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ENGL 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
This is a study program arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of assuring progress.
Prerequisites: At least two upper-division English courses or permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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ENGL 4X96H - Honors Tutorial UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course includes reading and research in a particular topic of literature, linguistics, or language.
Prerequisites: Junior or Senior standing, 15 hours of English credit and admission to the Honors Program.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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ENGL 4X97H - Senior Thesis UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course focuses on independent research on a topic approved by the faculty of the department, with a final product of a 75-150 page essay submitted for the approval of the department. (Honors graduates must successfully complete either Senior Thesis or Senior Opus)
Prerequisites: Senior standing, admission to the Honors Program, and permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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ENGL 4X98 - Senior Opus UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Open to student candidates for honors graduation in English, this course focuses on a creative writing project, either prose, drama, or poetry, with a final product of a 75-150 page essay submitted for the approval of the department. (Honors graduates must successfully complete either Senior Thesis or Senior Opus)
Prerequisites: Senior standing, admission to the Honors Program, and permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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ENGL 1013D - Introduction To Composition I UG
Credit Hours: 3
The study of, and extensive practice in, process writing of an effective paragraph, including work on mechanical skills. Required for students whose standardized English Language test score results indicate a need for additional skill development. Laboratory time is required. The semester credit for this course does not apply to credit hours required for graduation.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
When Offered: As needed
Note: This is a Developmental Education course; credit hours not used to meet a graduation requirement.
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ENGL 1023D - Introduction To Composition II UG
Credit Hours: 3
The study of, and extensive practice in, process writing with emphasis on the basic elements of an effective essay, including work on mechanical skills. Required for those whose academic placement results indicate a need for additional skill development. Laboratory time is required. The semester credit for this course does not apply to credit hours required for graduation.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
When Offered: (Fall)
Note: This is a Developmental Education course; credit hours not used to meet a graduation requirement.
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ENGL 1033D - Integrated Reading and Writing UG
Credit Hours: 3
This is a combined lecture/workshop, performance-based course designed to develop students’ critical reading and academic writing skills. The course will focus on applying critical reading skills for organizing and analyzing material and on developing written work appropriate to audience and purpose. The course integrates preparation in academic reading skills with basic skills in writing. The course provides instruction and practice in academic reading and writing skills required to succeed in ENGL 1310 . In addition to 3 hours of lecture, this course has a 1 hour per week lab requirement. The semester credit for this course does not apply to credit hours required for graduation.
Corequisites: ENGL 1310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 1
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
Note: This is a Developmental Education course; credit hours not used to meet a graduation requirement.
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ENGL 1041D - Writing Mechanics UG
Credit Hours: 1
This course covers the basic principles of grammatical structure and punctuation. Required for those whose academic placement results indicate a need for additional skill development. Laboratory time may be required. The semester credit for this course does not apply to credit hours required for graduation.
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
Note: This is a Developmental Education course; credit hours not used to meet a graduation requirement.
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ENGL 1310 - Composition and Rhetoric UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for all degree programs, this course provides an intensive study and practice of the fundamental principles of exposition leading to the habit of effective writing. Classes, limited in size, are workshops with individual instruction.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1023 or placement demonstrated by ACT or SAT scores, high school transcript, CLEP, or departmental exam.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 1301)
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ENGL 1320 - Composition and Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for all degree programs, this course acquaints students with the written analysis of literary works including representative examples of poetry, drama, and prose fiction.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 1302)
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ENGL 2300 - Advanced Composition UG
Credit Hours: 3
A workshop-style course in essay-writing for the student who desires instruction and practice beyond the freshman (or high school dual-credit) level. Students will write approximately four medium-length essays of various types and, based on instructor feedback, complete substantial revisions of each. At least one essay will include research and the incorporation of secondary sources. Class enrollment will be kept at a minimum, and the instructor will devote considerable attention to each student and his or her writing. The course will also include a thorough review of punctuation, grammar, and style. The course is open to students of all majors and disciplines.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 , ENGL 1320
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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ENGL 2310 - Masterpieces of British Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys significant works of British literature from the Anglo-Saxon period to the present. Individual instructors may vary the choice and treatment of texts to explore developments of theme (i. e., the hero, journey, monsters) or genre.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 2321, 2322, 2323)
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ENGL 2320 - Masterpieces of American Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys significant works of American literature from pre-colonial times to the present. Individual instructors may vary the choice and treatment of texts to explore developments of theme (i. e., the hero, journey) or genre.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 2326, 2327, 2328)
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ENGL 2330 - Masterpieces of World Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys great works of literature from around the world. Individual instructors may vary the choice and treatment of texts to explore developments of theme (i. e., the hero, journey, monsters) or genre (i. e., tragedy, epic, romance).
