2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 26, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Forensic Science
	FORS 431 - Population Genetics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 2 A study of genetic and ecological forces that influence the structure of populations with two (2) hours of laboratory exercises and experimental studies. Students will evaluate the effects of random genetic drifts, mutations, natural selection, inbreeding, assortative mating, molecular evolution and quantitative/ecological genetics on populations. This course is cross listed with BIOL 431 . Prerequisite: BIOL 310 and ZOOL 310L Please click here for Book Information
	FORS 445 - Forensic Serology Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 This course will introduce the concepts, theories, and principles used in the forensic identification of biological evidence, including laboratory analysis of physical properties for the identification, confirmation, and species origin of biological materials such as blood, fibers, hair, saliva, and semen, as well as immunological and microscopic techniques. The course applies methods that are used in forensic laboratories. May only be taken by students majoring in forensic science with a concentration in biology. Prerequisite: BIOL 200 , BIOL 200L , FORS 200 , and FORS 300 Corequisite: FORS 400 Please click here for Book Information
	FORS 450 - Forensic DNA Analysis Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 This course will introduce the concepts, theories, and principles used in the forensic identification of biological evidence. The course will cover the characterization of body fluids including the determination of their human origin. Hands on laboratory techniques will be used to identify biological fluids for DNA extraction, quantitation, amplification, profiling, and interpretation. The course introduces laboratory methods, techniques, and instruments used in similar forensic laboratories. May only be taken by students majoring in forensic science with a concentration in biology. Prerequisite: FORS 325 and FORS 325L and FORS 455 Please click here for Book Information
	FORS 455 - Forensic Biology (Serology/ DNA) Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 This course will introduce the concepts, theories, and principles used in the forensic identification of biological materials. The course will focus biological fluids confirmation and species origin such as blood, saliva, semen, as well as to determine individualization of biological fluids using DNA typing. Hands on laboratory techniques will be used to identify biological fluids for human origin. Further to process biological materials for DNA extraction, quantitation, amplification, profiling, and interpretation. The course introduces laboratory methods, techniques, and instrumentation used similar in forensic laboratories. Prerequisite: FORS 200 and FORS 300 and FORS 325 and FORS 375 and FORS 400 Please click here for Book Information
	FORS 460 - Capstone Credit Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 8 This course will evaluate students’ overall understanding and mastery of forensic science and criminal justice theories and applications of various laboratory techniques for evidence identification, application of analytical techniques, and communication skills. The course will enable students to select the most appropriate equipment and techniques to make basic observations of physical evidence and test this evidence by using the appropriate equipment and techniques of evidential materials analysis. Prerequisite: FORS 200 and FORS 250 and FORS 300 and FORS 371 and FORS 400 and FORS 445 Corequisite: FORS 450 and FORS 431 Please click here for Book Information
French
	FREN 110 - Elementary French I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples, with emphasis on the basic language skills. Laboratory practice required. Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 111 - Elementary French (Honors) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of French speaking peoples, with treatment in greater breadth and depth than in French 110. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experiences. Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 120 - Elementary French II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of studies in the language, literature, and culture of French speaking peoples begun in FREN 110 , including further development of the basic language skills, with special attention to improving oral language skills. Laboratory practice required. Prerequisite: FREN 110 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 121 - Elementary French II (Honors) Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of honors studies in the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples begun in FREN 111 , including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on increasing proficiency in oral language skills. Laboratory practice required. Admission based upon an entrance examination, previous study, and other relevant experiences. Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 211 - Intermediate French I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of French speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with increased emphasis on reading comprehension and writing in French. Laboratory practice required. Prerequisite: FREN 120 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 212 - Intermediate French II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of French-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on idiomatic usages and complex grammatical structures. Laboratory experience required. Prerequisite: FREN 211 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 311 - French Conversation I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on increasing fluency in conversational French. Laboratory practice required. Prerequisite: FREN 212 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 312 - French Conversation II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Conversation and Composition: A course focusing on developing the level of proficiency in the basic language skills necessary to complete advanced courses taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FREN 311 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 321 - French Civilization and Culture Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the civilization, culture, and history of French speaking peoples, with attention given to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture. Taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FREN 212 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 322 - Survey of French Literature I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of representative French literary works from earliest times to 1800. Taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FREN 321 Please click here for Book Information
