Apr 28, 2024  
2011-13 Academic Catalog-Concord University 
    
2011-13 Academic Catalog-Concord University [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Listings


 

Health Promotion

  
  • HLTH 520 Program Planning and Evaluation

    (3)
    In this course, students will develop knowledge and skills required to effectively plan, implement, and evaluate programs that address public health problems for defined populations in a variety of settings.

(3)
  
  • HLTH 530 Health Interventions for School-aged Children

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HLTH 520 
    This course will examine health promotion strategies and programs that are effective with children in the school setting, including before and after school, as well as community-based settings. The critical issue of the involvement of parents, school faculty, and others in the community will be discussed. Selected interventional strategies for various age groups of children will be reviewed and evaluated, and new interventions will be developed for implementation.

(3)
  
  • HLTH 540 Epidemiology

    (3)
    Introduction and overview of principals related to epidemiology. To include major study designs, statistical gathering techniques, epidemiology of infectious and chronic diseases, data interpretation, and measures of mortality and morbidity.

(3)
  
  • HLTH 550 Health Trends and Issues

    (3)
    This course will focus on current trends including advocacy strategies, national initiatives, current empirical research, grant writing, and public policy.

(3)
  
  • HLTH 555 Graduate Seminar

    (1)
    Selected topics in the health education and promotion, including curriculum development, instructional processes, supervision, research, and evaluation. This course may be repeated up to three times.

(1)
  
  • HLTH 560 Action Research in Health Promotion

    (3)
    Prerequisites: Completion of 24 credit hours including EDUC 520  with a grade of “C”. or better.
    This course will focus much attention on utilizing action research to identify a problem or issue within your work setting and systematically collecting and analyzing data, and most importantly utilizing the data to inform decision making, policy, and/or pedagogical processes. In addition students will be asked to identify the leading professional organizations in their field and to explore presentation and publication options available to professionals in the field.

(3)

History

  
  • HIST 101 History of Civilization

    (3)
    A survey of civilizations from their origins to modern times. HIST 101 concludes around 1600.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • HIST 102 History of Civilization

    (3)
    A survey of civilizations from their origins to modern times. HIST 102 concludes in the present day.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • HIST 201 History of Europe

    (3)
    A survey of modern European civilization from the Renaissance to 1914.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • HIST 203 History of the United States

    (3)
    A survey of the growth of the American people from the founding of the English colonies in North America to the present. HIST 203 concludes in 1877.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • HIST 204 History of the United States

    (3)
    A survey of the growth of the American people from the founding of the English colonies in North America to the present.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • HIST 300 History of the U.S. South

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204  or permission of instructor.
    A study of the American South from colonial times to the present. Topics include the development of Southern identity, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the New South, Jim Crowism, the African-American experience, and the “Southernization” of American culture since the 1970s.

(3)
  
  • HIST 303 The Middle Ages

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 .
    Major political, social, religious, and cultural developments of Medieval Europe, Byzantium, and the Islamic States from the time of the Emperor Constantine until the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.

(3)
  
  • HIST 305 American Colonies

    (3)
    t considers the global interaction that shaped these colonies, and the interaction of colonists and native peoples, and the social and political consequences of the drive to exploit the colonies’ natural resources.

(3)
  
  • HIST 307 West Virginia History, Geography, and Government

    (3)
    A study of the geography, history, and government of West Virginia from the days of early settlement to the present. Special attention is given to current problems.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
    Also listed as: POSC 307 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 309 Ancient History

    (3)
    Examination of the major political, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of the western ancient world, focusing on the Hebrews, Greeks, and Romans.

(3)
  
  • HIST 310 The United States Since 1933

    (3)
    An examination of historical events and cultural processes in the United States, beginning with the New Deal. Emphasis is placed on the evolution of popular culture and ideas, the rise and fall of a “consensus society” in the fifties and sixties, the American global agenda after 1945, and economic and technological growth and management.

(3)
  
  • HIST 312 Era of the American Civil War

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204  or permission of instructor.
    A study of the turbulent history of the United States from the rise of the abolitionist movement and Nat Turner’s raid in 1831 to the end of Reconstruction in 1877. Prominent themes include the role of slavery in the war’s origin, the wartime experience of civilians and soldiers, and the postwar struggle for power among various segments of American society.

(3)
  
  • HIST 314 History of England

    (3)
    A survey of British history from 1485 to the present, concentrating on the influence of Great Britain on the political and cultural development of the western world.

