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AGEC 4880 - International Agricultural Trade, Markets and Policy
Credits: 3
International agricultural commodity markets, product markets and market channels are characterized and examined. Presents economic theory relevant to description and analysis of international markets. Characterizes and analyzes historical and contemporary U. S. commercial trade policy and agricultural policy and their effect on markets.
When Offered (Normally offered spring semester of even-numbered years)
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 and junior or senior standing.
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AGEC 4890 - Special Topics in _____
Credits: 1‑3
Accommodates seminar series or course offering by visiting faculty whose subject matter is not included in other courses.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
Prerequisite: junior standing and/or consent of instructor.
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AGEC 4910 - Problems in Agricultural Economics
Credits: 1‑3
Consists of supervised study and investigation on topics of current importance in agricultural economics.
Prerequisite: 12 hours in AGEC or ECON and consent of instructor.
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AGEC 4930 - Agricultural Economics Internship
Credits: 1‑6
Provides practical agricultural business firm and/or agency experience. Develops working knowledge of how basic economic concepts are used by firms and agencies in policy and procedures development and decision making by the organization.
Prerequisite: 10 hours of AGEC and approval of faculty supervisor.
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AGEC 4965 - Agribusiness Entrepreneurship
Credits: 3
Designed for students preparing to launch or work with an entrepreneurial venture. Students develop a business plan, synthesizing knowledge of agricultural economics, agribusiness management and finance, human resources and accounting. Emphasis is placed on advancing student professional communication abilities for agribusiness management careers.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC
Prerequisite: senior standing, WB/COM2 writing course and AGEC 2020 , or AGEC 4500 , or AGEC 4060 , or FIN 2100 .
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AGEC 4970 - Technical Communication for Agribusiness
Credits: 3
This course is the senior capstone for agribusiness majors. Students will use written, oral, and digital communication appropriate for the discipline to complete a technical report and oral presentation on a complex topic affecting agriculture or natural resources.
USP 2003-2014 Code U5C3
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AGEC 5200 - Gender and Race in the Economy
Credits: 3
Focuses on the role gender and race play in the economy; specifically the way that gender and race affect economic outcomes for individuals in the United States.
Cross Listed WMST AGEC 5200.
Dual Listed AGEC 4200 .
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 or equivalent, or SOC 1000 , or GWST 1080 , and WB/COM2.
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AGEC 5230 - Intermediate Econometric Theory
Credits: 3
Covers simple and multiple regression models, problems of estimation, hypothesis and diagnostic testing, dummy variables, autoregressive and distributed lag models, and time-series analysis. The objective is to understand the underlying theory of econometric modeling and obtain operational ability to construct, estimate, and test econometric models.
Cross Listed ECON 5230 .
Dual Listed AGEC 4230 .
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 , STAT 2050 and MATH 2350 .
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AGEC 5310 - Theory of Producer Behavior
Credits: 3
Economic models of optimization as they apply to firm-level production decisions. Topics include the properties of production functions, theories of linear and non-linear optimization, firm decision making under perfect and imperfect competition and firm decision making under uncertainty.
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 , STAT 2050 and MATH 2350 .
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AGEC 5320 - Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics
Credits: 3
Covers mathematical programming and simulation techniques for solving applied problems in agricultural economics. Emphasizes the formulation of economic research problems in quantitative terms and the use of computer software packages to derive solutions.
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 , STAT 2050 and MATH 2350 .
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AGEC 5450 - Negotiation
Credits: 3
Examines how to use negotiation to resolve conflict and get agreement. Describes conflict; outlines ways to address conflict; examines different negotiation strategies and the impact of cognitive bias, power, ethics, and individual and cultural differences; and explores mediation practices. Students complete negotiations, role-plays, and questionnaires.
Cross Listed ENR 5450 .
Dual Listed AGEC 4450 .
Prerequisite: completion of USP O/COM2 requirement; junior standing or consent of instructor.
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AGEC 5550 - Negotiation Analysis
Credits: 3
Focuses on using an analytical perspective for maximizing joint gains between negotiators. Students learn analytical techniques to prepare for negotiation, evaluate options and proposals during a negotiation, and evaluate negotiated outcomes with respect to maximization of joint gains and fairness criteria.
Cross Listed ENR 5550 .
Dual Listed AGEC 4550 .