	FREN 331 - Survey of French Literature II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of representative French literary works of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Taught exclusively in French. Prerequisite: FREN 321 Please click here for Book Information
Geography
	GEOG 110 - Environmental Literacy Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course on the impact human beings have on the environment as well as the basic relationship between our environment and environmental policy. The course will discuss local, regional, and global environmental issues such as food resources, water resources, and energy resources. The focus will be on the transition to university life and campus resources that support sustainability for students as members of the campus community. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 200 - Weather and Climate Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will learn about the types and patterns of weather and variation and distribution of climatic regions. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of atmospheric composition, clouds, precipitation, and wind. Weather systems, fronts, and storms will be discussed. Interactions between the atmosphere and the earth in terms of current climate and long-term climatic variation and anthropogenic changes to weather and climate will be explored. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 210 - Principles of Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory study of the physical and cultural elements of the surface of the earth, emphasizing the geographic relationships and surveying the interaction between human beings and their physical environment. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 220 - World Regional Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographical study of the world by realms or regions and of the basic relationship between the physical and cultural elements within the major realms of the world, with a detailed study of some selected regions. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 250 - Basic Map Reading Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory map-reading course, with emphasis on map interpretation techniques and on the most commonly used types of maps and their interpretations. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 260 - Population Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the patterns of population distribution on the surface of the earth, emphasizing patterns of population growth, density, and movement and alterations related to changes in selected socioeconomic and cultural phenomena. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 270 - Human Beings and the Environment Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the interaction between human beings and the environment on the surface of the earth, with attention to specific types of ecosystem degradation and to solutions of resulting problems. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 300 - Medical Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The geographic study of human ecology and health on the surface of the earth, with an analytical study of the world patterns of disease distribution and their cultural/environmental interactions, as well as alterations of disease patterns because of developments in various cultures. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 310 - Economic Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic analysis of the distribution of economic activities on the surface of the earth, with emphasis on present-day patterns and trends of production, distribution, and utilization of the world’s major commodities. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 311 - Cartography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of principles and techniques of constructing maps and other graphic devices, emphasizing the construction of map projections and their uses, problems of scales, the interpretation of contour maps, lettering and sketching techniques, and graphic presentation of statistical materials. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 312 - Advanced Cartography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of advanced principles and techniques of map and graphic construction and interpretation. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 313 - Aerial Photo Interpretation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the basic principles of aerial photographic mapping and the interpretation of aerial photos in terms of both physical and cultural/human geography, with emphasis on detecting and identifying the natural/physical and human/cultural elements of the geographic complex on the surface of the earth from the perspective of space. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 314 - Introduction to Remote Sensing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory study of remote sensing, emphasizing its application to environmental and land use analyses of the earth. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 316 - Computer Cartography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the cartographical uses of computers and computer graphics, with emphasis on applications of computer mapping to geographic phenomena and problems. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 317 - Computer Techniques in Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course emphasizing computer usage and techniques applicable to studies of the geographical phenomena on the surface of the earth and to the study of geography as an academic subject. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 320 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course covering the theory and application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) This course includes an overview of general principles of GIS and practical experience in its use. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 321 - Geography of the Soviet Union Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the physical features, natural resources, population distribution, and human/cultural geography of the Soviet Union across time. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 322 - Geography of Latin America Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A regional study of the physical environmental conditions, natural resources, economic development, and social and political conditions of Latin American countries. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 325 - Applied Geographic Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will learn to apply geospatial technologies, particularly GIS, to real world problems by creating detailed maps and interpreting relationships based on space (connectivity, containment, etc.). Students will work with advanced concepts such as tools, behavior, and scripting and symbol creation and apply the results to spatial problems. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 330 - Geography of Africa Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic study of the continent of Africa, with differentiating descriptions of its countries and regions, its distinctive character in comparison with other continents, and its current problems and developments. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 340 - Cultural Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of human experience as it occurs in different natural settings, with analyses of symbolic and material elements of culture, focusing on those areas with landscape and environment manifestations and using specific case studies to determine how processes such as innovation, diffusion, and cultural change function. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 350 - Physical Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the physical systems and features of the earth, with emphasis on detailed analyses of systematic functions and interrelations of the geophysical processes of the earth’s physical/natural environment. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 360 - Climates Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of world climatic patterns with emphasis on the classification and distribution of various types of climates on the surface of the earth and their influence on human beings. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 370 - Introduction to Meteorology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory study of the atmospheric phenomena of weather, emphasizing analyses of the weather elements, weather production processes, and techniques of weather forecasting. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 400 - Introduction to City and Regional Planning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the principles, concepts, and reality of city and regional planning from the past to the present, with emphasis on urbanization and planning, and on analyses of current urban problems and forces responsible for urban and regional growth. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 411 - Industrial Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of manufacturing regions and major industries of leading industrial nations of the world, with attention to factors relating to the nature, location, and development of manufacturing industries. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 412 - Ecological Biogeography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographic study of the ecological system of the earth and the relationship of earth’s organisms to their environment, with special attention to the effects of human activities on the ecosystem. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 421 - Geography of the South Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An analytical study of the physical, historical, economic, social and cultural environment of the present day southern United States, acquainting students with the geography of the South and with the distinctive and changing character of the South. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 430 - Geomorphology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An examination of the geomorphological processes and factors creating and affecting the development of the natural landscape of the earth. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 431 - Political Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the geographical nature of political states, emphasizing their organization, power, and boundaries, and the geographic influences on their internal and external relations, with additional attention to concepts of geopolitics and associated contemporary problems. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 440 - Urban Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A geographical survey of the internal and external spatial relationships of cities and city systems, with special emphasis on patterns of growth, distribution, and functioning within and among cities in various parts of the world, particularly in the United States. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 480 - Seminar in Geography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Research in geographic thought and concepts and their practical applications, with emphasis on quantitative and empirical analyses of some specific problems of physical and cultural/human elements of the earth’s environment from perspectives of geographic research. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOG 490 - Geography Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The internship offers students the ability to apply subject matter learned in the classroom to real world settings. Students gain experience in the workforce and can use the skills acquired in this course in future employment opportunities. Prerequisite: GEOG 320 or Permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
Geology
	GEOL 311 - Introduction to Geology I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course in physical geology concerned principally with the composition of the earth’s crust and the processes that act to change its upper surface. Please click here for Book Information
	GEOL 312 - Introduction to Geology II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of GEOL 311 , including studies of the active internal processes of the earth, such as plate tectonics and earthquakes, and of the earth’s interior composition and structure, with introductions to historical geology and the succession of life forms that formerly lived on the earth. Prerequisite: GEOL 311 Please click here for Book Information
German
	GERM 110 - Elementary German I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, with emphasis on the basic language skills. Laboratory practice required. Please click here for Book Information
	GERM 120 - Elementary German II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of studies in the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples begun in GERM 110, including further development of the basic language skills, with special attention to improving oral language skills. Laboratory practice required. Prerequisite: GERM 110 Please click here for Book Information
	GERM 211 - Intermediate German I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with increased emphasis on reading comprehension and writing in German. Laboratory practice required. Prerequisite: GERM 120 Please click here for Book Information
	GERM 212 - Intermediate German II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of intermediate level studies of the language, literature, and culture of German-speaking peoples, including further development of the basic language skills, with special emphasis on idiomatic usages and complex grammatical structures. Laboratory experience required. Prerequisite: GERM 211 Please click here for Book Information
