2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:
CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.
The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule located on the Office of the Registrar’s website, msudenver.edu/registrar/classschedules.
Types of Courses
- Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
- Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
- Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
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HON 3290 - Nazi Germany
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor
Description: This detailed survey examines the origins of Hitler’s regime within the context of 20th century Germany and Nazi domestic and foreign policies to 1939. World War II, given thorough coverage, is viewed as the logical culmination of Hitler’s ideology and his ability to use the German nation as a means to achieve his ends.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3290
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HON 3301 - Homeopathy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ITP 1700 and ITP 2700
Description: This course familiarizes students with the field of homeopathy. The course includes the history, laws, principles, and uses of homeopathy in the current health care system. Students are introduced to various homeopathic remedies and their uses. Contemporary research findings are presented, and potential research designs identified.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or ITP.
Cross Listed Course(s): ITP 3300
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HON 3302 - Managerial Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy requirements; ACC 2010; MTH 1320 or MTH 1410 with a grade of “C-” or better; ECO 2010, ECO 2020, and at least junior standing.
Description: This is a study of the dynamic environment of financial management, exposing students to various finance topics such as financial analysis and forecasting, time value money, security valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, working capital management and international finance.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: FIN or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): FIN 3300
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HON 3303 - Statistical Process Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MET 1310 and MET 3000 with grades of “C” or better
Description: This course focuses on statistical process control with emphasis on process capability, troubleshooting, analysis of variance and hypothesis testing.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MET.
Cross Listed Course(s): MET 3300
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HON 3304 - Rhetorical Foundations of Communication
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 2301
Description: This course is an historical survey of some of the major theories of rhetoric as they apply to the discipline of communication. Topics include rhetoric as it relates to ethics, broadcast media, organizations, small groups and teams, and interpersonal contexts. Students in the course will apply contemporary rhetorical theory to understand power, identity, and knowledge.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CAS 3301
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HON 3305 - Accounting Information Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 2010 and CIS 2010 with grades of C or better; at least junior standing
Description: This course is a study of principles and current issues relating to the design, implementation, control and regulation of accounting information systems. Tools and technologies related to accounting systems and the place of accounting systems within the modern enterprise provide a focus for the course, which includes an introduction to accounting-related information technology (IT) audit issues.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 3300
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HON 3320 - Advanced Psychological Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 2340 or PSY 3310
Description: This course entails the student proposing, designing, conducting and analyzing an independent or group research study using scientifically valid quantitative and/or qualitative methods to investigate psychological phenomena. The course will result in the student presenting his or her research in a colloquium and writing a journal-ready manuscript of the results. This course is strongly recommended for students interested in applying to graduate school in psychology.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSY.
Cross Listed Course(s): PSY 3320
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HON 3321 - Entrepreneurial Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: The course is designed to acquaint students with the basic concepts of obtaining funds for the start-up and financing the continued growth of the firm. The course covers start-up financing, growth capital, daily financial management, valuation, and strategic financial planning.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: FIN or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): FIN 3320
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HON 3340 - International Political Economy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSC 1010 or PSC 1020; ECO 1040 or ECO 2010 recommended
Description: This is a survey course of the major issues and themes of international political economy. It covers the basic theoretical orientations and the international institutions that structure the international economy. It provides students with all the necessary background to understand the intersection of economics and politics in the international system.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSC.
Cross Listed Course(s): PSC 3340
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HON 3341 - Physiology of Exercise
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIO 2320, EXS 1640 or PETE 2030
Description: This course introduces the student to the physiological response of individuals to exercise as well as the application of these responses to sports medicine, rehabilitation, and general fitness. The laboratory provides experiences that demonstrate the underlying theoretical constructs that govern physiological responses to exercise.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or HPS.
Cross Listed Course(s): HPS 3340
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HON 3400 - Nutrition and Weight Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NUT 2040
Description: This course is a study of the basic principles of, and latest trends in, weight management. This course includes coverage of assessment techniques, behavioral and non-behavioral treatment approaches and prevention strategies. The concept of “health at every (body) size” will be presented. Fad diets and programs with sound nutrition principles will be analyzed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or NUT.
