2019-2020 Catalog with Addendum II 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 Catalog with Addendum II [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The information following course titles indicate (1) hours per week of lecture, (2) hours per week of laboratory and (3) semester credit hours. A small number of courses are offered for a variable number of credit hours, and the semester credit hours listed represent the maximum number of hours possible for credit. This will be noted in the course description.

The frequency of offering follows the meeting and credit hour information. Courses offered every year are designated by semester(s) only. Courses offered every other year are designated by semester and odd/even year.

Note: Since most courses are not offered every semester, students should be aware that failure to take a required course when it is offered may delay graduation.

Any course may be offered on demand should sufficient interest be demonstrated and should a qualified instructor be available. “Demand” courses with a defined content will be offered as regularly as practical for the host department.

At the end of the course description, the following information will be given when applicable: laboratory information, corequisites (“simultaneous enrollment”) and prerequisites, cross listed courses (“same as”), special fees, and pertinent information about the use of the course.

Courses and Numbering

All courses are listed alphabetically by course prefix and numerically within each prefix. The department and college assignments are also noted. ACU uses a three-digit course numbering system. Courses numbered 100 to 299 are lower-level courses (primarily for freshmen and sophomores). Courses numbered from 300 to 499 are upper-level, or advanced, courses (primarily for juniors and seniors). Courses numbered 500 to 799 are graduate courses. All courses numbered 000 to 099 do not count toward graduation or GPA.

Prerequisites and Corequisites

Some courses have prerequisites, which must be met before a student may register for that course, or corequisites, which must be completed simultaneously. In some cases, a student may have special knowledge, skills or background that will enable him or her to perform well in a given class without meeting its prerequisites or corequisites. Such a student should seek special permission from the department offering the course.

A course may not use the same requirement as both prerequisite and corequisite. Courses listed as corequisite must be taken together. Students may not drop or withdraw from a course with corequisite requirements without dropping or withdrawing from both courses. Students may repeat a course with corequisite requirements alone in subsequent attempts if they fail or do not receive degree credit for the course on the first attempt. However, in courses with a subject code of EACH, EDUC, NURS, or SPAN, students must repeat both corequisite courses if they fail or do not receive credit for one or both courses on the first attempt.

Students should refer to the most recent catalog for course corequisites, prerequisites, and restrictions.

Course Sequencing

Some courses have recommendations of a previous course(s) for appropriate sequencing. Such recommendations are not prerequisites; the system will allow any student meeting a course’s prerequisites to enroll for a course regardless of whether the student meets the sequencing recommendations. Students are cautioned, however, to follow sequencing recommendations when all of the courses in the sequence are on their degree plans.

Independent Study and Special Topics Courses

Neither an independent study nor a special topics course should be a version or instance of a course that already has been approved for inclusion in the catalog.

Independent Study

An independent study course is a unique, student-initiated and student-driven course. An independent study course should be used to enhance a degree. It should be used as a substitution for degree requirements only in rare circumstances; it should not be used to correct poor planning. All other catalog policies apply.

Independent study courses are usually designed to be worth 3 credit hours. Ideally, independent study courses should make up no more than 6 hours (5 percent) of any student’s undergraduate degree. They should make up no more than 20 percent of any student’s graduate degree. Independent study courses should use the even hundred course number appropriate to the level of study (100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, etc.)

Student proposals for independent studies may be approved or denied based on faculty interest or availability and departmental priorities. Students in the Doctor of Ministry (DMin) program will incur a separate fee for an independent study course and should contact the Director of the DMin Program for details.

When proposing an independent study, the student should complete the Independent Study Request form and discuss it – including the outcomes and artifacts of the study – with the proposed faculty member. Artifacts should support the student’s and the faculty member’s intended outcomes for the course through research, written work, creative projects, and/or professional projects. If the course is approved by the faculty member, the faculty member is responsible for creating the syllabus for the independent study. The syllabus must include the learning outcomes and how they will be measured.