Prerequisites: ENGL 1320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 2331, 2332, 2333)
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ENGL 2345 - Introduction to Film UG
Credit Hours: 3
Film is the most prevalent art form in the world today. But do we know how to read it intelligently? In this course students will learn cinematic language, how to read film critically and how to ask productive questions about it, how to watch a film actively rather than passively, and how to write analytically about film.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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ENGL 2350 - Topics in Literary Study UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines literature through the lens of a particular topic (i. e., women, sports, law), region (i. e., the Southwest, Southern Gothic, colonialism), or genre (i. e., the lyric, tragedy, comedy).
Prerequisites: ENGL 1320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN ENGL 2341)
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ENGL 3310 - Medieval English Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a study of the prose and poetry of English literature from earliest Anglo-Saxon times to 1500.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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ENGL 3313 - World Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
The course is a comparative study of representative literary masterpieces of major world literatures. Topics will vary.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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ENGL 3320 - English Renaissance UG
Credit Hours: 3
Topics include Shakespeare, Milton, and other major Sixteenth and Seventeenth-Century prose stylists, dramatists, and poets.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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ENGL 3330 - Restoration and 18th Century English Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys major literary trends from the Restoration to the Pre-Romantic Movement with reading in essays (including journalism), political-religious satires, philosophical and lyric poems, drama, and the novel.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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ENGL 3341 - English Romanticism UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines poetry and prose of English Romanticism (1790-1830) in light of dominant philosophical, social, political, and literary trends of the period.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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ENGL 3342 - The Victorian Period UG
Credit Hours: 3
Topics include major English poets and prose writers, 1830-1900, with emphasis on distinctive approaches to common artistic, intellectual, and social problems.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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ENGL 3345 - Cinema Studies UG
Credit Hours: 3
Some films stand the test of time, the work of some directors becomes iconic, and some films set the standard for particular film elements (sound, costume, dialogue, screenplay, etc.). What sets these films apart from all others? This course will vary, but may focus on a specific film genre, historical period, director, or technical approach.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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ENGL 3355 - Writing, Shooting, and Editing a Short Film UG
Credit Hours: 3
Students will study basic aspects of story structure, including character development, scene design, dialogue, etc., and will write an original screenplay for a short film (15-25 minutes in length). Students will then study basic principles of directing and camera work, and will recruit actors and film their screenplays. Students will study basic principles of editing and use professional software to edit their film which they ultimately will present to the class. This process will be repeated, so that during the semester each student creates two complete short films. Students will also consider experimental or avant-garde approaches to the short film and will be free to attempt such an approach in one or both of their films.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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ENGL 3371 - Seventeenth- and Eighteenth- Century American Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
The student examines Colonial writings from a critical and historical perspective, with an emphasis on important developments in religious, political, and social thought.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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ENGL 3372 - Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
Students examine the texts and contexts of selected major American nineteenth
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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ENGL 3373 - Studies in Modern Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
Topics include an examination of one or more major authors, styles, genres, decades, or movements important to an understanding of modern literary culture.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated when both instructor and texts vary.
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ENGL 3374 - Studies in Contemporary Literature UG
Credit Hours: 3
Course may examine a phase, school, or collection of writers whose works reflect the state of letters since the end of World War II.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even)
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ENGL 3380 - Film and Literary Classics UG
Credit Hours: 3
Students will be introduced to the comparative study of the fundamental, pervasive, and significant transformations and connections between film and literature. Possible offerings might range from “Film and Shakespeare” to “Film and the Novel.” Analytical papers will be required.