Prerequisite: QA/Q.
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AGEC 5600 - Community Economic Analysis
Credits: 3
Analysis of regions and rural communities; their problems, socioeconomic characteristics, land use and economic development. Provides training in regional economic theory, regional economic analysis, fiscal impact analysis and benefit cost analysis.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
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AGEC 5630 - Advanced Natural Resource Economics
Credits: 3
An in-depth treatment of theoretical issues, quantitative techniques, and institutional arrangements in the natural resource field. Topics include welfare economics, property rights, market failure and externalities, and benefit cost analysis.
Prerequisite: ECON 3010 and ECON 3020 , STAT 2050 and MATH 2350 .
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AGEC 5650 - Communicating Research
Credits: 3
Focuses on the broad methods, and written and oral communication of research in applied economics. Topics include formulating a research question, organizing a manuscript, editing for clarity and conciseness, building effective figures and tables, finding and citing literature, developing and delivering effective presentations, and upholding research ethics.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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AGEC 5660 - Community and Economic Development
Credits: 3
Community development from an interdisciplinary perspective, integrating theory, concepts and methods from sociology, economics, political science, and community development. Students learn how community theory can be used to design and support effective economic development programs. Includes readings, lectures, guest lectures, field trips and community analysis projects.
Dual Listed AGEC 4660 .
Prerequisite: AGEC 1020 / ECON 1020 or SOC 2090 and junior standing.
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AGEC 5710 - Advanced Agricultural Market Theory
Credits: 3
Theoretical foundations of the study of agricultural markets and how business is conducted in those markets. Topics include pure competition, industrial organization concepts related to imperfect competition including game theory, principal-agent theory, transaction costs economics, intermediary theory, and welfare implications of alternative agricultural market structures.
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 and MATH 2350 .
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AGEC 5740 - Consumer Behavior and Prices Analysis
Credits: 3
Focuses on microeconomic consumer theory and its application. Topics include utility theory, market demand theory, expected utility theory, and econometric applications.
Prerequisite: ECON 3020 , MATH 2350 and STAT 2050 .
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AGEC 5880 - Advanced Seminar
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 2)
Involves reporting to the seminar group on research methods and results obtained in the investigation of a topic or question relevant to the field of agricultural economics.
Prerequisite: 9 credits in AGEC and/or ECON.
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AGEC 5890 - Advanced Problems in Agricultural Economics
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Supervised study and research on current problems in marketing, farm and ranch management, policy prices, land economics or finance.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in AGEC or ECON.
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AGEC 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.
Prerequisite: graduate status.
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AGEC 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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AGEC 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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AGEC 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: enrolled in a graduate degree program.
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AGEC 5990 - Internship
Credits: 1-12
Max Credit (Max. 24)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
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EDAG 3150 - Community Programs in Agricultural Education
Credits: 3
This course is designed to determine the resources and trends of local communities with respect to agricultural production and agribusiness. Emphasis will be placed on agricultural education program policies, FFA chapter advisement, planning and managing the instructional program, and the identification and completion of records and reports required of a teacher of agricultural education in Wyoming.
Prerequisite: Agricultural Education major.
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EDAG 3160 - Principles of Agricultural Education
Credits: 3
Explores the background, scope and content of agricultural education. Specific competencies required for teacher certification including history, philosophy and trends, successful program planning, applied sciences, organization/utilization of advisory groups, adult education, curriculum, career counseling computer applications, cooperative and SAE programs, facilities and advising the FFA.
Prerequisite: Prerequisites: junior standing.
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EDAG 4170 - Principles of Agricultural Mechanics and Technology
Credits: 3
Content will emphasize those skills commonly taught in Wyoming agricultural education in the secondary school system with an emphasis on advanced gas and plasma welding theory, small gas engines, and advanced electrical wiring and practices. Designed for students preparing to teach agricultural science in the Wyoming public school system.
Former Course Number [EDAS 4170, EDVE 4170]
Prerequisite: EDAG 4070 or approval of instructor.
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EDAG 4180 - Techniques of Agricultural Mechanics and Technology
Credits: 3
Techniques of agricultural mechanics and instruction. Content will emphasize those skills commonly taught in the Wyoming school system agricultural mechanics program with emphasis on woodworking, welding theory, agricultural plumbing, and electrical wiring and practices. Designed for students preparing to teach agricultural science in the Wyoming public school system.