Cross Listed Course(s): NUT 3400
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HON 3401 - Cost Accounting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1110 or MTH 1310 or MTH 1400; ACC 2020 with a grade of C or better
Description: This course includes coverage of cost behavior relationships, job order and process costing systems, overhead allocation methods, budgeting and budget variance analysis, cost-volume profit relationships, and cost prediction for supporting management decision-making in service, sales, and manufacturing organizations. Computer applications are an integral part of this course.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 3400
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HON 3410 - Criminal Justice and the Social Structure
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CJC 1010 with a minimum grade of C
Description: This course examines criminal justice systems in relation to social power, class structure, ecological patterns, subcultural developments, and processes of change in the community and in the criminal justice structure. Culture is examined in order to comprehend the interaction between subcultures in the larger society, as well as develop an understanding of cultural competence. The course evaluates the ambivalence in the social processes of law enforcement, courts and corrections, and the problems of professionalization.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CJC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CJC 3410
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HON 3420 - Differential Equations
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): MTH 2420 with a grade of “C” or better, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course includes a study of first, second, and higher order differential equations and systems giving solutions in closed form, by numerical approximations, and through Laplace Transforms. These techniques are applied to problems in the physical sciences and engineering. All sections will integrate the use of the software package Mathematica into the course.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MTH.
Cross Listed Course(s): MTH 3420
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HON 3430 - Classical Mythology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 or ENG 2100 or permission of instructor
Description: Students read, analyze, and write about ancient Greek aud Roman mythology as expressed in translations of enduring works of Classical literature. The course provides instruction in historical contexts, narrative techniques, and critical evaluations of Classical mythology. Students locate, study, and apply literary criticism appropriate to individual texts in written literary analysis.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3430
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HON 3460 - Chicana Feminisms
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or GWS 1001; or permission of instructor
Description: This course will provide students with a general background on Chicana feminist thought. Chicana feminism has carved out a discursive space for Chicanas and other women of color, a space where they can articulate their experiences at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, among other considerations. In the process, Chicana feminists have critically challenged Chicano nationalist discourse as well as European and North American feminism. The course will address the diversity in thinking and methodology that defines these discourses thus acknowledging the existence of a variety of feminisms that occur within Chicana intellectual thought. The course will also explore the diversity of realms in which this feminist thinking is applied: labor, education, cultural production (literature, art, performance, etc.), sexuality, and spirituality, among others.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, GWS, or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3460, GWS 3550
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HON 3471 - Biology of Women
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIO 1000 or GWS 1001 or Permission of instructor
Description: An examination of the anatomy and physiology of sex in humans, the mechanisms involved in formation of sex and gender, and the interactions between science, society, and medical practice with regard to issues of sex and gender.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: BIO, GWS, HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): BIO 3471, GWS 3470
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HON 3480 - Cultural Diversity in Health and Illness
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy, and permission of instructor
Description: This course prepares students to understand the many different viewpoints and concepts related to health and illness in other cultures and emphasizes the need and means to provide culturally appropriate health care.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HON.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3480
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HON 3490 - Multicultural Issues in Human Services
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010, ENG 1020, and HSP 1010; or permission of instructor
Description: This course stimulates students’ awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity in the United States. Students learn about the effects of historical oppression of African, Asian, European, Hispanic, and Native American people. This course will also examine the trauma and impact of bias, prejudice, and discrimination based on gender, disabilities, sexual orientation, religious affiliation, and age. Emphasis is placed on awareness of cultural diversity in professional interactions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or HSP.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HSP 3490
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HON 3491 - Native American History
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor
Description: This course begins with a brief survey of North American Native peoples prior to the arrival of European colonists. It next covers the period of colonial exchanges between Native Americans and the Spanish, French, and English. The course then focuses on the shared history between Native Americans and the United States. The curriculum will bring students through the 20th century and provide them an opportunity to consider the dense tangle between history and myth, as they study events like Cherokee removal, Little Big Horn, Wounded Knee, the rise of Native sovereignty, Indian gaming, and legal disputes over sacred lands.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or HON.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3490
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HON 3492 - Globalization and Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores anthropological approaches to globalization, with an emphasis on understanding transnational movements of capital, commodities, persons and ideas through the analysis of ethnographic case studies. Students examine the impact of globalization on how anthropologists theorize culture and conduct ethnographic fieldwork.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ANT or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3490
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HON 3511 - Intermediate Accounting I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1110 or MTH 1310 or MTH 1400; ACC 2010 with a grade of C or better; and junior standing
Description: This is the first course in Intermediate Accounting. The Intermediate Accounting courses are designed to teach the concepts and procedures underlying the measurement and reporting of financial information.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 3510
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HON 3520 - Intermediate Accounting II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): A grade of “C” or better in ACC 3510
Description: This course is a continuation of ACC 3510 and covers an in-depth study of basic accounting principles with an emphasis on stockholders’ equity and special problems.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 3520
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HON 3540 - Women in the Developing World
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or PSC 1020 or ANT 1310
Description: This course presents a cross-cultural study of women’s lives in the developing world by examining two main issues: the influence of culture on women’s issues and politics’ impact on women. By the end of this course students will not only learn about the lives of women in the developing world but also become familiar with how women across the globe articulate the desire for equality.
