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2019-2020 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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CHE 3810 - Chemistry Literature and Research
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 3000, or permission of instructor.
Description: This course presents primary research literature and resources for critical consideration in the fields of chemistry and biochemistry. Students in this course focus on analysis of scientific literature and scientific seminars, particularly the evaluation of chemical analysis techniques and comparison of data presentation methods.
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CHE 3890 - Science and Public Policy: Variable Topics
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite(s): Any lower-division science course and ENG 1010, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course provides a working familiarity with the technical issues that influence major public policy decisions. Policy issues and relevant technologies and their interactions are discussed. Course content varies according to current topics, such as health, environment, and energy.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics.
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CHE 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): HON 4010
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CHE 4020 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3110, CHE 3130
Description: This course covers a unified approach to classical and modern synthetic chemistry, including aspects of mechanism and stereochemistry.
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CHE 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): HON 4100
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CHE 4110 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3100, CHE 3110; CHE 3190 or CHE 3250
Corequisite(s): CHE 4100
Description: This course provides a laboratory study of instrumental methods employing electromagnetic radiation, magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, chromatography, and electrochemistry. Chemical literacy and report writing are emphasized.
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CHE 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): HON 4300
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CHE 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): HON 4310
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CHE 4320 - Biochemistry II
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CHE 4310
Description: This course is a continuation of Biochemistry I. Students will engage in an in-depth study of the metabolism and function of lipids, amino acids, and nucleic acids.
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CHE 4350 - Biochemistry Laboratory
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3120
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 4310
Description: This course introduces the basic techniques and instrumentation of biochemical research. Students keep a laboratory notebook and write about their results in one or more laboratory reports, formatted in the style of an academic biochemistry journal.
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CHE 4370 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry
Credits: 1-2
Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810 and permission of instructor
Description: Students will engage in a research project that involves the application of scientific methodology to chemical problems. Experience will be gained in literature searches, generating hypotheses, data collection, data handling, data analysis, safety and chemical hygiene, and presentation of results.
Note: This course may be repeated. A maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward a major or minor in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Students interested in taking this course must consult with the Chemistry Department.
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CHE 4650 - Chemistry Work Experience/Cooperative Education
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CHE 3010, CHE 3110
Description: This course is a laboratory field experience for students majoring or minoring in chemistry. A total of 600 hours of work experience will be required.
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CHE 4800 - Special Topics in Chemistry
Credits: 4
Description: This Special Topics course in chemistry provides an in-depth examination of particular aspects of chemical phenomena. Topics ranging from analytical chemistry, biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, organic chemistry, to physical chemistry, and connections to biology, mathematics, and physics, will be the focus of each course.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics.
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CHE 4950 - Senior Experience in Chemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, CHE 3000, CHE 3110, either CHE 3190 or CHE 3250, and completion of General Studies requirements.
Description: This is a capstone experience for students seeking a major in chemistry. The course consists of library research in conjunction with a chemistry faculty member, concluding with the submission of a significant paper on some area of chemistry and a presentation of the paper to the Chemistry Department.
Note: CHE 4950 can be used as a substitution for CHE 4960
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CHE 4960 - Senior Experience in Biochemistry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing; CHE 3110; CHE 4310
Description: This course is a capstone experience for students seeking a major in biochemistry. The course consists of library research in conjunction with a chemistry faculty member; the submission of a significant paper on some area of biochemistry; presenting the paper to the Chemistry Department; and completing the Diagnostic Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge American Chemical Society examination.
Note: CHE 4960 can be used as a substitution for CHE 4950
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CHS 1000 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the broad range of the interdisciplinary field of Chicana/o Studies. The course covers the major historical moments beginning with an overview of Pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas and Medieval Spain, which have led to the contemporary social location of Mexican-origin population within the United States. In addition, the course introduces students to the broad scope of Chicana/o cultural production in the creative arts such as visual, film, music and literature. Resources draw from various disciplines, including but not limited to: sociology, history, political science, anthropology, education, art and art history, women and gender studies, and religious studies.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1003
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CHS 2000 - Living Culture and Language of the Mexican and Chicano
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CHS 1020
Description: This course traces the fusion of cultures and dialects of the Spanish-speaking Southwest into elements that characterize Chicano intracultural and intercultural diversity.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ANT.
