2021-22 Graduate Catalog 
    
    May 31, 2024  
2021-22 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Educational Studies

  
  • EDST 725 - Integrated STEM Curriculum Design for Middle School 5-9 Teachers


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Effective instructional strategies that support STEM learning and integrate STEM content and skills as well as cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills, reasoning, communication, connections, and representation of STEM through well-planned instructional activities.

  
  • EDST 740 - Project in Education


    Credit(s): 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    The student will select a specific project and develop this project through research and implementation in a specified educational setting. May not be repeated for credit without permission of the Department of Educational Studies.

    Prerequisite(s): 18 graduate hours and permission of instructor.
  
  • EDST 745 - Workshop in Education: [Title of Workshop]


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Workshop on selected topics. No more than six hours of workshop credit may be applied to a graduate degree in education. Cannot be repeated for credit under the same workshop title.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s approval.
  
  • EDST 750 - Teaching with Technology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

    This course provides a research-based overview of the use of a variety of media and technology tools as an integrated part of the teaching and learning process. Emphasis is on current technology-related issues in schools and the use of technology to promote learner-centered classroom environments. Credit cannot be received for both EDST 750 and IDT 750 .

  
  • EDST 760 - Organization and Administration of Postsecondary Education


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    The study of the organizational structure of postsecondary institutions, knowledge and skills necessary for effective administrators.

  
  • EDST 770 - Teaching Adult Learners


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    Exploration of adult and continuing education including analysis of non-traditional learners in higher education. Emphasis is placed on history, social impact, current practices, and research in the areas of basic education, leisure learning, community services, and customized training. Provides an analysis, comparison, and contrast of a range of teaching styles and models available to university faculty. Particular emphasis will be directed toward teaching improvement models and assessment skills.

  
  • EDST 780 - Mentoring, Consulting and Coaching the Postsecondary Learner


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    An analysis of the issues, techniques and practices related to mentoring the postsecondary learner.


Elementary Education

  
  • ELED 613 - Mental Health in Schools


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Influences within the school which affect the self-concepts, motivation and social adjustment of students and teachers. Emphasis on means for promoting mental health in the classroom. Opportunity for self-exploration provided.

    Crosslisted With: ELED 413
  
  • ELED 630 - Problems in Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary School


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Individual or group work on assigned or chosen problems in English and social studies.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
    Crosslisted With: ELED 430
  
  • ELED 633 - Contemporary Approaches to Teaching Arithmetic and Science in the Elementary School


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special investigation concerning effective teaching of arithmetic and science in the elementary school. Use of the current curricula materials. Individual or group work on assigned or chosen problems in elementary arithmetic and science.

    Crosslisted With: ELED 433
  
  • ELED 655 - Child Psychology


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    An overview of the principles of learning and behavior applicable to young children’s physical, social and intellectual development. Emphasis on the current research findings related to young children and the process of education.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
    Crosslisted With: ELED 455
  
  • ELED 690 - Workshop in Education: [Title of Workshop]


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Workshop on selected topics. No more than six hours of workshop credit may be applied to an undergraduate or graduate degree in education.

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: ELED 490/ SEDU 420 (SEDU 620  if same Title of Workshop
  
  • ELED 730 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts and Social Studies in the Elementary Classroom


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    Exploration and examination of the content and concepts of the elementary language arts and social studies curricula as well as an investigation of methods and materials and a review of relevant research. Unit planning, lesson planning, simulated teaching and small group instruction in the public schools are required. Directed experience in public schools.

    Prerequisite(s): TCED 780 , TCED 705  (for MSIL Elem/Sec major only) or SPED 460/SPED 660  (for MSIL K-12 SPED majors only), and Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
  
  • ELED 731 - Methods of Teaching Mathematics and Science in the Elementary Classroom


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    Exploration and examination of the content and concepts of the elementary mathematics and science curricula as well as an investigation of methods and materials and a review of relevant research. Unit planning, lesson planning, simulated teaching and small group instruction in the public schools are required. Directed experience in public schools.

    Prerequisite(s): TCED 780 , TCED 705  (for MSIL Elem/Sec major only) or SPED 460/SPED 660  (for MSIL K-12 majors only), and Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
  
  • ELED 793 - Student Teaching Grades K-4


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Supervised student teaching in grades K-4 for a minimum of 7. 5 weeks.

    Corequisite(s): Must be taken with ELED 794 
  
  • ELED 794 - Student Teaching Grades 5-8


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Supervised student teaching in grades 5-8 for a minimum of 7. 5 weeks.