Prerequisites: At least 1 23XX literature course, or instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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ENGL 3383 - Theories of Composition UG
Credit Hours: 3
Education majors with English teaching fields should take this course, if at all possible, in the fall semester of their junior year. This course provides an examination of classical and contemporary theories of composition and their application to understanding the various modes of academic and expressive writing.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 , ENGL 1320 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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ENGL 3384 - Grammatical Structure UG
Credit Hours: 3
Topics include an introduction to the current theory and practice of grammars of English.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 , ENGL 1320 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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ENGL 3385 - Professional and Technical Writing UG
Credit Hours: 3
Students will learn the use of rhetorical strategies, common formats, and research procedures appropriate to the professions, including business, the sciences, and law.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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ENGL 4345 - Film Analysis UG
Credit Hours: 3
Course work and related content will develop the specifics of film analysis, theory, and the progression of film criticism. Content will focus heavily on developing students’ interpretive techniques for film. Course concentration could vary from specific directors, to genres, to historical periods, etc.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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ENGL 4355 - Writing for Film UG
Credit Hours: 3
This is an introductory course in writing screenplays for full-length, dramatic films. Students study and discuss in class the principles of overall story design, character development, scene design, dialogue, etc. Students then apply these basic dramatic principles to conceiving and developing their own original screenplays. Because so much of the work of screenwriting is done before the actual drafting of the screenplay, this course focuses on the process of screenwriting: from developing an initial premise, to character exploration, to writing a treatment and step-outline, to writing a first draft. Students also learn and use correct formatting for their screenplays.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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ENGL 4360 - Literary Theory UG
Credit Hours: 3
Surveys the development of major critical theories concerning literature.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 , and at least one 2000 level Literature course and one 3000 level ENGL course.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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ENGL 4365 - Film Seminar UG
Credit Hours: 3
This is a capstone course for the Film Studies minor. The content of the course will vary, but emphasis will be on the analysis of film and the ways in which film produces meaning when examined using a variety of theoretical approaches.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 and ENGL 1320 and ENGL 2345 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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ENGL 4371 - Poetry Workshop UG
Credit Hours: 3
This workshop-style seminar will provide students with practice writing fiction and poetry and critiquing poems written by members of the class.
Prerequisites: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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ENGL 4372 - Fiction Workshop UG
Credit Hours: 3
This workshop-style seminar will provide students with practice writing fiction and critiquing stories written by members of the class.
Prerequisites: At least one sophomore-level English course or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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ENGL 4374 - Writing for Newspapers and Magazines UG
Credit Hours: 3
Topics include a study of the basic news writing techniques; a brief survey of the history of journalistic media; an investigation of the theories of journalism; and an examination of contemporary techniques and problems in journalistic writing.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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ENGL 4375 - Writing for Television and Radio UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce techniques of interviewing and fundamentals of researching and organizing features for radio and television.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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ENGL 4385 - Seminar in Literary Studies UG
Credit Hours: 3
Each Spring, students and faculty in this capstone course will choose a particular topic, literary genre, and method of literary study and develop a portfolio of disciplined, innovative, and imaginative work which will demonstrate their achievements and abilities.
Prerequisites: ENGL 4360 or Instructor approval.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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ENTR 2330 - Law for Entrepreneurs UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course starts by providing the basic building blocks of business law. The goal of the course is not to impart technical legal skills, but to enhance the judgment that students will bring to their responsibilities as entrepreneurs, managers in established companies, or consultants and advisors.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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ENTR 3310 - Entrepreneurial Finance UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the elements of entrepreneurial finance, focusing on technology-based start-up ventures and the early stages of company development. The course addresses key questions that challenge all entrepreneurs: how much money can and should be raised; when should it be raised and from whom; what is a reasonable valuation of the company; and how should funding, employment contracts and exit decisions be structured. The course aims to prepare students for these decisions, as both entrepreneurs and venture capitalists. In addition, the course includes an in-depth analysis of the structure of the private equity industry.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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ENTR 4310 - Family & Prosaic Enterprises UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course addresses entrepreneurial opportunities found in lifestyles and routines. Specific modules include starting and running family businesses, franchising, sharing economy entrepreneurship, and side businesses.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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ENTR 4320 - High Growth Enterprises UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will address business ventures in the ideation and prototyping stages. Specific modules will include raising venture capital, technology entrepreneurship, grant writing, and advanced business pitching.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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ENTR 4330 - Senior Project Entrepreneurship UG
Credit Hours: 3
In this course, final year students will work with one or more faculty and/or practitioner advisors to tackle a practice or theoretical-based problem in entrepreneurship. Key deliverables may include a research paper, receipt of a grant, and/or launching a new business or improving an existing business.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring, as needed
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ENTR 4388 - Internship in Entrepreneurship UG
Credit Hours: 3
Students in this course will work with a start-up or small company for at least 120 hours during a semester under the supervision of a faculty member in the JSOB and a supervisor at the company for which they work. It is anticipated that the student will have completed at least 15 hours in their major. The internship must be approved by the dean of the JSOB and the faculty member supervising the project. Ultimately, while the requirements to complete the internship will be no different from other internships with the JSOB, the type of company will be.
