Sep 27, 2024  
2021-2022 University of Wyoming Catalog 
    
2021-2022 University of Wyoming Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Offerings


Changes in Catalog Information

The course offerings and requirements of the University of Wyoming are under examination and revision continually. This catalog is not a contract; it merely presents the offerings and requirements in effect at the time of publication and in no way guarantees that the offerings and requirements will not change.

Not all courses are offered each term. The listing of courses does not imply a contractual obligation to offer the same during the year of publication of this catalog. The university reserves the right to offer, limit, or cancel course offerings for academic, funding, or facility considerations, and to cancel any offered course for which there is not sufficient enrollment.

The university reserves the right to change approved course listings at any time during a student’s term of residence.

Preparatory Courses Taught at UW by Laramie County Community College

The University of Wyoming has contracted for Laramie County Community College to offer preparatory courses on the university campus. University students will register through the normal university registration process. Inclusion of these courses in a student’s schedule will count as part of the credit load for determining full-time status; however, UW credit is not awarded. For further information, contact the LCCC coordinator, at (307) 766-2514 or go to Ross Hall, rooms 26 and 27.

Course Credits

The amount of credit offered for any course work published in this catalog is based on and governed by prior university faculty recommendation and institutional determinations.

A credit hour denotes a unit of academic work. Normally, one credit hour is earned in a course meeting one hour per week for a semester (15‑16 weeks). Each credit hour unit requires an average of three hours of student-effort per week. In variable-credit courses, the efforts required of the students are proportional to the credit hours attempted.

Even if topics differ in separate sections, variable-credit courses have limits on the number of credits which can be earned in that course in a semester and/or a student’s career.

Format of Course Listings

On the following pages, courses approved for offering are listed by college, program subject, and course level (number).

The heading which precedes the brief description of each course shows the current course identification number; former course number(s), if any, in brackets; course title; a designation in bold brackets ([QB< >Q], e.g. [USP 2003 designation< >USP 2015 designation]), if any, concerning applicability of the course to the University Studies Program (see below for designation); the number of semester credit hours established for the course (fixed or variable with the semester); and the career maximum of credit for successive term enrollments in the identified course, if different from the established semester credit-hours limit. For example, “1-3 (Max.9)” means that a student may earn between 1 and 3 hours of credit for that course within one semester and a maximum of 9 hours within a degree career. The course description indicates any prerequisites for that course and if it is offered for satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading only.

Course Levels

University courses are distinguished by number indicating five levels of instruction as follows:

0000‑0999 Preparatory courses (no credit)
1000‑2999 Primarily for Freshmen and Sophomores
3000‑4999 Primarily for Juniors and Seniors
5000‑5999 Primarily for Graduate Students
6000-6999 Law courses, WWAMI courses, and Doctor of Pharmacy courses

A bracketed course number [ ] indicates a previous number of the same course. Double credit cannot be earned by repeating a course.

Prerequisites are the primary factor which normally govern whether a student may enroll for any particular course. However, individual departments and/or colleges may place additional restrictions on course enrollments (e.g. enrollment may be restricted by student classification).

Enrollment in engineering courses is generally limited to engineering students.

Law courses are normally open only to students approved for the program.

Graduate students may enroll in courses numbered 1000‑3999 to satisfy undergraduate deficiencies but only courses numbered 4000 and above will be computed into the graduate GPA and allowed for graduate credit.

University Studies Program Designations

C1 = Communication 1

C2 = Communication 2

C3 = Communication 3

FY = First-Year Seminar

H = Human Culture

PN = Physical and Natural World

Q = Quantitative Reasoning

V = U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions

*Please note: Throughout the department pages and course descriptions in this catalog, a few of the USP 2015 designations will appear as such: C1 = COM1; C2 = COM2; C3 = COM3; FY = FYS.

 

Political Science

  
  • POLS 4850 - Seminar in American Politics and Institutions


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Includes reading and research on selected U. S. government and politics problems.


    Dual Listed POLS 5850 .
    USP Code [(none)< >COM3]
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science including POLS 1000  and consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 4870 - Seminar in International Relations


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Encompasses reading and research in international law and politics.


    Dual Listed POLS 5870 .
    USP Code [(none)< >COM3]
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 4890 - Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Researches selected topics in comparative government and politics.