The syllabus and Independent Study Request form should be submitted to the chair and dean on a timeline that would allow for the proposal to be approved or denied prior to the beginning of the term or part of term in which the course is being proposed. Study Abroad courses should be approved prior to departure from the United States.

Special topics

A special topics course is faculty/department-initiated and faculty-driven. A special topics course will be included in the course schedule for registration in a given term and could be used as a pilot for addition to the curriculum. A substitution form must be submitted for a special topics course to satisfy degree requirement. All other catalog policies apply.

The special topics syllabus must be submitted to the dean before March 1 for a fall course or October 1 for a spring or summer course, so that it will be available for student registration. Special topics courses should choose the course number appropriate to the level of study from the following: 140, 240, 340, 440, 540, 640, 740, etc.

The Texas Common Course Numbering System

The Texas Common Course Numbering System (TCCNS) has been designed for the purpose of aiding students in the transfer of general academic courses between colleges and universities throughout Texas. Common courses are freshman and sophomore academic credit courses that have been identified as common by institutions that are members of the common course numbering system. The system ensures that if the student takes the courses the receiving institution designates as common, then the courses will be accepted in transfer.

For further information contact the transfer course coordinator in the Registrar’s Office.

 

Other Courses

  
  • GRAD 795 - Dissertation Continuation V


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 1
    Continuation of dissertation research and dissertation defense. Prerequisite: Completion of two credit hours of GRAD 794 and continued relationship with dissertation chair.

Accounting

  
  • ACCT 210 - Financial Accounting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to financial accounting. Emphasis given to corporate financial statements, their preparation, and their use in decision making by persons outside the organization. Incorporates identifying, analyzing, measuring, recording and communication of financial information. Prerequisite: 24 earned hours.
  
  • ACCT 211 - Managerial Accounting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to managerial accounting. Emphasis is given to the development and analysis of accounting information used by managers in manufacturing and service businesses. Topics include managerial concepts, cost behavior principles, relevance of information, product costing techniques, and planning and control. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 302 - Cost Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    A study of principles and techniques of cost accounting for product costing, planning and control. Topics include but are not limited to job-order, process, and hybrid costing systems, allocation methods, cost-volume-profit analysis, standard costing, and flexible budgeting. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 304 - Income Tax I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Study of federal income tax law and procedures as they pertain to individuals. Topics include but are not limited to gross income, exclusions, and personal business deductions and credits. Emphasis is placed on practical problem solving using tax forms, tax research and tax planning cases. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 310 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    General objectives and principles of financial accounting with emphasis on accounting for assets and statement presentation. Topics include but are not limited to historical development of the accounting profession, the FASB conceptual framework, balance sheet analysis, revenue recognition and income determination, and concepts of present and future value. Prerequisite: ACCT 210  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 311 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Current procedures in accounting for liabilities, stockholder’s equity, statement analysis and special statement preparation. Topics include leases, pensions, earnings per share, and accounting for price changes. Prerequisite: ACCT 310  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 324 - Accounting Information Systems


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    A study of the integration of information technology in accounting information systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding business processes and how the integration of technology impacts these processes, as well as learning how internal controls are implemented to ensure the integrity of information produced by the systems. Prerequisite: ACCT 210 , BUSA 120 , both with grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 404 - Income Tax II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Tax research methods and survey of federal income tax law and procedures primarily as they pertain to partnerships, corporations, and trusts and estates. Topics include but are not limited to problems between partners and partnerships, corporate operating rules, complete and partial corporate liquidations, earnings accumulations, corporations, trust and estate operations and taxation. Prerequisite: ACCT 304  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 405 - Fundamentals of Auditing


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Study of auditing theory and procedures. Topics include but are not limited to the auditor’s report, structure of the profession, code of ethics, litigation, engagement planning, evidence, internal control, audit programs, and statistical sampling. Prerequisite: ACCT 311  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 410 - Advanced Accounting I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Accounting for alternative forms of business expansion with emphasis on consolidated statements. Topics include, but are not limited to; partnerships, business combinations, consolidated financial statements, foreign operations and segment reporting. Prerequisite: ACCT 311  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ACCT 499 - Accounting Internship


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    A practical work experience in accounting or finance. Prerequisite: ACCT 302 , ACCT 310 ; GPA of 2.75 or above in BA; overall GPA of 2.50 or above; and consent of department chair. Same as FIN 499 , IS 499 , ITC 499 , MGMT 499  and MKTG 499 .

Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

  
  • AENV 110 - Introduction to Agricultural and Environmental Systems and Technology


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Overview of global agricultural and environmental systems from a Christian worldview. Departmental expectations, career opportunities and student outcomes portfolios are introduced. Students gain exposure to software packages used in the A&E curriculum and emerging technology. Laboratory graded and credited with course. Course fee.
  
  • AENV 130 - Environmental and Technological Science


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    A study of environmental and technological sciences including natural resources and the impact of modern technology on the human environment. May be used to satisfy Science University Requirements. This course is for non-science majors.
  
  • AENV 371 - Experimental Designs and Data Analysis


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Fundamental concepts of experimental and statistical methods as applied to agricultural research. Various experimental designs, their analysis and application to agricultural research will be discussed. Course provides hands-on training with SAS applications to prepare students for real life data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: MATH 123  or MATH 130 .
  
  • AENV 384 - Internship in Agricultural and Environmental Sciences


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Supervised field experience providing in-service training and practice in agricultural and/or environmental sciences. May be taken twice. Maximum 3 hours of credit awarded per approved experience. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: 60 earned hours; final approval by department chair.

Agribusiness

  
  • AGRB 261 - Principles of Agricultural and Applied Economics


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A study of microeconomics principles and their application to food, fiber and natural resource issues. May be used to satisfy University Requirements social science requirement. Prerequisite: 24 earned hours.
  
  • AGRB 382 - Agribusiness Management


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Examination, discussion and application of the basic skills needed to be an effective manager of an agribusiness. Prerequisite: AGRB 261  or ECON 261 

Animal Science

  
  • ANSC 111 - General Animal Science


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A survey of factors involved in the production and marketing of livestock. Laboratory includes judging and production skills. Laboratory graded and credited with course. May be used to satisfy Science University Requirements. Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 235 - Companion Animal Management


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Practical aspects of behavior, nutrition, breeds and breeding, reproduction, health and management of dogs, cats and other animals generally considered to be human companions. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or consent of professor.
  
  • ANSC 336 - Animal Nutrition


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    General plant and animal composition. Properties, functions, deficiency symptoms, digestion, absorption and metabolism of water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. Prerequisite: A laboratory chemistry.
  
  • ANSC 337 - Animal Nutrition Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Provides a set of practical activities to complement the Animal Nutrition course. Focuses on the application of nutritional principles of animal feeding, nutritional value of feed ingredients and methods of assessment. Principles of ration formulation and practice will be emphasized. Students will receive different feed samples to analyze for dry matter, fiber, digestibility, nitrogen and nitrogen fractions. Prerequisite: ANSC 336 . Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 343 - Animal Reproduction


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, odd years

    Physiological processes of reproduction in farm animals, anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, endocrine relationships, fertility and factors affecting reproduction efficiency, principles of artificial insemination, methods of improving reproductive performance and the ethics of using reproductive technologies. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 , BIOL 112 /BIOL 114  and BIOL 113 /BIOL 115 .
  
  • ANSC 345 - Techniques in Animal Production


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Hands-on animal production practices and techniques currently used in the livestock industry. Reproductive and management techniques are emphasized. Students will also develop proficiency in care, handling, and routine procedures for swine, sheep, goats, horses, beef and dairy cattle. May be taken twice. Maximum of one hour of credit awarded per experience. Prerequisite: ANSC 343 , ANSC 363  or ANSC 483 . Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 360 - Horses and Horsemanship


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Horse industry. Breeding, feeding, and management principles for light horses. Disease control. Types and breeds of riding horses, gaits, grooming, showing, training and basic instruction in various riding patterns. Laboratory graded and credited with course. One semester hour credit can substitute for 1 hour of PEAC activity in the University Requirements. Course fee.
  
