Using this Bulletin

Introduction

The Undergraduate Bulletin is Penn State's comprehensive source for undergraduate academic information and program requirements.

Use this section and navigation tools throughout the site to become familiar with general Bulletin information and discover new ways to explore academic opportunities across Pennsylvania and the world.

Students should follow the edition of the Bulletin that is active on their first day of class at the University. Past versions can be found on the Archive page.

New Features

Program Page Layout

  • Consistent layout of program information organized within the following tabs:
    • Overview
    • How to Get In
    • Program Requirements (University Degree, Bachelor of Arts Degree, General Education, and Major requirements)
    • Integrated Undergrad-Grad Program
    • Learning Outcomes
    • Academic Advising
    • Suggested Academic Plan
    • Career Paths
    • Contact

Begin and End Campus

At the top each program page, you will find a box that indicates where you can begin and end a program. Programs may have different begin and end campuses, so it is important to use this information to determine program availability at each campus.

How to Get In

This section describes requirements on how to enter your major. Common examples include, but are not limited to, minimum GPA and/or successful completion of a skills test, coursework, or preparation programs.

Suggested Academic Plan

The course series provided in the Suggested Academic Plan provides only one of many possible ways to move through the curriculum. To create a personalized academic plan, begin by taking the following steps:

  • Consult with a Penn State academic adviser on a regular basis to develop and refine your academic plan.
  • Use the Suggested Academic Plan in conjunction with your degree audit (accessible in LionPATH as either an Academic Requirements or What If report).
  • Familiarize yourself with information available in this Bulletin to learn about academic opportunities.
  • Explore resources available on your college and campus websites.

Please note that the University may make changes in policies, procedures, educational offerings, and requirements.

Changes Page

  • Real-time amendments to information in the Bulletin will be tracked on the Changes page.
  • Currently or previously enrolled students should consult the Bulletin Archive, their adviser, and degree audit reports for specific requirements.

Course Bubble

When a course link is clicked, a course bubble will appear with important course information including, but not limited to:

  • course title, description, and credits;
  • prerequisites;
  • course attributes and General Education learning objectives;
  • if the course is repeatable;
  • if the course is cross-listed;
  • if the course can be counted towards General Education requirements.

Nondiscrimination Statement

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Start Exploring

The Undergraduate Bulletin is Penn State's comprehensive source for undergraduate academic information and program requirements. Using the search features, explore options to design your own, unique academic path at one of the world's leading research institutions. Discover new opportunities as you pursue your academic passion. Search boxes are located on the Undergraduate Bulletin landing page and throughout the website.

Narrow your search by using the following fields:

Degree Type

Choose the degree type to begin your search. Information on the following degrees are included in the Undergraduate Bulletin:

Associate Degree

Two-year majors that, with few exceptions, provide concentrated instruction to prepare graduates for specialized occupational assignments.

Baccalaureate Degree

Baccalaureate programs of study consist of no less than 120 credits and typically take four years to complete.

Minor

An academic program of at least 18 credits that supplements a major. A minor program may consist of course work in a single area or from several disciplines.

Undergraduate Certificate

Undergraduate certificates can reflect emerging academic areas, necessary professional development requirements, or groups of courses that do not constitute a degree program.

Learn more in the Definitions and Abbreviations section.

Campus

Penn State has over 20 campuses across Pennsylvania. Visit the Campus page to see the full listing and a brief description of each campus.

Interest

Search broad topics to discover programs associated with your interests. From helping people, to science, or business, select an area to help narrow down your academic choices.

College

Academic colleges at Penn State grant degrees and are generally organized around a subject matter. All Penn State majors are divided among academic colleges, which are the units from which students receive their degrees. Visit the College page to see the full listing.

Academic Authority

The University Faculty Senate has responsibility for, and authority over, all academic information contained in the Undergraduate Bulletin.

Each step of the educational process, from admission through graduation, requires continual review and approval by University officials. The University, therefore, reserves the right to change the requirements and regulations contained in this Bulletin and to determine whether a student has satisfactorily met its requirements for admission or graduation, and to reject any applicant for any reason the University determines to be material to the applicant's qualifications to pursue higher education.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT ACADEMIC AUTHORITY

Understanding Course Description Information

The course description data that appears in the University Bulletins is directly imported from LionPATH, the student information system. At several times within an academic year, new or updated course description information is approved by the Faculty Senate and entered into LionPATH. This updated information subsequently appears in the University Bulletins on the date(s) it takes effect.

What course description data is currently showing in the University Bulletins?

There are three course effective dates within an academic year. These effective dates correspond to the first day of the summer, fall, and spring semesters. The University Bulletins shows course description data that is active as of the current semester. On the date a new semester begins, the course description information is updated on the same day to match that course data.

Course Description Update Calendar

May 12, 2025: University Bulletins begins showing course description information that is active for the Summer 2025 semester
August 18, 2025: University Bulletins begins showing course description information that is active for the Fall 2025 semester
December 22, 2025: University Bulletins begins showing course description information that is active for the Spring 2026 semester

Previous Versions of Course Description Information

If a course description is updated after the beginning of an academic year, the previous course description information for that course can be found on the Changes to the UG Bulletin page. Course description information from past years can be found in the appropriate archived Bulletin edition.

Definitions and Abbreviations

Described below are definitions referring to degrees, majors, options, minors, concurrent or sequential majors programs, and integrated undergraduate-graduate degree programs:

Associate Degree

Two-year majors that, with few exceptions, provide concentrated instruction to prepare graduates for specialized occupational assignments.

Baccalaureate Degree

Penn State offers more than 160 majors with four-year baccalaureate degrees. A baccalaureate program of study shall consist of no less than 120 credits. Students may elect to take courses beyond the minimum requirements of a degree program. Particular types of baccalaureate degrees identify educational programs having common objectives and requirements. Degree programs may provide academic, pre-professional, or professional experiences and preparation. Majors lead to a baccalaureate degree. Each student must select a major within a baccalaureate degree type. If options are offered within a major, a student selects one. The student may also elect to enroll in a minor to supplement the major. Alternatively, the student may seek to enroll in multiple majors within the same type of baccalaureate degree or to enroll in a simultaneous degree program.

Undergraduate majors offered at Penn State lead to one or more of the following baccalaureate degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Architectural Engineering (five-year program), Bachelor of Architecture (five-year program), Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bachelor of Humanities, Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (five-year program), Bachelor of Music, Bachelor of Musical Arts, and Bachelor of Philosophy.

Not all degrees are offered at every location. Baccalaureate degrees offered at Penn State include both those that are designed to provide an academic (including pre-professional) experience and those that are specifically designed to provide professional preparation.

To ensure excellence, all professionally oriented degree majors provide a strong academic base. The Bachelor of Arts degree (with a given major) is an academic degree; the Bachelor of Science degree (with a given major) and the bachelor's degree in any subject area (e.g., Bachelor of Architecture) are professional degrees. The Bachelor of Philosophy degree, described in the Intercollege Undergraduate Programs section of this Bulletin, is planned individually and may be designed to serve either academic or professional purposes.

Major

A major is a plan of study in a field of concentration within a type of baccalaureate degree. Colleges and other degree-granting units may have common requirements for all of their majors. Each major may have requirements identified in prescribed, additional, and supporting courses and related areas categories. Elective credits are not considered part of the major.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT MAJORS

Option

An option is a specialization within a major that should involve at least one-third of the course work credits required for the major, but need not be more than 18 credits. All options within a major must have in common at least one-fourth of the required course work credits in the major. A student can only be enrolled in an option within their own major.

Minor

A minor is defined as an academic program of at least 18 credits that supplements a major. A minor program may consist of course work in a single area or from several disciplines, with at least 6 but ordinarily not more than half of the credits at the 400-course level. Total requirements are to be specified and generally limited to 18 to 21 credits. Entrance to some minors may require the completion of a number of prerequisites, including courses, portfolios, auditions, or other forms of documentation that are not included in the total requirements for the minor. All courses for a minor require a grade of C or above.

Concurrent and Sequential Majors Programs

At the baccalaureate or associate degree level, students may be approved for admission to more than one major under the Concurrent Majors Program. A Concurrent Majors Program is one in which students take courses to concurrently meet the requirements of at least two majors, with graduation for all majors in the program occurring during the same semester. Concurrent majors must all be at the baccalaureate or associate degree level. Under the Sequential Majors Program, upon graduation from an associate or baccalaureate degree program, a student may apply for re-enrollment in another undergraduate degree program.

Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG) Degree Program

An Integrated Undergraduate-Graduate (IUG) degree program combines a Penn State baccalaureate degree with a master's degree as a continuous program of study. An IUG program allows qualifying students to:/p>

  • create a cohesive plan for baccalaureate and master's degree studies, with advising informed by requirements for both degree programs;
  • complete the combined degree program in less time than it would take to complete each program separately;
  • become familiar with the expectations of graduate studies in their programs;
  • access the resources of the Graduate School;
  • learn from current graduate students who share academic interests.

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Codes

Described below are common codes, abbreviations, acronyms, and other types of academic shorthand used at Penn State, along with a brief explanation of each.

Code Explanation
A Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., CAS 100A, CAS 100B, CAS 100C)
A & A Arts and Architecture (college abbreviation)
AA Arts and Architecture (college code)
AAPPM Academic Administrative Policies and Procedures Manual
AB Abington (campus code)
AB Abington (college code)
ACUE Administrative Council on Undergraduate Education
AG Agricultural Sciences (college code)
AL Altoona (campus code)
AL Altoona (college code)
AP Advanced Placement Program
APPL Course requires an application with the School of Music (course characteristic)
APPT By appointment (class meeting time)
AU Audit, attended regularly (grade reporting symbol)
AUDN Course requires an audition (course characteristic)
AUU Audit, did not attend regularly (grade reporting symbol)
B Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., CAS 100A, CAS 100B, CAS 100C)
BA Business, Smeal College of (college code)
BC Behrend (college code)
BK Berks (campus code)
BK Berks (college code)
BR Beaver (campus code)
BW Brandywine (campus code)
C Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., CAS 100A, CAS 100B, CAS 100C)
CA Capital (college code)
CALC Course requires a calculator (course characteristic)
CAMP College Assistance Migrant Program
CAT Online catalog, University Libraries
CC Commonwealth Campuses
CCP College Contact Person
CCRR College Contact and Referral Representative
CCSG Council of Commonwealth Student Governments
CE Continuing Education
CGPA Cumulative grade-point average
CIC Committee on Institutional Cooperation
CLEP College-Level Examination Program
CM Communications (college code)
CNCR Course is scheduled concurrently with another course (course characteristic)
CNTL Course is controlled (course characteristic)
COMM Communications (college abbreviation)
CORD Course is coordinated with other course(s) (course characteristic)
COST Course requires an additional fee (course characteristic)
D Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297D, HIST 297E)
DAA Dean/Director of Academic Affairs
DF Deferred grade (grade reporting symbol)
DN Dickinson School of Law (campus code)
DS DuBois (campus code)
DU Division of Undergraduate Studies (college code)
D U S Division of Undergraduate Studies (college abbreviation)
E Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297D, HIST 297E)
ECoS Eberly College of Science
ED Education (college code)
EM Earth and Mineral Sciences (college code)
EM SC Earth and Mineral Sciences (college abbreviation)
EN Engineering (college code)
ENGR Engineering (college abbreviation)
EOP Educational Opportunity Program
EPR Early Progress Report
EPS Educational Planning Survey
ER Behrend (campus code)
ESL English as a Second Language
EVEX Course has evening exams (course characteristic)
F Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297F, HIST 297G)
FE Fayette (campus code)
FINL Course has a final exam (course characteristic)
FL Failure under pass/fail option (grade reporting symbol)
FYS First-Year Seminar
G Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297F, HIST 297G)
GA Arts (General Education code)
GA Greater Allegheny (campus code)
GH Humanities (General Education code)
GHW Health and Wellness (General Education code)
GN Graduate non-degree (college code)
GN Natural Sciences (General Education code)
GPA Grade-point average
GQ Quantification (General Education code)
GR Graduate (level code)
GR ND Graduate non-degree (college code)
GS Social and Behavioral Sciences (General Education code)
GV Great Valley (campus code)
GV Great Valley (college code)
GWS Writing/Speaking (General Education code)
H Honors course or section (course suffix)
HB Harrisburg (campus code)
H H D Health and Human Development (college abbreviation)
HH Health and Human Development (college code)
HN Hazleton (campus code)
HY Hershey Medical Center (campus code)
I Incomplete (grade reporting symbol)
I Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297I, HIST 297K)
I COL Intercollege programs (college abbreviation)
IB International Baccalaureate Program
IC Intercollege programs (college code)
IL International Cultures (General Education code)
INCP Incomplete (grade reporting symbol)
INTG Course is integrated with other courses (course characteristic)
IS Information Sciences and Technology (college code)
IST Information Sciences and Technology (college abbreviation)
ITS Information Technology Services
IUG Integrated undergraduate/graduate degree programs
IVID Course uses interactive video (course characteristic)
J Individualized instruction (course suffix)
K Special topics (course suffix; indicates different versions of the same course, e.g., HIST 297I, HIST 297K)
L Lecture section (course suffix)
LA Liberal Arts (college code)
LEAP Learning Edge Academic Program
LIAB Course has liability attendance policy (course characteristic)
LV Lehigh Valley (campus code)
LW Law (level code)
M Writing Across the Curriculum and Honors (course suffix)
MA Mont Alto (campus code)
MAC Morgan Academic Center (for Student-Athletes)
MD Medical (level code)
MD Medicine (college code)
MED Medicine (college abbreviation)
MEP Multicultural Engineering Program
MRC Multicultural Resource Center
MS Military Science (ROTC) (college code)
NACADA National Academic Advising Association
NC Non-credit (level code)
NDEGR/C/H Nondegree Regular/Conditional/High School (Classification of Undergraduate Students)
NG No grade (grade reporting symbol)
NK New Kensington (campus code)
NR Nursing (college code)
NSO New Student Orientation
OCLC Course meets at an off-campus location (course characteristic)
ODS Office for Disability Services
OSA Office of Student Aid
OUR Office of the University Registrar
P Pass (noncredit course) (grade reporting symbol)
P Practicum (or laboratory) section (course suffix)
PC Penn College (Pennsylvania College of Technology; campus code)
PREQ Course has prerequisites (course characteristic)
PS Pass (pass/fail option) (grade reporting symbol)
PSU Pennsylvania State University
R Recitation section (course suffix)
R Research (grade reporting symbol)
RAP Recommended Academic Plan
RI Resident Instruction
ROTC Reserve Officers' Training Corps
S First-Year Seminar (course suffix)
SA Satisfactory achievement (grade reporting symbol)
SATL Course is offered at multiple locations via satellite uplink (course characteristic)
SC Science, Eberly College of (college code)
SCIEN Science, Eberly College of (college abbreviation)
SEGM Course is segmented (course characteristic)
SGPA Semester grade-point average
SH Shenango (campus code)
SI Supplemental Instruction
SITE Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
SL Schuylkill (campus code)
SLO Special Living Options
SOTP Student Orientation and Transition Programs
SRTE Student Ratings of Teacher Effectiveness
SSSP Student Support Services Program
T First-Year Seminar and Honors (course suffix)
TMDT Course has additional meeting times/dates (course characteristic)
U United States Cultures/International Cultures and Honors (course suffix)
UAO Undergraduate Admissions Office
UC University College (college code)
UE Undergraduate Education
UFO University Fellowships Office
UG Undergraduate (level code)
UG ND Undergraduate non-degree (college code)
UN Undergraduate nondegree (college code)
UN Unsatisfactory achievement (grade reporting symbol)
UP University Park (campus code)
UPUA University Park Undergraduate Association
US United States Cultures (General Education code)
W Official withdrawal (grade reporting symbol)
W Writing Across the Curriculum (course suffix)
WB Wilkes-Barre (campus code)
WC World Campus
WEB Web course; offered entirely through the Internet (course characteristic)
WEP Women in Engineering Program
WF Withdrew failing (grade reporting symbol)
WISE Women in the Sciences and Engineering
WN Withdrew no grade (grade reporting symbol)
WP Withdrew passing (grade reporting symbol)
WS Worthington Scranton (campus code)
X Writing Across the Curriculum and First-Year Seminar (course suffix)
XC State College Continuing Education (campus code)
XF Failure, academic dishonesty (course grade)
XS Foreign studies program (campus code)
Y Writing Across the Curriculum course and United States Cultures/International Cultures (course suffix)
YK York (campus code)