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 2360
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CHS 2010 - Survey of Chicana/o Literature
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 and ENG 1020, or permission of instructor
Description: This course reviews major literary genres associated with Chicana/o and Latina/o creative expression from the 1800s to the present, including poetry, drama, and the novel.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-AH2
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 2410
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CHS 2020 - Chicano Poetry and Drama
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 2010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an intensive study of Chicano poetic and dramatic arts as they attempt to create a new reality. The course will also equip the student with a basic approach to poetry and drama as a craft through production.
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CHS 2030 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Social Issues
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): GWS 1001 or AAS 1010 or CHS 1000 or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course focuses on the interdisciplinary study of methods, analyses and critiques used by scholars to study social issues within and across a range of disciplines (e.g., history, arts, humanities, sciences, education, health, economics, law and social/ behavioral sciences). Research designs and general statistical interpretation will be reviewed for each methodology. Techniques for laboratory and field research, conducting qualitative and quantitative studies, and writing research reports will also be included.
Note: Credit will be grade for only one prefix: GWS or AAS or CHS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2010, GWS 2010
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CHS 2100 - Women of Color
Credits: 3
Description: Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women’s experiences. Comparative analysis of women’s race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are central to this course. The similarities among diverse groups of women are also examined in order to better understand the complexity of women’s lives. The course addresses issues of work, health, interpersonal violence, globalization, as well as resistance, activism, and social change across identities.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, CHS, or GWS.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2100, GWS 2100
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CHS 2110 - The Chicano in Aztlan
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on three major motifs associated with the socio-historical development of the Chicano in the Southwest: land, farm labor, and urban enclave.
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CHS 2200 - Survey of Chicano/a Cultural Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000
Description: This course introduces students to the inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches to recognizing, analyzing, constructing and deconstructing cultural texts. The course considers different kinds of cultural texts and ways of reading them from folktales, myths, music, monuments, rituals and games, to poems, novels, and political movements.
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CHS 2500 - Borderland Studies: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000
Description: This course examines the various expressions of borderland experiences through literature, film, religion, gender, immigration, music, and language.
Note: This course may be repeated under different titles for up to 9 credits.
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CHS 2600 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Religious Cultures
Credits: 3
Description: This course will engage aspects of Chicana/o and Latina/o religious experiences, practices, and expressions in the United States of America. While the course is grounded in Chicana/o religious experience, other Latina/o communities will also be discussed with emphasis on comparative aspects of the groups. Some attention will be given to historical contexts in Iberia and Latin America, as well as questions of how one studies Latina/o religions, but most of the course will examine moments in which religious expressions intersect with politics, popular culture, and daily life in the U.S.A.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or PHI.
