2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

May 18, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Computer Science
	CSC 405 - Geospatial Applications of Data Analytics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides students with the practical knowledge of methods for analyzing geospatial data, which in the age of big data is produced with increasingly high variety, volume and velocity. This course will cover applications of data analytic techniques to geospatial applications such as remote sensing; networking and computing models such as virtualization and cloud computing, structured and unstructured geospatial data, machine learning algorithms for clustering and classification of data, discovery of patterns through data mining, and visualization of geospatial data. The course will also cover concepts of spatial data mining to learn about techniques to find spatial patterns. Prerequisite: CSC 130 or equivalent programming course or higher Corequisite: CSC 305 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 410 - Introduction to Compiler Design Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces basic mathematical theory underlying the design of compilers and other language processors, and the implementation of the theory in practical design situations. Prerequisite: CSC 201 and CSC 220 and CSC 332 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 431 - Operating Systems I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to develop an understanding of the organization and architecture of computer systems at the register-transfer and programming levels of system description. Major concept areas of operating systems principles and the inter-relationships between the operating systems and the architecture of computer systems are taught. Topics include system structure, process concept, CPU scheduling, process synchronization, deadlocks, and memory management. Prerequisite: CSC 220 Corequisite: CSC 201 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 432 - Operating Systems II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides for the study of advanced software techniques, especially focusing on operating systems. It presents materials that will enable the student to design, use, and analyze current and future operating systems. Topics include I/O programming, interrupt programming, memory management, processor management, device management, design and implementation of operating systems. Prerequisite: CSC 431 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 434 - Artificial Intelligence Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces the history, goals, and social impacts of artificial intelligence, and covers classical and contemporary topics of interest in this area. Topics include problem solving with search algorithms; planning and knowledge representation; quantification of uncertainty and machine learning; neural networks; and application areas such as computer vision, robotics, and natural language processing. Prerequisite: CSC 207 and CSC 220 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 451 - Computer Graphics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces hardware and software components of graphics systems, and graphic application programming. Programs to deepen understanding of interactive graphics, picture plotting and input handling in an integrated manner will be written. Topics include geometrical transformation, three-dimensional concepts, windowing, clipping, segmentation, logical interaction input methods, raster algorithms, algorithms for hidden surface and hidden line removal, and shading and color. Prerequisite: CSC 220 and MATH 241 and MATH 251 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 470 - Software Engineering Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to an intensive study of writing large programs, program design and programming style, and object-oriented development techniques in an attempt to manage the complexity of large software systems. Topics include principles of software engineering, object-oriented development, systems development, programming support environments, and software life cycles. Prerequisite: CSC 220 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 473 - Parallel Processing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course gives the students basic knowledge about parallel processing. Topics include hardware architecture of parallel machines; software environment that enables parallel computing; performance analysis of parallel algorithms; techniques for developing parallel algorithms; and case studies on typical parallel algorithms. Prerequisite: CSC 220 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 480 - User Interface Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course on user-interface technology and human-computer interaction issues including user productivity, system habitability, abstraction barriers, and human factors. Topics include command languages, hierarchical menus, direct manipulation (graphical user interfaces), multimedia interfaces, multimodal interaction, and user interface management systems. Prerequisite: CSC 220 Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 485 - Geospatial Data Analytics Senior Project Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course presents a formal approach to state-of-the-art techniques in geospatial data analytics and provides means for students to apply the techniques. An integral part of the course is the involvement of students working in teams in the organization, management, and development of a large project. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to comprehend the key knowledge of geospatial data analytics and allow for the integration and reflection on previous knowledge. Students will demonstrate their advanced abilities and skills in solving geospatial data analytics problems and will be able to use current techniques, skills, and tools to analyze, design, and implement computing systems for real-world cases. Prerequisite: CSC 405 (may be taken concurrently) Please click here for Book Information
	CSC 490 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course presents a formal approach to state-of-the-art techniques in computer science and provides a means for students to apply the techniques. An integral part of the course is the involvement of students working in teams in the organization, management, and development of a large project. Project topics include software systems and methodology, computer organization and architecture, theory and mathematical background, computer security and social issues. Prerequisite: Senior standing and 9 hours of CSC at the 300 level and 6 hours of CSC at the 400 level Please click here for Book Information
Dance