  • ANSC 363 - Monogastric Livestock Production


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, even years

    Swine and poultry production. Industry dimensions and structure, breeding plans, nutritional requirements, feeding and feeding strategies, behavior, health care and economics, and relevant production systems. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 .
  
  • ANSC 392 - Animal Health


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A discussion of diseases affecting farm animals. Provides an in-depth examination of diseases of major economic importance in each category of farm animals. Selected, infectious, production and parasitological diseases of cattle, small ruminants, pigs, poultry and horses will be discussed. Clinical signs, prevention and treatment will be presented for each disease. Prerequisite: BIOL 112 /BIOL 114  and BIOL 113 /BIOL 115 .
  
  • ANSC 431 - Animal Biotechnology


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Current techniques used in biotechnology and their applications to the animal agriculture field will be explored. Topics covered include gene mapping, somatic cell cloning, embryo sexing, transgenesis and marker assisted selection. Prerequisite: BIOL 475  and BIOL 476 .
  
  • ANSC 483 - Ruminant Livestock Production


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, odd years

    Structure of the ruminant industry in Texas and the United States. Physiology of ruminants, management practices including breeds and breeding, feeding, health and disease prevention and control, housing and waste management. Systems of production for beef and dairy cattle, sheep and goats. Prerequisite: ANSC 111 .
  
  • ANSC 496 - Animal Breeding


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, even years

    Genetics applied to the improvement of domestic animals and methods of selection. Introduction to basic statistics. Prerequisite: BIOL 351 .
  
  • ANSC 497 - Special Problems in Animal Science


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A special project course. Students will complete a project on a selected topic, issue or problem. Projects may relate to research, extension or care and management of livestock. Prerequisite: Senior standing. A capstone and writing-intensive course.

Anthropology

  
  • ANTH 101 - Introduction to Anthropology


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, odd years

    An overview of archeology; physical, linguistic, and cultural anthropology. Challenges students to a serious look at today’s “global village” with its diversity of cultures and a fuller understanding of “tribal loyalties” in the midst of growing international interdependence. An appropriate world view is suggested, in contrast to provincialism. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ANTH 211 - Ethnography of U.S. Culture


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Designed for international or American students who have been enculturated in an ethnic enclave significantly different from main-stream U.S. culture. An in-depth study of American cultural traits and social structures with guided field experiences of an ethnographic nature.

Art

  
  • ART 101 - Introduction to Art


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of visual art pertaining to perceptive viewing and understanding. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 105 - Two-Dimensional Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of visual organization on a two-dimensional plane. Study of value, color, shape, line, and their interrelationships.
  
  • ART 106 - Three-Dimensional Design


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Fundamentals of organization in three-dimensional space. Study of space articulated by line, plane, volume, and surface.
  
  • ART 111 - Basic Drawing


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Introduction to studio activity. Visual fundamentals as expressed through drawing. Line, value, space, texture, proportion, composition.
  
  • ART 112 - Figure Drawing I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    Continued exploration of drawing fundamentals with emphasis on the figure. Prerequisite: ART 111 .
  
  • ART 213 - Figure Drawing II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    More complex drawing problems emphasizing the figure. Emphasis on varied material, techniques, and concepts. Prerequisite: ART 112 .
  
  • ART 221 - Art History: General Survey I


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Art of the Western World from Prehistoric through Gothic. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 222 - Art History: General Survey II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Art of the Western World from Renaissance through Modern. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 287 - Art Education Methods: All-Levels


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Theory, techniques, materials, and activities appropriate for elementary, junior high and high school art instruction.
  
  • ART 291 - Introduction to Black and White Photography


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    In-depth introduction to the basic principles and history of black-and-white photography. Course includes the study of small-format cameras, film exposure, basic darkroom techniques, and the fundamental theory and practice of photography such as the meanings of various photographic terms, composition, and the artistic expression throughout studio assignments.
  