Cross Listed Course(s): PHI 2600
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CHS 3000 - History of Meso-America: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods
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 examines the history of Meso-America and its relationship to the American Southwest from pre-Columbian times to 1836. Particular attention will be paid to the dynamism of indigenous peoples and the hybrid nature of the region’s culture after the Spanish conquest.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3745
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CHS 3010 - The Mexican Revolution
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course traces the social, political, and economic forces that contributed to the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Furthermore, it provides a critical analysis of how leaders, women, the Mexican masses, and the U.S. influenced revolutionary events.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3830
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CHS 3020 - Chicana/o History, 1836 to the Present
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 concentrates on the era from the Texas Revolt in 1836 through the contemporary era of the 21st Century. This historical survey provides an overview of the Mexican population born and living in the Southwestern United States. Students will study complex racial, class, gender, regional, and generational identity issues affecting the intra-ethnic relations among Chicanas/os in the multicultural U.S. Special attention will be paid to Chicanos/as in Colorado history.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3560
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CHS 3025 - Contemporary Chicana/o Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 and ENG 1020
Description: This course is a survey of contemporary Chicana/o art. The historical, religious, social and political contexts of the artworks are studied. Students examine recurrent themes, icons, imagery, and forms within the historical timeline. This course may not be used as the sole art history elective for art studio majors.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ARTH.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3360
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CHS 3100 - Social Justice and Activism in the Chicana/o Community
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000
Description: This course is designed to provide in-depth sociological, historical and political analyses of community-based organizations, the process by which they originated, leadership styles, and information relative to their missions and functions within the Chicana/o community. Students will analyze theories regarding social change as they apply to social justice, activism and community organizing.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, HON, or SWK.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3101, SWK 3110
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CHS 3200 - Chicanos and the Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CJC 1010, or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course offers the student a complex understanding of the laws, the legal system, and how they relate to individual Chicanos and Chicano community rights. The dynamics of difference, cultural conflict with respect to race, and issues concerning ethnicity will be examined.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or CJC.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): CJC 3720
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CHS 3210 - The Chicano Family
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: This course provides an in-depth analysis of the Chicano family as a social institution. The course covers the social and economic history of the Chicano family in the Southwest and examines contemporary patterns of urban Chicano family life in a changing society.
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CHS 3300 - Education of Chicano Children
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 2000
Description: This course presents the Chicano perspective on current public education policy and its implementation in the schools. Examines learning and teaching differences in students and teachers.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or EDU.
Cross Listed Course(s): EDU 3120
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CHS 3400 - The Chicano Novel
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 2010 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course deals with origins, themes, and techniques that characterize the Chicano novel. It is an in-depth study of the best examples of literary production in both Spanish and English.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG. Suitable for non-English majors.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3480
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CHS 3401 - Art of Ancient Mesoamerica
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 with C- or better or CHS 1000; or permission of department
Description: This course provides an overview of the arts and architecture produced by the different cultures of Mesoamerica, from the Olmec to the Aztec, as they existed before and up to the Spanish Conquest. The primary focus is on the visual elements of culture left to us, as well as any written records from both the Pre-Hispanic and Conquest periods. Through an exploration of these visual records, students examine the aesthetics and technologies of Mesoamerican cultures, as well as the cultural cosmologies and religious beliefs, political structures, and daily life which informed their production. Particular issues under discussion include cross-cultural contacts, the manipulation of power structures through imagery and architectural space, and the role of gender and social status in representation, politics, and religion.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or CHS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3401
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CHS 3410 - Chicano Folklore of the Southwest
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 2000 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course accents the study of oral and written folklore as a genre in Chicano history and culture. Its focus is upon tales, traditions, belief, and humor as a means to gain insight into what is culturally specific.
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CHS 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): GWS 3550, HON 3460
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CHS 3481 - Latin American Modernisms
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with C- or better or CHS 1000; or permission of department
Description: This course is an introduction to the development of modernism and postmodernism in Latin American art from 1910 to 1980. The course examines artists of differing periods and nationalities within a unifying thematic framework. These themes include: responses to the colonial past; nationalism and public art; indigenismo; folk/ popular arts; and relations with the European avant-garde. However, historical and geographic circumstances also provide a mechanism for distinguishing between individual artists and national or regional art movements. As a result the course examines distinct but intersecting manifestations of modernism within 20th century Latin America.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or CHS.
Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3481
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CHS 3600 - Mexico and Chicana/o Politics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course reviews the main approaches which have been utilized, in the past and in the present, to comprehend Mexico and Chicana/o politics.
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CHS 3660 - Poverty, Race and Gender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010 or permission of instructor
Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between race, gender and poverty and examines the underlying causes of the “feminization of poverty” in the United States. Social, economic, age-based and ethnic factors are explored in detail. The differences between prevailing stereotypes and current realities are highlighted.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, GWS, SOC, or SWK.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3660, SOC 3660, SWK 3660
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CHS 3800 - Topics in Chicano Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.
Description: Facilitates in-depth study of selected topics in Chicano studies.
