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HIST 340 - Culture and History of Latin America 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110, HIST 111, or Permission of Instructor. This course is a historic, cultural, and geographic approach to the study of Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.
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HIST 404 - Diplomatic History of Europe 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110 and HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of international relations within Europe and relations of Europe with the rest of the world, including the political, economic, and ideological phenomena affecting and determining policy from 1870 to the present.
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HIST 402 - Diplomatic History of the US 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201 and HIST 202. This course focuses on the relations of the United States with the world, with emphasis on the economic, political, and ideological elements determining policy.
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HIST 321 - Economic History of Europe 3 Credits
(Every Three Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110 and HIST 111. This course is an analysis of the economic institutions of Europe from the manorial system of the Middle Ages to the corporate enterprises of today.
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HIST 320 - Europe From 1815 to 1914 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the political, economic, social, and cultural developments in Europe from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the outbreak of World War I.
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HIST 420 - European Intellectual History 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110 and HIST 111 or Permission of Professor. This course is a survey of the history of ideas from the early modern period (Renaissance and Reformation) to the postmodern period (late twentieth century).
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HIST 460 - Fieldwork in Historical Management 6 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an internship in historical agencies and museums and requires a field placement and weekly evaluative meetings.
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HIST 362 - History of East and Southern Africa 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course focuses on the breakdown of colonial rule, the rise of African nationalism, and the independence movement in East and Southern Africa in the 20th century.
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HIST 461 - Imperialism in Africa 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111. This course is a detailed study of the rise and FALL of colonial rule in Africa since 1860.
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HIST 496 - Independent Study in History 3 Credits
(Special Permission)
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Instructor. This is an individualized course of independent study designed to allow the advanced student of history to pursue a specialized topic or research project under supervision. An adequately documented report of publication quality will terminate the study.
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HIST 205 - Introduction to Women’s Studies 3 Credits
This course explores the ways in which womanhood or gender shapes the experiences of women and how race, class, ethnicity, and kinship separate women from each other.
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HIST 390 - Methods of Teaching History 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course focuses on the methods and techniques for the presentation of historical materials, with primary emphasis on the preparations, motivations, and procedures in testing and evaluation as they relate to history. History majors seeking certification must take his course, along with EDUC 304, Methods of Teaching.
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HIST 317 - Renaissance and Reformation 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110 or HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Western Europe between 1350 and 1650.
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HIST 497 - Senior Seminar I 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): All history survey courses and five upper level history courses from the three Sub-Fields and Permission of Instructor. The primary objective of this course is to prepare students to take the comprehensive examination in history.
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HIST 498 - Senior Seminar II 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): All history survey courses and six upper level history courses from the three Sub-Fields and Permission of Instructor. The primary objective of this course is for the student to research and write a thesis paper that is based on primary and secondary sources. A secondary objective is for the student to understand the nature of historical study and the philosophy of history.
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HIST 328 - Soviet Union and Russia in the Twentieth Century 3 Credits
(Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course focuses on the rise, the establishment, and the FALL of the Soviet Union.
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HIST 380 - Special Topics in Women’s Studies 3 Credits
This is an interdisciplinary course designed to examine selected issues, subject areas, and themes within the academic field of Women’s Studies which are not covered in-depth in the core courses. The specific topics of the course will vary. Special topics may include, but are not limited to, the following: “Women of Africa and the African Diaspora”, “Women and the Law”, “Women and Religion”, Gender and Global Issues” and “Third World Women”.
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HIST 361 - Survey of African Civilizations Since 1500 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111. This course is a continuation of HIST 360 and is a survey of the evolution of African nations.
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HIST 360 - Survey of African Civilizations to 1500 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110. This course is an introductory survey of African history to 1500. Emphasis is on the evolution of the peoples and nations, their civilizations, and the rise and FALL of indigenous states.
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HIST 304 - The Antebellum South 1800-1860 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201. This course is a political, economic, and social examination of the American South between 1800-1860.