	DANC 203 - Fundamentals of Dance Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Beginning survey and participatory dance class that explores jazz, ballet, modern, and cultural dance styles. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 204 - Survey of Dance Techniques Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 This is a dance technique course exploring dance training in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. This class will focus solely on dance technique. Students will learn to increase their endurance as well as distinguish dance styles, form, and vocabulary. Each section of this course will concentrate on the different aspects of dance technique and will enable students to improve their overall level of technical ability. Recommended for students who want to continue their dance training. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. This course can be taken more than once. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 205 - Ballet: Technique and Exploration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class is for student to understand the practice and basic components of ballet. Training is structured to develop personal alignment, strength and musicality while emphasizes ballet vocabulary, body positions and dexterity. Traditionally organized, classwork includes barre work, balancing, coordination of the body, and stretching in addition to modern and contemporary dance exercise for physical exploration. No prior dance experience needed. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 207 - Jazz Dance I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class focuses on vernacular, social and rhythmic beginning of jazz technique with a strong focus on coordination, style, and musicality. Students will learn the basics of body isolations, turns, jumps, classic jazz footwork and basic vocabulary. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 208 - Jazz Dance II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Higher level dance class will focus on coordinating jazz dance technique with other dance styles, developing complex rhythms and patterns, learning choreography quickly and improving performance quality. Students will explore various forms of jazz dance such as theater jazz, street jazz, contemporary, and J-setting to develop a multi-faceted dancer. Class curriculum is based on jazz technique and includes a warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. Prerequisite: DANC 203 or DANC 205 and DANC 207 or permission of instructor. Course can be repeated. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 209 - Contemporary Dance I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class will introduce students to contemporary dance technique, while increasing strength, flexibility, and freedom of movement. Most exercises and choreography take place in center floor, allowing students to explore range of movement and interpretive style. No prior dance experience needed. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 210 - Intermediate Contemporary Dance Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 For students who have previous training in dance (3 years or more), this course offers practice in modern and ballet techniques. The course also makes connections between jazz, cultural, and contemporary dance. Dance warm-up exercises are included to build strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance. Prerequisite: DANC 203 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 255 - Dance History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This survey course emphasizes the historical, social, and cultural contexts of dance. Prerequisite: HUMN 211 Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 315 - Modern Dance: Explorations in Techniques and Theories Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is for students interested in modern dance. Emphasis will be placed on exploring the historical and movement dynamics of various modern dance styles. Personal movement strengths and theatricality as well as performance presentation will be emphasized to develop learners into adept performers in the art of modern dance. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 317 - FSU Dance Ensemble: Jazz Styles Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Performance driven class will focus on coordinating jazz dance technique with other dance styles, developing complex rhythms and patterns, learning choreography quickly and improving performance quality. Students will delve into various forms of jazz dance such as theater jazz, street jazz, contemporary, and J-setting to develop versatility. Class curriculum is based on jazz technique and includes a warm-up, stretches, isolations, across-the-floor progressions, and combinations. Prerequisite: DANC 208 or DANC 209 or placement audition or permisison of instructor (can be repeated) Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 319 - FSU Dance Ensemble: Contemporary Styles Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A contemporary dance class inviting advanced students to confront complex phrase work with an awareness of the changing body relationship (mind, body, emotion, energy, performance) while demonstrating proficiency in various motion techniques. The intent of the course is successful upon a continued commitment towards, and consistency in a professional and positive attitude, refining technique, creative interpretation and artistic expression. Students will be taken through warm-up, across the floor progressions, and center combinations. Class meets four times a week to prepare for performances. Can be taken with DANC208 or DANC210. Course can be repeated. Prerequisite: DANC 209 or audition or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 320 - Cultural Dance for Contemporary Applications: Cultural Dance for Contemporary Applications Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 By exploring various dance exercises, this course analyzes the philosophical and rhythmic components of African, Caribbean, and Latin dance styles. Through an exploration of historical and social context, the course draws comparisons to contemporary dance genres, including hip hop, step, and liturgical dance. Emphasis will be on the participants’ coordination, rhythm, musicality, and sense of ensemble. Students are expected to practice assignments outside of class. Previous dance experience helpful, as there will be movement repetition and corrections in class. Prerequisite: DANC 203 or DANC 210 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 325 - Physical Performance Lab I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Constructed to reflect a dynamic and diverse array of movement styles, this course is designed to acquaint students with forms of nonverbal communication that are not defined as dance, and specialized physical activity in various stage and film forms. The course includes an understanding of the performer’s body as an instrument and movement theories to develop expressiveness. Students will work towards creating a production of dance and movement pieces. Course can be repeated. Prerequisite: One THEA or MUSC or DANC course and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 326 - Physical Performance Lab II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Continued study from Physical Performance Lab I. Constructed to reflect a dynamic and diverse array of movement styles, this course is designed to