Prerequisites: BUSI 2320 and 15 credit hours in the major.
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring, as needed
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ENVR 4350 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems UG
Credit Hours: 3
Required for Environmental Science majors. This course introduces students to the techniques of geographic information systems (GIS) which are widely used for land use planning, environmental management, and decision making. Students learn how to make digital maps (for spatial analysis) linked with database information (for attribute analysis).
Prerequisites: Completion of general education math and science or permission of the instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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FINC XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A course study offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden departmental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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FINC 4X88 - Internship UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A pre-approved and supervised work experience designed to supplement academic training. Credit may be granted for one, two, or three semester hours. A student completing a dual concentration could be eligible for an internship in each concentration; however, a separate internship work experience would be required for each concentration. Interested students should discuss this course with the Instructor.
Prerequisites: Instructor approval.
When Offered: (Spring, Fall)
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FINC 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A study program arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and Instructor approval.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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FINC 3330 - Personal Finance UG
Credit Hours: 3
Study of personal finance principles and concepts with major emphasis on financial planning, budgeting, cash management, credit management, taxes, major expenditures, income and asset protection, and investment planning. (May not be used to meet degree requirements in the finance concentration.)
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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FINC 3340 - Business Finance UG
Credit Hours: 3
Acquisition and use of funds by business firms with emphasis on techniques of analysis for decision making.
Prerequisites: ACCT 2310 and ECON 2310 or ECON 2320 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
Note: This course available only to students enrolled in the McMurry Online Degree Program.
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FINC 3350 - Money And Banking UG
Credit Hours: 3
Functions and policies of the American monetary and banking system in the United States; Federal Reserve Bank; bank credit policy; monetary theories and policies.
Prerequisites: BUSI 3335 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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FINC 3370 - Investments UG
Credit Hours: 3
Introductory course concerned with theory and practice of U. S. securities markets; characteristics and valuation of stocks, bonds, options and various other investments.
Prerequisites: BUSI 3335 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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FINC 4320 - Advanced Seminar In Finance UG
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of Business Finance that employs the tools, techniques, concepts and theories mastered in previous courses. Cases will be analyzed by the student who will determine the best method of finding and allocating capital for the firm.
Prerequisites: BUSI 3335 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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FINC 4340 - International Financial Markets UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will stress the fact that we live in an increasingly integrated world market, and will encourage the student to be familiar with the international dimension of business, both its substance and its subtleties. It will provide the student with a working knowledge of Eurodollars, Eurobonds, and interest rate swaps and their use. The course will include international hedging tactics and derivative securities.
Prerequisites: BUSI 3335 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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FINC 4345 - Student Managed Investment Fund I UG
Credit Hours: 3
This hands-on investment course teaches security analysis and money management through the use of a university endowed fund. Study of economic and financial analysis focused on investing in long term equities, with discussion covering topics ranging from investment philosophy and ethics, to capital market history.
Prerequisites: BUSI 3335 and FINC 3370 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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FINC 4346 - Student Managed Investment Fund II UG
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of FINC 4345 ; This hands-on investment course teaches security analysis and money management through the use of a university endowed fund. Study of economic and financial analysis focused on investing in long term equities, with discussion covering topics ranging from investment philosophy and ethics, to capital market history.