Common abbreviations for course attributes and suffixes can be found in the University Course Descriptions section.

Changes to the Undergraduate Bulletin

Changes to the Undergraduate Bulletin will be tracked in real-time and listed below. At the end of every semester, these updates are incorporated into the Bulletin.

Courses Added: Effective Summer 2025

  • A-I 305: Algorithmic Foundations for Artificial Intelligence
  • A-I 410: AI Systems and Tools
  • AA 290G: Creating and Learning with AI in the Arts
  • AFR 233: Connecting Social Movements: U.S. Civil Rights and African Liberation
  • AIE 355: Optimization for Machine Learning
  • ART 116N: Art of Mathematics
  • ART 434: Found and Fabricated: Found Objects in Sculpture
  • BBH 477: Sleep and Biobehavioral Health
  • BIOL 496H: Independent Studies - Honors
  • BMB 494: Research Project
  • CAMS 415: The Roman Empire and Its Frontiers
  • CI 240: Language, Culture & Community: Study abroad in Mexico
  • CI 340N: Languages & Cultures in Mexico: Community-based Learning
  • CMPSC 150N: Computing and Society
  • CMPSC 315: Computer Systems I
  • CMPSC 316: Computer Systems II
  • CMPSC 320: Software Engineering Principles
  • CMPSC 478: Advanced Algorithms
  • DA 494: Research Projects
  • EE 415: Computing with Commercial Quantum Computers
  • EE 443: Introduction to Heterogeneous Integration & Packaging of Electronic Systems
  • EME 200: Subsurface Energy Engineering
  • EME 428: Negative Emissions Technologies
  • ENGL 188: Young Adult Literature (YA)
  • ENGR 293: Clark Scholars Engineering Equity Seminar
  • ENGR 385: Advanced Technical Communication and Professional Development
  • ENGR 393: Clark Leadership & Innovation Seminar
  • FIN 401: Finance and Technology
  • FIN 465: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Finance
  • GER 131: Gender and Sexuality in Weimar Berlin, 1918 - 1933
  • GER 459: Forbidden Forests: Ecology and Storytelling
  • HHD 101: Peer-Assistant Workshop
  • HHUM 111N: Exploration of Allied Health Professions
  • HIST 149: History of the CIA
  • HPA 471: Data Visualization for Health Services Organizations
  • HPA 472: Advanced Data Analysis in Health Administration
  • IST 499: Foreign Studies
  • JAPNS 10: Easy Japanese through Anime
  • JAPNS 11: Step-by-Step Japanese 1
  • JAPNS 12: Step-by-Step Japanese 2
  • JAPNS 21: Step-by-Step Japanese 3
  • JAPNS 22: Step-by-Step Japanese 4
  • LLED 260: A Critically Conscious Approach to Non-Fiction Literature for Children & Adolescents
  • MIS 437: Programming Skills for Business
  • MUSIC 439: Sound Design For Game Audio
  • PNG 460: Subsurface Storage Engineering
  • RPTM 315: Snowsports Education II
  • RPTM 351: Snowsports Education III
  • THEA 371: The Lighting Design Process
  • VBSC 300: Veterinary Medical Terminology and Diagnostics
  • VBSC 340N: Introduction to One Health
  • VBSC 341: Wicked Problems in One Health

Courses Added: Effective Fall 2025

Courses Added: Effective Spring 2026

Courses Dropped: Effective Fall 2025

  • AERSP 440: Introduction to Software Engineering for Aerospace Engineers
  • AFAM 280: Historical Ethnography of Freedom
  • AFAM 445Y: Politics of Affirmative Action
  • AMST 402: Antebellum and Civil War Era, 1815-1876
  • AMST 404: Industrial America
  • AMST 435: Americans at Work
  • AMST 481: Historic Preservation
  • ART 343: New Media Printmaking
  • ART 390: Introduction to Photochemical Photography
  • ART 490: View Camera Photography
  • ARTH 313: Northern Renaissance Art
  • ARTH 445: Oceanic Art
  • BBH 417: Advanced Applications in Health Promotion
  • CAS 126: Developmental Listening
  • CAS 406: Honors Course in Communication Arts and Sciences
  • CE 271: Water and Wastewater Transport Systems
  • CE 454: Safety
  • CNED 423: Student Assistance Programs
  • CNED 430: Couples and Family Counseling
  • CNED 431: Counseling and Teaching Youth at Risk
  • CNED 432: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling
  • CRIMJ 200: Introduction to Security and Loss Control
  • CRIMJ 310: Forensic Science I
  • CRIMJ 460: History and Function of Criminal Justice Components
  • CRIMJ 471: Legal Rights, Duties, Liabilities of Criminal Justice Personnel
  • CSD 433H: Aural Rehabilitation
  • DANCE 251: Beginning Tap I
  • DANCE 262: Beginning Modern Dance II
  • DANCE 422: Advanced Hip Hop Dance
  • DANCE 461: Advanced Modern Dance I
  • EBF 410: Petroleum and Natural Gas Operations
  • EBF 411: Petroleum and Natural Gas Geology for Land Professionals
  • EBF 472: Quantitative Analysis in Earth Sciences
  • EDUC 322: Adolescent Literature and Developmental Reading
  • EE 487: Electric Machinery and Drives
  • EET 478: Digital Communication Systems
  • EMET 432: Electromechanical Devices for Biomedical Instrumentation
  • ENGL 112: Pennsylvania Literature
  • ENGL 409: Composition Theory and Practice for Teachers
  • ENGL 438: American Drama
  • ENGL 88: Australian/New Zealand Cultural Perspectives
  • ENGR 493: Individual Leadership Experience
  • ENT 450: Medical Entomology
  • ESC 122: Weird, Wild, and Wonderful Materials and Devices--First-Year Seminar
  • FINSV 420: Estate Planning for the Financial Services Professional
  • FR 301: Advanced Grammar And Conversation
  • FR 453Y: La Belle Epoque: Politics, Society, and Culture in France, 1880-1914
  • FR 83: First-Year Seminar in French
  • GD 310: Studio Apprenticeship
  • GEOG 123: Geography of Developing World
  • GEOG 436: Ecology, Economy, and Society
  • GEOG 439: Property and the Global Environment
  • GEOG 468: Geographic Information Systems Design and Evaluation
  • GEOSC 2: Historical Geology
  • GEOSC 412: Water Resources Geochemistry
  • GEOSC 488H: An Introduction to Seismology
  • HIED 490: Exploration of Careers in Higher Education
  • HIST 130H: Introduction to the Civil War Era, 1848-1877 Honors
  • HIST 153Y: The Indian in North America
  • HIST 452: History of U.S. Foreign Relations
  • HLHED 443: Alcohol and Drug Education
  • HUM 410: Religion and Culture
  • HUM 430: Philosophy and Literature
  • JAPNS 121Q: Japanese Film and New Media
  • JST 131: Jewish Literature: An International Perspective
  • LARCH 222: Design Theory Seminar
  • LARCH 321: Design Theory Seminar
  • LST 301: Information Research Methods and Systems
  • MATH 231H: Honors Calculus of Several Variables
  • MATH 30: Problem Solving
  • MATSE 201H: Introduction to Materials Science
  • ME 441W: Thermal Systems Design Project
  • ME 462: Lubrication in Machine Design
  • MUSIC 115: Beginning Voice Class
  • MUSIC 336: Orchestration
  • NUCE 470: Power Plant Simulation
  • NURS 115: Medications and the Elderly Client
  • NURS 442: Introduction to Perioperative Nursing
  • NURS 472: Relational Aggression in the Healthcare Setting
  • PHIL 125W: Theories of Knowledge
  • PHOTO 402H: Photographic Narratives
  • PHYS 419H: Theoretical Mechanics
  • PT 202: Pediatric PT
  • PT 204: Seminar in Physical Therapy
  • QMM 492: Introduction to Engineering Design Principles
  • RLST 125W: Modern Christianity
  • RUS 110: Russian Folklore
  • SC 101: Job Placement Skills and Strategies
  • SC 306: BS MBA Undergraduate Seminar
  • SPAN 210: Readings in Iberian Civilization
  • SPAN 410H: Advanced Oral Expression and Communication
  • SPAN 418H: The Evolution of Spanish
  • STS 433: Ethics in Science and Engineering
  • THEA 152: Theatrical Design Foundations for the BFA
  • THEA 480B: Technical Production IV

Course Changes: Effective Summer 2025

ANTH 380: Anthropology Museum Studies (3 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2025:

Introduction to the history, significance, and operation of anthropology museums. ANTH 380 Museum Studies (3) This course introduces students to the operation of anthropology museums and to the growing field of museum studies. The course explores the historical setting within which these institutions evolved and the role of museums in the development of anthropology. Students will learn about the primary functions of museums through individual and group projects. Other topics to be covered include museum organization and administration, collection management, curation and conservation, research and education, public relations and financing, and ethical and legal issues. Students will get hands-on experience with the planning and implementation of a display in the Matson Museum of Anthropology. In addition, students will learn about museum careers, museum developments in other countries, and contemporary controversies, such as repatriation and the shifting role of museums in contemporary society. The course will provide the student with an introduction not only to the behind-the-scenes nuts-and-bolts of daily museum operations but also to the institutional role of museums as the preservers, interpreters, and communicators of humanity's cultural heritage. Students are evaluated based on two papers, work on Matson Museum exhibits, and participation in class discussions. This course fulfills a 3-credit requirement for additional courses for the anthropology major. This course expands on the history of anthropology and professional employment in the field that is presented in introductory courses.