Former Course Number [EDAS 4180, EDVE 4180]
Prerequisite: Junior standing or consent of instructor.
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EDAG 4970 - Individual Problems
Credits: 1‑3
Provides flexible credit for seniors who may need credit for graduation, or for students who wish to undertake intensive study of a special problem identified in a regular class. Offered in areas of vocational education, vocational agriculture, family and consumer sciences, and trade and industrial education.
Former Course Number [EDAS 4970, EDVE 4970]
Prerequisite: 12 hours of education courses.
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AGRI 1520 - Field Practices: Extension
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 2)
Project based work that includes practice applications of Extension programming. Directed by Extension faculty around matching topics of youth development, rangeland resources, food safety and nutrition, community development, or profitable and sustainable agriculture. Local issues are addressed in the context of applied research for public good.
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AGRI 2100 - International Experiences in Natural Resources
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
Cultural and environmental topics in another country through classroom sessions, self study, and a visit to the host country. Topics discussed include similarities and differences in natural resource and environmental issues, history, traditions, and cultural norms, focusing on the host country and the United States.
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AGRI 3000 - Discovering and Utilizing Ideas and Information
Credits: 3
Learning in this area guides students to accessing, evaluating, and utilizing information and ideas; communicating information and ideas effectively and responsibly; civic engagement for individual, organizational and community problem-solving, and applying new skills, knowledge, and perspectives in a contemporary society.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3I, U3L
Prerequisite: WA and junior status.
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AGRI 4350 - Problem Solving in Organizational Settings
Credits: 3
Students apply organizational leadership perspectives and methods to the resolution of a variety of simulations and real world problems. The course will emphasize leadership development as a tool for individual, organizational and community problem solving.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing and COM2.
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AGRI 4500 - International Experiences in Agriculture
Credits: 1
Learn about agricultural customs in another country through classroom lectures, written assignments, and a visit to the host country during the spring break period. Topics discussed include the influence of foreign agriculture on U. S. economies and agricultural practices, focusing on the host country.
Prerequisite: completion of WA course and junior standing.
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AGRI 4520 - Field Practicum: Extension Work
Credits: 1-4
Max Credit (Max. 8)
Provides practical experiences to those wanting to pursue a career with Cooperative Extension Service. Interns are matched with county-based personnel for hands-on learning experiences across the state. Develop working knowledge of CES’s mission to provide the citizens of Wyoming with education and applied research.
Dual Listed AGRI 5520 .
Prerequisite: must pass volunteer screening process.
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AGRI 4600 - Developing Organizational Leadership
Credits: 3
A senior capstone experience for Bachelor of Applied Science students, bringing together reading, research, writing, and communication skills to focus on a major project. Leadership skills and approaches to organizational problem-solving are deepened using the structural, human resource, political, and symbolic frames to change and improve leadership and organizational culture.
USP 2015 Code U5C3
Prerequisite: COM1, COM2, AGRI 3000 , and senior status.
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AGRI 4700 - Elements of Leadership
Credits: 3
Focuses on a basic understanding of theory and practice. Will develop self-awareness and provide a foundation for continued development of leadership skill in the workplace, the community and the home.
Dual Listed AGRI 5700 .
Prerequisite: Restricted enrollment. Prior approval required.
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AGRI 4960 - Bachelor of Applied Science Internship
Credits: 6
Provides Bachelor of Applied Science students academic credit for advanced work experiences in their area of specialization. Required to complete academic assignments such as a weekly journal, discussion and writing assignments in addition to their field-based responsibilities. Takes place in a mentored, supervised setting.
Prerequisite: Bachelor of Applied Science student, AGRI 3000 , senior status, and consent of instructor.
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AGRI 4970 - Internship/Practicum
Credits: 1-8
Max Credit (Max. 8)
Internship or practicum experience in Agricultural Communications.
Prerequisite: COM2 or WB.
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AGRI 4975 - Agricultural Communications Senior Project
Credits: 1
A baccalaureate degree capstone experience incorporating self assessments of student learning, reflective writings, and an analysis, synthesis and evaluation of the agricultural communications curriculum. Students develop and present a personalized, comprehensive, professional portfolio.
Prerequisite: agricultural communication major with senior standing and WB.