  • ART 292 - Digital Art Photography


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring only

    Explores digital photography and digital camera operations, covering lighting, composition, exposure, and image editing. Students will study and fundamentals of digital photographic concepts as well as experimental processes. Basic computer skills are required. This course is designed for art and design majors, but non-art majors can register with instructor’s approval. Prerequisite: Basic computer skills and fundamentals of photography are required.
  
  • ART 314 - Advanced Drawing


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring, Summer

    Emphasis on experimentation with concept and media. Prerequisite: ART 213 .
  
  • ART 315 - Printmaking


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Introduction to printmaking with primary emphasis on relief and intaglio processes. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 317 - Introduction to Illustration


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    An introduction to illustration as a commercial art field. Explores pictorial problem-solving for a client through utilization of traditional media and processes. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 111 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 318 - Digital Illustration


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Explores the computer as a medium for creating original images for commercial art outlets. Uses both bitmap and vector programs. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 111 , ART 112 , ART 317 .
  
  • ART 324 - Art History: American


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Architecture, painting, and sculpture of the United States from Colonial times to the present.
  
  • ART 325 - Art History: Christian


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Christian art from the first century to the present. May be used to satisfy University Requirements.
  
  • ART 331 - Sculpture I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Exploration of sculptural form. Media and processes will vary but may include metal casting, clay portraiture, and stone carving. Prerequisite: ART 106 .
  
  • ART 332 - Sculpture II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continued exploration of sculptural form begun in ART 331 . Media and processes will vary but typically include welding processes, mixed media, wood construction, and bronze casting. Prerequisite: ART 331 .
  
  • ART 341 - Painting I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Problems in pictorial expression. Oil or acrylics. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 112 .
  
  • ART 342 - Painting II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continuation of ART 341 . Development of painting problems in keeping with the student’s personal interests and aptitudes. Prerequisite: ART 341 .
  
  • ART 347 - Plein Air Painting


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Summer, even years

    An introduction to outdoor painting practices. Covers materials, techniques, and skills needed for successful on-site painting. Prerequisite: ART 105  and ART 111 .
  
  • ART 351 - Typography I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Introduction to formal resources, systems, conceptual principles and procedures underlying the practice of typography. Particular attention is given to problem solving, the visualization of problems and solutions, and the correlation of forms with their content, function, and context. Prerequisite: ART 105 .
  
  • ART 352 - Typography II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    An introduction to computer aided design with emphasis on InDesign and Photoshop. Continuing emphasis on problem solving in relation to electronic message making. Prerequisite: ART 351 .
  
  • ART 353 - Identity and Brand Design I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Examination of the problems and possibilities using design to interpret information. Exploration of how difficult concepts and abstract ideas can be made visible and understandable to an audience. Prerequisite: ART 352  and Junior standing in art.
  
  • ART 358 - Interactive Design I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Introduces interactive Web design; reviews current visual communication practices on the Internet, considering the basic concepts of information architecture, developing core technical and design competencies, and exploring the fundamentals of interaction design. The class challenges students to expand the creative potential of the medium. Prerequisite: ART 352 , ART 353  and ART 454  or permission from instructor for non-art majors.
  
  • ART 361 - Ceramics I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Introduction to ceramics. Construction of pottery forms by hand building and on the potter’s wheel.
  
  • ART 362 - Ceramics II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Development of proficiency on the potter’s wheel. Concentration on design and introduction to glazes. Prerequisite: ART 361 .
  
  • ART 371 - Jewelry/Metals I


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Designing and making jewelry and small objects with various metals and alternate materials. Casting and constructed forms. Prerequisite: ART 105 , ART 106 .
  
  • ART 372 - Jewelry/Metals II


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Exploration of the plasticity of metal by smithing. Jewelry work in fabrication or casting. Emphasis on design and craftsmanship. Prerequisite: ART 371 .
  