(3)
  
  • HIST 316 History of the Russias

    (3)
    This course covers Russian history and culture from Ivan the 3rd through post-Soviet Russia. Topics will include: the development of the Russian state, important movements in Russian culture, the causes and consequences of the revolutionary movement, and post-revolutionary Russia.

(3)
  
  • HIST 318 Contemporary World History

    (3)
    A survey of world history since 1914. The emphasis is on the world since 1945.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • HIST 320 History and Philosophy of Science

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101  or PHIL 102  or consent of the instructor.
    A critical examination of the history and philosophy of the sciences and their methods. Topics include scientific revolutions, the unity of the sciences, and the nature of experimentation, explanation, and evidence.

    Also listed as: PHIL 320 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 322 The Enlightenment and Revolution

    (3)
    The course covers the European revolutions-intellectual, social, political, economic, and military-arising from the ferment of change during the Enlightenment, the French, Russian and American Revolutions, the Napoleonic Era, and the Industrial Revolution.

    Also listed as: PHIL 322 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 326 Era of the American Revolution

    (3)
    Examines the origins of America’s war for independence, its legacy, and its social, political, and military aspects, from 1763 to 1830. Emphasizes the social and cultural transformation of American life, the political ideology of the revolutionaries, and the creation of the American republic. All of these themes will be explored from the perspective of soldiers, civilians, women, loyalists, African-Americans, and Indians.

(3)
  
  • HIST 328 America As Era of Reform

    (3)
    The history of the United States from 1876 to 1932. This course will cover the development of a new social and political order in response to industrialization, urbanization, and the integration of national and international economic systems. Emphasis is placed on changing demographics, alternative political ideologies such as progressivism and socialism, the rise of professionalism and consumerism, America as a world power, and challenges to the prevailing view of modernism and progress.

(3)
  
  • HIST 329 American Foreign Relations

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 , or HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
    A survey of the basic themes of American foreign policy. Emphasis is placed on the cultural perspectives and behavioral dynamics in foreign policy, and how these characteristics helped to shape contact and conflict with other nations or cultures. A secondary emphasis is placed on the influence of international events on domestic conditions in the United States.

    Also listed as: POSC 329 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 331 Asian Philosophy

    (3)
    A historical and critical examination of the philosophical traditions of India, China, Japan, and other Asian cultures. The course will focus on the development of the classical systems of Asian philosophy and their interaction with the philosophies of other cultures.

    Also listed as: PHIL 331 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 333 The African-American Freedom Struggle

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
    Places the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s into the broader context of the African-American struggle to achieve freedom from the conclusion of the Civil War to the present, and considers the struggle in the broader context of other libertarian movements and global events.

(3)
  
  • HIST 335 The Vietnam Conflict, 1859-Present.

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 , or HIST 203 , HIST 204 ; or permission of the instructor.
    An examination of culture, intervention, and conflict in Southeast Asia, including the French colonial occupation, the First and Second Indochina Wars, and events since 1975. Includes the context of Southeast Asian cultures, and contact and conflict with the West in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

    Also listed as: POSC 335 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 341 Special Topics in Military History

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102 ; or permission of instructor. 
    An upper division seminar in issues related to American, western, and world military history, from ancient civilizations like the Han and Roman Empires, to the present day.

(3)
  
  • HIST 350 Renaissance, Reformation, and the Modern State

    (3)
    Against the backdrop of religious wars, the creation of the nation-state, the development of colonial empires, and social and economic crises, this course examines Early Modern Europe as a period of transition between medieval and modern Europe.

(3)
  
  • HIST 360 The American West

    (3)
    The frontier experience in U. S. history, with particular emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The course will explore the images of the American West in literature, film, and commentary, and compare the frontier with those of Canada and Mexico. The role of the West in the evolution of nationalist ideologies and cultural attitudes will be examined. Emphasis will be placed on Native American and Hispanic borderland cultures.

(3)
  
  • HIST 375 History of World Religions

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101  or permission of instructor.
    This courses explores the historical development of the world’s religious traditions with particular attention to their philosophical, theological, and ritual dimensions, as well as their relationship with one another. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.

    Also listed as: PHIL 375 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History

    (3)
    This course examines the history of feminist thought and philosophy within the historical experience of women utilizing a critical framework for the analysis of the creation and enforcement of the concepts of gender. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.

    Also listed as: PHIL 390 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 399 Utopian Studies.

