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2012-13 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

 
 

Art
  

  • ART 456 - Special Projects in Ceramics

    1 to 4 credits
    Students design and execute a special project of their own choosing or identify a particular area of research in ceramics to pursue. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.Prerequisite(s): ART 455  (8 credits)
  

  • ART 480 - BFA Thesis Paper

    1 to 3 credits
    The BFA Thesis forms a central part of the BFA experience. Working with their thesis advisors, students investigate and articulate the formal, critical and theoretical concepts most relevant to their artistic production and activities, resulting in a formal written paper. Students typically take one credit of thesis during each of the final three quarters of their program; however, details are developed with the primary thesis advisor. Student registers with the primary thesis advisor. 3 credits total required. Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits.Prerequisite(s): ART 300  and senior standing; restricted to BFA majors.
  

  • ART 481 - BFA Thesis Exhibition

    1 credit
    The BFA Thesis Exhibition is scheduled at the beginning of the senior year and takes place in the final quarter of the student’s program. Details of the exhibition are developed with the supervision of the student’s thesis advisors. During the exhibition the student will arrange for a gallery critique with their thesis advisors. Students register with the primary thesis advisor.Prerequisite(s): ART 300  and senior standing; restricted to BFA majors.
  

  • ART 482 - BFA Capstone

    2 credits
    Students learn about issues and opportunities available to artists, and assemble a professional portfolio, résumé, and artist statement.Prerequisite(s): ART 300  and senior standing; restricted to BFA majors.
  

  • ART 490 - Advanced Studio in Painting and Drawing

    4 credits (maximum 12 credits)
    Advanced work in painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Emphasis is on individual artistic development in predominately 2D media. Includes the development of critical and conceptual skills as they relate to artistic creation.Prerequisite(s): 12 credits from ART 327 , ART 333 , ART 385 , ART 389 , and/or ART 390  in any combination
  

  • ART 491 - Sculpture III

    4 credits (maximum 12 credits)
    Advanced work in sculpture. Formats for work include the object, assemblage, tableau, installation, site-specific, performance, kinetic, or time-based work. Focuses on individual research and experimentation in relation to contemporary art issues and continued critical development. Students present their work and research in class for group critiques, along with course readings and discussion.Prerequisite(s): 12 credits of ART 391 , or 8 credits of ART 391  and 4 credits of ART 395 .
  

  • ART 492 - Special Projects in Sculpture

    1 to 4 credits
    Advanced work through self-directed projects that identify a particular area of research within the context of contemporary sculpture. Provides students the opportunity to extend their involvement in sculpture beyond other course offerings. Proposed projects are submitted for approval. Students work independently, consulting regularly with the instructor. Repeatable for a maximum of 20 credits.Prerequisite(s): ART 491 .
  

  • ART 495 - Installation and Site-Specific Art

    4 credits
    Advanced studio/seminar course for focused work in the genre of installation and site-specific art, and the dialogue between artist and space. Interventions in the architectural space of the gallery are emphasized during the course, but exterior interventions, such as Land Art, are also considered. Studio work is supported by readings, critiques, and presentations. May be counted as one term of the ART 491 sequence. Prerequisite(s): 12 credits of ART 391 , or 8 credits of ART 391  and 4 credits of ART 395 .
  

  • ART 496 - BA/BS Studio Art Capstone

    4 credits
    Senior project for BA and BS studio art majors, taken with the instructor in the student’s studio concentration. Integrates the knowledge and skills of the discipline with a career-oriented project. Examples include internships; creation, exhibition, or portfolio of artwork; or research projects. The final capstone report is submitted to and kept in the department office, where it will be accessible to students and faculty.Prerequisite(s): ART 300   and Senior standing and either 12 credits of ART 391  or 8 credits of ART 391  plus 4 credits of ART 395 .
  

  • ART 497 - Foundry II

    4 credits (repeatable-maximum 8 credits)
    Advanced work in sand casting methods: one-part open-faced molds, and two-part flask, or cope and drag, molds.   Explores some metals suitable for each method, such as lead, pewter, aluminum, and bronze. Foundry work is supplemented by a variety of visual presentations and demonstrations that address technical information, and the aesthetic use of metals in classical and contemporary sculpture. Advanced work is demonstrated by the application of metal casting to a specific studio project. Prerequisite(s): ART 397 .
  

