Mar 28, 2024  
2020-21 Hamilton Holt Undergraduate 
    
2020-21 Hamilton Holt Undergraduate [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS


 

Environmental Studies (includes Geology and Geography courses)

  
  • ENV 325 - Natural Habitats of Central Florida


    Investigates complex interactions between climate, landforms, soils, plants, and animals. Teaches ecosystem mapping techniques.

    Prerequisite(s): ENV 120  or ENV 130 
  
  • ENV 327 - Principles and Methods in Environmental Analysis


    Introduces students to techniques of environmental field analysis and regulatory requirements. Covers regulatory criteria (i.e. wetland delineation), standards and guidelines for environmental assessments, and site analysis and sampling techniques. Students will also critique project case studies in groups to emphasize the problem-solving techniques employed at environmental firms and agencies.

    Prerequisite(s): ENV 220 .
  
  • ENV 348 - Sustainable Development


    Explores both theoretical and actual development strategies that are ecologically and socially acceptable.

    Prerequisite(s): One ENV or GMS course.
  
  • ENV 362 - Environmental Politics


    This course will examine the diverse influences and interests that shape environmental policy, with special emphasis on the role of the media. The presidential election will provide a unique opportunity to see how these influences and interests actually play out in the present political climate.

  
  • ENV 380 - American Environmental History


    Follows the changing patterns of land and resource use. Examines the displacement of Native Americans, expansion of the frontier, the progressive conservation movement, and development of contemporary environmentalism.

    Prerequisite(s): ENV 189 . Previously offered as ENV 280.
  
  • ENV 386 - Environmental Law


    Introduces the interpretation and application of federal, state, and local environmental regulations in the U.S. Focuses on national and local land-use planning and federal judicial response to environmental problems past and present. Covers air and water pollution, dredge-and-fill laws, historic preservation, toxic-waste, and growth management regulations. Recommended: ENV 120  and ENV 189 .

  
  • ENV 389 - Environmental Planning


    Provides an understanding of competing demands for urban growth and development and needs to conserve and protect limited natural resources. Concludes with environmental issues in Central Florida.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior/senior status. ENV 220 , and ENV 189  or ENV 289 .
  
  • ENV 390 - Culture and Landscape


    Analyzes American landscapes and human cultures that created them, particularly intensive development that has radically altered natural systems.


Healthcare Management

  
  • HSL 135 - U.S. Health Law


    This major course provides an overview of the legal aspects of the U.S. health system. It is a basic survey course that covers a wide range of important issues in health law, including physician-patient relations, access to health care, informed consent to medical treatment and basic medical malpractice suits against physicians.

  
  • HSL 200 - U.S. Health Systems


    This course provides students with an understanding of the current American health care system including its history and evolution. The structure of the health care system, financing of health care, provider components, and the legal and regulatory framework within which our system operates will be addressed. The American system will be compared to health care systems globally and national issues such as public health, consumerism, access to and quality of care, health care reform, pay for performance, and managed care organizations will be discussed.  

  
  • HSL 295 - Special Topics in Health Services Management


    Credit(s): 4
    This course was developed as an elective course in the major and minor health services management and leadership curriculum.   Topics will focus on trends that impact health services managers and leaders. 

  
  • HSL 300 - Health Informatics and Quality Control


    This course will provide basics concepts of the theory, development, management, adoption and use of information systems in clinical, administative and financial health settings and stress the impact of technology on outcomes and quality of health services.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 200 .
  
  • HSL 315 - Health Services Management, Organizational Behavior, and Leadership


    This course provides a discussion of the principles of health services management and leadership and how organizational behavior plays a role in succesful health leadership. 

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 200  or permission of instructor. 
  
  • HSL 325 - Human Resources in Health Services Management


    This course deals with assessing the need for and the supply of professional and other personnel. Functions include recruitment, selection, training, compensation, and evaluation of such personnel and examining ways to evaluate productivity and monitor accountability for results.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 200   or permission of instructor.
  