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AGRI 4990 - Topics
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 8)
Accommodates topics whose subject matter is not included in other College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and Natural Resources offerings. Please see the class schedule for current topic.
Prerequisite: WB.
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AGRI 5520 - Field Practicum: Extension Work
Credits: 1-4
Max Credit (Max 9)
Organization, teaching, and promotion of county programs.
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AGRI 5700 - Elements of Leadership
Credits: 3
Focuses on a basic understanding of theory and practice. Will develop self-awareness and provide a foundation for continued development of leadership skill in the workplace, the community and the home.
Dual Listed AGRI 4700 .
Prerequisite: Restricted enrollment. Prior approval required.
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AGRI 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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AGRI 5940 - Continuing Registration: Off Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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AGRI 5959 - Enrichment Studies:1
Credits: 3
Max Credit (Max 99)
Designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics.
A&S College Core 2015 Note: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.
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AGRI 5960 - Thesis Research
Credits: 1
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.
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AIR 1000 - Leadership Laboratory
Credits: 0
The concept of leadership laboratory is to provide leadership training experiences which will improve a cadet’s ability to perform as a USAF officer. Leadership laboratory is largely cadet planned and directed. All cadets must enroll in leadership laboratory.
Prerequisite: none.
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AIR 1010 - Heritage and Values of the Air Force I
Credits: 1‑0.5
A survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force.
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AIR 1020 - Heritage and Values of the Air Force II
Credits: 1‑0.5
Continues AIR 1010 .
Prerequisite: AIR 1010 or consent of instructor.
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AIR 2010 - Team and Leadership Fundamentals I
Credits: 1‑0.5
Focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. The topics include skills that will allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will be able to put the concepts learned into practice. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate.
Prerequisite: AIR 1010 and AIR 1020 or consent of instructor.
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AIR 3010 - Leading People/Effective Communication I
Credits: 3
Teaches cadets advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors.
USP 2015 Code U5C2
Former Course Number [4010]
Prerequisite: AIR 1010 , AIR 1020 , AIR 2010 , and AIR 2020 or consent of instructor.
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AIR 4010 - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty I
Credits: 3
Designed for college seniors and gives them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. The final semester provides information that will prepare the cadets for Active Duty.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3G
USP 2015 Code U5C3
Former Course Number [4050]
Prerequisite: AS 400, AS 100/AS200/AS300 or approval from Commander
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AAST 2370 - Blues and African American Lit
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
This course examines scholarship on blues music (the first form of African American popular music) as well as literature that employs blues themes. Specific attention is given to the discourse of authenticity
Cross Listed ENGL 2370
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AMST 1030 - Social Justice in the 21st Century
Credits: 3
Appropriate for students interested in diversity and social justice. Topics covered through an interdisciplinary study of people and society range from identity, critical thinking, empowerment, role models, stereotyping, institutional discrimination, and tolerance. The key lynchpin is active participation in the development and maintenance of just communities.Enrollment preference will be given to We The People FIG students.
Cross Listed AAST 1030 /NAIS 1030 / GWST 1030 /LTST 1030 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D, U3I
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
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AMST 1101 - First-Year Seminar
Credits: 3
USP 2015 Code U5FY
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AMST 2010 - Introduction to American Studies
Credits: 3
Introduces the interdisciplinary study of American culture. Focuses on themes, values and ideas which continue to reverberate through U.S. cultural experience.
When Offered (Offered at least once each year)
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH, U3WB
USP 2015 Code U5H
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AMST 2400 - Introduction to Historic Preservation
Credits: 3
Online course introduces students to historic preservation theory and philosophy, the history of the preservation movement and contemporary historic preservation as practiced in the public, nonprofit and private realms. Assignments include reading, research, online discussion and lectures (podcasts, videos or PowerPoint presentations), as well as directed field work.
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AMST 2700 - Introduction to Museology
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the various roles and responsibilities of museum professionals in the areas of leadership and management, collections, exhibits, education and engagement, and security. Practice-based assignmenets, readings, discussions, field trips, and meetings with museum professionals will provide students with a solid understanding of key aspects central to the wrorking of all museums, regardless of the nature of the collection, and introduce students to abailable career parths in these institutions. Crosslisted between American Studies, Anthropoogy, Art and Art History and History.