  • ART 501 - Research

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ART 503 - Thesis

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ART 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 8 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ART 507 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ART 509 - Practicum

    1 to 16 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  

  • ART 524 - Art Process, Theory, and Practicum in Art Education

    4 credits
    Addresses theory and application of best practices in art education through the active development and presentation of a contemporary art education curriculum. Reflection, critical thinking, and engagement with concepts of meaning-making are integral to the content of this coursework. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors.
  

  • ART 526 - Special Studies in Painting and Drawing

    1 to 4 credits
    Independent advanced studio work offered through special registration. Repeatable for a maximum of 24 credits. Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
  

  • ART 527 - Figurative Painting and Drawing

    4 credits
    Advanced study utilizing the human figure as subject. Studio work includes both self-generated content and study from live model.Prerequisite(s): ART 327  plus 8 credits of 300-level studio courses.
  

  • ART 529 - Issues in Art Education

    4 credits
    Covers current topics of relevance to the field of art education. Topics include visual culture, contemporary methods of constructing meaning through art-making, aesthetic inquiry, and engagement with museum education methods. Does not count as a studio elective for art majors.
  

  • ART 543 - Special Projects in Photography

    1 to 4 credits
    Students construct portfolios. Includes terminal projects and gallery research. Repeatable for a maximum 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): ART 341 
  

  • ART 550 - Special Projects in Digital Media

    1 to 4 credits (maximum 20 credits)
    Students research, design, and execute a special project of their own in an area of digital media. Emphasizes advanced individual exploration, expression, and contemporary art issues. May be repeated for credit.Prerequisite(s):  .
  

  • ART 555 - Advanced Ceramics

    4 credits (maximum 12 credits)
    Advanced course in hand-built and wheel-thrown ceramics. Directs students toward self-sufficiency in clay and glaze theory, application, and composition.Prerequisite(s): ART 355 , ART 356 , and ART 357 .
  

  • ART 590 - Advanced Studio in Painting and Drawing

    4 credits (maximum 12 credits)
    Advanced work in painting, drawing, collage, and mixed media. Emphasis is on individual artistic development in predominately 2D media. Includes the development of critical and conceptual skills as they relate to artistic creation.Prerequisite(s): 12 credits from ART 327 , ART 333 , ART 385 , ART 389 , and/or ART 390  in any combinatio
  

  • ART 591 - Sculpture III

    4 credits (maximum 12 credits)
    Advanced work in the form (the object, site-specific, installation art, and mixed media) and content of sculptural media. Focuses on individual research and experimentation in relation to contemporary issues and continued critical development.Prerequisite(s): 12 credits of ART 391 

Creative Activities
  

  • ARTC 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 4 credits
    ARTC courses supplement the range of material and creative experiences available to all majors. ARTC courses are not counted toward art major degree requirements. Credits to be arranged. Not repeatable.

Art History
  

  • ARTH 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximim of 24 credits.
  

  • ARTH 204 - History of Art: Prehistory through Medieval

    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts from the prehistoric to medieval periods, including references to early nonwestern art. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  

  • ARTH 204H - Art History Honors Seminar

    1 credit
    Students complete assignments and exams in the   sequence but meet bi-weekly in a two-hour seminar class to discuss additional assigned readings and topics that provide more in-depth study of the history of art.  Prerequisite(s): Honor student status or instructor consent
  

  • ARTH 205 - History of Art: Renaissance through Baroque

    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts from the Renaissance through Baroque eras, including references to nonwestern art of the same period. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  

  • ARTH 205H - Art History Honors Seminar

    1 credit
    Students complete assignments and exams in the ARTH 205  sequence but meet bi-weekly in a two-hour seminar class to discuss additional assigned readings and topics that provide more in-depth study of the history of art.  Prerequisite(s): Honor student status or instructor consent
  

  • ARTH 206 - History of Art: Eighteenth Century to Contemporary

    4 credits
    Historical survey of the visual arts from the eighteenth to twenty-first centuries, including references to nonwestern art of the same period. Examines selected artworks in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
  

  • ARTH 206H - Art History Honors Seminar

    1 credit
    Students complete assignments and exams in the ARTH 206  sequence but meet bi-weekly in a two-hour seminar class to discuss additional assigned readings and topics that provide more in-depth study of the history of art.   Prerequisite(s): Honor student status or instructor consent
  

  • ARTH 260 - Art Theory and Critical Issues

    4 credits
    Introduces some of the major theories and critical issues influencing art and artists.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 201, ARTH 202 or ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206 .
  

