2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Biology

  
  • BIOL 3752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • BIOL 3753 - Special Topics


    3 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • BIOL 3800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • BIOL 3801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • BIOL 3802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • BIOL 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • BIOL 3851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • BIOL 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • BIOL 3853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • BIOL 4700 - Undergraduate Research


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • BIOL 4701 - Undergraduate Research


    1 Semester Hours
  
  • BIOL 4702 - Undergraduate Research


    2 Semester Hours
  
  • BIOL 4703 - Undergraduate Research


    3 Semester Hours
  
  • BIOL 4752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • BIOL 4800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • BIOL 4802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • BIOL 4902 - Adv Critical Analysis Biol I


    2 Semester Hours
    BIOL-4902 is a fall semester senior capstone course that focuses on critical analysis in biology. Students integrate concepts learned throughout their course of study in biology by reading and interpreting scientific literature, presenting analysis in the form of oral presentations and  scientific review papers, and using experimental data to support and defend conclusions drawn from coursework and the scientific literature.

  
  • BIOL 4912 - Advanced Critical Analysis in Biology II


    2 Semester Hours
    BIOL-4912 is a spring semester senior capstone course that focuses on critical analysis in biology. Students integrate concepts learned throughout their course of study in biology by reading and interpreting scientific literature, presenting analysis in the form of oral presentations and  scientific review papers, and using experimental data to support and defend conclusions drawn from coursework and the scientific literature.


Chemistry

  
  • CHEM HI - Honors in Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM HII - Honors in Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 1211 - General Inorganic Chemistry Lab I


    1 Semester Hours
    CHEM-1211 is a coordinated course (with CHEM 1213  ) emphasizing chemical techniques, skills, and methods for qualitative and quantitative analysis of laboratory data and their limitations. 

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 1213  
  
  • CHEM 1213 - General Inorganic Chemistry I


    3 Semester Hours
    General Inorganic Chemistry I is an introduction to the theory, practice and methods of chemistry.  Development of atomic theory, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, periodicity of the elements, stoichiometry, states of matter and basic energy considerations are explored in the course.  

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 1211  
  
  • CHEM 1221 - General Inorganic Chemistry Lab II


    1 Semester Hours
    CHEM-1221 is coordinated with CHEM 1223   to develop chemical techniques. The lab includes introductory qualitative and quantitative analysis. 

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1211  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 1223  
  
  • CHEM 1223 - General Inorganic Chemistry II


    3 Semester Hours
    General Inorganic Chemstry II is an introduction to the states of matter, solution and descriptive chemistry, equilibrium, thermodynamics, kinetics, oxidation and reduction, and electrochemistry. 

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1213  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 1221  
  
  • CHEM 1801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • CHEM 1811 - Problem Solving for Chemists


    1 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 1821 - Problem Solving for Chemists II


    1 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 2000 - Scotland: Science, Whiskey & Highlands


    4 Semester Hours
    CHEM-2000 course explores the scientific method, and introduces students to basic field and laboratory skills. Basic geologic concepts and processes, basic biological systems such as heart and cardiovascular system, and basic chemistry concepts with respect to gas laws, and distillation techniques are covered in the course. While studying in Scotland, students conduct field-based exercises, hands-on laboratory experiments, colllect data, and write formal laboratory reports.

  
  • CHEM 2110 - Organic Chemistry I


    4 Semester Hours
    CHEM-2110 is the first in a two-semester sequence forcused on the application of chemical principles to organic compounds and the elucidation of their chemical and physical properties. Development of
    theoretical principles including product structure determination, reaction mechanisms, kinetics, stereochemistry, and strategies of organic synthesis are covered in the course.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1223  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2111  
  
  • CHEM 2111 - Organic Chemistry Lab I


    1 Semester Hours
    CHEM-2111 is coordinated with CHEM 2110 , emphasizing organic synthesis, separation techniques, spectralanalysis, and testing of mechanism theory and relative rates.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2110  
  
  • CHEM 2120 - Organic Chemistry II


    4 Semester Hours
    CHEM-2120 is the second course in a two-semester sequence.  The course includes a study of the more common oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and halogen derivatives of carbon. Emphasis is placed on structure, stereochemistry, preparation, chemical reactions, and physical properties and their relationship to the properties of biomolecules. 

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2110  
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2121  
  
  • CHEM 2121 - Organic Chemistry Lab II


    1 Semester Hours
    CHEM-2121 is coordinated with CHEM 2120  and emphasizes more advanced syntheses, use of instruments for separation techniques, and spectral analysis.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2120  
  
  • CHEM 2310 - Quantitative Analysis


    4 Semester Hours
    Quantitative Analysis covers the use of basic statistical methods to treat sample data. Theories and concepts studied include solution equilibria, acid-base theory, oxidation-reduction, complexation, and solubility equilibria. Potentiometric and spectroscopic techniques are also introduced in the course. 

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1223  
  
  • CHEM 2311 - Applications of Quantitative Analysis


    1 Semester Hours
    Gravimetric, titrimetric, and volumetric methods along with statistical methods to evaluate data are presented in the laboratory, and various unknowns are determined utilizing these methods. The laboratory also introduces potentiometry and UV-visible spectroscopy.