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Number to 480
  • Added Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description

BMB 445W: Laboratory in Molecular Genetics I (2 Credits) [W]

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2025:

Laboratory in molecular techniques in gene analysis and microbial genetics, emphasizing in vitro methodologies. BMB 445W Laboratory in Molecular Genetics I (2) The objectives of BMB 445W are to provide advanced Biochemistry and Microbiology students with instruction in (1) techniques commonly used in modern research and clinical laboratories in this field, (2) evaluation of the quality of experimental data, including appropriate analysis, and (3) presentation of results of laboratory work in written form. Experiments are focused on key techniques and procedures such as DNA isolation, polymerase chain reaction, Southern hybridization analysis, cloning, and DNA sequencing. Students are evaluated via written lab reports and written examinations that assess the understanding of principles and methodology. BMB 445W is an extension of the nucleic acid section of BMB 442, which is a prerequisite for BMB 445W.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 442 and (MICRB 201 or MICRB 201H)

Recommended Preparations (MICRB 202 or MICRB 203 ) and BMB 400

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

BMB 448: Model Systems and Approaches in Cell Biology Inquiry (2 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2025:

Advanced laboratory that uses inquiry-based approaches to analyze organelles, genetic mechanisms, and metabolic processes in eukaryotic organisms.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: (BMB 251 or MICRB 251 or BIOL 230W or BMB 251H or BIOL 230M) and (MICRB 202 or MICRB 203)
Recommended Preparations: BMB 442

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Credits

BMB 491: Undergraduate Research in Cellular Dynamics II: Communicating Scientific Findings (3 Credits) [GWS]

Old Listing Effective Through Spring 2025:

BMB 491 is designed to be a continuation of BMB 490. Through BMB 490/491, students will complete a fast-tracked start-to-finish research project and in doing so will learn to perform, explain, apply, and interpret good science. In BMB 491, students focus on effectively communicating scientific findings and preparing their data for publication. Students will use a variety of media to communicate science across different audiences. They will prepare written, oral, and visual presentations while learning to adapt content and style for different contexts. Students will complete major projects in stages, guided by weekly exercises and lectures on content, structure, and formatting for different types of scientific writing. Students will also learn how to assemble figures and visual aids to communicate their approaches and findings. Readings and figures from the scientific literature will provide opportunities to evaluate methods of visual and written communication, while continuing to promote a deeper understanding of cell structure and function. Building expertise across BMB490/491 in an area of cell and molecular biology allows students to critically evaluate the content and style of published articles, and to build conclusions about their own research results. Students will also engage in extensive peer review and will be expected to incorporate feedback into improving their writing and presentation skills. Throughout this course, students will gain an appreciation for the importance of effective communication in science, and will build the skills necessary to logically, accurately, ethically, and persuasively communicate. These skills will be extremely valuable in research-related careers, but also apply to any position where students act as consumers, producers, advocates, or interpreters of science.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 490

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Removed General Education Writing/Speaking Attribute (GWS)

BME 440: Biomedical Engineering Professional Seminar (1 Credit)

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Seminar giving students exposure to professionals who apply engineering and related fields to biology and medicine. BME 440 Biomedical Engineering Professional Seminar (1) A senior seminar introducing students to professionals in the field of biomedical engineering and disciplines that are critical to the field (e.g. ethics, regulatory affairs, entrepreneurship). This course is designed to prepare students for the subsequent capstone design course and allow them to consider areas where innovation and design in biomedical engineering are needed. Discussion with presenters will allow students to explore the promises and limitations of the clinical applications of biomedical engineering and to explore possible career paths. Guest speakers may include representatives and alumni from the medical device industry, biomedical entrepreneurs, medical clinicians, professionals from relevant regulatory agencies, and professionals in bioethics.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: Seventh semester standing in BME_BS

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  • Changed Prerequisite

CAS 340: Communication and Civility (3 Credits)

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Communication behaviors contributing to civil and uncivil discourse; their implications in business, public life, across cultures and in interpersonal relationships.

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Number to 240N
  • Added Recommended Preparation
  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences Attribute
  • Added General Education Inter-Domain, Humanities (GH), and Social & Behavioral Sciences (GS) Attributes

COMM 419: World Media Systems (3 Credits) [BA] [US] [IL]

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Comparative study of modern mass systems and the evolution and structure of specific countries' systems. COMM 419 World Media Systems (3) (US;IL)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course is a comparative study of modern mass media systems with focus on the ways in which two or more countries' media have evolved and are structured by the political, economic, social, and cultural environments within which they exist. Students will be exposed to the theories and practices of media systems - as explained in such normative expositions as the four theories of the press and other contemporary iterations. One objective of the course is for students to gain a better appreciation of the structure and location of the media system in the United States vis-à-vis greater awareness of media systems in other political contexts where media cultures may vary from the U.S. matrix. Across the board of sampled countries'; media systems, students will be exposed to the ways in which each country's media have developed, are shaped, and are continually shaped by factors that include history, political cultures, evolving legal regimes, media regulations, finances, media economics, new technologies, institutional arrangements, citizens' access to information, or lack thereof.Another objective of this course is to equip students with a toolbox and framework with which they can replicate comparative media systems analyses in other countries and regions of interest as they contemplate study abroad and/or long-term career (employment, graduate studies) engagements. To achieve foregoing objectives students will be exposed to readings in theories of media systems and to academic articles using comparative methodologies to examine structural evolution of media in tandem with countries transformations over time. Students will analyze historical or contemporary media systems' developments through careful comparisons and applying critical thinking skills. In the process, students develop analytical skills useful in contending with academic and professional environments.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 410

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  • Changed Course Description

COMM 491: International Telecommunications (3 Credits)

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Impact of globalization, regulation, and new technologies on telecommunications in different countries and regions. COMM 491 International Telecommunications (3) This course will provide a forum for students to investigate and debate ongoing or anticipated conflicts in international telecommunications. Students will learn how international bodies such as the ITU, WTO, WIPO, and United Nations influence telecommunications. The course also will examine how various nations have organized and reorganized the telecommunications sector. In this portion, we will consider such developments as privatization, liberation, deregulation and globalization. Students will explore how technology, culture, and law interact within a nation or region to shape the development and structure of its telecommunications industries. Students will study how media and communications firms and regulators in a given nation respond to technological change and how a nation's specific geographic, cultural, and political environment shapes its response. Students will also examine how the nation's regulatory scheme and the structure of its telecommunications industries impact freedom of expression, political discourse, and commerce.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 180

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ENGL 209: Journal or Magazine Practicum (1-6 Credits: Maximum of 8 Credits) [BA]

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A practicum in the editing and publishing of a magazine or journal.

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GD 405: Minor Advanced Studio (3 Credits)

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This class introduces the concepts, technologies, and languages used to design and build publications, objects, and complex collaborative digital communications. GD405 provides Graphic Design Minors with an advanced-level design studio, appropriate in rigor, and in keeping with the expectations of the Minor in Graphic Design degree. This will prepare the successful student for the self-guided thesis environment of the Minor in Graphic Design Capstone Course (GD406). Within this advanced studio course, students will continue to develop core professional competencies in their quest for mastery of industry tools and techniques for actual and virtual domains. It will apply the student's existing knowledge of design methodology to the completion of project-based studio coursework. Through research, ideation, and the creation of final designs, students will be given continued experiences in printed mediums, be introduced to the design of physical artifacts, and exposed to the complexities of digital visual communication in emerging mediums. These may include complex long-format publications, commercial product packaging, websites, and digital interfaces. Students will develop an understanding of the graphic designer as a professional communicator, and develop the work habits and attitudes found within this design profession.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: GD 200 and GD 201

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  • Changed Prerequisites

JAPNS 210: Extensive Reading in Japanese (1.5 Credits: Maximum of 12 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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This course consists of reading Japanese books without translation or grammar instruction in and outside of class. Students will choose books from a selection provided by the instructor, beginning at a lower level and moving gradually to higher levels under the instructor's supervision. Books may include an audio component. The instructor will select appropriate reading materials and organize them by levels, then constantly monitor students' reading behavior, occasionally giving suggestions and regularly consulting with students. The idea of this class is to learn incidentally, by encountering new words and grammatical patterns that can be understood based on context, and by reinforcing existing knowledge through increased familiarity. The emphasis is on learning the way of reading that allows you to enjoy the content of authentic but carefully selected reading materials. The course will help students develop a habit of reading at a designated time and place. Using language skills acquired in the classroom as a real communication tool will encourage use of Japanese beyond the classroom.

PreRequisite: JAPNS002

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MUSIC 325: Music Entrepreneurship (3 Credits)

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This course teaches students how to use entrepreneurship as a tool in service to their career goal of becoming a music professional. For students who create their own music in some capacity (composing, arranging, performing) or non-creators who desire to support the production and consumption of music in some way, this course provides a solid understanding of entrepreneurial theory and shows how to apply it to the specific goals and interests of each student. This course takes an in-depth look at how the music industry works and helps you, the student, to create a career in music.

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Number to 423
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Arts Attribute

PHIL 124: Philosophy of Religion (3 Credits) [BA] [GH]

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This course surveys perennial philosophical questions connected with religion: What is God, deity, or divinity? What is the nature and significance of religious experience? Is it rational to hold religious beliefs? How persuasive are arguments about the existence of God? How compatible is religion with modern science? What are the meanings of miracles, immortality, and creation? In what ways might morality depend on religion? What role ought religion to play in society and the public sphere? What lesson should we draw from profound religious experiences? Ought religious tolerance to be limited at all? Through the reading and discussion of relevant historical and contemporary texts, students will be encouraged to reflect on such questions from a variety of perspectives.

PreRequisite: third-semester standing

Cross-listed Courses: RLST 129

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Removed Prerequisites

PHIL 134: Food, Values, and Health (3 Credits) [BA] [GH]

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This course studies the ethical and social issues connected to food, personal and cultural eating habits, body image and ideas of health, and agricultural practices and industrialized food production. We will discuss the following sorts of questions: In what ways are cooking and eating central to our human identity? What do judgments about being anorexic, overweight, or eating unhealthily mean and do? How strong are the arguments for vegetarianism, veganism, or raw-food-ism? Ought we to eat as our Paleolithic ancestors did? If the future holds engineered meat, GMO fruit, and Soylent shakes, what are we to think? Should food-companies be allowed to advertise to children? Is alcohol more like food, like medicine, or like drugs? Students will pursue answers to such food-ethical questions by learning relevant moral and social theory, discussing past and contemporary approaches to these issues, and analyzing case studies. We will pay particular attention to food as a symbol with psychological, social, and spiritual meanings and effects.

Cross-listed Courses: FDSC 134

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  • Removed FDSC 134 as Cross-listed Course

SC 306W: BS MBA Undergraduate Seminar (2 Credits) [WAC]

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This course is designed for students enrolled in the Science BS/MBA IUG degree program. It will provide an opportunity for students to become familiar with key MBA common terms and concepts that will be useful for their required co-ops, internships, and their transition into work in the Smeal MBA part of the degree program. During the course, instructors will introduce or reinforce learning about hard skills of supply chain management, finance, business planning and marketing, and soft skills associated with leadership, organizational dynamics and modern management. The course will improve student ability to formulate and present strategies and communicate effectively as a leader and team member. The course will expand the number of occasions for the BS/MBA class cohort to experience inter-class interaction and it will provide mutual support opportunities. In order to facilitate these inter-class interactions, it is designed to be repeatable so students in later years of the program can work with the students just beginning the program. The course will augment the integrative learning that was established in first year seminars and extracurricular BS/MBA enrichment programs. The course is designed to facilitate continued student development as self-directed learners. The course will advance student perspectives of professional and career development.

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SPAN 305: Spanish for Social Services (3 Credits)

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Provides practical language applications for students going to social work, psychology, and the legal and medical professions. SPAN 305 Spanish for Social Services (3) SPAN 305 Spanish for Social Services (3) provides practical language applications for students going into social work, psychology, and the legal and medicalprofessions.At the same time, there is an emphasis on the wide range of historic, linguistic and cultural influences that make up the Hispanic community in the US today.

Prerequisite SPAN 215 or 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added United States Cultures (US) Attribute

SPAN 314: Spanish Sounds (3 Credits)

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Spanish phonetics and phonemics; systematic means of correcting pronunciation defects; other audio-lingual applications.

Prerequisite SPAN 215

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences Attribute

SPAN 316: Building Words and Sentences in Spanish (3 Credits)

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SPAN 316 Building words and sentences inSpanish.Analysis of Spanish work structure and its relationship to syntacticstructures.Building Words and Sentences in Spanish (3) "Building words and sentences in Spanish" is an introduction to the study of Spanish morphology and syntax. In linguistics, morphology is the study of the morphemes (e.g. affixes, words, roots) of language and how they combine together to form words. Syntax is the study of how words combine together to form phrases and sentences. Because this course is for Spanish majors and minors, the focus in this course is on the structure of words, phrases, and sentences in Spanish, how Spanish compares to other languages, and how morphology and syntax vary across Spanish dialects. Special focus will be made on explaining the kinds of errors typical of English-speaking learners of Spanish as a second language, and a primary goal of the course is for students to improve their proficiency in using Spanish morphosyntax. The course is taught in Spanish.

Prerequisite SPAN 215

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences Attribute

SPAN 355: Topics in the Cultures of Latin America (3 Credits) [BA]

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This course offers a comparative study of the literatures, artistic manifestations, intellectual traditions, and cultural productions of the Latin American region. This course offers a comparative study of the literatures, artistic manifestations, intellectual traditions, and cultural productions of the Latin Americanregion.Throughout the course, we will reflect on the (im)possibility of characterizing a vast region by taking into account ongoing factors its broader history and culture, as well as national and local particularities. Topics will vary by semester and may include: literary and artistic periods and movements, (post)coloniality and decoloniality, the politics of race, gender, and sexuality, urban and rural sociopolitical movements, (self-)representations in old and new media, discourses of the political (populisms, revolutions, dictatorships, and neoliberalism), and migration studies. Students will engage with literary texts, historic documents, art, music, and other materials in order to understand different kinds of writing and forms of representation. While most materials will be in Spanish, the course may also include works in translation from Brazil, as well as the English- and/or French-speaking Caribbean.

PreRequisite: SPAN 200 and SPAN 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures Attribute
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 356: Topics in the Cultures of the Americas (3 Credits) [BA]

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This course offers a comparative study of the literatures and cultures of the Americas, bringing Latin America into dialogue with the United States (and in some instancesCanada).This course offers a comparative study of the literatures and cultures of the Americas, bringing Latin America into dialogue with the United States (and, in some instances, Canada). Throughout the course, we will explore the (dis) continuities that both connect and divide the hemisphere, and we will trace the movement of people, artistic practices, and ideas across borders while paying attention to the distinctive aspects of national and local cultures. Topics will vary by semester and may include: empire and colonialism, the literary and cultural legacies of slavery, the figure of the "native," crime literature or science fiction in the Americas, theater of the Americas, literatures and cultures of the Spanish-American War, media and the U.S./Mexico border, and cultures of the Caribbean diaspora. Although the course may cover English-language materials, or works in translation from Brazil and/or the French-speaking Caribbean, most of the texts/recordings/films will be in Spanish, as will all assignments written by students.