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CHS 3801 - Mexico: History, Life, and Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): One year of Spanish or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is part of a study abroad program and provides an interdisciplinary understanding of Mexican civilization. It specifically deals with a social and historical approach to Mexican society and examines the traditions and institutions that shape the Mexican way of life.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or MDL.
Cross Listed Course(s): MDL 3800
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CHS 3870 - South American Peoples and Cultures
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or CHS 1000; or Permission of instructor
Description: This course presents an ethnographic focus on the native peoples of South America. Students will analyze the daily cultural life of selected Indian peoples beginning at the point of contact in the 16th century, and the Spanish Colonial peoples of this time, to the present. Custom and tradition are studies in depth among Amazonian and Caribbean foragers, tribal groups of Patagonia, chiefdoms of the Andes inter-montane valleys, and the state-level civilizations of the high Andes. The cultural focus is in the context of the conquests of the European powers that struggled for domination of this highly diverse region.
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CHS 3880 - Exploring Folklore
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or CHS 1000; or Permission of the instructor
Description: This course will help the student to analyze the various elements of folklore from verbal to nonverbal classifications, survivals, revivals, and the implications for modern society. Folklore will be studies in a historical and contemporary context. The student will gain an understanding of both the universality and variability of folklore through many global examples compared and contrasted with a regional focus on the folklore of the American Southwest.
Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3380
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CHS 4010 - The Chicano Movement
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, CHS 3100 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course provides a perspective on the Chicano civil rights movement. Discusses the social conditions, civil rights issues, and directions of the movement in contemporary society.
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CHS 4050 - Chicana/o Mental Health Perspectives
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, CHS 3210; or permission of the instructor
Description: This course examines the application of prevention, intervention, and support systems necessary to develop effective mental health practice for the Chicana/o populations. Students examine stressors such as identity and cultural conflict, enculturation, acculturation and the long term effects of oppression that cause individual and family disruption. Students also compare and contrast culturally specific strategies and theories of alternative healing practices in relationship to mainstream practice as well as participate in class field trips to agencies that provide services in the community.
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CHS 4200 - Seminar: Carlos Castaneda
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a serious and detailed analysis of major literary figure Carlos Castaneda and the scope of his production.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG.
Cross Listed Course(s): (ENG 4130)
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CHS 4210 - Chicanas and the Politics of Gender
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or GWS 1001, CHS 3460
Description: This course is designed to further the theoretical understandings of Chicana Feminisms. The course spends a considerable amount of time dealing with the construction of gender in Chicana/o and Latina/o communities, and how the construction of gender has impacted the daily, lived experiences of not only Chicanas and Latinas, but also of gay, lesbian, transgendered, and queer identified Chicanas/os and Latinas/os. The course examines the social construction of gender within Chicana/o and Latina/o communities through cultural texts such as academic production, art, film, popular culture, and spirituality.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 4210
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CHS 4850 - Research Experience in Chicana/o Studies
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Six hours of upper-division courses in CHS or Permission of instructor and preferably Senior standing
Description: This course enhances the development of research skills, theory construction, and application of theory to the discipline of Chicana/o studies. The course requires an in-depth research project and a research paper on a selected topic. It emphasizes critical understanding of the literature and the writing of a research paper. The course is designed primarily for Chicana/o studies majors and minors.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CHI 1010 - Elementary Chinese I
Credits: 5
Description: This is an introductory course in Chinese that stresses pronunciation, speaking, listening, and writing. Attention is given to the sound system of Chinese to enable students to distinguish the four tones and to develop and use functional, communicative language skills. Open to students with no previous experience in Chinese
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CHI 1020 - Elementary Chinese II
Credits: 5
Prerequisite(s): CHI 1010 or one year of high school Chinese or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of CHI 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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CET 1040 - Introduction to Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard score on math placement test
Description: This course is an introductory engineering course exposing students to a cross section of topics in contemporary civil, electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines to assist them with their education career choices. Students are taught to work in teams, introduced to the design process, utilize math and computer programs to analyze raw data and properly display their results in a presentation to their peers. The history of the engineering profession and its relation to current national, social, industrial, ethical, and international issues and problems will be discussed.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET, EET, or MET.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Cross Listed Course(s): EET 1040, MET 1040
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CET 1100 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Technology
Credits: 3
Description: This course is a cross section of topics in contemporary civil engineering disciplines, with emphasis on the tools of engineering problem solving. Students are taught to work in teams and introduced to the design process and to several tools necessary in a civil engineering career. In this course they develop an appreciation of professional topics to include: ethics, respecting others, and professional societies.