    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2310  
  
  • CHEM 2851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • CHEM 3110 - Advanced Organic Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
    Advanced Organic Chemistry is an in-depth study of major organic mechanisms, along with selected topics such as heterocyclics, polymers, and molecular orbital modeling. Stereochemical and mechanistic applications are discussed including their application to biomolecules.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120  
  
  • CHEM 3120 - Organic Spectral Analysis


    4 Semester Hours
    Organic Spectral Analysis explores the theory and practice of instrumental analysis of organic compounds. Emphasis is placed on the interpretation of data from modern instrumentation. Capabilities and limitations of spectral analyses are considered.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120  
  
  • CHEM 3210 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
    Advanced Inorganic Chemistry is designed primarily for students pursuing the American Chemical Society accredited degree in chemistry.  The course is an overview of the principles of advanced inorganic chemistry, including applications of group theory and symmetry, molecular bonding theories, nomenclature, kinetics and mechanisms, organometallics, polymers, and advanced inorganic laboratory techniques. The course has a lecture and laboratory component.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120 ; MATH 1220  
  
  • CHEM 3320 - Instrumental Analysis


    4 Semester Hours
    Instrumental Analysis is an introduction to the basic design and theory of operation for modern instrumentation. Topics covered include flame spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, fluorescence and phosphorescence, IR, NMR, potentiometry, mass spectrometry, and an introduction to electro-analytical techniques. Emphasis is placed on the practical applications and limitations of each technique. A laboratory section is included in the course.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3410  
  
  • CHEM 3410 - Physical Chemistry I


    4 Semester Hours
    Physical Chemistry I, or P-Chem, includes the development of theory and techniques used in kinetics and in thermodynamics and equilibrium of gases, liquids, and solutions (nonelectrolytes and electrolytes). The integrated laboratory includes experiments in the above areas.

    Prerequisites: MATH 1220 ; CHEM 2310 ; PHYS 1203  OR PHYS 2003 ; MATH 2230  recommended
  
  • CHEM 3420 - Physical Chemistry II


    4 Semester Hours
    P-Chem II includes quantum chemistry and molecular bonding and structure, as well as the history of the development of quantum mechanics. An integrated laboratory  is included in this course and gives practical applications of quantum chemistry through the use of spectroscopy and other techniques.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2310 ; MATH 1220 ; PHYS 2013  
  
  • CHEM 3520 - Medicinal Chemistry/Pharmacology


    4 Semester Hours
    CHEM-3520 is an introduction to medicinal chemistry and pharmacology. Topics include the history of drug discovery; the modern drug discovery process (models of action; structure-activity relationships); drug targets: enzymes, receptors and oligonucleotides; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; lead discovery and optimization; pharamaceutical synthesis; and combinatorial chemistry. 

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120  
  
  • CHEM 3610 - Biochemistry I


    4 Semester Hours
    Biochemistry I is an introduction to the structure, dynamics, and function of macromolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and lipids.  Topics include replication, transcription, enzyme kinetics, mechanisms of enzyme action, and protein biosynthesis.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120 ; BIOL 1000  
  
  • CHEM 3621 - Biomolecular Research Methods III / Biomedical Analysis


    1 Semester Hours
    CHEM-3621 is a research-based lab course with a focus on common biochemical techniques and analysis, applying electrophoresis, recombinant protein expression and purification, protein determination, size-exclusion chromatography, enzyme kinetics, and database analysis.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3610  
    Corequisite: CHEM 3623  
  
  • CHEM 3623 - Biochemistry II


    3 Semester Hours
    Biochemistry II is an introduction to the basic concepts and design of metabolism. Topics include the generation and storage of metabolic energy, control of gene expression, the application of biomedical principles to physiological processes, and biological membranes.  

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3610  
    Corequisite: CHEM 3621  
  
  • CHEM 3700 - Undergraduate Research


    4 Semester Hours
    Library; laboratory research in special areas under the guidance of the instructor

    Prerequisites: permission of the instructor
  
  • CHEM 3701 - Undergraduate Research


    1 Semester Hours
    Library; laboratory research in special areas under the guidance of the instructor

    Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
  
  • CHEM 3702 - Undergraduate Research


    2 Semester Hours
    Library; laboratory research in special areas under the guidance of the instructor

    Prerequisites: permission of the instructor
  
  • CHEM 3703 - Undergraduate Research


    3 Semester Hours
    Library; laboratory research in special areas under the guidance of the instructor

    Prerequisites: Consent of the instructor
  
  • CHEM 3730 - Environmental Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
    CHEM-3730 is an introduction to environmental chemistry as applied to aquatic, atmospheric, soil and hazardous waste systems.  Topics include environmental chemical cycles, aquatic chemistry, atmospheric chemistry, soil chemistry, environmental chemistry of hazardous wastes, and toxicology.  Included in the integrated laboratory component is an overview of various environmental chemical analyses.

