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GERO 311 - Developmentally Appropriate Activities for Older Adults
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Planning, implementing, and evaluating activities for older adults. Emphasis on physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and creative activities.
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GERO 312 - Caregiving in Late Life
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
This course examines the experience of caring for older adults in non-institutional settings. Topics include planning and implementing care at home; special care needs of older adults; resources for caregivers and care recipients; and well-being of the caregiver.
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GERO 314 - Death, Dying, and Bereavement
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Analysis of individual, family and societal values, beliefs, and practices as they relate to death, dying, and bereavement in the United States. Overview of cultural variations including a global perspective.
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GDES 210 - Graphic Design
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
Computer-based design, tools and practices through actual use in the design lab. Introduction to vector and raster graphics. A brief history of graphic design placing issues of the new media in context with the aesthetics of visual art.
Prerequisite(s): ART 120 and ART 140 , or permission of instructor.
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GDES 220 - Graphic Design II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Course will continue to explore fundamental graphic design concepts and strategies. Introductions to web, interactive, and video, discussion of contemporary trends in digital media and technical standards in the field.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 210 or permission of instructor.
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GDES 302 - 3D Modeling and Computer Graphics 1
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: As Needed
3D Modeling and Computer Graphics 1 is an intermediate level studio course exploring the development of 3D models for virtual environments, motion graphics, and display systems. Students will be introduced to computer modeling software to work in the 3-dimensional design space and emerge with the ability to create 3D assets and become familiar with the foundations of polygonal and NURBS modeling.
Prerequisite(s): ART 120
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GDES 340 - 3D Modeling and Computer Graphics 2
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: As Needed
In this course students will continue learning computer modeling software and techniques including texture mapping, lighting, and rendering for video games and other digital media. Students will also examine the history and structure of games, the game production process, and game development careers. Topics covered in this course include graphics, game play interfaces, storytelling, contextual design, level design, game mechanics, and software engineering. and level design.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 302
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GDES 345 - Digital Photography
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Advanced studio work specifically utilizing the digital camera and a variety of software applications to create digital imagery for multiple uses and platforms. Concentration on development of a personal aesthetic.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 210 .
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GDES 350 - Typography and Page Layout
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
An advanced studio course specifically investigating the use and function of type in historical and contemporary print production. The development of advanced page layout skills for commercial and informational design will also be integrated into this study of typography.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 220 .
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GDES 360 - Digital Illustration
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
Advanced studio course in the study and practice of digital illustration. Emphasis will be placed on the creative use of digital technologies and microcomputer applications in the creation of illustrative imagery.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 210 .
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GDES 391 - Special Topics in Graphic Design
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Selected software applications, media, and/or genres for intensive study. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 210 or GDES 220 or permission of instructor.
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GDES 425 - Interactive Multimedia
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
An introduction to sequential interactive information delivery systems. Exploration, composition and delivery of complex multimedia content in user-driven formats such as the World Wide Web or other interactive media authoring solutions. Incorporation of digital and traditional media including sound, imagery and digital video into finished presentations which reflect visual literacy and sensitivity to digital aesthetics.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 220 or permission of instructor.
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GDES 435 - Advertising Design
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
An advanced studio course in print- and media-based advertising design. Advertising strategy and production using industry standard computer software applications. Strong emphasis placed upon conceptual development, current graphic design aesthetics and the social context of the designer in advertising.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 210 or permission of instructor.
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GDES 440 - Professional Practices in Design
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Upper-division seminar for the examination and discussion of topics and issues related to the professional work environment in the design field and preparation of graphic design students for material and professional expectations in their discipline. A variety of topics such as portfolio presentation, career strategies and professional development through graduate studies will be covered through lectures, guest speakers and professional site visitations.
Prerequisite(s): GDES 350 or permission of instructor.
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GDES 450 - Internship in Graphic Design
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Application of graphic design skills and practices in a supervised assignment with an appropriate commercial or professional organization.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of instructor.
