2018-2019 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.
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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Environmental Science |
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ENV 3720 - Waste Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, BIO 1091, CHE 1800, and junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: Waste generation, human health, waste treatment, disposal methods, recycling as well as environmental hazards will be examined in this course. Students will research the policies that govern transportation and disposal of waste. Laws and agency regulations will be examined to determine their effectiveness in reducing, remediating, and containing waste.
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ENV 3730 - Environmental Risk Assessment
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, 9 hours coursework in any of the following Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Geography, Biology, Chemistry, and Meteorology courses, junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: Risk is an important component of regulatory decision making. Since risk assessment has no “correct” answers, this course explores what risk perception, risk management, and risk communication mean. Students will learn how to weigh the costs and benefits of risk reduction and how to evaluate the uncertainties in risk estimates. Case studies will be used to help explain the principles.
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ENV 3740 - Environmental Health
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, BIO 1091, CHE 1800, and junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course addresses local, regional and global environmental issues affecting human health and policies. Environmental toxins and carcinogens, impacts on human health, dose response, occupational health, risk assessment strategies are discussed. A field trip to an environmental health agency is required.
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ENV 3920 - Directed Study in Environmental Science
Credits: 2-6
Description: This course provides an opportunity for upper-division students with a strong background in environmental science to pursue a specific research topic of interest with a faculty member. The course requires permission of the instructor and chair of the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
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ENV 3980 - Internship in Environmental Science
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in Environmental Science; junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
Course Revised July 3, 2018
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ENV 4000 - Environmental Geology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GEL 1010, GEL 3120, and GEL 3420
Description: The close relationship of the environment to the geology of the earth is examined. Basic geology, geologic processes, and geologic techniques are applied to the environment in a series of practical problems. Interpretation of topographic and geologic maps is required. Natural geologic hazards are revealed in a series of actual case studies performed by the student.
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ENV 4010 - Environmental Hazards and GIS
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 4000; GEG 3610 recommended
Description: This course evaluates environmental hazards relative to various land-use patterns. It utilizes case studies and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to examine hazards and prepare models.
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ENV 4200 - Environmental Policy and Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 and completion of General Studies
Description: This course provides an overview of environmental policy and major environmental laws in the U.S. The major statutes are analyzed in terms of purpose, scope, implementation, compliance requirements, and impact on land use. Case studies are examined in a planning context.
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ENV 4400 - Landscape Ecology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, GIS 2250; or permission of instructor
Description: Students will examine the effects of spatial pattern and scale on ecological processes. Concepts, tools, and techniques that enhance the effectiveness of watershed and ecosystem management, design of green infrastructure, and smart growth are explored. Students will learn how the concepts of landscape ecology apply to environmental policy, management, regulation, and assessment.
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ENV 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): HON 4410
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ENV 4420 - Wetlands
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 and completion of General Studies
Description: This course offers a broad overview of wetland landscapes. Topics include (1) spatial distribution (local and national), (2) variations in wetlands topology (salt-water versus fresh-water and warmer versus colder climates), (3) relationships between wetlands (migratory flight paths), (4) wetlands ecosystems, (5) human impacts on wetlands, (6) federal, state, and local wetlands regulations, and (7) international wetlands problems.
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ENV 4430 - Habitat Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200 and completion of General Studies
Description: This is an interdisciplinary course designed to examine the forces and impacts of urban expansion and ecological processes on wildlife habitats. Topics include conservation biology principles, problems with wildlife habitat conservation, and planning solutions to preserve wildlife habitat. Multiple spatial and political scales provide the context for analysis.
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ENV 4440 - Limnology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, BIO 1081, and BIO 1091; or permission of the instructor
Description: This course examines the study of lakes, reservoirs, and ponds as inland water ecosystems. The physical, chemical, and biological components of inland waters are examined. The course investigates how lakes are formed and how they evolve over time. The shape of the lake basin, its water balance, and the catchment area are studied with respect to their influence on the ecology within the lake. Students learn how to assess the health of a lake, how to examine water quality, how to handle aquatic weed problems, and how to manage a lake fishery.
Field Trips: A one-day field trip to a lake, pond, or reservoir is required.