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3540, GWS 3540, PSC 3540
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HON 3570 - African American History I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the early history of African Americans in the United States, beginning with their ancestry in West and West-Central Africa and culminating with the Civil War. It analyzes their cultural, social, economic, and political transformation in the colonial and national history of the United States. Topics include the Atlantic Slave Trade, colonial identity, plantation slavery, slave communities, resistance, the Constitution and race, demographics of freedom, abolitionism, the Civil War and its aftermath.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, HIS, or HON.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3570, HIS 3570
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HON 3600 - Exceptional Learners in the Classroom
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides a survey of various exceptionalities, ranging from moderate to severe. Information about child abuse and medical conditions, and their possible effects on student learning and behavior is provided. Teacher candidates are introduced to the special education processes, including the development of individualized education plans from a general education teacher perspective. Principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) curriculum accessibility issues are addressed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SED.
Cross Listed Course(s): SED 3600
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HON 3601 - General Genetics
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): BIO 1080 and BIO 1090, BIO 1081 and BIO 1091, and one additional semester of biology required, one year of chemistry strongly recommended, or permission of instructor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 3100 or CHE 2100, or permission of instructor
Description: A study is made of classical genetics, with emphasis on numerical analysis of inheritance. The molecular biology of replication, transcription, and translation is presented. Genetic variation and human genetic diseases are discussed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: BIO or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): BIO 3600
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HON 3602 - Space Flight Operations I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing or Permission of instructor
Description: Students review the history of space exploration and related issues motivating human inquiry and travel in space. Topics focus on identifying and understanding elements and systems comprising modern space vehicles and missions. Students analyze various national policies, treaties, and international laws affecting space operations. Fundamentals of interplanetary travel, orbit prediction, and launch and reentry operations are also investigated.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AES or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): AES 3600
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HON 3700 - Modern China
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with one, or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the history of China since 1800, with emphasis on social, cultural, economic, and political developments. The course will discuss the traditional order in China, its breakdown both by internal and external challenges, and the Chinese people’s struggle to adjust to the new world order imposed by foreign powers. It will also explore the efforts of the Chinese to remake their country through revolution.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HIS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3700
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HON 3701 - Literature and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 and junior-level standing or permission of the instructor
Description: The course examines issues of law, justice, and equity through analyses of literary works, their social and historical contexts, and relevant critical approaches. Students read, analyze, and write about literary texts concerned with legal issues.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3700
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HON 3703 - Health Disparities in the U.S.
Credits: 3
Description: This course analyzes health disparities across racial and ethnic groups in the U.S. with respect to health conditions, risks and prognoses. Methods to change caregiver responses, interventions to improve health care outcomes, and health and social policy changes to address health disparity issues are discussed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HCM or HON.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HCM 3700
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HON 3704 - Psychology of Group Prejudice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 or AAS 1010 or CHS 1000 or GWS 1001
Description: This course covers psychological theory and research that examines causes, effects, expressions, and reduction of group prejudice. Various types of group prejudice are addressed, most notably prejudice against cultural and ethnic minorities in the United States (i.e., Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans). Sexism and heterosexism also are discussed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3700, CHS 3700, PSY 3700, GWS 3700
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HON 3705 - Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECO 1040 or ECO 2010
Description: This course covers the economic development issues facing the Middle East and North Africa. Students learn about the social, political, and economic issues that are relevant to this region as well as its importance as an energy source to the rest of the world. The course examines how instability in this region can spill over into the global economy through higher oil prices.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ECO or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ECO 3700
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HON 3710 - Research Methods and Program Evaluation in Human Services
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020, HSP 2330 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed for Human Services majors to gain the basic competencies and knowledge necessary to understand and evaluate the research of others, implement program evaluation, and plan and conduct research. Students will learn the philosophy, tools, and procedures of scientific inquiry and the concepts, assumptions, and terminology of the scientific approach. Students will examine the role of previous research and theory in planning a research study and the ways in which theory, experience, observation, and related literature lead to hypothesis formulation. Students will learn the essentials of program evaluation and its required steps.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HSP or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HSP 3710
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HON 3711 - Physics Laboratory I
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): PHY 2811
Description: This is the first term of a one-year sequence in laboratory work at the junior level. Topics include electrical measurements, electrical measuring systems, and experimental optics.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: PHY or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): PHY 3711
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HON 3712 - International Marketing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MKT 2040, MKT 3000 and At least junior standing
Description: The primary objective of this course is to introduce students to the complexities involved in the international marketing process. This course will sensitize students to the economic, political, and cultural differences among nations as they affect marketing; introduce students to the framework of organizations, laws, and business practices as they affect marketing; and develop a student’s ability to identify and evaluate marketing opportunities in the international marketplace.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MKT.
