2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog

Apr 19, 2024

2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Accounting
	ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to financial accounting. A study of the basic concepts of accounting, the accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements, and the analysis and recording of transactions for operating, investing, and financing activities. Prerequisite: MATH 121 or MATH 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to managerial accounting. A study of the uses of financial statements, the study of manufacturing operations, and the uses of accounting information by management. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 300 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides basic knowledge of how accounting information systems function in business organizations. Transaction flowcharting and internal controls of the revenue, expenditure, and conversion cycles are covered in detail. Attention is also focused on basic computer terminology, EDP controls, and relational databases. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 with a minimum grade of B and ACCT 212 with a minimum grade of B Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 310 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of ACCT 212 . A study of cost terms; cost behavior; systems design; and the analysis, interpretation, and application of accounting data by management. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 and ACCT 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of ACCT 212 . A study of cost terms; cost behavior; systems design; and the analysis, interpretation, and application of accounting data by management. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 with a minimum grade of B Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 312 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. An in-depth study of accounting for investing and financing activities, leases, income taxes, and pensions. Prerequisite: ACCT 311 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 320 - Federal and State Income Taxes Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of basic tax laws and the determination of taxable income for individuals; introduction to tax research. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 with a minimum grade of B and ACCT 212 with a minimum grade of B Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the various cost concepts: accumulation of product costs, joint costs in job order and process cost systems, including analysis of variances for managerial control and decision making, direct and variable costing, cost-volume-profit analysis; the buy or make decision. Prerequisite: ACCT 211 with a minimum grade of B and ACCT 212 with a minimum grade of B Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 322 - Advanced Cost Accounting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of ACCT 321 : budgets and analyses of costs and other variances for management action; capital budgeting, and operations management and yield variances. Prerequisite: ACCT 321 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 411 - Advanced Accounting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Accounting and reporting for investment activities of business. Issues related to foreign currency, accounting diversity, disaggregated information, reorganizations, and liquidations. Prerequisite: ACCT 312 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 412 - Government and Public Accounting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of accounting for non-profit entities, including local, state, and federal government units; educational institutions; hospitals and other health care organizations; and welfare organizations. The course covers the classification and use of funds in such entities, including budgeting, purchasing and financial activities, and the presentation of financial reports by these types of organizations. Prerequisite: ACCT 312 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 420 - Advanced Federal Income Taxes Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A continuation of ACCT 320 : tax laws applicable to corporations, partnerships, trusts, estates, gift tax, and tax planning; substantive research work resulting in formal reports. Prerequisite: ACCT 320 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 422 - Auditing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course covers the conceptual and practical aspects of the examination of financial statements by independent accountants. Issues examined include: objectives and techniques of internal control; standards of presentation and disclosure in financial statements; objectives and procedures for auditing practice; statistical sampling techniques; and auditing of EDP records. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ACCT 300 and ACCT 312 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 424 - Financial Statement Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a study of the process of business analysis through the evaluation of financial statements. Topics include analysis of financial statements and ratio, strategic, prospective, equity, and credit analysis. This course presumes an understanding of accounting principles in order to successfully master the course content. While some accounting concepts may be reviewed, this course is about the analysis and evaluation of financial information based on Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Students must be able to express the analysis of cases and other course work in writing that meets professional standards. This course is cross listed with FINC 424 . Prerequisite: ACCT 211 and ACCT 212 with a grade of “B” or better and FINC 311 with a grade of “C” or better Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 425 - Forensic and Fraud Analysis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course helps students understand the principles of forensic accounting and fraud examination. Students will learn how and why financial fraud occurs and techniques to identify and investigate these frauds. Topics include fraud prevention, fraud detection, fraud investigation, management fraud, and other key forensic topics. Prerequisite: Prerequisite: ACCT 211 and ACCT 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 430 - Accounting Theory Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of contemporary financial accounting issues, emphasizing the role of accounting theory in accounting policy decisions; the social, political, and economic influences on the establishment of accounting standards; and the history of the accounting profession and accounting thought. Prerequisite: ACCT 312 Please click here for Book Information
	ACCT 450 - Accounting Internship Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides students with practical experience in the field of accounting in private and public organizations (including industry). Formal class meetings before and after the internship are required to evaluate the work experience of students. The program must be arranged in advance and approved by the department chairperson. This course is not open to students with credit from any similar program in the institution. Please click here for Book Information