    Dual Listed POLS 5890 .
    USP Code [WC,G< >C3]
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5000 - Survey of Public Administration


    Credits: 3
    Designed to introduce the beginning graduate student to the study and practice of public administration at all levels of government. Attention is also directed to specific functions and processes such as intergovernmental relations, budgeting, personnel, and regulation.


    Prerequisite: graduate status and consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5013 - Political Geography


    Credits: 3
    Geographic space is subdivided into political units to aid human interaction and to facilitate political processes. Examines the spatial organization of political space and its effects upon political processes at varying geographic scales ranging from the local to international.


    Cross Listed GEOG 5013 .
    Dual Listed Dual list with POLS 4013 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing

  
  • POLS 5051 - Environmental Politics


    Credits: 3
    Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides students with a basic understanding of how to analyze political issues by: (1) examining the historical and contemporary issues that produce controversy over environmental matters; and (2) surveying the impacts of these issues on the formulation and implementation of laws, policies, and regulations.


    Cross Listed AMST 4051 / ENR 4051 /GEOG 4051 /REWM 4051 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4051 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5060 - American Intergovernmental Relations


    Credits: 3
    Theory and practice of American federalism.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5080 - Organizational Development


    Credits: 3
    Exposed to psychological concepts as they apply to organizations. Topics include organizational culture, motivations affecting a person’s behavior in the workplace, personal interactions within organizations, and resolution of personal conflicts within the workplace.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5090 - Anglo-American Jurisprudence


    Credits: 3
    Considers topics, such as functions of law in a democratic society; historical origins and growth of the common law as contrasted to the civil (code) law systems; and principal theories of nature and functions of law which have influenced development of English and American legal institutions.


    Dual Listed POLS 4090 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5100 - Constitutional Law: Institutional Powers


    Credits: 3
    Encompasses case-study analysis of judicial decisions and policies affecting constitutional interrelationships among the three branches of federal government, federal-state relations, as well as powers of the states and federal government in the area of social and economic regulatory laws.


    Dual Listed POLS 4100 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5110 - Constitutional Law: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights


    Credits: 3
    Encompasses case-study analysis of judicial decisions and policies of the constitutional interpretation of the 1st Amendment (freedom of speech, press, association and religion), privacy rights, the rights of the criminally accused, and civil rights (racial and gender equality).


    Dual Listed POLS 4110 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 , POLS 3100  recommended.

  
  • POLS 5160 - Legal Philosophy


    Credits: 3
    This course examines the philosophies that undergird the law, considering both ancient and modern legal thought. Throughout the course, both historical and contemporary examples will be used to illustrate the salient differences between philosophical approaches, to better articulate our understanding of the law.


    Dual Listed POLS 4160 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5210 - Seminar in Human Security


    Credits: 3-6
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    A broad interdisciplinary approach to the study of human security within the field of international studies and global politics in order to explore the theories and processes that explain past and emerging patterns of behavior in the international system, as well as key aspects of local to global policymaking.


    Dual Listed INST 5210 .
  
  • POLS 5215 - 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 INST 5215 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4215 .
    Former Course Number [5220]
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5230 - Governments and Politics Of Asia


    Credits: 3
    Studies political systems of East Asia. Analyzes impact of social and economic factors upon political institutions.


    Dual Listed POLS 4230 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 . POLS 3100  recommended.

  
  • POLS 5255 - Politics of Developing Nations


    Credits: 3
    An analysis of the processes of political, economic and social change in the non-Western world.


    Cross Listed INST 5255 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4255 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 /INST 1200  or POLS 1250 /INST 1250  or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5260 - Democratization and Regime Change


    Credits: 3
    Examines the theoretical/empirical research on causes of democratic transition and consolidation, including new waves of democratization and prospects for democratization in other contexts. Focus is given to a variety of theoretical/methodological perspectives such as the structural, strategic, social/cultural, institutional, and economic approaches.


    Cross Listed INST 5260 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4260 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science or international studies, including POLS 1200 , or POLS 1250 , or POLS 2310 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5290 - Inter-American Relations


    Credits: 3
    Surveys inter-American system and idea of hemispheric unity. Analyzes major issues confronting inter- American community.


    Dual Listed POLS 4290 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science, including POLS 1200  /INST 1200 , or POLS 1250 /INST 1250 , or POLS 2310 /INST 2310 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5330 - American Foreign Relations


    Credits: 3
    Analyzes American foreign policy decision-making process and selected contemporary foreign policy problems. Stresses political and institutional factors along with analysis of policy options.


