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BIO 1212 - Introduction to Biology: Cells and Genetic Basis
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces students to biology through the unifying theme of the “process of science” – what we know, how we know it, and what we don’t know yet. Topics may include the chemistry of life, cell structure and function, cell reproduction, classical and molecular basis of inheritance, and DNA technology.
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Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 1230 - Field Ecology
Credit(s): 3
This course enables students to study the major environments found in the Vermont landscape and to understand the plants and wildlife that make up the fabric of Vermont’s ecology. Following lectures, slides and hands-on work with mammals, birds and vegetation, classes are held in various field locations throughout central Vermont.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 1710 - Special Topics in Biology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Biology curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BIO 1781 - Ecology of Subtropical Ecosystems
Credit(s): 3
This course introduces ecological structure and function of the major aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems of subtropical Florida. The class begins with an intensive weekend of lectures on the ecological principles that pertain to the ecosystems of south Florida. Another weekend day is spent evaluating written work, culminating with an environmental debate. Based on their preferences, students are assigned ecosystems for which they will be responsible for leading the class on interpretive tours of the biological, chemical and physical factors that influence their ecosystems. The class will travel to the Florida Everglades and Keys to explore the variety of subtropical forests, glades, marshes, swamps and marine communities.
Prerequisites: Acceptance into Upward Bound
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2011 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I
Credit(s): 4
This course is an introduction to the structure and function of the human body. Topics include general body organization, cells, biochemistry, tissues, and the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. The laboratory involves microscopy, dissections, and the study of human organ models. First semester of a two-semester sequence.
(with lab)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2012 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
Credit(s): 4
This course is a continuation of BIO 2011 . Topics may include the structure and function of the cardiovascular, endocrine, immune, respiratory, digestive, excretory, and reproductive systems. The laboratory involves a variety of practical experiences related to the assessment and interpretation of organ system function. Activities may include dissections and the study of human organ models.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 2011
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2020 - Laboratory Techniques in Exercise Science
Credit(s): 3
This course addresses contemporary theories and techniques for data acquisition, processing and analysis from instruments typically used in the research and clinical settings of Exercise Science. The course integrates library and information technology towards evaluation and presentation of laboratory findings in light of published scholarship.
Prerequisites: Completion of General Education Core Curriculum Mathematics Requirement.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2060 - Nutrition for Health and Fitness
Credit(s): 3
This course considers diet and its relationship to healthy lifestyles. Students analyze their own diets, body types, and activities by computerized nutritional and exercise assessment and a variety of body composition measures. Conclusions on these analyses are drawn from study of the chemistry and metabolism of nutrients, the physiology of body constitution and its changes, examination of dietary facts, fictions, theories, food supplements and labeling, eating behaviors and disorders and their medical implications.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2120 - Elements of Microbiology
Credit(s): 4
This course provides a comprehensive study of the basic principles of microbiology. A brief survey of the history of science is given. Emphasis is placed on understanding the variety and differences of microbes and their relationship to humans. Laboratory study accompanies the course and the successful completion of lab exercises is a partial requirement for the course.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: Basic Math Competency.
Recommended: Prior learning in chemistry or biology equivalent.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2130 - Natural History of the Yellowstone Plateau
Credit(s): 3
This course involves seven days in the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park, traveling to three remote areas that demonstrate the unique geological and ecological characteristics of the park. Students make their own travel arrangements to and from Salt Lake City, UT, where the instructor will meet them.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2145 - Plant Biology
Credit(s): 4
This is an introduction to the study of plant biology, including the structure and function of cells and tissues, photosynthesis and a survey of the plant kingdom, with special emphasis on the higher plants.
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Prerequisites: One introductory biology course
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2310 - Invertebrate & Vertebrate Zoology
Credit(s): 4
This course focuses on the study of animal biology, including diversity and classification within the two major groups (vertebrates and invertebrates), comparative anatomy and physiology, genetics and development, evolution, behavior and ecology.