Cross Listed ART 2700 /ANTH 2700 /HIST 2700 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH
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AMST 2705 - Museology II
Credits: 3
Max Credit 3
Introduces students to the history of museums, as well as major theoretical, legal and political challenges within museum studies. Students are encouraged to think beyond their specific disciplinary background to gain a greater appreciation for the lessons that can be learned from related disciplines and types of repositories, including larger ethical and cultural concerns that have been raised through the creation of modern museum standards. The combination of readings, discussion, and fieldtrips to a variety of museums/repositories will provide students a solid introduction to these themes Cross listed between Anthropology, History, American Studies and Art.
Cross Listed ANTH/ART/HIST 2705
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AMST 3050 - Cultures of Nature in the United States
Credits: 3
Uses artistic, philosophical, historical and literary material to investigate how ideas about and representations of nature have changed over time in the U.S. Culminates in an examination of a wide range of contemporary environmental ideas within this broad historical and cultural context.
Cross Listed ENR 3050 /GWST 3050 .
Prerequisite: 2000-level course in one of the following departments: AMST, American history, American literature, or a 2000-level course approved for the ENR program, or instructor approval.
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AMST 3100 - Food in American Culture
Credits: 3
An interdisciplinary exploration of food as a medium of cultural expression, social interaction, and aesthetic experience in American life, both past and present. Examines food as, among other things, a symbolic system, a vehicle of social communication, and an arena for the performance of regional ethnic, gender, etc. identities.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3C
Prerequisite: any 2000-level course in American Studies, or ANTH 1200 , or instructor approval.
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AMST 3400 - Popular Music and Sexualities
Credits: 3
Looks at ways in which popular music has intersected with sexual and gendered identities as a means and expression of both oppression and liberation.
Cross Listed GWST 3400 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CH,U3D
Prerequisite: WA.
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AMST 3800 - Chicanas/os in Contemporary Society
Credits: 3
Focuses on three major movements within the Chicana/o community; labor, nationalism, and feminism. Students will assess these three movements to determine what role they have played in transforming the social conditions and political identity of the Chicana/o and Latina/o population in the U.S.
Cross Listed LTST 3800 /GWST 3800 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3CS, U3D
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: LTST 1100 or GWST 1080 or AMST 2010 .
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AMST 4010 - Independent Study
Credits: 1‑3
Max Credit 6
For upper division students in any major who can benefit from independent study in American Studies with minimal supervision.
Dual Listed AMST 5010 .
Prerequisite: 3 hours in American Studies and approval of instructor.
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AMST 4020 - American Folklife
Credits: 3
Introduces materials and methods of folklife research, examining both verbal and nonverbal expressions of traditional cultures in America. Topics include material culture, belief systems, traditional events and celebrations, and folk performances of many kinds.
Dual Listed AMST 5020 .
Prerequisite: Any six hours from among AMST 2010 , ENGL 2400, NAIS 2340 , AAST 2450 , AAST 2730, AAST 3000 ,AAST 3010 .
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AMST 4030 - Ecology of Knowledge
Credits: 3
Examines the development of “disciplines” and explores definitions, theories, methods and practices of interdisciplinary work.
Cross Listed ENR 4030 .
Dual Listed AMST 5030 .
Prerequisite: 3 hours in any interdisciplinary program.
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AMST 4040 - Historic Preservation and Sustainability
Credits: 3
Explores the historic preservation and sustainability movements and contemporary practices in these inter-related fields. Through reading, lectures, discussions and site visits, students will study how the historic preservation and the building industry professions can address advanced issues in sustainability related to the environment, culture and economics.
Cross Listed ARE 4040 .
Prerequisite: 6 hours in AMST or ARE.
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AMST 4051 - Environmental Politics
Credits: 3
Analyzes environmentalism as a political phenomenon. Provides 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 POLS 4051 / ENR 4051 / GEOG 4051 / REWM 4051 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC
Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .
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AMST 4052 - Federal Land Politics
Credits: 3
Examines the political forces that have shaped and continue to shape federal land policy and management. Explores the interactions between democratic decision making and science in the management of federal lands. Surveys the sources of controversy over federal land management and methods for harmonizing public demands with technical expertise.
Cross Listed POLS 4052 / ENR 4052 / GEOG 4052 / REWM 4052 .
Prerequisite: POLS 1000 .
