Offered in the fall semester.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 2150 . JPN 3140  strongly recommended.
  
  • JPN 3920 - Directed Readings in Japanese

    (2 OR 4)
    Directed individual readings in Japanese. May be repeated.
    Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor.
  
  • JPN 4080 - Advanced Japanese Conversation and Reading

    (4)
    Practice in speaking at an advanced level in recent historical, social, business and cultural topics featured in newspapers, internet articles, magazines, books, TV programs and films.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3150  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JPN 4200 - Japanese Literature - Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

    (4)
    Reading texts of various literary genres. Conducted in Japanese. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3140 , JPN 3550 , and JPN 3700 
  
  • JPN 4550 - Advanced Translation from English to Japanese

    (4)
    Translation from English to Japanese of a wide variety of texts on such subjects as literature, culture, business, technology, and international affairs.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3140 , JPN 3160 , JPN 3180 , and JPN 3550 
  
  • JPN 4570 - Business Japanese

    (4)
    Introduction to the essential vocabulary and style specific to Japanese business as well as to the basic working of the Japanese economy. The course will broaden one’s understanding of Japanese society through analysis of Japanese business practices. Conducted in Japanese.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3160  and JPN 3180  or equivalent.
  
  • JPN 4800 - Independent Translation Project

    (4)
    Directed annotated translation from Japanese into English of a major work or works in the student’s field. May not be counted toward the major.
    Prerequisite(s): JPN 3550  and JPN 4550  and permission of department.

Journalism

  
  • JRN 2000 - Introduction to Journalism and News Writing

    (4)
    History and principles of U.S. journalism; training in the practical aspects of news gathering, interviewing and basic news writing techniques; and discussion of the various journalism media. Satisfies the university general education requirement for writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Prerequisite for knowledge applications: completion of the general education requirement in the writing knowledge foundation area.
  
  • JRN 2400 - Introduction to Advertising

    (4)
    Introduction to advertising in print, electronic and online media. Emphasis on marketing, strategy, and the social and legal environment.
  
  • JRN 2650 - Intro to Media Communication

    (4)
    Identical with COM 2650 
  
  • JRN 2654 - Audio Production

    (4)
    Analysis and evaluation of contemporary audio/radio production and programming introduction to writing, producing, and performing audio programming. Identical with COM 2654 .
  
  • JRN 3000 - Advanced News Writing and Editing

    (4)
    Advanced training in news writing and various news story types. Fundamentals of editing news and information for online and print publication, including journalistic grammar and style, and decision-making processes that determine what is published.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000 
  
  • JRN 3110 - Public Affairs Reporting

    (4)
    Practical training in the news coverage of government and government agencies, including schools, public safety and the courts.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 3120 - Feature Writing

    (4)
    Practice in writing human interest features for newspaper, magazine and online publication. Study of the aims, styles, categories, techniques and structures of feature writing.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 3130 - Magazine Writing and Freelancing

    (4)
    Practical training in writing magazine-length articles. Discussion of medium-specific differences, how to write and sell freelance pieces, legal liabilities and rights of the freelance writer, including a discussion of the U.S. copyright laws.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 3120 
  
  • JRN 3140 - Sports Reporting

    (4)
    Writing sports for both print and electronic media. Emphasis on writing and interviewing, from teaching the proper techniques of conducting individual interviews to covering large press conferences. Students will conduct real-world interviews as well as cover local sporting events. Various Detroit-area sports media personnel will lecture and share experiences.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000 
  
  • JRN 3290 - Digital Storytelling for the Media: Diversity, Identity, and Community

    (4)
    Examination of the relationship between journalism, media institutions, digital technologies, identity, and community - especially in relation to ethnicity, race, gender, and class. Study of digital citizenship with application in the assembly of non-fiction digital media content, using a variety of software. Satisfies the university general education requirements in U.S. Diversity. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both.
    Prerequisite(s): WRT 1060  with a grade of (C) or higher.
  