PreRequisite: SPAN 200 and SPAN 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures Attribute
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 420: Spanish for Business and International Trade (3 Credits) [BA]

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Spanish 420, Spanish for Business and International Trade, is an introduction to business administration (organizational structure, human resources, marketing, accounting, cross-cultural etiquette, business ethics, etc.) within the context of the Spanish language and Hispanic cultures against the backdrop of the global economy. Participants will broaden and deepen their ability to apply their Spanish skills in a professional setting by reading and evaluating current business articles, discussing and analyzing business issues in various Hispanic countries, examining the intersection of business and culture in the Spanish-speaking world, viewing short videos, preparing a resume in Spanish, and participating in other written and oral activities. To complement the core content, various assignments also allow students to focus on their individual majors.

PREREQUISITES: SPAN 100A OR SPAN 200 AND SPAN 215 OR SPAN 253

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 472: The Contemporary Spanish American Novel (3 Credits) [BA]

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The regionalist and the social context in which such works have been produced in the 20th and 21st centuries. novel since 1910, together with the social background.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 476: Masterpieces of Spanish American Literature (3 Credits) [BA]

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Reading, analysis, and discussion of selected major works representative of Spanish American prose and poetry.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 479: U.S. Latina/o Culture en Espanol (3 Credits) [US] [GH]

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This course is conducted in Spanish and will analyze some of the central themes that shape the diverse Latina/o experiences in the United States. Some of the main topics that the course will address include: the politics of labeling; definitions of displacements; the politics of language; imaginary homelands and geographic spaces; and conceptualizations of race, gender, and sexuality. These themes will be seen through the lens of Latina/o literature and film. The main objective of this course is to help students think critically about the conceptual, theoretical, historical, and social issues that inform the Latina/o experience in the United States.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

Cross-listed Courses: LTNST 479

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit) Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All) Attribute
  • Added Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attribute

SPAN 490: Masterpieces of Spanish Prose (3 Credits) [BA]

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Reading, analysis, and discussion of selected masterpieces of Spanish novels, short stories, etc.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

Changes Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPAN 491: Masterpieces of Spanish Drama and Poetry (3 Credits) [BA]

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Reading, analysis, and discussion of selected masterpieces of Spanish drama and poetry.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SPLED 498: Special Topics (1-9 Credits: Maximum of 9 Credits)

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Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.

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  • Changed Course Description

Course Changes: Effective Fall 2025

BRASS 130: Trumpet: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trumpet one hour per week. For B.Mus. trumpet performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
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BRASS 131: French Horn: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in French horn one hour per week. For B.Mus. French horn performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 132: Trombone: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trombone one hour per week. For B.Mus. trombone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 133: Euphonium: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in euphonium/baritone one hour per week. For B.Mus. euphonium/baritone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 134: Tuba: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in tuba one hour per week. For B.Mus. tuba majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 180: Trumpet: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trumpet one hour per week. For B.Mus. trumpet performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
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BRASS 181: French Horn: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in French horn one hour per week. For B.Mus. French horn performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 182: Trombone: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trombone one hour per week. For B.Mus. trombone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
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BRASS 183: Euphonium: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in euphonium/baritone one hour per week. For B.Mus. euphonium/baritone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 184: Tuba: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in tuba one hour per week. For B.Mus. tuba majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 230: Trumpet: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trumpet one hour per week. For B.Mus. trumpet performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 231: French Horn: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in French horn one hour per week. For B.Mus. French horn performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 232: Trombone: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trombone one hour per week. For B.Mus. trombone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 233: Euphonium: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in euphonium/baritone one hour per week. For B.Mus. euphonium/baritone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 234: Tuba: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in tuba one hour per week. For B.Mus. tuba majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 280: Trumpet: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trumpet one hour per week. For B.Mus. trumpet performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 281: French Horn: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in French Horn one hour per week. For B.Mus. French Horn performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 282: Trombone: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in trombone one hour per week. For B.Mus. trombone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 283: Euphonium: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in euphonium/baritone one hour per week. For B.Mus euphonium/baritone majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

BRASS 284: Tuba: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in tuba one hour per week. For B.Mus. tuba majors.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Changed Credits

DS 200: Introduction to Data Sciences (4 Credits)

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The course introduces students to data sciences, an emerging discipline focused on the knowledge and skills needed to harness the power of data to advance science and engineering, address complex national and global challenges, inform public policy, and improve human lives. It demonstrates how the discipline of data science integrates knowledge and skills in computer sciences, statistics, and informatics (with exposure to application domains such as life science, health science, cyber security, astronomy, etc). Through a combination of lectures, hands-on labs, and case studies, students are introduced to the "big picture" of data sciences including elements of understanding data through exploratory data analysis, testing hypotheses against data, building predictive models, all using real-world examples. The course also introduces students to opportunities to specialize in Applied Data Sciences (with an emphasis on data sciences applications in the real world), Computational Data Sciences (with an emphasis on well-engineered data analytics systems), and Statistical Data Sciences (with an emphasis on advanced statistical theory and methods).

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Added Prerequisites
  • Changed Course Description
  • Added General Education Quantification (GQ) Attribute

DS 402: Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences (3 Credits: Maximum of 9 Credits)

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This course exposes and trains students in the analysis of emerging trends in data sciences.
DS 402 Emerging Trends in the Data Sciences (3) Data sciences is a rapidly evolving field affected by innovations in a variety of technical domains, including data generation, capture, storage, and processing. Staying abreast of new developments can be a daunting task but is critical for success. This course provides an in-depth analysis of a particular innovation, but starts with developing generally applicable skills for analyzing new technologies. In particular, the analytic framework considers the innovation's technical aspects and potential for widespread adoption, but also its social, organizational and policy implications. As a course focused on a new data sciences technology or analytic innovation, it is repeatable. As such, the course enables students to be exposed to the cutting edge of data sciences, supporting a forward looking view of the field for students across the university.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: DS 220

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  • Changed Credits

DS 441: Information Retrieval and Organization (3 Credits)

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The practices and foundations of access to textual and nontextual information using the principles of information retrieval and web search. Introductory course for for undergraduate students in the last year of their academic program and graduate students covering the practices, issues, and theoretical foundations of organizing and analyzing information and information content for the purpose of providing access to textual and nontextual information resources. Introduces students to the principles of information storage and retrieval systems and databases. IST 441 Information Retrieval and Organization (3) This is an introductory course for Information Sciences and Technology senior and graduate students covering the practices, issues, and theoretical foundations of organizing and analyzing information and information content for the purpose of providing access to textual and non-textual information resources. This course will introduce students to the principles of information storage and retrieval systems and databases. Students will learn how effective information search and retrieval is interrelated with the organization and description of information to be retrieved. Students will also learn to use a set of tools, such as search engines, and procedures for organizing information. They will become familiar with the techniques involved in conducting effective searches of information resources.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in MATH 141 and DS 220 and (IST 230 or CMPSC 360 or MATH 311W)

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EDTHP 395: Field Experience in Education and Public Policy (3 Credits)

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This course structures a summer field experience, research project, and service in an off-site educational policy organization. EDTHP 395 Field Experience in Education and Public Policy (3)This course structures a summer semester field placement for EPP majors in a non-profit, governmental, or civic organization with an educational policy component. Students gain hands-on, real-world experience implementing their Field Experience Plan (created in EDTHP 394) while serving internships in regional and national settings. Student-directed Field Placement Plans include identification of a policy issue relevant to the placement, implementation, evaluation, and analysis and can apply to broad topics such as diversity, multiculturalism, social justice, and educational equity in rural, suburban, and urban settings. Communication, assignment submission, and instructor assessment will take place on the ANGEL Course Management System.

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ETI 461: Database Management and Administration (3 Credits)

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A study of advanced topics in database management systems that are fundamental to effective administration of modern enterprise information systems. The objective of the course is to enable a student to comprehend a range of issues in modern database management and administration. The students will learn advanced SQL, database system development lifecycle topic that include: database planning, requirements and design, database selection and application design, prototyping, implementation, testing operational and maintenance; database performance tuning concepts, monitoring the system for improved performance, and DBMS performance tuning; database transaction management covering transactions and the ACID properties, concurrency control techniques, and database recovery management; query processing and optimization techniques via query decomposition and optimization options; introduction to distributed processing and distributed database concepts, components and characteristics of DDBMS, and distributed database design; web connectivity technologies and XML; introduction to Business intelligence and data warehouses; introduction to Big data, NOSQL and cloud databases; and database security and database administration.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 242

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  • Changed Prerequisites

GD 301: Experience Design Process + Methods (4-4 Credits: Maximum of 4 Credits)

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GD 301, Experience design process and methods, is an advanced graphic design studio class that provides graphic design students with an in-depth study of the intricate relationship between the professional graphic designer and digital technology. Students will advance their knowledge of design software applications and will be introduced to programming languages that will assist them throughout the design process. From research and ideation to the creation of comprehensive studies and final designs, students will be given the tools that are critical to the completion of a variety of graphic design projects.

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GD 315: Humanizing Data (4 Credits)

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Humanizing data is an advanced-level studio course for majors and minors in graphic design, analyzing and visualizing data though aesthetic and humanistic approaches.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: GD 115N

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GEOG 361: Cartography--Maps and Map Construction (3 Credits) [BA]

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The art and science of creating small-scale maps as a medium for communication and research. GEOG 361GEOG 361 Cartography - Maps and Map Construction (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Mapping is crucial to exploring and understanding distributions of geographic phenomena. It is also an important phase of many database-intensive analyses because a map is often the best way to visualize results and show them to others. Emphases in this course will be on designing and producing both thematic and reference maps that use symbols and visual hierarchies which allow the content of the maps to be readily understood. In addition to principles of graphic design, students learn about map projections, generalization, and data classification, with the objective of becoming proficient mapmakers. Hands-on computer work for lab sections will involve working with varied digital data sources using GIS software. Maps are often built from existing data created by government mapping agencies, stored as geographic information systems (GIS) databases, and based on remotely-sensing imagery. The prerequisite for GEOG 361 is the 100-level mapping course covering basic principles of these technologies and data sources. The course is typically offered once a year. Evaluation is based on written exams and mapping projects that students produce to map location information and represent social and environmental data.

PreRequisite: GEOG 160

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GEOG 362: Image Analysis (3 Credits) [BA]

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Introduction to the basic principles of remote sensing, and the analysis of aerial and satellite data. GEOG 362 GEOG 362 Image Analysis (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Geography 362 is a course designed to introduce students to the field of remote sensing. Modern remote sensing is a multi-disciplinary and many-faceted subject encompassing knowledge from a broad array of areas. Remote sensing has steadily grown in importance since the early 1970s and continues to expand as sensing technology improves, as imagery becomes cheaper, as coverage becomes more widespread and as good software for processing the data become readily available. This course is not meant to be an exhaustive treatment of remote sensing. Rather, it is designed to provide an overview of the field.The field of remote sensing is vast and includes several inter-related themes. Remote Sensing as a science primarily involves the extraction of information contained within energy. The engineering component of remote sensing involves the design and construction of instruments and systems capable of capturing and recording energy from a target. Remote Sensing as a vital tool is expressed in myriad applications, from land cover change analysis to weather forecasting.This course will be administered in two parts -The first seven weeks of the semester will focus on three broad topics (Fundamental Principals of Radiative Transfer and Energy-Matter, Remote Sensing Systems, and Applications). This part of the course will expect student to grasp the major laws describing the energy-matter interactions. Recitations will be devoted to reviewing homework problems designed to solidify understanding of radiation concepts central to the construction of remote sensing imagery. -The remainder of the semester will be devoted to image analysis with an emphasis on digital remote sensing, i.e. analyzing data in digital form using computer software. This aspect of the course will have a practical focus on using imagery to analyze land cover and to construct land cover maps, with the expectation that students will be able to become proficient in the handling and processing of remote sensing imagery. Consequently, laboratory work will play a major role in this component of the course.

PreRequisite: GEOG 160

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GEOG 363: Geographic Information Systems (3 Credits)

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This course describes and explains the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Building on the overall introduction in the prerequisite course on the special characteristics of spatial data and how our earth is measured an mapped, Geography 363 focuses on ho to use data to develop solutions for geographic representation and analysis tasks using GIS software. Students learn the basics of GIS data acquisition, manipulation, and analysis. Students will learn to gather or create relevant spatial data, clean/recertify/bring the data into the GIS, perform GIS operations, visualize and communicate results in an informative way, and sufficiently answer basic research questions.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Understand Geographic Information Science principles.
2. Handle geographic data for a variety of applications.
3. Find, use and evaluate GIS datasets.
4. Describe capabilities and limitations of GIS methods and models.
5. Confidently use capabilities of the ArcMap GIS software package.
6. Demonstrate ability to design and carry out spatial analyses using GIS.
7. Communicate the results of geographic analyses to others, both in oral & written form.
8. Acquire skills to use GIS in a career, or work in a GIS-related career.
9. Solve spatial problems.
10. Give advice for what problems can be solved and what techniques can be used.