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ENV 4450 - Stream Ecology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, BIO 1081, and BIO 1091; or permission of the instructor
Description: This course explores the diversity of running water ecosystems throughout the world by examining the chemistry, physical features, and biology of stream ecosystems. Principles of stream ecology will be used to examine local stream ecosystems ranging from those found in the mountains to the prairies. The relationship among a stream, its watershed, floodplain, and riparian zone will be studied. Human activities that alter water quality, chemistry, and the ecology of a stream will be investigated, as well as methods to mitigate and protect lotic (flowing water) ecosystems.
Field Trips: Students will have an opportunity to apply what they have learned in the classroom during a mandatory, one-day field trip.
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ENV 4460 - Advanced Water Quality Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 1800, CHE 1801, CHE 1810, CHE 1811, ENV 2100, and ENV 3400
Description: This course examines advanced methods and protocols used in surface water, ground water, wetland, and terrestrial environmental sampling. Field methods for data collection, as well as operation of standard sampling equipment and instruments, are explored. Students design and conduct statistically valid sampling plans and conduct standard laboratory procedures for analysis of field data. Guidance documents and sampling techniques used by environmental agencies are addressed.
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ENV 4470 - Snow Hydrology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200; GEG 1910 or ENV 3400
Description: This course focuses on snow processes and their function as part of the hydrologic cycle. The course covers snow formation in the atmosphere, snow accumulation and measurement, snow distribution, snowpack metamorphism and basic energy exchange principles, snow chemistry, snow ablation and runoff, watershed processes, and snow management issues. Course content is amplified through case studies and/or field trip(s).
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ENV or GEG
Cross Listed Course(s): GEG 4470
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ENV 4500 - Environmental Biogeochemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, BIO 1091, CHE 1801 and CHE 1811, junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course examines the chemical processes and pathways by which inorganic and organic chemical species interact within aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Environmental factors that control the chemical composition and bioavailability will be emphasized for both natural and human-impacted (polluted) systems.
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ENV 4910 - Global Environmental Field Problems: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200, 9 credit hours in any of the following Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Meteorology, junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: Students will use field techniques to research and analyze global environmental problems. Possible field experiences will examine environmental or ecological change by traveling to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of Colorado, the Sonoran desert in Arizona, or alpine and periglacial regions of Alaska. This course may be repeated three times for credit under different topics for a maximum of nine hours.
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ENV 4920 - Topics in Environmental Science: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENV 1200,9 credit hours in the following Environmental Science, Geology, Physical Geography, Biology, Chemistry, and Meteorology, and junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: Content of this course will vary according to contemporary environmental issues. This course may be repeated twice under different topics for a maximum of 6 hours.
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ENV 4950 - Internship in Environmental Science
Credits: 2-15
Prerequisite(s): Environmental Science or Land Use major with concentration in environment and resources, junior standing, 12 credit hours in environmental science, permission of EAS department chair.
Description: This course provides an on-the-job internship experience with an environmental science-related company or agency. The experience must be done under qualified supervision and the auspices of an Earth and Atmospheric Sciences faculty member.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Course Revised July 3, 2018
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ENV 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): HON 4960
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ENV 4970 - Environmental Field Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 12 hours of upper-division courses in geology, physical geology, biology, and/or meteorology, and/or written permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Description: This course is a senior-level capstone course for land use and environmental science majors that will address current local environmental issues in Colorado through site visits and field techniques. Topics covered include: Denver air quality, water quality, sustainability, and waste disposal. Field trips will be taken to local environmental sites and agencies.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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Event Management |
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EVT 2010 - Event Industry
Credits: 3
Description: This course presents an overview of the major segments of event industry: meetings, expositions, events, and conventions. The roles and responsibilities of destination marketing organizations and destination management companies will be reviewed. The relationship between general and service contractors and professional events will be examined, and their specific functions will be discussed and evaluated. This course highlights the role of the event planner, whose responsibilities include planning, organizing, directing, and controlling various types of events.
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EVT 2020 - Event Project Planning
Credits: 3
Description: This course provides an overview of project management as an identification and explanation for the building blocks of an event from start to finish. The project triangle is introduced and demonstrates the construction of an event. Students will define the scope, create well-defined requirements, and develop work breakdown structures for an event. Task and precedence diagramming will be taught to develop the event schedule and master task list. Students will also learn to construct an event project communications plan for the purpose of communicating with internal and external stakeholders. The final portion of the course is designed to teach students to close out the function and visualize the lessons learned from the production of the event.