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102  or PHIL 101 , PHIL 102 ; or permission of instructor.
    This course examines attempts in East Asia and the West to imagine and create “more perfect” societies based on various philosophical, religious, social, and political paradigms, from the ancient world to the present day. Studies are not limited to utopian ideals; dystopian concepts and societies are also examined. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, or the history with an emphasis in philosophy track.

    Also listed as: PHIL 399 .
(3)
  
  • HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World

    (3)
    This course considers the various manifestations of slavery in the Western hemisphere during the 17th, 18th, and 19th century. Focuses on the nature of slavery, forms of resistance, cultural exchange, and the process of emancipation. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.

(3)
  
  • HIST 414 American Cultures

    (3)
    An advanced survey of the cultural matrices of the United States through its history, as defined by gender, race, ethnicity, religion, creed, socio-economic class, condition, and other factors. Among the issues covered will be identity, assimilation and autonomy, pluralism, the effects of cultural diversity on the American global perspective, institutional elasticity and tolerance, and the creation of national ideologies. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.

(3)
  
  • HIST 415 European Social History, 1400-1900

    (3)
    Prerequisites: HIST 101 , HIST 102  or permission of instructor.
    This course begins with the Renaissance, examining changes in social definitions and structures in Europe brought about by intellectual and political revolutions, major changes in economic systems, and growing contact with the non-western world. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirements. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.

    Note: To be taken in the 1st year of the Legal Studies Program or the 3rd year of Business program.
(3)
  
  • HIST 418 Modern East Asia

    (3)
    The modern transformation of East Asian societies over the last several centuries, with a focus on China, Japan, and Southeast Asia. The course will cover the features of traditional civilization, the impact of Western imperialism, attempts to modernize and create industrial economies, the formation of commercial and professional classes, and the rise of nationalism. Comparative characteristics of East Asian and Western societies will be discussed. May be taken to fulfill program requirements for the history track, including the capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.

(3)
  
  • HIST 450 Seminar in History

    (3)
    This course will emphasize various topics and independent research schemas as defined by the instructor. Requires research projects and/or written papers. May be taken with permission of the instructor to fulfill the senior capstone thesis requirement. Students taking this course for the capstone must be a junior or senior, must have completed at least two upper level courses in history, and must inform the instructor of their decision at the beginning of the course.

(3)
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  • HIST 512 The Civil War and Reconstruction

    (3)
    This course will enable students to identify and analyze the causes of the Civil War; the election of 1860 and the initiation of the secession crisis; the political, economic and social structures and the dynamic changes to them in the course of the war both for the Federal Union and the Confederate States; the military effect of the war on leadership, strategy, tactics, logistics, battles, and home front conditions; and the post war Reconstruction period including the success and failures of Reconstruction.

(3)
  
  • HIST 520 The Enlightenment: Reason and Revolution

    (3)
    This course examines the Enlightenment Period and its thought from several angles: considering the historical and philosophical background to this “revolution,” the varieties of thought on issues such as the possibility of knowledge, religion, value theory, the state and society, and the effects of these ideas on Enlightenment and contemporary society. At the same time thinking, discussing and writing, and in the analysis of primary and secondary source documents.

(3)
  
  • HIST 529 American Foreign Affairs

    (3)
    This course serves as: (a) an intensive survey, (b) an analysis of concepts, and (c) a study of policy-making in the foreign affairs of the United States from the colonial period to the present. As an additional component students will examine the often-synergistic interaction between American foreign affairs and domestic conditions and cultural concepts.

(3)

Honors

  
  • HONR 101 Honors

    (1)
    HONR 101 is an interdisciplinary, one credit course. All students admitted to the Honors Program are required to enroll in this course in the first semester of their participation in the Program, or the next semester if the classes are filled.

(1)
  
  • HONR 201 Honors

    (1)
    HONR 201 is an interdisciplinary, one credit course.  Sessionos on HONR 201 feature instruction from different Concord professors, or community professionals or leaders, on the current state of research in their fields and/or their own research agendas.  By taking this course at least once a year during their second and third years in the program, honors students will be exposed to the research methods of a variety of academic disciplines.  This course may be retaken.

(1)
  
  • HONR 301 Honors

    (1)
    HONR 301 is an interdisciplinary, one credit course.  It’s objective is to prepare students for graduate school, professions, and to encourage continued intellectual pursuits after graduation.  In addition, participants begin work on their senior project.  The project is designed in collaboration with the Director of the Honors Program.  HONR 301 is open only to Honors students who have completed at least 2 credit hours of HONR 201.

