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ACC 2121 - Financial Accounting
Financial accounting introduces students to the problems of external reporting as they relate to sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations. After exploring the accounting cycle, the instruction allows students to examine the various accounts found in financial statements and learn how to put these accounts together to render meaningful statements that communicate pertinent information to those who read them.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is BUS-1090 and BUS 1210 or permission. This course is offered every semester, including summer.
Credits: 4
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ACC 2122 - Managerial Accounting
This course explores internal accounting systems and the uses of internally generated data in management. Topics include: the use of financial accounting data, cost-volume-profit analysis, budgets and responsibility accounting, and cost allocations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2121. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 4
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ACC 2201 - Intermediate Accounting I
This course provides an intensive study of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as they relate to the preparation and use of financial statements. Topics include cash, temporary investments, receivables, inventory valuation, plant- asset acquisition and disposal, depreciation and depletion, and intangible assets.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2122. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 4
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ACC 2202 - Intermediate Accounting II
This course is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting I and covers financial statement reporting and disclosure. Topics include current and long-term liabilities, investments, non-operational revenue, corporate owner’s equity, pensions, income taxes, and preparation of the statement of cash flows.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2201. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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ACC 2210 - Cost Accounting
This course examines key concepts and principles used in recording, classifying, and reporting cost data in relationship to planning and control processes. Topics covered in this course include budgeting, job order and job process, activity and responsibility accounting, and variance analysis.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2122. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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ACC 2230 - Federal Taxes
Federal Taxation acquaints students with the basic rules of federal taxation, and emphasizes the planning and control opportunities that exist as we live and conduct business in the environment of the federal tax system.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2121 or permission. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ACC 3050 - Computerized Accounting
This course uses software such as QuickBooks Accounting and covers the use of the microcomputer as an accounting tool. Students will apply knowledge of accounting principles and computers to operate integrated accounting software for various aspects of accounting, including general ledger, accounts payable and receivable, inventory, manufacturing, payroll, and depreciation.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2121. This course is offered every spring and summer.
Credits: 3
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ACC 3115 - Advanced Accounting
This course is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting II. Topics covered in this course include business acquisitions, corporate consolidations, foreign currency transactions and multi-national concerns, partnerships, government and not-for-profit accounting, and fiduciary accounting. Special emphasis is placed on the required knowledge for the Uniform CPA Exam.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2202. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ACC 4050 - Auditing and Assurance Services
Auditing introduces principles and procedures of investigating financial statements and underlying records. Topics covered in this course include types of audits, responsibilities and duties of the auditor, audit standards, audit programs, internal control, the auditor’s report, and ethics. The prerequisite is ACC 2202 or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2202 or permission. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ACC 4060 - Forensic Accounting
This course is an examination of several different aspects of fraud and focuses on topics such as internal control, financial-reporting fraud, fraud detection and deterrence. Students will utilize accounting techniques and skills from their prior accounting courses to analyze financial statements and make comparisons between financial statements that cover multiple years. Emphasis is on learning to identify irregularities in all aspects of financial statements.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ACC 2202. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ANT 1030 - Introduction to Anthropology
[LGCC4] This course introduces the study of humankind from both biological and cultural perspectives. The instruction provides a survey of the four subfields: physical anthropology, archaeology, sociolinguistics and cultural anthropology. The course examines problems such as human evolution, physical variation and the diversity of human cultures in both the past and the present.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ANT 2710 - Topics in Anthropology
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in anthropology appropriate to the 2000-level that are not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ANT 1030 and sophomore standing.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ANT 2910 - Independent Study in Anthropology
Independent Study in Anthropology allows the student to pursue the exploration of a topic in anthropology not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ANT 1030, sophomore standing and permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ANT 3010 - Native Societies of America
[LGCC4] This course examines relations between ecology and social organization in traditional native societies of North America. The first half of the course surveys Native American societies as a whole and the habitat in which they occurred. The last half is a detailed analysis of Central Arctic seal hunters, Northwest coast fishers, Plains bison hunters, Southwestern Pueblo builders, Mississippi Valley moundbuilders, and Northeast farmers.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ANT 1030 or SOC 1010 or sophomore standing. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ANT 3030 - Comparative Cultures