  • ARTH 300 - Mid-Program Review

    0 credits
    Students with an emphasis in art history make a short oral presentation of their research interests and present a portfolio of their writing to a panel of art history faculty for review. Students register for the Mid-Program Review in conjunction with their second upper-division art history course.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206 , ARTH 260 
  

  • ARTH 301 - Research and Writing about Art

    4 credits
    Presents methods and techniques of research and writing for the discipline of art history. Students learn methods to access, analyze, and evaluate information and to write a research paper with effective arguments and interpretations.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 201, ARTH 202 or ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206  and USEM 101 , USEM 102 , USEM 103  or WR 121, WR 122 .
  

  • ARTH 311 - Art and Music of the Twentieth Century to Present

    4 credits
    Offers an interdisciplinary survey of the visual arts and music from the twentieth century to the present. Examines the intersections, cross-influences, and significant archetypes of visual art and music. Topics include modernism, postmodernism, primitivism, minimalism, futurism, and popular culture. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.(Cross-listed with MUS 311 .)
  

  • ARTH 330 - Art, Culture, and Technology

    4 credits
    Examines the impact of twentieth-century technological, social, and historical change on our conceptions of art and culture. Using readings from cross-disciplinary sources, students explore the origins, evolution, and proliferation of new media and communications technologies, including photography, film, television, computers, and the Internet. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand H).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
  

  • ARTH 344 - Art, Culture, and Politics

    4 credits
    Students examine the arts as an agent of social, culture, and political change during the twentieth century. Explores art from a social history perspective and traces how it intersects with the broader social dynamics of specific historical periods ranging from the radicalism of the early avant-garde to the postmodern era. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements
  

  • ARTH 345 - Activist Artists and Work in the Community

    4 credits
    Explores and defines activism and the roles artists play in instigating change and igniting community involvement. Examines the history and evolution of activism through cross-disciplinary sources. Culminates in a final project where students are expected to develop an activist or community-based project. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
  

  • ARTH 360 - History of American Art

    4 credits
    Explores major works and trends in architecture, painting, sculpture, and related arts from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on American adaptations and indigenous American contributions. Approved for University Studies (Integration).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements.
  

  • ARTH 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 401 - Research

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 403 - Thesis

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 407 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 409 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  

  • ARTH 431 - Italian Renaissance Art

    4 credits
    Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
  

  • ARTH 445 - Early Modern Art

    4 credits
    Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 
  

  • ARTH 446 - Contemporary Art: 1945–Present

    4 credits
    Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945.Prerequisite(s):  
  

  • ARTH 450 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art

    4 credits
    Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand J).
  

  • ARTH 496 - Art History Capstone

    4 credits
    Senior project for BA students with a concentration in art history. Integrates the knowledge and skills of the discipline with a career-oriented or research project. Examples include researching a topic and presenting a public lecture, organizing an exhibition for one of the University’s galleries, and writing critical reviews. The final capstone report is submitted to and kept in the department office where it will be accessible to students and faculty.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 300  Senior standing and ARTH 201, ARTH 202 or ARTH 204 , ARTH 205 , ARTH 206  and USEM 101 , USEM 102 , USEM 103  or WR 121, WR 122 .
  

  • ARTH 501 - Research

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 503 - Thesis

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 505 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 507 - Seminar

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • ARTH 509 - Practicum

    1 to 4 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  

  • ARTH 531 - Italian Renaissance Art

    4 credits
    Intensive study of the origin and development of Renaissance art in Italy. ARTH 205 recommended. Approved for University Studies (Integration).
  