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GDES 452 - Video Game Design Seminar
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: As Needed
This is a collaborative, project-oriented course on game design and development. Students from a variety of disciplines will work together in small teams on game projects. Students will design, create, and test games with interactivity, animation, sound, and other constraints. They will develop a range of entertainment ideas on various digital platforms and engines, playtest game ideas, and produce finished works. Prereq: CSCI 220 or 221, GDES 302 & 340
Prerequisite(s): CSCI 220 or CSCI 221 , GDES 302 and GDES 340
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GREK 110 - Elementary Greek
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: As Needed
An introduction to the Greek language; translation, writing, readings in selected classical and koine sources, philosophical and religious. Some attention to the Greek background of medical/scientific and legal terminology. Does not meet foreign language degree requirement for B. A. , B. S. , B. S. C. J. , or B. S. S. W. degrees. Pass/Fail
May be taken on Pass-Fail basis.
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GREK 120 - Elementary Greek
Credit(s): 3
When Offered: As Needed
An introduction to the Greek language; translation, writing, readings in selected classical and koine sources, philosophical and religious. Some attention to the Greek background of medical/scientific and legal terminology. Does not meet foreign language degree requirement for B. A. , B. S. , B. S. C. J. , or B. S. S. W. degrees. Pass/Fail
May be taken on Pass-Fail basis.
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Health |
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HLTH 111 - Principles and Concepts in Personal Health
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Development of the understandings, attitudes and practices which contribute to better individual health.
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HLTH 111H - Honors Principles and Concepts in Personal Health
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
See HLTH 111 for course description and general limitations. Limited class size, extensive discussion, and writing assignments are featured. Open to students who have demonstrated superior academic ability.
Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval.
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HLTH 220 - Advanced First Aid, CPR and AED
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Procedures for emergency care and accident prevention. American Red Cross certification in Advanced First Aid, CPR and AED are available.
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HLTH 221 - CPR and AED Recertification
Credit(s): 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is ideal for participants prior to internship/student teaching who seek to recertify their current American Red Cross certification CPR and AED. Must have current American Red Cross certification at the time of enrollment.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 220 .
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HLTH 303 - Pharmacology and Sports
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Pharmacology and sports examines classifications, therapeutic uses, actions and side effect/adverse reactions of major drugs related to sports activities. That knowledge base includes, but is not limited to, pharmacokinetics, legal concerns, therapeutic outcome of drugs commonly used to treat athletes, protocols for over-the-counter medications and substance abuse.
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HLTH 328 - Public Health Practices
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
The goal of this course is to introduce students to the field of public health including the scope, impact, challenges and employment opportunities. This course provides an overview of the U. S. public health system and focuses on its history, organization, approach, and functions. The course places special emphasis on current health issues from our daily lives to highlight the relevance of public health. The course also examines the major factors that determine the health of a population and overall life expectancy.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 111 .
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HLTH 427 - Principles of Health Education and Promotion
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Required of all Health and Human Performance majors concentrating in Public Health and available as an elective to students interested in developing a basic knowledge in health education interventions. The course is designed to provide students with the conceptual foundation necessary to assess for, plan and implement health promotion programs and interventions.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 111
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HLTH 441 - Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Community Health Initiatives
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
In this course, students learn to develop evidence-based community health initiatives. Over the course of the semester, students work on developing their own culturally competent community health initiatives, each of which is targeted at a particular population with a specific health need. Students learn to assess community needs and assets using a variety of methods and through use of logic models, design theoretically informed intervention activities appropriate to the needs/assets identified, create a budget and organizational structure, and engage key stakeholders at every facet of development and implementation of the community health initiative.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 427 .
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HLTH 442 - Seminar in Policy Development & Advocacy
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Students will explore policy in the areas that impact the public’s health and learn their future role in the policy formation and advocacy process.
Prerequisite(s): HLTH 328 or with instructors’ approval.
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HLTH 475 - Health Methods
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Field-based experience for health at the secondary level emphasizing pre-assessment, unit/lesson planning, teaching strategies, implementation and evaluation.
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HLTH 491 - Public Health Internship
Credit(s): 12
Lecture Hours: 12
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
A semester long experience working within a public health agency planning, implementing and/or evaluating a health promotion program or programs. Minimum of 270 hours of structured, supervised work experience. Application must be approved and liability insurance purchased before student may enroll. Student may not receive for HPER 491 and 492.