    Cross Listed INST 5330 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4330 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5340 - International Organizations


    Credits: 3
    Encompasses development of world organizations such as League of Nations, United Nations and its affiliate bodies. Also studies regional organizations and private international bodies.


    Dual Listed POLS 4340 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5350 - Sustainable Development and Global Policy


    Credits: 3
    Considers in-depth meaning of “sustainable development” and trade-offs necessary to achieve it. Considers this issue from global perspective through application of theories in economics, political science, international relations, technology studies and ethics.


    Dual Listed POLS 4350 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5360 - International Peace and Conflict


    Credits: 3
    Why do nations go to war, engage in atrocities such as genocide, or move toward peace following conf lict? Examines underlying processes behind both conflict and peace in the international system, including sources of conflict and ways conflicts might be moved toward sustainable peace.


    Cross Listed INST 5360 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4360 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5375 - Transitional Justice


    Credits: 3
    Mechanisms provide accountability for gross human rights violations and acts of mass atrocity within nations. Case studies are used to examine types of transitional justice interventions; tensions between demands of justice at local, national, and international levels; and transitional justice’s role in post-conflict peace-building and reconciliation.


    Cross Listed INST 5375 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4375 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5385 - Environment and Resource Conflict


    Credits: 3
    Drawing on key theory and contemporary real-world case studies this course explores how environmental change and the competition for scarce resources (such as food, water, oil, gems, and timber) have increasingly been linked to violent interstate and intrastate conflict and how such conflicts might be addressed, managed, or resolved through international and national action.


    Cross Listed INST 5385 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4385 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of POLS or INST, including POLS 2310 /INST 2310 .

  
  • POLS 5400 - Public Personnel Management


    Credits: 3
    Designed to integrate information about the political environment of personnel administration with problem solving exercises in such specific areas as job analysis, affirmative action, and flextime. A number of topics including the evolution of the civil service, the rights and responsibilities of governmental employees, the functions of public personnel management, and collective bargaining processes are also covered.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5410 - Administrative Behavior and Theory of Organization


    Credits: 3
    An advanced course in the theory of organization and the workings of public agencies.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5420 - Seminar In Public Administration


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    A reading and research course in selected topics in public administration.


    Dual Listed POLS 4420 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000  and consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5430 - United States Presidency


    Credits: 3
    Analyzes the office of the president, its roles, development, relationships with other governmental agencies, and problems in the contemporary world.


    Dual Listed POLS 4430 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5435 - Presidential Elections


    Credits: 3
    Examines the process of electing the U. S. president. Topics include the roles of presidential primaries, caucuses, and conventions; campaign strategies; media coverage; citizen participation; the electoral college; and reforms.


    Dual Listed POLS 4435 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5440 - Principles and Processes of Government Budgeting


    Credits: 3
    Analyzes the principles, processes and politics of the budgetary process in the U. S. It examines the various theories of budgetary decision-making, the politics of budgeting and budgetary reforms.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000  and graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5445 - Drug War Geopolitics in the Americas


    Credits: 3
    This course examines illegal drug commodity chains and international efforts to police the drug trade in the Americas. It approaches the drug war through a “critical geopolitics” framework, also covering broader themes such as international politics, livelihoods, development, environmental justice, the global economy, race-based discrimination, public health, and resistance movements.


    Cross Listed INST 5445 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4445 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5450 - Administrative Regulation


    Credits: 3
    Significant points of contact between government and business are stressed. Government activities designed to regulate and aid such economic interests as business, labor, agriculture, and consumers are dealt with at length.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5455 - Energy Security


    Credits: 3
    Evaluates the geopolitical and socioeconomic issues surrounding the roots of energy insecurity and the global challenge to provide adequate, affordable, and accessible energy. Topics of study include the questions of energy nationalism, climate security, import dependence and transportation insecurities, the future of fossil fuels and alternative energies.


    Cross Listed INST 5455 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4455 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of INST or POLS, including INST 2310 /POLS 2310 .