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HIST 331 - The French Revolution and Napoleon 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the causes, course, events, and aftermath of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
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HIST 338 - The History of Britain Since 1688 3 Credits
(Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111. Following sequentially HIST 337, this course is a survey of British history since 1688 with a concentration on political, socio-economic and cultural developments since 1832. An important theme of this course is the fashioning of modern Britain into the United Kingdom.
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HIST 337 - The History of Britain to 1688 3 Credits
(Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 110. This course is a survey of the development of Britain since the Roman Occupation to the Revolution of 1688, with an emphasis on English history after the Norman Conquest. Consideration is given to the origins of medieval institutions and their development through the Tudor-Stuart Era.
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HIST 308 - The Long Black Freedom Struggle
(Alternate Spring Semester)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 114 or HIST 115. The Long Black Freedom Struggle explores the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, from the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, through the direct action phase of the Civil Rights Movement, to the rise of black power as illustrated through the tactics and philosophies of the revolutionary and cultural nationalists.
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HIST 441 - The Military Experience in America 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201 and HIST 202. This course is a study of the role and influence of the Military in the development of the United States from the early Republic to the present.
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HIST 202 - United States History Since 1865 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course focuses primarily on the social, political and economic nature of the nation from the Civil War to the present. Emphasis is on such issues as the evolution and development of corporate capitalism and the emergence of the “welfare state.”
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HIST 201 - United States History to 1865 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is a survey, primarily of the social, political, and economic developments, from the “age of discovery” to the “era of the Civil War.” The nature of colonialism and a survey of the major intellectual and cultural trends in American society during the first 100 years are discussed.
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HIST 350 - Women in American Society 3 Credits
Women in American Society examines women’s roles from re-colonial times to the present.
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HIST 111 - World Civilization Since 1500 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is a survey of world history from the early modern period to the present. It traces the economic, political, social, and cultural development of the major civilizations of the world.
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HIST 110 - World Civilization to 1500 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): None. This course is a survey of world history from earliest times until the early modern period. It traces the economic, political, social, and cultural development of the civilizations of the world.
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IDIS 211 - Cyberspace, the Indiv & Soc 3 Credits
Cyberspace is the name given to the space’ where humans and modern information/communications technology interact. This course explores the personal cultural and societal implications of cyberspace computer mediated communications (CMC) and the Internet. It examines contemporary technological advances comparing and contrasting them with the effects of previous technologies such as the printing press telephone radio and television. It presents current work in sociology psychology communications political science popular culture and information and computer science in order to help students gain an understanding of the impact that advanced information/communication technologies have on society: education business. religion civic engagement health care government commerce and international relations. Students taking this course should have a basic understanding of how to access readings communicate and conduct research online.
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IDIS 493 - Honors Thesis and Sem 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Same as IDIS 491. This course enables intensive reading and research under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to the writing and defense of an honors thesis and reading and constructive criticism of other students’ theses. Theses successfully completed are deposited in the Thurgood Marshall Library. No student may receive credit for this course and IDIS 491. Restriction: Students in this course will not be permitted to use the thesis to satisfy the research requirements of other courses; students who wish to use the thesis in conjunction with other courses should register for IDIS 491 and receive only one credit.
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IDIS 491 - Honors Thesis Sem 1 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Written Approval of Honors Program Director. This course enables intensive reading and research under the direction of a faculty mentor, leading to the writing and defense of an honors thesis and reading and constructive criticism of other students’ thesis. Theses successfully completed are deposited in the Thurgood Marshall Library. This course is intended for students who will also use the thesis to complete a major research requirement of another course. Seniors in good standing in the Honors Program may write a thesis in any discipline, provided that they can obtain the agreement of a faculty mentor in that discipline. Seniors who are members of the honor society in a particular discipline must write a thesis in that discipline. No student may receive credit for this course and for IDIS 493. Permission is granted only to students who have already obtained the agreement of a faculty mentor and who submit a preliminary proposal at the time they request entrance to the seminar.