  • JRN 3310 - Digital Photojournalism

    (4)
    Practice of photojournalism in the contemporary digital environment. Visual storytelling, camera operation, digital processing, professional/ethical issues.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 3330 - Digital TV News

    (4)
    Practical application of TV reporting, writing, editing, producing and anchoring skills. Student-produced news reports and newscasts are published on a variety of platforms.
    Prerequisite(s): COM 2656 
  
  • JRN 3410 - Advertising Account Planning and Research

    (4)
    Focus on the strategic aspects of advertising and integrated marketing communications (IMC), development of media strategy, sales promotion and the new media.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2400  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 3420 - Advertising Creative Strategy

    (4)
    Practical application of creative strategy towards the development of a complete advertising campaign in an ad agency group format.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2400 
  
  • JRN 3440 - Advertising Copywriting

    (4)
    The planning, research and writing that goes into promotion of a company, product or person as part of an advertising campaign.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2400 
  
  
  • JRN 4020 - Ethical Issues in the Media

    (4)
    Study of ethics with an emphasis on problems that arise in digital, broadcast and print news, public relations and advertising. Students learn to identify ethical dilemmas, discuss basic principles for ethical decision-making, and build strategies for applying those principles.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or instructor permission.
  
  • JRN 4030 - Media Law

    (4)
    Introduction to media law, basic principles governing the American judicial system, historical context for First Amendment issues and analysis of key legal decisions governing the media’s right to gather and disseminate information. Students discuss issues dealing with prior restraint, libel law, invasion of privacy, protection of news sources, obscenity law, copyright law and FCC regulations.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or instructor permission.
  
  • JRN 4100 - Multimedia Journalism

    (4)
    Multimedia storytelling through an introduction to a variety of software programs and digital applications. Students create websites, podcasts, slideshows and short videos, and participate in crowdsourcing, (micro) blogging and citizen journalism projects.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or instructor permission.
  
  • JRN 4120 - OU Student News Bureau

    (4)
    Applied learning experience running a web-based news organization. Students learn how to research, report, edit and package multimedia news for online delivery. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  and JRN 3000  and permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 4200 - Media Design

    (4)
    Workshop in design to explore techniques and trends in typography, layout and design in traditional and new media. Students learn the theory and practice of text-heavy print and digital projects designed to communicate with specific audiences in a diverse society.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or instructor permission.
  
  • JRN 4210 - Advanced Media Design

    (4)
    Advanced skills and trends in typography, layout and design in traditional and new media culminating in the exhibition of a multi-faceted body of work. Final project must include a significant graphic component as well as a substantive writing element.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 4200  and permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 4350 - Video Documentary Journalism

    (4)
    Assembly of short- and long-form documentary journalism for traditional and non-traditional visual media. Students report, shoot, edit, and package video and multimedia stories in a range of storytelling styles, including investigative, historical, or biographical. Emphasis not only on the story, but on the storytelling.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 3330  or permission of instructor.
  
  • JRN 4900 - Special Topics in Journalism

    (4)
    Various topics subject to change from semester to semester. May be repeated for additional credit under different subtitles.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  or instructor permission.
  
  • JRN 4950 - Journalism Internship

    (4)
    Full- or part-time internship at a newspaper, online news organization, radio or television station, public relations firms, advertising agency or a non-profit organization. Open only to journalism majors and minors. May be repeated once for credit in a different medium. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in the major. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): JRN 2000  and three other JRN courses.
  
  • JRN 4996 - Independent Study

    (2 OR 4)
    Individual research projects in journalism. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits.
    Prerequisite(s): junior/senior standing and permission of program director.

Latin Language and Roman Culture

  
  • LTN 1140 - Introduction to Latin Language and Roman Culture

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Latin language and classical Roman culture. A beginning course. LTN 1140 must be taken first. LTN 1140 and LTN 1150  satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • LTN 1150 - Introduction to Latin Language and Roman Culture

    (4)
    A two-semester sequence in the fundamentals of Latin language and classical Roman culture. A beginning course. LTN 1140  must be taken first. LTN 1140  or LTN 1150 satisfy the university general education requirement in the foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
    Prerequisite(s): LTN 1140  

Liberal Studies

  
  • LBS 1000 - Exploration of the Arts and Sciences

    (4)
    Broad survey of the three major discipline areas: humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. General methods of inquiry will be stressed. Course will be unified by focus on interdisciplinary theme. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the western civilization knowledge exploration area.
  
  • LBS 2000 - Interdisciplinary Approaches to Liberal Studies

    (4)
    Basic preparation for interdisciplinary study. Students develop knowledge, skills and methods in interdisciplinary research on focused topics. Draws on humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and fine arts to prepare students for advanced work in liberal studies. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education or the major, not both. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): LBS 1000  with a grade of (C+) or higher.
  