  • HSL 335 - Health Services Marketing


    This course deals with the processes of deciding what healthcare services to offer, which groups of consumers to serve, where the services should be provided, how services should be promoted to potential consumers & providers, and how prices for services should be determined. This course will also focus on social marketing which persuades consumers with high risk health behavior to change this behavior. There will be a community health project related to social marketing that the students will implement based on the needs of the community health organization.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 200 .
  
  • HSL 355 - Health Services Budgeting


    This course deals with the planning, development, establishment, analysis, and assessment of financial management processes for an organization’s capital, budget, accounting, and related reporting systems.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 200  or permission of instructor.
  
  • HSL 397 - Health Services Management Practicum


    The practicum is designed to provide students a carefully monitored experience in an approved healthcare organization.  Students may (1) select an internship from a list of opportunities generated by Career Services; (2) seek approval of a site of their own choosing (following Rollins’ guidelines), or (3) propose an independent study or project for approval by a member of the HSL faculty.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 315 , HSL 335  and HSL 355 ,  or permission of instructor.
  
  • HSL 400 - Health Strategic Management and Leadership


    This course is the capstone course for the health services management and leadership undergraduate major. Based on the learning outcomes of major courses, this capstone course will provide the tools for strategic planning  management in the health services industry.

    Prerequisite(s): HSL 315, HSL 335, and HSL 355 or permission of instructor.

History

  
  • HIS 120 - Decades of Decision


    Introduces the study of history through an examination of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural events of a specific ten-year period (chosen by the instructor). Appropriate for nonmajors. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR: Chambliss (U.S.), Strom (U.S.), Norris (Teaches both U.S. and Latin America courses. Consult with professor for regional designations, Ewing (Europe), Yao (Asia).

  
  • HIS 130 - History of a City


    Introduces historical study through the examination of the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural history of a particular city (chosen by the instructor). Appropriate for non-majors. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR: Chambliss (U.S.), Strom (U.S.), Norris (Teaches both U.S. and Latin America courses. Consult with professor for regional designations, Ewing (Europe), Yao (Asia).

  
  • HIS 140 - African-American History I


    Colonial Era to Reconstruction: Surveys the political, social, and economic issues shaping African- American experiences from the colonial period to Reconstruction.

  
  • HIS 141 - African-American History II


    Reconstruction to Present Day: Surveys the political, social, and economic issues shaping African- American experiences from the Reconstruction Era to present day.

  
  • HIS 362 - Foreign Policy in the Western Hemisphere


    Presents patterns, themes, and developments in foreign policy, with emphasis on 20th century. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR: Chambliss (U.S.), Strom (U.S.), Norris (teaches both U.S. and Latin America courses. Consult with professor for regional designation.)

  
  • HIS 363 - Hitler and Nazi Germany


    Through lectures, readings, and video presentations, this course explores the life, career, and “meaning” of Hitler. Special emphasis is given to aspects of Nazi racial policies, Hitler’s foreign policy goals, and his role in World War II.

  
  • HIS 365 - Topics in History


    Probes narrow topic in American or modern European history.

    May be repeated for credit. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR: Chambliss (U.S.), Strom (U.S.), Norris (Teaches both U.S. and Latin America courses. Consult with professor for regional designations), Ewing (Europe), Yao (Asia).
  
  • HIS 368 - Anatomy of a Revolution


    A comparative study of revolutionary activity in England during the seventeenth century and America and France in the eighteenth century. The impact of intellectual, social, and political forces in each instance will be analyzed and contrasted with the other revolutionary movements.

    Suitable for nonmajors.
  
  • HIS 375 - Aspects of War


    Topics to Vary: Examines the political, social, economic, and personal impact of warfare. What has caused and resulted from this most brutal of human struggles? Conflict under consideration will vary according to the instructor as will the particular emphasis of the material covered. BASED ON INSTRUCTOR: Chambliss (U.S.), Strom (U.S.), Norris (Teaches both U.S. and Latin America. Consult with professor for regional designations), Ewing (Europe), Yao (Asia).