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AMST 4250 - The Harlem Renaissance
Credits: 3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U.S., including Africa and the Caribbean.
Cross Listed AAST 4250 .
Dual Listed AMST 5250 .
USP 2003-2014 Code U3D
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: AAST 1000 , AMST 2010 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course.
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AMST 4300 - American Culture and the Public Sector
Credits: 3
Surveys American culture studies in the public sector. Topics include history and theory of public sector humanities and social sciences; types of public sector jobs and institutions where public humanists work; and public sector work in specific fields such as museums, arts, humanities, archives, folklife, oral history, and historic preservation.
Dual Listed AMST 5300 .
When Offered (Offered once a year)
Prerequisite: 12 credits in humanities or social science courses having to do with American culture.
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AMST 4430 - Queer Theory
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the intellectual lens used to evaluate the messages regarding gender and sexuality of many institutions and the way in which some actual experiences fall out of line with those norms.
Cross Listed GWST 4430 .
Dual Listed AMST 5430 .
USP 2015 Code U5H
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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AMST 4500 - American Civilization
Credits: 1‑8
Max Credit 8
Explores various interdisciplinary approaches to the American experience, past and present. May include topical, thematic, historical, literary and cultural integrations; for a given semester, the course’s precise focus will be indicated in the class schedule.
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AMST 4640 - Art and Ecology
Credits: 3
Focuses on the intersection of contemporary art with ecological concerns. Readings present philosophical, historical and cultural aspects of the art/ecology relationship; students reflect and question their own beliefs. Examples of art/artists are reviewed as well as how ecological artwork is developed. Students propose solutions and/ or create art in, out of, or about the environment; local sites are encouraged.
Prerequisite: 6 hours of ART and/or AMST or consent of the instructor.
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AMST 4650 - Women, Gender & Migration
Credits: 3
From an international context and perspective, this course examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women’s lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration.
Cross Listed LTST 4650 /INST 4650 / GWST 4650 .
Dual Listed AMST 5650 .
Prerequisite: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, LTST, INST, and/or WMST coursework or instructor approval.
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AMST 4800 - Historic Preservation
Credits: 3
Review of the roots of historic preservation in Western culture with an emphasis on the historical and legal context of architectural conservation in America. Current issues in preservation are examined through case studies and guest presentations.
Cross Listed ENR 4800 .
Dual Listed AMST 5800 .
Prerequisite: ARE 3020 or AMST 5400 .
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AMST 4900 - Field Studies in American Culture
Credits: 1-4
Max Credit (Max. 4)
Field Studies in American Culture: Gives students hands-on field-based training and experience in researching, documenting, and presenting aspects of American culture. Topics may include historic preservation, folklife, oral history or related fields.
When Offered (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)
Prerequisite: 6 credits in American Studies or related field. May also be taken for graduate credit.
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AMST 4970 - Internship
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 6)
Gives undergraduate students practical experience by working on a project at a public institution, agency or educational/cultural organization. Offered for S/U only.
Prerequisite: junior standing, completion of AMST 2010 and 12 hours in major and consent of instructor.
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AMST 4985 - Senior Seminar
Credits: 3
With AMST 4010 or AMST 4970 , completes the capstone coursework in AMST. Identifies a broad intellectual tradition in American Studies as foundation for student’s research interests; builds a specific scholarly context appropriate to student’s research; culminates in a substantial piece of written research appropriate in an identified subfield of American Studies.
USP 2003-2014 Code U3WC
USP 2015 Code U5C3
Prerequisite: senior standing in American studies or consent of program director.
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AMST 5010 - Independent Study
Credits: 1-6
Max Credit (Max. 6)
For graduate students in any graduate program who can benefit from independent research and writing in American Studies.
Dual Listed AMST 4010 .
Prerequisite: 3 h ours i n American Studies and consent of instructor.
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AMST 5020 - American Folklife
Credits: 3
Introduces materials and methods of folklife research, examining both verbal and nonverbal expressions of traditional cultures in America. Topics include material culture, belief systems, traditional events and celebrations, and folk performances of many kinds.
Dual Listed AMST 4020 .
Prerequisite: any six hours from among: AMST 2010 , ENGL 2400, NAIS 2340 , AAST 2450 , 2730, AAST 3000 or AAST 3010 .