[LGCC4] Comparative Cultures explores human cultural diversity through case studies of simple to complex, non-western societies. Interactions between people and their environments are the focus of cultural comparison.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ANT 1030 or SOC 1010, and sophomore standing. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ANT 3050 - Culture, Ecology, and Health
[LGCC4] This course is designed to explore the nature of disease and illness worldwide. Students will examine the interrelationships between ecology and culture, comparing western healthcare practices with those of indigenous peoples of Africa, Mexico, Southeast Asia, and Native America. The course is taught from an interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating such fields as nutrition, anthropology, history, economics, and medicine.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ANT 1030 and SOC 1010, and sophomore standing. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ANT 3060 - Ethnocuisine
This course explores the complex roles of food around the world from an anthropological perspective. Students will conduct a historical
and cultural survey of food areas around the world, including foodways associated with Native America, Latin America Asia, Europe, and Africa. The students will engage in a research component called “Cooking Praxis,” where they analyze the history, culture, and economies of their assigned region, cook the meal of that region, and discuss their experience in a website blog. Students will explore the foodways used by all levels of society and learn to analyze choices based on a variety of anthropological theoretical frameworks.
Prerequisites & Notes
The pre-requisite is sophomore standing. This course is offered every summer.
Credits: 3
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ANT 3310 - Myth, Magic & Religion
[LGCC4] This course is designed to provide an overview of myth, ritual, and ideological tenets of cultures around the world. Although focused on indigenous (native) religious contexts, the course examines the synthesis between original belief systems and the major world religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Students will further learn how to relate religion to other socio-cultural processes such as economics, politics, gender, and sexuality.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ANT 1030 and SOC 1010, and sophomore standing. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ANT 3820 - Anthropology Fieldwork
This course is designed to train students in social science fieldwork techniques with emphasis on anthropological qualitative methods of participant observation, interview, kinship analysis, life case history, and photography. It will involve traveling to and living among the group under study. The actual field study will be preceded by preparatory background study and followed by data analysis and a written report. This course may be repeated once for credit, with instructor’s permission, if new work is undertaken.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ANT 1030 or permission. This course is offered during the summer.
Credits: 1 to 6
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ANT 4710 - Topics in Anthropology
This course provides students with the opportunity to pursue topics of special interest in anthropology appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Social Science curriculum.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is junior standing
Credits: 1 to 3
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ANT 4910 - Independent Study in Anthropology
Independent study in Anthropology allows the student to pursue an advanced, in-depth study of a topic in history not offered in the regular curriculum, under the tutelage of a department faculty member. An independent-study contract must be negotiated with the instructor and filed before registering for this course.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are junior standing and permission
Credits: 1 to 3
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Art |
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ART 1010 - Experiencing the Arts
[LGAD3] This course is designed to introduce students to the fine and performing arts as experiences that contribute to human, social, and cultural understanding, provide entertainment, and foster lifelong learning. Selections from the fine and performing arts will be explored as a means of articulating experiences and to whet the appetite for further study and exploration of the arts. Influences, trends, references, connections, and associations among the arts will be studied. Students shall receive a foundation in basic principles and concepts, and shall gain the analytical skills that lead to the development of critical standards when approaching various artists and their works. All students will realize a connection to a specific art form through the hands-on creation of an expressive project.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every semester. There is a course fee.
Credits: 3
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ART 1011 - Drawing I
[LGAD3] This course provides an introduction to drawing mediums, techniques, and concepts, with emphasis on drawing from observation.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 3
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ART 1015 - Art Foundations
[LGAD3] This course is an introduction to the expressive and aesthetic aspects of art. The process of creating original works of art, composition, color and understanding art from an artist’s point of view will be emphasized.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 1410 - Digital Photography
[LGAD3] This course explores the mechanical and electronic aspects of digital photography, as well as the basic tools of image manipulation. Instruction focuses on composition and the aesthetics of digital images. Access to a digital camera is required.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 2012 - Drawing II
This course emphasizes perceptual and conceptual processes in drawing with an emphasis on composition and perspective drawing.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 1011. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 2020 - Color Theory
This course explores color theory as related to art, print, design, film, web, and other visual mediums. Instruction investigates color harmonies, effects, visual perception, and color symbolism.