  
  • POLS 5460 - Public Administration and Law


    Credits: 3
    Focuses on various facets of the relationship between American public administration and law. Emphasis is placed on the emerging body of administrative law as a context for jurisprudential reasoning in administrative decision making.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5465 - Survey of the Nonprofit Sector


    Credits: 3
    This foundational course is designed to give students of diverse backgrounds a common framework for understanding the nonprofit sector in the United States and globally. Students in this course will identify and interpret key theories, issues, and challenges in the nonprofit world and will consider the implications for practice.


    Dual Listed POLS 4465 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5475 - Politics of Natural Resources in Latin America


    Credits: 3
    This course examines major trends in resource extraction, management, and conservation in Latin America, and the politics surrounding those trends, from theoretical, social, political, economic, and ecological perspectives and through a variety of grounded case studies. The theories and concepts we study are applicable to resource politics beyond Latin America.


    Cross Listed INST 5475 .
    Dual Listed POLS 4475 .
    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5480 - Ethics In Government


    Credits: 3
    The student is introduced to the ethical nature and dilemmas of public administration in American constitutional government. Such topics are addressed as source of ethical obligation, role of loyalty, application of moral philosophy, constitutional theory and ethical obligation, relation of theory and practice, and methods of ethical reflection.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5500 - Internship in Public Administration


    Credits: 1-6
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Educationally-oriented assignments for work in selected public agencies, with tutorial types of supervision.


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5510 - Public Policy and Program Management


    Credits: 3
    An overview of governmental policy making processes in the U. S and the uses of applied policy analysis.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5520 - Public Opinion


    Credits: 3
    Deals with natures of a public in a democracy and means of forming and manipulating public opinion. Emphasizes the role of public opinion as an essential ingredient of the policy-making process in popular government.


    Dual Listed POLS 4520 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5530 - USCongress


    Credits: 3
    Analyze aspects of the U. S. Congress, including election of congressmen, legislative process, congressional-presidential relations, and the influence of political parties, interest groups, and constituents on the legislative process.


    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .

  
  • POLS 5540 - Public Policy Perspectives


    Credits: 3
    Acquaints students with the underlying structure and dynamics of public policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation at the state, local, and federal levels. Drawing on a number of analytic approaches, the course seeks to understand this complex political phenomenon in the context of the institutions that drive it.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5555 - Political Ecology


    Credits: 3
    Political ecology is a multidisciplinary field of study that emphasizes the role of politics, power relations, and inequality in the study of human-environment relations. In this course we will consider how political ecology can help us rethink environmental knowledge and problem solving in a variety of contexts locally and globally.


    Cross Listed INST 5555 & INST/POLS/GEOG 4555
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or social science coursework.

  
  • POLS 5560 - Public Administration in Literature and Film


    Credits: 3
    Examines the ways novelists and directors have viewed public administration, the accuracy of portrayals, how views have changed, how novelists and directors have helped create and disparage the rise of the administrative state, and types of administrative arrangements favored.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5570 - Graduate Readings


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Special programs of readings of government and politics will be outlined to meet needs of individual students.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing or consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5600 - Political Violence


    Credits: 3
    Examines causes and consequences of violence both among individuals and among nations.


    Dual Listed POLS 4600 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 1000 , or SOC 1000 , or POLS 1200 , or POLS 1250 , or POLS 2310 , or permission of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5640 - Political Philosophy: Ancient and Medieval


    Credits: 3
    Surveys political philosophy from Classical Greek period to Machiavelli.


    Dual Listed POLS 4640 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 2460 , or POLS 3600 , or consent of the instructor.

  
  • POLS 5650 - Political Philosophy: Modern


    Credits: 3
    Surveys political philosophy from Machiavelli through the 19th century.


    Dual Listed POLS 4650 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 2460 , or POLS 3600 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5660 - Political Philosophy: Contemporary


    Credits: 3
    Examines central developments in political philosophy that guide action in today’s world.


    Dual Listed POLS 4660 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 2460 , or POLS 3600 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5680 - Research Methods for Political Science


    Credits: 3
    Introduction to methodology of empirical analysis appropriate for political science and public policy, including introduction to the philosophy of science, research designs, hypothesis formation, measurement, and data collection.


    Prerequisite: STAT 2050 , STAT 2070 , STAT 5070  or equivalent.

  
  • POLS 5681 - Methods of Political Analysis


    Credits: 3
    Introduction to methods of analysis focusing on understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each method and practical issues arising during the analysis stage of research. Covers quantitative analysis through multiple regression, case study analysis, and archival/ historical analysis.