  • ART 423 - Art History: 20th Century


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Art of the late 19th and 20th centuries in Europe and the United States. Prerequisite: ART 222 . A capstone and writing-intensive course.
  
  • ART 425 - Art Theory


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    This course will provide students with a meaningful and significant learning experience in the use of interpretive forms of inquiry to analyze, understand, argue, and create artistic objects and the means of their apprehension. Prerequisite: ART 423  and preferably the highest 400-level course in the student’s concentration.
  
  • ART 433 - Sculpture III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Advanced sculpture problems with emphasis on content. The student is encouraged to experiment with new materials and techniques. Prerequisite: ART 332 .
  
  • ART 434 - Sculpture IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Problems involving larger scale forms with medium and technique chosen by the student. Prerequisite: ART 433 .
  
  • ART 443 - Painting III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Increased emphasis on student initiative and experimentation in problems of content, style and technique. Prerequisite: ART 342 .
  
  • ART 444 - Painting IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Continuation of ART 443 . The student will be expected to develop a personal style of pictorial expression. Prerequisite: ART 443 .
  
  • ART 453 - Identity and Brand Design II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    In this course, we will be working much closer with brand identities with an emphasis on design entrepreneurship through the concept development of products/services that would positively affect the user’s life. To do this effectively, the focus will be on both team and individual projects through brand/market research, brand/touch point/brand bible development, and the presentation. Prerequisite: ART 353 .
  
  • ART 454 - Information Graphics


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Investigation of publication design, particularly that of magazines and books. Emphasis on marketing and directing reader’s emotional and intellectual response. Prerequisite: ART 352 .
  
  • ART 455 - Persuasive Graphics


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Introduction to package design; investigation of materials and production methods. Projects include revitalization of existing packaging and packaging of new products. Prerequisite: ART 352 .
  
  • ART 456 - Graphic Design Portfolio


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Advanced problem solving activities structured to increase graphic design awareness and skills. Internship with local design firms. Course work culminates in a mini-exhibition or presentation. Prerequisite: ART 353 , ART 454 , ART 455  or permission of instructor. A capstone course.
  
  • ART 458 - Interactive Design II


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    The purpose of this course is to provide an intermediate level of expertise in the field of interactive design. Focus will be given to the tools, processes, and core values needed for the graphic and UX (user experience) designer within the field of interactive design. Prerequisite: ART 358 .
  
  • ART 463 - Ceramics III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Further development of proficiency on the wheel. Special projects in technique and form. Experiments with glazing and firing. Prerequisite: ART 362 .
  
  • ART 464 - Ceramics IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall, Spring

    Individual problems and assignments. Prerequisite: ART 463 .
  
  • ART 473 - Jewelry/Metals III


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Casting, fabrication and forging continued. Chain making. Historical studies of style and function of jewelry. Prerequisite: ART 372 .
  
  • ART 474 - Jewelry/Metals IV


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Fabrication, forming, exploration of non-traditional materials. Experimental approach to form and material. Prerequisite: ART 473 .
  
  • ART 490 - Advanced Studio Problems


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 4
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: on demand

    Specific problems in various media. Course content and media to be determined by the instructor. May be repeated up to 3 times. This course is available for variable credit. Please see your advisor for more information. Prerequisite: Junior standing and permission of instructor and department chair.
  
  • ART 494 - Senior Exhibition


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    This course prepares students to conceive a senior project and prepare and present the resulting works of art in a senior exhibition. A study of exhibition design will lead to a culminating exhibition and a written explanation and defense of the project (capstone). Prerequisite: ART 423  and successful completion of the highest 400-level course within their area of specialization. A capstone course.
  
  • ART 495 - Life and Career in Art


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A study of the culture of the art world, the marketplace for art and art services, and the professional practices required for a career in fine or applied arts. Special emphasis is given to developing skills, practices, and values for an artistic life of leadership and influence. Prerequisite: Senior standing and one of ART 318 , ART 433 , ART 443 , ART 455 , ART 463 , ART 473 , or ART 490  in drawing. A capstone course.