  
  • HIS 383 - The Decline of Europe


    Explains the cultural and intellectual impact of Europe’s loss of equilibrium and hegemony after 1914. Touches upon the effect of WWI, rise of totalitarianism, sensation of anomie, disintegration of colonial empires, WWII, and Holocaust.

    Suitable for nonmajors.

Humanities

  
  • HUM 300 - Public Art, Private Lives


    Considers the intersection of the public and private lives and works of the Bloomsbury Group, a collection of artists, writers, and social scientists who, in the early twentieth century, changed intellectual thought in Britain.

  
  • HUM 303 - Humanities: Ancient


    Western Civilization has its inception in the ancient world. We will study the art, architecture, philosophy and literature of classical Greece, seeing how they differed and developed from previous cultures, how they were transformed in Roman civilization, and what impact they have made on the modern world.

  
  • HUM 304 - Humanities: Medieval and Renaissance


    The close of ancient Roman civilization corresponds to the rise of Christian culture in Western Europe. This time, which we call the beginning of the Middle Ages, saw the Christian Church, with its changing theological positions, become the sole arbiter of style, techniques, and subject in the arts and literature. This aesthetic dynasty began to diminish in the late Middle Ages until classicism and humanism re-emerged in the Western civilization during the Italian Renaissance. In this course students will investigate the development of Medieval theology and Renaissance humanism to determine how this changing relationship between mankind and its god influenced Western creativity.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 140  or equivalent.
  
  • HUM 305 - Humanities: Classicism and Romanticism


    Between 1650 and 1850 two conflicting modes of thought influenced the humanities. Prior to 1790 the classical tradition predominated, while after 1790 the romantic came to prominence, yet neither succeeded in overwhelming the other. This course explores the impact of these two traditions on the history of the period 1650-1850, especially on art, music, literature, and philosophy. First, we will explore the underlying philosophy of these two traditions and their various means of expression. We will then observe the impact of classicism on the enlightenment and the factors which created a shift to romanticism in post-revolutionary Europe.

  
  • HUM 306 - Humanities: Modern Period


    This course will focus on the art, literature, music and philosophy of the twentieth century. We will cover early modernism, postwar existentialism, the avant-garde as well as new voices in poetic protest.

  
  • HUM 317 - Middle Eastern Humanities


    This interdisciplinary course covers topics such as Middle Eastern religions, philosophy, literature, architecture, visual arts, and music. The course’s primary objective is to understand the contemporary Middle East by analyzing the cultural and historical influences.

  
  • HUM 395 - Topics in Humanities


    Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year.

    Previously offered as HUM 315 May be repeated for credit

Information Technology

  
  • IFT 101 - Information Fluency: Library & Web Research


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour of credit
    This course is an introduction to library and web research resources. Through discussions, exercises and class projects, students will develop fluency with information and research processes.

  
  • IFT 106 - Using the World Wide Web for Research


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Designed to help students learn how to find information for academic research. Also explores Web resources for professional and personal use. Objectives are to sharpen research abilities, critical thinking, and term paper writing skills by researching, selecting, and evaluating web sites. Exercises require use of the library and WWW resources. Assumes knowledge of basic Windows functions including use of scroll bars, mouse, and menus.

  
  • IFT 107 - Using PowerPoint and Computer Graphics


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Students will learn to use Microsoft PowerPoint and graphics techniques for creating effective classroom presentation. Final project: classroom presentation. Assumes knowledge of basic Windows functions including use of scroll bars, mouse and menus.

  
  • IFT 109 - Using Access for Data Collection and Analysis


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Microsoft Access will be used to show how information is stored and retrieved for use in data collection and analysis. Assumes knowledge of basic Windows functions including use of scroll bars, mouse and menus.