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EVT 3000 - Event Catering Strategies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010
Description: In this course, students examine the strategies required of meeting and event planners tasked with the development and coordination of food and beverage functions within a variety of meetings and events. Students analyze food and beverage consumption patterns of meeting attendees, identify various service requirements, meal styles and functions, distinguish between on and off-site catering requirements, examine the relationship between the catering department and other departments within a hotel, plan and design sample group menus, and determine appropriate pricing strategies and contractual requirements for meeting and event group functions.
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EVT 3010 - Event Support Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010
Description: In this course, students will examine event objectives and potential sponsorship opportunities for nonprofit events as they relate to the event budget. The course will provide students with an opportunity to apply current industry software to manage attendee registration, volunteer management, audiovisual requirements, and event space management. In addition, students will produce reports of the key service providers related to attendee accommodations, transportation, ancillary activities, and post-event evaluations.
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EVT 3100 - Corporate Meetings
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010
Description: This course focuses on how to coordinate and manage corporate meetings. Students organize a hypothetical corporate meeting from beginning to end. Hospitality industry standard forms and meeting management software are introduced and utilized. Students also develop goals and objectives, organize logistical components, and evaluate the return on investment of the meeting. Students also analyze contractual needs based on goals and objectives of the meeting. Potential risks to the meeting are assessed and considerations for a corresponding contingency plan are outlined.
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EVT 3200 - Conventions and Trade Shows
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010 or EVT 2010
Description: This course focuses on program planning and logistics management for citywide conventions with corresponding trade shows, as well as freestanding tradeshow and exhibition management. Students will include a project presentation demonstrating the student’s ability to plan, promote, budget, and execute a large-scale, multi-day and/or multi-venue meeting with an exhibition.
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EVT 4020 - Event and Meeting Contracting
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010 or EVT 2010
Description: This course explores a variety of event and meeting industry negotiations and contracts. Students develop the necessary skills to recognize business situations requiring bargaining and/or negotiation to achieve acceptable outcomes for both parties. The course emphasizes the importance of being able to identify and analyze the numerous and varied letters of agreement and contracts prevalent in the meeting and event industry, including but not limited to hotel, convention center, restaurant, special event center, country club and both indoor and outdoor festival space. Students create and analyze banquet and event orders (BEOs), entertainment riders, and agreements between clients facilities and third-party, independent planning companies or consultants.
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EVT 4030 - Advanced Planning and Risk Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EVT 2010, EVT 2020, EVT 3000, EVT 3010, EVT 3100, EVT 3200, EVT 4020, EVT 4100, EVT 4200
Description: This course applies core meeting and event management concepts to the organization and execution of either a simulated, virtual, or an actual event. Drawing upon knowledge and skills acquired in pre-requisite events courses, students develop a complete project plan, including goals and objectives, budget estimate, sponsorship acquisition if appropriate, marketing and promotion strategies, program and logistics planning and post-event evaluation. In addition, students will analyze various risk management strategies for meetings and events to create a risk management plan for their particular event.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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EVT 4100 - Special Event and Wedding Production
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010 or EVT 2010
Description: This course examines the required equipment, professional personnel and licensing required to achieve and produce a special event, with specific emphasis placed on outdoor festivals, weddings, social galas and fundraisers. Using the planning process for a wedding as an example, students determine the appropriate vendors and expert support staff required to resolve specific logistical and/or technical production challenges. Students also delineate the needs of event stakeholders, as represented by the wedding client couple, ancillary family members and vendors, and practice various communication techniques appropriate to working with each group effectively. Students are able to identify necessary audio and visual support requirements for an event, as well as choose appropriate staging and decor design. Safety standards and hazard prevention, along with specific third party regulations and licensing requirements are outlined in detail.
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EVT 4200 - Global Meetings and Events
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HTE 2010
Description: This course compares and contrasts domestic meeting and event planning with the planning and management of programs outside the United States. It highlights the differences between the United States and international destinations with regard to venues, business practices, budgeting and currency issues, program planning and risk management. Students identify potential areas of cross-cultural miscommunication during the planning process and learn how to apply and correct international etiquette and protocol on site.