Prerequisite: GEOG 260 or GEOG 160

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GEOG 364: Spatial Analysis (3 Credits) [BA]

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Geographic measurement, scaling, and classification; analysis of spatial pattern and structure; geographic covariation and autocorrelation. GEOG 364GEOG 364 Spatial Analysis I (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Geography 364 is an introduction to spatial analysis that focuses on statistical methods for geographers. You will have an opportunity in this course to: learn how tousestatistics in your own work; learn how toconsumestatistics in everyday life The statistical methods you will learn to use are simple descriptive statistics that we use to summarize complex data, as well as the associated charts, diagrams and maps. From there, we will move on to look at chance and probability theory, and simple inferential statistics.Throughout the course, we will be concerned with “everyday statistics”, primarily as it relates to geography. Contemporary media are saturated with statistics, from reports of climatic change, through latest presidential election polls, to batting averages and yards-gained statistics in sports. A lot of the presentation of these statistics is lazy or inaccurate, and often misleading (whether, deliberately or not), and a major theme of this course will be to look at the issues involved.During most lectures we will spend some time working with sample problems, and to discuss practical applications. These activities are meant to build a deeper understanding of the subject matter but it also relies heavily on your active participation. You will often have work to prepare before lectures or other types of lecture homework.Labs will give you experience with statistics functions in Excel before moving onto SPSS as well as other statistical software, and also with mapping statistical data using GIS software.

PreRequisite: STAT 200 and 6 credits in social science

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GEOG 365: Introduction to GIS Programming (3 Credits)

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The rate at which geospatial data are being generated exceeds our ability to analyze them. These developments are quickly leading toward a data-rich but knowledge-poor environment. New challenges arise from an unprecedented access to massive amounts of data. Specialized algorithms are needed to address these scientific and computational challenges and provide innovative and effective solutions to analyze these large, often multi-modal, spatio-temporal datasets generated by high-resolution sensors or computational models. Traditional computational frameworks are specialized to serve a single science application, and are not flexible to drive diverse models on changing computational platforms. GEOG 365 addresses this new challenge by introducing specialized algorithms and data structures to analyze and visualize large and rapidly changing Earth science data. The emphasis of this course is on specialized data miningalgorithms suitable for spatial data and spatio-temporal data with geoscience and Earth science applications. This course teaches how to automate GIS tasks using scripting languages. Automation can make work easier, faster, and more accurate, and knowledge of a scripting language is a highly desired skill in GIS analysts. This course dedicates time to programming fundamentals so that the skills learned can be applied to languages. Increased ability to adapt to new technologies and programming languages will be the greatest benefit students gain from this course. Course Objectives and Learning Outcomes By the end of this course, students should be able to:- Design and implement solutions using scripting languages to automate geoprocessing tasks.- Demonstrate an understanding of programming concepts, methods, and approaches such as debugging, error checking, and documentation.- Demonstrate an awareness of advanced concepts such as external libraries.- Be aware of and able to integrate content, examples, and libraries.

PREREQUISITES: GEOG 260 OR GEOG 160

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GEOG 444: African Resources and Development (3 Credits) [BA]

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Ecological and cultural factors in the geography of Africa; natural resources and development. GEOG 444 / AFR 444 African Resources and Development (3) (BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course is designed to analyze the ecological, economic, political and cultural factors, which influence development in sub-Saharan Africa. The traditional system, colonialism, modernization, post-colonial philosophies are four conceptual artifacts used to address some of these issues. Within these broad frameworks, the course focuses on existing debates surrounding key development ideologies and narratives in the region, including, poverty, conservation, population, debt, food security, land reform, foreign intervention and global politics. The topics and texts for the course are chosen carefully to provide general factual material as well as exposure to the major discourses surrounding the region's development. The views of many Americans concerning Africa are often both unitary (Africa is a country) and unidimensional (Africa is a place of conflict, poverty, corruption and crisis). Assuming that a number of students are likely to join the class with this general background, the main objectives of the course will be :
(i) to provide a broad geographic and historical tutorial to dispel myths and stereotypes about the region;
(ii) to explore the literature, which analyzes the historical, geographic and political factors that underlie the region's present status in the global economy; and
(iii) to gain insights into the intellectual and ideological dimensions of the "raging" debates surrounding issues like environment, conservation, population, corruption, and poverty in the region. By the end of the semester, students should have acquired the skills to accomplish the following goals:
*develop a "mental map" of the broad physiographic, ecological, economic and political zones (blocs) in the region;
*be able to discriminate between stereotype and reality on information pertaining to the region;
*be able to interpret and analyze the internal (national, regional) dynamics of the region's development;
*be able to interpret and analyze the global factors, which influence the environment, economy, and politics of the region;
*develop an informed background on the ideological narratives that guide policy in the region, for example, population, sustainable development, post-colonialism, "empire" (whether, American, European, Indian, Chinese, South African?).

PreRequisite: GEOG 010 or GEOG 020 or GEOG 030 or GEOG 123 or GEOG 124 or GEOG 130 or EARTH105 or AFR 105 or AFR 110

Cross-listed Courses: AFR 444

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GEOG 462: Advanced Observation of Earth and Its Environment (3 Credits)

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Recommended Preparations: (GEOG 365 AND GEOG 464 ) OR prior exposure to R programming language This course will provide the requisite materials to understand and apply techniques of remote sensing to study Earth and its environment using the R programming language. Every day numerous satellites from different countries acquire and transmit multispectral high resolution data of Earth and its environment. Such data are used for a variety of operational and research applications, such as weather forecasting, national security, natural hazards, navigation, land use and land cover, surface temperature, climate change, urban planning and many others. Massive amounts of data are received, processed, stored and distributed by several centers around the world, giving an unprecedented access to global high resolution information. Such information can give new insights to study the complementary nature of different parameters of Earth's environment. The first part of the course discusses the R programming language to analyze data, generate maps and plots and general remote sensing methodologies, products availability and characteristics, data types and formats. The second part of the course discusses remote sensing applications for specific tasks including natural hazards, global change, seasonal and interannual studies. Current research issues will be illustrated, including examples pertaining to the atmosphere, land masses, and oceans, and concluding with a survey of some problems that are at the current frontiers of remote sensing.

PreRequisite: Recommended Preparations: (GEOG 365 AND GEOG 464) OR prior exposure to R programming language Prerequisite: GEOG 362 or FOR 455 or METEO 477 or EE 477

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GEOG 463: Geospatial Information Management (3 Credits)

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This course examines geospatial data representations and algorithmic techniques that apply to spatially-organized data in digital form.

PreRequisite: GEOG 363

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GEOG 464: Advanced Spatial Analysis (3 Credits) [BA]

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Skills and knowledge for applying quantitative methods to analyze information with spatial distributions. GEOG 464GEOG 464 Analysis and GIS (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Geography 464 is a course in methods for analyzing spatial data--methods that can and should be used when the geographic arrangement of a set of measured observations is thought to be of significance in explaining the values of those measurements. The methods of spatial analysis looked at in this course can be distinguished from conventional statistical analysis techniques, and also from many of the analysis functions programmed into many GIS packages. In fact several spatial analysis methods considered in this course the result of attempts to alter and extend conventional statistical techniques to take account of locational similarity and distance measurements (which is why Geography 364 or an equivalent primer in introductory statistical methods is a prerequisite). This means that the techniques that will be introduced in the course are often quite complex mathematically or statistically. Having said this, the overall goal of the course is to provide sufficient conceptual understanding and practical experience so that students become competent in selecting and applying methods appropriate to a variety of frequently-encountered analytical situations.

PreRequisite: GEOG 364

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GEOG 485: GIS Programming and Software Development (3 Credits) [BA]

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The course focuses on solving geographic problems by modifying and automating generic Geographic Information System (GIS) software through programming. In GEOG 485, students use the Python programming language to write and modify scripts that add functionality to desktop GIS tools and to automate geospatial analysis processes. No previous programming experience is assumed. Core topics covered in this class include object-oriented programming, component object model technologies, object model diagrams, loops, if-then constructs, and modular code design, and situates these topics in the geospatial workflow through their integration with maps, layers, spatial data tables, and spatial analysis methods. Students who successfully complete the course can automate repetitive GIS tasks, customize GIS interfaces, and share their geospatial software development work with others.

PREREQUISITE : Permission of instructor or admission to the program

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HM 235: Hospitality Financial Accounting (3 Credits)

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Accounting, in many respects, is the language of business and translates business transactions into quantifiable information. The purpose of this course is to provide the tools as to how to use and understand this language for making informed business decisions. Areas of focus include how to analyze and record business transactions, compiling and analyzing three of the four major financial statements, banking procedures and control of cash, various issues related to the payment of employees and the introduction of how to analyze financial statements. Regardless of the functional area in the hospitality industry in which students choose to work, they will be most likely be required to understand how accounting impacts the various financial statements, and how to use financial information to make informed business decisions. Therefore, an understanding of the importance of accounting information to make informed business decisions is vital to students' future success.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: a grade of C or better required in HM 201

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HM 490: Strategic Hospitality Management (3 Credits)

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The purpose of this capstone course is to integrate previous course work to enhance students' analytical and critical thinking skills, managerial decision making skills, and an awareness of emerging trends in the hospitality industry. In particular, this course will integrate content in the areas of hospitality marketing, human resource management, organizational behavior, finance, accounting, and hospitality operations. The course offers a blend of theory and practical application of models of competitive strategy. The central questions that drive the course are: 'How do hospitality companies make strategic decisions, and how does strategy enhance the effectiveness of hospitality enterprises?' During the first half of the semester, the course will focus on the model of strategy formulation, from developing company vision and mission and setting objectives, through conducting an environmental scan, SWOT analysis, strategic analysis, and strategic choice. During the second half of the course, the focus will shift to corporate social responsibility, ethics, international strategic decision making, global hospitality management, and emerging trends in the industry.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HM 242 and a grade of C or better in HM 336 and HM 365

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HONOR 494M: **SPECIAL TOPICS** (1-2 Credits) [H] [WAC]

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HONOR 494M Interdisciplinary Writing and Thesis Formulation (2)This course is a seminar to help students understand various approaches to interdisciplinary analysis. The course helps students learn about writing as an interpretive process. The course helps students with the formulation of their honors thesis projects and proposals.

PreRequisite: admission to an honors program belonging to the Penn State Honors Consortium

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IE 305: Product Design, Specification and Measurement (3 Credits)

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Principles of product design and specifications and methods for product verification. IE 305 Product Design, Specification and Measurement (3)Product Design, Specification and Measurements a first level junior course in manufacturing, required for all the baccalaureate students in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. It exposes students to the principles required for designing a product and developing the specifications for its components and the methods for product verification and checking conformance to specifications. Students taking this course should be familiar with introduction to engineering design and should have graphical communication skills.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: EDSGN 100

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IST 301: Information and Organizations (3 Credits)

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Overview of organizational structures and functions. Includes information processing and analytic perspectives of organizations. IST 301 Information and Organizations (3) This course provides students the opportunity to learn and experience: 1. Applicable organization and the ways in which IT can alter and enable these activities. 2. A series of analytic techniques that students can use to investigate the effects of new IT on work and organization. 3. Examples and problems set in and drawn from a range of domains including military, medical, high technology, business and government.This course is designed around a series of ill-structured, contemporary problems that require students to develop responses by applying analytic techniques and theories of work and organization. At the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply theories of work and organization as analytic techniques. 2. Conduct organizational and inter-organizational process analyses. 3. Map information flows among organizational units and actors.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 220

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IST 302: IT Project Management (3 Credits)

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Exploration and application of the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management in the field of information sciences and technology. IST 302 IT Project Management (3) This course is designed to introduce and explore the basic concepts and practices of project management and help students understand how to plan and manage IT projects successfully. Throughout the course, students will be asked to utilize course concepts, methodologies, and tools while utilizing technology applications and addressing real-world problems. Students will learn the skills necessary to define project scope, create workable project plans, and manage projects with quality, budget, and schedule in mind. The course is structured around the key phases of project lifecycle, including initiating a project, developing project plans, executing and managing a project, and closing out a project. In addition, students will be taught how to identify and address the change management and political issues associated with project management.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 220

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IST 311: Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications (3 Credits)

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Introduction to object-oriented applications including applications in an Object Oriented Design (OOD) language or OOD languages. IST 311 Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications (3) IST 311 is among the courses making up the Application Design & Development option in the Baccalaureate degree in Information Sciences and Technology. This course is normally taken in the 5th or 6th semester. It is the first upper-division course in the option sequence. The course is intended to provide students with a background in object-oriented design and object-oriented application development. Students will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented analysis, design, and modeling. They will apply design concepts and develop the skills necessary to bring an idea through the different phases of the application development lifecycle. The course normally involves students working on teams to design and develop working application prototypes. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply object-oriented design principles using object-oriented modeling and programming languages, show how object-oriented principles increase the quality of complex applications, and begin development of the team skills necessary when developing complex systems.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 242 or CMPSC 221

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IST 331: Foundations of Human-Centered Design (3 Credits)

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Interdisciplinary survey of topics and methods related to the human-centered design use and usability of information systems. IST 331 Foundations of Human-Centered Design: User and System Principles (3) This course provides a focused introduction to one of the most complicated parts of information systems design: users and the contexts in which they live, work, and play. The course provides a balance between theory and practice, which are tightly intertwined in this area. Students will learn how to use social science theories about human capabilities and group behavior to predict whether an information system will be usable and useful, and they will learn about the opportunities and challenges that are associated with a wide range of emerging technologies. Students will also gain skills in designing and evaluating information systems that meet the needs of a target audience. Because the information technology design space evolves rapidly, much of the technology-related content covered in this course will evolve from year to year; however the focus throughout will be understanding and responding to the needs, capabilities and preferences of the users of interactive information systems. The format of the class may include lectures, readings, in-class or online discussions, projects, or case studies. Assessment of student performance may include short assignments, quizzes, exams, or in-depth projects.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 240 or IST 242 or CMPSC 122 or CMPSC 132

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IST 361: Application Development Design Studio II (3 Credits)