(with lab)
Recommended: BIO 1210
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2340 - Fundamentals of Ecology
Credit(s): 4
The relationships between the organism and its natural environment are examined. Students perform outdoor experiments and field studies that complement discussions on population and community ecology.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1210 or BIO 1211
Recommended: At least one chemistry course
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2370 - Biology Modules
Credit(s): 1 to 4
Biology Modules provides an introductory study of a specific topic in biology not duplicated elsewhere in the curriculum. These topics will often reflect the interests of biology faculty with respect to general principles and methodology of study.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 2710 - Special Topics in Biology
Credit(s): 1-4
The topics addressed by this course vary by student interest, and are announced at the time of registration.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
Notes: There may be a course fee.
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BIO 2810 - Internship in Biology
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an internship in biology in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 2910 - Independent Study in Biology
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an independent study in biology in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3020 - Field Zoology
Credit(s): 4
This course utilizes a variety of field-based data-collection techniques to study local animal diversity including invertebrates, birds, mammals and amphibians. Field techniques include capture, marking, collection and museum preparation, point counts, transect sampling and non-invasive sampling. Students make a collection or complete a research project.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3050 - Natural History of Vertebrates
Credit(s): 4
The course provides a study of the phylogeny, evolution, biogeography, physiology, and general-life histories of the vertebrates, with emphasis on the New England fauna. The laboratory work includes the study of a selection of examples from each vertebrate class with a view to better understanding the phylogeny and morphology of each group and their environmental adaptation. The course requires two classroom hours and one three-hour lab per week.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 , BIO 1212 , or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3110 - Field Ornithology
Credit(s): 3
This field-based course focuses on the identification, behavior, and life histories of local bird species. Students are expected to provide their own binoculars.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee. Contact the instructor for specifications if purchasing your own binoculars.
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BIO 3120 - Principles of Ornithology
Credit(s): 4
This course focuses on an appreciation for avian diversity through the study of museum specimens and field trips. The instruction provides an advanced study of avian biology, including morphology, physiology, taxonomy, evolution, ecology, and behavior.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 or BIO 1212 .
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3125 - Biological Chemistry
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces the student to an integration of biology and chemistry through an overview of the biochemical structure and reactions that occur in living systems. Presentation of the chemical structures of the important classes of biological macromolecules (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids) is integrated with their roles in cellular metabolism.
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Prerequisites: BIO 1212 ; CHE 1032
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3130 - Cellular Biology: A Molecular Approach
Credit(s): 4
This course is an in-depth study of biological processes at the molecular level, with emphasis on the relationship between structure and function of biological macromolecules. Topics include bioenergetics, enzymes, the genetic system, protein synthesis, biological membranes, cellular organization and chemical signaling. In the laboratory, students are introduced to modern experimental techniques to analyze cellular functions.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1212 ; CHE 1032
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3140 - Introduction to Microbiology
Credit(s): 4
This course focuses on the study of microorganisms, including growth and morphology of representative organisms, microbial physiology, and selected topics in bacterial pathogenesis, virology, and immunology. The laboratory exercises develop fundamental skills in aseptic technique, microscopy, pure culture study, and the isolation and identifications of selected microorganisms.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1212 and CHE 1032 , or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3160 - Animal Behavior
Credit(s): 4
This course explores how behavior of organisms in natural environments may have been modified as a result of evolutionary adaptations over time. Topics may include sensory perception, neurobiology, innate behavior, learning, communication, and social behavior in invertebrates and vertebrates. Concepts and methods of study will be demonstrated with laboratoy and field exercises.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 and BIO 2340 .
Recommended: BIO 2310
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3170 - Mammalogy
Credit(s): 4
This course provides a detailed treatment of the identification, classification, adaptations, physiology, ecology, distribution and evolution of the world’s mammals. In laboratory sessions, students engage in the work of professional mammalogists using museum specimens of mammals from all parts of the world.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 2310
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3180 - Nutrition
Credit(s): 3
This course is a study of the structure, function, digestion and absorption of nutrients in the human body, with an emphasis on chemistry, current research and controversies. The topics of food safety, diet analysis and planning, and the relation between nutrition and disease, are included.
Prerequisites: BIO 1210 ; CHE 1031
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3220 - Genetics
Credit(s): 4
This course covers classical and molecular genetics. Topics span three major areas: the nature of genes, how they work, and regulation of their expression; the organization of genes and how they change; and how genes pass from one generation to the next. The laboratory exposes students to applications in modern molecular genetics.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1212 and CHE 1032 , or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3260 - Limnology
Credit(s): 4
Students gain first-hand experience in the techniques used to sample and analyze aquatic ecosystems. We will discuss the occurrence of aquatic organisms in different systems and the chemical, physical and biological factors which affect their distribution.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 , and CHE 1031 or CHE 1055 .