	GERM 310 - Advanced Conversation and Phonetics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course focusing on developing the level of proficiency in the basic language skills necessary to complete advanced courses taught exclusively in German. Prerequisite: GERM 212 Please click here for Book Information
	GERM 321 - German Civilization Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the civilization, culture, and history of German-speaking peoples, with attention to the life, customs, philosophy, art, music, and general patterns of culture. Taught exclusively in German. Prerequisite: GERM 310 Please click here for Book Information
Global Literacy
	GLBL 200 - Global Literacy Experience I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An officially sponsored university instructional experience that enhances students’ understanding of one or more of the components of the “Global Literacy” core curriculum requirement. Experiences at the 200 level identify, examine, and synthesize aspects of the following: global diversity; global heritage, such as the arts, sciences, philosophy, literature, economics, language, and athletics; and global interdependence. Academic credit is based on the following formula: one semester credit is equivalent to 750 minutes of documented instruction. The course may be repeated for credit provided the subject matter is different. Please click here for Book Information
	GLBL 300 - Global Literacy Experience II Credit Hours: 1 to 6 Lecture Hours: 1 to 6 Lab Hours: 0 An officially sponsored university instructional experience that enhances students’ understanding of one or more of the components of “Global Literacy” core curriculum requirement. Experiences at the 300 level primarily examine and synthesize aspects of global diversity, global heritage, and global interdependence. Academic credit is based on the following formula: one semester credit is equivalent to 750 minutes of documented instruction. The course may be offered for variable credit and may be repeated for credit provided the subject matter is different. Please click here for Book Information
	GLBL 400 - Global Literacy Experience III Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An officially sponsored university instructional experience that enhances students’ understanding of one or more of the components of “Global Literacy” core curriculum requirement. Experiences at the 400 level primarily synthesize the following: one’s self-awareness with global diversity; the diffusion of global heritage through globalization; and models of global interdependence. Academic credit is based on the following formula: one semester credit is equivalent to 750 minutes of documented instruction. The course may be repeated for credit provided the subject matter is different. Please click here for Book Information
Health Care Management
	HCM 200 - Ethics for Health Professions Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 In an era of advanced technology, economic pressure, and national discussions about universal affordable healthcare, professionals require a strong foundation of practice-based ethics to inform their decisions. This course provides an introduction to the theories and principles of ethics and civic responsibility. The course also focuses on the application of ethical theory to a wide range of problems that commonly occur within healthcare settings. In addition, students will explore and understand how ethical theories can inform practice within the healthcare industry. Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 310 - Organization of Health Care System Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides an introduction to the Health Services Industry. The course will examine key components, characteristics, and organization of the health care system as well as trends and management challenges in the provision of care to a diverse population. Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 311 - Principles of Health Care Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course presents the foundation principles and dynamics of health care management, the healthcare system, and basic concepts and skills in administration. The institutional, social, and political forces in the field of healthcare are analyzed. Topics include fundamentals of management in healthcare and contemporary issues. Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 312 - Medical Terminology/Health Care Managers Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides an introduction to the language of health care. The course will examine key terms managers and health care providers need to be successful in the health care industry. Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 313 - Medical Coding for Managers Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course will prepare healthcare managers to understand and improve their competence in medical coding as it relates to billing and insurance by providing an introduction as well as in-depth study of Current Procedural Terminology, International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD 10-CM), and third-party reimbursement. By the end of the course the student will be prepared to sit for the state exam to become a certified medical coder. Prerequisite: HCM 312 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 330 - Healthcare Policy and Law Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides an introduction to a wide range of topics in the area of health policy, and law. Students will become familiar with the evolution of health care policy as well as potential legal and problems in various health care settings. They will also learn to differentiate between legal and ethical problems. Among the subject areas covered are licensing, professional liability, confidentiality, informed consent, professional relationships, access issues, antitrust, and bioethical issues, with particular emphasis on how these areas impact management practice. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and MGMT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 350 - Healthcare Quality Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course presents the basic principles and tools associated with quality management. The topics include the definition of quality and its function in health services; pioneers in quality; strategic quality planning; quality tools; customer voice; market voice; statistical quality control and international issues and standards. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and BADM 216 and MGMT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 370 - Marketing Management in Healthcare Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides a foundation for managing the marketing function in healthcare. Particular attention is given to both the use of marketing tools to facilitate attainment of organizational goals in healthcare and the unique issues faced by the healthcare marketers. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 and ECON 211 or ECON 212 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 390 - Comparative Health Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Innovation is required to meet the challenges of healthcare delivery, thus the ability to compare and evaluate global approaches enables the healthcare professional to consider and adopt ideas that can be applied to their own system of care. This course examines factors that impact healthcare delivery worldwide, through analysis of the characteristics of global healthcare delivery systems and the governmental, economic, social and political forces that influence them. Special emphasis is placed on comparison to the U.S. healthcare system. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and HCM 311 and HCM 330 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 410 - Human Resource Management for Health Services Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to explore key concepts, theories, and issues of human resource management as they relate to meeting the challenges faced by health service organizations. The strategic value of human resource management will be emphasized as will the healthcare workforce, diversity, and human resource competencies. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and MGMT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 420 - Managed Care Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is intended to provide a foundation for managed care and practice and contractual arrangements, including the evolution of managed care as well as an exploration of the various tools that have been developed to improve systems of care. Particular emphasis is placed on contemporary/integrated systems of care. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and HCM 311 and HCM 330 and HCM 350 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 430 - Leadership for Health Service Organizations Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides a foundation to study leadership theory and practice as they relate to health service organizations. Further, the course seeks to provide an understanding of how healthcare leaders can achieve organizational goals through concrete behaviors and actions across interconnected disciplines and diverse populations. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and MGMT 311 and HCM 410 or MGMT 410 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 450 - Healthcare Senior Seminar Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides an introduction to health services research for senior students within healthcare management, including fundamentals of health services research and managerial epidemiology. A health services research project with a focus on managerial applications will be facilitated through a service learning format. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and HCM 330 and HCM 350 and MGMT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 460 - Health Services Research I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class is designed as an introduction to health service research as it applies to healthcare delivery, facilitating the basic skills needed to design a successful research proposal. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and HCM 330 and HCM 350 and MGMT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 461 - Health Services Research II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This class is designed to facilitate successful progress from a proposal to a completed research project. Topics included are relevant to all research projects. This course provides an opportunity to expand basic research skills introduced in HCM 460 - Health Services Research I . This course will provide a review of the initial steps required to write a research proposal, but will emphasize implementation of a research project with faculty direction. Prerequisite: HCM 460 and permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 470 - Healthcare Strategy Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces you to the complexities of strategy analysis, strategy formulation, and strategy implementation in healthcare organizations. The course is divided into different topic areas to investigate these three major processes. We will discuss the basic concepts underlying each topic area. Additionally, we will discuss cases and examples that describe how a real organization confronted successfully (or unsuccessfully) the issues covered in the topic. Two capabilities are of particular importance: (1) the ability to critically evaluate the profit potential of industries or environments and deal with the threats and opportunities presented by each; and (2) an understanding of how organizations work. Because this is a writing intensive course, organization, logical consistency, grammar, and clarity of your writing will impact your grade. Prerequisite: BADM 215 and FINC 311 and HCM 310 and MGMT 311 and HCM 370 or MKTG 311 Please click here for Book Information
	HCM 490 - Healthcare Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides supervised field work for exemplary senior students within the healthcare management concentration. Students work with health service professionals within the host organization to expand their expertise in solving management problems and to increase their awareness of the issues involved in the day to day operations of the organization. Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of an appraisal by the preceptor and a detailed project report submitted by the student. Prerequisite: HCM 310 and HCM 330 and MGMT 311 and Senior standing and Instructor permission Please click here for Book Information
Health Education
	HEED 112 - Health and Wellness Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 This course deals with basic concepts of personal and community health in a complex modern society. Sexuality, population planning, mental health, nutrition, fitness, health care delivery system, and diseases of infectious and non-infectious nature are considered. Health behavior and behavior change for quality living for the individual and community are stressed. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 113 - Health, Fitness, and Wellness Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course deals with basic concepts of personal and community health in a complex modern society. Sexuality, population planning, mental health, nutrition, fitness, health care delivery systems, and diseases of infectious and non-infectious natures are considered. Students will develop positive attitudes toward wellness and physical activity, which will facilitate a lifetime commitment to a healthy lifestyle and a high quality of life. Prerequisite: Enrollment as an early college student at FSU. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 212 - Health Promotion and Wellness Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to health concepts as they relate to the individual, family, and community. Designed to acquaint students with behaviors that promote health and reduce risks to diseases. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 300 - Human Sexuality Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of concepts and methods for sex education programs, including physiological, social and educational aspects of human sexuality, and emphasizing preparation for teaching about human sexuality in K-12 programs. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 301 - Drug Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco; the psychological and sociological factors associated with drug experimentation and abuse; and the psychosocial and physiological effects of drugs on health and behavior. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 310 - Mental and Emotional Health Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the fundamental principles underlying emotional health, including human relationship, stress, social-learning adjustments, personality, and life styles. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 311 - Environmental Health Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of major areas of environmental health, including the health concerns, problems, and diseases arising from environmental pollutants. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 320 - Introduction to Health Education Credit Hours: 2 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 0 This is an introductory course to school health and to community health education. The basic philosophy, principles, and content of health education are discussed as basic background for suggested solutions of health problems. Twelve hours field experience is required. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 321 - Health in Early Childhood Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles, content, practices, and procedures basic to health education in early childhood, K-3. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 322 - Health in the Intermediate Grades Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles, content, practices, and procedures basic to health education at the intermediate level. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 340 - Organization and Administration of School/Community Health Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of modern theories and guiding principles in the organization and administration of school-community health education programs, including coverage of such topics as program planning, fiscal management, vital statistics, and laws pertaining to school-community health. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 372 - First Aid and Safety Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the principles and practices of first aid and safety techniques, with emphasis on emergency procedures and safety-related agencies and their services. Also includes the teaching of first aid and safety K-12. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 401 - School Health Program Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the roles of the classroom teacher, the school nurse-teacher, and other related personnel in the development and implementation of a total school health curriculum, including content, methods, and materials appropriate to elementary, intermediate, and secondary levels. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 410 - Introduction to Epidemiology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The principles of epidemiology used in the investigation of each event, such as disease, accidents, and other health-related problems. These principles will be demonstrated by a class project of epidemiologic investigation. An in-depth study of major public health problems, with emphasis on the K-12 classroom teacher as the change agent for a healthier society through health education. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 411 - Public Health Problems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An in-depth study of major public health problems, with emphasis on the K-12 classroom teacher as the change agent for a healthier society through health education. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 420 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the principles and concepts of nutrition, with emphasis on the importance of nutrition education for the development of healthy eating habits. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 421 - Methods and Materials in Teaching Health K-6 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the content, principles, practices, and procedures in health education at the elementary level, with special focus on the role of the teacher in the elementary school health program. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 431 - Adapted Physical Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of principles and methods for adapting health and physical education programs to handicapping conditions. These principles and methods will be demonstrated by evaluations of physical, perceptual-motor and postural fitness levels, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of an active diversified adapted program. A 25 clock hour laboratory experience is required. Please click here for Book Information
	HEED 441 - Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction of fundamental statistics for measuring and evaluating the effectiveness of health education and community health programs. Please click here for Book Information
History and Political Science
	HIPO 300 - Contemporary African American Politics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of selected issues related to African-Americans living in America, with emphasis on contemporary political organizations and activities of African-Americans. Please click here for Book Information
	HIPO 310 - Political History of Contemporary China Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of political development in China from the Revolution of 1911 through the consolidation of power by Mao Tse-tung in the postwar period and continued through successive leaders to the present. Please click here for Book Information
	HIPO 341 - Constitutional Law and History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of basic principles of the constitutional system, with particular emphasis upon cases that deal with the framework of the American federal system. Please click here for Book Information
	HIPO 342 - Civil Rights and Constitution Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of constitutional principles and their applications as they affect individual civil rights. Please click here for Book Information