  
  • IFT 110 - Using Excel Spreadsheets Effectively


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Students will learn how to use Microsoft Excel to solve problems that might be expected in liberal arts courses. Basic math skills required. Final project. Student cannot receive credit for both IFT 110 and Spreadsheets for Accounting. Assumes knowledge of basic Windows functions including use of scroll bars, mouse and menus.

  
  • IFT 112 - Creating Web Home Pages


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Students will learn the basic skills necessary to create Web pages, including the incorporation of computer graphics into pages. Students will create their own home pages as a final project. Assumes knowledge of basic Windows, Netscape & Rollins Novell systems.

  
  • IFT 113 - Creating Home Web Pages II


    Students will use high-level Web tools such as FrontPage, Dreamweaver and others to create advanced Web applications.

    Prerequisite(s): IFT 112  or consent.
  
  • IFT 116 - Special Topics/Information Technology


    Students will work independently with an instructor to develop specialized skills such as database, Perl, CGI, other Web programming tools, or other topics as agreed to by student and instructor.

  
  • IFT 117 - Interactive Learning Technology


    Explores the use of new interactive learning technologies (i.e. clickers, smartboards) in the academic setting. Focuses on pedagogically sound incorporation of these technologies into instruction. Students who complete this course will be equipped to prepare a variety of engaging presentations in all academic and professional fields. They will also be able to engage audiences in interactive learning experiences in a wide range of academic and processional areas.

  
  • IFT 120 - Design with Photoshop


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Students will learn to use the features of Adobe PhotoShop image-editing software to create and manipulate graphics for print and the Web. Format will be class meetings and online assignments. Students will be expected to work independently. Final project.

  
  • IFT 130 - Information Technology Lab 1


    Credit(s): 1 semester hour. CR/NC
    Course will provide instruction to student employees on the operation of the campus network, email, Web systems as well as general computer knowledge. It will also help students to cope with working in stressful situations, responding to requests for assistance by phone and in person and research problems.

    Prerequisite(s): IT assistants only.
  
  • IFT 300 - Digital Video I


    Explores video capturing, editing and exporting through hands-on integrated use of digital cameras, VHS, CDs and DVDs. Video editing software will be used to create transitions and effects.

  
  • IFT 301 - Digital Video II


    Presents advanced video editing techniques using industry standard software, as well as non-linear and non-literal use of images and video.

    Prerequisite(s): IFT 300 .

Interdisciplinary Studies

  
  • INT 200 - Introduction to Liberal Studies


    A liberal arts education offers the best preparation for graduates to pursue meaningful lives and productive careers. Through interdisciplinary study and community engagement, this course will help new students to understand the critical thinking skills central to an applied liberal arts education. Students are expected to complete this course during the first six courses at Rollins.

  
  • INT 215 - Interdisciplinary


    Topics Study of selected topics offered across a range of academic disciplines.

    May be repeated for credit provided that topics vary in content.
  
  • INT 221 - Statistics for the Social Sciences


    Introduction to statistics for social science students with the major emphasis on the concepts of statistical inference. Topics covered include distributions, probability, the testing of hypotheses, estimation, non-parametric methods, correlation, and regression. Computer programs and self-instructional media support the course.

    Prerequisite(s): HS Algebra or equivalent.
  
  • INT 246 - Visions of Florida


    Using a wide variety of writings from the anthology The Florida Reader, Visions of Florida will explore the ways different individuals and groups have attempted to describe the meaning of the Florida experience. From Spanish explorers and Seminole Indians to yuppie vacationers and college students on spring break, groups coming to the state have envisioned it as a paradise. What happens when their visions encounter reality will be the subject of this course. Readings will include fiction by Ring Lardner, Zora Neale Hurston, and Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, journals by Jonathan Dickinson, and John James Audubon, and selections from travel guides and guidebooks. See schedule for class meeting dates.

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 140 .
  