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3270 - Forest Ecology
Credit(s): 4
Students learn how ecologists study the structural and functional aspects of forest communities of northeastern North America. Considerable time is spent outside exploring the watersheds of the Babcock Nature Preserve in order to study succession, nutrient and energy flow, and the role of disturbance in the maintenance of forest communities.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 2145 ; CHE 1031 or CHE 1055 .
Offering Location: NVU Online
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BIO 3280 - Environmental Toxicology
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces students to the field of environmental toxicology and environmental remediation. Environmental toxicology is the intersection of a variety of different disciplines including chemistry, ecology, biology, microbiology, physics, statistics, meteorology, and genomics. The impacts of pollutants on the structure and function of ecological systems are examined in depth. Topics may include environmental sampling and testing of pollutants, toxicity testing, major classes of environmental toxicants, fate and transport of pollutants in the environment, dose response relationships, biotransformation and biodegradation, ecotoxicology, ecological risk assessment, and emerging techniques for sustainable environmental remediation including bioremediation and phytoremediation.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1212 , and CHE 1032 or CHE 1055 .
Recommended: At least one Statistics course.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3290 - Conservation Biology
Credit(s): 3
This course integrates many disciplines in biology, environmental science and public policy that are traditionally covered as separate courses. Biological concepts include ecology, limnology, forest ecology, evolution and toxicology. Chemical concepts are applied to discussions of toxic substances and environmental contaminants. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving conservation problems.
Prerequisites: BIO 2340 ; upper-level ENV course
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3310 - Wildlife Field Methods
Credit(s): 4
Participants learn basic and advanced procedures for the study of wildlife populations and practice a variety of observational, live-capture and radiotelemetric methods for fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals in the field. Selected species identification, sign-reading techniques and general data analysis are included. Participants must provide their own binoculars and hip-wader boots (purchased or borrowed).
(with lab)
Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken Field Mammalogy
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3320 - Ornithology
Credit(s): 4
Students engage in the in-depth study of bird classification, anatomy, physiology, ecology and behavior. Several sessions focus on Vermont birds and field techniques.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 2310
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3330 - Field Botany and Dendrology
Credit(s): 4
This course introduces students to the principles of classification and identification of the vascular plants. The lectures cover phylogenetic and artificial systems of classification, nomenclature, phytogeography, and the concept of natural variation within populations and its evolutionary significance. The laboratory centers on a study of the major divisions of vascular plants. Specimens collected in the field are compared with the herbarium collections. Students learn to use keys and interpret technical descriptions. Two collections of 25 specimens are required: herbs in flowering condition and woody plants in the winter condition. The course requires two two-hour lab/lectures per week.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: One semester of Biology.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3340 - Advanced Systematic Botany
Credit(s): 4
Topics for this course include the systematics of the more difficult groups of vascular plants, e.g., the pteridophyte, aquatic plants or graminoids, and an introduction to the methods employed in modern systematic research. Field trips, a plant collection, and a project are required.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 and BIO 3330 , or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 3370 - Environmental Interpretation
Credit(s): 3
This is an introduction to the principles and methods of environmental interpretation which considers effective communication in formal and informal settings. Topics include use of interpretive media, displays, descriptive information, conducted trips and interpretive talks.
