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Communication |
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COM 412 - Conflict and Communication
Studies human behavior with particular attention to the role of conflict across various contexts (interpersonal relationships, group/team, organizational settings, and multi-cultural settings).
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COM 418 - Advanced Public Relations
Addresses the advanced study of the discipline of public relations. Students develop skills in written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, research, and strategic planning. Prerequisite(s): COM 318 or consent of the instructor.
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COM 421 - Organizational Communication
Analyzes the role and importance of communication in organizations with special emphasis on corporations, not-for-profit institutions, government agencies, and other structures in which people work.
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COM 480 - Senior Seminar in Communication
Provides an end-of-the-program opportunity for the advanced study of communication in multiple contexts. This capstone course is taken in the senior year by students majoring in Communication Studies/Organizational Communication. Prerequisite(s): COM Majors Only; Senior Standing.
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Computer Science |
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CMS 167 - Problem Solving I with Selected Topics
Introduction to fundamental aspects of programming using high-level language, focusing on problem solving, software design concepts, and their realization as computer programs. Topics include: variables, using existing classes, selection and iteration, and arrays. Classroom activities are used to gain mastery of these principles. Co-requisite(s): CMS 167L
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CMS 167L - Problem Solving I Lab
Develops proficiency in using the programming principles introduced in CMS 167 and experience in incorporating those principles into working computer programs. Co-requisite(s): CMS 167
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CMS 170 - Problem Solving II with Selected Topics
Develops discipline in program design, problem solving, debugging, and testing, with an introduction to data structures. Topics include: abstract data types, complexity analysis, and recursion. Basic data structures (queues, stacks, trees, and graphs) and transformations (sorting and searching) are introduced as representative of the fundamental tools that are used to aid in software development. A high-level programming language is used to construct programs of a moderate size. Prerequisite(s): CMS 167 /CMS 167L .
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CMS 215 - Business Applications of Computer Science
Overview of key computer science concepts in the context of business applications, including advanced spreadsheet programming, data management, information security, and data analytics. Includes use of common software packages such as Microsoft Excel, relational database systems, and an introduction to programming in a general-purpose language such as Python or R.
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CMS 230 - Introduction to Computer Systems
Introduction to the study of how software controls the critical hardware components of a computer’s architecture, the CPU and RAM. Topics include development of C language programs, comparison of high-order procedural languages to machine language programs, CPU organization and functionality at the register/bus level, instruction formats, and development of machine language and assembly level programs using multiple addressing modes, flow-of-control branching and subroutine calls. Prerequisite(s): CMS 170 .
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CMS 270 - Object-Oriented Design and Development
Object-oriented programming, event-driven programming, UML, unit testing, virtual machines, design patterns, exception handling, and user interfaces. Uses Java and assumes knowledge of a procedural or object-oriented language. Prerequisite(s): CMS 170 .
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CMS 330 - System Software Principles
Short history of programming languages and their construction. Techniques of language translation including lexical analysis, grammars, and parsers. Analysis of the structure and functionality of modern operating system software, with emphasis on concurrent processes. Topics include: process scheduling, communication, and synchronization; API services; and, design and development of concurrent program using OS features. Prerequisite(s): CMS 230 .
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CMS 341 - Mobile App Development
Covers the development of mobile apps using an emulation system. Topics covered include application architectures, user interface design, graphics, location services, data persistence, web and network services and sensors. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 .
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CMS 352 - Web Application Development
Programming techniques and frameworks for Web-based applications. Topics include Javascript and server-side development using the model-view-controller design pattern. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270.
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CMS 375 - Database Design and Development
Introduces design and implementation of database systems. Using a relational database as a backdrop, this course addresses design issues, structured query language (SQL), data integrity, normalization, transaction processing, writing triggers and stored procedures, and developing applications using a custom database language and with Java and JDBC. This course also explores NoSQL data models. Students will need access to a PC or Mac on which to load the database software that will be used in the course. Note: System requirements may vary from year to year. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 .
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CMS 380 - Simulation Analysis and Design
Explores the use of probability theory and statistical methods in the development of computer simulations used to study/model real-world phenomenon. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 .
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CMS 395 - Special Topics
An intensive introduction to a specialized area of computer science. Example topics are: user interface design, parallel and distributed processing, multimedia development, theory of computation, network programming, modeling and simulation, and software development tools. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 and instructor consent.
