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PHCY 5269 - Healthcare Entrepreneur/Innov
Credits: 1
This interdisciplinary course will focus on real world examples of entrepreneurship and innovation in the healthcare field. It will utilize those innovators around Wyoming and the country to discuss what shortfalls they discovered and how they plan to get around them.
Restricted PharmD, MS HAS
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HP 1020 - Honors Colloquium I
Credits: 3
Composition course. Provides innovative writing instruction to honors students while introducing works and history of Western culture. Particularly emphasizes analytical reading and writing.
When Offered (Offered fall semester)
USP Code [WA,L< >COM1]
Prerequisite: participation in UW Honors College.
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HP 1101 - First-Year Seminar Quests, Epics, Identity
Credits: 3
Quest narratives and epics are ways to think about identity; they also shape identity. This course will examine ancient, medieval, and modern texts (in translation), and we will look closely at issues of how we read these texts, and investigate how we think about them in different ways, cultures and times. We will discuss how we analyze the actions in similar episodes in different texts, and refine ideas about assumptions and information, as we read different kinds of research. We will read excerpts from The Iliad, Oedipus, Virgil, Ovid, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Dante. Much of thisQuest narratives and epics are ways to think about identity; they also shape identity. This course will examine ancient, medieval, and modern texts (in translation), and we will look closely at issues of how we read these texts, and investigate how we think about them in different ways, cultures and times. We will discuss how we analyze the actions in similar episodes in different texts, and refine ideas about assumptions and information, as we read different kinds of research. We will read excerpts from The Iliad, Oedipus, Virgil, Ovid, Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Dante. Much of this will be on the course website or in a course reader.
USP Code FYS
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HP 1200 - People and Policy
Credits: 3
This course focuses on reading American and Wyoming political documents in an historical and interdisciplinary context, and extends the discussion into the present day, situating what we know about America as a political nation, Wyoming as a political state, and ourselves as people and citizens within both our founding political documents and the history of interpretations and extensions of those documents.
USP Code [V< >V]
Prerequisite: participation in UW Honors College.
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HP 2020 - Honors Colloquium II
Credits: 3
Continues study of significant works in Western and Eastern literary, scientific and philosophical traditions begun in Colloquium I. Assignments focus on using critical discourse, historical research, and textual analysis to produce effective written compositions and oral presentations.
USP Code [WB,O< >COM2]
Prerequisite: WA. COM I
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HP 3151 - Modes of Understanding
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Introduces study of nature and grounds of knowledge, its limits and validity. Examines epistemological basis of selected areas of academic thought. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors Program students.
Former Course Number [3150]
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 3153 - Modes of Understanding
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Introduces study of nature and grounds of knowledge, its limits and validity. Examines epistemological basis of selected areas of academic thought. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors Program students.
Former Course Number [3150]
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 4151 - Honors Seminar
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Asks students to confront a complex social issue, examine it from several perspectives and take a stance on some aspect of the issue. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors students.
Former Course Number [4150]
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 4152 - Honors Seminar
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Asks students to confront a complex social issue, examine it from several perspectives and take a stance on some aspect of the issue. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors students.
Former Course Number [4150]
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 4153 - Honor Seminar
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Asks students to confront a complex social issue, examine it from several perspectives and take a stance on some aspect of the issue. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors students.
Former Course Number [4150]
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 4154 - Honors Seminar
Credits: 3
Asks students to confront a complex social issue, examine it from several perspectives and take a stance on some aspect of the issue. Topics vary from year to year. Required of UW Honors Program students.
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2
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HP 4975 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Supervised study and investigation in topics related to students’ research.
USP Code [WC< >(none)]
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HP 4976 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Supervised study and investigation in topics related to student’s research.
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HP 4990 - Topics:__
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Accommodates a senior seminar series or a course offering by visiting faculty whose subject matter is not included in other course offerings.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
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Hospitality |
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HOSP 2000 - Foundations of Customer Service & Hospitality
Credits: 3
This course examines critical elements of excellent customer service in the hospitality industry.