    Corequisite(s): Must be taken with ELED 793 
  
  • ELED 795 - Student Teaching Grades K-6


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Supervised student teaching in grades K-6 for a minimum of 7. 5 weeks. To be taken by candidates seeking licensure in K-12 programs only.


English

  
  • ENGL 505 - The Art of the Essay


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 1-3
    Lab Hours: 1-3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Advanced study in the theory and practice of expository writing.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 305
  
  • ENGL 510 - Fiction Workshop


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    Principles of and practice in writing fiction.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 310
  
  • ENGL 511 - Creative Nonfiction Workshop


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Principles of and practice in writing creative nonfiction.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 311
  
  • ENGL 515 - Poetry Workshop


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    Principles of and practice in writing poetry.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 315
  
  • ENGL 520 - Introduction to Linguistics


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    A linguistic study of sound system, word structure and syntax. Some attention to etymology and social and regional dialects.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 320
  
  • ENGL 525 - Technical Communications


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Introduction to written, oral and electronic media in professional fields such as criminal justice, engineering, agriculture and business. Topics include memoranda, letters, proposals, feasibility reports, oral presentations and on-line communications.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113 and one course within the student’s major field of study.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 325
  
  • ENGL 530 - Topics in World Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    A study of selected authors, genres, or periods from world literature (Eastern and Western) in translation. Specific topics may include Greek and Roman Drama, Medieval European literature, the modern European novel, Russian literature and Japanese literature. Students may repeat course with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 330
  
  • ENGL 535 - Holocaust Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    A study of literature of and about the Holocaust through selected texts in English and in translation.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 335
  
  • ENGL 541 - Topics in American Literature before ENGL 1900


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    A study of selected authors, movements and periods in American literature before 1900. Specific offerings may include Colonial American literature, American Renaissance, American Realism and Naturalism, nineteenth-century American Poetry, or nineteenth-century Women Writers. Students may repeat course with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 341
  
  • ENGL 543 - Literatures of Contemporary America


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 1-3
    Lab Hours: 1-3
    When Offered: Fall - Even

    A study of literature representative of the many cultural groups in America, with emphasis on aspects of race, ethnicity, religious background and gender since 1945.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 343
  
  • ENGL 545 - Black Writers in America


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    Prose, poetry and drama by black authors.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 345
  
  • ENGL 550 - Women Writers: Gender, Race and Class


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    A historical survey of women writers, including contemporary writers, which focuses on women writers’ concern with and presentation of issues such as race, ethnicity, religion and class. American and British authors will be represented.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 350
  
  • ENGL 555 - Folklore


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Odd

    A survey of folk literature and its significance as an aid to understanding racial and cultural heritage.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 355
  
  • ENGL 560 - Sixteenth-Century British Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    A study of British literature written between 1485 and 1603 excluding Shakespeare.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 360
  
  • ENGL 565 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century English Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    A study of English literature from 1660 to 1798.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 365
  
  • ENGL 570 - Romantic Prose and Poetry


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Even

    A study of English literature from 1789 through the early nineteenth century.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 370
  
  • ENGL 575 - Development of English Drama


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Even

    A survey of English drama from the Medieval beginnings to Shaw and Wilde.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 375
  
  • ENGL 580 - Modern Drama


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Odd

    Major British, American and Continental playwrights since Ibsen.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 380
  
  • ENGL 585 - Modern Poetry


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    Major twentieth-century poets and movements in England and America and their nineteenth-century predecessors.

  
  • ENGL 590 - Playwriting


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    Writing exercises, scenes and one-act plays which may be performed in the lab theater.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, 112H, or 113 and THEA 110 and 220 or by permission of the instructor.
    Crosslisted With: ENGL 390
  
  • ENGL 595 - Literature and Film


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    A study of the interrelationships between literature and film, from such perspectives as genre, aesthetics, and adaptation studies. American and British authors will be represented.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 395
  
  • ENGL 601 - Studies in British and Commonwealth Writers Since ENGL 1660


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Odd

    An intensive study of one to four authors from England, Scotland, Ireland, or the Commonwealth (Canada, New Zealand, Australia, India and South Africa) writing after 1660.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 401
  
  • ENGL 620 - History of the English Language


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    The development of English from its Indo-European backgrounds to the present day. Elementary readings in Old and Middle English illustrating various stages of the language.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 420
  
  • ENGL 625 - Practical English Grammar


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Study of system and pattern implicit in the English language. Basic sentence patterns, inflections, determiners, parts of speech, expansions, complementation and usage.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 425
  
  • ENGL 635 - Fantasy Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Odd

    A study of the genre’s genesis and of works of Fantasy literature in the 19th and 20th centuries.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 435
  