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EXS 1020 - Resistance Training Techniques
Credits: 3
Description: This course is intended for EXS majors and minors. It is designed to acquaint the student with the basic skills, methods and techniques necessary to be a competent exercise leader in the area of resistance training. Emphasis will be placed on lifting technique, program design for the beginner, intermediate, and advanced exerciser.
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EXS 1640 - Physical Fitness Techniques and Programs
Credits: 3
Description: This course Is designed to provide the student basic skills, practice, and theory in physical fitness. Major components of muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, flexibility and body composition are discussed. Exercise prescription, administration and leadership skills are enhanced through active participation.
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EXS 2890 - Personal Training Concepts and Application
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1020
Description: This class is designed to introduce students to the personal training profession from a variety of perspectives. While program design and training techniques will be presented, these concepts are not the focus of the course. Emphasis will be placed on an exploration of the various settings where personal training services are offered and the business elements that all professional personal trainers should comprehend. Class discussions, lectures, hands-on exercise lessons and demonstrations will help students gain a greater awareness of what it takes to be a competent, professional personal trainer.
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EXS 3780 - Fitness Programs for Special Populations
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1640
Description: This course is designed to help fitness professionals adapt exercise prescription to meet the needs of people with special exercise requirements. Special populations may include people with diabetes, asthma, metabolic disorder, anxiety, multiple sclerosis and arthritis, as examples.
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EXS 3790 - Fitness Programming for Children, Adolescents, and Older Adults
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1640
Description: The course is designed to introduce students to physiological, cognitive and psychological changes that occur from birth through adolescence and in the later stages of life. The role of physical activity and exercise will be explored in each of these life stages. Considerations for exercise assessment and prescriptions will be addressed for a number of chronic conditions, such as but not limited to: metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular, osteoporosis, and neurological conditions.
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EXS 3841 - Comparative Fitness Programs
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1640, BIO 2320
Description: In this course students will explore: 1) current trends, issues and environments in fitness management, 2) comparison of selected popular fitness and evaluation programs, 3) certification programs and employment available for fitness personnel. This course will provide opportunity for on-site visitations as well as practical experience with different programs.
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EXS 4650 - Exercise Electrocardiography
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): HPS 3340
Description: This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the basic interpretation of an electrocardiogram (ECG). Emphasis will be placed on identification of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, myocardial ischemia and infarction. Students will become versed in components of cardiovascular physical exam as well as different cardiovascular exercise assessments.
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EXS 4680 - Advanced Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1640, HPS 3340
Description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with the art and science of exercise fitness assessment and exercise prescription. Students will learn contemporary techniques for physical fitness assessment. Additionally, the maintenance of exercise laboratory equipment used to evaluate physiological capabilities during exercise will be covered. After completing the class, students will be expected to be competent to conduct fitness assessments and to prepare exercise prescriptions for a variety of populations. Practical skills tests to demonstrate each student’s competence in these areas will be required.
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EXS 4772 - Performance Enhancement Specialist
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EXS 1640, HPS 3300
Description: In this course students will identify, evaluate, and measure the physical and physiological capabilities of the physically active population. Emphasis will be placed on identifying functional and biomechanical abnormalities, and formulating an integrated training program to improve the performance of the physically active population.
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EXS 4780 - Community Fitness Testing and Program Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): EXS 4680
Description: This course is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to conduct laboratory fitness assessments, evaluate test results and develop exercise prescriptions. In addition, the student will be expected to become knowledgeable with regard to the promotion and marketing of fitness programs.
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EXS 4880 - Internship in Exercise Science
Credits: 10
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing; completion of all major courses; 2.75 GPA
Description: This course is designed for the exercise science major to acquire practical experience in the fitness field. It is a senior experience.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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FIN 2220 - Small Business Financing
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of General Studies Quantitative Literacy requirements and at least Sophomore Standing
Description: This course is an entry-level finance course recommended for non-business majors intending to start their own business at some point in their career. Basic financial and economic concepts important in the operation of a small, entrepreneurial business are considered, as well as time value of money techniques and working capital management. Creating value in the business is a major topic of study in the course. Sources of financing for the small business are also extensively presented and discussed. This course may only be used as a general elective if taken by any business major.