Prerequisites & Notes
The co-requisite is DES 1035. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 2
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ART 2030 - Decorative Arts
[LGAD3] This course is an introduction to a variety of decorative art mediums. Students will explore processes such as papermaking, marbling, pattern design, textile printing and fabric dyeing. Emphasis will be on creativity, the expressive use of color, and development of artistic technique.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-number spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 2055 - Onsite Sketching
This is an intensive studio course focusing on one aspect of the illustration world: reportage (onsite illustration). The class will explore drawing skills, design basics, layout, perspective, line quality, and color by practicing onsite illustrations of the surrounding landscape. This can include drawing buildings, objects, and people in order to tell a story or depict a mood. This course can be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered summer.
Credits: 3
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ART 2070 - Introduction to Animation
This course explores the process of traditional animation. Students will learn the basics of the animation process and its’ application by story boarding and creating basic animation.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are GDS 2015 and GDS 2025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 2115 - Digital Arts
[LGAD3] This course explores the use of digital technology as a venue for making art. Students will create original artwork using software programs in conjunction with digital photography and scans of traditional artwork. Contemporary digital artists and exhibition practices will be investigated.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 2121 - Calligraphy I
[LGAD3] The study and practice of historical and contemporary calligraphy will be introduced in this class. Techniques of lettering by hand and the anatomy of letterforms will be studied in depth.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 2241 - Painting I
[LGAD3] This course introduces techniques in watercolor painting, including preparation steps, paper selection, color mixing, and painting methods. Instruction covers aesthetics, composition, and possibilities of the medium.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 1011. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 2270 - Illustration
This course expands student’s skills in illustration, scanning and photo-manipulation software. They become aware of the significance of the different graphic file formats and their appropriate functions. This course is for all visual arts students to help them maximize their individual abilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 1011 and DES 1025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 2301 - Photography I
[LGAD3] This course offers a comprehensive introduction to the art, science and craft of photography. The instruction covers such subjects as camera controls and operation, film exposure and development, black-and-white darkroom printing, print finishing and presentation aesthetics, and history.
Prerequisites & Notes
A fully functional and adjustable 35mm SLR camera with 50mm lens is required. There is a lab fee.
Credits: 3
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ART 2710 - Special Topics in Art
This course offers topics of special interest in a variety of areas that are not treated in the regular curriculum. The course may be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of the instructor. There may be a lab fee.
Credits: 1 to 3
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ART 3020 - Digital Techniques
This course concentrates on visual principles and digital techniques for painting and illustrating using industry-standard painting/illustration software as a tool to mimic traditional art mediums. Students continue to develop their skills in both conceptual and narrative illustration.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 2012, ART 2241, and DES 1025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 3031 - Life Drawing
This is a classic figure-drawing course, which explores human form and addresses such issues as anatomy, gesture, technique, and content. This course may be repeated once for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 1011. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 3050 - Painting II
This course introduces techniques in acrylic painting, including preparation steps, canvas selection, color mixing, and painting methods. Instruction covers aesthetics, composition, and other possibilities of the medium.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 2012 and ART 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 3060 - Book Arts
[LGAD3] This course is an introduction to the design and construction of handmade artist’s books. Opportunity will be provided for the creation of artwork, photography, or other content in addition to learning multiple styles and bindings for books.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is sophomore standing. There is a lab fee. The course may be repeated once. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 3070 - Advanced Illustration
This studio course focuses on providing the student an increased understanding of the art of illustration. The student will continue to develop drawing skills, their own distinct illustration style, and the ability to communicate visually through illustration, in traditional and/or electronic media.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART 2270. There is a lab fee. The course will be offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 3080 - Basic 3D Modeling
This course introduces students to 3D character and object modeling. The instruction consists of using 3D animation software to complete self-directed modeling projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 1011, ART 2020, and DES 1025. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 3085 - Basic 3D Animation
This course introduces students to 3D character and object animation. The instruction consists of using 3D animation software to complete self-directed animation projects.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ART-3080. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ART 3210 - Puppetry
This course takes creative approaches to puppetry and mask making. Instruction includes the construction of puppets, masks and sets. Students are involved in various aspects of performance.