(1)
  
  • HONR 401 Honors

    (1)
    HONR 401 is an interdisciplinary, one credit course.  The course focuses on research methods and allows senior Honors students to discuss methods across disciplines.  Each HONR 401 student is expected to be working on a major research project in his or her major field while taking HONR 401.  The project will be presented to the learned community through one or more of available venues such as undergraduate research day, Artist Lecture Series, campus or community colloquia, or HONR 301.  HONR 401 is open only to Honors students who have completed HONR 301.

(1)

Journalism

  
  • JOUR 210 High School Publications

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 .
    Instruction in all phases of the management and production of high school publications.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 220 News Reporting I

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 .
    An introductory survey of journalism with application in a classroom-laboratory of the techniques of news gathering, news writing and editing, and the ethics and responsibilities of a reporter.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 221 News Reporting II

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 .
    A continuation of news writing with an emphasis on advanced stories.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 330 Copy Editing and Design

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 -JOUR 221  or consent of instructor.

    The principles and techniques of editing and improving copy, writing headlines, and producing attractive page makeup and display of copy.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 332 Graphics and Visual Communication

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 330  or consent of instructor.
    The preparation of copy and illustrations for mass reproduction with special attention to typography, layout, design, and desktop publishing. Specific techniques of copy preparation for brochures, newsletters, and other means of printed communication.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 334 Feature Writing

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 330  or consent of instructor.
    Principles and techniques of feature writing with extensive study in interpretive reporting, critical analysis.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • JOUR 340 Public Relations

    (3)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102  and CART 101 .
    An introductory survey of the principles and techniques of communication between an organization and its internal and external publics.

(3)
  
  • JOUR 350A Journalism Practicum

    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 -JOUR 221 , and consent of instructor.
    May be repeated for a maximum of four hours. Provides on-campus and/ or off-campus experience in handling communication assignments. Supervised by a journalism instructor. Portfolio requirement. Contracts to be drawn up at outset of course. Credit will be on a pass/fail basis.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(1-4)
  
  • JOUR 350B Journalism Practicum

    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 -JOUR 221 , and consent of instructor.
    May be repeated for a maximum of four hours. Provides on-campus and/ or off-campus experience in handling communication assignments. Supervised by a journalism instructor. Portfolio requirement. Contracts to be drawn up at outset of course. Credit will be on a pass/fail basis.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(1-4)
  
  • JOUR 350C Journalism Practicum

    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 -JOUR 221 , and consent of instructor.
    May be repeated for a maximum of four hours. Provides on-campus and/ or off-campus experience in handling communication assignments. Supervised by a journalism instructor. Portfolio requirement. Contracts to be drawn up at outset of course. Credit will be on a pass/fail basis.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(1-4)
  
  • JOUR 350D Journalism Practicum

    (1-4)
    Prerequisites: ENGL 102 , JOUR 220 -JOUR 221 , and consent of instructor.
    May be repeated for a maximum of four hours. Provides on-campus and/ or off-campus experience in handling communication assignments. Supervised by a journalism instructor. Portfolio requirement. Contracts to be drawn up at outset of course. Credit will be on a pass/fail basis.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(1-4)

Legal Studies and Prelaw

  
  • LSPL 101 Introduction to Legal Systems

    (3)
    The nature of law and the judicial system. The relationship of law, governments, ethics, and the consumer to business enterprise. Includes the study of contracts, law of sales, torts, governmental regulations of business, environmental and consumer protection. Provides students an opportunity to examine the general framework of the legal system, thus informing students of the content as well as process of a career in law.

    Also listed as: BGEN 301 .
(3)
  
  • LSPL 201 Legal Research and Writing

    (3)
    Prerequisites: LSPL 101 .
    This course is intended to introduce the students to the fundamentals of legal research and writing to develop the skills necessary to prepare case briefs, legal memoranda, and a motion and brief to a court.

(3)
  
  • LSPL 250 Special Topics in LSPL

    (1-3)
    Spans courses on specialized areas in Legal Studies and Prelaw related to current issues or areas assessed as needed by the faculty, community, students, and graduates.

(1-3)
  
  • LSPL 270 Mock Trial

    (2)
    Prerequisites: LSPL 101 .
    Students are presented with the theoretical knowledge and practical skills relative to civil and criminal trials and advocacy.

(2)
  
  • LSPL 301 Legal Ethics

    (3)
    Prerequisites: LSPL 101  and LSPL 201 .
    A study of the ethical foundation of the U.S. legal system with special emphasis on the Code of Professional Responsibility and the Canons of Judicial Ethics. Differential analysis with other professional ethical paradigms will be examined and applied through case simulations.