acquaint students with forms of nonverbal communication that are not defined as dance, and specialized physical activity in various stage and film forms. The course includes an understanding of the performer’s body as an instrument and movement theories to develop expressiveness. Students will work towards creating a production of dance and movement pieces. Prerequisite: One THEA, MUSC, or DANC course and permission of instructor (can be repeated) Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 327 - Physical Performance Lab III Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Continued study from Physical Performance Lab II. Constructed to reflect a dynamic and diverse array of movement styles, this course is designed to acquaint students with forms of nonverbal communication that are not defined as dance, and specialized physical activity in various stage and film forms. The course includes an understanding of the performer’s body as an instrument and movement theories to develop expressiveness. Students will work towards creating a production of dance and movement pieces. Prerequisite: One THEA, MUSC, or DANC course and permission of instructor (can be repeated) Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 455 - Choreography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Workshop class to explore, define, and build dances. Dance technique required. Development of a dance portfolio. Prerequisite: Four FSU dance courses (two 300-level) and permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	DANC 455 - Composition and Repertory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Workshop class intended to help students explore, define, learn, and create dances. Dance technique required in addition to rehearsals outside of class time. Prerequisite: DANC 203 or DANC 210 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
Economics
	ECON 200 - Entrepreneurship and the Economy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course focuses on the logic of economic decisions. This course will look at what it takes to set up, manage, and grow new ventures. In the process, the course reviews economic decision making and provides a survey of basic economic concepts. This course is designed to teach students the decision skills necessary to negotiate their roles as consumers, savers, investors, voters, and above all, as productive citizens in a global setting. Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the basic concepts and principles of macroeconomics and their application to current domestic and international issues. Prerequisite: MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the subject of economics, with emphasis on microeconomic principles and their application to business decision making and current domestic and global issues. Prerequisite: MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 301 - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Using applied economics and business principles, this course focuses on issues that face entrepreneurs who start new enterprises or create new ventures within existing firms. The topics covered in the course include the evaluation of new venture ideas; the planning, formulation and implementation of strategies for creating new ventures and finally the evaluation of economic conditions and the financing of new ventures. This course is cross listed with ENTR 301 . Prerequisite: ECON 212 and ACCT 211 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 303 - Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Introduces and reinforces theoretical insights, recent empirical findings, and practical aspects to demonstrate how economics contributes to understanding entrepreneurship and innovation. Topics may include crowdfunding, entrepreneurship education and microenterprise field experiments, regional entrepreneurship, new empirical methods, and innovation and public policy. This course is cross listed with ENTR 303 . Prerequisite: ECON 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 310 - Managerial Economics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of the managerial decision-making process and its tools, including such topics as forecasting demand, cost analysis, pricing, capital budgeting, and risk and uncertainty. Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 315 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of the working of price mechanism within the framework of a free enterprise economy; a detailed examination of the behavior of consumers and firms, the theory of distribution, and welfare economics (with applications to international trade and personal income distribution). Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 316 - Applied Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of theories of national income determination, employment, interest, inflation, balance of payments, exchange rate, fluctuations in the aggregate economic activity, and their relevance to managerial decision making. Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 321 - Applied Econometrics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An Internet survey course designed to teach students the decision making skills necessary to negotiate their roles as consumers, savers, investors, voters, and above all, as productive citizens in a global setting. The course also emphasizes the practical aspect of economics and examines the microeconomic (individual) and the macroeconomic (aggregate) implications of decision making. Prerequisite: MATH 123 and BADM 216 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 322 - Money, Banking and Monetary Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A formal examination of the role of money, banking, and financial institutions, as well as rudimentary discussion of monetary policy issues in the domestic and international economies. This course is cross listed with FINC 323 . Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 340 - Economic Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the leading issues and theories of economic development and their relevance to the developing countries. The course will also examine some of the unique problems of businesses in these countries. Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 351 - International Trade and Finance Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of the theories of international trade, balance of payment, exchange rate determination, international portfolio investment (including currency swaps, options and futures) international financial management (global cost, budgeting, and capital flows) and related monetary issues. This course is cross listed with FINC 354 . Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 430 - Economic Problems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of current economic and social problems and their implications for business and society. Among the issues covered are: crime and the justice system, poverty, discrimination in labor markets, health care and social security, as well as government antitrust policies and regulation of markets. Prerequisite: ECON 211 and ECON 212 and MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 432 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analysis of industrial organization, vertical and horizontal relationships between firms, pricing, output, and advertising policies of firms in a variety of market structures, including a detailed study of the content, success, and failure of anti-trust legislation. Prerequisite: ECON 315 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 440 - Seminar in Economics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The culmination of the undergraduate study of economics providing opportunities for students to apply knowledge and training to the analysis of current economic problems. Students select projects of their choice and work under the supervision of the instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 450 - Economics Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 A practical course enabling students to apply their theoretical knowledge of economics/finance to real situations and to gain practical experience in business, financial industry, and government institutions. This course is cross-listed with ACCT 450, BADM 430, FINC 453, FESA 490, and HCM 490. Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 453 - Financial Markets Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course in macro finance which focuses on financial markets and financial institutions. Money and capital markets and their role in the savings investments process are considered. Topics such as the market for loanable funds, flow-of-funds accounts and securitization are covered. Prerequisite: FINC 323 or ECON 322 Please click here for Book Information
	ECON 460 - Seminar in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Study and analysis of contemporary issues and entrepreneurship and the creation of new ventures: The issues covered in the course may include the economic theory of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial opportunities and risks caused by economic change, the role of creativity and innovation in the economy, entrepreneurial strategy, the identification of new venture opportunities, and case studies of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial ventures. This course is cross listed with ENTR 460 . Please click here for Book Information
Middle Grades Education
	EDMG 400 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the basic principles, policies, and philosophies that undergird middle school education in the United States. (Fall and Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 433 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experience for middle grades math education (6-9). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 461 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences for middle grades English language arts education (6-9). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 462 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Social Science in the Middle Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences for middle grades social studies education (6-9). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 463 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Science in the Middle Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences for middle grades science education (6-9). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 470 - Clinical Experience in the Middle Grades Credit Hours: 11 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 11 The clinical experience in the public middle schools pairs candidates with clinical educators in the classroom to further develop content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and integrate technology in all areas to produce a positive impact on student learning. The goal of the clinical experience is to link theory and practice within the clinical setting to contextualize and cultivate knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. (Fall and Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDMG 498 - Middle Grades Capstone Course Credit Hours: 1,2, or 3 Lecture Hours: 1,2, or 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences for middle grades subject area content (6-9). This course provides candidates with a comprehensive conceptual review and analysis of discipline-specific content from national and state standards. (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
Education
	EDUC 210 - Technology Applications for Teachers Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is an introduction to computers, as well as to educational technology and its uses in the facilitation of learning. The course includes the history of computers in education; ethics in technology; appropriate hardware, software, and systems connectivity; elementary computer operating procedures; computer applications; teaching and learning theories for diverse populations; instructional technology; technology integration; web evaluation rubrics; and the evaluation of educational technology. The activities presented in this course will help the candidate to acquire essential education technology knowledge and to develop the skills necessary to become a professional facilitator of learning. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 1 An introduction to laboratory experiences in area elementary, middle, and secondary schools, providing facilitation opportunities for prospective education professionals to observe student-teacher interactions and to develop an understanding of learning in the school setting. Fifteen (15) hours of field experience and thirty (30) hours in the Plato instructional series are required. Documentation of Plato Profile is required. Performance on Plato Pre-Test will reduce the number of required Plato Lab hours/supplemental instruction. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 303 - Teaching the Young Child with Special Needs Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The course offers the foundations of early childhood education along with pioneers in the special education field as the base for child development. Policies and practices, early and current are examined along with assessment planning and screening processes, intervention practices, teaching strategies and reflection. Further, the student candidate will gain knowledge of the components needed to create an environment that supports all children’s learning, teaching strategies and adaptations. Student candidates will engage in child study observations, develop two child content studies, and conduct a parent interview. Thirty observation hours are included within the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 308 and EDUC 350 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 306 - Birth Through Kindergarten Curriculum Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is geared for non-teaching Birth-Kindergarten students. The course covers child development for children aged birth-kindergarten and developmentally appropriate curriculum development for these ages. Other concepts introduced are the physical environment, teaching typical and atypical children, developing lesson plans, and teacher/parent