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CMS 430 - Artificial Intelligence
Selective survey of key concepts and applications of artificial intelligence and an in-depth experience with a language commonly used for building AI systems (e.g., LISP or Prolog). Subtopics include knowledge representation, state space/searching, heuristic search, expert systems, expert system shells, natural language processing, propositional logic, learning and cognitive models, and vision. Prerequisite(s): MAT 310 .
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CMS 441 - Advanced Systems
Further topics in computer systems, including computer architecture, virtual memory, storage, and distributed systems. Substantial programming projects in the C language are required. Prerequisite(s): CMS 330 .
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CMS 450 - Networks
Study of the technology, architecture, and software used by systems of network-connected computers. Topics include data transmission, local area network architectures, network protocols, inter-networking, distributed systems, security, and network applications such as email, WWW, and FTP. Students will develop programs that run concurrently on multiple computers. Prerequisite(s): CMS 330 .
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CMS 460 - Algorithm Analysis
Detailed study of algorithm design and analysis, including greedy algorithms, divide and conquer, dynamic programming, backtracking, and brance and bound. Emphasis on verification and analysis of time space complexity. NP theory is introduced. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 and MAT 140 .
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CMS 480 - Programming Language Translation
An in-depth study of the principles and design aspects of programming language translation. The major components of a compiler are discussed: lexical analysis, syntactic analysis, type checking, code generation, and optimization. Alternate parsing strategies are presented and compared with respect to space and time tradeoffs. A course project consists of the design and construction of a small compiler. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270 and CMS 330 .
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CMS 484 - Senior Computer Science Capstone
The Senior Capstone course provides a culminating and integrative educational experience. While participating on a team with other students, students will design and implement a large-scale software project. Class meetings will be used for teams to demonstrate the progress of their project as well as for the teams to meet and work. Team meetings outside of class will be required. Prerequisite(s): one 400-level CMS course.
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CMS 495 - Topics in Computer Science
An intensive exploration of a specialized area of computer science. Prerequisite(s): CMS 270
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CMS 499 - Independent Study
Covers selected topics in computer science. May be repeated for credit.
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Critical Media and Cultural Studies |
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CMC 100 - Introduction to Media and Cultural Studies with Lab
Orients students to the major’s “triple critical” focus: 1) on critical thinking, 2) on critical theory’s analysis of social systems, including mass media, and the distribution of power and inequality, and 3) on critical issues in our world today. The 1-credit lab builds competency in photo, sound, and video editing.
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CMC 110 - Digital Storytelling
Develops the ability to use and understand digital technologies as tools for creative multimedia expression. Students study how narrative and symbols structure meaning and create multimedia projects.
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CMC 150 - Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
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CMC 155 - Solidarity, Equality, Community
We explore a spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities with particular focus on LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, and more!) identities, histories, and social movements. A welcoming, inclusive environment for the serious and the playful. Expand creative horizons. Engage seasoned activists. See how you can answer Gandhi’s call: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
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CMC 200 - Researching Media and Culture with Lab
What issues keep us awake at night? How might we address pressing challenges like climate change, war, and economic inequality? What separates assumption, belief, and knowledge about those challenges? How can we best translate knowledge into evidence-based arguments? This course explores multiple ways of researching culture and media. Each of us undertakes a project on a topic of our choosing, conducting both background (library) research and original research. The 1-credit lab builds information literacy, helping us find, evaluate, and synthesize information from multiple reputable sources.
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CMC 220 - Writing Lives
The title of this course has at least two meanings, and we will explore both. We will become more introspective about our lives as writers, and we will write creatively and analytically about lived experience, our own and that of others. This class is for those who yearn to read and write in order to understand and bring meaning to their journey.
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CMC 230 - Media and Disability
Using media as text, this course examines the (mis)representation of people with disabilities in TV, film, documentary, graphic novels, and digital media. We will analyze disability at the intersection of culture and identity and consider how media vary when created by and for the non-disabled. Several problematic implications include able-bodied actors in disabled roles (“crip face”) and acquired disability as a fate worse than death (Million Dollar Baby). Using a hands-on approach, we will engage in analysis to understand how emerging media challenge stigma and employ contemporary disability theory.