(3)
  
  • LSPL 350 Special Topics in LSPL

    (1-3)
    Spans advanced courses on specialized areas in Legal Studies and Prelaw related to current issues or areas assessed as needed by the faculty, community, students, and graduates.

(1-3)
  
  • LSPL 401 Clerkship

    (1-12)
    Prerequisites: LSPL 101  and LSPL 201 , and LSPL 301 .
    Provides students with opportunities to develop skills, knowledge, and techniques with content from the classroom being applied to the field. Mentorship and supervision is provided by both faculty and professionals in the field.

(1-12)
  
  • LSPL 405 Legal Studies Capstone

    (3)
    Prerequisites: LSPL 101 , LSPL 201 , and LSPL 301 .
    Students are given opportunities to integrate and synthesize content from classes, and from experiences such as clerkship and mock trial.

(3)

Mathematics

  
  • MATH 90 Basic Mathematics

    (3)
    A beginning course in mathematics focusing on operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, proportions, percents, and the real number system; solving equations and problems; basic geometry; and graphing linear equations by the slope-intercept, point-slope, and x and y intercept methods. Grade of C or better required.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 91 Basic Algebra

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 90 , if indicated by diagnostic testing.
    An introduction to basic algebra skills, including solving equations, systems of equations, and equalities; fractional expressions; exponents, powers, and roots; quadratic equations and functions; and geometry skills, including formulas for distance, slope, and midpoint. This course serves as a prerequisite for MATH 101 , MATH 103 , and MATH 201  for students with mathematics ACT scores less than 19. Students with mathematics ACT scores of 19-22, or those who have not had high-school mathematics for several years may wish to consider taking this course as an algebra refresher prior to taking MATH 103 . Grade of C or better required.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 101 General Mathematics

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 91 , or Mathematics ACT 19+, or qualifying COMPASS score.
    A survey course including selected topics from problem solving, set theory, consumer math, and algebra.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 103 College Algebra

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 91 , or Mathematics ACT 19+, or qualifying COMPASS score.
    Polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Graphing functions, operations with matrices, sequences, series, permutations and combinations included.. 3 hours lecture.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 104 College Trigonometry

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 103  or Mathematics ACT 25+.
    Circular functions, trigonometric identities, applications to triangles, complex numbers.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 105 Elementary Statistics

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 103  or Mathematics ACT 25+.
    Descriptive statistics, introduction to sampling statistics, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression, analysis of variance, and related topics.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 110 Mathematics for Elementary School Teachers

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 101  and MATH 103  with a grade of C or better (or Mathematics ACT 25+).
    This course is designed for prospective early and middle childhood teachers and includes the study of sets, relations, numeration systems, elementary theory, and the structure of the real number system. This course will include 10 or more hours of classroom observation. A grade of C or better is necessary for teacher certification programs requiring this course.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 200 Introductory Geometry

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 101  or MATH 103 , or Mathematics ACT 25+.
    Includes fundamental concepts of elementary geometry, points, lines, space, separation, simple closed curves.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 201 Introduction to Computer Programming I.

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 91 , or Mathematics ACT of 19+, or qualifying COMPASS score; MATH 103  recommended.
    Fundamental characteristics and properties of computer languages, algorithmic methods of solving problems on the computer. C programming language is taught and used.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 202 Introduction to Computer Programming II.

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 201  with a grade of C or better.
    Continuation of MATH 201 .

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 212 Cobol

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 201 .
    Basic characteristics and properties of computers and applications to business.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • MATH 215 Assembly Language Programming

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 201  with a grade of C or better.
    An introduction to machine language and assembly language. Symbolic coding, addressing techniques, and operation of assemblers are included.

    Term Offered: (F)
(3)
  
  • MATH 220 Discrete Mathematics

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 103  and MATH 201 .
    Topics include the study of functions and relations, graphs and trees, combinatorics, sets, analysis of algorithms, and formal logic.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 240 Programming in C++

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 202 .
    Advanced programming techniques using C++ object-oriented programming language. Topics include the underlying C language, the use of objects (abstract and concrete classes, class interfaces, and class templates), dynamic storage structures, and an introduction to software engineering frameworks using the C++ language.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 250 Calculus with Analytic Geometry I

    (4)
    Prerequisites: MATH 103  and MATH 104 , or Mathematics ACT of 28 or higher. 
    An introduction to differential calculus, including the necessary techniques of inequalities, sets, relations, and analytic geometry. Limits, continuity, and differentiation of algebraic functions. Some applications of differentiation.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(4)
  