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IDIS 405 - Inter Hlth and Cult of the Dia 4 Credits
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IDIS 201 - Internship 2 Credits
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IDIS 202 - Internship 2 Credits
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IDIS 301 - Internship 2 Credits
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IDIS 402 - Internship 2 Credits
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MGMT 401 - Applied Research Methods 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): ECON 351. This course is a survey and application of research methodology as a tool in decision-making. It emphasizes theory, design, data-gathering, and evaluation.
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MGMT 449 - Bus Strategy and Policy 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): FINA 320, MGMT 241, ECON 211, ECON 212. Senior Standing. This course examines processes by which organizations, especially profit-seeking businesses, scan and adapt to their environments. Issues to be examined include the planning function, development of goals and objectives, assessment of requisite organizational competences, appropriate structure, and related issues of strategy, policy, and competitive posture. (This is a capstone course.)
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MGMT 440 - Business Strategy & Pol 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): FINA 320, MGMT 241, MKTG 231, ECON 211, ECON 212. This course examines processes by which organizations, especially profit-seeking businesses scan and adapt to their environments. Issues to be examined include the planning function, development of goals and objectives, assement of requisite organizational competences, appropriate structure, and related issues of strategy, policy and competitive posture.
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MGMT 472 - Conflict Management 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 344. This course is a study of the underlying factors contributing to personal and organizational conflicts, with emphasis on methods of preventing, managing, and resolving conflict at each level of the business environment. This course includes reading and research assignments, case studies, class discussion, and experiential activities.
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MGMT 441 - Entrep & New Enterprises 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241 MKTG 231, ECON 211, ECON 212, KINA 320. This course focuses on the development and management of new enterprises. It concentrates on practice, entrepreneurship and its Prerequisite(s), and skills-building. It includes topics such as new venture financing, business planning, deal structuring and negotiations, and the transformation from entrepreneur to business person.
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MGMT 230 - Fund of Contracting II 3 Credits
(Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 130 or Permission of Department. This course provides essential fundamentals for the student and practice of price, cost, and proposal analysis. Various case scenarios and actual cost analysis are used to illustrate and integrate the various concepts and techniques covered in the course. Topics include the review of contracting environment, use and importance of market research, sources cost price analysis, application of price-related factors in the determination of reasonableness, methods for analyzing direct and indirect costs, methods for performing profit analysis, ethics in contract pricing, and selection of current pricing topics. Contract Pricing is designed to provide entry-level contracting personnel with a solid foundation for practice analysis and negation analysis.
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MGMT 130 - Fundamentals of Contracting 3 Credits
(Fall, Summer)
This survey course introduces the organization and utilization of the Federal Acquisition Regulation and DOD Supplement to the FAR (DFARS), as well as ethics and basic contract law. Students are also introduced to the fundamentals of contracting. This is an accelerated course that encompasses the entire contracting process from receipt of a purchase request through contract completion, including close-out.
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MGMT 453 - Government Contract Law 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 330. This course introduces basic legal principles and sources of contract law as they apply to the Government’s acquisition of supplies and services, as well as construction services. Government Contract Law provides an understanding of the impact of Government Contract Law on daily decision-making in acquisition. Court cases and administrative decisions (General Accounting office, Board of Contract Appeals) are discussed with emphasis on how the law affects the Government Contractor interface and how to avoid legal disputes and maintain business relationships.
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MGMT 471 - Human Resource Mgmt 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 344. This course analyzes the selection, development, utilization, assessment, and reward of the work force to accomplish employee and organizational goals. This course examines recruitment, selection, reduction in force, performance evaluation, training and development, compensation, organizational change, and legal constraints.
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MGMT 430 - Intermediate Contract Pricing 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 330. This course reinforces both pricing skills taught in Fundamentals of Contract Pricing 1 CREDIT and II. The course develops skills in price analysis, advanced pre-award pricing decisions, and general contract pricing. The course is primarily quantitative in nature, focusing on statistical and economic analysis tools.