relationships. Students will develop an inquiry-base integrated lesson plan set. Prerequisite: EDUC 350 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 308 - Observation and Assessment in Preschool Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to focus on observation of young children, including techniques for recording observations and using them to inform instruction and parents. Emphasis is placed on understanding and using different assessment procedures and their purposes and limitations, including ongoing observation, data collection and analysis. Assessment techniques which support children’s development and learning will be highlighted. Adaptations in assessments which are relevant to the children’s backgrounds and values, health appraisal, and referral practices as well as types of assessment will be stressed. Observation, assessment, and reporting are treated as a complementary process. Candidates are required to develop a case study. Fifteen field hours are included within the course. Prerequisite: EDUC 350 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 309 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum Development and Field Study (Teaching Majors) Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 This course will provide 21st century Birth-Kindergarten teacher candidates with content knowledge in infant and toddler development. BK student candidates will learn theoretical frames for infant and toddler development, strategies for teaching typical and atypical infants and toddlers, how to develop an appropriate curriculum, how to create adaptive environments, and the importance of working with families. Students are required to develop an inquiry-based, integrated lesson plan set and inquiry-based integrated unit plan. The 60 hours field study allows the BK student candidate first hand field experience in infant and toddler early learning environments. This is a four credit hour course with three hours of lecture and one hour for field observations. Prerequisite: EDUC 303 and EDUC 308 and EDUC 350 and Admission to Teacher Education Corequisite: EDUC 314 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 310 - Foundations of Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a comprehensive overview of the foundations of education in the United States. It is an interdisciplinary attempt (incorporating the historical, political, economic, legal social, philosophical, and curricular foundations) to provide pre-service teachers with a clear understanding of the teaching profession and the issues and controversies confronting American education today. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 311 - Foundations of Multicultural Education and Diversity Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The facilitator of learning will explore the historical development of multicultural education, definitions of multicultural education and diversity concepts, the intercultural conflicts from philosophical cultural differences, and principles guiding multicultural education. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 314 - Preschool/ Kindergarten Curriculum Development and Field Study Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 This course will provide 21st century Birth-Kindergarten teacher candidates with the content knowledge needed to work with typical and atypical children. The student candidates will learn theoretical frames in early childhood education that allow them to adapt environments that meet the needs of all children, develop an integrated approach to curriculum development, foster parent involvement, and develop a global sense in the early childhood field. The 60 hour field study offers needed hands on experience in preschool and kindergarten settings. Students are required to develop an inquiry-based integrated lesson plan set and inquiry-based integrated unity plan. This is a four credit hour course with three hours of lecture and one hour of field observations. Prerequisite: EDUC 303 and EDUC 308 and EDUC 350 and Admission to Teacher Education Corequisite: EDUC 309 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 330 - Educational Psychology and Human Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An exploration of psychological principles and their applications to the problems of teaching and learning, including characteristics of stages in human development, theories of motivation and learning, classroom management strategies, individual differences, exceptional children, and the measurement and evaluation of student achievement and teaching strategies. Field experience required. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 331 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An exploration of instructional design and assessment principles and their application to the problems of teaching and learning, including the design of instruction; task analysis; curriculum development; instructional match; assessment of learning; types of assessment; and the alignment of curriculum, teaching, and assessment. (Fall, Spring, Summer) Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 350 - Introduction to Birth through Kindergarten Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide an overview of child development and how the knowledge of growth and development is related to preparing appropriate experiences for birth through kindergarten children. Emphasis is placed on considering the child, family, and the community when planning curriculum experiences for preschool children. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 361 - Family Culture and School Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to help B-K professionals to understand the characteristics of families and the role families play in the lives of their children as their first teachers. Emphasis is placed on respecting different family structures and values. Strategies for dealing with children with learning disabilities, home language i.e., especially language which is different from the B-K professional’s language is stressed. Ethnicity, at-risk, socio-economic and health care services will also be discussed. Candidates are required to complete the Military Family project. Prerequisite: EDUC 350 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 400 - The Middle School Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the basic principles, policies, and philosophies that undergird middle school education in the United States. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 421 - Principles of Secondary Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comprehensive overview of the history and development of secondary education, the philosophy undergirding the knowledge base of the curriculum, and the influence of contemporary social forces in shaping the curriculum. (Fall and Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 433 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 2 An introduction to the knowledge base, teaching strategies, materials, and resources basic to middle grades mathematics education. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 434 - Current Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This capstone course is designed to provide 21st century Birth-Kindergarten teacher candidates with a global perspective of economic and social contexts that concern young children and their families in today’s society. The focus of the course is to complete a Leadership Collaboration Project while examining current issues and trends in the early childhood field. Prerequisite: EDUC 308 and EDUC 350 Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 440 - Guidance and Counseling Practicum Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A practicum providing supervised counseling experiences in a true-to-life setting, with emphasis given to practical and applied aspects of counseling and various guidance activities. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 450 - Classroom Management Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to strategies for facilitating learning through better classroom management, with emphasis on the role of parents in classroom management and on counseling techniques related to management strategies and parenting. (Fall and Spring). Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 455 - Classroom Management and Principles of Secondary Teaching Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates will develop values, confidence, assertiveness skills, decision-making skills in classroom management, concepts and practices that are appropriate for successful teaching. An exploration of evidence-based practices related to effective teaching in schools and the social, legal, and historical contexts in which those practices occur. The clinical field experience aspect of this course enables candidates to observe and participate in methods of teaching in specific content areas. These experiences include aspects of individualized and interdisciplinary teaching and learning; classroom management; legal aspects of teaching; cultural, ethnic, and minority concerns; and applications of other special methods to large and small groups of students. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 460 - Methods and Materials in Middle and Secondary School Subjects Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences to facilitate effective teaching and learning of middle/ secondary school subjects (6-12). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 461 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Language Arts Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the teaching strategies, resources, and materials basic to middle grades (6-9) education. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 462 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Sciences Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the knowledge base, teaching strategies, resources and materials basic to middle grades social studies education. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 463 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Science Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A brief review of the scientific principles, laws, and concepts prescribed in the knowledge base for teachers of science in the middle grades (6-9), with emphasis on science units and lesson planning, laboratory demonstrations, experimental replication, and simulated teaching experiences. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 464 - Methods and Materials in Health and Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to activities, teaching strategies, materials, and resources applicable to the physical education of students in grades K-12. Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 467 - Methods and Materials in Middle and Secondary School Subjects Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Candidates are introduced to instructional and professional practices, tools, and resources to design, implement, and assess learning experiences to facilitate effective teaching and learning of middle/secondary school subjects (6-12). (Fall) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 480 - Clinical Experience in the Middle and Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 11 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 11 The clinical experience in the public middle and secondary schools pairs candidates with 6-12 clinical educators in the classroom to further develop content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and integrate technology in all areas to produce a positive impact on student learning. The goal of the clinical experience is to link theory and practice within the clinical setting to contextualize and cultivate knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. (Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education, clinical experience, and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 490 - Professional Education Seminar Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 0 A forum for discussions of teaching strategies, methodologies, materials, and experiences observed during the student-teaching experience and of such issues as mainstreaming, multicultural education, use of computers, new trends to facilitate learning in educational settings, and effective resume writing and interviewing techniques. (Fall and Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
	EDUC 497 - Clinical Experience in the Middle and Secondary Schools Credit Hours: 11 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 10 The clinical experience in the public middle and secondary schools pairs candidates with 6-12 clinical educators in the classroom to further develop content knowledge, pedagogical content knowledge, pedagogical skills, and integrate technology in all areas to produce a positive impact on student learning. The goal of the clinical experience is to link theory and practice within the clinical setting to contextualize and cultivate knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions. (Spring) Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education, clinical experience, and permission of instructor. Please click here for Book Information
Elementary Education