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CMC 250 - Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
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CMC 270 - Media, Gender and Sexualities
Examines how media portray gender and sexuality; how those portrayals intersect with race, class, and other identities; and how television, music, social media, etc., shape and constrain personal and social power.
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CMC 300 - Critical Frameworks for Contemporary Culture
What is reality? What is truth? What is history? Who gets to decide? Through reading critical and cultural theory as well as discussion and writing, we will examine through multiple lenses cultural texts such as mainstream and independent news media, cinema, TV, music, and social media. Prerequisite(s): CMC 100 .
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CMC 310 - Media, Peace, and Justice
How can we use media as tools for change? How can we raise consciousness, our own and others’, then translate that into action? In this course, we not only study media but also engage in hands-on learning, developing and applying our talents to the pursuit of peace and justice.
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CMC 320 - Political Economy of Body and Food
What’s wrong with the ways we relate to our own bodies, to others’ bodies, to eating, and to food - and what can we do about it? This course examines the political and economic interests behind body and beauty ideals, body image, body dissatisfaction, eating disorders, steroid abuse, our cultural fear and hatred of fat, weight-based prejudice, and inequalities related to the current food system.
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CMC 325 - Incarceration and Inequality
As of 2013, U.S. jails and prisons held 2.2 million people-the same as work for Wal-Mart worldwide. The U.S. incarcerates more people than any other country. Class, race, nationality, and sex profoundly affect a person’s interactions with official “justice” systems, influencing who gets stopped, patted down, searched, arrested, and/or charged; who receives what kind of legal representation (if any); who is prosecuted, pressured to plead guilty, and/or convicted; who does time and how much. This course examines ways privilege and inequality manifest in, for example, the War on Drugs; the militarization of policing; prison privatization; solitary confinement; the death penalty; and extrajudicial imprisonment, torture, and killing.
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CMC 330 - Native American Media and Cultural Studies
Through investigating visual and cultural representation, this course explores how contemporary indigenous peoples reclaim textual production to form identity, reconstruct the past, revitalize culture, and assert sovereignty and treaty rights.
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CMC 335 - Critical Disability Studies
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to disability studies. We examine disability not solely as a medical condition but also as an issue of social and structural inequality. Disability will be studied through a variety of perspectives: culture and identity, gender and sexuality, stigma, media and digital culture, critical race theory, and queer theory. Through hands-on activities and media screenings, you will understand the shifting landscape of disability studies and question “normative” concepts of the body, self, and sexuality.
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CMC 350 - Topics in Media and Cultural Studies
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CMC 400 - Senior Seminar/Research Practicum with Lab
This course builds on and advances CMC core course material and discussions pertaining to power and inequality; justice and peace; and cultural identities such as gender, race, class, sexuality, nationality, religion, and dis/ability. Each of us will complete a capstone project that: reflects the critical approach to research, has a significant library research component, has a significant original research component, and communicates an evidence-based argument through documentary short film. Lab builds competency in documentary filmmaking. Prerequisite(s): all core courses, plus at least four electives for the major.
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Dance |
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DAN 170 - Ballet I
Introduces fundamental concepts and historical background. Presents positions and barre exercises to build correct alignment, flexibility, strength, coordination, and ballet vocabulary.
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DAN 175 - Tap
Introduces fundamental concepts and historical background. Covers basic time steps, waltz clog, triplets, shim-sham, buffalo, cramp roll, and soft-shoe, along with tap vocabulary.
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DAN 177 - Jazz I
Introduces fundamental concepts and historical background. Works in studio on body placement and alignment through highly-structured classical jazz warm-up (LUIGI). Values clarity and quality of movement, rhythm, style, and use of dynamics.
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DAN 179 - Modern Dance I
Introduces fundamental concepts and historical background. Focuses on style, phrasing, mood projection, and changing dynamics.
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DAN 200 - Dance in America
Studies relationships of choreographers, critics, and performers to historical trends in the art form. Links dance to contemporary political and social issues.
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DAN 203 - Dance History
Follows evolution of Western concert dance from primitive times to late 20th century: dance in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome; Ballet Comique; Opéra Ballet; Ballet d’Action; and romantic ballet.
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DAN 210 - Dances of Other Cultures
Explores various regional and ethnic dances with a focus on non-Western dance as an expression of culture. Participation in selected dances will be augmented by lecture and film.