  • INT 260 - Foundations of Leadership


    Foundations of Leadership and Citizenship introduces students to the study of leadership, social change, and service learning from both theoretical and practical perspectives. The course explores leadership in relation to individuality, group dynamics, social justice, and community engagement. Through readings, case studies, reflective journals, and group work, students examine leadership as an inclusive, relational process through which individuals, organizations, and systems can create social change. This course culminates in a portfolio demonstrating the students’ personal assessment and experiential understanding of leadership and citizenship.

  
  • INT 261 - Leadership and Citizenship in Action


    This course builds upon a theoretical understanding of leadership, social justice, social change, and service by fostering collaboration among students in the class and with their communities through diversity and community education, community service, skills training, and facilitation opportunities. Students continue to synthesize their concepts of leadership through portfolios, reflection journals, and papers that describe their personal leadership models and gain the additional knowledge, skills, and resources to function as responsible leaders and engaged members of the Rollins College and Central Florida communities. This course culminates in a portfolio demonstrating the students’ personal assessment and experiential understanding of leadership and citizenship.

    Prerequisite(s): INT 260 .
  
  • INT 315 - Interdisciplinary


    Topics Study of selected topics offered across a range of academic disciplines.

    May be repeated for credit provided that topics vary in content.
  
  • INT 390 - Personalized Leadership Capstone


    This capstone experience synthesizes students’ understanding of leadership and citizenship and incorporates a service-learning experience focusing on students’ personal concept of leadership and its application through a sustainable community project. With the guidance of a faculty advisor and a community mentor, each student designs and implements a community-based project demonstrating the application of responsible leadership and engaged citizenship. Students finalize their portfolio from previous leadership courses. Additionally, students present their projects to an applicable audience.

    Prerequisite(s): INT 260  (3.0 GPA), INT 261 , and Leadership Across the Curriculum course work.
  
  • INT 395 - Hamilton Holt School Internship Program


    An academic internship is a temporary work experience that contains sufficient academic content and rigor to merit the granting of academic credit. It is supervised both by the Holt School Internship Coordinator and by an onsite representative of the employing firm. The student must pay tuition and fees for the number of hours for which he/she expects to receive academic credit (2, 3 or 4 semester hours).

    Prerequisite(s): Satisfactory completion of the academic review process, JR standing, 2.5 or better cumulative grade point average, good social standing, and participation in mandatory orientation.

International Affairs

  
  • INAF 125 - Politics and Culture in the Middle East


    An introduction to the politics and social organization of the Middle East, including North Africa, studied in its Islamic cultural setting. The course deals with a contiguous group of countries, from Morocco to Pakistan. Their political systems vary but they share a common history, culture and values based on the religion of Islam. The course examines the Islamic cultural heritage and the dilemmas for Islamic peoples caused by twentieth-century social and political change. Change is particularly difficult for these peoples since there is no separation between church and state. The impact of change on them will be studied through an analysis of specific change agents: technology, foreign political control, secular ideologies (e.g. Marxism), and Western-model materialism. 

  
  • INAF 200 - International Relations


    This is an introductory course in international relations. Its main objectives are a) to examine and understand the international system – its main actors, basic elements like power, national interest and foreign policy process, dynamics and institutions; and b) to analyze some current substantive issues including the ‘new world order’. This being a very complex subject, emphasis will be placed on questions of war and peace, arms control, the North-South relations and future of the state and states system. 

  
  • INAF 232 - World Issues of Our Times


    A forum for the development of informed attitudes and opinions on issues of international significance, evaluated from the viewpoint of American foreign policy and national interest. Both a substantive and a geographical approach are used, including development, globalization, terrorism, energy, environment, trade, defense and security, and in the context of the foreign relations of the U.S. with different regions of the world. The core readings and materials are derived from the yearly national Foreign Policy Associations’ Great Decisions program

  
  • INAF 295 - Topics in International Affairs


    Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year.

    Previously offered as INAF 215 May be repeated for credit
  
  • INAF 301 - International Relations: 21st Century Challenges


    This course covers contemporary international relations, including the reaction to terrorism in 2001; economic globalization and international trade; human rights and immigration issues; and concerns about climate change.