  • ARTH 545 - Early Modern Art

    4 credits
    Examines major artistic trends and theories from the early nineteenth century through World War I. Emphasizes the social dynamics that led to the foundations of modernism.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 
  

  • ARTH 546 - Contemporary Art: 1945–Present

    4 credits
    Intensive study of the major trends, media, and critical theories in art since 1945.Prerequisite(s): ARTH 206 
  

  • ARTH 550 - Race, Gender, and Ethnicity in Art

    4 credits
    Explores artists of different races, genders, and ethnicities and considers issues of representation reflected in their art. Examines censorship, public art, and other contemporary art topics from legal, political, and cultural perspectives. Approved for University Studies (integration).

Business Administration
  

  • BA 100 - Orientation to the School of Business

    1 credit
    Presents an overview of business principles. Identifies and demonstrates the points at which students will gain particular knowledge during their business education. Introduces the School of Business concentrations, core class topics and objectives, writing and presentation standards, the business plan capstone, and the faculty. Required business core course to be taken in the freshman year.
  

  • BA 110 - Business, Government, and Society

    4 credits
    Surveys the interrelationships between business, government, and society and how they affect individuals and managers. Explores how societal conditions are continually altered by historical forces reshaping the economic, cultural, political, technological, and ecological terrain on which individuals and managers operate, as well as the force of the stakeholders, who are increasingly challenging traditional ideas about organizational ethics and social responsibility. Approved for University Studies (Explorations).
  

  • BA 131 - Business Computer Applications

    4 credits
    Introduces students to basic computer concepts, software applications, and hardware processing. Students acquire basic competency by using microcomputer applications in operating environments, word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation software. Instruction methods include lecture, demonstration, and hands-on application. Required business core course to be taken in the freshman year.
  

  • BA 199 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • BA 200 - Management of Aging Services Overview

    2 credits
    Explores multiple business models, including small business, nonprofit, and for profit with special focus on the different management models in the senior housing industry. Emphasizes an understanding of older adults as a unique demographic target market.
  

  • BA 208 - Hospitality and Tourism Essential Skills

    4 credits
    Introduces students to a wide variety of career opportunities available in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students are introduced to kitchen management, food and beverage service techniques, and effective working practices in the hospitality and tourism environment.
  

  • BA 209 - Hospitality Practicum

    2 credits
    Provides hands-on experience in catering and event planning, food service, and conference services, as well as a number of other management functions while working with professional staff. Prepares students for a BA 409 practicum in hospitality and tourism.
  

  • BA 211 - Accounting Information I

    4 credits
    Examines the uses of fundamental accounting information for both internal and external economic decision making. Students consider financial and managerial accounting concepts from the perspectives of owners, managers, creditors, and investors.Prerequisite(s): BA 131 
  

  • BA 213 - Accounting Information II

    4 credits
    Examines the uses of fundamental accounting information for both internal and external economic decision making. Students consider financial and managerial accounting concepts from the perspectives of owners, managers, creditors, and investors.Prerequisite(s): BA 211 .
  

  • BA 218 - Personal Finance

    4 credits
    Provides students with opportunities to develop skills for solving real world financial problems. Real world topics covered include: goal setting, earning income, money management, spending and borrowing, as well as saving and investing. Students design personal and household budgets; simulate use of checking and saving accounts; and devise loan and credit card management plans; evaluate insurance and tax planning needs. This course provides a foundational understanding for making informed personal financial decisions. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand F–Social Science).
  

  • BA 226 - Business Law

    4 credits
    Examines the fundamental subject areas of tort liabilities (both personal and property damage), contracts, and cyberlaw from both business and consumer viewpoints. The investigation of torts addresses negligence, warranty (when purchasing items), and product liability theories, with the typical defenses that are made. The coverage of general contract law is oriented toward analyzing whether or not deals are legally valid. The cyberlaw areas addressed cover basic principles of Internet law and their application.
  

  • BA 230 - Wine Appreciation

    2 credits
    Provides an overview of the world of wine. Examines the relationship between winery, distributorship, and the retail-restaurant world as it applies to today’s ever-changing market. Compares and contrasts wine methodology, viticultural practices, and winery/retail/restaurant management. Explores guidelines for working in the wine industry on every level, including wineries, wine distribution, and retail-restaurant businesses with in-depth consideration of the needs of the Northwest region. Includes guest speakers and class presentations. Students must be twenty-one years old by the first day of class.
  