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DAN 220 - Women Leaders in American Modern Dance: Transcending from Sylph to Heroine
Examines the women who led the modern dance movement from 1900 to present. Focuses on choreographic works and politics surrounding the development of modern dance in America through its leaders – Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, Doris Humphery, Martha Graham, Catherine Dunham, and Twyla Tharp.
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DAN 270 - Ballet II
Drills pirouettes and longer and more complex “adages” and “allegros.” Completes ballet theory and essentials of technique. Prerequisite(s): DAN 170 or instructor.
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DAN 275 - Tap Dance II
Explores technique on an intermediate level, including all time steps (buck, soft-shoe, traveling, wing), Irish-over, Cincinnati, draw-backs, pick-ups, wings, maxiford, and riffs. Stresses speed, accuracy, and performance ability. Prerequisite(s): DAN 175 or instructor.
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DAN 277 - Jazz II
Concentrates studio work on more complicated combinations, changes of direction, and initiation of pirouettes. Includes historical research, critical studies, and vocabulary building. Prerequisite(s): DAN 177 or instructor. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 279 - Modern Dance II
Builds on technique and includes history, theory, and vocabulary. Prerequisite(s): DAN 179 or instructor.
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DAN 300 - Dance Composition
Introduces dance composition. Highlights personal invention, solo and group focus, and evaluative process in basic choreography. Includes readings and writings on choreographers and choreography. Prerequisite(s): DAN 394 or instructor. May be repeated for credit. Intended for dance minors.
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DAN 380 - Studies in Dance
Delves into particular period, choreographer’s work, or special issue, depending on interest of students and faculty. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 394 - Intermediate/Advanced Dance Technique
Offers heightened movement experience with greater emphasis on technical development and performance. Includes weekly classes in ballet, jazz, and modern dance. Prerequisite(s): instructor consent. May be repeated for credit.
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DAN 420 - Labanotation
Teaches system of movement notation invented by Rudolph Van Laban and used in dance, sports, science, and other research areas. Does not require knowledge of dance. Consists of lecture, studio work, and movement-recording exercises.
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DAN 422 - Dance Production
Assigns students to performing or technical/design role in production. Prerequisite(s): instructor consent.
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Economics |
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ECO 121 - Economics of Contemporary Issues
Applies elementary tools of economic analysis to issues of national and social importance. Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 202 . Suitable for all majors.
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ECO 126 - Economics and Public Policy
Examines U.S. macroeconomic policies and effects on inflation, unemployment, rate of growth of GDP, budget deficit, and other current policy questions. Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 202 . Suitable for all majors.
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ECO 130 - Democracy and Economics
Assesses difficulties, successes, and potentials of economic institutions with democratic rules. Evaluates nature of democratic control both for economic efficiency and alternative criteria. Highlights traditional analysis based on property rights. Suitable for all majors.
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ECO 135 - The Global Economy
Explores multilateral and bilateral political economy relationships. Touches upon historical development of global economic integration, global economic geography, major institutional features of contemporary international economic relations, current conflicts of interest, and likely future evolution of world system. Not open to students who are enrolled in or have completed ECO 202 . Suitable for all majors.
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ECO 140 - Nonprofit Economics
Analysis of the “Third Sector:” Analyzes organizations neither government nor privately controlled for profit of owners, including charities, foundations, membership associations, cooperatives, mutual and other third-sector entities. Requires volunteer work at local third-sector organization.
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ECO 142 - Political Economy of the Media
Dissects print, film, broadcast, cable, and new electronic media in U.S. today. Questions economic structure of media institutions, differing viewpoints of media sources, and role of media in resolving current political/economic issues. Reviews journalistic and academic works, as well as video and audio recordings (including international short-wave news and program broadcasts), newspapers, magazines, and publications of citizen and government groups.
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ECO 181 - Engines of Economic Changes
Making Innovation Work for Social Progress: Examines how we can harness the power of technological and institutional innovations to create positive economic changes. Special attention is given to learning historical lessons to meet current challenges.