Restrictions: Permission of instructor
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 3710 - Special Topics in Biology
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Biology curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BIO 3720 - Current Topics in Biology
Credit(s): 1
This is a weekly seminar series featuring presentations by research scientists known for their contributions in biology. Speakers represent a broad spectrum of biological disciplines. Discussion sessions follow each presentation.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 4040 - Ecology
Credit(s): 4
Ecology offers a study of the general principles of modern ecology including limiting factors, distribution, populations, communities, and the ecosystem concept. The laboratory and field work emphasizes quantitative techniques of experimental analysis. Field trips include all the local spectra of habitat types and, tentatively, one trip to a marine environment. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 4080 - Introduction to Plant Pathology and Pest Management
Credit(s): 4
This course teaches the nature, causes and controls of plant diseases. Students learn the relationships among agricultural practices, production systems, crop environments and the development of disease epidemics and pest infestations. The course will include a thorough examination of pest control, including integrated and sustainable pest management. The laboratory component of this course will focus on the characteristics and identification of the causal agents of plant diseases, and on identification of symptoms on plant tissue.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 4220 - Wildlife Ecology & Management
Credit(s): 4
Classroom and field studies of game and non-game species with emphasis on population biology, physiological ecology and wildlife management in theory and practice.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 2340 ; and one mathematics course
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 4320 - Sustainable Food Systems I
Credit(s): 4
This course will give students a thorough examination and comparison of conventional, organic, and sustainable food production systems. Instruction in the field component will include visits to local farms which practice organic and/or sustainable methods of agriculture. Students will critically analyze these farm operations and assess their sustainability. The course will allow students to work in the NVU-Lyndon garden producing food for use by food services. This course also provides graduate and continuing education credits for practicing teachers who are working to incorporate local foods as part of their curricula and their school cultures.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 , BIO 1212 , or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 4330 - Sustainable Food Systems II
Credit(s): 4
This course will examine the principles of plant and animal sustainable food production. Topics will include best practices for maintaining soil fertility, scientific principles for diseases and pest, and emphasizes matching of agricultural production to land, climate and markets. Instruction includes planning, development and maintainance of the NVU-Lyndon Gardens.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 , BIO 1212 , or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 4340 - Environmental Challenges and Ecological Solutions
Credit(s): 4
This course explores the intersection among ecological knowledge, societal goals, and environmental issues focusing on creative and effective solutions. Students will build a framework of knowledge that integrates the underlying causes of environmental problems with political, historical, technical, and ecological constraints and opportunities. Topics will vary by semester and may include endangered- or wildlife-species management, landscape design and management, waste and pollution management, natural resource extraction, biodiversity, or climate change.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: BIO 1211 and ENV 1080 .
Restrictions: Sophomore standing or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: Two times, with change of topic.
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BIO 4710 - Special Topics in Biology
Credit(s): 1-4
The topics addressed by this course vary by student interest, and are announced at the time of registration.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BIO 4810 - Internship in Biology
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an internship in biology in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 4910 - Independent Study in Biology
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an independent study in biology in consultation with their advisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BIO 4920 - Senior Thesis
Credit(s): 3
Students conduct an individual research project, write a thesis, give an oral presentation and prepare a paper for publication. This capstone course allows students to combine the skills and knowledge gleaned from previous courses with a self-designed research project that requires them to ask a good question, develop appropriate techniques, and conduct appropriate research. The research topic is chosen by the student in consultation with a faculty, and a thesis outline must be submitted to the supervising faculty member (or members) prior to commencement of research. This type of practical, hands-on experience may be conducted at locations off campus, in conjunction with a work-study project, internships or on-campus research. The project must be completed within two semesters.
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 1025 - Learning Communities Lab: Business
Credit(s): 1
This Learning Community success “lab” is a one-semester course designed to support students in successful completion of their Learning Community-related courses. It will achieve this goal by assisting students in developing communication, technology, planning, and research skills as they directly relate to the Learnng Community course assignments. While taught in conjunction with the Learning Community courses, it will be applicable to the students’ education at large.
Corequisites: BUS 1080
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 1080 - FYS: Globalize It?
Credit(s): 3
This First-Year Seminar will focus on clarifying two main questions: what are the benefits generated by a globalized world, and what are the costs - the “bad” aspects of a free market? In doing so, it will introduce students to worldwide businesses and how they interact in a global business environment. Students will become familiar with business concepts/terminologies and the bases for global competition.