Prerequisites & Notes
There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 3270 - Advanced Photography
This course is designed for the intermediate and advanced student working in film-based black and white photography. Technical control and artistic expression are emphasized as students develop their visual perception and an awareness of photographic possibilities. Students will generate a personal portfolio of prints, and the students will sequence a book of student photographs, which is printed, bound and put up for sale. Lab fee covers film, paper, chemistry and a copy of the book.
Prerequisites & Notes
A 35 mm camera with adjustable aperture and shutter speed is required. The prerequisite is ART 2301. This course can be repeated once. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 4170 - Visual Narrative
This course provides students concepts of visual story-telling as it relates to the different types of narrative, including but not limited to storyboarding, children’s picture books, and the sequential art of graphic novels and comic books. Students will continue to develop drawing skills, a personal style, and the ability to communicate visually using traditional and electronic media.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ART 2270 and ART 3031. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 4611 - Senior Thesis I
This is the first part in a two-course sequence that constitutes the capstone for the BFA degree in Animation/Illustration. Students will select and begin their “dream project” in illustration and/or animation and develop a plan to execute the project and determine how their capstone work can be used to either promote the project in the industry or further their education in a graduate program.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are formal acceptance into the Animation/Illustration BFA, senior standing and permission. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ART 4910 - Independent Study
This course gives the advanced student an opportunity to work on a special area of interest that is not possible through the standard curriculum. The independent study contract must be approved, signed, and submitted before the current semester’s registration period closes.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission of the instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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ARH 2011 - Survey of Western Art I
[LGPP5] This course provides a survey of the history of Western art from prehistoric times to the early Renaissance, with emphasis on developing visual awareness and the ability to analyze works of art. This instruction examines selected works in terms of their historical and cultural elements and the phenomenon of stylistic change over the centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ARH 2012 - Survey of Western Art II
[LGPP5] This course surveys the history of Western art from the Renaissance to the present. The instruction provides emphasis on developing the student’s visual awareness and ability to analyze works of art. The instruction consists of lectures that examine selected works in terms of their historical and cultural elements and the phenomenon of stylistic change over the centuries.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ENG 1052. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ARH 3080 - History of Animation and American Illustration
This course introduces the student to the history, evolution, and popular trends of animation and American illustration from the industrial revolution to the present day. Students will also explore the relationship and influence of fine art and graphic design on the two narrative art forms and how animation and illustration have influenced fine art and graphic design.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ARH 2011 or ARH 2012. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ARH 3090 - Historical Themes in the Visual Arts
The instruction of this course allows for in-depth study of specific topics, themes, artists, mediums, and/or periods etc. within the History of the Visual Arts. Topics will rotate based on faculty expertise.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ARH 2011 and ARH 2012. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 1010 - Elementary Meteorology
[LGSE8] Elementary Meteorology presents an introduction to meteorology, primarily for the non-science major. The course includes topics such as observing the weather, clouds and precipitation, radiation and weather phenomena, the laws of motion of the atmosphere, the general circulation, air masses and fronts, cyclones and anticyclones, the weather map, and introduction to weather forecasting. The course requires three one-hour lectures and one two-hour lab period per week.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is Basic Math competency (MAT 0010 and MAT 0221). There is a lab fee. This course is offered every summer and fall semesters.