    Prerequisite: STAT 2050 , STAT 2070 , STAT 5070  or equivalent.

  
  • POLS 5684 - Empirical Analysis for Public Administration


    Credits: 3
    Designed for students in public administration to train them to make decisions based on empirical evidence in policy and management. Course draws concepts from system analysis, management science, operations research, and social science methodology to provide an understanding of various policy analysis and program management techniques across many applications.


    Prerequisite: POLS 5000 .

  
  • POLS 5685 - Program Evaluation and Policy Analysis


    Credits: 3
    Explores techniques for analyzing and evaluating public policy choices and impacts.


    Dual Listed POLS 4685 .
    Prerequisite: STAT 5070  or equivalent and an introductory research methods course in social science or related discipline.

  
  • POLS 5690 - Capstone in Public Management


    Credits: 3
    Integrates theories and concepts introduced in core and option-core courses, and emphasizes students’ application of them to various administrative settings.


    Prerequisite: completion of all other core and option core requirements in the MPA Program.

  
  • POLS 5710 - Topics In Political Science


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Intended to accommodate various specialized subjects not offered as regular courses.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5810 - Seminar in Political Philosophy


    Credits: 3
    Encompasses reading and research on selected problems in political philosophy.


    Dual Listed POLS 4810 .
    Prerequisite: POLS 2460 , or POLS 3600 , or consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5840 - Seminar in Public Law


    Credits: 3
    Max Credit (Max. 6)

    Includes reading and research on selected problems in public law.


    Dual Listed POLS 4840 .
  
  • POLS 5850 - Seminar in American Politics and Institutions


    Credits: 3
    Includes reading and research on selected U. S. government and politics problems.


    Dual Listed POLS 4850 .
    Prerequisite: 9 hours of political science including POLS 1000  and consent of instructor.

  
  • POLS 5870 - Seminar in International Relations


    Credits: 3
    Encompasses reading and research in international law and politics.


    Dual Listed POLS 4870 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5890 - Seminar in Comparative Government and Politics


    Credits: 3
    Researches selected topics in comparative government and politics.


    Dual Listed POLS 4890 .
    Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. POLS 2310  strongly recommended.

  
  • POLS 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 3)

    Work in classroom with a major professor. Students are expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • POLS 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.

  
  • POLS 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 16)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.

  
  • POLS 5959 - Enrichment Studies


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.


    Note: Note: credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.

  
  • POLS 5960 - Thesis Research


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 24)

    Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.


    Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate degree program.

  
  • POLS 5990 - Internship


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 24)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.


Professional Sales

  
  • SELL 3310 - Professional and Technical Selling


    Credits: 3
    This Professional Selling class focuses on business-to-business selling. It examines Organizational Buying Behavior to develop students’ understanding of customers. It also investigates the process salespeople go through when presenting solutions to customers. This course is for students from various disciplines wanting to explore sales-focused opportunities within their field of study.


    Cross Listed MKT 3310 .
    USP Code [(none)< >COM2]
    Prerequisite: COM1 and sophomore class standing.

  
  • SELL 4310 - Advanced Selling


    Credits: 3
    This course provides students in-depth study of advanced sales concepts including relationship management, problem solving, negotiation, and proposal writing. It also explores the use of data-based decision making and the use of selling technologies. Students will learn how to use data to sell to both resellers and manufacturers.


    Cross Listed MKT 4310 .
    Prerequisite: MKT 3310 /SELL 3310  and junior class standing.

  
  • SELL 4320 - Sales Force Strategies


    Credits: 3
    This class will examine the linkages among management of the sales function, personal selling activities, and the marketing area. Students will gain an understanding of the role of the sales force in achieving of the firm’s marketing, customer relationship, and revenue objectives.


    Cross Listed MKT 4320 .
    Prerequisite: MKT 3310 /SELL 3310  and junior class standing.

  
  • SELL 4330 - Sales Seminar


    Credits: 3
    This course provides students in-depth study of advanced, and cutting edge sales and sales management concepts presenting by top talent in industry. While topic can vary, this seminar teams students with industry experts to explore state-of-the-art thinking in technical sales, sales management, sales training, compensation, and team selling.


    Cross Listed MKT 4330 .
    Prerequisite: MKT 3310 /SELL 3310  and junior class standing.