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ECO 202 - Introduction to Economics in Historical Perspective
Introduces students to economics as a social science in which ideas and issues grow out of a historical context. Examines the evolution of the relationships among societies and institutions in different economic systems. Principles and tools will be developed and applied for understanding historical and contemporary economic and social issues. Prerequisite(s): second semester first-year student standing. Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 203 - Principles of Micro and Macroeconomics
Introduces mainstream theories of consumer and firm behavior. Covers utility, cost and production, market structure, and the allocation of resources. Also examines aggregate economic behavior, including determination of national income, sources of inflation and unemployment, the banking system and money supply process, fiscal and monetary policy, economic growth, and international economic issues. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 . Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 221 - Statistics for Economics
Presents descriptive statistics and probability, emphasizing inferential statistics. Also looks into measures of central tendency, dispersion, skewness, probability distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis tests, correlation, and regression. Computer projects required. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and sophomore standing.
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ECO 233 - Micro and Macro Economics
BUS 233 Introduces micro and macro-economic theory and research as they apply to business. Examines the economic tools and concepts used to explain, evaluate, predict, and address key problems in international business. Prerequisite(s): INB 200 .
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ECO 239 - Women and Work
Deals with effects of increasing numbers of working women on households and employment policies, earnings differentials, company and government policies, comparison of women’s work issues with those of minorities, and valuation of household work. Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or consent. Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 242 - Economics, Media, and Propaganda
Examines how rhetoric in the media is shaping popular understanding of political-economic issues and public policy. Consider the following quote: “The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.” (Joan Robinson, 1955).
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ECO 250 - The Great Recession in China and the U.S.
Provides comparative analysis of the Great Recession in China and the U.S. Examines the causes and consequences of the economic and financial crisis and comments on various measures deployed by the Chinese and the U.S. governments to contain it.
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ECO 254 - The Latin American Economies
Stresses post-WWII economic issues of growth, inflation, unemployment, income and wealth distribution, and economic development, as well as connection between economic events and politics. Suitable for non-majors.
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ECO 256 - Limits to Growth
Studies the critical limits placed upon economic expansion by our planet’s energy, materials, and environmental resources – i.e., peak oil, climate change, and economic decline – and the implications for human life.
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ECO 263 - Pressing Issues in Chinese Reforms
Surveys critical issues that are emerging from and shaping China’s ongoing economic reforms. Emphasis is placed on the sources, processes, outcomes, and implications of public policy changes.
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ECO 277 - Economics and Cinema
Focuses on how movies employ cinematographic artistry to address economic issues. Students create and present movie proposals including a narrative synopsis, economic context, and an analysis of social-economic issues. Production of short pilot movies highly encouraged.
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ECO 285 - Introduction to Health Economics
Provides students with an understanding of the microeconomic approach to resource allocation specifically in relation to the health sector. Introduces students to the use of economic tools in the analysis of the ‘market’ for health care, in terms of efficiency and equity. Provides an analytical framework for assessment of the U.S. health care system, and health policy generally, from an economic perspective.
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ECO 303 - Intermediate Microeconomics
Continues with mainstream theories of consumer and firm behavior, using mathematical as well as graphical techniques. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 , ECO 203 , and MAT 110 .
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ECO 304 - Intermediate Macroeconomics
Uses mathematical and graphical techniques to analyze behavior and relationships among broad aggregates of economic activity. Topics include discussion of economic policy, policy alternatives, and alternative economic models of macro-economy. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 , ECO 203 .
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ECO 306 - Monetary Economics
Examines financial markets and institutions, monetary theory, and macroeconomic implications. Charts relationship between Federal Reserve and depository institutions, as well as effects of monetary and fiscal policies on economic performance. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 307 - International Economics
Focuses on theory and practice of international trade: comparative advantage, economies of scale, trade policy, international labor and capital movements, and economic integration. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 308 - European Emerging Markets
Analyzes economic developments within Central East Europe (CEE) from a historical perspective. Covers the communist period (1950-1989) and post-communist years (1990-present). Analyzes the CEEs transition and answers what best explains economic status today. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 310 - International Finance
Considers balance-of-payments adjustment mechanisms and impacts on domestic economies. Examines exchange rate regimes, international capital flows, and the objectives and effects of international monetary standards. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 311 - Economic Journalism
Examines current economic writing for general and specialized audiences. Applies economic knowledge to descriptive writing about contemporary issues and problems. Explores ideologies and their influence on economic topics selected by media and other writers. Required experiential component. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 , ECO 203 , and completion of “Q” requirement.