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CET 1215 - Engineering Graphics
Credits: 3
Description: Students will be introduced to CAD software to perform geometric constructions, multi-view projections, section views, dimensioning, and solid modeling.
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CET 2150 - Mechanics I-Statics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MTH 1410 and PHY 2311 with a grade of “C” or better
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): PHY 2321
Description: In this course, students examine principles of statics, studies of vectors, their resolution and composition, forces and moments, force systems and their resultants. It also covers force systems in equilibrium, static friction, introduces section properties, shear and moment diagrams.
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CET 3000 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, MTH 2410, ENV 1200
Description: In this course, students are exposed to the interplay between humans, our activities, and the environment around us. Over the course of the semester, they will explore anthropogenic and natural effects on air and water quality, how these systems operate and the application of applied sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology) to the natural world.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET or ENV.
Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 3000
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CET 3100 - Construction Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course provide a basic understanding of the method used by a general contractor to determine earthwork costs . The student is introduced to the application of engineering fundamentals for the analysis of heavy earthmoving equipment as well as to the basic concepts of CPM.
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CET 3110 - Construction Estimating
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 3100 or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a prerequisites or corequisite of CET 3100, Construction Methods. It provides a basic understanding of the methods used to prepare a building and/or bridge construction cost estimate. The students use plans and specifications to do quantity takeoffs.
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CET 3120 - Engineering Economy
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines the “time value of money” as a basis for evaluating economic alternatives required in engineering decision-making.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET or HON.
General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3120
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CET 3135 - Mechanics of Materials with Laboratory
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CET 2150 and JMP 2610 with grades of “C” or better; or permission of instructor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 2410 or permission of instructor
Description: This course introduces the theory of strength of materials, stresses, and strains in members subjected to tension, compression, torsion, and shear. Flexural and shearing stresses in beams, principal stresses, and deflection of beams, column analysis, and indeterminate structures are also introduced. The laboratory component of the course is structured to give students experience in the use of laboratory equipment for conducting axial loading, shear and bending tests on various materials.
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CET 3170 - Introduction to Structural Analysis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor.
Description: This course presents and applies the principles of structural analysis to statically determinate and indeterminate structures.
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CET 3185 - Fluid Mechanics I for Civil Engineering Technology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): MET 3160 with a grade of “C” or better, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course covers and studies the engineering applications of physical properties of ideal fluids, real fluids, hydrostatics, kinematics, energy considerations, momentum principle, dimensional analysis, and incompressible flow in pipes and ducts.
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CET 3190 - Fluid Mechanics II for Civil Engineering Technology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3185 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: This course is a continuation of the fundamentals introduced in Fluid Mechanics I for Civil Engineering Technology, with emphasis on the analysis of forces on immersed bodies, steady flow in open channels, fluid measurements, and the problems associated with unsteady fluid flow.
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CET 3320 - Environmental Impact Statements
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a study of the physical and legal requirements of the environmental impact assessment process. Students will learn to do information research and prepare a draft environmental impact statement.
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CET 3330 - Environmental Technology Processes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100 or CHE 1800 with a grade of “C” or better, at least junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers chemistry basics, acid-base reactions, biochemical processes and reactions. Also included is an overview of water and wastewater processes following fieldtrip(s) in this area.