Administrative Services
	ADMS 320 - Administrative Services Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to provide for the development of basic desktop publishing concepts and skills which include the essentials of production and design, type and layout, and graphics and text for business and technical applications. Prerequisite: BEDU 110 Please click here for Book Information
Anthropology
	ANTH 210 - Introduction to Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the history and methods of anthropology, with special emphasis on early hominid and cultural evolution, the comparative study of social institutions, and the nature of cultural differences as they exist in traditional and modern societies. Please click here for Book Information
	ANTH 305 - Selected Topics in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will examine in-depth a topic of anthropological importance chosen by the instructor. Particular attention will be focused on current theoretical and/or methodological explanations of the particular substantive topic. Prerequisite: ANTH 210 or permission of the instructor Please click here for Book Information
	ANTH 310 - Cross-Cultural Studies in Anthropology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is designed to introduce students to the major intellectual, practical, methodological, and ethical concepts of cultural anthropology. Students will examine in-depth anthropological concepts of culture, behaviors, and belief systems. The goal of this course is to provide a comparative analysis of the cultural differences in human adaptations, the appreciation of diverse values and lifestyles, and the application of the cross-cultural study of people throughout the world. Prerequisite: ANTH 210 or SOCI 150 or SOCI 210 or permission of instructor Please click here for Book Information
Aerospace Studies
	ARSS 111 - Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 ARSS 111 is a survey course designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force. Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 112 - Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 ARSS 112 is a continuation of ARSS 111 . Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 211 - Team and Leadership Fundamentals Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 This course focuses on laying the foundation for teams and leadership. The topics include skills that will allow cadets to improve their leadership on a personal level and within a team. ARSS 211 and ARSS 212 will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will be able to motivate sophomore students to transition from AFROTC cadets to AFROTC officer candidates. Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 212 - Team and Leadership Fundamentals II Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 ARSS 212 is a continuation of ARSS 211 . Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 311 - Leading People and Effective Communication Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 This course teaches cadets advanced skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing leadership skills and communication. Cadets have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors. Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 312 - Leading People and Effective Communication II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 ARSS 312 is a continuation of ARSS 311 . Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 411 - National Security Affairs/ Preparation for Active Duty Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 ARSS 411 is designed for college seniors and gives them the fundation to understand their roles as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. The final semester provides information that will prepare the cadets for active duty. Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 412 - National Security Affairs/ Preparation for Active Duty II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 2 ARSS 412 is a continuation of ARSS 411 . Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 421 - Physical Education and Training Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 This course is designed to introduce the student to physical fitness and the regulations and components of the Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment. Information on various topics contributing to a fit lifestyle (such as nutrition and hydration, the benefits of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, running shoe selection, etc.) will be interwoven throughout the course. The course will involve calisthenics, introduction to various sports, and running. Please click here for Book Information
	ARSS 422 - Physical Education and Training Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 3 This course is designed to introduce the student to physical fitness and the regulations and components of the Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment. Information on various topics contributing to a fit lifestyle (such as nutrition and hydration, the benefits of aerobic and anaerobic exercise, running shoe selection, etc.) will be interwoven throughout the course. The course will involve calisthenics, introduction to various sports, and running. Please click here for Book Information
Art
	ART 110 - 2D Design Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introductory course in two-dimensional design. It provides a basic understanding of elements and principles of design as they relate to drawing, painting, and the graphic arts. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 121 - Basic Drawing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 The study of basic principles of freehand drawing. This course emphasizes the elements and principles of art through self-expression and utilizes a variety of drawing media. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 123 - Basic Digital Design Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course is a basic introduction of computer-based skills in the area of visual design. Limited graphic skills will be introduced to assist in self-marketing, advertising techniques, layout, and computer generated images. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 150 - Manga and Sequential Art in World Culture Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey course examining works of sequential storytelling, Manga, graphic novels, and related formats throughout history. These works from various global cultures will be examined and discussed with a focus on major stylistic developments, intellectual movements, and cultural heritage and identity. Discussion will include the dissemination of these materials and the manner in which this demonstrates interdependence and communication among global cultures. The course will incorporate analysis of the materials, representing specific cultural concepts as they relate to international use of genres and social ideals. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 185 - Introduction to 3D Animation Basics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces the principles of animation through a variety of computer animation techniques. Topics include basics of surfacing, lighting, animation, and modeling techniques. Advanced topics: compositing, particle systems, and character animation. Prerequisite: ART 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 210 - Survey of Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A general study of the visual arts and their use in business, industry, education, leisure activities, and culture. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 211 - Introduction to Art History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of the history of architecture, sculpture, painting, and the minor arts, with an historical summary of art form developments in various cultures. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 212 - Introduction to Painting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The study of theories, methods and painting techniques for landscapes, still-lifes, and varied compositions with special emphasis on the elements and principles of art in painting. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 213 - Introduction to Art Education Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introductory course in art education which explores the theories and history of art education. Students will learn about current practices and philosophies in the discipline. The course also includes the study of children’s artistic, creative, and aesthetic growth and development. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 214 - Art Education and Cultural Awareness Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Students will study the cultural and personal image of the child and how to integrate these images into art making. The course is a combination of written responses, class discussions, research observations, technological applications and includes a community collaborative art experience. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 215 - Survey of Global Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An art survey course exploring artistic traditions, forms, and achievements from around the world. Students shall examine underlying cultural, social, and aesthetic developments outside western classical traditions, thereby drawing new perspectives on global literacy and cultural appreciation. Specific course content will focus primarily on the research of artists, signature movements, artworks, and processes. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 222 - Advanced Drawing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The study of compositional development through experimental drawing. This course emphasizes the technical expansion of drawing techniques with varied drawing media and subjects. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 223 - Figure Drawing I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An in-depth investigation of the figure as a means of exploring drawing as depiction, organizational device, metaphor and object. Students will explore various dry and mixed media such as pastel, color pencil, collage techniques. This course is designed for the advanced art major who seeks to master observation, interpretation, and foundation skills in figure drawing. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 226 - Typography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course will provide discussion and exploration of the basic rules and principles of type as an artistic, mechanical, and advertising medium. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 123 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 230 - Introduction to Ceramics: Hand Building Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course introduces students to basic hand building techniques for forming clay as well as processes used to finalize ceramic works. The main focus will be on techniques in pinch, coil, slab, and additive and subtractive modeling. Students will finish four or more projects. Students will also become familiar with basic decorating, firing, and presentation techniques. Projects will be introduced by means of visual presentations, demonstrations (when appropriate), and documents outlining project objectives and due dates. During visual presentations, students will become familiar with traditional and contemporary ceramics and artists. Group critiques are open discussions that will give students opportunities to present their work and analyze its visual properties and/or the idea (if applicable). Visiting artist lectures, gallery openings, and individual research will be announced when appropriate. Prerequisite: ART 110 or ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 231 - Introduction to Sculpture Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course which introduces basic three dimensional design principles and the application of those principles in a variety of traditional sculpture techniques. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 250 - Digital Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course will cover digital photography and professional lighting techniques needed to produce commercial print and web images for promotional, retail signage, advertising and marketing themes, and business applications. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 253 - Introduction to Printmaking Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to printmaking processes, including history, development, and techniques. Two traditional categories of printmaking, the relief print and intaglio, are introduced and practiced. Using techniques in each category, students will practice reductive and additive processes; work in black and white and color; and understand the registration and printing of multiple matrixes. Traditional and experimental approaches are encouraged. Serigraphy and lithography are demonstrated by the instructor. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 260 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel Throwing Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course is an introduction to wheel throwing. Techniques and processes include basic wheel throwing skills, related hand forming techniques (i.e. pulling handles), use of specialized equipment for clay work, glaze application, and discussions about the work with reference to contemporary and historical ceramics. Projects will be introduced by means of visual presentations, demonstrations (when appropriate) and posted assignments outlining project objectives and due dates. During visual presentations students will become familiar with traditional and contemporary artists. Group critiques are open discussions that will give students opportunity to present their work, analyze its visual properties and/or concepts (if applicable). Visiting artist lectures, gallery openings and individual research will be announced when appropriate. Prerequisite: ART 110 or ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 270 - Sequential Art I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This class is meant to serve as a basic introduction to the elements of visual storytelling. Sequential Art as an artistic, mechanical, and advertising medium will be covered in detail as well. Historical examples will be used and the evolution of sequential, graphic, and comic art into its current forms will be explored. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 285 - Game Design II: Character and Environment Animation Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course extends the conceptual framework developed in ART 185: Introduction to Game Design. Students will learn to use a game engine and work through all stages of the game design process, including concept development, design, implementation, play-testing, and deployment. The final product for this course will be a multistage game. Prerequisite: ART 185 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 310 - Creative Art Experiences for Young Children Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 5 A study of the planning and organization of creative art activities for children from kindergarten through the third grade. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 311 - Arts and Crafts Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to simple sculptured forms, construction, printing, carving, weaving, modeling, and lettering, and to the handling of such materials as wood, metal, clay, fabrics, and paper. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 312 - Drawing and Painting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to the fundamentals of landscape, still life, and portrait drawing and painting, with special emphasis on line, form, texture, and color in objective and non-objective art. Prerequisite: ART 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 313 - Figure Drawing II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course focuses on the figure as a central motif in the manipulation of space and pictorial investigation. Students will explore various wet pigment and dry media such as ink, watercolor, acrylic, and oil pigments. This course is designed for the advanced art major concentrating on mastering interpretative and technical aspects concerns of figurative representation. Prerequisite: ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 321 - Ancient to Medieval Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides a detailed examination of visual art from ancient to medieval times. Students explore architecture, sculpture, and painting in relation to, background history, traditions, and cultural attributes. Museum and gallery visits, photographic slide presentations, and lectures will be integral elements in the course. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 322 - Renaissance to Modern Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course provides a detailed examination of visual art from the Renaissance to the modern period. Students explore architecture, sculpture and painting in relation to, background history, traditions, and cultural attributes of art forms. Museum and gallery visits, photographic slide presentations, and lectures will be integral elements in the course. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 330 - Computer Imaging in Visual art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course investigates the concept and techniques of applying computer imaging to fine art. Macintosh and IBM computers will be used to generate desktop publishing from creative graphics. Focus will be given to the leading graphic software applications. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 and ART 123 or ART 250 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 331 - Color Theory and Techniques Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 The study of color theories, color harmonies, and the orchestration of colors in design composition and nature to express symbolic, psychological, and aesthetic ideas. Prerequisite: ART 110 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 340 - Woman, Culture, and Imaging Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course focuses on how Western aesthetics and cultural ideology have shaped women’s relationships to the visual arts from the medieval period to the present. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 341 - Leathercraft Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 5 A course in the design and production of craft projects fashioned in leather or with leather decoration. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 351 - Commercial Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 Teaches the student all aspects of commercial photography and its practices including lighting techniques. Current trends in business practices for the photographic industry will be covered as well as small business techniques as they relate to photography. Prerequisite: ART 250 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 352 - Commercial Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A study of working theories and practical applications of design linked to the sale or promotion of a product or commodity. Skills developed include fashion design, cartooning, illustrating, lettering, and package design, as well as photographic, and airbrush techniques. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 123 and ART 330 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 354 - Advanced Printmaking Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course moves the student into technical areas of printing to include the following: photo-silk screening, creative techniques in screening, and other advanced techniques. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 and ART 253 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 355 - Multi-Media Print Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course designed to explore and combine traditional printmaking techniques with digital, computer generated, and other photo-based technologies. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 and ART 253 and ART 354 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 360 - Advanced Ceramics II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 Students will be guided in advanced ceramic skills and techniques as they pertain to the individual goals described in a written contract of the students construct. Within the structure of a standard class the focus will be to guide and instruct the students as a whole on the specific topics of each student’s choice. Students will also become familiar with historical and contemporary Artists as with the navigation of the art industry and professional practices therein. Projects will be introduced by means of visual presentations, demonstrations (when appropriate) and posted assignments outlining project objectives and due dates. During visual presentations students will become familiar with traditional and contemporary artists. Group critiques are open discussions that will give students opportunity to present their work, analyze its visual properties and/or the concept (if applicable). Visiting artist lectures, gallery openings and individual research will be announced when appropriate. Prerequisite: ART 230 or ART 260 orART 371 or ART 375 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 361 - African Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 An introduction to the regional art of Africa, with attention given to historical, sociological, and theological backgrounds. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 362 - African-American Art from 1800 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of works by African-American artists, including an investigation of the historical and environmental influences on contemporary black art. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 363 - Contemporary Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of late modern art to the present, the course is an analysis of works of art in their historical, social, and cultural context. Artists and works of art are examined within periods and style, influential art theories, the art market, and changes in consumer society. Prerequisite: ART 322 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 365 - History of Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 The history of photography is traced from its inception to modern times. The advent of the camera and a prognostication of its destiny are contemplated. The course includes lecture, darkroom laboratory work, and field experience. Color, black and white, and digital photography are included. Photographic essay and thesis are required. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 366 - Introduction to Metals Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to metal sculpture using basic fabrication and casting techniques. Beginning metal fabrication includes the development of design concepts, as well as techniques for cutting, forming, welding, and finishing. Casting in metal includes basic lost wax methods, the foundry process, and finishing techniques. Prerequisite: ART 231 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 367 - Subtractive Sculpture Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to sculptural concepts developed through reductive carving techniques in the medium of wood, plaster, and stone as an expressive method of creating forms in space. Technical proficiency is based on understanding materials, use of specialized hand tools and equipment (power and pneumatic), safety practices, shaping, finishes, and presentation. Prerequisite: ART 231 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 368 - Introduction to Woodworking Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An introduction to wood and wood fabrication as a sculpture medium, this course includes an overview of general wood properties; medium specific wood working hand tools; safety and equipment in cutting; and joinery and finishing techniques. Prerequisite: ART 231 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 370 - Sequential Art II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This class is meant to serve as an advanced introduction to the elements of visual storytelling. This class will focus on classical animation and current animation technologies. The course uses historical and international examples and explores the evolution of sequential, graphic, and comic art into contemporary forms and genres. Prerequisite: ART 270 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 371 - Clay Modeling I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course in clay modeling where students work from the figure to understand systems of sculpting from life. Prerequisite: ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 372 - Mold Making and Casting Processes Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course that instructs the student in the process of mold-making and casting in metal, plaster, hydrocal, rubber/silicon, resins or concrete. Many different casting techniques will be discussed, but only a few will be put into practice. This is because the materials are cost prohibitive although the processes are similar. Prerequisite: ART 121 and one of the following: ART 230 or ART 231 or ART 260 or ART 371 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 375 - Installation Art: Ceramics and Mixed Media Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course explores many of the twentieth century sculptural issues related to installation art. Topics may include indoor and outdoor site-specific work, sculpture on a grand scale, and 3-D public art. Students are required to execute an installation piece complete with proposals and preliminary models. Prerequisite: ART 121 or ART 230 or ART 231 or ART 250 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 381 - Islamic Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A survey of Islamic art from the period of the early caliphates (c. 700) to the heights of the Islamic empires (c. 1700), combined with close examinations of the issue of aniconism in the Islamic artistic tradition and of relationships between the Islamic and western traditions. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 383 - Art Education Methods and Materials, K-5 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An analysis of learning themes relating to growth and development in the visual arts, the organization of tools, media and materials appropriate for the elementary level. A practicum of 10 hours at an assigned elementary school is required where the student assists the teacher, tutors students, and teaches a minimum of two art lessons. Prerequisite: EDUC 310 and EDUC 330 and SPED 320 and READ 320 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 384 - Art Education Methods and Materials, 6-12 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 An analysis of learning themes as related to growth and development in the visual arts, organization of tools, media and materials appropriate for the secondary level. A practicum of 10 hours at an assigned middle or high school is required where the student assists the teacher, tutors students, and teaches a minimum of two art lessons. Prerequisite: EDUC 310 and EDUC 330 and SPED 320 and READ 320 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 385 - Game Design III: Game Mechanics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 Mechanics are the working parts of a game system. Whether on a screen or on a table, all games have rules and logic that make the game fun and challenging. In this course, students analyze and implement a wide range of the interactive components of game design. This course takes an in-depth look at what makes a game a game, and how to best approach player interaction for any given concept. Through demonstrations and discussion, students explore the vast possibilities to consider as they construct their own game structure. Prerequisite: ART 285 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 391 - Computer Graphics in Fine Arts Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course explores the development of computers as a tool to produce art. This class will allow students to experience the creation of their own art using computers, and to understand the concepts and rules of fine art production as they relate to this medium. Prerequisite: ART 123 and ART 250 or ART 330 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 400 - Art Thesis Credit Hours: 1 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 1 A course involving individual projects that investigate survival strategies, materials and techniques, theory of art, methods of criticism, and exhibition and presentation in the selected area. Intended for specialized studies in painting, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, and art history. Prerequisite: Senior standing Please click here for Book Information