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Course Descriptions

FORS 431 - Population Genetics

FORS 445 - Forensic Serology

FORS 450 - Forensic DNA Analysis

FORS 455 - Forensic Biology (Serology/ DNA)

FORS 460 - Capstone

FREN 110 - Elementary French I

FREN 111 - Elementary French (Honors)

FREN 120 - Elementary French II

FREN 121 - Elementary French II (Honors)

FREN 211 - Intermediate French I

FREN 212 - Intermediate French II

FREN 311 - French Conversation I

FREN 312 - French Conversation II

FREN 321 - French Civilization and Culture

FREN 322 - Survey of French Literature I

FREN 331 - Survey of French Literature II

GEOG 110 - Environmental Literacy

GEOG 200 - Weather and Climate

GEOG 210 - Principles of Geography

GEOG 220 - World Regional Geography

GEOG 250 - Basic Map Reading

GEOG 260 - Population Geography

GEOG 270 - Human Beings and the Environment

GEOG 300 - Medical Geography

GEOG 310 - Economic Geography

GEOG 311 - Cartography

GEOG 312 - Advanced Cartography

GEOG 313 - Aerial Photo Interpretation

GEOG 314 - Introduction to Remote Sensing

GEOG 316 - Computer Cartography

GEOG 317 - Computer Techniques in Geography

GEOG 320 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 321 - Geography of the Soviet Union

GEOG 322 - Geography of Latin America

GEOG 325 - Applied Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 330 - Geography of Africa

GEOG 340 - Cultural Geography

GEOG 350 - Physical Geography

GEOG 360 - Climates

GEOG 370 - Introduction to Meteorology

GEOG 400 - Introduction to City and Regional Planning

GEOG 411 - Industrial Geography

GEOG 412 - Ecological Biogeography

GEOG 421 - Geography of the South

GEOG 430 - Geomorphology

GEOG 431 - Political Geography

GEOG 440 - Urban Geography

GEOG 480 - Seminar in Geography

GEOG 490 - Geography Internship

GEOL 311 - Introduction to Geology I

GEOL 312 - Introduction to Geology II

GERM 110 - Elementary German I

GERM 120 - Elementary German II

GERM 211 - Intermediate German I

GERM 212 - Intermediate German II

GERM 310 - Advanced Conversation and Phonetics

GERM 321 - German Civilization

GLBL 200 - Global Literacy Experience I

GLBL 300 - Global Literacy Experience II

GLBL 400 - Global Literacy Experience III

HCM 200 - Ethics for Health Professions

HCM 310 - Organization of Health Care System

HCM 311 - Principles of Health Care Management

HCM 312 - Medical Terminology/Health Care Managers

HCM 313 - Medical Coding for Managers

HCM 330 - Healthcare Policy and Law

HCM 350 - Healthcare Quality Management

HCM 370 - Marketing Management in Healthcare

HCM 390 - Comparative Health Systems

HCM 410 - Human Resource Management for Health Services

HCM 420 - Managed Care

HCM 430 - Leadership for Health Service Organizations

HCM 450 - Healthcare Senior Seminar

HCM 460 - Health Services Research I

HCM 461 - Health Services Research II

HCM 470 - Healthcare Strategy

HCM 490 - Healthcare Internship

HEED 112 - Health and Wellness