  • BA 282 - Applied Business Statistics

    4 credits
    Covers statistical techniques and concepts used in analyzing collected data or predicting future business outcomes. Stresses an understanding and application of hypothesis testing, regression, time series, chi square, and other nonparametric techniques. The case method is used to apply statistical techniques to business data incorporating computer analysis.Prerequisite(s): MTH 243 .
  

  • BA 306 - Special Topics in Management of Aging Services

    2 credits
    Addresses various aging services topics in a seminar setting. Course may be repeated for credit on a different topic.
  

  • BA 310 - Lodging and Tourism Operations

    4 credits
    Explores the organization of lodging operations and their various departments, with emphasis on the techniques and tools of management. Introduces students to technology-based property management systems and their application with travel and tourism operators.
  

  • BA 311 - Food and Beverage Management

    4 credits
    Focuses on the principles of food and beverage management, from concept to operation. Provides a detailed overview of the components of food service systems, including purchasing, menu-planning, production, service, sanitation, cost controls, and quality assurance.
  

  • BA 312 - Hospitality and Tourism Marketing

    4 credits
    Focuses on how the special nature of service affects the development of marketing strategies in hospitality and tourism organizations. Emphasizes key variables in corporate and property-level management and their proper application to developing strategic and marketing plans.
  

  • BA 314 - Hospitality Accounting and Financial Management

    4 credits
    Applies accounting principles and practices to the hospitality industry. Emphasizes reading and analyzing profit and loss statements. Discusses current trends in the accounting and financial sectors of the hospitality industry.Prerequisite(s): BA 211 , BA 213 .
  

  • BA 320 - Business, Government, and Nonprofits

    4 credits
    Examines the underlying principles, values, and prescribed role of the for-profit sector, the public sector, and the nonprofit sector primarily in American society. The sector the organization resides in affects how an organization acts, responds, creates relationships, and uses resources. Explores the coordination, cooperation, collaboration, and necessary relationships among the sectors. Approved for University Studies (Integration - Strand I).Prerequisite(s): Completion of all lower division University Studies requirements(Cross-listed with PS 321 .)
  

  • BA 324 - Business Communication

    4 credits
    Provides guided practice in written and oral communication common to business, industry, and related professions. Develops critical awareness of proper editing, professionalism, critical thinking, problem solving, and the skills necessary for effective correspondence in the workplace. Close attention is given to logical development, style, and format. Skills and knowledge are appropriate for academic and professional work.
  

  • BA 330 - Principles of Marketing

    4 credits
    Introduces the establishment of a specific target market and the subsequent development of a product or service, pricing strategies, promotional strategies, and channels of distribution designed to satisfy the needs of the market.
  

  • BA 331 - Consumer Motivation and Behavior

    4 credits
    Applies psychological, sociological, and business principles to the explanation of consumer behavior. Explains the marketing strategy plan through examination of motivation, perception, and learning principles. Discusses consumer behavior case problems.Prerequisite(s): BA 330 .
  

  • BA 332 - Promotion Policy

    4 credits
    Addresses advertising and promotion from the viewpoint of influential beliefs, attitudes, intentions, and behavior. Covers advertising and promotions, personal sales, public relations, publicity, and other communication tools. Examines television, radio, newspapers, magazines, out-of-home, direct mail, and interactive media, including the Internet. Uses practical exercises for planning and designing an integrated marketing campaign using multiple media. Students are given opportunities to make managerial decisions about how to communicate with consumers.Prerequisite(s): BA 330 .
  

  • BA 351 - Intermediate Accounting I

    4 credits
    Provides a comprehensive study of generally accepted accounting principles and conventional procedures for the measurement of income and the presentation of financial data. Emphasizes accounting theory, significant business transactions, and the preparation of general-purpose financial statements. Courses must be taken in sequence. Open to nonadmitted students.Prerequisite(s): BA 211 .
  