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Second of two design and development studio courses for IST and SRA students. IST 361 Application Development Design Studio II (3) This studio course will provide opportunities for students to practice technical skills acquired in their previous design and development courses to date, specifically, in IST 140, Introduction to Application Development; IST 242, Intermediate and Object-Oriented Application Development; and IST 311, Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications. The course will follow the general format of experiential studios in the arts and architecture. It will be primarily largely problem-based and project oriented. Peer and instructor design critiques will be the primary feedback and assessment mechanisms. Students in the IST Software Design Studios will be expected to complete deliverables in each phase of the systems development lifecycle (i.e. problem definition, requirements analysis, design, development, test) regardless of the development paradigm employed (plan-based, agile, etc). A key objective of this design studio will be to provide application development opportunities where students can apply knowledge and practice techniques gained from their foundation and first upper-division courses. Projects may be undertaken by individuals, pairs, or larger groups but each studio participant will be responsible for producing significant individual project deliverables. Project ideas may come from the student or from the instructor; however, projects related to students' other course deliverables will require the agreement of both instructors. Students will be required to maintain a design and development journal. This journal will be the analog of an engineering notebook or artist's sketchbook and should contain a running account of the students design and development ideas, explorations, rationale, and other notes. The IST design and development studios are a forum for serious students to engage with the concepts, process, tools, and materials used to envision and build software applications. Both collaboration and individual performance will be emphasized, as will experimentation, risk-taking, and enthusiasm for the process of designing and building working software applications. Students will be expected to improvise and then respond constructively to feedback from instructors and peers.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311

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IST 411: Distributed-Object Computing (3 Credits)

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Introduction to distributed-object computing and its use in client/server and real-world computing applications. This course presents the fundamental concepts of distributed-object computing, including client/server computing which is an important platform for real-world computing systems. The course focuses on design, development, and deployment of distributed systems. Students will also consider issues of managing distributed systems and the relationships between organizational processes and information-system architectures. IST 411 is an elective course for the Baccalaureate degree program in Information Sciences and Technology. Students completing the Systems Development Option may take this course to fulfill option requirements. Upon completion of this course, students will have a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts of distributed objects and distributed-computing architectures, have the ability to apply these concepts to real-world applications, and be able to design, develop, deploy, and maintain distributed applications.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311

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IST 412: The Engineering of Complex Software Systems (3 Credits)

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Introduction to the engineering of complex software systems including software system specification, design and implementation, integration and test, and evolution. IST 412 The Engineering of Complex Software Systems (3) This course presents the fundamental concepts of the engineering of complex software systems, including iterative and agile development strategies. The course gives students insight into the full software development cycle, including design, implementation, test and quality assurance, deployment, maintenance, and project estimation and management. IST 412 is an elective course for the Baccalaureate degree program in Information Sciences and Technology. Students completing the Systems Development Option may take this course to fulfill option requirements. Upon completion of this course, students will have a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts of complex system software engineering and be able to apply these concepts to managing and developing a complex software project over the full software development cycle.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311

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IST 413: Usability Engineering (3 Credits)

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This course addresses activities in the system development process that ensure usability. It considers the emerging concept of usability, requirements gathering and analysis, activity design, information design, interaction design, documentation design, user testing and usability evaluation. IST 413 Usability Engineering (3) The modern system development process includes concurrent engineering of usability - features of a system that make it approachable, learnable, as well as easy and satisfying to use. Topics in the course include the emerging concept of usability, requirements gathering and analysis, the use of scenarios and claims to describe and analyze both current human practices and envisioned practices, activity design, information design, interaction design, documentation design, and user testing, including techniques for formative and summative usability evaluation.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 331 or HCDD 331

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IST 420: Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration (3 Credits)

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Introductory course on integration of information technology into different venues, including the planning, development, and implementation of the integration. IST 420 Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration (3) IST 420 focuses on introducing the student to the role of information systems and technologies in achieving a variety of system goals. Emphasis will be placed on the theories and skills required for planning, developing, implementing, and managing the integration of information technology and different systems. IST 420 is required of all Information Sciences and Technology (IST) undergraduates who have chosen the Information Technology Integration Option in their baccalaureate degree. It is the prerequisite for IST 421 which is also required for the Option. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to recognize information technology integration. They will also understand the 'business processes and information value chain' within a system, and be able to foster an understanding of the role of IT in system integration. Students will be periodically assessed through examinations, case studies, individual and group assignments and projects, and other performance indicators where appropriate.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 240 or IST 242 and C or better in IST 301 and C or better in IST 302

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IST 421: Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications (3 Credits)

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Advanced course on the integration of information technology into systems applications. IST 421 Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technology and Applications (3) IST 421 expands the knowledge gained in IST 420 on the theories and skills required for planning, developing, implementing, and managing information systems. IST 421 is required of all Information Sciences and Technology (IST) undergraduates who have chosen the Information Technology: Integration and Application Option in their Baccalaureate degree. Upon completion of the course, the student will have expanded knowledge of information technology and systems integration issues across multiple application settings. They will also have a deeper understanding of the specific information technology (both hardware and software) that can serve as the foundation for designing systems within an organization, and have experience that fosters an understanding of the role of IT achieving system performance goals.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 420

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IST 422: Enterprise Architecture Foundations (3 Credits)

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Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise architecture. IST 422 Enterprise Architecture Foundations (3) Enterprise Architecture is the overall framework and set of strategic objectives for the usage of technology over time across an organization. Enterprise Architecture can also be described as the top-down, strategy-driven, integrating framework that brings together and manages the business model, applications and technology. Its primary goal is to facilitate improvement and deliver business-aligned information systems. This course presents the key components and processes involved in the effective creation and governance of enterprise architectures. Students will acquire knowledge about the key foundational aspects of enterprise architecture, learn what decisions need to be made and how to make them, and be able to explain and justify their recommendations.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301

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IST 423: Enterprise Information Management and Storage Architecture (3 Credits)

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Provide in-depth study of the concepts, issues, and technologies associated with the complex world of enterprise information and storage architecture. IST 423 Enterprise Information Management and Storage Architecture (3) This course is designed to introduce students to enterprise information storage and management concepts, issues, trends, and technologies. As an upper-division course, the focus will center on applying design concepts and associated technologies to real-world problems in the area of enterprise information storage and management . Existing partnerships with leading information management firms will be leveraged to provide real-world exposure to the complex enterprise information storage and management issues facing all organizations today. This course also focuses increasingly on the critical areas of information security and the emerging field of information storage virtualization. The course will mix technical details, applied value, and organizational insights of enterprise information storage and management through the use of labs, case studies, real-life problems, and team projects. This is a unique course that has generated great industry interest.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Course Abbreviation to ETI
  • Changed Prerequisites

IST 424: Architectural Modeling of Organizations (3 Credits)

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Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise modeling. IST 424 Architectural Modeling of Organizations (3) Enterprise Architecture is the overall framework and set of strategic objectives for the usage of technology over time across an organization. Enterprise Architecture can also be described as the top-down, strategy-driven, integrating framework that brings together and manages the organization model, applications and technology. Its primary goal is to facilitate improvement and deliver organization-aligned information systems. Effective modeling is crucial for successful EA. This course provides an exposure to the foundational concepts and practices of effective enterprise modeling for EA. Students will acquire knowledge about the key foundational knowledge in modeling different layers of the enterprise, learn what decisions need to be made and how to make them, and be able to explain and justify their models and recommendations. This course explores the use and effectiveness of architectural modeling to describe an organization and to integrate and manage IT resources strategically from an enterprise perspective. Hands-on exercises and cases studies are used to illustrate the role and effect of enterprise architecture concepts and methodologies. Emphasis is placed on understanding different architectural approaches, standards, and styles. Students will use enterprise architectural tools to develop descriptive models and understand how to integrate and manage IT within and between organizations. For each general topic area, core readings are used to define standard vocabulary, concepts and relations, methods and criteria for evaluation, and implications for enterprise architecture. Students participate in class discussions as well as complete written assignments that focus on solidifying the understanding of the course content. Students also complete a team modeling project that is motivated by, and whose outcomes are discussed with respect to, one or more theoretical frameworks covered in the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Course Abbreviation to ETI
  • Changed Prerequisites

IST 432: Legal and Regulatory Environment of Information Science and Technology (3 Credits)

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Legal environment of information technology, constitutional/political issues, intellectual property, management, e-commerce, privacy, access, computer contracting, cyberspace regulation. IST 432 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Information Science and Technology (3) The new information technologies are creating a global economy heavily dependent upon networked information, hardware, software, and electronic commerce, which calls for adaptation of existing legal and business practices. In many cases, the new technologies pose problems that existing laws or legislation are inadequate to cope with; but the complexity of the environment makes new solutions elusive. This course examines the legal, regulatory, and political environment within which intellectual property rights and examination of contracting issues, licensing of information and products, data protection, patents, cyberspace regulation, and implications for personal privacy. It also focuses on where technology is making regulation difficult by challenging previous concepts upon which our legal and regulatory systems depend.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301 or SRA 231

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IST 446: An Introduction to Building Computer/Video Games (3 Credits)

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An interdisciplinary course that introduces students to process and techniques involved in developing a video or computer game. IST 446 An Introduction to Building Computer/Video Games (3) The course is project driven. Students will form teams and collaborate with one another to develop an interactive immersive experience. During the course, students will be exposed to several techniques for building graphical 3D worlds, animating characters, moving the camera and lights in real-time, and building intelligent characters (using state machine-based architectures). They will also learn different techniques of interactive storytelling, such as linear narrative, branching narrative, and adaptive narrative. Furthermore, they will be introduced to several tools that will aid in realizing their own projects and ideas, such as graphic engines (e.g. Wildtangent), and game engines (e.g. Unreal Tournament).The course is heavily project driven. Students will, in the first half of the course, learn the tools used in the development of interactive 3D environments. They will submit 2 individual assignments using these tools to develop a simple interactive environment. These individual assignments will be graded and critiqued.In the second half of the course, students will work on a game idea from generation to actual implementation. Students will be grouped in teams of three to develop a project, integrating concepts they learned through the class. They will use one or more of the tools they learned to build this project. Projects will be continuously evaluated and critiqued during game tuning sessions. In addition, projects will be formally evaluated through two prototypes that are critiqued by the class and the instructor. The students will continuously revise their designs and projects through the semester. The final version of the system is due by the end of the semester.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311 and IST 331

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  • Changed Course Abbreviation to HCDD
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IST 451: Network Security (3 Credits)

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Fundamental issues and concepts of network security, network security technologies and protocols, and emerging technologies in network security. IST 451 Network Security (3) Information technology has become a key component to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information/network security a major concern for organizations.IST 451 focuses on network security. The course will provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental issues and concepts of network security, and the mainstream network security technologies and protocols that are widely used in the real world. The course will also address emerging technologies in network security.A major component of the course will be several team-based hands-on attack-defense projects. Each project has two phases: the attack phase and the defense phase. A group may be asked to defend against the attacks enforced by another group. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 and SRA 221

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Course Abbreviation to CYBER
  • Changed Prerequisites

IST 454: Computer and Cyber Forensics (3 Credits)

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Fundamental issues and concepts of computer forensics; aspects of computer and cyber crime; methods to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence; tools, techniques, and procedure to perform computer and cyber crime investigation. IST 454 Computer and Cyber Forensics (3) Computer and communication technologies have become the key components to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information and network security a major concern for organizations.IST 454 focuses on computer and cyber forensics. Students will learn different aspects of computer and cyber crime and ways in which to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence. Students will be exposed to different types of tools (both software and hardware), techniques and procedure, and be able to use them to perform rudimentary forensic investigations.A major component of the course will be several hands-on exercises and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.Integrated throughout are perspectives of computer and related legal process, including computer crimes from state and federal law, methods of interaction with law enforcement and prosecutors, admissibility of expert witness testimony and the use of forensic reports in civil, regulatory and internal investigations.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 or SRA 221

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Course Abbreviation to CYBER
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IST 456: Information Security Management (3 Credits)

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Contemporary Security Issues; security management processes, architecture and models; risk analysis and management; security planning, analysis and safeguards; security policies development and administration; contingency planning, incidence handling and response; and security standards and certification processes. IST 456 Information Security Management (3) Communication technologies have become a key component to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information systems and network security a major concern for organizations. IST 456 focuses on security and risk management. Students will learn contemporary security issues; security management processes, architecture and models; risk analysis and management; security planning, analysis and safeguards; security policies development and administration; contingency planning, incidence handling and response; and security standards and certification processes.A major component of the course will be several case studies and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 and SRA 221

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  • Changed Course Abbreviation to CYBER
  • Changed Prerequisites

JAPNS 199: Foreign Study--Basic Japanese (1-8 Credits: Maximum of 8 Credits) [IL]

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Small group instruction in spoken and written modern Japanese at the introductory level.

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JAPNS 299: Foreign Study--Intermediate Japanese (1-12 Credits: Maximum of 12 Credits) [IL]

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Small group instruction in spoken and written modern Japanese at the intermediate level.

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JAPNS 499: Foreign Study--Advanced Japanese (1-15 Credits: Maximum of 15 Credits) [IL]

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Small group instruction in spoken and written modern Japanese at the advanced level.

