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GOVT 250 - Government and Politics of Africa 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the government and politics of selected nations of Africa. Though emphasis will be placed on sub-Saharan Africa, the dominant themes will include pre- and post-colonial economic and political organization, political participation and ideologies, and nationalism.
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GOVT 325 - Government and Politics of Eastern Europe 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130, GOVT 140, or Permission of Instructor. This course is a comparative study of the government and politics of Eastern European states since 1917. Though the Russian Republic will be a primary focus, its relations with other states in the region will be examined, particularly since the collapse of communism.
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GOVT 327 - Government and Politics of the Middle East 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130, GOVT 140, or Permission of Instructor. This course is a comparative study of the major governments and political issues in selected Middle Eastern states. Emphasis will be on the region’s peoples, political conflicts, and leadership patterns.
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GOVT 321 - Government and Politics of Western Europe 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130, GOVT 140 or Permission of Instructor. This course focuses on the government and politics of Western Europe since WW II. Emphasis will be on a comparative analysis of types of governments, political ideologies, leadership, and common concerns.
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GOVT 482 - Honors Seminar in Politics 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing and Permission of Instructor. This course is an intensive study of selected issues in political science, such as government and governance, war, cooperation and interdependence, the environment, poverty, and hunger.
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GOVT 483 - Independent Study in Political Science 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior Standing. This course is an advanced research project, guided readings, and/or paper undertaken with the approval of the department.
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GOVT 320 - International Law 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the development, sources, and role of law in the community of nations, with an emphasis on the interplay of international politics and law among nations.
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GOVT 301 - International Organizations 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 342 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of those global institutions that keep order in an otherwise anarchic community of nations. The functions and operation of the United Nations and its subsidiary bodies are given great significance.
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GOVT 342 - International Relations 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130 and GOVT 140 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an examination of the concepts and themes of international politics as well as the basic factors that motivate and guide interactions in international society.
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GOVT 140 - Introduction to Comparative Politics 3 Credits
(Fall/Spring)
This course is an introduction to the comparative study of how different polities approach problems of government and governing. The focus will be on comparing and contrasting developed and developing societies.
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GOVT 130 - Introduction to Political Science 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts, theories, and perennial issues of the discipline. (This course is waived for students who transfer into the University with nine or more semester hours in the discipline.)
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GOVT 150 - Introduction to Public Policy 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is an introduction to the study of public policy and the models political scientists use to describe and explain political life.
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GOVT 319 - Law and Politics 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 317, GOVT 318, or Permission of Instructor. This course is an examination of the relationship between law and the political order, with a focus on the use of the legal procedure for political ends in different countries.
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GOVT 235 - Legal Rights and Remedies 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course explores the broad legal rights and responsibilities of individuals and raises questions about the nature of remedy as a judicial concept in the United States.
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GOVT 316 - Modern Political Philosophy 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 315 and Permission of Instructor. This course provides directed reading of the recurring and dominant themes in political thought, with stress on modern political ideologies, feminism, exploitation, and leadership.
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GOVT 355 - Political Behavior 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Permission of Instructor. This course is an overview of factors that influence political participation in a polity. An application of the scientific method to the study of public opinion and attitudes as well as voting behavior in the US will be stressed.
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GOVT 215 - Political Geography 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of political geography and, specifically, how geography/location affects the struggle for power at the national and international levels.
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GOVT 391 - Research Methods in Political Science 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 145; PSYC 204 or SOCI 309. This course is an analysis of the nature and problems of research in political science with consideration given to the acquisition of skills in qualitative and quantitative analysis.
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GOVT 145 - Scope and Methods of Social Science 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the basic concepts, principles, and research methods employed in social science.
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GOVT 330 - Theories of Comparative Politics 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 140. This course is a study of the major approaches to the field of comparative politics. Specifically, it will be an analysis of the major political issues in a comparative perspective through a review of the major schools of thought and concepts of political change, evolution, or revolution.
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GOVT 283 - Urban Politics and Policy Analysis 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
This course is an analysis of the politics and governments of urban areas with a focus on how those governments generate and allocate resources in an attempt to cope with human problems in their polities.
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GOVT 317 - US Constitutional Law and History I 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
Prerequisite(s): Junior Standing or Permission of Instructor. This course is an examination of selected US Supreme Court decisions to discover the general principles of the US constitutional system. Special reference will be made to the role of the judiciary with topics such as judicial review, federalism, separation of powers, and the development and exercise of national powers.
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GOVT 318 - US Constitutional Law and History II 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 317. This course is a study of the development of political and civil liberties in contemporary American society, including first amendment freedoms of speech, press, association, and religion; aspects of the right to privacy; administration of criminal justice; and the fifth and fourteenth amendments’ prohibitions of race and sex discrimination.
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GOVT 338 - US Foreign Policy 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130 or Permission of Instructor. This course is an analysis of the individuals, institutions, and factors that have affected the conduct of US foreign policy since the founding of the Republic. The focus will be on historical trends and future issues of concern.
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GOVT 348 - US Legislative Process 3 Credits
(Spring Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 130, GOVT 231, or Permission of Instructor. This course is a comparative analysis of legislatures in national and state governments with an emphasis on rules and procedures, party leadership, relationship to the executive, interest groups, and legislative behavior.