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FIN 2250 - Personal Money Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and nonbusiness majors
Description: This survey course is oriented to the identification and solution of personal financial problems. The subject matter ranges from the determination of one’s financial condition to estate planning, including controlling credit usage, making major purchase decisions, buying insurance, making investments, and planning retirement.
Note: Credit will be granted for either FIN 2250 or FIN 3150, not both. Business majors cannot take FIN 2250.
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FIN 2370 - Money Issues for Women
Credits: 1
Description: The economic and social circumstances of women’s lives in the United States often place them in a different material and psychological relationship to money and issues surrounding money than men. This course will review a variety of issues women face when planning for the future, as well as some of the tools used to build a secure future.
Note: Credit will be granted under one prefix only: CPD or FIN.
Cross Listed Course(s): CPD 2370
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FIN 3010 - Financial Markets and Institutions
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ACC 2010 with a grade of “C” or better, ECO 2010, ECO 2020 and At least junior standing
Description: This course provides a framework for understanding our financial environment, including markets, institutions, and securities. Each type of market and how financial institutions use it, its internationalization, and recent events that have affected it, are studied.
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FIN 3100 - International Money and Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ECO 2010, ECO 2020 and At least junior standing
Description: This course covers the basics of the foreign exchange market, the balance of payments, parity conditions in international finance, foreign exchange risk and forecasting, the financing of international activities, and international capital flows. The course will focus on the financial management of the multinational firm.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: FIN or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3103
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FIN 3150 - Personal Financial Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Business major or minor with at least junior standing
Description: This course is an introduction to the field of personal financial planning for business students. The student will study money management, investments, insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, and estate planning, as they relate to individual and family financial planning.
Note: Credit will be granted only for FIN 2250 or FIN 3150. Business students should take FIN 3150.
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FIN 3300 - Managerial Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies Oral Communication 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): HON 3302
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FIN 3320 - Entrepreneurial Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3300; 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): HON 3321
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FIN 3420 - Principles of Insurance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: This course explores the underlying principles of insurance, and the need for insurance in a progressive, dynamic society. It includes an introductory examination of insurable risks, uses of insurance, as well as a study of the important coverages that are currently available.
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FIN 3450 - Retirement Planning and Employee Benefits
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: A course designed for the typical employee, describing common retirement plans in the workplace as well as personal savings plans used to provide retirement income. The course discusses such common employer-sponsored retirement plans as a Section 401(k) plan for employees of a for-profit business, a Section 403(b) plan for educators, and a Section 457(b) plan for State and local government employees. Such plans are considered in both the accumulation and distribution stages of retirement. Also included in the course is retirement funding strategies and personal saving strategies, such as the uses of Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and annuities to plan for retirement. Government retirement plans, such as Social Security, are also considered.
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FIN 3600 - Investments
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3300 with a grade of “C” or better and At least junior standing
Description: This course is a survey of the organization and regulation of security markets; security analysis and valuation; and principles of portfolio management from the viewpoint of the individual investor.
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FIN 3800 - Real Estate Practice and Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing
Description: This course surveys the principles and practices of real estate. Subject areas treated include the nature and description of real estate, real property interests and ownership, finance, appraisal, contract and agency law, and real estate investment.
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FIN 3810 - Advanced Real Estate Practice and Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FIN 3800 and junior or senior standing
Description: This course builds upon the material covered in FIN 3800 by providing expanded, in-depth coverage of the topics as well as introducing some new topics to provide a broad coverage of the field of Real Estate and to prepare the student for licensing examinations.
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FIN 3850 - Intermediate Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3300 with a grade of “C” or better, and At least junior standing
Description: This is an advanced, integrated study of investment risks and returns, the development of modern portfolio theory, financial statements, capital budgeting, and working capital issues. Use of financial calculators and Excel spreadsheets is required to analyze financial problems.
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FIN 3980 - Internship in Finance
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in Finance; junior or senior status; permission of instructor
Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
Course Revised July 3, 2108
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FIN 4200 - Financial Modeling with Spreadsheets
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3300, FIN 3600, and FIN 3850 (all with a grade of “C” or better), CIS 2010 and senior standing
Description: This course provides the student with a strong set of financial analysis skills to use in building complex financial models utilizing electronic spreadsheets. The topics covered include building financial statements, analysis of financial statements, modern portfolio theory, capital budgeting, regression analysis, and both linear and nonlinear programming for financial applications.