Credits: 4
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ATM 1020 - Elementary Climatology
[LGSE8] This course presents an introduction to climate science. It is designed primarily for the non-science student and includes a lab. The course uses an interdisciplinary approach to discuss the causes and impacts of global climate. Topics discussed include how all parts of the earth system (sun, ocean, land, and air) work together to create global climate; how climate has changed due to changes in these parts of the planet and, recently, due to human activity; and how human society is changed by climate changes (food availability, energy usage, economic and transportation systems, governmental policies, and individual lifestyles).
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is Basic Math competency (MAT 0010 and MAT 0221). There is a lab fee. This course is offered online every odd-numbered summer and odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 4
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ATM 1030 - Elementary Oceanography
[LGSE8] This course presents an introduction to oceanography, is designed primarily for non-science students, and includes a lab. The course discusses life in the ocean, the composition of sea water, waves, tides, currents, ocean basin formation, and environmental issues related to the oceans.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is Basic Math competency (MAT 0010 and MAT 0221). There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered summer and spring semesters.
Credits: 4
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ATM 1040 - Field Experience
This experiential course includes a supervised on-site educational activity at an operational meteorological facility or an on-site instrument usage, data gathering, and data analysis experience as a major component. This course may be repeated when no duplication of experience results.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall semester.
Credits: .5 to 3
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ATM 1050 - Problem Solving in Atmospheric Sciences
This course introduces at a fundamental level many of the important atmospheric physical processes such as radiation, thermodynamics, and the forces creating wind. An emphasis is placed on problem solving and graphing scientific data.
Prerequisites & Notes
The co-requisites are MAT 1410 or a higher mathematics course, and PHY 2031. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring .
Credits: 3
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ATM 1211 - Survey of Meteorology I
[LGSE8] This comprehensive course introduces the study of the atmosphere. The course is designed for meteorology and other science- oriented students and includes such topics as the structure of the atmosphere, weather instrumentation, temperature, seasons, humidity, clouds, precipitation, atmospheric stability, optical phenomena, and thunderstorms and tornadoes.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are high school physics or PHY 2031, and co-enrollment in MAT 1410 or higher. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 1211L - Survey of Meteorology I Lab
[LGSE8] This lab course covers basic weather data acquisition and understanding, in addition to standard introductory weather lab topics. The lab emphasizes hands-on experience and problem solving, and is taught in approximate tandem with the lecture topics in ATM 1211.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are high school physics or PHY 2031 and co-enrollment in MAT 1410 or higher and co-enrollment in ATM 1211. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 1
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ATM 1212 - Survey of Meteorology II
[LGSE8] This second semester course continues ATM 1211 and builds on the principles learned in that course as a foundation for the exploration and study of such basic weather features as fronts, cyclones, and thunderstorms. The instruction introduces more specialized topics such as tornadoes, hurricanes, and climate. The course is designed for meteorology and other science-oriented students.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are MAT 1410 or higher, ATM 1211, and ATM 1211L. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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ATM 1212L - Survey of Meteorology II Lab
[LGSE8] This second semester lab course serves as a continuation of ATM 1211L and builds on skills learned in that course for a deeper study of decoding, map analysis and interpretation, and the Met Lab computer use. As in ATM 1211L, the instruction places heavy emphasis on the use of real-time data and problem solving. ATM 1212L is taught in tandem with the lecture topics presented in ATM 1212. This course is designed for atmospheric sciences and other science-oriented students.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 1211 and ATM 1211L and co-enrollment in ATM 1212. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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ATM 2020 - Atmospheric Thermodynamics
This course provides an application of physics and calculus to the study of atmospheric thermodynamics. The course covers such topics as hydrostatics, thermodynamics of dry, moist, and saturated air, and thermodynamic diagrams.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are MAT 2532, ATM 1212, and the co-requisite is PHY 2062. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 2050 - Statistical Applications in Climate Science
This course discusses inferential statistics, time series analysis, smoothing/filtering. empirical orthogonal functions, and analysis of variance. These statistics are applied to climate data sets to study climate change and medium range weather forecasting topics.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2060. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 2060 - Survey of Climate Science and Statistics