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120  
  
  • CHEM 3750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • CHEM 3751 - Special Topics


    1 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • CHEM 3752 - Special Topics


    2 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • CHEM 3753 - Special Topics


    3 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • CHEM 3800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • CHEM 3801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • CHEM 3802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • CHEM 3803 - Directed Study


    3 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • CHEM 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • CHEM 3851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • CHEM 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • CHEM 3853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • CHEM 4700 - Undergraduate Research


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 4701 - Undergraduate Research


    1 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 4702 - Undergraduate Research


    2 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 4703 - Undergraduate Research


    3 Semester Hours
    Library; lab research in special topics

  
  • CHEM 4710 - Undergraduate Research


    1 Semester Hours
  
  • CHEM 4900 - Literature and Chemistry


    4 Semester Hours
    Processing; managing information from the chemical literature with oral; written presentations History of chemistry; the proper use of chemical literature are included

    Prerequisites: CHEM 2120  or CHEM 3410 
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 2120  or CHEM 3410 

Communication Studies

  
  • COMM HI - Honors in Communications


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM HII - Honors in Communications


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM 1850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2000 - Intro to Communication Studies


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2000 introduces the processes of communication through analysis of interpersonal and intercultural communication, communication in groups, and communication in organizational settings.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000  
  
  • COMM 2100 - History of the Media


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2100 is a survey of the origin and development of media, including print newspapers, magazines, radio, television, film, and the worldwide web/internet. The course may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communications Studies major.  

  
  • COMM 2200 - Public Speaking


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2200 is an introduction to public speaking and rhetoric through engagement with key rhetorical theories.  The course is designed to deepen critical thinking and analytical skills of public rhetorical expressions and to develop critical listening, speaking, and writing skills.

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1000  recommended
  
  • COMM 2300 - Sports Communication


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2300 introduces key topics in sports communication, such as  interpersonal communication (coaching, team members, athlete use of social media); fan culture (including fantasy sports and sports betting); mass media portrayals of race, gender, and sexuality in sports; and public relations.

    Prerequisites: COMM 2000  recommended
    Prerequisite/Corequisite: COMM 2000  recommended
  
  • COMM 2400 - Communication Ethics


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2400 is a study of the moral and legal issues involved in the creation and consumption of media products. The course also examines principles of free speech as well as ethical issues in interpersonal,intercultural, and professional/business communication.  Communication Ethics may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communication Studies major.

  
  • COMM 2430 - Journalism


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-2430 introduces the basics of news writing and reporting, including the history and principles of journalism, and the techniques of layout and copywriting.  

  
  • COMM 2750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • COMM 2760 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
  
  • COMM 2850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 2853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3000 - Interdisciplinary Studies Communications


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3000 crosses disciplinary boundaries and is cross-listed with another department when offered.

  
  • COMM 3100 - Studies Mass Media & Mass Communications


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3100 is an exploration of a specific topic within the field of mass media and mass communications.  Course topics change each time the course is offered. Offerings could include topics such as mass media law, civic journalism and the history of the alternative press, crisis communications, persuasion and propaganda, and media, myth, and ritual.  

  
  • COMM 3300 - Media Production


    4 Semester Hours
    Media Production offers an introduction to digital media production for the internet, broadcast, and social media platforms. Collaborative work and group projects will be emphasized in order to help students develop the fundamental skills and techniques of storytelling, lighting, composition, audio recording, and editing of image and sound.

    Prerequisites: COMM 2000  recommended.
  
  • COMM 3400 - Studies in Intercultural Communication


    4 Semester Hours
    The specific content will vary by offering, but COMM-3400 considers the relationship between communication and culture through study of communications within and between ethnic groups, social classes, and other communities. Topics could include communication between or within genders and racial/ethnic groups and ethnography and communicative environments. The course may be used to satisfy the historical/cultural/theoretical requirement for the Communication Studies major.  

  
  • COMM 3450 - Writing for the New Media


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3450 is an investigation of the approaches, styles, and challenges of writing in a Web 2.0 environment.

  
  • COMM 3500 - Studies in Rhetoric


    4 Semester Hours
    COMM-3500 is a focused examination of one model, theory, or theorist in the field of rhetoric. Course topics change each time the course is offered. Prior offerings have include the rhetoric of social movements, public rhetoric, religious rhetoric, and the work of Kenneth Burke. 

  
  • COMM 3750 - Special Topics


    4 Semester Hours
    This course addresses areas not covered in other courses. It may be repeated for credit with different topics.

  
  • COMM 3800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3801 - Directed Study


    1 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3802 - Directed Study


    2 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3803 - Directed Study


    3 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 3850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3852 - Internship


    2 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 3853 - Internship


    3 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4800 - Directed Study


    4 Semester Hours
    Course is offered when a student needs a special subject covered to meet a professional requirement or wants to work with an instructor to look more deeply into a particular aspect of a discipline. Instructor consent required.

  
  • COMM 4850 - Internship


    4 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

  
  • COMM 4851 - Internship


    1 Semester Hours
    An internship in which a student works under the supervision of the department.

 

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