  • ENGL 640 - Southern Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    A study of humorists, local colorists and realists in relation to the Southern tradition in literature from William Byrd to the present.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 440
  
  • ENGL 645 - The American Novel to Faulkner


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    Representative novels from the beginnings to Faulkner, with attention to the historical development of the genre.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 445
  
  • ENGL 650 - Introduction to Literary Criticism


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Even

    The concepts, terminology and procedures of formal literary study with readings in representative critics.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 450
  
  • ENGL 660 - Early English Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    A survey of Old and Middle English literature in translation (excluding Chaucer) from the beginnings to 1485.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 460
  
  • ENGL 665 - Victorian Prose and Poetry


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    A study of English literature from 1832 to 1901.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 465
  
  • ENGL 670 - The British Novel to Joyce


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    Representative novels to Joyce, with attention to the historical development of the genre in Great Britain.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 470
  
  • ENGL 675 - Modern Novel


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Even

    Major twentieth-century novelists and movements, primarily in Great Britain and America.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 475
  
  • ENGL 680 - Chaucer


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall - Odd

    A study of representative works read in Middle English, with attention to the cultural context.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 480
  
  • ENGL 685 - Shakespeare


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    A study of representative poems and plays, with attention to the cultural background and to the theater of Shakespeare’s age.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 485
  
  • ENGL 690 - Seventeenth-Century British Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring - Odd

    A study of the British literature written between 1603 and 1660 including Milton’s entire career.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 490
  
  • ENGL 693 - Seminar [Title TBA] in Film Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special topics in Film Studies. May be repeated with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 493
  
  • ENGL 695 - Topics [Title TBA] in Gender and Cultural Studies


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special topics in gender and cultural studies issues in literature. May be repeated with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 495
  
  • ENGL 696 - Seminar [Title TBA] in British Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special topics in British literature. May be repeated with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 496
  
  • ENGL 697 - Seminar [Title TBA] in American Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special topics in American literature. May be repeated with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 497
  
  • ENGL 698 - Seminar [Title TBA] in Rhetoric and Writing


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Special topics in rhetoric or writing. May be repeated with variation in topic.

    Crosslisted With: ENGL 498
  
  • ENGL 700 - Graduate Studies in Language or Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Advanced study in literature or linguistics. Open to graduate students in Education. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • ENGL 701 - Graduate Studies in Language or Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Advanced study in literature or linguistics. Open to graduate students in Education. May be repeated for credit.

  
  • ENGL 710 - West Tennessee Writing Project Seminar


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Summer

    Advanced study in reading and writing pedagogy with emphasis on the teacher as writer, reflective practitioner, instructional leader, and classroom researcher. Course work includes one orientation day, the four week summer institute, and four meetings during the following school year.

  
  • ENGL 711 - West Tennessee Writing Project Seminar


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Summer

    Advanced study in reading and writing pedagogy with emphasis on the teacher as writer, reflective practitioner, instructional leader, and classroom researcher. Course work includes one orientation day, the four week summer institute, and four meetings during the following school year.


Family and Consumer Sciences

  
  • FCS 67- - Topics: [Selected Area] [Topic Title]


    Credit(s): 1-6
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Topics in selected areas of Family and Consumer Sciences for students showing special ability and interest. The subject matter area is indicated by the third digit: 0 for Family and Consumer Sciences, 1 for Child and Family Studies, 2 for Food and Nutrition, 3 for Consumer Resource Management, 5 for Fashion Merchandising, 6 for Family and Consumer Sciences Education, 7 for Dietetics, 8 for Gerontology, and 9 for Hospitality and Food Service Management. Must be requested in advance of registration. May repeat enrollment up to six credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): Departmental and instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FCS 47-
  
  • FCS 77- - Trends in Family and Consumer Sciences [Selected Area]


    Credit(s): 1-6
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Recent advances in selected areas of family and consumer sciences, their impacts and implications for new programs and curricular considerations. The selected area is indicated by the third digit as described for FCS 47- above. Must be requested in advance of registration. May repeat enrollment up to six (6) credit hours.

    Prerequisite(s): Consent of chair and instructor.
  
  • FCS 700 - Non-Thesis Graduation Completion


    Credit(s): 2
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Required for the non-thesis student not otherwise registered during any semester when such a student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree completion. May repeat enrollment. P/N only.

  
  • FCS 701 - Master’s Thesis


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Thesis proposal and research; thesis writing and presentation. May repeat enrollment. P/N only.

  
  • FCS 702 - Master’s Thesis


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall, Spring

    Thesis proposal and research; thesis writing and presentation. May repeat enrollment. P/N only.