	ART 410 - Art Criticism Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course aimed at the evaluation of art concepts, the philosophy of aesthetics, and an analytical approach to discussing art forms. Prerequisite: ART 363 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 412 - Advanced Painting Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 The study of painting techniques and composition, emphasizing a variety of painting media and the treatments of surface and subject matter to the development of styles. Prerequisite: ART 121 and ART 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 413 - Direct Study in Advanced Painting III Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A directed study course for students seeking contemporary water media painting problems. This course emphasizes the study of design principles, color structure, and fundamental methods of pictorial organization. Prerequisite: ART 121 and ART 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 414 - Directed Study in Advanced Painting IV Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A directed study course for students seeking a comprehensive analysis of painting media, experimentation of painting styles and self-expression. Prerequisite: ART 121 and ART 212 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 416 - 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. The course will also explore the graphic abilities of the learner, the philosophy of sequential learning, various production techniques, classroom management, and processes appropriate for K-12 art instruction. Students will be introduced to Teacher Performance Assessment (Ed TPA). A twenty-hour practicum is required where the student assists the teacher, tutors students, and teaches a minimum of three art lessons. (This course is required prior to student Teaching). Course is cross- listed with EDUC 331. Prerequisite: EDUC 310 and EDUC 330 and SPED 320 and READ 320 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 433 - Directed Study in Advanced Printmaking III Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course is a directed study for students seeking extensive experimentation in printmaking techniques particular to traditional and contemporary printmaking processes. Prerequisite: ART 253 and ART 354 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 434 - Directed Study in Advanced Printmaking IV Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A direct study for students seeking to apply their knowledge of advanced printmaking techniques with an emphasis on development of personal style. Prerequisite: ART 253 and ART 354 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 440 - Basic Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Lab Hours: 4 A course including activities such as camera operation, picture taking, darkroom techniques and procedures, and photo printing. Students must have access to a camera. Prerequisite: ART 250 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 441 - Weaving Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A study of cloth making, with emphasis on design and on the use of hand, floor, and table looms. Please click here for Book Information
	ART 450 - Studio Problems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course designed for independent work in the student’s area of concentration. Advanced studio problems will be investigated. Variable credit may be earned. Prerequisite: ART 110 and ART 121 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 452 - Ceramics IV: Clay and Glaze Chemistry Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A hybrid course in advanced ceramics emphasizing formulations of clay bodies and glazes. Clay and glaze recipe development and testing, materials research, alternative surface treatments, firing schedules, as well as instruction in kiln operation will be covered. Prerequisite: ART 360 or ART 371 or ART 372 or ART 375 or CHEM 161 or CHEM 421 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 453 - Ceramics V: Directive Study Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 Students will be guided in advanced ceramic skills and techniques as they pertain to the individual goals described in a written contract of the student’s construct. Within the structure of a studio class the focus will be to guide and instruct the student on the development of a body of work to be presented in a senior thesis show. Students will also become familiar with navigating the art industry and professional practices to establish a career trajectory. Prerequisite: ART 371 or ART 375 or ART 452 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 461 - Advanced Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 A course providing additional and advanced experiences in photographic production through the mastery of photo materials and equipment, with emphasis on visual literacy, the aesthetic manipulation of compositional elements, and successful photographic production. Prerequisite: ART 250 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 462 - American Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 A course that covers the history of painting, graphics, sculpture, and architecture in American history. Prerequisite: ART 210 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 473 - Advanced Metals Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 0 Lab Hours: 6 This course builds on the basic techniques of casting and fabricating metal sculptures. Application of advanced three-dimensional design principles, mixed media, finishing techniques and patinas are explore. Prerequisite: ART 231 and ART 366 Please click here for Book Information
	ART 481 - Computer Design Multimedia Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0 This course introduces students to interactive art, a form that allows the viewer or user to interact with visual communication. Students will be challenged to produce interactive art through the use of two types of software: PowerPoint and MacroMedia. Prerequisite: ART 123 and ART 330 and ART 352 Please click here for Book Information