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CET 4100 - Senior Project I
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): CET 3120, JMP 2610, MTH 2420, and CAS 1010 with grades of “C” or better; completion of General Studies requirements; and Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 4120 and CET 4400
Description: This course requires the planning and designing of a team project in consultation with faculty advisors and industry contacts.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CET 4110 - Senior Project II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): CET 4100 with a grade of “C” or better
Description: In this course, the students will build, test, and demonstrate the project they started in CET 4100. Written technical reports and oral presentations on the project are required. Part of this course involves the student working with a faculty member who acts as a consultant.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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CET 4120 - Concrete Design I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a basic introduction to the fundamental principles of reinforced concrete design according to current ACI Code. The course covers flexural analysis and design of beams and one-way slabs, serviceability, bond and development lengths, and shear and diagonal tension.
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CET 4130 - Soil Mechanics
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with grade of “C” or better, and senior standing
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 3185 with “C” or better or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers the principles of soil mechanics and fundamentals of application in geotechnical engineering. This course covers soil behaviors and mechanical properties of soil, engineering classification of soil, permeability and seepage, consolidation and settlement, shear strength, lateral earth pressures, fundamentals of retaining structures, soil bearing capacity, and slope stability. This course also provides students the opportunity to obtain “hands-on” experience with some of the laboratory tests, techniques used in geotechnical engineering data collection and analysis methods.
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CET 4135 - Foundation and Geotechnical Engineering
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 4130 with grade of “C” or better
Description: The course applies engineering mechanics and soil mechanics principles to the provision of safe designs for foundations of bridges, buildings, towers and other structures. This course covers the analysis and design of shallow foundations, spread footings, mats, deep foundations, earth retaining structures and site exploration and characterization. It is a practical design course in foundation and geotechnical engineering.
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CET 4140 - Concrete Design II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 4120 with a grade of “C” or better, or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is a continuation of the fundamentals introduced in Concrete Design I, with emphasis on the analysis and design of columns, footings, retaining walls, two-way slabs, and introduction of principles of prestressed concrete.
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CET 4150 - Highway Engineering and Surveying
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course is a specialized course in requirements, functional characteristics, and system characteristics of highway design, incorporating surveying essentials for the civil engineering field. The course develops design methods, procedures, and analysis for pavement design, roadway alignment, and user information for freeways, city arterials, and rural roadways.
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CET 4200 - Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering
Credits: 3-6
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135
Description: In this course, students will be dealing with the aspects of static and dynamic testing methods of structures made of steel, concrete, or timber. Students will be introduced to test planning, specimen design and building, loading systems and instrumentation, data acquisition and processing. They will be involved in laboratory applications and hybrid techniques, illustrative physical and numerical simulations.
Note: This course is repeatable up to 6 credits.
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CET 4400 - Steel Design I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Description: This course focuses on the analysis and design of structural steel members, based on the latest edition of AISC design requirements and specifications for structural steel.
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CET 4410 - Steel Design II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 4400 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor.
Description: This course is a continuation of the fundamentals introduced in Steel Design I, with emphasis on the analysis and design of structural steel connections, based on the latest AISC design requirements and specifications for structural steel.
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CET 4450 - Timber Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 3170
Description: This course focuses on the analysis and design of wood structures based on the latest edition of the National Design Specifications for Wood Construction and Supplement.
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CET 4570 - Engineering Law
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CET 3120 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course provides the student with a basic understanding of contract laws and regulations, laws that govern the execution of the work being performed under the contract, laws that relate to the settling of differences and disputes, and licensing laws.
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CDES 2222 - Fundamentals of Communication Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531, ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, and ARTH 1600 with “C-” or better; or JMP 2430 and JMP 1000; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course learn fundamental theories and principles of communication design for print and screen media as a means to solve problems visually. Emphasis is on idea generation, processes, and concepts that integrate the use of specific technologies. Within this context students investigate the role of design and how it informs contemporary culture. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 2225 - Typographic Syntax
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ART 1101, ART 1141 , ART 1501, and ART 1531 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 and CDES 2222 or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the study of typography focusing on the function of typography as a visual language, a form of communication, and a central theme in the field of communication design. Subjects explored include typographic history, anatomy, construction and design, grid systems, and identification and classification systems. Functional issues of setting and using typography with sophistication within a variety of contexts are central to this course.