Cross Listed Course(s): MKT 3710
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HON 3750 - International Accounting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 3510 or FIN 3100 with a grade of C or better
Description: This course is a study of the impact on financial reporting and managerial decision-making due to the similarities and differences in accounting standards throughout the world. This course examines the history and development of accounting standards and reviews current topics which affect the comparison of global financial reporting.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 3750
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HON 3760 - Diversity and Communication in the U.S.
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 1010 or CAS 1710 or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the relationship between communication and cultural identity with emphasis on the application to four groups of color in the United States: African American, Asian American, Hispanic, and Native American. The goal of the course is to broaden students’ perspectives of the power of communication to shape our lived experience and to expand students’ capacities to adapt ethically to a changing and diverse world. Students will explore verbal and non-verbal differences and similarities across cultures and critique the communicative construction of ethnocentrism, bias, prejudice, and discrimination.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): CAS 3760
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HON 3780 - Social Welfare Policy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 3050
Description: Social welfare policies at the federal, state, and local levels form the context of direct practice. Social welfare legislation and programs are analyzed. The roles of advocate and lobbyist are examined. Past and present social policies are another focus of this course.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SWK.
Cross Listed Course(s): SWK 3780
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HON 3790 - Research in Social Work
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 2010 and fulfillment of admission requirements to the baccalaureate Social Work Program
Description: This course presents fundamental principles, methodology, and techniques of social research as applied to social work practice issues. The course emphasizes concepts, skills, and values essential to the ethical design and implementation of a research project. Major themes are the critical analysis and effective utilization of published research.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SWK.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3790
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HON 3800 - Revolutions and Social Change I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One of the following: HIS 1020, SOC 1010, ECO 2010, PSC 1020, or PSY 2410; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy; Permission of the Honors Program Director.
Description: This course examines the phenomenon of revolution. While the multidisciplinary orientation of the course focuses on revolutionary upheavals in the Western and Third World societies, the analytical paradigms explored include sociological, economic, political and historical dimensions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSC.
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HON 3801 - Stress and Sleep: Impact on Health and Disease
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIO 1080/1090, BIO 2310 and ITP 3200
Description: This course provides an in-depth study of stress, sleep, and the relationship between the two. Students will learn the physiologic mechanisms of acute and chronic stress, diseases associated with stress overload, and evidence-based ways to manage stress. They will also learn about sleep needs over the life cycle, circadian rhythms, major sleep disorders, and the dangers of sleep deprivation.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or ITP.
Cross Listed Course(s): ITP 3800
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HON 3810 - Revolutions and Social Change II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HON 3800 and one of the following courses: HIS 1020, SOC 1010, ECO 2010, PSC 1020, or PSY 2410; Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy; Permission of the Honors Program Director.
Description: This is a continuation of HON 3800 and explores the socioeconomic and political consequences of major revolutions studied in HON 3800 and attempts to explain their impact on contemporary world affairs.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or PSC.
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HON 3813 - Population Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SOC 1010
Description: This course is designed to introduce students to the study of population change and its consequences. The intention of the course is to examine population trends, issues and policies with an emphasis on the United States. Topics include fertility, mortality, migration, urbanization, family, gender, ethnicity, aging, and social change as well as the practical use of demography.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or SOC.
Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3810
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HON 3820 - International Business
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: This course is designed to enhance understanding of the international environment faced by businesses. Trade barriers, cultural differences, entry strategies into foreign markets, foreign currency, political environments, and economic environments are among the many topics surveyed to assist students in becoming aware of international issues and events influencing management in today’s global environment.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MGT.
Cross Listed Course(s): MGT 3820
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HON 3910 - Honors Colloquium
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): “C” or better in ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; Student in the Honors Program
Description: This variable topics course provides students with the opportunity to examine historical and/or contemporary issues from interdisciplinary perspectives. Course activities will include relevant readings from a variety of perspectives and disciplines, discussions encouraging synthesis and analysis of conflicting or competing views, and written assignments. Enrollment is limited to students in the Honors Program.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics for a maximum of 6 credits.
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HON 3950 - History of Industrial Design
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides an overview of the major personalities, organizations, styles, and evolutionary events that shaped the course of industrial design, from the Industrial Revolution to the present. There is a focus on the refinement of industrial design in Europe, the congruence of American design and industry, and the emergence of Asian design and manufacturing.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: IND or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): IND 3950
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HON 4010 - Advanced Organic Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3110 and CHE 3260
Description: This course provides an integrated study of techniques used for the investigation of organic reaction mechanisms and a survey of the nature of important organic reaction intermediates.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHE 4010
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HON 4050 - Algorithms and Algorithm Analysis
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CS 3240 and 8 additional credits of upper division CS courses with grades of “C” or better, or permission of instructor. MTH 3210 is recommended.