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AMST 5030 - Ecology of Knowledge
Credits: 3
Examines the development of “disciplines” and explores definitions, theories, methods and practices of interdisciplinary work.
Cross Listed ENR 5030 .
Dual Listed AMST 4030 .
Prerequisite: graduate status.
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AMST 5200 - Material Culture
Credits: 3
Designed to introduce advanced students to the theory, methods, and practice of material culture study. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to a studio exercise in which students collectively document and analyze a material culture form that has been designated by the instructors.
Prerequisite: graduate status or consent of instructor.
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AMST 5250 - The Harlem Renaissance
Credits: 3
Examines the florescence of African American creativity, centered in Harlem, New York, between the end of World War I and the onset of the Great Depression. This movement had a tremendous impact on African American culture in and outside of the U.S., including Africa and the Caribbean.
Cross Listed AAST 5200.
Dual Listed AMST 4250 .
Prerequisite: AAST 1000 , AMST 2010 , any AAST 2000-level course, junior or senior standing, or nine credit hours in any level AMST course.
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AMST 5300 - American Culture and the Public Sector
Credits: 3
A survey of American culture studies in the public sector. Topics covered include the history and theory of public sector humanities and social sciences, types of public sector jobs and institutions where public humanists work, and public sector work in specific fields such as museums, arts, humanities, archives, folklife, oral history, and historic preservation.
Dual Listed AMST 4300 .
Prerequisite: graduate status.
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AMST 5400 - American Built Environment
Credits: 3
Examination of America’s built environment from pre-Colonial times to the present day. Factors affecting the architecture and built form of a given period are discussed together with what the material legacy says about the culture of the period.
Prerequisite: ARE 3020.
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AMST 5430 - Queer Theory
Credits: 3
Introduces students to the intellectual lens used to evaluate the messages regarding gender and sexuality of many institutions and the way in which some actual experiences fall out of line with those norms.
Cross Listed GWST 5430 .
Dual Listed AMST 4430 .
USP 2015 Code U5H
A&S College Core 2015 ASD
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
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AMST 5500 - Topics in American Studies
Credits: 3
Selected problems in the theory, practice, and bibliography of American studies. Required of graduate majors in the program and is recommended for students with an interdisciplinary interest in American Culture.
Prerequisite: survey knowledge of American literature and history; graduate standing or consent of instructor.
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AMST 5510 - Readings in American Studies
Credits: 3
Selected readings in the theory, practice, and bibliography of American Studies. Surveys scholarship in the field and is designed to help graduate students develop thesis topics.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in American studies or related field; consent of instructor.
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AMST 5550 - Varieties of Literary Evidence
Credits: 3
Selected problems in the use of literary evidence for American studies scholarship.
Prerequisite: graduate standing in American studies or a related field; consent of instructor.
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AMST 5560 - Black Popular Culture
Credits: 3
Approaches African American popular culture from theoretical perspectives which include black feminist, postcolonial, and poststructuralist analyses.
Cross Listed AAST 5560 .
Prerequisite: graduate standing; instructor consent for undergraduate students.
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AMST 5650 - Women, Gender & Migration
Credits: 3
From an international context and perspective, this course examines the gendered transformations immigrant women experience. Gender, theories of international migration, assimilation, race, ethnicity, and identity transformation serve as categories of analysis. From a cross-discipline comparative approach, we focus on women’s lives to examine differences and similarities to complicate notions of immigration.
Cross Listed LTST 5650 /INST 5650 / GWST 5650 .
Dual Listed AMST 4650 .
Prerequisite: Junior standing and 6 hours of AMST, LTST, INST, and/or WMST coursework or instructor approval.
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AMST 5800 - Historic Preservation
Credits: 3
Review of the roots of historic preservation in Western culture with an emphasis on the historical and legal context of architectural conservation in America. Current issues in preservation are examined through case studies and guest presentations.
Cross Listed ENR 5800 .
Dual Listed AMST 4800 .
Prerequisite: ARE 3020 or AMST 5400 .
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AMST 5900 - Practicum in College Teaching
Credits: 1-3
Max Credit (Max. 3)
Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience.
Prerequisite: graduate status.
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AMST 5920 - Continuing Registration: On Campus
Credits: 1-2
Max Credit (Max. 16)
Prerequisite: advanced degree candidacy.
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