  
  • INAF 302 - Leadership and Public Policy in the Emerging Nations


    Students will be exposed to theories of leadership and political decision-making and their impact on political and socio-economic development in emerging countries. Functional and dysfunctional relationships between leaders and basic governance institutions-legislative, judicial, and bureaucratic-and how they impact the public policy relating to intergovernmental relations, national security, nuclear policy and regional cooperation on preventing TIP and terrorism.

  
  • INAF 303 - Diplomacy and Negotiation


    This course explores the evolution of diplomacy as an institution and as an art. Students explore the origin, development, comparison of old and new diplomacy, its functions, types, value, its relationship to power, ideology and culture and the qualities and criticisms of diplomats. The definitions, prerequisites, and elements of negotiation process as well as the factors that impede negotiation also will be examined. This is a quasi-seminar course, beginning with lectures to lay the ground work and then becoming a seminar course that incorporates student presentations on topics of interest.

    Prerequisite(s): INAF 200  recommended. Previously offered as POL 315 Topics.
  
  • INAF 305 - Global Macro Analysis


    This course will apply the tools of strategic investment and risk management to the examination of emerging opportunities and threats in the international political economy. Major issues in international affairs and macroeconomics—sovereign debt crises, terrorism, vulnerabilities in world trade, resource wars—will be examined using a multi-disciplinary approach.

  
  • INAF 310 - Terrorism: A Global Challenge


    This course traces the evolution of terrorism and considers its impact on international relations and other global interactions and relationships.

  
  • INAF 311 - Politics of Israel & Palestine


    Students will focus on critical issues of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, surrounding the failed Oslo peace talks. But they also learn about the conflict’s origins in earlier events surrounding the Holocaust. It is essential to comprehend these origins to understand what is happening today.

  
  • INAF 320 - International Business Development


    Details the elements required to market a product or service internationally. Covers international business development, market selection, country research, sales channel options, and international business law issues.

    Prerequisite(s): Junior status. Formerly offered under INAF 395  Topics: International Trade.
  
  • INAF 322 - Islam, Culture and Politics


    An introduction to Islam and Islamic history. Analyses the diverse phenomena of Islamist politics in the Middle East and North Africa. Countries explored include Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Jordan, and Algeria. Will also consider Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Yemen.

  
  • INAF 325 - America’s War in Iraq


    Students examine the 2003 Iraq invasion. The resulting war raised the most critical questions about US policy since Vietnam. As forty years ago, we are left with a heavy conscience.

  
  • INAF 335 - Global Human Trafficking


    Human trafficking, also known as slavery and forced servitude, is a growing concern both internationally and domestically - with Orlando ranked third in the nation for reports . This course will help students gain a better understanding of contemporary human trafficking in global affairs by considering cases, reports, and firsthand accounts. 

  
  • INAF 340 - U.S. Foreign Policy Strategy in the Middle East


    The nature, origin and historical development of conflict between the Arab nations and Israel and the role of outside powers in conflict management relative to Arab-Israeli relations. This course will examine and compare Zionism and Arab nationalism as political/ideological movements, and deal with such topics as: the role of the U.S., Britain, and other major powers in the Middle East; Soviet- American rivalries in the region, the international structure of the Israeli state; Palestinian irredentism; Arab-Israeli wars and the peacekeeping process.

  
  • INAF 352 - International Human Rights


    Credit(s): 4
    The concept that people have rights because they are human, and not because they are the citizens of a given state is relatively new. This course considers how nations and international organizations protect people from arbitrary interference with life, liberty and equal treatment of the law and how interpretations vary across countries and cultures. Specific human rights challenges will receive special attention. 

  
  • INAF 356 - Asia in the International System


    A survey and critical evaluation of the international status of the nations of East, West, South and Southeast Asia. Both the relationships among the nations of Asia and between these nations and the rest of the international community will be covered. Special attention will be given to the relationships between the U.S. and Asia as well as to the political, economic and military issues and trends within this region.