This course is a comprehensive study of climate for science majors. The course explores controls of climates, the resulting global climate, and causes of climate change (including the global carbon cycle). The course also emphasizes related climate statistics. Statistical methods are studied and then used to investigate climate data using probability densities, descriptive statistics, point estimation, and hypothesis testing.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 1212 and ATM 1212L. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 4
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ATM 2210 - Geophysical and Human Interactions
[LGNR7] This course examines the interactions among humans, the earth, and the atmosphere. Topics include the human impact on weather, climate, tropospheric pollution, ozone, precipitation acidification, desertification, and biogeochemical cycles. Societal, health, and economic impacts of these phenomena on the human condition are explored. Policy, mitigation, and adaptation strategies to our changing climate are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2060. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3020 - Practicum in Forecasting and Broadcasting
This course allows advanced students to use modern techniques to prepare forecasts that they broadcast across deifferent platforms. The instruction consists of occasional class meetings and one-on-one critiquing/coaching that develops and improves implied descriptive science writing and forecasting ability. The course may be repeated for a total of 4 credits.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM-2060 and EJA 1221. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ATM 3050 - GIS Applications in Atmospheric Sciences
This course covers how to use GIS for data analysis in Atmospheric Sciences. Topics include types of GIS data, projections, geo referencing and reclassifying imagery, creating personal geo databases, spatial analysis, spatial data acquisition, interpolation techniques, animation, and shape file creation. Converting spatial data to integrate with other GIS applications such as Google Earth is also covered.
Prerequisites & Notes
This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3110 - Remote Sensing
The course lecture sessions provide an overview of the operation and performance of various meteorological sensors and platforms, including Doppler radar, wind profilers, balloons and sondes, satellites, aircraft, and ASOS. The laboratory includes the study and use of data and products from meteorological remote sensing systems, including launching a radio-tempsonde and analyzing its data.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 3140, ATM 3321, and ATM 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3140 - Physical Meteorology
Physical Meteorology studies the radiation processes in the earth’s atmosphere, cloud physics, atmospheric optics, atmospheric electricity, and aeronomy.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 2020, PHY 2061, and PHY 2062. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3170 - Weather Risk Assessment
This course investigates weather and climate risks posed to society and industry. Industries sensitive to weather risk are highlighted. The assessment of risk exposure on weekly to seasonal time scales is accomplished using statistical analysis. The process of monetizing weather and climate effects is described. Effective risk management and decision-making are also discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2060. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3220 - Physical Oceanography
This course emphasizes study of properties of sea water and generation of waves, tides, currents, and upwelling. The course also discusses air-sea interactions, including moisture, momentum, and heat transfers. In addition, the relationships among surface, deep water, and atmospheric circulations and climate change are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3230 - Aviation Meteorology
The course details all aspects of meteorology related to flight operations including icing, turbulence, low-level wind shear, and low ceilings and visibilities. The instruction includes decoding and interpreting pilot reports. The lab consists of analyzing data for aviation purposes and giving pilot weather briefings and includes visits to FAA Flight Service Stations and Air Route Traffic Control Center. The course is recommended for meteorology majors specializing in forecasting for NWS or USAF and for those going into TV weathercasting.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3270 - Television Weather Graphics
This course introduces students to graphical software used in broadcast meteorology. Students will learn how to construct technically correct and visually appealing weather graphics using WSI software. This course may be repeated three times.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 2060, EJA 1221, ATM 3020, and EJA 2843. The co-requisite is EJA 3222 or ATM 4010. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall semester.
Credits: 1
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ATM 3280 - Seminar in Atmospheric Sciences Research
This course introduces students to the research methodology and results associated with advances in understanding of atmospheric processes and weather events. Students and faculty will watch, analyze, and discuss talks from experts in the field as a way of understanding the research process and the findings presented. Course may be repeated twice.
Prerequisites & Notes
The co-requisite is junior standing. This course is offered every fall semester.