Athletic Training

  
  • MATP 611 - Basic Sports Medicine


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Summer

    This course allows athletic training students to study the gross and functional anatomical and physiological principles of athletic injury with practical application to motor performance. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance for progression into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 613 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Summer

    This course provides information necessary for the Athletic Training Student to help sustain life, reduce pain, and minimize the consequences of sudden injury or illnesses. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance for progression into the Master in Athletic Training program. Corequisite: MATP 614  
  
  • MATP 614 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Summer

    This course is the lab associated with MATP 613 . Prerequisite: Formal acceptance for progression into the Master in Athletic Training program. Corequisite: MATP 613  
  
  • MATP 621 - Research Methods


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A study of research processes from inception to statistical analysis. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 622 - Therapeutic Modalities


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Investigate and analyze indications, contraindications, and biophysics of agents that aid in the healing of athletic injuries and the reduction of pain utilizing appropriate therapeutic modalities, basic therapeutic exercises, and rehabilitative techniques. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 623 - Orthopedic Evaluation of Lower Extremity


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A systematic examination of the fundamental principles and concepts of athletic training as it relates to the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of lower extremity injuries. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 624  
  
  • MATP 624 - Orthopedic Evaluation of Lower Extremity Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Lab class to accompany MATP 623 . Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 623  
  
  • MATP 631 - Organization and Administration in Athletic Training


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A course designed to provide the athletic training student with competencies needed to plan, coordinate, and supervise administrative components of an athletic training organization including those pertaining to healthcare; financial, personnel and facilities management; and public relations. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 632 - Pharmacology


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    This course introduces principles of drug therapy across the lifespan and the use of drugs as they pertain to the healthcare of athletes and their effect on athletic competition. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program.
  
  • MATP 633 - Orthopedic Evaluation of Upper Extremity


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A systematic examination of the fundamental principles and concepts of athletic training as it relates to the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of upper extremity injuries. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 634 .
  
  • MATP 634 - Orthopedic Evaluation of Upper Extremity Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Spring

    Lab class to accompany MATP 633 . Co-enrollment with MATP 633  is required. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 633 .
  
  • MATP 643 - Head, Neck, and Spine Assessment of Injury


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Summer

    A study of advanced techniques in management, assessment, and recognition of athletic injuries of the head, neck, and spine. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 644 .
  
  • MATP 644 - Head, Neck, and Spine Assessment of Injury Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Summer

    Lab to accompany MATP 643 . Co-enrollment with MATP 643  is required. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training Program. Corequisite: MATP 643 .
  
  • MATP 651 - Strength Training in Rehabilitation


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    A course designed to provide the athletic training student with theory and practice involving the development of muscular strength and endurance. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 652 - Medical Conditions Seminar


    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 2
    Terms Offered: Fall

    This course will examine prevalent diseases and injuries in the populations with which Athletic Trainers could deal. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 653 - Therapeutic Exercise


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Study of therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation exercises designed to aid in the return of athletes to participation. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program. Corequisite: MATP 654 .
  
  • MATP 654 - Therapeutic Exercise Lab


    Lecture Hours: 0
    Lab Hours: 1
    Credit Hours: 1
    Terms Offered: Fall

    Lab class to accompany MATP 653 . Co-enrollment with MATP 653  is required. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program. Corequisite: MATP 653 .
  
  • MATP 661 - Seminar in Athletic Training


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A capstone course designed for research discussion of critical questions and contemporary issues and problems in athletic training/sports medicine. Preparation for the NATABOC exam will occur in this course. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
  
  • MATP 662 - Psychology of Injury in Athletics


    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 0
    Credit Hours: 3
    Terms Offered: Spring

    A course designed to examine the socio-cultural, mental, emotional, and physical behaviors involved in physical activity and the skills that athletic trainers must possess to recognize, intervene, and refer if necessary. Prerequisite: Formal acceptance into the Master of Athletic Training program.
 

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