Description: The emphasis of this course is on the design, analysis, and evaluation of efficient algorithms for a wide variety of computing problems.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CS 4050
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HON 4100 - Instrumental Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3100; CHE 3190 or CHE 3260
Description: This course presents the theory and practice of instrumental methods of analysis. Topics include: electronics; atomic and emission spectroscopy; UV-VIS spectroscopy; fluorescence and phosphorescence spectrophotometry; emission and absorption spectroscopy; infrared spectrometry; Raman spectroscopy; NMR electro analytical methods; HPLC, GC, SPE, CE, and other chromatography methods.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHE 4100
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HON 4150 - Hydrology (Surface Water)
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): GEG 1100 or GEG 1910 or ENV 3400
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CSS 1010 or CIS 1010, MTH 1210
Description: In this course, students examine surface waters with respect to water flow, drainage systems, storage, pollution and environmental relationships. The hydrologic cycle is studied with respect to the amount and distribution of water, the movement and fluxes of water and current water-related issues. Topics addressed include hydrologic data sources, statistical analysis in hydrologic problem-solving, hydrograph analysis, hydrographic routing, hydrologic modeling and current challenges ofurban hydrology, hydrologic models and hydrologic design.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GEL or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): GEL 4150
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HON 4160 - Human Trafficking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001, or AAS 1010, or CJC 1010, or HSP 1010, or PSY 1001, or SWK 1010; upper-division standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course explores human trafficking on international and local levels. A review of multidisciplinary perspectives on labor and sex trafficking provides comprehensive understanding of this human rights issue. Students examine the tactics used by traffickers to recruit and control victims and the effects of abuse on victims. This course provides an overview of U.S. federal and local laws to curb trafficking, including federal Trafficking Victims Protection Act. Finally, students evaluate global and local efforts of the current anti-trafficking movement, including ways to be involved.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 4160, CJC 4160, GWS 4160, HSP 4160, PSY 4160, SWK 4160
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HON 4200 - Auditing and Attestation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 3510 with a grade of C or better
Corequisite(s): ACC 3520
Description: This course is an introduction to contemporary theory and practice of auditing and attestation. The course will acquaint the students with Generally Accepted Auditing and Attestation Standards (GAAS), professional ethics, internal control, objectives and procedures for audits and attestation, risk assessment, audit and attestation reports, legal liability, research methodology, and corporate governance. Concepts included are professionalism, independence, evidence, risk, control, and enhancement of reliability and relevance properties of attester’s services.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 4200
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HON 4300 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing, CHE 3190 or CHE 3250, and completion of General Studies Requirements
Description: This course is a capstone experience for students and provides an advanced study of topics relevant to the field of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, bonding, molecular orbital theory, symmetry, organometallic and inorganic reaction mechanisms.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): CHE 4300
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HON 4301 - Communication Ethics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CAS 3301
Description: This course identifies key perspectives in communication ethics. Topics include civility, morality/integrity, duty, the self as an ethical agent, organizational ethics, and media ethics. Students will apply traditional ethical principles to a variety of communication contexts including interpersonal, small group, team, organizations, and mediated situations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CAS or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CAS 4301
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HON 4310 - Biochemistry I
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3110 or CHE 3090
Description: This course is an introduction to the chemistry of living systems with emphasis placed on proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, metabolism, and bioenergetics.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): CHE 4310
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HON 4400 - Long-Form Feature Articles
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): JRN 3400 or Permission of Instructor
Description: Students study the content and writing style of magazine features and the application of the techniques and marketing requirements for producing and selling feature articles to magazines.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or JRN.
Cross Listed Course(s): JRN 4400
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HON 4410 - Water Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 or ENV 1400 or ENV 3400 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course surveys U.S. water law and administration. Topics include (1) why we need laws regulating water use, (2) how ancient water laws influenced U.S. water law, (3) variations of surface and groundwater law, including prior appropriation, riparian, and hybrid, (4) international and interstate agreements, and (5) a special focus on water administration in the West.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENV or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 4410
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HON 4480 - Art Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course is a seminar for advanced students involving the reading and discussion of Modern and Postmodern critical and theoretical essays about the visual arts. Students are required to make extensive use of the library facilities and to demonstrate their ability to analyze texts both orally and in writing. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply theoretical principles to their own and historical artworks.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 4480
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HON 4510 - Advanced Accounting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 3520 with a C or better
Description: This course includes coverage of reporting requirements for partnerships, SEC-regulated companies, not-for-profit organizations, and financially distressed entities, as well as information disclosure requirements for state and local governments, international harmonization of accounting standards, and the possible conversion to International Accounting Standards in the U.S.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ACC or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): ACC 4510
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HON 4521 - Seminar in Marketing Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MKT 3000, 9 completed credits of marketing courses, and senior standing
Description: This course is the culminating final course required of all Marketing minor students (and a marketing elective for Marketing majors). In this final course, the student will develop and apply marketing strategies and policies in solution to problems related to the consumer and the business environment.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MKT.