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HOSP 3000 - Managing Profitability in Hospitality
Credits: 3
This course examines the complexities of profitability in the hospitality industry, driven by issues of pricing and cost management. Areas explored can include restaurants, hotels, and other hospitality ventures.
Prerequisite: ACCT 2010.
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HOSP 4800 - Hospitality Operations Management
Credits: 3
This course provides a broad-reaching, applications-based understanding of hospitality operations and management. It provides a managerial perspective on the operations of each component of hospitality management and operations, including the financial aspect.
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HOSP 4900 - Problems in Hospitality
This course provides students the opportunity to study, on an individual basis, any aspect of hospitality operations not included in other structured hospitality courses.
Prerequisite: Junior class standing, consent of instructor.
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HOSP 4910 - Special Topics in Hospitality
This course provides students the opportunity to study a contemporary problem or topic in a hospitality-related area.
Prerequisite: Junior class standing.
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HM 6506 - Clinical Preceptorship
Credits: 1
Students spend one morning or afternoon per week for approximately 10 weeks in a clinical setting. Students observe the practice of the physician and engage in one on one feedback sessions with the physician. The goal of the experience is to become comfortable in the clinical setting, observe clinical techniques, observe the patient-doctor interactions, and observe the healthcare team. Students should have an opportunity to discuss professional and personal aspects of a particular specialty practice including the business side of the practice.
Prerequisite: enrollment in or completion of HM 6513 , HM 6522 , or HM 6535 .
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HM 6510 - Microscopic Anatomy: Histology
Credits: 4
Lecture/laboratory in microscopic anatomy designed to provide principles/concepts of histology, define morphological characteristics of cells, tissues, organs of human body and relate this information to functional processes studied in concurrent and subsequent courses.
Prerequisite: admission to the WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6511 - Anatomy and Embryology
Credits: 6
Structural organization of human body at the macroscopic level to provide a foundation for physical examination and functional assessment of the human organism. Integrates embryological development with study of cadaver and examination of normal living body. Concentrates on exploration of the body cavities and viscera they contain.
Prerequisite: admission to the WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or the dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6512 - Mechanisms in Cell Physiology
Credits: 4
Physiology of cell membrane, ionic and electrical gradients; active transport, excitability, action potentials; biophysics of sensory receptors; neuromuscular transmission; muscle energetics/contractility; spinal reflexes and central synaptic transmission; autonomic nervous system; energy metabolism and temperature regulation; epithelial transport; gastrointestinal motility and secretions.
Prerequisite: admission to the WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or the dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6513 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Credits: 1
Instruction in communication skills and interview techniques to form the basis for the doctor-patient relationship and for the skills of communication with patients. The patient profile is obtained. Attention to developing comfort in the physician role.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6514 - Biochemistry 1A
Credits: 3
First portion of a coordinated course covering classical molecular and cellular biochemistry, cellular physiology and molecular genetics. Metabolic interrelationships as they occur in the individual are stressed and related to disturbances in disease states.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or the dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6516 - Systems of Human Behavior
Credits: 3
Sensitizes students to the impact of such factors as emotional and physical development, cultural backgrounds, social roles, families, sexual identities and belief systems upon their effectiveness as physicians. Teaches skills in analyzing behavior, defining behavioral objectives and designing precise treatment strategies to attain these objectives.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or the dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6521 - Microbiology and Infectious Disease 1A
Credits: 4
Pathogenesis and immunity of infectious diseases, natural barriers. Microbiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and control of representative bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infectious diseases. Chemotherapeutics and principles of chemotherapy. Sterilization, principles of asepsis, nosocomial and iatrogenic infections and their prevention.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or the dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6522 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Credits: 2
Medical history is introduced and instruction in data collection is begun. Experience in conducting medical interviews with patients to obtain the medical history and patient profile. Special problems related to interviewing are addressed.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6523 - Introduction to Immunology
Credits: 2
Basic concepts such as antigens; antibodies; complement; B- and T-lymphocyte functioning, including interactions with each other and with accessory cells; immunological tolerance; major histocompatibility complex; and role of these basic concepts in immunopathology (immunodeficiencies, hypersensitivities, autoimmunity, blood transfusion, and transplantation).