Restrictions: First-Years students only; reserved for Learning Community members
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 1210 - Business Software and Spreadsheets
Credit(s): 3
This hands-on, introductory computer course develops required student skills in office applications with strong emphasis on spreadsheets and presentation software. We also introduce the concepts of information systems, transaction-processing systems, reporting, and analytics - taking data and turning it into useful information to support management decision-making.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 1350 - Sport & Society, Sport Management Issues and Concepts
Credit(s): 3
This course is an introduction to Sport Management as a profession and an in-depth look at how Sport influences our society and vice versa. Students will have the opportunity to grow their understanding of professional sport management opportunities along with their general awareness of current issues and trends in the field. The course will provide students the opportunity to view sport management as a potential career in professional, amateur, scholastic and youth sports. Coursework will also help students to identify realistic career paths that meet their own skill set and career goals. Students will gain actual experience via a series of volunteer efforts with local sport entities as well as meeting with local industry professionals to both make connections and grow awareness.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 1360 - Introduction to Sustainability
Credit(s): 3
This course will introduce students to the various natural and human-designed systems that humans interface with during a lifetime. These system include: 1) Land, food, and fiber; 2) Energy and transportation; 3) Fresh water and the marine environment; 4) The built environment; 5) Consumer goods and services; and 6) Community vitality. Each system will be introduced through the lenses of social, environmental, and economic perspectives. Concepts from the study of ecology, economic justice, and social and environmental responsibility will be integrated throughout the course, and discourse on the impacts of human design and behavior on the environment will also be included in this introductory course. Further, students will become aware of how individuals and groups in the various sectors of society are striving to make changes to mitigate the harmful impacts of humans on the social, environmental, and economic fabric we all live within. Solutions from the private, governmental, and non-profit sectors will be examined.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 1710 - Special Topics in Business
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Business curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BUS 2010 - Project Management
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a comprehensive overview of project management focusing on developing skills needed for working within a project team. Students will examine the stages of a project in chronological order and learn how they interrelate. Topics include roles of the manager and management team, project organization and planning process, and communications and negotiations. Students will apply concepts of project management by identifying requirements, addressing the needs, concerns and expectations of the stakeholders, and balancing project constraints such as scope, schedule, budget, resources, and risk.
Restrictions: Sophomore standing, or permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2015 - Fundamentals of Management in Business
Credit(s): 3
This course surveys various business topics with a detailed focus on management principles. Course topics include management theory, organizational structure, communication, motivation, planning, decision-making, marketing, and finance.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2140 - Personal Finance
Credit(s): 3
This is a broad-based introduction to a wide range of financial planning opportunities in money management, tax planning, career planning, banking, credit, insurance, investing, retirement planning, and estate planning. A major goal of the course aims to identify the financial traps to avoid in making personal-finance decisions, and the course creates a blueprint for living that should maximize personal and financial success.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2210 - Small Business Management
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the practical aspects of organizing and managing a small business in order to make informed business decisions. Topics include the basic concepts of accounting, finance, cash management, taxes, business law, government regulations, staffing and marketing.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 2230 - Principles of Marketing
Credit(s): 3
Principles of Marketing introduces the basic concepts and practices of modern marketing. The instruction studies how large and small organizations successfully develop, price, promote, and distribute products and services. The course includes case studies.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2280 - Introduction to Business Ethics
Credit(s): 3
This course explores what constitutes proper ethical conduct for a modern business while addressing the question of whether any business (no matter how well-intentioned) can hope to be both ethical and profitable within the context of a broader industrial or post-industrial society. The class approaches this subject from the perspective of traditional ethical philosophy, contemporary American culture and recent corporate history, while attempting to propose possible new business paradigms that provide both profit and social responsibility within a rapidly transforming world.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2410 - Human Resource Management
Credit(s): 3
This course examines the critical issues and strategic questions that must be considered when managing diverse populations in today’s workplace. Topics include selecting, training and evaluating personnel; compensation; health and safety; bargaining units; and motivation, morale and human relations.
Recommended: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 2710 - Special Topics in Business
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 2000-level not offered in the general Business curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BUS 2810 - Internship in Business Management
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 2910 - Independent Study in Business
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved independent study in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3060 - Consumer Behavior
Credit(s): 3
This course examines who, what, when, where and how consumers make purchasing decisions.
Prerequisites: BUS 2230
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3110 - Ski Area Management & Design
Credit(s): 3
This course presents the unique planning and management requirements associated with commercial ski resorts: organizational structure, land and water management, environmental impacts, and the various roles of federal, state and local governments.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3125 - Business Practices and Civic Engagement
Credit(s): 3
This course is based on a civic engagement project that students will participate for a period of 10 to 14 days. The community-based project should incorporate and extend previous knowledge, skills, and values learned in college.