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MGMT 330 - Intermediate Contracting 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 130 or Permission of Department. This course presents experienced, intermediate-level contracting personnel with an intensive examination of the life cycle phases of contracting, including the pre-award phase of contracting (acquisition planning, solicitation, evaluation, and award), and post award contract administration, plus contracting problem analysis and resolution. Case studies challenge students to apply ethical principles, statutes, regulations, and sound business judgment in the resolution of contract problems. Major course topics include acquisition planning, contracting methods (with an emphasis on formal source selection and noncommercial acquisitions), contract administration (including contract surveillance and quality assurance), financial management, termination, and dispute resolution.
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MGMT 352 - International Business 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241; MKTG 231; ECON 211, ECON 212. Junior Standing. This course is an examination of the nature and scope of international business and the diverse environments in which international business managers must operate. An overview of the theories of international trade and economic development is presented to provide a basic understanding of the differences between the former international firm and the present day multinational enterprise. Managerial aspects of organizational structure, strategy, culture, human resources, and leadership are emphasized. A worldview perspective of transactional managerial challenges in terms of access to markets, new markets, specialized resources, and new sources of information is provided.
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MGMT 101 - Introduction to Business 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
(formerly BUAD 101) This is a survey course designed to acquaint students with the basic functional areas of business enterprises and covers terminology and functional issues facing managers. This course acquaints students with international aspects of business.
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MGMT 490 - Issues in Buad Ethics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Seniors Only. Current issues of ethics in the society as they affect business behavior will be discussed through panel presentation and class participation. Social responsibility of business, environmental issues, human rights and technological progress, business ethics and the evolution of social values exemplify the topics which will be presented from multi-disciplinary perspectives by visiting experts, with the instructor moderating the class discussion.
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MGMT 371 - Labor Relations & Law 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course is a study of the history and the law pertaining to the operations of organized labor, the dynamics of labor-management relationships, and the effect of the labor-management relationship on the workplace and the economy. This course also includes collective bargaining, labor-management cooperation, labor productivity, and global competition.
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MGMT 346 - Management of Non-Profit Organizations 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): ACCT 211/212; MGMT 241. This course is a survey of the organizational objectives and the socio-economic environment of non-profit organizations; it critically evaluates the applicability of private sector efficiency criteria to such organizations and examines the scope and application of management principles to community-based non-profit organizations.
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MGMT 347 - Management Problems 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course focuses on managerial decision processes. Students seek to apply skills, learning, principles, and techniques to organizational situations through case analyses. Readings and class discussion supplement analyses.
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MGMT 446 - Management Seminar 3 Credits
(Offered Occasionally)
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211, ECON 212; FINA 320; MGMT 241, MGMT 344. Senior Standing. Cumulative GPA of 3.00 or Permission from Instructor. A management course in which the topics covered center around a theme related to some significant issues in the management of organizations. The theme is selected by the instructor. Course includes reading assignments, discussions, experiential activities, and other appropriate learning techniques. Seminar participants produce a seminar research paper on a topic related to the theme.
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MGMT 344 - Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course focuses on the managerial analysis of human behavior in organizations, with special emphasis on organizational theory and application to case studies and real situations. Topics include motivation, perception, communication, leadership, power and negotiations, group behavior, organizational culture and change.
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MGMT 345 - Prin of Super & Leadshp 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Formerly MGMT 343 Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241. This course is an examination of the supervisory functions of leadership, emphasizing the tasks, roles, and practices requisite for first-line effectiveness. Topics include motivation of people, organization of work, performance appraisal and counseling, and decision-making
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MGMT 241 - Principles of Management 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
Prerequisite(s): BUAD 101; MGMT 101. This course is a study of the principles, processes, and practices of organizational management. This course examines the basic tasks of the modern manager, including planning, organizing, leading, controlling, staffing, and decision-making.