Prerequisites: FINC 4345 , or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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FNAR 2310 - Survey of Fine Arts UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is aimed at all students interested in gaining a broad understanding of the fine arts disciplines and satisfies the fine arts component in the General Education requirements. A survey of the inter-relationship of fine arts disciplines (painting, sculpture, music, theatre, architecture, film, and photography) and their relationship to political and social change through the course of history. The course will provide a rudimentary knowledge of the fine arts disciplines, with specific emphasis on recognized artistic movements in their historical contexts.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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GEOS 1405 - Environmental Geology UG
Credit Hours: 4
Optional course for general education requirements in Natural Science. A study of earth resources including soils, mineral deposits, energy resources and water. It includes water pollution problems and the closely related problems of waste disposal. Hazards of flooding are also covered. Several local field trips are taken.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN GEOL 1405)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab GEOS 1405L required.
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GEOS 1410 - Physical Geology UG
Credit Hours: 4
Optional course for general education requirements in Natural Science. A study of minerals and rocks in the earth’s crust and how they form. It also includes a study of various geologic processes like plate tectonics, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and landslides.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 3
When Offered: (Fall)
TCCN: (TCCN GEOL 1403)
Note: Concurrent enrollment in lab GEOS 1410L required.
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GREK XX95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Upper level elective for majors and minors. This is an advanced study or research program arranged between supervising faculty and the student, which defines goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and a means for measuring progress.
Prerequisites: advanced standing in a major or minor and permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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GREK XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Level and Credit Variable
Elective for majors and minors. Courses of this nature are infrequent or unique topics of study offered occasionally to groups of students to broaden the depart- mental curriculum, to meet student demand, or to observe special events. Courses of this type may be repeated for credit when topics vary.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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GREK 2410 - New Testament Greek Grammar I UG
Credit Hours: 4
The course introduces the fundamentals of New Testament Greek grammar and vocabulary, with emphasis on the use of language in biblical translation and interpretation. Students will begin translating biblical texts at the end of the second semester.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (every other Fall even years)
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GREK 2420 - New Testament Greek Grammar II UG
Credit Hours: 4
The course introduces the fundamentals of New Testament Greek grammar and vocabulary, with emphasis on the use of language in biblical translation and interpretation. Students will begin translating biblical texts at the end of the second semester.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (every other Spring odd years)
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GREK 3310 - Greek Translation I UG
Credit Hours: 3
The course features the translation of biblical text with an emphasis on understanding grammar and syntax. Students will also learn the fundamentals of textual criticism.
Prerequisites: GREK 2410 , GREK 2420 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Every other Fall odd years)
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GREK 3320 - Greek Translation II UG
Credit Hours: 3
The course features translation of biblical and non-biblical texts. Students will learn the fundamentals of exegesis.
Prerequisites: GREK 2410 , GREK 2420 , GREK 3310 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Every other Spring even years)
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HFIT XX99 - Special Topics UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Courses of study offered occasionally to students to broaden departmental curriculum, meet student demand, or observe special events.
Prerequisites: HFIT 1210 or HFIT 1200 .
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HFIT 1125 - Lifetime Activities UG
Credit Hours: 1
This course provides participatory experience with various fitness and sport skill activities. Emphasis is on lifetime fitness and the practice to gain satisfactory levels of knowledge and expertise in the sport skills introduced. This counts as a FITNESS course for students seeking teaching certification in All-Level Physical Education, a major in Sports Leadership and Management, or for those seeking a minor in Kinesiology. Simultaneous enrollment in another Health Fitness course is permitted only by instructor approval.
Prerequisites: HFIT 1200 or HFIT 1210 .
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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HFIT 1142 - Aerobic Activities UG
Credit Hours: 1
This course provides participatory experience in various aerobic activities to enhance cardiovascular ability. Emphasis is on fitness and practice to gain satisfactory levels of aerobic fitness and expertise. This course counts as a FITNESS course for students seeking teaching certification in All-Level Physical Education, a major in Sports Leadership and Management, or for those seeking a minor in Kinesiology. Simultaneous enrollment in another Health Fitness course is permitted only by instructor approval.
Prerequisites: HFIT 1200 or HFIT 1210 .