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6524 - Biochemistry 1B
Credits: 2
Second portion of a coordinated course covering classical molecular and cellular biochemistry, cellular physiology and molecular genetics. Metabolic interrelationships as they occur in the individual are stressed and related to disturbances in disease states.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6531 - Anatomy of Head and Neck
Credits: 4
Gross anatomy (including skull, pharynx and larynx), audition and balance, physiology and clinical evaluation, maxillofacial disorders, diseases of nasal passages, nasopharynx and oropharynx, accessory sinuses. Physical examination.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6532 - Nervous System
Credits: 5
Integrated approach to normal structure and function of the nervous system, including the eye. Neuropathological examples, as well as clinical manifestations of neurological disease are presented.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6534 - Microbiology and Infectious Disease 1B
Credits: 2
Pathogenesis and immunity of infectious diseases, natural barriers. Microbiology, epidemiology, clinical manifestations and control of representative bacterial, fungal, parasitic and viral infectious diseases. Chemotherapeutics and principles of chemotherapy. Sterilization, principles of sepsis, nosocomial and iatrogenic infections and their prevention.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6535 - Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Credits: 3
Adult screening physical examination is taught through the use of lecture, audiovisual aids, and small group tutorial, where students in supervised setting practice the physical examination on one another. Further practice in the performance and recording of the patient profile and medical history.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6553 - Musculoskeletal System
Credits: 5
Gross, surface, applied and X-Ray anatomy of system including entire spine but excluding head and neck. Histology of bone, cartilage, tendonmyotendinal junction and joints. Musculoskeletal trauma and healing. Pathology and clinical manifestations of other degenerative, inflammatory, metabolic, nutritional and congenital disorders. Physical examinations.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or Dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6590 - Medical Information for Decision Making
Credits: 1
Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) is now the predominant model by which medicine is practiced. The goal is to forge critical thinking skills and to teach analysis of the medical literature as a tool.
Prerequisite: admission to WWAMI program or consent of instructor and approval of WWAMI coordinator or dean of the College of Health Sciences.
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HM 6602 - Introductory Primary and Continuity Care Clerkship
Credits: 2
Introduces medical students to continuity of care by working with practicing physicians. The course demonstrates how to work with an individual to help them achieve optimal health, and includes topics in primary and preventative care, geriatrics, rehabilitation, palliative care, behavioral helth and pain management.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6603 - Clinical Studies
Credits: 2
Instruction in communication skills, interviewing techniques, physical examination, documentation and clinical reasoning. The course will include hospital based patient encounters and developing comfort and introduction to the physical role.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6610 - Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease
Credits: 8
Introduces cell physiology and cell biology, function, genetics, and genetic diseases, genes. Topics include membrane physiology; sensory receptors; muscle energetics and contractibility; autonomic nervous system; tissue response to disease; pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics; genetic disorders; pharmacogenetics. Incorporates relevant fundamental principles in anatomy, pathology, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6615 - Ecology of Health and Medicine Foundations I
Credits: 1
This course integrates thematic content with an emphasis on core concepts needed for clinical practice in the changing healthcare environment. Students will explore areas related to humanism in medicine including the themes of diversity, health equity, ethics, professionalism, and determinants of health.