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FIN 4400 - Estate Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Business major or minor with At least junior standing
Description: The course provides the student with the basic concepts of estate planning and importance in overall financial planning. The course covers the tools and techniques of estate planning so as to arrange the efficient future wealth transfers to maximize the financial well being of both the individual and recipients of the wealth transfer.
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FIN 4500 - Analysis of Financial Statements
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better and Senior standing
Description: An in-depth study of current financial reporting practices, analysis and interpretation of corporate financial statements, utilizing text and selected cases.
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FIN 4600 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3600, FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better in both and Senior standing
Description: This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of security analysis and portfolio management. The focus of the course is on selecting the appropriate securities and managing the portfolio to meet the investor objectives. This is the capstone and assessment course for finance majors with a concentration in financial services.
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FIN 4700 - Special Topics in Finance
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and approval of the Finance Department chair
Description: This is an in-depth study of selected topics in finance not available otherwise in the curriculum. Typically, this course will focus on current issues or developments in finance, and the content will vary.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
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FIN 4750 - Seminar in Personal Financial Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3420, FIN 3450, FIN 3600, FIN 4400 and ACC 3090
Description: This is a senior-level integrative course for finance majors concentrating in personal financial planning. It brings together the various aspects of financial planning with heavy emphasis on case studies.
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FIN 4950 - Financial Strategies and Policies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FIN 3600, FIN 3850 with a grade of “C” or better in both, Senior standing, and completion of all business core courses except MGT 4950
Description: This course takes an integrated case study approach to financial management. Emphasis is on presentation of analyses and recommendations for strategies and policies. This is the capstone and assessment course for finance majors with a concentration in general finance. Proficiency in personal computer and word processing and spreadsheet applications is necessary.
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FER 3000 - Applications of Fire Research
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): General Studies English; General Studies Math
Description: The students will examine the basic principles of research and methodology for analyzing current fire-related research. The course also provides a framework for conducting and evaluating independent research in the following areas: fire dynamics, fire test standards and codes, fire safety, fire modeling, structural fire safety, life safety, firefighter health and safety, automatic detection and suppression, transportation fire hazards, risk analysis and loss control, fire service applied research, and new trends in fire-related research. Successful completion of the course will require participation in a service learning project. (Service Learning)
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FER 3110 - Community Risk Reduction for Fire and Emergency Services
Credits: 3
Description: Students will be introduced to a theoretical framework for understanding the ethical, sociological, organizational, political, and legal components of community risk reduction and a methodology for the development of a comprehensive community risk reduction plan.
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FER 3140 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): General Studies English; General Studies Math
Description: This course is designed to be a progressive primer for students who want more knowledge about fire and emergency services administration. Students will examine the following skills necessary to manage and lead a fire and emergency services department through the challenges and changes of the 21st century: Persuasion and influence, accountable budgeting, anticipation of challenges and the need for change, and using specific management tools for analyzing and solving problems. A central part of the course focuses on how the leadership of a fire and emergency services department develops internal and external cooperation to create a coordinated approach to achieving the department’s mission. (Service Learning)
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FER 3200 - Fire Prevention, Organization, and Management
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): General Studies English; General Studies Math
Description: In this course, students will examine the factors that shape fire risk and the tools for fire prevention, including risk reduction education, codes and standards, inspection and plans review, fire investigation, research, master planning, various types of influences, and strategies. Also, students will examine the changing roles and responsibilities of fire prevention professionals in managing fire prevention programs and risk reduction activities to ensure public safety. (Service Learning)
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FER 3430 - Personnel Development for Fire and Emergency Services
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource management within the context of fire and emergency service organizations, including personnel management, organizational development, productivity, recruitment and selection, performance management systems, discipline, and collective bargaining.
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FER 3460 - Political and Legal Foundations for Fire Protection
Credits: 3
Description: In this course, students will examine the legal aspects of the fire service and the political and social impacts of legal issues. The course includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service. At the end of the course students will be able to understand how fire and emergency services administrators perform as effective risk managers by recognizing legal and political issues affecting public safety, and finding and applying appropriate legal rules and/or political constructs as indicated.