Lecture Hours: 0
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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HFIT 1200 - Wellness For Living Modified UG
Credit Hours: 2
This course is a modified version of HFIT 1210 , designed for the mature or medically exempted student. Classes will meet one 1. 5 hour lecture per week, with approximately 1. 5 hours per week of physical activity. Computer use required.
Prerequisites: Age 30 or above, medical exemption from activity, or permission of the instructor.
Lecture Hours: 1. 5
Lab Hours: 1. 5
When Offered: (Spring)
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HFIT 1210 - Wellness For Living UG
Credit Hours: 2
Students explore wellness concepts and practices, evaluate personal fitness, and select a concurrent laboratory activity for this basic course in the health fitness sequence. Wellness for Living is a prerequisite to other Health Fitness courses unless approved by the instructor. Satisfies general education requirement.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 2
When Offered: (Fall, Spring)
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HIST 4X95 - Independent Studies UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
A study program arranged between an advanced student and an instructor to provide intensive study in a particular area of interest. The course includes a definition of goals appropriate for the advanced student, ways of attaining those goals, a schedule for frequent consultation, and means of measuring progress.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIST 4X96H - Honors Tutorial UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Designed for the honors student in history; includes reading in a particular topic, historical and historiographical analysis, and research. Required for Honors Program.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 , 15 hours in history and admission to departmental honors program.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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HIST 4X97H - Senior Thesis UG
Credit Hours: Variable Credit
Designed for the candidate for departmental honors and as a capstone course for the student majoring in history. An independent research project on a topic approved by the history faculty; findings reported in writing and orally to the faculty of the department. Successful completion required for graduation with honors in history. Required for Honors Program.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 18 hours in history, admission to departmental honors program, and approval of research project by department and Honors Committee.
When Offered: (By arrangement)
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HIST 1300 - Making History UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide students with critical skillsets common to all aspects of historical inquiry. Students will be exposed to the basic elements of global geography, effective reading of historical sources, writing history well, as well as historical techniques for studying efficiently and analyzing historical sources. Required of all history majors, minors, and teaching fields.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
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HIST 1310 - World Civilization to 1500 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of world civilization from its origins to the Renaissance and Reformation in Europe. Comparison of European civilization with the non-Western world: Far East, India, Africa, the Americas.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall)
TCCN: (TCCN HIST 2321)
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HIST 1320 - World Civilization Since 1500 UG
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of world history since the Renaissance and Reformation: absolutism, revolution, and industrialization in Europe; imperialism and the non-Western world; the two World Wars; the growth of non-Western nationalism; the contemporary world.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
TCCN: (TCCN HIST 2322)
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HIST 2310 - United States to 1877 UG
Credit Hours: 3
General survey of American history to 1877, concentrating on colonial foundation, national growth, Civil War, and Reconstruction. Problems of the nature of history.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer I)
TCCN: (TCCN HIST 1301)
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HIST 2320 - United States Since 1865 UG
Credit Hours: 3
General survey of American history since 1865, concentrating on economic, social, political, and intellectual developments. Problems of historical evidence and research.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall, Spring, Summer II)
TCCN: (TCCN HIST 1302)
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HIST 2330 - Virtue in World History UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine basic ideas of leadership and virtue through examination of the lives and ideas of major figures in world history, as depicted in a mix of past and current motion pictures. Satisfies general education requirement for Leadership, Excellence, and Virtue; cannot be used to fulfill the history course requirements of the history major or minor, or of the social studies teaching field.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 2340 - Virtue in American History UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine basic ideas of leadership and virtue through examination of the lives and ideas of major figures in United States history, and depicted in a mix of past and current motion pictures. Satisfies general education requirement for Leadership, Excellence, and Virtue; cannot be used to fulfill the history course requirements of the history major or minor, or of the social studies teaching field.