	EDUC 291 - Educational Simulations Credit Hours: 1,2, or 3 Lecture Hours: 1,2, or 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course designed to enhance professional education competencies of traditional and non-traditional students using class discussions, simulations, computers, and interactive videos. Topics will include the following: test-taking skills, critical thinking skills, and related course content. Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 320 - Teaching Healthful Living in K-6 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will provide 21st century K-6 teacher candidates with foundational knowledge and understanding of the need to develop and use healthful living choices. Teacher candidates will learn to make explicit connections to healthy choices that lead to the improvement of student learning, interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships, and overall quality of life. Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 335 - Math for 21st Century K-6 Teaching Candidates Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides students with foundational knowledge and understanding of school mathematics. Content will include common mathematical knowledge, problem solving, reasoning and proof, number sense, numerical operations, spatial sense, patterns, relationships and functions, and algebraic thinking. Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 400 - Teaching Communication Skills in K-6 Credit Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2 This course is designed to introduce the basics of reading instruction with emphasis on emergent reading, the initial stages of reading development, and primary and intermediate reading programs. Also, it is designed to encourage the critical study of current practices, teaching methodologies, strategies, and resources for teaching language arts in the elementary school. Candidates will be required to complete a three-week clinical experience in an assigned elementary school. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 401 - Teaching Math and Science in K-6 Credit Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2 In this course, K-6 teacher candidates develop their understanding of mathematical conventions and process skills as well as the principles of scientific inquiry. Emphasis is placed on the use of best practices that promote integrative teaching and inquiry based learning, such as problem solving, reasoning, communication, connection, representation, and debating issues involving science and technology from a global perspective. Candidates will be required to complete a three-week clinical experience in an assigned elementary school. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 402 - Social Studies and the Arts in Elementary Education Credit Hours: 6 Lecture Hours: 4 Lab Hours: 2 This course will provide K-6 teacher candidates with an in-depth focus on the alignment of the state standards and objectives from the elementary social studies and arts curriculum. Teacher candidates will also incorporate instructional strategies and research-based best teaching practices when designing lesson plans for specific learning segments. Candidates will be required to complete a three-week clinical experience in an assigned elementary school. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 451 - Classroom Management for Elementary Teachers Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 1 An introduction to the strategies for facilitating learning through effective classroom management, parent counseling, and guidance strategies for the elementary classroom. This course helps elementary pre-service and in-service teachers develop systematic strategies and techniques for effectively leading students to cooperate with the teacher and each other, and to be on task and engaged in planned learning activities. Field experience is required. (Fall, Spring). Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 471 - Clinical Experience for Teacher Candidates in Elementary Education Credit Hours: 10 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to be taken concurrently with ELEM 491: Elementary and Birth to Kindergarten Professional Seminar. It is developed to provide the prospective teacher candidate an opportunity to demonstrate skills in planning and in guiding the activities of children while being supervised and supported by experienced clinical educations (P-12 and EPP). It is the culmination of general education, professional education, ethical dispositions, specialty area courses, as well as early field experiences. Teacher candidates are assigned to partnership schools in local education agencies. Please click here for Book Information
	ELEM 491 - Elementary and Birth-Kindergarten Professional Seminar Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 A series of seminars on selected teacher education topics, to include teaching strategies, knowledge, skills, abilities, and documentation needed for the initial teaching year, and preparation for the assessments required for North Carolina licensure. Please click here for Book Information
English
	ENGL 108 - English Grammar and Usage Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 This course introduces students to issues of grammar and usage within an integrated literacy program that includes reading, writing and speaking. Standard grammatical and rhetorical conventions are examined to assess their current significance for acceptable social expression, especially in academic prose. Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 110 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course designed to give extensive practice in the writing process, with emphasis on expository forms appropriate to everyday personal, business, and academic writing. When taken for 4 credits, two lab hours are included. Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 120 - English Composition II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course that continues practice in the composing process, with emphasis on argumentation and research. The course involves gathering, analyzing, and documenting information from secondary sources. When taken for 4 credit hours, two lab hours are included. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 211 - World Literature I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of major works of the Ancient World, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance, focusing on representative genres. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 212 - World Literature II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A comparative study of major works of the Enlightenment, the Romantic Age, the period of Realism and Naturalism, and the Modern World. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 220 - African-American Literature I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An historical and critical exploration of African American writers’ contributions to American fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, beginning with writers of the 1700s and continuing through 1900. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 222 - History of the English Language Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An historical study of the nature of the language from its beginnings to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 223 - African-American Literature II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of an historical and critical exploration of African American writers’ contributions to American fiction, poetry, drama, and non-fiction, beginning with the 1900s and proceeding to the present. Prerequisite: ENGL 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ENGL 225 - Narrative Constructs of Race Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course employs texts from a range of genres, modalities, and platforms to analyze the history, present conditions, and responses to race and racism in America and globally. Course topics and assignments engage directly and actively with issues relevant to community building. Please click here for Book Information