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HM 6620 - Invaders and Defenders
Credits: 7
Systems addressed include the immune system, microbial biology, infectious diseases, inflammation and repair, and skin and connective tissue. Topics discussed include the pathogenesis and immunity of infectious disease, immunodeficiencies, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity, the basis of immunologic diagnostics. Additionally, this course will include relevant fundamental scientific principles in anatomy, pathology, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6625 - Ecology of Health and Medicine Foundations II
Credits: 1
This course integrates thematic content with an emphasis on core concepts needed for clinical practice in the changing healthcare environment. Students will explore areas related to humanism in medicine including the themes of diversity, health equity, ethics, professionalism, and determinants of health.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6630 - Circulatory System
Credits: 11
Provides an interdisciplinary approach to cardiovascular, respiratory, and renal-urinary medicine, including anatomy, physiology, radiology, pathology, medicine, and surgery. Topics include cardiac electrophysiology and cardiac muscle mechanics, myocardial infarction and cardiac repair, thoracic and pulmonary anatomy, ventilatory mechanics, gas exchange, obstructive, restrictive, and pulmonary-vascular diseases, renal function, and common kidney diseases.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6635 - Ecology of Health and Medicine Foundations III
Credits: 1
This course integrates thematic content with an emphasis on core concepts needed for clinical practice in the changing healthcare environment. Students will explore areas related to humanism in medicine including the themes of diversity, health equity, ehtics, professionalism, and determinants of health.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6640 - Blood and Cancer
Credits: 3
Introduces students with the basic pathophysiologic mechanisms leading to disturbances of red cell, white cell, and platelet production, as well as abnormalities of hemostasis presenting clinical problems, with an emphasis on pathophysiology. Additionally, this course will include relevant fundamental scientific principles in anatomy, pathology, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6645 - Ecology of Health and Medicine Foundations IV
Credits: 1
This course integrates thematic content with an emphasis on core concepts needed for clinical practice in the changing healthcare environment. Students will explore areas related to humanism in medicine including the themes of diversity, health equity, ethics, professionalism, and determinants of health.
Restricted Restricted to WWAMI medical students only.
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HM 6650 - Energetic and Homeostasis
Credits: 7
Integrates discussions of metabolism, nutrition, obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal/liver physiology and endocrinology, including physiology and pathology of digestion and hepatic function, principles and practice of clinical nutrition, endocrine metabolism, and clinically important endocrine pathophysiology. Relevant anatomy, pathology and pharmacology of the endocrine and gastrointestinal systems will be covered.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6700 - Research Methods
Credits: 2
The course will describe various types of medical studies along with the advantages and limitations of each. Students will explore statistical tools related to diagnostic testing, and treatment efficacy.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6710 - Fund. Medical Sci. & Research
Credits: 1
Max Credit 9
Comprehensive introduction to foundational basic science and research concepts in medicine. Topics covered include molecular and cell biology; human physiology, genetics and biochemistry; community health and disease; clinical epidemiology, research study design and data analysis. Incorporates fundamental principles of anatomy, pathology, and pharmacology, and medicine in society.
Restricted Restricted to WWAMI medical students
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HM 6800 - Mind, Brain, Behavior
Credits: 9
Explains the foundational principles of the organization and function of the head, neck, and central nervous system with a focus on clinical application of this knowledge to systematically approach the differential diagnosis and management of major neurologic, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders. Covers current therapeutic approaches to disease including pharmacological, behavioral, surgical, and other therapies.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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HM 6900 - Life Cycles and Reproduction
Credits: 5
Covers normal and abnormal human development reproductive functions including formation and maturation of ova and sperm, menstruation, normal pregnancy, and labor and delivery. Provides information concerning infertility, family planning techniques, urinary disorders, and reproductive aging and demography of human population. Includes relevant fundamental scientific principles in pelvic anatomy, pathology, histology, imaging, and pharmacology.
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in the WWAMI Medical Education Program.
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Information Literacy |
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LBRY 3010 - Research from a Distance
Credits: 1
Students locate, evaluate, and synthesize free and fee-based information resources used in academic and work environments, with a special focus on accessing information remotely. Course assignments are customized to student’s academic major and career goals. Students discuss ethical and legal issues surrounding information use.
USP Code [L< >(none)]
Prerequisite: ENGL 1010 or equivalent, junior standing.
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LBRY 3020 - Research as Social Capital
Credits: 3
Prepares students to be critical thinkers and interdisciplinary researchers. Skills and habits of mind taught will enable students to locate, interact with, and present information in a service-learning framework and around the class theme of social capital, preparing them for university-level research and life after graduation.