Cross Listed Course(s): MKT 4520
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HON 4550 - Project Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MGT 3000 and CIS 2300 or CIS 3300 or MTH 1210 or MTH 1610
Description: This course investigates the concepts and applicability of matrix organizations and project management. The unique nature of the project-management structure is also examined, including its emphasis on integrative decision making throughout a product’s life cycle.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or MGT.
Cross Listed Course(s): MGT 4550
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HON 4610 - Advanced Literary Theory
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 2000 or ENG 2100, and ENG 3610, and Senior-level standing or permission of the instructor
Description: This course will examine 20th and 21st century literary theory as an integral preparation to writing a senior seminar paper that develops a theoretical approach to a work of literature. Students will read critical essays, including writing by women and people of color, to advance their knowledge and use of theory in writing about literature. Students will construct a theoretically informed, researched, critically sophisticated essay through the drafting, workshop, and revision process.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENG or HON.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 4610
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HON 4660 - Legal Liability for Physical Educators, Coaches and Administrators
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HPS 2050, HPS 2070, Junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This survey course explores principles of economics, budgeting, and finance as applied to the sport industry. Specific topics include sport venues and franchise financing along with events, professional sport, collegiate athletics, and industry finance, budgeting, and legal considerations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or HPS.
Cross Listed Course(s): HPS 4660
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HON 4710 - Public Relations Campaigns
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): JRN 3700
Description: Students apply the fundamentals of public relations to the creation of campaigns for political and nonprofit causes. Students analyze the ongoing political campaigns leading up to the November elections. As a part of the practice of campaigns, students design a model campaign.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or JRN.
Cross Listed Course(s): JRN 4710
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HON 4760 - Advanced Internship in Technical Communications
Credits: 1-12
Prerequisite(s): 12 semester hours of COM designated courses and the recommendations of two technical communications faculty members
Description: This advanced, on-the-job learning experience in a technical communications emphasis enables students to work in their chosen career fields. An approved plan from a cooperating organization serves as the course outline for a specific internship, but the outline must fulfill the general requirements of the course. The student must merit the internship experience and provide an acceptable plan of work before being granted permission to register for this course.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: COM or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): COM 4760
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HON 4810 - Grants and Grant Writing in the Health Professions
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides the student in the health professions with an understanding of funding sources, resources to locate funding agencies, and the grant writing process. Students will write a grant proposal for a community agency.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: RECR or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): RECR 4810
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HON 4830 - Workforce Diversity
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing
Description: This course provides an integrated perspective on the management practices and systems that influence the development and contributions of individuals within a culturally diverse workforce. The focus is on those practices that enhance an organization’s effectiveness in the increasingly competitive domestic and global marketplace.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: GWS, HON, or MGT.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural, Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 4830, MGT 4830
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HON 4890 - Social Documentary
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): JRN 2100
Description: Students create photos/essays for publication and portfolios working independently or in teams. Emphasis is placed upon producing stories and images that deal with cultural definitions that impact social change. Finished work emphasizes the marriage between text and image.
Note: Students may repeat this course for up to 12 credits. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: HON or JRN.
Cross Listed Course(s): JRN 4890
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HON 4910 - Aviation and Aerospace Strategic Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Aviation and Aerospace Management or Science Major and junior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This capstone course requires the student to demonstrate and have critiqued their knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities in strategic planning as applied to current topics in aviation and aerospace science. Students must demonstrate analytical and interpretive abilities, along with professional level communications skills. Emphasis is placed on decision making ability applied to the aeronautical or aerospace discipline of choice. Students are mentored in industrial trends, best practices, and regulatory issues that address modern industry challenges. Students are further prepared through a professional development certificate process and must develop a career plan and portfolio for assessment by the instructor.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AES or HON.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): AES 4910
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HON 4948 - Honors Thesis Seminar
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description: This course is to be taken in tandem with the Honors Thesis (HON 4950) or the semester before and is only open to Honors students. The course will familiarize students with project organization and planning tools, bibliographical protocol, and presentation methods and venues in regards to the thesis.
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HON 4950 - Senior Honors Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): senior standing, permission of the Honors Council
Description: The course constitutes a Senior Experience, presented as an independent study, in which the student writes an Honors thesis supervised by a faculty member representing the discipline of the topic. HON 4950 is an alternative to HON 4920.