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CSC 405 - Geospatial Applications of Data Analytics

CSC 410 - Introduction to Compiler Design Theory

CSC 431 - Operating Systems I

CSC 432 - Operating Systems II

CSC 434 - Artificial Intelligence

CSC 451 - Computer Graphics

CSC 470 - Software Engineering

CSC 473 - Parallel Processing

CSC 480 - User Interface Development

CSC 485 - Geospatial Data Analytics Senior Project

CSC 490 - Senior Project

DANC 203 - Fundamentals of Dance

DANC 204 - Survey of Dance Techniques

DANC 205 - Ballet: Technique and Exploration

DANC 207 - Jazz Dance I

DANC 208 - Jazz Dance II

DANC 209 - Contemporary Dance I

DANC 210 - Intermediate Contemporary Dance

DANC 255 - Dance History

DANC 315 - Modern Dance: Explorations in Techniques and Theories

DANC 317 - FSU Dance Ensemble: Jazz Styles

DANC 319 - FSU Dance Ensemble: Contemporary Styles

DANC 320 - Cultural Dance for Contemporary Applications: Cultural Dance for Contemporary Applications

DANC 325 - Physical Performance Lab I

DANC 326 - Physical Performance Lab II

DANC 327 - Physical Performance Lab III

DANC 455 - Choreography

DANC 455 - Composition and Repertory

ECON 200 - Entrepreneurship and the Economy

ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 301 - Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

ECON 303 - Economics of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

ECON 310 - Managerial Economics

ECON 315 - Intermediate Microeconomics

ECON 316 - Applied Macroeconomics

ECON 321 - Applied Econometrics

ECON 322 - Money, Banking and Monetary Policy

ECON 340 - Economic Development

ECON 351 - International Trade and Finance

ECON 430 - Economic Problems

ECON 432 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy

ECON 440 - Seminar in Economics

ECON 450 - Economics Internship

ECON 453 - Financial Markets

ECON 460 - Seminar in Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation

EDMG 400 - The Middle School

EDMG 433 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Mathematics in the Middle Grades

EDMG 461 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Language Arts in the Middle Grades

EDMG 462 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Social Science in the Middle Grades

EDMG 463 - Methods and Materials of Teaching Science in the Middle Grades

EDMG 470 - Clinical Experience in the Middle Grades

EDMG 498 - Middle Grades Capstone Course

EDUC 210 - Technology Applications for Teachers

EDUC 211 - Laboratory Experiences in Area Schools

EDUC 303 - Teaching the Young Child with Special Needs

EDUC 306 - Birth Through Kindergarten Curriculum Development

EDUC 308 - Observation and Assessment in Preschool Education

EDUC 309 - Infant and Toddler Curriculum Development and Field Study (Teaching Majors)

EDUC 310 - Foundations of Education

EDUC 311 - Foundations of Multicultural Education and Diversity

EDUC 314 - Preschool/ Kindergarten Curriculum Development and Field Study

EDUC 330 - Educational Psychology and Human Development

EDUC 331 - Instructional Design and Assessment of Learning

EDUC 350 - Introduction to Birth through Kindergarten Education

EDUC 361 - Family Culture and School

EDUC 400 - The Middle School

EDUC 421 - Principles of Secondary Education

EDUC 433 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades

EDUC 434 - Current Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education

EDUC 440 - Guidance and Counseling Practicum

EDUC 450 - Classroom Management

EDUC 455 - Classroom Management and Principles of Secondary Teaching

EDUC 460 - Methods and Materials in Middle and Secondary School Subjects

EDUC 461 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Language Arts

EDUC 462 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Social Sciences

EDUC 463 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Science

EDUC 464 - Methods and Materials in Health and Physical Education