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KINES 89: Wilderness Experience (3 Credits) [GHW]

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KINES 89 is a wilderness orientation program that is offered for incoming students to assist in their transition to life at Penn State. This course includes multiple days of backpacking in various locations. Through these activities students learn the various skills associated with backpacking and wilderness living which they can continue to use across the lifespan. Students are placed into small groups of eight to ten students with Penn State students and graduate students who mentor and lead the backpacking experience. Small group discussions are threaded throughout the course and focus on student life at Penn State. This class emphasizes teamwork, group living skills, nutritional strategies, living in the elements, wilderness ethics, and health and wellness by introducing students to the craft of backpacking, an activity that students can continue throughout their lifetime. Through this aspect of the course the aim is to help students develop skills to successfully manage their time and stress in order to better balance the physical, social and academic aspects of their lives. Throughout the class these various topics are addressed. Equipment for all activities is provided. Incoming students with all levels of experience may take this course. Both course travel and engagement in and completion of all other course content are required.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Added RPTM 89 as Cross-listed Course

KOR 121: Korean Popular Culture (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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Survey of contemporary Korean popular culture in various forms, including pop music, film, TV drama, advertising, comics, andliterature.What do we mark as'Korean-style'?Are the images of Korea(ns) changing with the worldwide spread of Korean popular culture known as the Korean Wave(Hallyu)? Instruction and all materials will be in English.No preliminary knowledge of Korean history or language is required for taking this course.

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  • Changed Course Number to 121N
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  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Arts Attribute
  • Added General Education Inter-Domain and Arts (GA) Attributes

MATH 403H: Honors Classical Analysis I (3 Credits) [H] [BA]

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Development of a thorough understanding and technical mastery of foundations of classical analysis in the framework of metric spaces. MATH 403H Honors Classical Analysis I (3)The central aim of this course is to develop thorough understanding and technical mastery of foundations of classical analysis in the framework of metric spaces rather than multidimensional Euclidean spaces. This level of abstraction is essential since it is in the background of functional analysis, a fundamental tool for modern mathematics and physics. Another motivation for studying analysis in this wider context is that many general results about functions of one or several real variables are more easily grasped at this more abstract level, and, besides, the same methods and techniques are applicable to a wider class of problems, e.g. to the study of function spaces. This approach also brings to high relief some of the fundamental connections between analysis on one hand and (higher) algebra and geometry on the other. This course is a sequel to Math 312H; it is highly recommended to all mathematics, physics and natural sciences majors who are graduate school bound, and is a great opportunity for all Schreyer Scholars. The following topics will be covered: Metric spaces (topology, convergence, Cauchy sequences and completeness); Maps between metric spaces (continuous maps and homeomorphisms, stronger continuity properties:uniform continuity, Hoelder and Lipschitz continuity, contraction mapping principle, points of discontinuity and the Baire Category Theorem); Compact metric spaces (continuity and compactness, connectedness, total boundedness, coverings and Lebesgue number, perfect metric spaces, characterization of Cantor sets, fractals); Function spaces (spaces of continuous maps, uniform continuity and equicontinuity,Arzela-Ascoli Theorem, uniform approximation by polynomials. Stone-Weierstrass Theorem).

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MATH 311M and MATH 312H

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MIS 301: Business Analytics (3 Credits)

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MIS 301 investigates use of databases, basic data mining tools, social networking software, and advanced level of spreadsheet management for analysis of large amounts of data. Learning methods emphasize active learning in the application of methods and tools to real data and the presentation of the results. Topics may include methods for analyzing not only structured data, but also unstructured data from the web, emails, blogs, social networks, click streams, etc. Finally, techniques for visualizing, presenting and communicating information in a useful way will be presented.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: (SCM 200 or STAT 200) Concurrent Courses: (MATH 110 or MATH 140) and (MIS 204 or MIS 250)

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NUTR 400: Introduction to Nutrition Counseling (2 Credits)

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This course introduces students to the principles and issues present in the nutrition counseling relationship. Topics will include techniques designed to promote and support nutrition behavior change such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavior change, working with resistance, transference, countertransference, how to conduct a nutrition counseling session, ADIME charting, coding, and billing issues. Students will learn how to give advise effectively, improve their listening and self-reflection skills as they progress through the course. Challenging situations such as eating disorders, dual diagnosis, and obesity will be explored through role-playing and simulation. The dietitian's role within the healthcare team, skill development through practical application and an introduction to Interprofessional interactions will be emphasized.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: NUTR 358 Concurrent Courses: NUTR 446

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NUTR 425: Global Nutrition Problems: Health, Science, and Ethics (3 Credits) [IL]

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This course is a survey of topics with a focus on an examination of the underlying reasons for malnutrition in developing countries and the nutrition-related health problems facing developing country populations, particularly women and children. The topics will range from climate change, clean water supply, and health, to micronutrient deficiencies during pregnancy and child development. Identification of ethical issues and the underlying values/principles of situations relevant to the lives of poor people in developing countries will be discussed, including the right to food in the context of humanitarian aid. Discussion of interventions and current solutions involving multi-country cooperation and agencies meant to alleviate these problems will be explored.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: NUTR 175Z or NUTR 175

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NUTR 445: Energy and Macronutrient Metabolism (3 Credits)

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This course is designed to provide a foundation in the chemistry and metabolism of the macronutrients. Building on a knowledge base in biochemistry, physiology, and nutrition, this course will focus on the metabolism of proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids, and the integration of these metabolic pathways. The course provides the student with a sufficient application of biochemical processes, cellular molecules and their metabolism to serve as a basis for an advanced study of nutrition.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 211 and NUTR 251 and NUTR 211R and BIOL 161 and BIOL 162 and BIOL 163 and BIOL 164

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PERCN 130: Percussion: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in percussion one hour per week. For B.Mus percussion majors.

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PERCN 180: Percussion: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in percussion one hour per week. For B.Mus. percussion majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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PERCN 230: Percussion: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in percussion one hour per week. For B.Mus. percussion majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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PERCN 280: Percussion: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in percussion one hour per week. For B.Mus. percussion majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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RPTM 457: Peer Mentoring (2 Credits)

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The purpose of the peer-mentoring course is to provide students who have successfully completed and demonstrated leadership ability in RPTM 456 with an opportunity to gain additional leadership and event planning skills by mentoring a group of students currently enrolled in the class. Peer mentors serve as facilitators to teams of students in RPTM 456 who are charged with planning, promoting, implementing and evaluating a special event for a community or campus-based organization. Peer mentors are expected to help teach a minimum of 2 classes during the semester. Peer mentors take a leadership role in helping students understand and apply course content. Additionally, peer mentors serve as a liaison between the course instructor, the agency supervisor they are working with, and their assigned team.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: RPTM 236 and RPTM 456

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SPAN 253W: Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [WAC] [GH]

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Introduction to generic distinctions, critical methods, and approaches to Hispanic literature. SPAN 253W Introduction to Hispanic Literature (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. During the semester students will learn how to write, and will practice writing, critical and analytical essays based upon the different genres of literature studied in class. Students will learn strategies and approaches for analyzing short stories, poems, movies, and novels, all written or directed by prominent authors from Spain and Latin America. The development of writing skills which reflect sophistication at the level of thought, organization, and style will also be a fundamental objective of the course.

Prerequisite: SPAN 100; SPAN 100A; SPAN 100B; SPAN 100C; SPAN 100H

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  • Added Honors Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures, Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit), Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All), Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attributes

SPAN 354: Topics in Border Studies (3 Credits) [BA]

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This course offers a study of borders as key sites of contact, exchange, conflict, hybridity, and identity production in and across varied contexts of Spanish, Latin American, and/or Latina/o culture(s). This course offers a study of borders - geopolitical, social, intellectual, literary, artistic, and/or historical - as key sites of contact, exchange, conflict, hybridity, and identity production in and across varied contexts of Spanish, Latin American, and/or Latina/o culture(s). While diverse variables (including diaspora, gender, race and ethnicity, sexuality, colonialism, nationhood and transnationalism) will inform particular iterations of the course, approaches and text selection will be shaped by an understanding of borders as constructs defined by conditions of dynamic interaction and transformation. Materials to be considered in the course, which will vary according the focus, may include literary, artistic, and intellectual works, film, media-based texts, music, and/or historical documents

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Course Number to 354W
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  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures, Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit), Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attributes
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute
  • Added Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Attribute

SPAN 470: Youth Cultures in Latin(a/o) America (3 Credits)

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Young people have been at the center of political and cultural revolutions around the world and throughout history. For example, revolutions, urban movements, ethnic/racial pride, LGBTQ+, feminist movements, music basaars, DJs and rave parties, and "barras de futbol" are only some of the manifestations associated with young people in Latin(a/o) American literature, film, music, and journalism. Nevertheless, the concept of "youth" as an academic category only appeared in the 1960's. In this course, we will study different manifestations of youth cultures in the Hemispheric Americas, paying special attention to the Latinx communities in the U.S. and Latin America, since the 1960's and until the contemporary moment. The key question that will guide us is: How does each of these literary, artistic, and media representations of youth enter into dialogue with political events in which young people have been at the center of efforts to bring about political changes in the U.S. Latinx communities and Latin American? Using short fiction, film and documentaries, songs, blogs, and other cultural materials (YouTube clips, images, graffiti, etc.), we will identify and compare different youth cultures in Latinx communities in the U.S. and Latin America in terms of their productions, representations, and effects in the public sphere. We will enrich our analysis of primary materials with theoretical and critical readings that will help us to contextualize the different manifestations in our study.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

Cross-listed Courses: LTNST 470

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  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Humanities, Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit), Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All), Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attributes
  • Added United States Cultures (US) Attribute

SPAN 474: Many Mexicos (3 Credits)

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Overview of Mexican literature, culture and history from pre-colonial period to present.

Prerequisite: ( SPAN 100A or SPAN 200 ) and SPAN 253W

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Humanities, Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures, Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit), Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All), Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attributes
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SRA 221: Overview of Information Security (3 Credits)

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Provides an understanding of the overview of information security including security architecture, access control, and internet secure applications. SRA 221 Overview of Information Security (3) SRA 221 focuses onan overview of information security. Students will learn the principles of information security, security architectures and models, aspects and methods of information security such as physical security control, operations security, access control, hacks/attacks/defense, systems and programs security, cryptography, network and web security, worms and viruses, and other Internet secure applications. Students will also learn how to plan and manage security, security policies, business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and social and legal issues of information security.A major component of the course will be several hands-on exercises and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphases will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: SRA 111 and (CMPSC 101 or IST 140 or CMPSC 121)

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STRNG 130: Violin: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violin one hour per week. For B.Mus. violin performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 131: Viola: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in viola one hour per week. For B.Mus. viola performance majors.

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STRNG 132: Violoncello: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violoncello one hour per week. For B.Mus. violoncello performance majors.

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STRNG 133: Double Bass: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in double bass one hour per week. For B.Mus. double bass performance majors.

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STRNG 134: Guitar: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in guitar one hour per week. For B.Mus. guitar performance majors. The study of technique and musical interpretation on the guitar. Grounded in classical guitar pedagogy, yet delving into Jazz & Latin styles as well.

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STRNG 180: Violin: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violin one hour per week. For B.Mus. violin performance major.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 181: Viola: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in viola one hour per week. For B.Mus. viola performance majors.

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STRNG 182: Violoncello: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violoncello one hour per week. For B.Mus. violoncello performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 183: Double Bass: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in double bass one hour per week. For B.Mus. double bass performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 184: Guitar: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in guitar one hour per week. For B.Mus. guitar performance majors. The study of technique and musical interpretation on the guitar. Grounded in classical guitar pedagogy, yet delving into Jazz & Latin styles as well.

Individual instruction in guitar one hour per week. For B.Mus. guitar performance majors.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into program by faculty jury permission

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STRNG 230: Violin: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violin one hour per week. For B.Mus. violin performance major.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 231: Viola: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in viola one hour per week. For B.Mus. viola performance major.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 232: Violoncello: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violoncello one hour per week. For B.Mus. violoncello performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 233: Double Bass: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in double bass one hour per week. For B.Mus. double bass performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 234: Guitar: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in guitar one hour per week. For B.Mus. guitar performance majors. The study of technique and musical interpretation on the guitar. Grounded in classical guitar pedagogy, yet delving into Jazz & Latin styles as well.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into program by faculty jury permission and STRNG 184 Guitar Performance II

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STRNG 280: Violin: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violin one hour per week. For B.Mus. violin performance major.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 281: Viola: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in viola one hour per week. For B.Mus. viola performance major.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 282: Violoncello: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in violoncello one hour per week. For B.Mus. violoncello performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 283: Double Bass: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in double bass one hour per week. For B.Mus. double bass performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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STRNG 284: Guitar: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in guitar one hour per week. For B.Mus. guitar performance majors. The study of technique and musical interpretation on the guitar. Grounded in classical guitar pedagogy, yet delving into Jazz & Latin styles as well.

Prerequisite: Acceptance into program by faculty jury permission and STRNG 234 Guitar: Performance III

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  • Changed Credits
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VOICE 130: Voice: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in voice one hour per week. For B.Mus voice performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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VOICE 180: Voice: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in voice one hour per week. For B.Mus voice performance majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
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VOICE 230: Voice: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in voice one hour per week. For B.Mus voice performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
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VOICE 280: Voice: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in voice one hour per week. For B.Mus voice performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 130: Flute: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in flute one hour per week. For B.Mus. flute performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 131: Oboe: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in oboe one hour per week. For B.Mus. oboe majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 132: Clarinet: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in clarinet one hour per week. For B.Mus. clarinet majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 133: Bassoon: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in bassoon one hour per week. For B.Mus. bassoon performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 134: Saxophone: Performance I (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in saxophone one hour per week. For B.Mus. saxophone performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 180: Flute: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in flute one hour per week. For B.Mus. flute performance majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 181: Oboe: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in oboe one hour per week. For B.Mus. oboe majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 182: Clarinet: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in clarinet one hour per week. For B.Mus. clarinet majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 183: Bassoon: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in bassoon one hour per week. For B.Mus. bassoon performance majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 184: Saxophone: Performance II (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in saxophone one hour per week. For B.Mus. saxophone performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 230: Flute: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in flute one hour per week. For B.Mus. flute performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 231: Oboe: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in oboe one hour per week. For B.Mus. oboe majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 232: Clarinet: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in clarinet one hour per week. For B.Mus. clarinet majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 233: Bassoon: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in bassoon one hour per week. For B.Mus. bassoon performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 234: Saxophone: Performance III (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in saxophone one hour per week. For B.Mus. saxophone performance majors.