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MGMT 480 - Production and Oper Mgmt 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 241 and ECON 351. This course is an examination of the processes and techniques of decision-making widely used in the context of production and operations planning, analysis and control. Topics studied include design and development of products; resource allocation; scheduling and utilization of people, materials and equipment; and quality and quantity control of processes, using techniques such as linear programming, critical-path analysis, time-series analysis, and network scheduling.
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MGMT 442 - Small Bus Oper and Mgmt 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): ECON 211/212,FINA 320, MKTG 231, MGMT 241. Senior Standing. This course examines the problems, issues, and opportunities of operating and managing small businesses. Functional topics as they relate to entrepreneurship are included. Issues of scale dis-economics, insufficiency of resources, market niche, venture financing, and business planning are addressed.
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MGMT 410 - The Business of Music 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing or Permission of Instructor. Workshop/seminar course, which considers issues, concepts and strategies for entry and participation in music and entertainment as a business. Course examines the structure, dynamics, economics and relations among performers and artists, agents and representatives, intermediaries and producers, venues, media and other industry participants. It also considers markets, revenue/royalty flows, distribution and critical issues of law and public policy.
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MKTG 337 - Advertising 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231. This course focuses on the principles of advertising and a study of advertising. Special problems of small business concerns, including appropriations and planning, will be discussed. Students prepare individual advertising campaigns for a new product or service to be presented both orally and in writing.
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MKTG 330 - Consumer Behavior 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231, ECON 212. This course is an analysis of the consumer in marketing situations as a buyer and user of products and services and in relation to the various individual and marketing factors affecting his or her behavior. Topics include the basic foundations underlying consumer behavior, such as economic, social, psychological, and cultural factors. The influence of marketing communications is also considered.
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MKTG 350 - Fashion Marketing 3 Credits
Fall Only
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231. This course will enhance the Marketing Program, providing students that have completed either Principles of Marketing. This course will be of interest to not only Buisness students, but also students in the College of Arts ad Science or College of Communications at Bowie State University.
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MKTG 431 - International Marketing 3 Credits
(Fall and Summer)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231, BUAD 351, ECON 341 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an in-depth study of an inquiry into the nature and structure of marketing in a variety of environments. Emphasis is placed on formulation of policies and decision-making under the complex and dynamic conditions of international business.
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MKTG 430 - Marketing Research 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231, ECON 351 and Senior Standing. This course focuses on the development of an understanding of marketing research methodology. Emphasis is placed on the application of marketing research to practical situations and on the relation of marketing research to management decisions.
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MKTG 438 - Marketing Strategy 3 Credits
(Fall and Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231, MKTG 430, ECON 351 and Senior Standing. This course focuses on the application of marketing principles to specific marketing problems through case analysis, lectures, and reviews of current articles.
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MKTG 231 - Principles of Marketing 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MGMT 101. This course is an introduction to the field of marketing and the issues of marketing management. Areas of study include consumer behavior, social responsibility of marketers, marketing of goods and services, industrial marketing, and logistics of distribution, pricing, product-planning and development, promotion, the selling function, and government regulations.
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MKTG 432 - Procurement Management 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231. This course focuses on purchasing and materials management principles and practices; organization and functions in materials management; determination of requirements, source selection, buying practices, policies; and ethics applicable to public administration.
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MKTG 335 - Retailing 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231. This course is an exploration of the role of retailing in the marketing of consumer goods and services. Course examines the dynamics, structure, and processes of retailing and the implications for retail marketers.
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MKTG 334 - Salesmanship 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): MKTG 231 or Permission of Instructor. This course is designed to acquaint the student with the problems that face the salesman in each phase of the business cycle. The focus is on the principles of salesmanship, in general. A detailed study of retail selling, house-to-house salesmanship, laying out territories, and sales force management.)