Credits: 1
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ATM 3310 - Forecasting Applications
This course focuses on the application of weather information to weather-sensitive industries. The course develops weather forecasting and technical skills through a variety of simulated forecast challenges for various clients. This course illustrates how meteorologists add value to weather-sensitive industries. Effective interpersonal communication skills and client relations are discussed.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2060. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3321 - Atmospheric Dynamics I
This first course in atmospheric dynamics utilizes physics and calculus. The instruction includes such topics as equation of motion on a rotating Earth, balanced flow, kinematics, circulation theorem, conservation of absolute angular momentum, mass continuity, vorticity equation, and wind-pressure imbalance.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 2020, MAT 2543, and PHY 2062. The co-requisite is ATM 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3322 - Atmospheric Dynamics II
This second course in atmospheric dynamics using vectors includes such topics as Rossby waves, quasi-geostrophic theory, and synoptic-scale instability theory.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 3321, and the co-requisite is ATM 3332. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3331 - Analysis and Forecasting I
This course begins a survey of the entire spectrum of synoptic and mesoscale analysis and forecasting. It is designed to be taken in tandem with Atmospheric Dynamics I, so that the student may see direct applications of the theory learned in that course in addition to learning operational forecasting rules and techniques. The instruction allows students to experience the type of work routinely done by practicing forecasters, with the goal of gaining both a solid grasp of meteorological principles and the ability to produce and communicate sound forecasts.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2020. The co-requisite is ATM 3321. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 3332 - Analysis and Forecasting II
This course continues a survey of synoptic and meso-scale analysis and forecasting. It is designed to be taken in tandem with Atmospheric Dynamics II, so that the student may see direct applications of the theory learned in that course, in addition to learning operational forecasting rules and techniques. The instruction allows students to experience the type of work routinely done by practicing forecasters directly, while gaining both a solid grasp of meteorological principles and the ability to produce and communicate sound forecasts.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 3331, and the co-requisite is ATM 3322. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4010 - Television Weathercasting
This course allows advanced students an opportunity to prepare forecasts and present them on the college’s television station (News7). The course consists of one-on-one critiquing/coaching to develop and improve descriptive science language/graphics and forecasting ability. The course may be repeated once.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 3020 and ATM 3332. The co-requisite is EJA 3222. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every semester.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4020 - Tropical Meteorology
This course provides a study of the tropical atmosphere, including climatology, mean structure and circulation, air-sea energy exchange, cumulus transport, easterly waves, and tropical storms. The instruction pays special attention to forecasting the formation, motion, and intensity change of hurricanes.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4030 - Physical Climatology
This course provides a climatological and statistical study of key planetary surface and upper-air synoptic features. The circulation features revealed are examined and discussed to enhance understanding of circulation behavior, with subsequent application to medium range weather forecasting. The course includes analysis of teleconnections, atmospheric oscillations, creating synoptic climatological data, and forecasting applications to high impact weather events.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2060. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered fall.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4040 - Physical Hydrology
This course introduces hydrology with application to the atmosphere and upper one meter of the terrestrial surface. The instruction covers such topics as hydrologic cycle, precipitation, evapotranspiration, soil moisture transfer, surface runoff, flood prediction and mitigation, flash flooding, terrain influence on water flow, drainage basins, and natural and anthropogenic changes to hydrologic cycle. The instruction includes the study of computer models of soil moisture and canopy energy transfer to demonstrate air-soil moisture interactions.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4050 - Air Pollution Meteorology
This course provides a study of the sources, transport, and forecasting of air pollutants. The instruction covers such topics as types of air pollutants, dispersion, mixing level determination, modeling, and regulations.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are CHE 1033 and ATM 2020. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4071 - Broadcast Meteorologist I
This course focuses on deepening and broadening the student’s knowledge of meteorological and environmental topics. The course serves as a means of enhancing the effectiveness of the broadcast meteorologist as a forecaster and as the station scientist. Possible topics include review and application of topics from the undergraduate meteorology curriculum to an operational broadcast setting, coverage of weather safety and global change issues, and survey of the earth, space, environmental, and related sciences covered by broadcast meteorologists in their role as the station scientist.