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Course Descriptions

ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I

ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II

ACCT 300 - Accounting Information Systems

ACCT 310 - Managerial Accounting

ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT 312 - Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT 320 - Federal and State Income Taxes

ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting

ACCT 322 - Advanced Cost Accounting

ACCT 411 - Advanced Accounting

ACCT 412 - Government and Public Accounting

ACCT 420 - Advanced Federal Income Taxes

ACCT 422 - Auditing

ACCT 424 - Financial Statement Analysis

ACCT 425 - Forensic and Fraud Analysis

ACCT 430 - Accounting Theory

ACCT 450 - Accounting Internship

ADMS 320 - Administrative Services

ANTH 210 - Introduction to Anthropology

ANTH 305 - Selected Topics in Anthropology

ANTH 310 - Cross-Cultural Studies in Anthropology

ARSS 111 - Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force

ARSS 112 - Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II

ARSS 211 - Team and Leadership Fundamentals

ARSS 212 - Team and Leadership Fundamentals II

ARSS 311 - Leading People and Effective Communication

ARSS 312 - Leading People and Effective Communication II

ARSS 411 - National Security Affairs/ Preparation for Active Duty

ARSS 412 - National Security Affairs/ Preparation for Active Duty II

ARSS 421 - Physical Education and Training

ARSS 422 - Physical Education and Training

ART 110 - 2D Design

ART 121 - Basic Drawing

ART 123 - Basic Digital Design

ART 150 - Manga and Sequential Art in World Culture

ART 185 - Introduction to 3D Animation Basics

ART 210 - Survey of Art

ART 211 - Introduction to Art History

ART 212 - Introduction to Painting

ART 213 - Introduction to Art Education

ART 214 - Art Education and Cultural Awareness

ART 215 - Survey of Global Art

ART 222 - Advanced Drawing

ART 223 - Figure Drawing I

ART 226 - Typography

ART 230 - Introduction to Ceramics: Hand Building

ART 231 - Introduction to Sculpture

ART 250 - Digital Photography

ART 253 - Introduction to Printmaking

ART 260 - Introduction to Ceramics: Wheel Throwing

ART 270 - Sequential Art I

ART 285 - Game Design II: Character and Environment Animation

ART 310 - Creative Art Experiences for Young Children

ART 311 - Arts and Crafts

ART 312 - Drawing and Painting

ART 313 - Figure Drawing II

ART 321 - Ancient to Medieval Art

ART 322 - Renaissance to Modern Art

ART 330 - Computer Imaging in Visual art

ART 331 - Color Theory and Techniques

ART 340 - Woman, Culture, and Imaging

ART 341 - Leathercraft

ART 351 - Commercial Photography

ART 352 - Commercial Art

ART 354 - Advanced Printmaking

ART 355 - Multi-Media Print

ART 360 - Advanced Ceramics II

ART 361 - African Art

ART 362 - African-American Art from 1800

ART 363 - Contemporary Art

ART 365 - History of Photography

ART 366 - Introduction to Metals

ART 367 - Subtractive Sculpture

ART 368 - Introduction to Woodworking

ART 370 - Sequential Art II

ART 371 - Clay Modeling I

ART 372 - Mold Making and Casting Processes

ART 375 - Installation Art: Ceramics and Mixed Media