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HON 4960 - Global Environmental Challenges
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Twelve hours of upper division courses in geology, geography, biology and/or meteorology or written Permission of instructor, and Senior standing
Description: This course will include the identification of major global environmental problems, including causes and impacts and the interplay of economic, cultural, and political forces. The approach will be a geographic analysis including location, spatial distribution, density, boundaries, and physical factors such as landforms, soils, and climate. Students are responsible as individuals and groups for presentations and discussions.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENV or HON.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 4960
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HTE 1030 - Introduction to Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Credits: 1
Description: In this course, students are provided an overview of the hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event industries. Basic operations, development, and management of those industries are covered. The course includes career opportunities and industry interrelations across these four professions.
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HTE 1035 - Academic and Career Development
Credits: 2
Corequisite(s): HTE 1030
Description: In this course, students gain an overview of the Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department at MSU Denver and learn how to maneuver through the University systems to become a successful student. The course includes career self-appraisal, academic management, scholarship application processing, cover letter instruction, interviewing skills, and strengths weakness opportunities threats analyses. At the conclusion of the semester, students attend a departmental career expo where students apply skills learned in class.
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HTE 1040 - Hospitality, Tourism, and Event Fundamentals
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students are provided an overview of the hotel, restaurant, tourism and event industries. Basic operations, development, and management of those industries are covered. The course includes career opportunities and industry interrelations across these four professions. Students gain an overview of the Hospitality, Tourism and Events Department at MSU Denver, and learn how to maneuver through the university systems to become a successful student. The course includes career self-appraisal, academic management, scholarship application processing, cover letter instruction, interviewing skills, and strengths weakness opportunities threats analyses.
Note: Course must be taken within first 30 credit hours of declaring EVT, HTL, RST, or TTM major.
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HTE 1041 - Hospitality Service Systems
Credits: 3
Description: This course covers aspects of interpersonal, intercultural and nonverbal components of service to the customer. Students will examine the cycle of service, critical points of service, various customer service systems, methods used to evaluate customer service systems and effective training and development for delivery of successful customer service.
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HTE 1051 - Wedding Planning
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the basic concepts involved in becoming a professional wedding planner. It covers the various details of planning the wedding and the basics of managing an independent wedding planning business.
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HTE 1052 - Gaming Management
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces the student to a thorough understanding of the operational, management, and legal aspects of the gaming and casino industry business.
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HTE 2833 - Garde Manger
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 1603
Description: This course will introduce students to the modern and traditional techniques in the preparation of cold entrees, sauces, soups, pates, terrines, galantine, roulades, chaud-froid, sausages, cheeses, and hors d’oeuvres. Students will plan, organize, and direct buffets. This course will also concentrate on the practical techniques and management of showpieces and centerpieces of cold food management and skills of the Garde Manger.
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HTE 3250 - Managerial Accounting for Hospitality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 1010 or ACC 2010
Description: This course concentrates on the analysis and interpretation of hotel, restaurant, event and tourism accounting procedures and financial statements. The importance of Uniform System of Accounts for hospitality businesses, the completion of the accounting cycle, and ethical accounting practices are related to the production and analysis of: balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements. Principles of budgeting, forecasting, pricing techniques, revenue management, financial ratios and financial management are reviewed by conducting case analysis explicit to the hotel, restaurant, events, and tourism industries.
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HTE 3310 - Global Cuisine
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2613
Description: In this course, students explore the culinary history and development of cuisines from global, cultural perspectives. Students will study and experience cuisines from worldwide regions utilizing authentic ingredients and tools for preparation and service. An emphasis is placed on the influences that have developed cultural traditions, taboos and dining etiquette, as practiced by the global populations.
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HTE 3550 - Human Resources in Hospitality
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students examine the human resources and management issues that are prevalent in the hotel, restaurant, tourism, and events industries. The course explores planning, organizing, goal setting, and communicating effectively. Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), diversity, recruitment, and training are also covered in this course.
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HTE 3570 - Marketing for Hospitality
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students apply the principles of marketing and advertising to the specific needs of the hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event industries. Students will conduct field work in their area of concentration, analyze particular marketing concepts, and provide current application.
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HTE 3580 - Legal Aspects of Hospitality
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides an overview of the legal fundamentals that apply to operations and management in the hospitality and tourism industries with an emphasis on preventative management practices. Legal procedures, Civil Rights, contract law, negligence, relationships with guests, and specialized liabilities related to food and alcohol service and tourism companies are covered. Additional topics of contemporary legal issues as they relate to employment practices, market regulations, and franchising.
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HTE 3623 - Food Production and Service II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2613 and NUT 2040
Description: This course is designed to teach the student how to manage quantity food production and front of the house operations through laboratory work and real-world dining experiences The student will learn culinary vocabulary, garnishing and plate presentation, buffet and a la carte dining service, work simplification, sanitation, merchandising, food cost control, inventory procedures, time management, employee management and equipment operation.