Prerequisite(s): Must have all coursework complete prior to enrolling in the internship.
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HHP 325 - Stress Management
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
This course is designed to help people know how to cope with stress in their lives. Being able to manage stress in a positive manner enhances the potential for maximum performance both professionally and personally. This course teaches the student how to recognize negative and positive stressors and how to cope accordingly.
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HHP 330 - Introduction to Epidemiology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Introduction to the basic principles and methods of epidemiology. Topics to be covered include the historical perspective of epidemiology, measures of disease occurrence and association, clinical epidemiology, disease screening, causal inference and study design.
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HHP 351 - Substance Abuse Prevention
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course examines the scope of substance abuse in the United States and explores the various strategies of prevention. Addictive behaviors, dependence and short and long term consequences of drug use and abuse including prescription drugs, illicit street drugs and ergogenic substances will be covered. Students may not receive credit for this class and PSYC 360 .
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HHP 353 - Human Sexuality
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course addresses the relationship between health and human sexuality, focusing on the prevention of disease, disorder and dysfunction. Content examines the broad range of attitudes, behaviors, knowledge, practices and myths pertaining to sexuality.
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HHP 360 - Healthy Aging
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
This course addresses the physical, psychological, cultural, and social issues associated with being an older person in our society. Students enrolled in this course will learn factors and influences associated with aging and what can be done to perhaps slow the aging process.
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HHP 406 - Psychosocial Aspects of Physical Activity
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
This course examines the psychosocial benefits of physical activity, specifically focusing on the application of the promotion and maintenance of leisure-time physical activity. Theories of motivation and physical activity intervention techniques will be discussed as well as the importance of exercise for mental health.
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HHP 485 - Workshop in Health: [Title of Workshop]
Credit(s): 1-3
Lecture Hours: 1-3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Workshop on selected topics. No more than six hours workshop credit may be applied to an undergraduate or graduate degree.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s approval.
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HPED 20- - Topics in Sports Officiating [Name of Sport]
Credit(s): 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Training of students in the psychology of officiating, the mechanics and court positioning to officiate interscholastic, recreational and intramural sports as selected using the third digit: 1 for basketball, 2 for baseball/softball, 3 for football, 4 for soccer, 5 for volleyball. Certifications are made available. May enroll in one or more selected sports.
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HPED 280 - PRAXIS Seminar
Credit(s): 1
When Offered: As needed
This seminar will prepare HHP K-12 candidates for the ETS Physical Education Content and Design PRAXIS exam and the Health Education PRAXIS exam. This seminar will provide a PRAXIS overview, review course content knowledge and skills, and develop candidate test taking strategies. May be repeated for credit.
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HPED 300 - Anatomy and Exercise Physiology
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces the structure and function of the cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, and muscular systems. Also included is the examination of initial and long term responses of physical activity and exercise within these systems.
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 110 or equivalent; Health and Human Performance Licensure K-12 majors and coaching minor students only or instructor’s approval.
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HPED 301 - Anatomy and Exercise Physiology Lab
Credit(s): 1
Lecture Hours: 1
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Application of exercise physiology and analysis of human movement knowledge, skills, and abilities as it relates to health and fitness of all ages in the general population. Emphasis is placed on developing proficiency in exercise prescription and human movement.
Corequisite(s): HPED 300 for K-12 licensure majors.
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HPED 304 - Adapted Physical Education
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Overview of characteristics, programs, special needs, legal requirements, and instructional strategies related to children with exceptionalities. Emphasis is given to modification of physical education activities and programs for special populations. Includes field experiences.
Crosslisted With: HPED 504
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HPED 308 - Class Management for Health and Physical Education
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
Field-based experience for health and physical education focusing on theories and application of research in classroom management. Introduction to the language and skills of pedagogy while modeling professional behavior when applying all these skills in actual school settings. Grades K-5. Portfolio checkpoint. Background check required during the semester of enrollment.
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HPED 309 - Methods of Teaching Elementary Health and Physical Education
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Field-based experience for health and physical education emphasizing the development and practice of effective teaching skills as related to teaching and learning styles, strategies for teaching and models of instruction. Addresses attitudes, knowledge and skills as defined by the Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP), HPED 308 , HPED 320 and HLTH 111 .