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MCOM 215 - Introductionto Journ I 3 Credits
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MCOM 330 - Visual Arts Comm 3 Credits
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MATH 420 - Abstract Algebra I 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 305 and MATH 320. This sequence of two courses offers a rigorous introduction to modern abstract algebra. Topics include groups, rings, fields, integral domains and the homomorphisms that operate between them.
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MATH 420 - Abstract Algebra I (Sample) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 305 and MATH 320. This sequence of two courses offers a rigorous introduction to modern abstract algebra. Topics include groups, rings, fields, integral domains and the homomorphisms that operate between them.
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MATH 421 - Abstract Algebra II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 420. This sequence of two courses offers a rigorous introduction to modern abstract algebra. Topics include groups, rings, fields, integral domains and the homomorphisms that operate between them.
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MATH 421 - Abstract Algebra II (Sample) 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 305 and MATH 320. This sequence of two courses offers a rigorous introduction to modern abstract algebra. Topics include groups, rings, fields, integral domains and the homomorphisms that operate between them.
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MATH 430 - Advanced Calculus I 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 430. This course include a rigorous treatment of the elements of point set topology, sequences and series, continuity, differentiability, Riemann-Stieltjes integration, function sequences, and, time permitting, some special functions and Fourier series.
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MATH 431 - Advanced Calculus II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 232 and MATH 305. This course includes a rigorous treatment of the elements of point set topology, sequences and series, continuity, differentiability, Riemann-Stieltjes integration, function sequences, and, time permitting, some special functions and Fourier series.
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MATH 428 - Advanced Linear Algebra 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 232 and MATH 305. Proceeding from a rigorous perspective, we examine the properties of finite dimensional vector spaces over arbitrary fields and the linear transformations that operate between them.
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MATH 225 - Calculus I 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 150 equivalent transfer credit. This is the first of a two-course sequence in the study of the Calculus of one variable, concentrating on methods and applications of differentiation. Topics include: limits and continuity of real functions of one variable, differentiation and anti-differentiation of the standard elementary functions, the chain rule, Rolle’s Theorem, the Mean Value Theorem, simple applications to optimization problems, graphing techniques, and an introduction to integration. Extensive use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 226 - Calculus II 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 225 or equivalent transfer credit. This course provides the sequel to Calculus I. We concentrate on methods and applications of integration, and series summation. Topics include: various techniques of integration, including exact and approximate techniques, applications to problems involving work and solids of revolution, and an introduction to power series, including Taylor and MacLaurin series. Extensive use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 125 - College Algebra 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 99 or direct placement by way of the University-approved Mathematics Placement Test or by way of transfer credit. This course is meant to serve as a general education elective in mathematics for students majoring in fields other than mathematics, science, engineering, computer science and computer technology. Proceeding from a general education perspective, this course explores applications of polynomial, rational, algebraic, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Extensive use of graphing calculators and computers should be expected.
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MATH 470 - Complex Analysis 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 232. This course provides an introduction to the theory and applications of functions of a complex variable. Topics include: complex numbers, analytic and harmonic functions, elementary functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, contour integration, Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Cauchy’s integral formula, series and the residue calculus.
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MATH 150 - Comprehensive Precalculus 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 99 or direct placement by way of the University-approved Mathematics Placement Test or by way of transfer credit. This course explores the properties of linear, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions. Additional topics include the binomial theorem and sequences and series. Although use of the graphing calculator should be expected, the main focus will be on the analysis of ideas.