  • LBS 4998 - Senior Thesis I

    (4)
    Participatory, interdisciplinary seminar in which students develop topics, establish research parameters, and prepare a thesis proposal. First in a two course sequence.
    Prerequisite(s): LBS 2000 , senior standing and permission of instructor.
  
  • LBS 4999 - Senior Thesis II

    (4)
    Continuation of LBS 4998 . Students complete the research and writing of their liberal studies thesis papers and presentations, which synthesize their preceding liberal studies work. Satisfies the university general education requirement for the capstone experience. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education. Prerequisite for writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): LBS 4998  and permission of instructor.

Library

  
  • LIB 2500 - Introduction to Library Research and Technology in the Information Age

    (4)
    With the ever-increasing availability of online and digital resources, it is vital that students be able to find and use information effectively. In this course students will learn about the organization of information, search skills, the research process, discipline-specific sources, evaluation of information, information ethics and other sources of debate. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the knowledge applications integration area. Satisfies the university general education requirement for a writing intensive course in general education. Prerequisite for knowledge applications and writing intensive: completion of the university writing foundation requirement.
    Prerequisite(s): WRT 1060 

Linguistics

  
  • LIN 1177 - Introduction to Language Science

    (4)
    A basic introduction to the modern study of language as rule-governed behavior. Among the topics considered are the linguistic principles pertaining to sounds, words, sentences and meanings in cultural subsystems that enable people to communicate. Examples and analysis of English and other languages.
  
  • LIN 1180 - Linguistic Analysis

    (4)
    Introduction to the analytical and theoretical concepts used by linguists to describe the structure of human language. Focus on an analysis of both sound and phrase structures. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
  
  • LIN 1181 - Introduction to the Development of the English Language

    (4)
    An introduction to the development of the English language from its Anglo-Saxon beginnings to the present, including the development of the sounds, words, sentences and meanings of English. Discussion of the spread and dominance of English as a world language and the many varieties of English will also be included. Satisfies the university general education requirement in foreign language and culture knowledge exploration area.
  
  • LIN 1182 - Language and the Brain

    (4)
    Overview of the anatomy and physiology of language in the brain, including discussion of human characteristics that make language possible, human problems with language that result from various pathologies, and the mind-brain relationship. Consideration of the nature of language as a specifically human phenomenon. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the natural science and technology knowledge exploration area.
  
  • LIN 1183 - Formal Rules of Sound Structure

    (4)
    Introduction to the description, organization and formal analysis of data dealing with the sound structure of human language. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
  
  • LIN 1184 - Formal Rules of Phrase Structure

    (4)
    Introduction to the description, organization, and formal analysis of data dealing with the phrase structure of human language. Satisfies the university general education requirement in the formal reasoning knowledge foundation area.
  
  • LIN 2201 - Introduction to Linguistics

    (4)
    Introduction to the modern study of human language. Emphasis on the analysis of sound and structure, variation and change, and linguistic universals. A grade of (B) or higher is required for admission to a major or minor in linguistics.
  
  • LIN 2207 - Meaning in Language

    (4)
    Broad examination of how humans use language to convey meanings of various kinds, including literal, non-literal, and interpersonal meaning, and ways in which language reflects how humans think.
  
  • LIN 3301 - Linguistic Structures

    (4)
    An introduction to synchronic linguistic analysis, with structural problems in natural languages.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201 
  
  • LIN 4302 - Historical Linguistics

    (4)
    Diachronic linguistic analysis: language change, dialect geography, establishment of genealogical relationships, the reconstruction of earlier stages of languages and the relationship of language change to synchronic analysis.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201  with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • LIN 4303 - Introduction to Phonology

    (4)
    Fundamentals of phonological analysis using data from a variety of languages.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201  with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • LIN 4304 - Introduction to Syntax

    (4)
    Fundamentals of syntactic analysis using data from a variety of languages.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201  with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • LIN 4305 - Phonetic Theory

    (4)
    Introduction to articulatory and acoustic descriptions of spoken language, and training in the recognition of production of sounds found in languages other than English.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201  with a grade of (B) or higher.
  
  • LIN 4307 - Introduction to Semantics

    (4)
    Fundamentals of semantic analysis using data from a variety of languages.
    Prerequisite(s): LIN 2201  with a grade of (B) or higher.
 

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