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HPED 310 - Methods of Teaching Physical Education and Physical Activity for the Classroom Teacher
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
The pre-service teacher will be introduced to developmentally appropriate classroom-based physical activities that integrate physical activity with academic concepts. Emphasis on research linking school-based physical activity with academic performance will be examined. Lesson planning, peer teaching, and teaching indoor and outdoor physical activity at selected teaching sites will provide the pre-service teacher with a valuable field-based teaching experience.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP).
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HPED 320 - Foundation and Sport Skills
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Addresses historical foundations of health and physical education in addition to NASPE guidelines and curriculum issues related to developmentally appropriate locomotor, rhythmic and sport skills. Requires demonstration of performance proficiency in selected team sports.
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HPED 321 - Individual Lifetime Activity
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Addresses historical foundations of health and physical education in addition to NASPE guidelines and curriculum issues related to developmentally appropriate locomotor, rhythmic and sport skills. Requires demonstration of performance proficiency in selected individual sports.
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HPED 390 - Practicum
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Supervised field-based experience in coaching and/or athletic related area. Application must be filed one semester prior to enrolling in practicum.
Prerequisite(s): Instructor’s approval.
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HPED 410 - Teaching Models in Physical Education
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
Introduces instructional models specifically developed for teaching secondary physical education. Emphasis on planning and applying developmentally appropriate physical education models. Sport Education and Teaching Games for Understanding models will be emphasized along with the concepts and tactics of teaching games.
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HPED 411 - Secondary Instruction Strategies and Curriculum Development
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall
Field-based experience for physical education at the secondary level emphasizing pre-assessment, unit/lesson planning, teaching strategies, implementation and evaluation. Introduction to curriculum design and implementation from a historical and education governance perspective.
Prerequisite(s): Prereq for 411: HPED 309 ; Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP); prereq for 611: Admission to Educator Preparation Program (EPP) or instructor’s permission.
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HPED 412 - Public Relations for Teachers and Coaches
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
Examines the concepts of program promotion, coordination of non-academic responsibilities and understanding relationships with administrators, teachers, parents and community.
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HPED 460 - Theory and Techniques of Coaching Baseball/Softball
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Individual and team fundamentals primarily for the public school coach. Emphasis on conditioning techniques, strategies, team management, motivation, equipment selection/fitting and scheduling.
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HPED 465 - The Theory and Techniques of Coaching Basketball
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Emphasis on conditioning techniques, strategies, team management, motivation, equipment selection/fitting and scheduling.
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HPED 470 - The Theory and Techniques of Coaching Football
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Emphasis on conditioning, techniques, strategies, team management, motivation, equipment selection/fitting and scheduling.
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HPED 475 - The Theory and Techniques of Coaching Volleyball
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Emphasis on conditioning, techniques, strategies, team management, motivation, equipment selection/fitting and scheduling.
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HPED 485 - Workshop in Physical Education: [Title of Workshop]
Credit(s): 1-3
Lecture Hours: 1-3
Lab Hours: 0
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.
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HIST 121 - Development of World Civilization I
(TBR: HIST 1110)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Studies the formation, interactions, and development of world civilizations and cultures from ancient beginnings to 1500.
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HIST 121H - Honors Development of World Civilization
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Open to students who have demonstrated superior academic ability. Consent of department required. See HIST 121 for course descriptions.
Crosslisted With: HIST 121 but for honors credit and may not be taken in addition to HIST 121 .
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HIST 122 - Development of World Civilization II
(TBR: HIST 1120)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Studies the formation, interactions, and development of world civilizations and cultures from 1500 to the present.
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HIST 122H - Honors Development of World Civilization
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Open to students who have demonstrated superior academic ability. Consent of department required. See HIST 122 for course descriptions.
Crosslisted With: HIST 122 but for honors credit and may not be taken in addition to HIST 122 .
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HIST 201 - History of the United States I
(TBR: HIST-2010)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
A study of the main currents and developments in American life from colonial times to 1877.
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HIST 202 - History of the United States II
(TBR: HIST-2020)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
A study of the main currents and developments in American life from 1877 to the present.