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FER 3911 - Cultural Competence for First Responders
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of General Studies Written Communication Requirement; FER 3430
Description: Students in this course examine first responder roles in society in relation to social power, class structure, ecological patterns, subcultural developments, and processes of change in the community and in the larger culture. Culture is examined in order to comprehend the interaction between subcultures in the larger society, as well as develop an understanding of cultural competence applications for first responders. Students in this course evaluate the ambivalence in the social processes of first responders, and the challenges inherent in the profession.
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FER 3980 - Internship: Fire and Emergency Response
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisite(s): FER 3430
Description: Students in this course gain an internship experience in a fire and/or emergency services management setting where students are able to use the skills learned in the classroom in a supervised, professional realm. Students work as fire and emergency management practitioners in a variety of public and private outlets.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-615-1333 or internships@msudenver.edu.
Note: This course is repeatable up to 6 semester hours.
Course Revised July 5, 2018
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FER 4100 - Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Meets General Studies requirement for written communication
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FER 3140
Description: In this course, students apply the tools and techniques of rational decision making in Fire and Emergency Services agencies. Students learn and apply data collection, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, and cost-benefit analysis for fire and emergency services.
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FER 4220 - Fire Dynamics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Meets General Studies requirement for written communication
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FER 3140
Description: In this course, students examine the principles of fire and combustion, including the chemistry and physics of fire, ignition, flame spread and smoke movement related to fire compartments. Students apply instruction to fire service, other fire safety practitioners, which includes special hazards, mathematical fire modeling and explosions (Service Learning).
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FER 4260 - Fire Investigation and Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): General Studies English; General Studies Math
Description: In this course, students will analyze the technical, investigative, legal, and social aspects of arson, including principles of incendiary fire analysis and detection, environmental and psychological factors of arson, legal considerations, intervention, and mitigation strategies. (Service Learning)
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FER 4310 - Fire Protection Structures and Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Meets General Studies requirement for written communication
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FER 3140
Description: Students examine the underlying principles involved in structural fire protections systems, building furnishings, and fire protection systems, including water-based fire suppression systems, fire alarm and detection systems, special hazard suppression systems, and smoke management systems (Service Learning).
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FER 4420 - Fire-Related Human Behavior
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): General Studies English; General Studies Math
Description: This course provides students with a fundamental understanding of how humans respond to fire and how this understanding has been integrated into life safety systems design and development. Students will examine current and past research on human behavior, systems models, life safety education, and building design to determine interactions of these areas in emergency situations. Students will develop an understanding of a best practice building life safety system as one that combines knowledge in the areas of psychology and sociology joined with engineering and education to produce the best possible outcomes in terms of human survivability in an emergency. Successful completion of the course will require participation in a service learning project. (Service Learning)
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FER 4510 - Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Meets General Studies requirement for written communication
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FER 3140
Description: In this course, students analyze current issues in management of a department-wide hazardous materials program and explain issues that are pertinent to officers and managers in public safety departments, including regulations and requirements for hazardous materials preparedness, response, storage, transportation, handling and use, and the emergency response to terrorism threat/incident. Other class topics include state, local, and federal emergency response planning, personnel and training, and operational considerations, such as determining strategic goals and tactical objectives.
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FER 4610 - Disaster Planning and Control
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Meets General Studies requirement for written communication and quantitative literacy.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): FER 3140
Description: Students examine concepts and principles of community risk assessment, planning, and response to fires, natural and man-made disasters, including National Institute Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS), mutual aid and automatic response, training and preparedness, communications, civil disturbances, terrorist threats/incidents, hazardous materials planning, mass casualty incidents, earthquake preparedness, and disaster mitigation and recovery. (Service Learning)
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: FER or HCM.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
Cross Listed Course(s): HCM 4161
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FRE 1010 - Elementary French I
Credits: 5
Description: This course focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
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FRE 1020 - Elementary French II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): FRE 1010 or one year of high school French or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of FRE 1010 and focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.
Note: This course requires a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.
General Studies: Oral Communication
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FRE 1800 - International French Year I
Credits: 1-15
Description: This is a variable-credit course, designed for first-year students learning French in a study abroad setting. Recognizes approved study-abroad educational experience in French speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing.