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GOVT 231 - US National Government 3 Credits
(Fall Only)
This course is a study of both the structure of the national government and the process of power and influence in the political system.
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GOVT 351 - US Political Parties 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): GOVT 231 or Permission of Instructor. This course is a study of the growth, structure, and function of political organizations in the US. However, the focus will be on the place of the dominant party system in the US polity.
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GOVT 232 - US State and Local Government 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
This course is an examination of the constitutional basis, organization, and functions of state and local governments, including their political processes and intergovernmental relations.
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GOVT 300 - Women and Politics 3 Credits
This course is an exploration of historical and contemporary women’s political issues and the ways in which women have sought to address those issues within the political arena. The course examines different theoretical and methodological frameworks used to explain women’s socio-political status, their issues, as well as their mobilization and empowerment through the political process.
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HEED 200 - Fundamentals of Sex Education 3 Credits
(Fall, Odd Years)
Emphasis is placed on the biological and psychosocial aspects of human sexuality and the understanding of human sexual behavior at various growth stages and the principles and values which enable humans to function in today’s society.
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HEED 102 - Life and Health 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring, Summer, Minisemester)
This course explores scientific and philosophical applications of knowledge related to various health practices which affect student lives in society today. Emphasis is placed on areas of nutrition, mental and emotional health, human sexuality, drugs, diseases, physical fitness, and consumer health. It is designed to help students live healthy and satisfying lives. Opportunity will be provided for students to improve their knowledge of basic health and fitness concepts and principles in order to develop a personal health and fitness model to be utilized for their entire lives. This course is an institutional requirement for all students. (NOTE: May be taken for honors credit.)
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HIST 322 - 20th Century Europe 3 Credits
(Spring Only)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 111 or Permission of Instructor. This course considers World War I, the Versailles Peace Settlement, domestic and international developments, World War II, the Cold War, the end of European empires, the Welfare State and its problems, the European Union, and the FALL of Communism and its aftermath.
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HIST 115 - African American History Since 1865 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is an analysis of the role of Black American life from the Civil War to the present.
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HIST 114 - African American History to 1865 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. This course is a history of Black American life from its African background to the end of the Civil War.
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HIST 410 - African American Intellectual History 3 Credits
Alternate Fall Semester
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 and HIST 114 or HIST 115. African American Intellectual History explores African American intellectual life from the mid nineteenth century until today. It examines the lives and thought of a variety of thinkers and writers, including political theorists, social scientists, philosophers, economists, social critics, novelists, and artists.
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HIST 260 - African Diaspora History Thru Film 3 Credits
(Fall, Spring)
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101. Black History thru Film, an in-depth study of historical movements and issues, uses the audiovisual mediums of documentary video and popular film as a means of conveying and assessing the discipline of history.
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HIST 430 - African Intellectual History and Traditions 3 Credits
This course will examine the development and applications of a variety of ideas in various African historical and cultural contexts. Discussions will focus primarily on the question “What does it mean to be human?” and various answers to that question that different African civilizations have developed over time. The issue of humanism will be discussed in relation to issues such as religion, state/politics, society/culture, social intern vs. social alien (rights and responsibilities), and “Africa”/African world view.
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HIST 306 - American Business and Urban History–1877-1920 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 202. This course is an analysis of America’s evolvement into a mature industrial society and how industrialization affected immigration, urbanization, domestic reforms, segregation, culture and society, and it concludes with America’s participation in World War I.
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HIST 400 - American Intellectual History 3 Credits
(Fall Every Two Years)
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201 and HIST 202. This course is a survey of the history of ideas from the Colonial Era to the Civil War. Consideration is given to the major socio-economic, political, and literary issues of the period. Such topics as the Puritan Dilemma, the Rights of Man, transcendentalism, romanticism, abolitionism, and communitarianism will be discussed. This course also will cover the evolution and development of the history of ideas from the Civil War to the present.
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HIST 204 - Black Women’s History 3 Credits
This course examines Black women’s lives from the colonial period to the present. It highlights their activities and contributions within the family, workforce and the Black community. Special emphasis will be placed on the roles of Black women in slavery, in the feminist and civil rights movements, and in the creation of the cultural arts and sciences.
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HIST 305 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201 and HIST 202. This course is an intensive examination of the causes and results of the Civil War as well as an account of the economic, social, and political forces helping to shape the Reconstruction period.
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HIST 300 - Colonial America to the Revolution 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 201. This course is an examination of the development of the seaboard colonies, the administration by the British Empire, and the struggle between France and Great Britain for control of North America. Emphasis is on the causes of the American rebellion and the struggle for independence, the government, economy, and society under the Articles of Confederation, and the development of the Constitution.
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HIST 307 - Contemporary America Since World War II 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): HIST 202. This course is a continuation of United States history since World War II, with special emphasis on the Cold War, the Civil Rights movement, the urban revolts, the Great Society and its problems, recent cultural changes, and America’s role in world affairs .
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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 210 - History of Science and Technology 3 Credits
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 with a grade of “C” or better OR Tested out of ENGL 100 OR Placement Exam (ENGL - score: 5 - 8). This course is a focused survey of the intersection of technology and history and the evolutionary process that marks what we call progress. The objective is to apply historical precedent to everyday responsibilities and relationships in order to advance the goals and ideals of contemporary society; compare and contrast historical eras; and describe how events influence our sense of time, space, and technology.
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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 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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