  • MATH 251 Calculus with Analytic Geometry II

    (4)
    Prerequisites: MATH 250 .
    A study of the definite and indefinite integrals, elements of analytic geometry to include: conic sections, polar coordinates, and vectors in two and three dimensions.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(4)
  
  • MATH 252 Calculus with Analytic Geometry III

    (4)
    Prerequisites: MATH 251 .
    Techniques and applications of integration, vectors in three-dimensional analytic geometry. Elements of infinite series and multiple integration. Introduction to differential equations.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
(4)
  
  • MATH 260 Number Theory

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 103  or consent of instructor.
    Includes numeration systems, primes, divisibility, factorization, indeterminate problems, Diophantine equations, and analysis of congruences.

    Term Offered: (Fall-odd years)
(3)
  
  • MATH 271 Computer Organization and Hardware

    (3)
    Prerequisites: MATH 215  and  .
    Organization of computers in terms of input-output, memory, control and processing units. Representation of data, machine arithmetic instruction formats, basic mechanical and electronic characteristics of computers included, as well as storage devices, control and processing units and computer networks.

    Term Offered: (S)
(3)
  
  • MATH 275 Special Topics in Computer Science

    (1-2)
    A series of 1-credit, 5-week or 2-credit 10 week mini-courses in topics related to computer science.

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  • MATH 290 History of Mathematics

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    Prerequisites: MATH 103  or consent of instructor.
    A survey of the development of mathematics from prehistoric times to the present, with emphasis on the mathematical theories and techniques of each period, with their historical evolution.

    Term Offered: (Fall-even years)
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  • MATH 303 Mathematical Probability and Statistics I

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    Prerequisites: MATH 105  (or consent of instructor), and MATH 252 .
    Includes distributions of random variables, conditional probability, correlation coefficient, selected distributions, and interval estimation.

    Term Offered: (S)
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  • MATH 305 Mathematics for the Public Schools

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    Prerequisites: MATH 110  or MATH 220  and 60 semester hours previously earned.
    A study of techniques appropriate for the teaching of mathematics. Student projects and 10 or more hours of classroom observation may be required. Grade of C (or better) necessary for teacher certification program when course is required.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
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  • MATH 307 Introduction to Abstract Algebra

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    Prerequisites: MATH 103 .
    Includes symbolic logic, sets, structure of number systems, introduction to group theory, survey of algebra and proofs of theorems.

    Term Offered: (F)
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  • MATH 309 College Geometry

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    Prerequisites: MATH 250 .
    A careful treatment of Euclidean and non-Euclidean geometries with emphasis on a transformational point of view.

    Term Offered: (S)
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  • MATH 310 Abstract Algebra

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    Prerequisites: MATH 307 .
    A reasonably careful treatment of the structure of algebra, sets, relations, functions, with primary emphasis on group theory, rings, integral domains, and fields.

    Term Offered: (S)
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  • MATH 320 Linear Algebra

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    Prerequisites: MATH 307 
    Techniques in solving systems of linear equations employing the concepts of linear transformations, matrices and determinants. Other topics covered include vector spaces and eigenvalue theory.

    Term Offered: (S)
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  • MATH 340 Mathematical Explorations

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    Prerequisites: MATH 250  or consent of instructor.
    Interesting but non-routine problems will be considered, especially those solvable with simple methods. May be repeated up to four times.

    Term Offered: (F, S)
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  • MATH 355 Data Structures

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    Prerequisites: MATH 240 .
    Implementation of abstract data types, stacks, linear and circular lists, queues, trees, hashing functions, memory management, sorting, and searching algorithms.

    Term Offered: (F)
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  • MATH 356 Data Base Management

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    Prerequisites: MATH 240 .
    Design, evaluation, and use of data base systems. Topics include file organization and maintenance, information retrieval, query languages, security and the relational, hierarchical, and network approaches to data base management.

    Term Offered: (S)
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  • MATH 361 Operating Systems

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    Prerequisites: MATH 240 .
    Introduction to software organization for program, storage, and process management. Topics include concurrent processes, virtual memory, placement, and scheduling algorithms.

    Term Offered: (F)
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  • MATH 362 Programming Languages and Translators

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    Prerequisites: MATH 220 , MATH 307 , and MATH 355 .
    Formal definitions of programming languages, including specifics of syntax and semantics. Includes introduction to design, structure, and use of translators for programming languages, and related automata theory topics.

    Term Offered: (S)
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