USP Code [L< >COM2]
Prerequisite: Successful completion of a COM1 course or equivalent.
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LBRY 5600 - Research Data Management
Credits: 3
A general approach to research data management for graduate students and researchers. Topics include: the case for data management, data management planning, meeting grant requirements, formatting and organizing, storing and transferring, legal and ethical issues, strategies for research teams, sharing data, and publishing, citing, and rights to research data.
Cross Listed ES 5600 /GRAD 5600.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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IMGT 1400 - Introduction to Business Analytics
Credits: 3
Concerned with the role of information systems in managing organizations to make them more competitive and efficient. Specific topics include organizational and technical foundations of information systems and building and managing systems. Special emphasis will be made on learning hands on tools that are easily accessible to students, including Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access.
Former Course Number [2400]
Prerequisite: MATH 1400 .
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IMGT 3400 - Database Management Systems
Credits: 3
Concerned with the fundamentals of modern database information systems. Specific topics include database systems design, entity-relationship models, relational, hierarchical, and network database models, query languages, and data warehousing.
Prerequisite: IMGT 1400 .
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IMGT 4020 - Information Security
Credits: 3
Investigation, prevention and control surrounding the protection of business related data, information and technology resources. Includes the use of industry supported frameworks aimed at the evaluation of threats; design of information security architectures; implementation processes; reporting and monitoring, along with ongoing maintenance, intrusion detection, security log analysis, and contingency planning.
Cross Listed ACCT 4020 .
Prerequisite: IMGT 3400 or ACCT 3610 .
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IMGT 4050 - Business Analytics
Credits: 3
This class prepares students to understand, manage, and visualize data. Students will learn how to apply the appropriate analytic tools, and communicate their findings and their relevance. Topics covered include data wrangling, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics.
Prerequisite: IMGT 1400 , STAT 2050 or equivalent.
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IMGT 4455 - Systems Analysis and Design
Credits: 3
Concerned with the analysis, management, and conceptual design of information systems. Specific topics include systems planning, requirements analysis, business process modeling and redesign, flexibility analysis, alternative analysis, and architectural selection and design focused on supporting an organization’s business requirements through various system design methodologies.
Cross Listed MGT 4455 .
Former Course Number [3450]
Prerequisite: IMGT 1400 and Advanced Business Standing.
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IMGT 4500 - Business Analytics
Credits: 3
This class prepares students to understand, manage, and visualize data. Students will learn how to apply the appropriate analytic tools and communicate the findings and their relevance. Topics covered include data wrangling, descriptive analytics, predictive analytics, and prescriptive analytics.
Prerequisite: IMGT 1400, STAT 2050 or equivalent.
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IMGT 4990 - Contemporary Topics in Information Management
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Concerned with contemporary topics in information management and serves as elective credits for a minor in information management. A variety of subjects may be considered for this course including corporate information systems, object oriented technology, management of information technology, decision support systems, and data communication and network.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
Prerequisite: IMGT 3400 or concurrent enrollment.
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INBU 1040 - Introduction to International Business
Credits: 3
A broad survey of the field of international business which introduces basic concepts of international business activity and theory and reviews major foreign environmental forces–financial, economic and socioeconomic, physical, sociocultural, political, legal, labor, competitive and distributive-
Cross Listed INST 1040 .
Former Course Number [BUSN 2000]
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INBU 3110 - Global Business Ethics
Credits: 3
This course will provide students with fundamental grounding in business ethics and corporate social responsibility, including recent developments related to universal principles for ethical business practice. Students will gain tools for ethical decision making in the global context to maintain sustainable businesses for the 21st century.
Prerequisite: sophomore class standing.
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INBU 4570 - Global Business Issues
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Designed to give students a broad overview of current issues in international business. Includes classroom instruction and may include travel to a foreign country and visits to major foreign firms. A written assignment is required.
Dual Listed INBU 5570 .
Former Course Number [BUSN 4540]
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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INBU 4900 - Problems in International Business
Credits: 1-4
Max Credit (Max. 4)
Individual projects of a research nature, under direct supervision of a professor. Written report required.