Prerequisites & Notes
The co-requisite is senior standing in an atmospheric sciences major. This course is offered every fall semester.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4072 - Broadcast Meteorologist II
This course extends coverage of ATM 4071 to other meteorological and environmental topics suitable to the participants’ needs.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 4071. This course is offered every fall semester.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4110 - Numerical Weather Prediction
This comprehensive course focuses on numerical weather prediction. The instruction covers such topics as the governing equations, numerical methods, history of numerical models in meteorology, initialization, objective analysis, and atmospheric predictability.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 3321 and ATM 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4120 - Mesoscale Meteorology
This course provides a comprehensive study of the structure, evolution, and dynamics of atmospheric phenomena having spatial scales between 2 and 2,000 km. Topics include sea/land/lake breezes, the dryline, coastal fronts, gust fronts, air-mass thunderstorms, multicell thunderstorms, supercells, mesoscale convective systems, bow echoes, derechoes, tornadoes, and gravity waves. Students will study the phenomena through examination of data from a variety of observing platforms, mesoscale models, case studies, and multi-media instructional modules.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 3321 and ATM 3331. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4130 - Space Weather
This course examines the interactions between the earth and sun. The physics of the sun and space weather events such as solar radiation storms, geomagnetic storms, and coronal mass ejections are explored from an observational and modeling perspective. The course covers current forecasting techniques for space weather events along with their impact on life, property, and infrastructure.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is PHY 2063. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4140 - Climate Change Dynamics
This course discusses the natural and anthropogenic impacts on the global energy budget, global carbon cycling, and radiative forcings. This course considers general circulation dynamics and modeling, theories of climate change controls, and observational evidence for climate change.
Prerequisites & Notes
The pre- or corequisite is ATM 3322. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every odd-numbered spring.
Credits: 3
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ATM 4410 - Workshop on Weathercasting Techniques
The instructor, a professional on-air weather broadcaster, leads discussion and analysis of the content and delivery of weather information as presented on television. Tapes from both experienced weathercasters and class members are critiqued in class. Students then practice and refine their on-camera skills in a TV studio under the guidance of that instructor. Students need to have previously taken, or to be taking concurrently, ATM 3020 and EJA 2843.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are EJA 1221, and permission. There is a course fee. This course is offered every semester. Course may be repeated twice.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4610 - Mathematical Studies in Atmospheric Sciences I
Students will use their knowledge of mathematics techniques to investigate a meteorologically-related topic at a level beyond the level presented in courses required in the BS atmospheric sciences degree program.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 3322. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4620 - Mathematical Studies in Atmospheric Sciences II
Students complete the research program started in ATM 4610, then write and present their work.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 4610. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 1
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ATM 4710 - Topics in Atmospheric Sciences
This course offers a study of topics of special interest, not extensively treated in regularly scheduled offerings.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 1 to 4
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ATM 4712 - Thesis in Atmospheric Sciences I
This course discusses meteorological research methodology and then requires students to research and write a major paper on a topic in the atmospheric sciences.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisites are ATM 3321, ATM 3331 and ATM 3140. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every fall.
Credits: 2
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ATM 4713 - Thesis in Atmospheric Sciences II
This course provides an opportunity for students to revise and expand the content and style of the report written in ATM 4712 into a technical report. The instruction covers the transformation of a technical report into a technical talk and includes the requirement of a presentation based on the paper written in ATM 4712.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is ATM 4712. There is a lab fee. This course is offered every spring.
Credits: 2
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ATM 4820 - Co-op in Atmospheric Sciences
This cooperative education course provides college credit for field placement with a commercial, governmental, or non-profit organization and is designed to provide the student with experience in practical application of theories and principles learned in the classroom. The work experience must be approved in advance by the department, the employer, and the college.
Credits: 1 to 15
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ATM 4900 - Independent Study, Directed Study, and Special Projects in Atmospheric Sciences
This course allows students to select a topic or project in atmospheric sciences for detailed independent or directed study under the supervision of a department faculty member.
Prerequisites & Notes
The prerequisite is permission.
Credits: 1 to 3
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