Professional Studies

  
  • PRST 5070 - Introduction to College Teaching


    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of instructional theory and experiences in applying teaching and assessment methods relevant to the role of an educator in higher education. Linking theories, perspectives, and principles of effective teaching and learning to practice in higher education is a priority of the course. Practicing and experiencing “hands-on” activities will be prime formats of the class.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • PRST 5610 - Introduction to Doctoral Studies


    Credits: 3
    Introduce incoming doctoral students to the fundamentals of doctoral study for the Ph. D. degree. Includes developing an understanding of higher education, the organization and purposes of doctoral programs, and the exploration of the roles of teaching, research, and service at the university.


    Prerequisite: Admission to the program.

  
  • PRST 5880 - Special Problems


    Credits: 1-9
    Provides a broad perspective through selected reading material. Wherever possible the student collects and used original information from a practical work situation. All work is done independently under the direction of a faculty member. A minimum of three conferences are held as necessary to assure successful completion of the project.


    Prerequisite: consent of instructor and school director, and graduate standing.

  
  • PRST 5890 - Directed Professional Study


    Credits: 1-9
    Similar to PRST 5880 . Provides additional opportunity for students to pursue advanced graduate work through independent research. Projects are done under the direction of a graduate faculty member.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • PRST 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching


    Credits: 1-3
    Max Credit (Max. 9)

    Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.


    Prerequisite: graduate standing.

  
  • PRST 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.

  
  • PRST 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus


    Credits: 1-2
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy

  
  • PRST 5960 - Thesis Research


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis.


    Prerequisite: enrolled in a graduate degree program.

  
  • PRST 5980 - Dissertation Research


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their dissertation project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their dissertation.


    Prerequisite: enrolled in a graduate level degree program.

  
  • PRST 5990 - Internship


    Credits: 1-12
    Max Credit (Max. 99)

    Prerequisite: graduate standing.


Psychology

  
  • PSYC 1000 - General Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Surveys the field of psychology through lectures, class discussion and assigned readings. Includes development of behavior, physiological mechanisms of behavior, perception, motivation and emotion, learning, intelligence, individuality and personality and mental health.


    USP Code [CS< >H]
  
  • PSYC 1101 - First-Year Seminar


    Credits: 3
    Political ecology is a multidisciplinary field of study that emphasizes the role of politics, power relations, and inequality in the study of human-environment relations. In this course we will consider how political ecology can help us rethink environmental knowledge and problem solving in a variety of contexts locally and globally.


    Prerequisite: 9 hours of international studies or social science coursework.

  
  • PSYC 2000 - Research Psychological Methods


    Credits: 4
    Introduces some of the methods of investigating psychological questions. Exposure to various research strategies ranging from observational to experimental, using representative laboratory exercises, lectures, readings, films and demonstrations. Requires written and oral reports. May be used to satisfy department’s written and oral communication requirement for majors. Laboratory two hours per week.


    USP Code [WB< >(none)]
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 , WA or COM1, STAT 2050  or STAT 2070 .

  
  • PSYC 2080 - Biological Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Introduces biological bases of behavior. Includes ethology and comparative behavior, psychobiological development, physiological and sensory mechanisms of behavior, and evolution and behavioral genetics. Presents basic structural and functional properties of the nervous system.


    When Offered (Normally offered fall semester)
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000  and general biology.

  
  • PSYC 2210 - Drugs and Behavior


    Credits: 3
    Surveys drugs which affect behavior, emphasizing both psychotherapeutic agents and drugs with abuse potential. Includes brief introduction to the chemistry of the brain and how drugs may have their effects. Behavioral, social, historical and medical aspects of each major class of psychoactive drugs are discussed.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 2300 - Developmental Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Introduces psychological development, including age-related changes in thinking, emotion, and behavior. Major theories, methodologies, and empirical discoveries are surveyed in an exploration of developments beginning with conception, with emphasis on social, affective, and cognitive developments in childhood and infancy and their implications for policy and practice.


    When Offered (Normally offered spring semester)
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 2340 - Abnormal Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Provides a general overview of abnormal behavior, emphasizing types, etiology and treatment methods.


    When Offered (Normally offered spring semester)
    Former Course Number [4340]
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 2380 - Social Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Examines how peoples’ thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the presence of others. Course will cover a broad range of theories and research in social psychology.