  
  • FCS 705 - Strategic Planning and Communication in the Workplace


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    An examination of strategic planning skills with implementation in real world settings; an exploration of interpersonal communication skills as they relate to emotional intelligence in the workplace.

  
  • FCS 760 - Perspectives in Family and Consumer Sciences


    Credit(s): 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Philosophical and historical examination of disciplines constituting family and consumer sciences. Integrating theories and practices which define individuals and families in their near environments.

  
  • FCS 765 - Strategies for Leadership and Teambuilding in Family and Consumer Sciences


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Examination of effective leadership and teambuilding strategies appropriate for various family and consumer sciences audiences; integrating theory and best practices to the workplace, classroom, and community. Includes the exploration of communications tools and techniques that contribute to effective teambuilding.

  
  • FCS 791 - Research Methods in Family and Consumer Sciences


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    Topics and methods in family and consumer sciences research. Development of research proposals.

  
  • FCS 792 - Research Seminar in Family and Consumer Sciences


    Credit(s): 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Interpretation of research literature; focus on selected areas for written and oral presentations.


Family and Consumer Sciences Education

  
  • FCSE 713 - Human Relationships in the Classroom


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Basic needs of individuals, social values and techniques of interpersonal relations in developing effective secondary home economics programs.

  
  • FCSE 722 - Evaluation in Family & Consumer Sciences Education


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Purposes, fundamental principles and techniques.


Fashion Merchandising

  
  • FASH 612 - Environmental Textiles


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Selection of textiles based on design, use and care in environmental applications.

    Prerequisite(s): FASH 303 recommended.
    Crosslisted With: FASH 412
  
  • FASH 615 - Fashion Design


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Principles of fashion design using flat pattern techniques and computer aided design applications; including advanced clothing construction techniques. Graduate students will be required to complete a research project resulting in a written paper.

    Prerequisite(s): FASH 103 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FASH 415
  
  • FASH 702 - The Textiles and Clothing Consumer


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Consumer problems as encountered during the life cycle; legislation and quality standards of current textile products.

  
  • FASH 703 - Textile and Apparel Industry Issues


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Domestic and international issues of current importance in the textile and apparel industry; production, consumption and governmental policies.

  
  • FASH 704 - Social, Psychological and Aesthetic Analysis of Apparel


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Analysis of social science theories and concepts applicable to clothing and appearance.


Finance

  
  • FIN 710 - Corporate Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    An analysis of the problems associated with the internal financial management of business enterprises through the application of decision-making methods.

    Prerequisite(s): ACCT 711  or 201 or 300; and ECON 710 , or 201 and 202.
  
  • FIN 711 - Investment and Portfolio Management


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    An introduction to the theory and practice of security analysis and the management of investment portfolios, with emphasis on investment management by institutional investors. Topics covered include fundamental and technical analysis of common stocks, asset allocation strategies, management of equity and debt portfolios, options, futures, hedging and derivative securities. Students will be involved in the management of a stock portfolio.

    Prerequisite(s): FIN 710  or both ACCT 711  and FIN 301.
  
  • FIN 721 - Banking and Financial Services


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    An interactive seminar that brings students, faculty and industry leaders together to study and discuss critical issues facing today’s financial services industry. The course will address the full range of financial services including investment and commercial banking, insurance, pension plans, risk management, mutual funds, e-commerce and personal and business planning. Leadership, customer service and marketing issues will be discussed. Finally, the course will provide a comprehensive overview of the structure of the financial system, interest rate and business cycle determinants and international financial markets.

    Prerequisite(s): FIN 710  or both ACCT 711  and FIN 301.
  
  • FIN 732 - International Corporate Finance


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    The study of financial management of the international operations of corporations including exchange risk, capital budgeting, political risk and the management of working capital. Current topics in international finance will also be covered in areas such as hedging, risk management, futures and options.

    Prerequisite(s): FIN 710  or both ACCT 711  and FIN 301.

Food Science

  
  • FSCI 603 - Experimental Study of Food


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 4
    When Offered: As Needed

    Applications of experimental method to food materials. Evaluation of food products by objective measurements and sensory assessments.

    Prerequisite(s): FSCI 332, CHEM 310, CHEM 319L, or equivalent.
    Crosslisted With: FSCI 403
  
  • FSCI 701 - Advanced Food Science


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Applications of research methods to individual problems.

    Prerequisite(s): FSCI 403 or equivalent.
  
  • FSCI 704 - Developments in Food Science


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Emphasis on function of food components, safety and utility in food product development.


Food Systems Management

  
  • FSMG 613 - Food Systems Design


    Credit(s): 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Principles of design for physical facilities of food service systems based on needs of the systems. Layout and equipment specifications according to economic and technical requirements.