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CDES 2226 - Design Inquiry
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600 and ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 1700 or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the fundamental theories, principles, and objectives of the communication design field. Critical frameworks presented in readings respond to historic and contemporary contexts that define design practice and its impacts. The function of designed communications as products, services, and experiences are assessed in their relationship to culture through social, economic, and environmental factors. Theoretical and practical content includes the role technology and audience experience play in a contemporary context where “design” is ubiquitous.
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CDES 2300 - Creative Computation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 with “C-” or better; plus either ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, and ARTH 1600; or COM 2430 and JRN 1010; or permission of department
Description: This course explores the practical and theoretical aspects of interactive design by investigating basic principles of programming and computation. Students learn to visualize data by creating dynamic, information rich, and interactive applications using current scripting languages and techniques. Research and presentation skills, conceptual thinking, and the integration of technological and design methodologies are explored throughout the course. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 2302 - Interactive Systems
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 with “C-” or better; plus either ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, and ARTH 1600; or JMP 2430 and JMP 1010; or permission of department.
Description: Students in this course research and investigate various methods of constructing design processes and interactive systems for digital audiences. Students implement design frameworks and mapping for interactive components while gaining fundamental skills in user experience research and interaction design, including foundational user interface design competencies. Emphasis is placed on usability, accessibility and user-centered design strategies for creating foundational interactive experiences. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 2602 - Interface Design and Development
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 with “C-” or better; plus either ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, and ARTH 1600; or JMP 2430 and JMP 1010; or permission of department.
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 2222 or permission of department.
Description: Students in this course examine contemporary standards of interactive web design and development. Students investigate contemporary design culture, conceptual development and technical learning capabilities with application to real-world scenarios based on industry expectations and procedures. As author and designer, students produce a functioning website utilizing the web as a vehicle for community-driven collaborations. Students gain knowledge of intuitive user interface design tools and foundational web development. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 3001 - Zeromile and ‘Zines
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 2080 and CDES 3215 with C- or better in each.
Description: Students in this course examine communication design’s role in print publishing. Zeromile is a self-funded, annual, print and Internet magazine published collectively by students and faculty in the Communication Design program. In addition to performing a staff role on Zeromile students self-publish their own magazines (‘zines) and books. Topics include editorial design and content development, print publishing software and tools, print production and post-production techniques, copyright issues, publication, distribution and the business of publishing.
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CDES 3101 - Community-Based Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 2080 and ART 3237 or ART 3393 or CDES 2602 or CDES 3625 with “C-” or better in each
Description: This course challenges students to formulate design solutions that create positive change for underserved or marginalized communities and individuals. Sometimes referred to as design in the public interest, this course facilitates interaction between student designers and those in need of life-changing design solutions. Students work in teams to solve triple bottom line issues through social, environmental and economic filters. Emphasis is on development projects that can be implemented regionally, nationally or internationally. Students are required to work in a highly inclusive manner with project participants. This is an integrated media course. This is a service learning course.
Note: This course is repeatable for up to 6 credits.
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CDES 3215 - Typographic Aesthetics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, CDES 2222, and CDES 2225 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course conduct critical studies of typographic design with an emphasis on the meaning, application, and aesthetics of typography solutions by examining typographic form, function, and concepts. Students analyze and criticize the meaning of typographic form in various social, cultural and historical communication contexts. Students construct and design custom typefaces while further practicing and analyzing critical conceptualization, authoring, and research skills.
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CDES 3222 - Design Research Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 2222, CDES 2225 and CDES 2226 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 2302 and CDES 3215 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course investigate the methodology and practices of design research in order to produce meaningful communication design solutions appropriate for specific audiences, cultures, and contexts. Students harness actionable insights and validate their learning through iteration and testing of ideas. Teamwork is prioritized putting theory into action to inform students’ collaborative design practice thereafter. This course is restricted to Communication Design majors who have passed the BFA in Communication Design portfolio review.