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HIST 250 - History of Tennessee
(TBR: HIST 2030)
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Tennessee history from the view of the culture of the Indian tribes living in this area through early European settlement, the Revolutionary War in Tennessee and the organization of Tennessee as a state. Social and economic life on the frontier, the culture of the pre-Civil War South, the Civil War and Reconstruction periods in Tennessee and from the Progressive era to the present.
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HIST 299 - History and Historians
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall, Spring
An introduction to the History Major designed to introduce students to basic techniques, skills and issues of historical research, writing and teaching, including key historical concepts and methods, the nature and fields of history and historiography. Should be taken prior to the junior year and before commencing upper-division course work, including taking HIST 499 for which it is a prerequisite. Required for History and Secondary History majors.
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HIST 302 - Introduction to Public History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Explores the various opportunities for work as a public historian and addresses the current issues and debates in the field. Students will learn about the major functions of public history work. May be followed by a semester internship in public history.
Crosslisted With: HIST 502
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HIST 303 - Women in American History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
Explores the lives of American women through the prism of class, race and ethnicity-in relationship to each other, to their families, to their work at home and in the public sphere and to their influence on American society and culture. Beginning with the European settlement of North America and continuing until the present, women’s history will be woven into a presentation of the American past.
Crosslisted With: HIST 503
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HIST 304 - Women in World History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even
This course takes a thematic approach to study women in the non-Western world. Examples from Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America, and different chronological periods, will focus on themes including women and religion, war, politics, work, and family. Regional and chronological emphasis will vary with each offering.
Crosslisted With: HIST 504
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HIST 305 - Women in European History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
A thematic approach to the history of women in Europe, this course addresses topics from ancient to modern Europe, and will focus on themes such as religion, politics, medicine, family, and the law. Regional, chronological, and thematic emphasis will vary with each offering.
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HIST 306 - Women in East Asia
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
This course examines women’s experiences in East Asia from ancient times to the present by focusing on major ideologies, institutions, and practices that determined women’s gender roles, status, and everyday lives in China, Japan, and Korea. Primary sources produced by women are used to enable students to acknowledge women’s voices and perspectives on their society, culture, and life.
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HIST 310 - American Military History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring
American military history from the American Revolution to the present. Evaluation of significant battles from the viewpoints of the participants, their resources, decision-making techniques and the nine principles of war. Discussion of all of America’s wars. Emphasis on the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Crosslisted With: MSL 310
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HIST 320 - Ancient Greece
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
A study of Greek society from Minoan civilization to the Hellenistic Age (1400-300 BC). Topics include hoplite warfare, Greek colonization, the Olympics, Sparta, Periclean Athens, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars and the empire of Alexander the Great.
Crosslisted With: HIST 520
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HIST 321 - Ancient Rome
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even
A study of Rome’s cultural and political development from 700 BC to 400 AD. Examines Rome’s origins as a small city state to its rule over a vast empire that stretched from Britain to the Middle East. Topics include the formation of the Roman Republic, expansion, civil war, imperial government and the development of Christianity.
Crosslisted With: HIST 521
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HIST 323 - The Middle East, 500-1800
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
This course surveys the history of Middle Eastern societies during medieval and early-modern eras with an emphasis on the rise of Islam and its world historical context. Topics include the development and spread of Islam, the Caliphate and its demise, the Crusades, the Mongol empires, and the rise of Turkish power culminating in the Ottoman and Safavid Empires.
Crosslisted With: HIST 523
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HIST 324 - The Modern Middle East
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
This course surveys major political and cultural developments in the Middle East over the last two centuries, emphasizing interactions with the West, the development of secular nation-states, the nature of Arab nationalism and the Arab-Israeli dispute, oil diplomacy, and the Islamist revival. Time is reserved for discussion of topics that have acquired a broad contemporary significance.
Crosslisted With: HIST 524
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HIST 325 - East Asia to 1600
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
This course introduces the trajectory of development of East Asian civilizations, from the prehistoric period to 1600. The goal of this course is to help students to understand East Asia as an integrated region with common cultural heritages and shared historical experiences while also emphasizing the historical development of the distinctive national identities of China, Japan, and Korea respectively.