Prerequisites: None.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 3310 - Texas UG
Credit Hours: 3
Cultural, social, economic, and political history of Spain in Texas, Mexican Texas, the Republic, 19th and 20th century developments; minorities in Texas; geography of Texas.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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HIST 3331 - Modern Britain UG
Credit Hours: 3
British history since 1485 after brief background on the developments of the medieval period. Topics include the English Reformation, the development of Parliament, the growth of the British Empire, industrialization, liberalism, and collectivism.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 3351 - The Creative American Republic, 1787-1848 UG
Credit Hours: 3
The United States from the adoption of the Constitution of 1787 through the Mexican War. Political institutions and practices, economic growth, reform movements, and westward expansion are emphasized.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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HIST 3352 - Civil War and Reconstruction UG
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the social, economic, and political causes of the Civil War, the events leading to the outbreak of hostilities, and the war itself. The study also includes an analysis of the attempts to reunite the nation, to reconstruct the South, and to integrate the freed- men into society.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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HIST 3354 - Modern America UG
Credit Hours: 3
Recent developments in American society, investigating the unity and diversity of American life in its cultural, political, economic, and intellectual aspects in the second half of the 20th century.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall even years)
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HIST 3360 - Renaissance and Reformation UG
Credit Hours: 3
Origins of Renaissance humanism, commercial and scientific revolutions, national states. Protestant and Catholic Reformations; wars of religion. European overseas exploration and conquest.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 3363 - Nineteenth Century Europe UG
Credit Hours: 3
Study of European civilization during the “long” 19th century, from the French Revolution to the eve of World War I. Impact of the Industrial Revolution on European life, the growth of liberalism and socialism, and the emergence of modern mass society and consciousness.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 3364 - Twentieth Century Europe UG
Credit Hours: 3
Study of Europe from the outbreak of World War I to the present, emphasizing the aftermath of World War I, the crises of the Depression years, World War II, the Cold War, and the post Cold War era.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 3375 - Mexico UG
Credit Hours: 3
The history of Mexico from prehistoric times to the present: political, economic, social, and intellectual development; United States-Mexican relations.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring even years)
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HIST 3377 - Historiography and Methods UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to the discipline of history and a survey of research methodology as employed by historians. Unlike other undergraduate courses in history, it is not a study of the past; instead, it is a study of the philosophy of history, investigative techniques, and the mechanics of historical research. This course will provide a research practicum during which students will be able to employ the material they are surveying as part of a project, the topic of which will be of their choice within the limits of the course.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 .
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring)
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HIST 4330 - The Wild West UG
Credit Hours: 3
An exploration of the unique pioneering spirit in American history with an examination of the European and American experiences in settling new lands from 1540 to 1890. Emphasis on social and cultural history with special treatment of American expansionism, Manifest Destiny, and the frontier experience of women and Native Americans.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Fall odd years)
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HIST 4345 - Special Topics in American History UG
Credit Hours: 3
Focus on a particular area of United States history, such as diplomatic, economic, local, or military history. Emphasis on appropriate research and specialized readings.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
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HIST 4354 - The U. S. in the Era Of World War UG
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the United States during the era of the World Wars (1914-1950) including America’s coming of age as a world power, politically, militarily, economically, and culturally.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (Spring odd years)
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HIST 4360 - Russia and the Soviet Union UG
Credit Hours: 3
Background to 19th century. Tsarist Russia: autocracy, revolutionary intelligentsia. Economic, social developments. The Russian Revoltion. Lenin, Stalin, the 5-Year Plans. World War II, Cold War, de-Stalinization, and the demise of the Soviet system.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 4365 - Modern Germany UG
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of the main elements of German history in the 19th and the 20th centuries, from disunity to Reich to partition to reunification. Emphasis on the question of continuity between key periods and figures and their responsibility for the two World Wars.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
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HIST 4375 - Special Topics in World History UG
Credit Hours: 3
Focus on a particular area of world history, such as international relations, economic history, imperialism, history of science, Eastern Europe, or Modern Far East. Emphasis on appropriate research and specialized readings.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and 6 hours of lower-level history or permission of instructor.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: (As needed)
Repeatable for Credit: May be repeated for credit when topics are different.
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HIST 4380 - Senior Research Seminar UG
Credit Hours: 3
This course involves research on a specialized historical topic culminating in a seminar paper. Students will demonstrate breadth of knowledge and skills mastered since their introduction in other history courses. Subject of seminar paper to be determined by the student, in consultation with the instructor. This is the capstone course for History.
Prerequisites: HIST 1300 and HIST 3377 , or permission of the instructor.
When Offered: (Fall)
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