Restrictions: Sophomore standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3131 - Business Law I
Credit(s): 3
This is an introductory course focusing on the scope and terminology of the American legal system as it pertains to business organizations. Topics may include criminal law, tort law, forms of doing business, law of contracts, sales, real and personal property law, negotiable instruments, the Uniform Commercial Code and agency relationships.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3145 - Introduction to Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems
Credit(s): 3
A food system is an interconnected web of activities, resources, and people that extends across the food value chain, from farm to table. Food and agricultural systems are complex, with multiple actors operating at a variety of scales. The components of food and agricultural systems intertwine with cultural, social, organizational, political, human-made, and natural systems, which result, ultimately, in how humans engage with food. In this course, students will be introduced to the myriad of components that make up food and agricultural systems. Topics include sustainable farming practices, climate resilience and food value chains, food deserts and food insecurity, community-based food systems, and farm to table restaurant experiences.
Students will be required to invest significant time in reading and research so that rich and informed discussion will occur in the classroom setting. A semester-long research project on a topic of interest to each student will complement the readings from the texts. Guest speakers, visits to a variety of organizations including farms, food shelves, grocery stores, and farm to table restaurants, will enrich the educational experience and help students understand the breadth and depth of sustainable food systems.
Prerequisites: BUS 1360
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3150 - Production/Operations Management
Credit(s): 3
This survey course develops the administrative skills and knowledge needed to effectively and efficiently manage the elements of production and service operations. Students are exposed to quantitative models commonly seen in management science, which are used to optimize the efficient use of resources including materials, facilities, and manpower.
Prerequisites: ACC 2122 and MAT 2021 (or MAT 2030 if taken and passed prior to Fall 2018), or permission of instructor.
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3160 - Sales Management and Selling
Credit(s): 3
This course exposes students to the tasks and skills used by sales professionals. The course also provides a detailed examination of the specialized tools and techniques needed to sell products and deliver services. Topics covered in this course include development of the sales force, development of regions and territories, customer relationship management, relationship selling techniques, and personal selling techniques.
Prerequisites: BUS 2230 ; or permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every even-numbered spring.
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BUS 3230 - Financial Management
Credit(s): 3
This course presents a study of the important aspects of the theory of finance, emphasizing financial management and its goals and functions. Topics covered in this course include working-capital management, the capital-budgeting process, financial planning, short- and long-term financing, and the time value of money. Students will also learn to identify risks associated with various financial decisions.
Prerequisites: ACC 2122
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3240 - Global Business
Credit(s): 3
This course examines management and its application to global business strategy in the increasingly competitive world marketplace. The course covers such topics as cultural and social differences, strategic planning, political risk and negotiations, personnel selection and repatriation, labor relations and industrial democracy, ethical and social issues, and effective management of unique and diverse employee work forces. The discussion also includes environmental factors and cultural/social issues involved in financing, producing, and marketing in foreign countries. Global Business provides the opportunity to compare and contrast national and international operations by studying a variety of countries, as well as to analyze the myriad challenges and opportunities existing in the global business arena through the use of case studies and team projects.
Restrictions: Junior standing; or permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every semester.
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BUS 3250 - Organizational Behavior & Management
Credit(s): 3
This course studies how individuals and groups interact in organizations to reach goals and objectives. Particular emphasis is given to the problems faced by business organizations.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3260 - Investment and Portfolio Management
Credit(s): 3
This course provides a base for the development of careers in investment analysis. The instruction covers such topics as the investment setting, securities valuation and analysis, security markets and regulation, portfolio constraints and regulation.
Prerequisites: BUS 3230
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3272 - Social-Media Marketing
Credit(s): 3
This course provides an overview of the critical considerations of social-media marketing. We will study these considerations as we define the role social-media marketing will play within any organization’s comprehensive marketing plan. Both lecture-based and hands-on, this course will focus on many of the current tools and networks in use today.
Prerequisites: BUS 2230
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3310 - Greening the Business Environment
Credit(s): 3
This course explores the impact of business processes on the natural environment. Through research, guest presentations and field experiences, students develop a greater understanding for the complex and fragile web of life and how business operations influence all natural ecosystems.