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ECO 312 - Alternative Economic Perspective
Considers and applies alternative economic perspectives to economic policy issues and problems. Compares the values, theories, methods, analysis, and policies of these different economic approaches. Prerequisite(s): ECO 303 and ECO 304 or concurrent.
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ECO 313 - Economic and Political Development in Eastern Europe
Analyzes economic and political development within Eastern Europe. Explores the Cold War legacy. Includes field study of Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Romania. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 , ECO 203 , and POL 130 or POL 100 .
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ECO 315 - Radical Political Economics
Outlines economic analysis of capitalism given by Karl Marx and other modern socialist theorists. Covers evolutionary rise of capitalism, alienation and other behavioral traits of people living in capitalist system, labor theory of value, concentration of capital, causes of capitalist economic crises, capitalist imperialism, and socialism as alternative economic system. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 321 - Labor Economics
Highlights trends in employment, problems of unemployment, relevance of markets for labor services, and issues of wages, hours, and working conditions. Also covers labor unions, labor disputes and methods of settlement, and theory and practice of collective bargaining. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 323 - Political Economy of Chinese Development
Examines contemporary Chinese economic development in historical and global contexts, with an emphasis on the role of class relations and state policies in shaping economic changes. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 & ECO 203 . ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 325 - Distribution of Income and Wealth
Studies distribution of income and wealth among families and individuals by race, sex, age, occupation, and class in U.S. and other countries. Offers alternative theories and views on how best to achieve desirable distribution with public policy tools. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 327 - Comparative Economic Systems
Examines similarities and differences among ideal types of economic systems: capitalist, centrally planned socialist, decentralized market socialist, and communist. Undertakes case studies of individual countries (Japan, Sweden, Russia, China, and Yugoslavia) to compare and contrast real vs. ideal. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 330 - Rationality and Economic Behavior
Explores various conceptions of rationality as related to economic behavior and the efficacy of market allocation. Engages student in class experiments analogous to formal economic experiments to deepen understanding of rationality concepts and resulting economic behaviors, both expected and anomalous. Prerequisite(s): Junior or senior standing and ECO 202 , ECO 203 , and ECO 221 .
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ECO 331 - Globalization and Gender
Investigates how globalization interrelates with gender norms and socioeconomic outcomes. Considers economic, political, and cultural processes of globalization while exploring topics such as the effects of globalization on labor markets, migration, inequality, and international finance from a gender-based perspective. Examines the social and economic impact of increasingly-mobile capital and culture on different groups of men, women, and households. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 332 - Industrial Organization
Probes problems in control of industry performance in mixed economy. Surveys microeconomic theory and economic research on industry structure, conduct and performance; and antitrust litigation. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 335 - Gender Issues in Latin American Economic Development
Examines gender and economic development in Latin America. Considers the role played by gender in globalization and development, poverty, inequality, land and labor markets and the economics of the household. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 340 - Classic Works in Economics
Focuses on works that helped shape modern economics. Draws upon such primary sources as Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations; David Ricardo’s Principles of Political Economy and Taxation; John Stuart Mill’s Principles of Political Economy; Karl Marx’s Das Kapital; Alfred Marshall’s Principles of Economics; and J. M. Keynes’s The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 or consent.
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ECO 347 - International Trade and Finance
Surveys theory and practice of international trade and finance. Topics include: comparative advantage, economies of scale and other explanations for trade, international factor movements, trade policy, exchange rate determination, international macroeconomic adjustment, and economic integration. Student essays and oral presentations based on current international events. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 350 - Mindful Economics
Economic Decision-Making and the Brain: Examines economic decision-making from both a behavioral economic perspective and a neuro-economic perspective, contrasting it with the approach used in standard economics. Prerequisite(s): Completion of three (3) ECO courses including ECO 203 .
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ECO 351 - Economic Development
Traces evolution in attitudes, institutions, and policies that accompany and define permanent economic change within countries. Assesses current economic conditions and future prospects in less-developed countries through theoretical models and actual data. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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ECO 355 - Environmental Economics
Approaches resource use and particularly pollution from economic standpoint. Examines economic impact of pollution and alternative proposals to deal with problems. Presents externalities, public goods, private and public property rights, and cost-benefit analysis. Prerequisite(s): ECO 202 and ECO 203 .
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