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MATH 252 - Computational Methods 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): COSC 112 and MATH 228. The computer is used to solve problems such as solution of a single algebraic equation; numerical quadrature; matrix operations; solution of large systems of linear equations; least squares techniques. Use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 300 - Differential Equations 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 226 and MATH 228. This course comprises an introduction to the basic concepts, theory, methods, and applications of ordinary differential equations. The course covers the following topics: elementary methods for solving first order differential equations, second order differential equations, Laplace transform method for solving higher order linear equations with constant coefficients and systems, the matrix method for solving linear systems with constant coefficients, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices and their use for solving differential equations, series solutions method for solving second order linear differential equations, and numerical methods. Use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 128 - Elementary Geometry 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 127 or direct placement by way of the University-approved Mathematics Placement Test or by way of transfer credit. This course covers the fundamentals of logical reasoning and the elements of geometry (Euclidean plane and solid, coordinate, Non-Euclidean). Topics include points, lines, planes, polygons, measurements, and transformations. The use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 486 - Elementary Structural Design
Application of principles of solid mechanics to the design of steel, timber, and reinforced concrete members and structures is covered. Emphasis is on basic ideas and their application to practical design of relatively simple structures according to the relevant building codes.
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MATH 215 - Elements of Calculus 4 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 141 or MATH 150 or equivalent tranfer credit. This course offers a treatment of the elements of calculus appropriate for students majoring in the social and life sciences, computer technology and business. (Not open to students majoring in Computer Science, or Mathematics ). The use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 140 - Elements of Statistics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 099 or direct placement by way of the University-approved Mathematics Placement Test or by way of transfer credit. This course offers an introductory treatment of basic concepts of statistics and their applications in various fields. This course will not be offered after the FALL Semester of 2005.
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MATH 383 - Engineering Economy 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 181 and MATH 225. This course covers the basics of economic analysis from an engineering perspective. Because cost is such an important component in decision-making, various techniques for comparing alternatives on an economic basis are presented. Other topics include depreciation, inflation considerations, and cost estimating
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MATH 185 - Engineering For Sustainability
Prerequisite(s): Math 185. This course comprises an intensive study, from an engineering design perspective, of the factors (physical, environmental, and economic) which characterize interactions between human needs and the natural environment. The principles of mass balance, energy balance, and economic and life cycle concepts are applied to resource evaluation and engineering design. Numerical models are used to simulate various environmental conditions and to examine how they respond to human activities.
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MATH 480 - Engineering Project Management 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ECON211/MATH380 and MATH 240. This course introduces the student to the basic concept of management and the management cycle in an engineering organization, and the methods used in project planning and controlling. Topics include project organizational structure and project management process, project planning, design and control, and analytical methods, project initiation, estimating, budgeting, developing work plans, scheduling, tracking work, design coordination, construction coordination, quality management, and managing teams and close out.
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MATH 118 - Finite Mathematics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 099 or direct placement by way of the University-approved Mathematics Placement test or by way of transfer credit. This course comprises an elementary treatment of the following topics: functions and their graphs, linear and quadratic functions, elementary set theory, systems of equations; matrices, linear inequalities, linear programming, permutations and combinations, elementary probability, and statistics. The use of graphing calculator/computer should be expected.
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MATH 385 - Fluid Mechanics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PHYS 309 and MATH 380. The fundamental principles of fluid mechanics are developed, including properties of fluid, pressure hydrostatics, dynamics of fluid flow, friction losses, momentum and energy conservation, control volume analysis, internal and external flow, boundary layers, modern measurement techniques, computer analysis, and sizing of pipes. Emphasis is on problem solving.
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MATH 485 - General Topology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 305. This course develops the fundamental concepts of general topology. Topics include topological spaces, continuity, homeomorphism, identification topology, quotient spaces, separation axioms, countability axioms, compactness, connectedness, local connectedness, path components, and metrizable spaces.
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MATH 410 - History of Mathematics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 226 and MATH 320. This course traces the development of mathematics from around 1900 B.C. to around 1900 A.D. Special attention is given to the period of the Greeks (600 B.C.-200 A.D.), the period of the development of calculus (17th century), and the period of the institution of the modern style of rigor (19th century).
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MATH 488 - Integrated Product & Process Development 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 480. The course covers integration of product development with the development process, organizational structures, the nature of design, product specification, benchmarking, design concepts, and evaluation of alternatives.
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