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HTE 3833 - Garde Manger
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2613 and HTE 3603
Description: This course immerses the student in the art and science of garde manger cuisine that emphasizes hot- and cold-plated foods, buffets, showpieces, current plating trends, and profit accountability. Students will produce and manage all aspects of a la carte and banquet events to include front-of-the-house buffet design, artistic showpieces, layout and design of food stations, and guest interactions.
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HTE 3980 - Internship in Hospitality, Tourism and Events
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Permission of Department
Description: This internship requires specialized skills that students may apply in hospitality, tourism and events settings. A written learning contract between student, faculty supervisor, site supervisor, agency, and department chair is required. Activities include finding and working in an approved hospitality, tourism or events setting. Academic credit is determined according to a ratio of 50 clock hours worked as equivalent to 1 credit hour.
Note: This course is variable credit and may be repeated for up to 15 credit hours.
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HTE 4000 - Hospitality Field Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of twelve hours in major concentration and senior standing
Description: In this course, students apply the theoretical concepts of hospitality and tourism to a practical, on-site, learning experience. The course includes 30 hours of field experience in an internship, community volunteer program, or a study-abroad setting.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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HTE 4010 - Hospitality Special Project
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): Completion of twelve hours in major concentration, senior standing, and completion of General Studies requirements.
Description: In this course, students apply the theoretical concepts of hospitality and tourism to a practical on-site learning experience. This course includes 45 hours of field experience in an internship, community volunteer program, or a study-abroad setting.
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HTE 4040 - Hospitality Senior Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of twelve hours in major concentration, senior standing, and completion of General Studies requirements.
Description: This course provides the approaches and techniques necessary for senior students to analyze and synthesize-needs, create and develop a major research project in Hospitality, Tourism, and Events, and effectively interpret results and their application to their major concentration area.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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HTE 4592 - Current Topics: Lodging
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: The course considers various problems, subjects, and trends related to changing environments and events in the hotel industry. Subjects related to career as well as personal development may also be studied.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics three times for a maximum of nine total credits earned.
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HTE 4730 - Hospitality Negotiations and Sales
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 3580 or Approval of Department
Description: This course provides an overview of the legal, ethical, and practical environment which impacts the negotiation of meeting contract and the execution of the events in which they represent. It examples the strategies of negotiation and sales.
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HTE 4750 - Hospitality Leadership
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 3550
Description: In this course, students explore theoretical findings concerning leadership and brings them to life through practical application. Students complete a series of self assessment to identify their management and leadership styles and traits. The course addresses the importance of leadership, charisma and characteristics of leaders. The meaning of ethics, social responsibility, power, and politics in the hotel, restaurant, tourism, and event industries are investigated through role play and debate.
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HTE 4800 - Strategic Management for Hospitality
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 1010 or ACC 2010
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): HTE 3250, HTE 3570, HTE 3580
Description: In this course, students analyze various approaches to strategic management in a hospitality and related industry context. Course content overviews strategy concepts and ideas while illustrating relevant examples from current hotel, restaurant, tourism, and events industry cases. Student compare managerial techniques to acquire, develop, and manage internal resources such as people, knowledge, financial capital, and physical assets. Strategies for restructuring, entrepreneurship, innovation, organization design, and global alliances are analyzed to best suit stakeholder interest in hospitality and related industry businesses.
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HTE 4860 - Hospitality Security and Safety
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 3580 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course examines security, loss prevention, safety, and risk management as related to the hospitality and tourism industries. Legal concepts specific to industry operations are applied in detail through case studies, role playing, and site visits. Students conduct a risk assessment survey and compose a loss prevention management plan.
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HTL 1010 - Hotel Industry Fundamentals
Credits: 3
Description: This course will present an overview of dynamic interrelationships of the lodging industry, and segmentation of the various types of properties and how they differ from each other. Examinations of various topics include: guest services, human resources, property management, sales and marketing, brand management, revenue management, career paths, current industry trends, and historical industry developments.
Note: Course must be taken within first 12 hours of entering HTL major
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HTL 2512 - Hotel Front Office
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines hotel-front office procedures by detailing the flow of business through a hotel, from the reservations process to check-out and settlement. Students identify effective front-office management, with particular attention to the planning and evaluation of front-office operations. Front-office procedures and management are placed within the context of the overall operation of the hotel.
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HTL 3522 - Hotel Housekeeping
Credits: 3
Description: This course demonstrates how to manage housekeeping operations in the hotel industry. Students study the management of direct housekeeping day-to-day operations from the big picture perspective down to technical details. This course examines the interrelation of hotel departments, and maximum guest service and profitability.
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HTL 3652 - Hotel Property Management
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students examine blueprint reading, building construction safety, utility requirements, and mechanical systems as they relate to managing a hospitality property.
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