Former Course Number [BUSN 4900]
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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INBU 4910 - Selected Topics in International Business
Credits: 3
For advanced students; consists of an in-depth study of a selected area of international business. Specific area(s) to be considered in any given semester are printed in the class schedule. Topics may include globalization and business, international accounting, international management and negotiation, or topics related to doing business in a particular country or region.
Former Course Number [BUSN 4910]
Prerequisite: junior class standing and other courses, as appropriate, for specific area/topic being covered.
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INBU 4920 - International Business: Study Abroad
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Credit for course work related to international business undertaken at foreign institutions. Students are responsible for submitting course materials for evaluation for credit by College of Business faculty prior to enrolling. Students arrange for the foreign institutions to send performance evaluations to the Peter M & Paula Green Johnson Student Success Center.
Former Course Number [BUSN 4920]
Prerequisite: consent of department head.
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INBU 5570 - Global Business Issues
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Designed to give students a broad overview of current issues in international business. Includes classroom instruction and may include travel to a foreign country and visits to major foreign firms. A written assignment is required.
Dual Listed INBU 4570 .
Former Course Number [BADM 4540; BUSN 5540]
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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INST 1040 - Introduction to International Business
Credits: 3
A broad study of the field of international business activity and theory and review major foreign environmental forces
Cross Listed INBU 1040 .
Former Course Number [INST 2000]
Prerequisite: ECON 1010 .
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INST 1060 - World Regional Geography
Credits: 3
Covers the distributions, traits, and processes of the Earth’s peoples and landscapes through the perspective of regional geography, which is the study of the spatial relationships of natural environments and human societies.
Cross Listed Cross listed with: GEOG 1000 .
USP Code [CS,G< >H]
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INST 1101 - First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
USP Code [(none)< >FYS]
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INST 1200 - Non-Western Political Cultures
Credits: 3
Gives students appreciation of non-western political cultures and how these cultures have created different political institutions and practices. Non-Western nations of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East are used as case studies.
Cross Listed POLS 1200 .
USP Code [CS,G< >(none)]
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INST 1250 - Introduction to Comparative Government
Credits: 3
How do foreign states deal with the numerous challenges to their stability? Do institutions affect a state’s approach to solving different problems? How do these different approaches affect policy? This course introduces students to different styles of governance and compare countries from around the world with reference to their political ideology.
Cross Listed POLS 1250 .
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INST 1330 - World History since 1750
Credits: 3
A history of the world’s peoples and societies from 1750 to the present, with an emphasis on the diversity and interconnectedness of human life in the past.
USP Code [CS,G< >(none)]
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INST 2200 - Study Abroad Preparation
Credits: 1
Prepares students for long-term study in a foreign country, by helping them to adapt to and understand the host country’s culture, history, geography, political, and economic context. The course provides the practical information necessary for a foreign experience by exploring the principles of culture shock, ethnocentrism, cultural relativism, and the fundamentals of cross-cultural communication.
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INST 2230 - Introduction to Asian Studies
Credits: 3
Asia, the world’s largest continent, is home to virtually half of humanity and a broad spectrum of peoples, languages, religions, and cultures. This course introduces the cultural, political, economic, and environmental landscapes of this diverse region.
USP Code [G< >COM2]
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INST 2240 - Introduction to African Studies
Credits: 3
Confronts African stereotypes by exploring the continent’s complex history and current affairs, with the help of different disciplinary perspectives, such as economics, political science, and anthropology. Equipped with the basics, students will be primed to tackle more advanced courses on Africa.
Cross Listed AAST 2240 .
USP Code [WB< >COM2]
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INST 2250 - Introduction to Latin American Studies
Credits: 3
An introduction to the culture, history and politics of Latin America, from the US/Mexico border to the Antarctic ice fields of Patagonia. We will consider historical events and encounters from pre-Conquest times to contemporary crises. Our toolkit includes geography, anthropology, history, political economy, literature and cultural studies.