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: NVU Online
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BUS 3350 - Innovation, Creativity, and Entrepreneurship
Credit(s): 3
This course examines how to add value to a new venture or existing business by developing solutions that meet new customer demands, hidden needs, or old customer and market needs in new ways. Participants will be introduced to tools to help identify emerging business opportunities, be it in their own entrepreneurial venture or in their workplace. The course will cover competencies and characteristics of entrepreneurs, business idea and model development, analysis of business opportunities, as well as understanding, assessing, and managing risks related to business on a realistic level.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015 and ACC 2122 .
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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BUS 3370 - Professional Communication
Credit(s): 3
Communication skills are the foundation for success in professional life and interpersonal relationships. This course is designed to equip students with the skills necessary to communicate effectively in personal and professional environments. The course integrates team skills and interpersonal communication, with an emphasis on cross-cultural communication and team problem solving. Students learn to effectively communicate in a variety of ways, including oral, written and digital communication applications. Communication theory underscores contemporary methods of communication, which include important skills as they apply to business correspondence, reports, memos, presentations, interview skills and social media.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015 and BUS 2230
Restrictions: Junior standing
Offering Location: NVU Online
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BUS 3420 - Athletic Facility & Event Management
Credit(s): 3
This course examines how to build and finance a sport facility, facility operation, administration of marketing and finance, risk management and security protocol. Students will plan, market and implement an event of their choice, which they will organize throughout the course.
Prerequisites: BUS 1350
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3440 - Ecotourism and Sustainability
Credit(s): 3
This course will introduce students to the major components of an ecotourism experience and to the geographic reach of ecotourism. Students will learn about ecotourism as an economic development strategy at local, regional, and country scales, and the role of NGO’s and multilateral aid agencies in ecotourism development. Students wil explore the numerous programs established to promot ecotourism as a responsible travel alternative and learn to design an ecotourism experience based on the principles and practices outlined by The International Ecotourism Society.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3490 - Leadership & Quality
Credit(s): 3
This course explores advanced issues in management and leadership. Focusing on the traits and behaviors of high performance teams, the course investigates leadership strategies that empower and involve others, transform organizations into a team-based culture, and improve individual and group performance.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 3710 - Special Topics in Business
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 3000-level not offered in the general Business curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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BUS 3810 - Business Internship
Credit(s): 3
The Business Internship involves field placement with a business or industrial enterprise designed to provide the student with on-site, entry-level management experience for practical application of professional theories and principles learned in the classroom. The work experience must be approved in advance of the semester by the department faculty, and a learning contract must be established between the student, the faculty advisor, and the work supervisor. Bi-weekly reports and a final paper are required.
Restrictions: By Permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
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BUS 4030 - Marketing Research
Credit(s): 3
This course provides students with hands-on experience with marketing research and market analysis for start-up, growth, and improvement of business and non-profit enterprises. Marketing research is an organized way of developing and providing information for decision-making. The first part of the class will focus on information sources, research methods and design, and interpretation of data and information for good marketing decisions. The second part of the class will focus on a marketing research or market analysis project, including research design, collection and analysis of data, and presentation of actionable recommendations.
Prerequisites: BUS 2230 and MAT 2021 (or MAT 2030 if taken and passed prior to Fall 2018), or permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 4060 - Strategic Management
Credit(s): 3
This capstone course provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate their full range of business-analysis and decision-making skills. The course uses theory and case study to help students practice and hone their individual skills. Students are expected to propose and justify strategic decisions for public corporations using their knowledge of management techniques, marketing, accounting, finance, technology, and industry expectations.
Prerequisites: ACC 2122 (Johnson); BUS 3230 (Lyndon)
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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BUS 4180 - Leadership & Management of Nonprofit Organizations
Credit(s): 3
This course is designed to provide current and future non-profit managers and leaders with an overview of a range of management and leadership theory, concerns and best practices. The course will expand students’ management skills, analytical tools, and leadership knowledge. Students take the perspective of non-profit managers. volunteers, board members, policy makers, donors and clients.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 4190 - Leadership in Business
Credit(s): 3
This course offers a comprehensive review of the essential elements of successful business leadership. Through the study of great leaders, students will learn how organizational excellence can be shaped, necessary global competencies can be constructed, and organizations can be improved through critical transformational change. At the end of this course, students will have a clear understanding of the difference between the traditional management function and the more contemporary leadership role that management plays in business today.