  • BA 352 - Intermediate Accounting II

    4 credits
    Provides a comprehensive study of generally accepted accounting principles and conventional procedures for the measurement of income and the presentation of financial data. Emphasizes accounting theory, significant business transactions, and the preparation of general-purpose financial statements. Courses must be taken in sequence. Open to nonadmitted students.Prerequisite(s): BA 351 .
  

  • BA 353 - Intermediate Accounting III

    4 credits
    Provides a comprehensive study of generally accepted accounting principles and conventional procedures for the measurement of income and the presentation of financial data. Emphasizes accounting theory, significant business transactions, and the preparation of general-purpose financial statements. Courses must be taken in sequence. Open to nonadmitted students.Prerequisite(s): BA 352 
  

  • BA 374 - Principles of Management

    4 credits
    Provides an introductory survey of management principles. Students develop an understanding of all managerial types: domestic and international, public and private, small and large. Applies a systems approach to the managerial functions of planning, leading, organizing, controlling, and staffing.
  

  • BA 380 - Operations Management

    4 credits
    Studies service and manufacturing industries, with an emphasis on management applications. Students use computers for problem solving when applicable. Topics include quality concepts, just-in-time, productivity, product design, scheduling, forecasting, capacity planning, facility layout, work measurement and design, and materials requirements planning.Prerequisite(s): MTH 243 .
  

  • BA 382 - Management Information Systems

    4 credits
    Applies information science to business problem topics, including basic information system design and database concepts, information economics and decision making, systems management, and strategic issues. The case method is used to develop analytical and presentation skills in information systems topics. Participants should be familiar with basic computer applications.
  

  • BA 383 - Advanced Business Application of Spreadsheets

    4 credits
    Advanced course covering all aspects of spreadsheets, including entering formulas; working with functions, formats, styles, and templates; creating and modifying charts; using spreadsheets as databases; creating pivot tables; recording macros; and using auditing and collaborative tools.Prerequisite(s): BA 131  or CS 115 .
  

  • BA 384 - Advanced Business Application of Databases

    4 credits
    Advanced course in all aspects of databases, including creating a database; entering and editing data; creating queries, forms, and reports; and automating a database with macros.Prerequisite(s): BA 382 .
  

  • BA 385 - Principles of Finance

    4 credits
    Presents the fundamentals of time-value-of-money and the application of net present value decision-making techniques. Topics may include the valuation of stocks and bonds, capital budgeting, the principles of risk and return, and the cost of capital and capital structure.
  

  • BA 399 - Special Studies

    1 to 18 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • BA 400 - Organizational Leadership in Aging Services

    2 credits
    Focuses on aspects of aging services organizational leadership, including customer service, systems management, innovation, performance management, change management, communication strategies, conflict resolution, team development, and ongoing training/learning systems.
  

  • BA 405 - Reading and Conference

    1 to 12 credits
    Supervised work in some field of special application and interest. Subject must be approved by the faculty member in charge. Repeatable.Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent
  

  • BA 406 - Senior Housing Operations Management

    4 credits
    Provides an in-depth study of operations management across different types of senior housing settings, including AL, IL, CCRC, and skilled nursing. Areas of specific focus include budget management, dining services, activity/wellness programs, resident services, health services, environmental (physical plant) services, and sales and marketing.
  

  • BA 407 - Seminar

    1 to 12 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • BA 409 - Practicum

    1 to 12 credtis
    Provides an opportunity to apply academic concepts in real-world work settings, including for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations (arranged through the School of Business Internship Coordinator). Internships are usually conducted during senior year and must be approved prior to start of work experience. Students must have a GPA of at least 2.5 in BA courses and have completed all appropriate coursework in the major. Advisor approval is required if course is taken for elective credit. Graduate-level internships are arranged through the student’s graduate advisor. (For BA 409, 4 credits represents 120 hours in the workplace.) Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
  

  • BA 410 - Special Topics

    1 to 2 credits
    Credits to be arranged. Repeatable.
  

  • BA 412 - Hospitality Law and Management

    4 credits
    Covers current management issues challenging the hospitality industry. Discusses techniques to deliver outstanding customer service in a fast-paced environment, as well as techniques for recruiting and retaining employees. Addresses legal issues confronting the hospitality industry.Prerequisite(s): BA 310 , BA 311 , BA 312 , BA 314 .
 

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