USP Code [(none)< >COM2]
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INST 2260 - Foreign Locale
Credits: 3-6
Max Credit (Max. 9)
A UW course taught primarily or entirely in a foreign locale.
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INST 2280 - Introduction to European Studies
Credits: 3
This class explores the historical development of notions of community and difference, territories and borders, race and identity, and nationalism and post-national integration in Europe between 1789 and the present. It draws upon history, politics, geography, cultural studies, and anthropology.
Cross Listed HIST 2280 .
USP Code [(none)< >COM2]
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INST 2310 - Introduction to International Relations
Credits: 3
Analyzes the nature of international relations, emphasizing various methods of explaining and interpreting the behavior of nation-states. In doing so, the course illustrates the contemporary problems of world politics.
Cross Listed POLS 2310 .
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INST 2350 - Introduction to Global Studies
Credits: 3
Taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of globalization, the course explores the links between trade, consumption, civil society, social justice, and ecological integrity.
USP Code [CS,G< >(none)]
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INST 2990 - Topics in International Studies
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 15)
Accommodates seminar series and/or course offerings including those by interdisciplinary teams and visiting faculty in international studies not covered by other courses.
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INST 3000 - Social Change
Credits: 3
Studies causes, processes and consequences of structural transformations in historical and comparative perspective. Reviews and assesses forces that account for sociological changes. Explores social change globally as well as in the U. S.
Cross Listed SOC 3000 .
Former Course Number [2100]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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INST 3050 - Economic Geography
Credits: 3
Economic geography is the study of the location, distribution and spatial organization of economic activities across the globe; specifically how the economic realm is intertwined with other spheres of international social life. It explores the inherent logics and mechanisms of the capitalist system, and the social and spatial inequalities that result.
Cross Listed GEOG 3050 .
When Offered (Normally offered fall semester every other year)
Prerequisite: 6 hours of Social Sciences or International Studies.
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INST 3100 - Chinese Society
Credits: 3
Reviews origins and consequences of Chinese revolution in comparative and cultural perspectives. Discusses influence of historical traditions and social structure on individual lives and behavioral patterns.
Cross Listed SOC 3100 .
USP Code [G< > (none)]
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 .
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INST 3200 - Comparative Political Cultures
Credits: 3
Histories and experiences of various societies have shaped their values, norms, beliefs, expectations, and attitudes. This class explores how the beliefs, values, and lifestyles of various societies shape peoples’ views of their place in the politics of the state and of the state’s place in their daily lives.
Cross Listed POLS 3200 .
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or permission of instructor.
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INST 3400 - Politics and Society of Turkey
Credits: 3
Examines the history of Turkey with an emphasis on its relationship with the Western world. Major topics include the Ottoman Empire; Ataturk and the founding of the Republic of Turkey; Turkey’s role in the Cold War, Kurdish and other minority populations; the changing Turkish political landscape, the evolution of Islamist politics; and recent relations with the United States and European Union.
USP Code [G< >(none)]
Prerequisite: INST 1200 /POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 and INST 2310 /POLS 2310 or permission of instructor.
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INST 3420 - The Anthropology of Global Issues
Credits: 3
Using anthropology’s long-term, holistic and comparative approaches, the course examines key global issues, e. g. , poverty, war, disease, environmental degradation, and terrorism from an anthropological perspective.
Cross Listed ANTH 3420 .
Prerequisite: ANTH 1200 .
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INST 3860 - World Food, Ag, & Development
Credits: 3
Explores economic approaches to improving nutrition, agriculture production, and the environment in developing regions of the world. Students gain understanding of complex conditions surrounding food security; institutions involved with food policy, aid, and production; environmental factors influencing agricultural production; inequality; and international cultural and societal food disparities.
Cross Listed AGEC 3860 .
When Offered (Normally offered spring semester)
USP Code [G< >H]
Prerequisite: AGEC 1010 /ECON 1010 or ECON 1020 .