  
  • INAF 358 - The Viet Nam War in Film


    This seminar will cover the basic history of the Vietnam War especially as it reflects conflicting cultural values and interpretations. From the American point of view, these interpretations will be analyzed mainly through their expression in major films about this war. The cinematic features and styles of these major films will also be analyzed.

    Prerequisite(s): INAF or ANT Senior.
  
  • INAF 384 - East Asian Politics


    Compares the political systems of China, Vietnam, Japan, and the Koreas. Looks into key regional issues and East Asia in post-Cold War global order. 

  
  • INAF 386 - South Asian Politics


    This course presents a comparative analysis of the political systems including political culture of South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan. Topics include: ancient civilization; the traditions of spiritualism, tolerance of ambiguity, and ideological flexibility in contrast to Western thinking; Mahatma Gandhi’s message of non-violence and public aspect of ‘dharma’ and ‘atma’; caste system and its challenge to national integration; and the role/exploitation of religion in the politics of South Asian countries. A special emphasis will be placed on Afghanistan, Pakistan nuclear deterrents, and the war on terrorism.

  
  • INAF 395 - Topics in International Affairs


    Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year.

    Previously offered as INAF 315 May be repeated for credit
  
  • INAF 415 - Topics in International Affairs


    Introduces subdisciplines. Varies from year to year.

    May be repeated for credit
  
  • INAF 458 - Seminar: Vietnam War in Film


    This seminar will cover the basic history of the Vietnam War especially as it reflects conflicting cultural values and interpretations. From the American point of view, these interpretations will be analyzed mainly through their expression in major films about this war. The cinematic features and styles of these major films will also be analyzed.

    Prerequisite(s): INAF majors only.
  
  • INAF 459 - Seminar: Politics of Middle East Violence


    This seminar covers the causes and consequences of political violence and conflict in the Middle East, including state warfare and terroism.  Students learn baic research design and methodology while working on a self-chosen semester project.

    Prerequisite(s): Second-year standing and above.

Management

  
  • MGT 101 - Introduction to Responsible Business Management


    Introduces students to the complex business world. Students will develop thought leadership through exposition to complex issues facing global business leaders. Themes covered include sustainability, managing complexity, ethical decision making, critical thinking, teamwork, and cross-boundary leadership skills. The course also introduces personal and professional development opportunities that enhance career preparedness.

  
  • MGT 312 - Responsible Business Leadership


    Focuses on understanding the mindsets of responsible leaders (commitments, vision, values, ethics, and philosophy); developing leadership skills, styles, strengths, and relationships; and using leadership to promote social responsibility, resolve conflicts, and overcome obstacles.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 245  and Junior status.
  
  • MGT 316 - Critical Thinking & Problem Solving


    Management is the process of understanding and motivating people to perform work to achieve objectives. Students focus on developing key competencies including responsible decision making, effective communication, leadership, broad & global perspectives, understanding human motivation, setting objectives, and analytical problem solving. Using case studies, we will explore applications such as performance, project, crisis, and conflict management.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 245  and Junior status.
  
  • MGT 342 - Human Resource Management


    Human Resource Management (HRM) is the process of creating value (increased competitiveness, standards of living, and quality of life) through effective people management. This includes appropriate attitudes, competencies, roles and responsibilities, recruitment, selection, retention, training, compensation motivation, communication, employee relations, performance improvement, and evaluation.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 245  and Junior status.
  
  • MGT 350 - Supply Chain Management


    Informs the student on the fundamental role supply chain management plays in the global economy, while stimulating critical thinking in the areas of supply chain strategy, planning, and operation.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 230 , BUS 233 , BUS 236  and BUS 245 .
  
  • MGT 352 - Project Management


    This course involves the planning, organizing, implementing, evaluation, and utilization of resources to achieve a particular objective, according to a defined standard of quality, on a specific schedule, and within a budget. This course develops the critical thinking skills necessary to be effective in entry level project management positions.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 245  and Junior status.
  