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FRE 2010 - Intermediate French I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 1020 or equivalent
Description: This course is the first of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in French and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of French and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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FRE 2020 - Intermediate French II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010 or equivalent
Description: This course is a continuation of FRE 2010 and is the second of a two-semester, integrated, second-year sequence. The course focuses on further skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and on cultural competency. Class is conducted mostly in French and will include a variety of interactive activities designed to help students develop their knowledge of French and their ability to use it productively in situations of communication.
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FRE 2110 - French Reading and Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One year of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course helps to build oral proficiency at intermediate and advanced levels through a variety of personalized interactional activities that are based on readings appropriate to each stage of linguistic development.
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FRE 2800 - International French Year II
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): One year of college French or equivalent
Description: This is a variable-credit course that recognizes second-year study of French language and culture in an approved study-abroad setting.
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FRE 3010 - French as a Global Language
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010, FRE 2020, or departmental permission
Description: This transitional course is designed to develop those critical, linguistic, and analytical skills required to pursue French studies at the advanced level. The cultural sources studied-literary texts, films, news articles, videos, audio programs,etc.-are chosen to acquaint students with Francophone socio-cultural and literary issues.
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FRE 3050 - Cultural Crossroads: France, Germany, Spain
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020
Description: This course gives students the cultural background necessary to understand and appreciate those spiritual and intellectual developments that have given today’s three European nations (representing our language disciplines) their characteristics. Main topics include the Indo- European language family, the cultural and technological development of Germanic and Romance-speaking countries, the causes for the rise and fall of these countries throughout the 2000 years under consideration, the role of women in politics and the arts, the development of differing social etiquette, reasons for mass emigrations, and contributions of immigrants to their new countries, and the effect that the European Union has on the educational social welfare of its member nations.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.
Cross Listed Course(s): GER 3050, HON 3050, MDL 3050, SPA 3050
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FRE 3110 - Survey of French Literature I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment gives an insight into French literary, historical, and cultural development through selected reading and discussion.
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FRE 3120 - Survey of French Literature II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This introduction to 19th- and 20th-century French literature emphasizes the evolution of literary style and content from Romanticism to contemporary literary schools. Readings and discussion are in French.
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FRE 3150 - French Phonetics: Theory and Practice
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Two years of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the essential facts of French phonology. It is aimed at improving students’ pronunciation and articulation and introducing them to the field of linguistics.
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FRE 3310 - Advanced French Composition and Grammar
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 2010, FRE 2020 or equivalent, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to reinforce and further develop writing skills, thus enabling the student to combine accuracy with imagination and inventiveness in writing French.
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FRE 3320 - Cinema in French for Advanced Conversation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or Senior Standing or Instructor’s Permission
Description: This course explores French-language films and provides a vehicle for advanced-level French language comprehension and expression. While students receive an enriched understanding of contemporary French culture, they are encouraged to use advanced structures of the language, as well as other aspects of grammar and idiomatic expressions.
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FRE 3550 - French Historical Perspectives
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This survey chronologically presents major political, societal, and cultural movements that have molded France and the French throughout history.
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FRE 3560 - Contemporary Socio-Cultural Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3010 or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course provides in-depth presentations and analysis of recent social, cultural, political, and economic issues important to an understanding of contemporary France.
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FRE 3800 - International Advanced French
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing in French or equivalent
Description: This course recognizes upper-division study in language, culture, and literature in a study abroad setting. It uses a variety of methods and includes reading, writing, and discussion seminars in French.
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FRE 4520 - Modern French Theater
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three years of college French or equivalent, or Permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Description: This is a sampling of the French dramatists who have not only contributed to literary development, but who also have had an impact on society and culture. Theater analysis techniques will also be stressed.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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FRE 4530 - The French Novel
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Three years of college French or equivalent, or permission of instructor; completion of General Studies requirements; and senior standing.
Description: This is a sampling of 19th- and 20th-century French novels that will be studied in depth using several literary analysis techniques.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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FRE 4540 - Literature, Culture, and Translation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): FRE 3310 and/or Senior standing or permission of instructor
Description: This course is designed to allow students to use the various skills that they have developed during their studies of French language, culture and literature at an advanced level. Students analyze and apply translation techniques (from both French to English and English to French) and demonstrate an ability to analyze cultural differences that affect translation, both of text and image. The course provides a practical application of skills toward a service-learning translation project and includes reflection on the service learning process. Enrollment is limited to 15 students. (Service Learning)
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