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HIST 339 - Early Modern History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even
A study of 16th and 17th century European political, cultural, social, economic, and intellectual history. This course is an examination of how Europe progressed from the middle ages to the modern era. Topics include religious reformation, religious wars, nation building, exploration and colonization, women and gender, and cultural and intellectual movements.
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HIST 340 - The Age of Enlightenment and Revolution, 1715-1815
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
A study of 18th century European political, social, economic and intellectual history, including the French enlightenment and its influence on Europe and America. Set against the background of military and diplomatic developments of global war, the course will examine the causes of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
Crosslisted With: HIST 540
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HIST 341 - Europe, 1815-1914
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
A comparative study of European states from the Congress of Vienna to World War I, this course examines industrialization, political modernization, the birth of popular culture, the challenges of mass society, colonialism, and Europe’s changing relations with the world.
Crosslisted With: HIST 541
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HIST 342 - Europe From War to War, 1914-1945
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even
A comparative study of European states from the outbreak of World War I to the end of World War II, this course examines total war’s impact on peoples, cultures, and economies; political and cultural modernization, the birth of the welfare state, unification attempts, and Europe’s changing relations with the world.
Crosslisted With: HIST 542
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HIST 343 - Europe, 1945
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
A comparative study of European states from the end of World War II to the present. Examines the Cold War’s impact on peoples, cultures, and economies; the end of the industrial age, the creation of the European Union, and Europe’s changing relations with the world.
Crosslisted With: HIST 543
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HIST 401 - Independent Study in American History
Credit(s): 1-3
Lecture Hours: 1-3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Directed reading or research under supervision of a staff member. By arrangement only.
Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of history with a 3.00 average (in history), 2.50 average (overall) and departmental approval.
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HIST 402 - Independent Study in World History
Credit(s): 1-3
Lecture Hours: 1-3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Directed reading or research under the supervision of a faculty member. By arrangement only.
Prerequisite(s): 24 hours of history with a 3.00 grade point average and departmental approval.
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HIST 403 - Social and Cultural History of the United States
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
Based on an analysis of gender, race, class and ethnicity, this course examines American society “from the bottom up,” looking at such issues as the environment, health and demography, religious values, industrialization, cities and suburbia, social movements, popular culture and everyday life. 1600 to Present.
Crosslisted With: HIST 603
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HIST 404 - Sex and Gender in American History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
Topical study of sexuality and gender over the four centuries since the arrival of Europeans in North America. The course will examine important theories and trends within the vibrant subfield of cultural history. Focusing on the private sphere as well as the public sphere led cultural historians to examine issues of sexuality and to recognize its intersection with race, gender, class, age, time period, region, and culture. The course will focus on such themes as courtship, marriage, sexualities, the politics of reproduction, prostitution, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual violence, and sex censorship.
Crosslisted With: HIST 604
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HIST 414 - History of England
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
A survey of English history from the Norman Conquest to the present. 1066 to 1714 (HIST 414). 1714 to the present (HIST 415 ).
Crosslisted With: HIST 614
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HIST 415 - History of England
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
A survey of English history from the Norman Conquest to the present. 1066 to 1714 (HIST 414 ). 1714 to the present (HIST 415).
Crosslisted With: HIST 615
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HIST 420 - Late Antiquity and Medieval History
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
Examines European society from 300 to 1300, with particular emphasis on the development of the Christian church in Western Europe and Byzantium. Topics include the Papacy, asceticism and monasticism, the Frankish and Carolingian kingdoms, the Inquisition and the Crusades.
Crosslisted With: HIST 620
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HIST 421 - Renaissance and Reformation
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
Examines the social, political, intellectual, artistic and religious developments in Europe from the thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries and the resulting changes, with emphasis on the Humanist movement, the Reformation and the Counter Reformation.
Crosslisted With: HIST 621
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HIST 425 - Science and Superstition in Early Modern Europe
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
This course is an examination of the contrasting ideas, beliefs, and trends in the areas of science and superstition from the middle ages to the 19th century. Topics include the Scientific Revolution, the history of Witchcraft trials, popular magic and medicine, and the Enlightenment.
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HIST 434 - African-American History I
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
This course covers the background and origin of the slave trade in Africa, the mid-passage, the nature of the slave trade in the Americas, the Africans in America both as freemen and slaves, movements to end slavery and slave resistance efforts and the role of blacks in the Civil War.