Prerequisites: BUS 2015 ; or permission of instructor.
Restrictions: Senior standing
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: This course is offered every spring.
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BUS 4320 - Sport Promotion & Branding
Credit(s): 3
This course provides the student with basic theoretical and practical knowledge of managing the promotion and branding of a sport organization and its programs. Topics covered include marketing, branding, public relations, social media, customer service and sponsorship. Special attention is given to market segmentation, research, customer service and the creation of a brand management plan.
Prerequisites: BUS 1350 and BUS 2230
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 4340 - Environmental Entrepreneurship, Community Vibrancy, and Innovation
Credit(s): 3
Large and small private-sector businesses, non-profit organizations, and government agencies are increasingly concerned about the impact they have on the environment and on communities in which they operate. Innovative activity within existing organizations is often initiated by intrepreneurs while innovative new organizations are often started by entrepreneurs. Students will learn how organizations strive to minimize their impact on the environment and make meaningful contributions to society. This course surveys practices and processes of sustainable develoment planning, and its application, methods and implementation at a variety of scales but primarily at the community and individual business level. Students will survey the many approaches to sustainable development, including perspectives from private, non-profit, and public sector actors. Students will evaluate the successes and failures, as well as the strengths and weaknesses, of community development methods, and the results of these efforts in achieving social equity, environmental, and economic sustainability at the community scale.
Prerequisites: BUS 1360 or equivalent course; or permission of instructor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
Notes: This course is offered every spring semester.
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BUS 4710 - Special Topics in Business
Credit(s): Variable (1-12 credits)
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 4000-level not offered in the general Business curriculum.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With change of topic.
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BUS 4810 - Internship in Business Management
Credit(s): 1-12
Students plan and complete an approved internship in consultation with their faculty supervisor.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus
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BUS 4830 - Senior Practicum
Credit(s): 3
In this experiential learning practicum, specific projects will be assigned to students for the semester to prepare them to enter the business world by applying and practicing their skills in business situations.
Restrictions: Senior standing, or permission.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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BUS 4910 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1-12 (Johnson); 3 (Lyndon)
This course offers independent study or directed study/internships, in consultation with a faculty member. An independent study contract must be negotiated with a faculty member before registration.
Restrictions: By Permission.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
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CHE 1023 - Outline of General Chemistry
Credit(s): 4
This is a one-semester survey of principles of general chemistry for students needing one semester of general chemistry. Topics covered include bonding, structure of molecules, properties of water, electrolytes, chemical reactions in the aqueous phase, energy changes, oxidation/reduction, gas behavior, equilibrium, acid/base chemistry, and solubility. The course requires three classroom hours and one two-hour lab per week.
Prerequisites: MAT 1060 or permission.
Recommended: High school chemistry is strongly recommended.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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CHE 1031 - General Chemistry I
Credit(s): 4
This is the first course of a two-semester sequence on the fundamental principles of chemistry. Topics include atomic structure, stoichiometry, gas laws, thermochemistry, modern atomic theory, liquids and solids and molecular structure.
(includes a lab)
Recommended: MAT 1020 , MAT 1221 , or MAT 1320 , and/or high school or college physics.
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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CHE 1032 - General Chemistry II
Credit(s): 4
This course is a continuation of CHE 1031 . Topics include solution properties, kinetics, equilibrium, reaction mechanisms, thermodynamics, acid-base reactions, electrochemistry and element properties.
(with lab)
Prerequisites: CHE 1031
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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CHE 1055 - General, Organic and Biochemistry
Credit(s): 4
This is a one-semester survey course that focuses on presenting foundational concepts (general and organic chemistry) in the context of biomolecules and biochemistry including laboratory experiments with a biochemical focus.
(with lab)
Offering Location: Johnson Campus, Lyndon Campus
Notes: There is a course fee.
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CHE 1710 - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credit(s): Variable
This course provides students the opportunity to pursue topics appropriate to the 1000-level not offered in the general Chemistry curriculum.
Offering Location: Lyndon Campus
Repeatable for Credit: With a change of topic.
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