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INST 3910 - Global Sociology
Credits: 3
Global Sociology explores how humans shape and are shaped by globalization processes. Globalization creates inherent risks, such as increased inequality and violence, but also opportunities for greater democracy and a stronger global civil society. This course examines social, cultural, institutional, and economic factors and their effects on societies around the world.
Cross Listed SOC 3910 .
When Offered (Offered once a year).
Prerequisite: SOC 1000 or ANTH 1200 or INST 2350 .
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INST 3933 - African Philosophy
Credits: 3
Examines the work of philosophers of Africa, of African descent and others who deal with the African diaspora. Topics include the nature of African philosophy and the African American struggle, African colonialism, philosophy, political philosophy and gender, traditional African thought.
Cross Listed AAST 3933 /PHIL 3933 .
USP Code [(none)< >H]
Restricted Restricted to junior or senior class standing.
Prerequisite: A prior course in AAST, INST or PHIL.
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INST 4013 - Political Geography
Credits: 3
Geographic space mediates political action and is generated by it, and spatial forms are produced by governmental agencies that must respond or adapt to emerging patterns of political disruption and tendencies of social change. Students in this course learn to think about the relationship between politics and space at multiple scales and in global context. They also develop an inter-disciplinary approach to the sub-discipline of political geography in social and historical context, and, in that sense, develop a capacity to think and act as political geographers.
Cross Listed GEOG 4013 , GEOG 5013 , INST 5013
Prerequisite: 6 hours in social science
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INST 4050 - Development, Africa, and Culture
Credits: 3
Focuses on the complex and checkered relationships between Western-inspired development and African cultures. Striking a balance among ethnographic case studies, theoretical lenses, and practical implications, understand what Euro-American efforts at foreign development, including contemporary globalization, look like from an African perspective. Provides an understanding of African expectations of development and developers.
Cross Listed AAST 4050 .
Dual Listed INST 5050 .
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor consultation.
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INST 4060 - NGOs, Development, and Culture
Credits: 3
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) have grown exponentially in number and are often viewed as the new and best vehicle for international development. By focusing on international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), in the contexts of Western aid to post-colonial societies and the role they play in the international aid system, the course explores INGOs from historical, global, and cultural perspectives.
Dual Listed INST 5060 .
Prerequisite: junior standing and instructor permission.
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INST 4100 - Global Public Health
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the global context of public health, to principles underlying global health, and to dimensions of public health particular to international settings. It examines major themes and policies in global health and analyzes health problems and varying responses to them in different parts of the world.
Cross Listed HLSC 4100 .
Dual Listed INST 5100 .
USP Code [G< >(none)]
Prerequisite: upper division student status.
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INST 4175 - Gender, Women, and Health
Credits: 3
Focuses on issues of gender, women and health, including the effects of gender bias in medical research and health care practices and policies. Health care issues of specific concern to women, both nationally and internationally will be examined.
Cross Listed GWST 4175 .
When Offered (Offered every other year)
USP Code [CS,G< >(none)]
Prerequisite: upper-division standing, lower division social or psychological science course.
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INST 4200 - China and Globalization
Credits: 3
The economic reforms in China have been political, cultural, and above all, global processes. Understanding these processes of economic reform tells us much about the role of government, culture, and globalization in the transition from socialism to capitalism, as well as about China’s future role in the world.
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 /INST 1200 or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 or HIST 2041 or SOC 3100 .
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INST 4215 - European Union
Credits: 3
Examines the European Union’s history, institutional structures, and policy areas and explores the positive and negative effects of European integration.
Cross Listed POLS 4215 .
Dual Listed INST 5215 .
Prerequisite: POLS 1200 or POLS 1250 or POLS 2310 or permission of instructor.
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INST 4240 - Global Sex Work and Trafficking
Credits: 3
Drawing upon case studies from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe, this course explores the gendered intersections of power and privilege through the lens of sex work, broadly defined as the exchange of intimacy for something of value, and trafficking, defined as coerced forms of sex work.
Cross Listed GWST 4240 .
Dual Listed INST 5240 .
USP Code [G< >(none)]
Prerequisite: 3-6 hours of WMST or INST.
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