Crosslisted With: HIST 634
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HIST 435 - African-American History II
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
This course covers the African-Americans from the Reconstruction period to the present time. Topics included are the ending of slavery, the economic and political transition following it, the emerging debate over the role of the African-American in American life, the struggle for political and legal equality and the social and cultural development of African-Americans in the twentieth century.
Crosslisted With: HIST 635
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HIST 441 - History of Latin America
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
An examination of main topics such as conquest, colonialism, independence movements, civil wars and revolutions, economic upheavals and political instability in Latin America and the Caribbean Basin, with special emphasis on the roles of church and state (including the military) and the challenges faced by diverse and stratified societies. Thematic and geographical focuses will vary with each offering.
Crosslisted With: HIST 641
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HIST 442 - History of Mexico
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Mexican history from pre-Hispanic civilizations (especially the Aztec Empire) to the present. Examines colonial Mexico, its movement towards independence, issues of political and economic stability, its relationship with the United States and its ongoing revolution.
Crosslisted With: HIST 642
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HIST 444 - Imperial American, 1877 to 1900
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
A critical examination of the pivotal era in U. S. history, with special attention given to such topics as Gilded Age politics and culture, the final subjugation of the American Indians, the closing of the frontier, and America’s expanding involvement overseas, including its war with Spain and its conquest of the Philippines.
Crosslisted With: HIST 644
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HIST 445 - China since 1600
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Odd
This course explores the historical transformation of China from an empire to a modern state to global super power. It examines the social, cultural, and institutional features of the Qing dynasty and its troubled encounters with the West in the nineteenth century, the internal and external conflicts and contentions in the process of China’s transformation into the two modern states of the Republic of China and the People’s Republic of China, and the significance of present-day China in the world and the current problems confronting China.
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HIST 446 - Japan since 1600
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Even
This course examines the trajectory of Japan’s historical development from the 17th century to the present. It covers the society and culture of early modern Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate systems (1600-1868) and the rise of the only non-Western imperial power of the modern era. Further, it explores Japanese experiences during the Second Sino-Japanese War and World War II as well as postwar Japanese society and its relations with both the United States and neighboring Asian countries.
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HIST 448 - Russia Since 1552
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Spring - Even
A study of Russia from the conquest of Kazan to the present, this course examines Russia’s imperial formation, 19th century reforms, 20th century revolutions, and superpower role.
Crosslisted With: HIST 648
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HIST 450 - Public History Internship
Credit(s): 3-6
Lecture Hours: 3-6
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
Full-time apprenticeship with a public or private historical agency or institution of local, regional, or national significance. May be taken at any time of the year and may be paid.
Prerequisite(s): HIST 302 , 3.0 GPA in the major. Not limited to History majors.
Crosslisted With: HIST 650
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HIST 459 - The Twenty-First Century World
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: As Needed
A topical, cross-cultural seminar dealing with major twenty-first century civilizational values and dynamics, their roots, and their impact on human beings and the environment. Includes, but is not limited to, the study of human and civil rights, migrations, global warming, modernism and post-modernism, social engineering, the industrial economies, and imperial power. This writing-intensive course uses a variety of historical methods to contribute to emerging narratives and to construct syntheses.
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HIST 460 - Topics in Diplomatic History: [Topics Title]
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Not regularly offered. (as needed)
Classes allowing for an in-depth study of the nature and styles of diplomacy and of selected topics pertaining to U. S. , European, or non-European diplomacy through time periods from the beginning of civilization to the present. May be repeated for credit (with different topic). Only six hours of undergraduate topics courses (460, HIST 470 , HIST 480 , or HIST 490 ) can be counted toward the major or minor.
Crosslisted With: HIST 660
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HIST 461 - The Colonial Period and the Revolution
Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
When Offered: Fall - Odd
A study of the origins and development of the American colonies, with special attention given to those that formed the “original thirteen states. ” Social, cultural and religious differences and developments as well as political and military events. An examination of the causes and events that brought about the rupture of the ties to England and the military and diplomatic history of the Revolutionary War.
Crosslisted With: HIST 661
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