  • MGT 354 - High Performance Organizations


    High Performance Organizations (HPO) are identified with consistently high levels of profitability, productivity, quality, ROI, customer loyalty (retention), and employee loyalty (retention). Using case studies students examine the corporate philosophies, enlightened policies, core competencies, and best practices which characterize HPOs.

    Prerequisite(s): BUS 245  and Junior status.

Music

  
  • MUS 120 - Musical Awareness


    Presents aspects of American folk music, jazz and rock, Western European art music, and non- Western music.

    Suitable for nonmajors. May not count toward the major in music.
  
  • MUS 121 - Introduction to Film Scoring


    Introduces students to facets of the music technology world. Utilizing recording software, notation software and MIDI sequencing, gives students insight into real world applications of these programs. Builds upon students’ previous aural training to begin working on projects that could be useful in real world job opportunities.

  
  • MUS 140 - Introduction to Music Theory


    Builds skills in notation, scales, harmony, and elementary sight-singing for those with little or no musical experience.

    Suitable for non-majors. May not count toward the major in Music.
  
  • MUS 150 - Introduction to Keyboard Music Theory


    Teaches students to explore the language and skills of music performance through the study of music theory and beginning keyboard literature on a Triton LE Music Workstation. This technology gives students the opportunity to listen and play musical examples and understand the creative concept of music literature in a historical and cultural context.

  
  • MUS 151 - Theory 1


    A comprehensive approach to the study of theory fundamentals including a review of rudiments, an introduction to species counterpoint and fundamentals of tonal harmony as well as sight-singing and ear-training. This class serves as a remedial course for the Music major/theory focus. Keyboard Harmony/Secondary piano laboratory required.

    Prerequisite(s): Placement test or consent.
  
  • MUS 152 - Theory 2


    Continues study of perceiving and writing music through exercises in diatonic harmony and voice leading expanded to include seventh chords, secondary harmony and modulation in the context of historical examples; includes sight-singing and ear-training. Keyboard Harmony/Secondary Piano laboratory required.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 151  or consent.
  
  • MUS 153 - Keyboard Harmony I


    Teaches students the skills of harmonization, transposition, and sight-reading leading to the study of standard classical piano repertoire. Designed for all music majors and minors who are enrolled in MUS 151 . Skill emphasis placed on scale and chord constructions, chord progressions, diatonic harmonization, transposition, alto clef, and sight reading. Students must take this course concurrently with MUS 151 .

  
  • MUS 154 - Keyboard Harmony II


    A continuation of MUS 153 - Keyboard Harmony I . Emphasis on harmonization, transposition, modulation, improvisation, music dictation, and figured bass leading to four-part writing. Augmented and diminished triads, as well as major and minor seventh chords, also introduced. Other skills, such as reading tenor and alto clefs and score reading, taught in the latter part of the course. Students must take this course concurrently with MUS 152 .

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 153 .
  
  • MUS 160 - History of Jazz


    Examines American popular musical styles from 1930 to present–from musical components to musicians. Touches upon the cultural, social, and historical milieu. Materials Fee.

  
  • MUS 165 - History of Rock and Roll


    Probes sociological, cultural, political, and musical impact of rock and roll. Samples the diverse style of “pop” music and discusses technology of electronic music. Materials Fee.

  
  • MUS 190 - Introduction to Music and Technology


    Introduces musical uses of computers, synthesizers and sound design. Students will learn to sequence, edit, mix, notate and arrange music using modern techniques and computer applications. These applications include: Digital Performer, Sibelius and Pro Tools. Knowledge of both computers and music is imperative.

    Prerequisite(s): MUS 151 .
  
  • MUS 201 - Survey of Orchestral Literature


    Study a large selection of major orchestral works from the late Baroque to the present to increase the understanding and appreciation of orchestral masterpieces.

 

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