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CDES 3225 - Integrated Production Techniques
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 3215 with C- or better or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 3222 with a C- or better or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are offered a specialized focus on production techniques integral to the practice of communication design. The application of integrated methods bridges design concepts and design forms in a variety of mediums including traditional print publishing, packaging, and product development. Students examine multi-level publishing, content management, production workflow, integrated software use, and print and new media production and post-production.
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CDES 3300 - Data-Driven Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 with “C-” or better; either ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, and ARTH 1600 with “C-” or better; or JMP 2430 and JMP 1000.
Description: Students in this course explore the practical and theoretical aspects of data driven design. Students learn to visually communicate information clearly by creating dynamic, information rich, and interactive projects by using current programming and compositing applications. Research and presentation skills, conceptual thinking, and the integration of technological and design methodologies are explored throughout the course. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 3400 - Creating Web Interfaces
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1531 with “C-” or better; plus either ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ARTH 1600 and CDES 2222; or COM 2430 and JRN 1010; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 2300 or permission of department
Description: This course provides students the critical opportunity to examine current practices in web-based design and development. Students investigate contemporary design culture, technical learning processes, and conceptual development within the context of the Internet. They produce a fully functioning website that engages the student designer as author, art director, and curator of this content, while using the world-wide-web as a vehicle for community building and network-driven collaborations. Students gain knowledge in website design, development, programming and multimedia authoring software. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 3500 - Site Specific Studies in CDES: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 2222; or permission of instructor
Description: Students in this course travel to a city or a region and explore design practices that are specific to the location. Emphasis is placed upon the contemporary, historical, geographical, and philosophical context of cultural sites, design studios, public spaces, and other sites visited or viewed. Combining field study and studio practice, design work will be made on-site in response to the social and cultural immersion.
Note: Variable topics; may be repeated for up to 9 credits under different topics.
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CDES 3602 - Interactive Design I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 2602 and CDES 2302 with C- or better in each; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course explore the theory and practice of designing for multiple devices. Students create and implement consistent design applications that function across multiple devices and scenarios. By designing interfaces that respond to changes in the current environment, students further their knowledge of user experience design, user interface design, and advanced web development. The ability to apply these skills to real-world scenarios based on industry expectations and procedures are demonstrated. Emphasis is on the exploration of trends in technology that are bridging disciplines and offering new opportunities to designers. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 3623 - Identity and Systems Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 3215 with C- or better; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CDES 3222 with a C- or better; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course focus on the historical and contemporary practice of designing brand identity and related systems applications. Subjects for investigation include identity design, application of brand strategy, and design of system architecture. Students research design processes, create communicative identity marks, and apply strategies to design systems, applications, products and services. Students engage in an in-depth study of the qualities, ideals, elements and dynamics that shape branded communication design outcomes. Emphasis is on creating strong, clear conceptualization processes over a series of related communication design pieces that cross digital, social media and print formats.
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CDES 3625 - Narrative Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): CDES 2222 or CDES 2302 or CDES 2602 or CDES 3222 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department. Student must supply a suitable laptop computer.
Description: This course explores the challenge of designing for linear versus non-linear narrative structures. Diverse design principles and ideologies are covered. Exploration focuses on inventive formulation of content and media using contemporary digital design techniques and technologies to convey plot and storyline. The role of narrative in culture and society is discussed. Research and presentation skills, conceptual thinking, and the integration of technological and design methodologies are explored throughout the course. This is an integrated media course.
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CDES 3980 - Communication Design Junior Internship
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): At least sophomore standing; cumulative MSU Denver GPA of 2.5 or higher; and CDES 3215 with a “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: Students in this junior-level communication design internship gain “real world” experience in the discipline of design, building upon knowledge gained in the classroom. This course functions as an elective and can be a supportive precursor to the required, senior-level internship, CDES 4625 .
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 may be repeated for a maximum of twelve total credit hours. Repeated experiences must either be at different employer or with significantly different tasks. Fieldwork requires a minimum of 50 contact hours for each semester credit hour.
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