    When Offered (Normally offered fall semester)
    Former Course Number [4755]
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 3120 - Cognitive Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Deals with higher mental processes that are primarily unique to human beings from theoretical and research orientations. Emphasizes interrelationships between various cognitive processes and continuity of those processes with perceptual and non-cognitive activities. Discusses how information is processed and remembered.


    When Offered (Normally offered spring semester)
    Former Course Number [4120]
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in 6 hours of psychology including PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 3150 - Moral Development


    Credits: 3
    Students explore the vast psychological literature on moral development in affect, cognition and behavior from infancy to adulthood. Topics covered include major developmental theories, research methodologies, current scientific knowledge and its relationship to issues of cultural diversity, social policy and education.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 , junior/ senior standing or consent of the instructor.

  
  • PSYC 3250 - Health Psychology


    Credits: 3
    Provides overview of growing partnership between psychology and health care, including history of psychology in health care; theoretical foundations of health and illness; intervention and research techniques; stress and high risk behaviors (e. g. , substance abuse, eating behaviors, AIDS); psychology’s contribution to improving outcomes and quality of life in chronic and life-threatening behaviors.


    Cross Listed NURS 3250 .
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 3300 - Psychology of Gender


    Credits: 3
    In this course, we will examine a variety of psychological theories and research on the experiences and behaviors of men and women. We will study attitudes about gender, theories of gender development, and research about similarities and differences between men and women.


    Cross Listed GWST 3300 .
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

  
  • PSYC 3400 - Community Resources for Older Adults


    Credits: 3
    The purpose of this course is to raise student awareness of the needs of older adults in the community and to evaluate the continuum of long-term care resources available, service gaps, program models, and funding mechanisms. Community-based learning is required. 


    Prerequisite: FCSC 2110 or PSYC 1000.

  
  • PSYC 4040 - Cognitive Neuroscience


    Credits: 4
    Examines the underlying neural bases of higher cognitive functions in humans, including attentions, language, motor control, navigation, emotions, and memory, as well as neuroanatomy fundamentals and neuroscience methods such as fMRI and ERP. Lecture and lab components.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 2080  or PSYC 3120  or ZOO 4280 .

  
  • PSYC 4070 - Motivation


    Credits: 3
    Covers classic and contemporary theories and research concerning motivation and the pursuit of goals. Discusses the study of motivation from a variety of perspectives, including biological, environmental, and psychological. Considers the role of emotion in motivational processes.


    Prerequisite: C or better in 6 hours in psychology.

  
  • PSYC 4080 - Physiological Psychology


    Credits: 4
    Examines physiological mechanisms of behavior, strongly emphasizing neural and hormonal processes. Includes fundamentals of neuroanatomy and evolution of the nervous system, basic neurophysiology, sensory and motor processes, as well as the physiology of emotion, motivation, learning and memory. Lecture three hours per week. Laboratory two hours per week.


    USP Code [SB< >(none)]
    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in 6 hours of psychology and LIFE 1000, LIFE 1003 , or LIFE 1010  or an introductory zoology course.

  
  • PSYC 4150 - Cognitive Development


    Credits: 3
    Examines cognitive development from infancy through adolescence. Explores, through lecture, discussion and projects, major theories and current empirical research on cognitive development, as well as implications for social and educational policies concerning children.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in 9 hours of psychology, including child psychology course.

  
  • PSYC 4200 - Sensation and Perception


    Credits: 3
    Examines behavioral and physiological processes involved in sensation and perception. Discusses each of the sensory systems, emphasizing their physiology and role in perceptual processing.


    Prerequisite: C or better in 6 hours in psychology.

  
  • PSYC 4250 - Psychological Aspects of Chronic Illness


    Credits: 3
    Investigates the impact of chronic physical illnesses on diagnosed children and adults, their families, and society. Emphasizes effects of illnesses on psychological adaptation and quality of life. Should be of particular interest to helping professionals and health care workers.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000  and PSYC 3250 .

  
  • PSYC 4300 - Adolescent Development


    Credits: 3
    Examines the developmental changes that occur during adolescence. Considers physical and physiological growth; intellectual, cognitive, academic and vocational development, changes in attitudes, interests and activities; and development of interpersonal relationships.


    Prerequisite: A grade of C or better in PSYC 1000 .

 

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