    Prerequisite(s): FSMG 312 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: (Same as FSMG 413)
  
  • FSMG 711 - Administration of Food and Nutrition Services


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Organization and direction of systems which provide food and nutrition services to consumers as individuals and groups.

  
  • FSMG 713 - Financial Management of Food Systems


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Collection and analysis of data for maintaining control of assets in various food systems.

  
  • FSMG 714 - Preprofessional Practice I


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Fall

    Two-hundred-eighty hours of supervised practice plus 40 hours of lecture-discussion/independent study addressing the didactic aspects of dietetic practice in food systems management. This course consists of rotations in menu management, procurement, quantity food production, patient and non-patient food delivery and services, sanitation and safety (HACCP), cost/quality control, financial operational reporting and staff relief.

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to Dietetic Internship.
  
  • FSMG 716 - Experimental Quantity Food Study


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Analysis of problems in production, holding and service of food produced in quantity. Use of management resources in lab settings.

    Prerequisite(s): FSMG 312 or consent of instructor.

French

  
  • FREN 500 - Intensive Conversation in a Foreign Country


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    In-residence training in the foreign language of the area visited. The course elected must be approved in advance by the Chair of the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. Research project required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 222 or equivalent.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 300
  
  • FREN 511 - Introduction to French Literature and the Arts


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 2
    Lab Hours: 2
    When Offered: As Needed

    Analysis of literary and critical texts as well as art to illustrate the most commonly identified characteristics of major schools of thought and major periods from the Middle Ages to the present.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 311
  
  • FREN 521 - Introduction to French Civilization and Material Culture


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    A descriptive and critical approach to French history, geography, religious, political, social, educational and economic institutions.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 321
  
  • FREN 541 - Advanced Conversation


    Credit(s): 3
    When Offered: Fall

    Emphasizes conversational skills. Oral practice to extend range of topics, vocabulary, fluency and conversational strategies. Study of the phonetic system of the French language and exercises to improve pronunciation. Grammar appropriate for oral French. Discussions utilizing readings and electronic media such as videos and the internet. Class presentation of research project required for graduate credit. Heritage speakers and those with near-native abilities in French are not eligible to take this course. If they intend to major in French or earn a Recognition of Proficiency, they should see the department chair for a waiver.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 222 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: (Same as FREN 341)
  
  • FREN 542 - Advanced Composition


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Spring

    Emphasizes composition skills. Written practice to extend range of topics, vocabulary, fluency and compositional strategies. Grammar and stylistics appropriate for written French. Practice writing expository and creative prose, translations as well as use of internet discussion lists. Class presentation of research project required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 222 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 342
  
  • FREN 560 - Studies Abroad


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    In-residence study of the literature, language, or civilization of the area visited. Relevant field trips. Must be approved in advance by the Chair of the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages. Research paper required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 360
  
  • FREN 570 - Travel Study


    Credit(s): 1-3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: Not regularly offered. (as needed)

    A combination of travel and study experiences in the U. S. or abroad designed to enrich students’ knowledge of the target foreign language and culture. May be taught as an organized study tour under faculty supervision or as an independent travel and study project with prior department approval. Topics, prerequisites and course requirements announced in advance. Research paper required for graduate credit. Students may repeat course with change of topic for maximum of six hours credit. Chair of the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages approval must be obtained for travel-study courses to count towards minor, major, or Recognition of Proficiency.

    Crosslisted With: FREN 370
  
  • FREN 581 - Survey of French Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 3
    Lab Hours: 3
    When Offered: As Needed

    Selected readings to give students an acquaintance with important personalities, movements and ideas in French literature. 381: Beginning to 17th century. 382: 18th century to present. Research paper required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342 or departmental approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 381
  
  • FREN 582 - Survey of French Literature


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 1-6
    Lab Hours: 1-6
    When Offered: As Needed

    Selected readings to give students an acquaintance with important personalities, movements and ideas in French literature. 381: Beginning to 17th century. 382: 18th century to present. Research paper required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342 or departmental approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 382
  
  • FREN 651 - The Language of Business and the Professions


    Credit(s): 3
    Lecture Hours: 1-6
    Lab Hours: 1-6
    When Offered: As Needed

    Study of the basic terminology and documents of business and various professions as practiced within the francophone world. In addition to business, professions such as communications, travel and tourism, agriculture and criminology will be covered. Composition of business letters and resumés, translation and presentation of oral reports. Research paper required for graduate credit.

    Prerequisite(s): FREN 341 or 342 or instructor’s approval.
    Crosslisted With: FREN 451
 

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