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  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 280: Flute: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in flute one hour per week. For B.Mus. flute performance majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 281: Oboe: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in oboe one hour per week. For B.Mus. oboe majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 282: Clarinet: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in clarinet one hour per week. For B.Mus. clarinet majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 283: Bassoon: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in bassoon one hour per week. For B.Mus. bassoon performance majors.

Changes Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Course Description

WWNDS 284: Saxophone: Performance IV (3 Credits)

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Individual instruction in saxophone one hour per week. For B.Mus. saxophone performance majors.

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  • Changed Course Description

Course Changes: Effective Spring 2026

AGECO 201: Introductory Agroecology (3 Credits)

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Introduction to processes and considerations that lead to the development of integrated solutions to crop production problem solving.

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added PLANT 201 as Cross-listed Course

ANSC 301: Principles of Animal Nutrition (3 Credits)

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Nutrients and their metabolism; the nutritional requirements of livestock; the nutritional value of various feeds; principles of ration formulation.

Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: CHEM 202 or CHEM 210

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prerequisites

ANTH 222: Archaeology of Domesticated Animals (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GS]

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Biological, ecological and cultural history of animal domestication. ANTH 222 Archaeology of Domesticated Animals (3) (GS;IL)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Animals were domesticated in a variety of places throughout the world beginning about 12,000 years ago, fundamentally shifting human-animal relationships. Most students have had some exposure to domesticated animals, particularly family pets such as dogs or cats, and some farm animals commonly found in the US. Yet few students know much about the biological, ecological, and cultural history of these animals, the contexts and timing of their domestication, the changing economic and cultural significance of individual species through time, nor economically and culturally important animals in other parts of the world. ANTH 222 will trace the history of domestication of key species: sheep, goat, cow, water buffalo, yak, pig, llama, alpaca, guinea pig, chicken, dog, cat, elephant, camel, horse, donkey, and mule. Emphasis is placed on the biology (genetics, morphology, wild progenitors, ecological niche, breeds) in concert with the cultural contexts in which domestication occurred. Furthermore, students will explore a range of human-animal relationships in regard to these domesticates with examples from archaeology, ethnography, modern US society, and history. This class discusses animals as food, raw materials, wealth, labor, and companions, as well as their economic, social, religious, and environmental impacts in different cultural and ecological settings.

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Number to 222N
  • Changed Course Description
  • Added General Education Inter-Domain and Natural Sciences (GN) Attributes

ARCH 332: Architectural Design IV (6 Credits)

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Development of the design process through organizational methodologies, based on physical, functional, and social-behavioral determinants. ARCH 332 Architectural Design IV (6) Development of the design process through organizational methodologies, based on physical, functional, and social-behavioral determinants. Emphasis is placed on "The Building Thoroughly Considered." The second semester of the third-year design studio course is a continuation of the rigorous development of the architectural process started in the third year, first semester studio. ARCH 332 extends and deepens the understanding of the "thoroughly considered" building begun in ARCH 331. Students will strive to develop an architectural totality, search for thoughtful decisions and sound judgments. Students continue the process of integrating the abstraction of the basics with the pragmatics of the built world. The student at the completion of this year should understand what a building is and how it responds to human needs in terms of cultural meaning, physical reality, operational prerequisites and construction.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in ARCH 331 and AE 211. Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: AE 424

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Concurrents

ARTH 111: Ancient to Medieval Art (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GA]

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This course is an introduction to Western art before the Renaissance, to CE 1423. The topics covered in this course include prehistoric art in Europe; art of the Near East and Egypt; Aegean art; Greek and Roman art; Early Christian, Jewish, Islamic and Byzantine art; and Medieval art including Romanesque and Gothic developments. The course is designed to meet two principal goals. The first is to increase students' powers of visual analysis and to help them build a critical vocabulary for discussing an art object's medium, composition, style, and iconography. The second is to foster an understanding of the deep implication of the visual arts in their social and cultural contexts. The course therefore involves significant material relating to political, economic and religious issues. It investigates problems in patronage, function, reception and censorship. It considers such intra- and cross-cultural issues as representations of gender and the incorporation of non-European art forms into the Western tradition. Typical requirements include exams and a paper. As a general education course in the arts, this course provides an introduction to Ancient through Medieval art to a student of any major. This course has no prerequisite and presumes no prior exposure to art history. As a course in the Art History major, it teaches students both the common vocabulary of the field and the outlines of the field that form the foundation for future study. ARTH 111 serves as a companion course to ARTH 112, which deals with art from the Renaissance to Modern Times. ARTH 111 also complements ARTH 201, "Ancient to Medieval Architecture."

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Added CAMS 112 as Cross-listed Course

ASTRO 120: The Big Bang Universe (3 Credits) [BA] [GN]

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For non-science majors ASTRO 120 The Big Bang Universe (3) (GN)(BA) Exploration of Cosmology, Birth, and Ultimate Fate of the Universe; Origin of Galaxies, Quasars, and DarkMatter.This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Astronomical observations made during the last 70 years, combined with mathematical physical theory (Einstein's General Relativity), has led to a dramatic new view of the history of the Universe. Ten to twenty billion years ago, all the material that is now contained in stars, planets, and galaxies was then compressed into a region, smaller than a pinhead, and so hot that atoms could not survive. This fiery cauldron cooled and expanded, forming hydrogen and helium, and eventually all the materials and structures that we know today. This course will discuss the evidence, theories and controversies of this new scientific cosmology, commonly known as 'the Big Bang'. This class is designed for the non-science students who, after learning the fundamentals of astronomy in ASTRO 1(GN), ASTRO 5 (GN), or ASTRO 10 (GN), want to pursue further the questions of cosmology. The great success of the Big Bang theory in explaining the expansion of the Universe, the synthesis of the chemical elements, and the relic radiation leftover from the first moments are reviewed. Some of the questions discussed are still debated in the scientific community. For example: Why do some galaxies have stunning spiral structures, while others are relatively featureless ellipticals? What is the "dark matter" that may have emerged from the Big Bang, and seems to make a larger contribution to the mass of the universe than all of the material we are familiar with? What can the most distant and oldest objects we know of, the quasars, tell us about how galaxies formed? In presenting the development of this subject, the empirical and conceptual methods of modern physical science are conveyed. Students are assigned problems that exercise the use of elementary mathematics and physics to address real issues, and will confront discussions of interpretation and meaning in essays. A final project allows them to explore individual interests.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ASTRO 1 or ASTRO 6 or ASTRO 10

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description
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ASTRO 320: Observational Astronomy Laboratory (3 Credits) [GN]

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Basic observational astronomy techniques introduced through observational exercises, lab experiments, and lectures on relevant statistical techniques. ASTRO 320 Observational Astronomy Laboratory (3) (GN) ASTRO 320 will provide students with practical experience in basic observational and laboratory aspects of astronomical data collection and analysis, including an introduction to associated statistical concepts. Observational techniques will be introduced through an observing project using a telescope with a CCS imaging camera. Lectures will introduce fundamental principles including Poisson and Gaussian statistics, measurement precision, propagation of errors, and systematic uncertainties. These principles will be put into practice in the observing project and with laboratory experiments investigating the properties of light and cosmic rays. Experiments include: a cosmic ray telescope; a Michelson interferometer; a photodiode and monochromator; laser interference, diffraction and refraction; fluorescent gases; and a diffraction grating spectrometer.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ASTRO 291

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Number to 320W
  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) Attribute
  • Removed General Education Natural Sciences (GN) Attribute

BA 321: Contemporary Skills for Business Professionals (3 Credits)

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Emphasizes the development of individual, group, critical thinking, and presentation skills, through the application of modern method and business technology. B A 321 B A 321 Contemporary Skills for Business Professionals (3) This course is designed to provide fundamental skills necessary for success in the business environment. BA 321 is one of a series of courses that collectively develop the skills and competencies required of a successful business administration student. As a foundational course in the degree program BA 321 emphasizes the following: -An introduction to student-centered learning, especially with opportunities for active and collaborative learning utilizing state of the art elements of technological business environment. -An introduction to inquiry-based processes necessary for understanding and addressing issues and opportunities in current and emerging business environment relevant subsequent course work in the student's chosen option and professional practice. -Development of basic communications skills, including oral, written, and multimedia, relevant to individual and group effectiveness. -Team building and participation while completing projects that focus on understanding individual and cultural diversity and respecting the views of others. Additionally, students develop an understanding of and competence in the multiple roles that define successful teamwork. -Establishing and respecting the roles within a team. -Awareness of the importance of the needs and opportunities of the community with which the individual contributes as a business professional. -Application of the hardware and software skills necessary for transferring knowledge of business topics in both face-to-face and virtual settings academic and professional.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ACCTG 211 and (ECON 102 or ECON 104) and ENGL 15 and Concurrent: (SCM 200 or STAT 200) and MIS 204

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  • Changed Concurrents

BA 322: Negotiation Skills for Business Professionals (3 Credits)

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Emphasizes the preparation and conduct of business negotiations in a range of situations. B A 322 Negotiation Skills for Business Professionals (3) This course integrates the experiential and intellectual components of negotiation. Course instruction and learning activities emphasize the preparation for and conduct of business negotiations in a range of situations. These situations include integrative and distributive scenarios, development of negotiation relationships, and negotiation in multi-organization, multi-industry, multi-cultural, and multi-national environments. Basic negotiation theories will be addressed and applied through the recognition and the resolution of conflict by applying various bargaining strategies. Students will learn how to prepare for a negotiation event. Students will learn to select the appropriate negotiation strategies in order to match the needs of the situation. Students will develop the negotiation skills needed to meet the challenges facing today's executives. Students will develop the sophistication to analyze bargaining and conflict relationships, and an awareness of their individual bargaining style. Students will apply various techniques in order to: understand the basic elements of negotiation; make informed decisions about continuing a negotiation or walking away; participate or lead in team-based negotiations; and effectively manage international negotiations. A primary component of this course is application of negotiation theories through exercises in which the student assumes various roles within a negotiation scenario. Through practice and role playing, students will develop effective personal and professional negotiation skills.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ACCTG 211 and (ECON 102 or ECON 104) and ENGL 15 and Concurrent: (SCM 200 or STAT 200) and MIS 204

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  • Changed Prerequisites
  • Changed Concurrents

BIOL 478: COMPARATIVE NEUROANATOMY (3 Credits)

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This course provides instruction on the functional and structural organization of the vertebrate nervous system. In addition to lectures, students attend laboratory sessions devoted to human brain dissections, histologic sections of various vertebrate brains, neuroanatomical methods for analyzing brain and spinal cord organization, and non-invasive magnetic resonance imaging. The structural organization of the brain is described at both the gross and microscopic levels. A major aim of the course is to instill students with an understanding of the three-dimensional structure of the brain. To achieve this goal, students are taught how to recognize specific structures in different planes of sections along the major axes of the brain. Structural-functional relationships in the nervous system are explained, and particular emphasis is placed on understanding the functional impact of brain trauma and a variety of neurological diseases. While the course emphasizes the mammalian nervous system, many aspects of brain organization in non-mammalian vertebrates are also presented. As part of this, a major section of the course is devoted to understanding neurocladistics and the biological principles that have guided brain evolution across different phylogenetic lineages.

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  • Added Prerequisites

BISC 1: Structure and Function of Organisms (3 Credits) [BA]

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This course is an introduction into the cellular structures and processes that take place in living organisms, and how life displays unity even in its diversity. This course is a basic overview of several subdisciplines within biology, including biochemistry, cell biology, genetics, evolution, taxonomy, and ecology. Students will learn about basic biological chemistry and metabolism, cell organelles and their functions, and photosynthesis, and how these processes sustain life. Students will also learn about the cell cycle, basic genetics, and evolution, which are responsible for species diversity, and why genetic diversity is so important. We will also do a brief overview of taxonomy and phylogenetics, and a survey of some of the major groups of organisms found on Earth. Throughout the semester, we will discuss the ethical ramifications of medical research on humans, how informed consent has come about, and why informed consent is important in today's information-based society. Students who have passed BIOL 27, 110, or 141 may not schedule this course.

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description
  • Added General Education: Natural Sciences (GN) Attribute

CHE 300: Professional Development Seminar (1 Credit)

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Lectures and discussion by visiting engineers and faculty on chemical engineering, job selection, patents, licensing, ethics, and other professional problems. CH E 300 Professional Development Seminar (1) The course objective is to offer an orientation to the chemical engineering profession and to promote professional attributes such as professional ethics, lifelong learning, and awareness of environmental and societal factors and to highlight their importance in the career lives of chemical engineers. The course consists of a one-hour lecture each week by visiting speakers and Penn State faculty. For some lectures, reading material is distributed a week before the lecture and in some cases, the students must turn in the questionnaire in which they have to answer various questions related to the topic of that week. The topics vary from year to year, but several key topics are included each time the course is taught: ethics, environmental issues, process safety, patent law and intellectual property, graduate school, and job opportunities in various industries.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: Fifth semester standing

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CHE 320: Phase and Chemical Equilibria (3 Credits)

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The course covers the fundamentals of phase and chemical equilibrium with emphasis on vapor/liquid systems and their applications to separation processes. It is the second course in chemical engineering thermodynamics and leads to the study of separations and reacting systems. Computational methodologies are presented for the calculation of the properties of mixtures and the construction of phase diagrams (P-x-y, T-x-y) using activity coefficients or equations of state. The theory is applied to the analysis of equilibrium stage separation such as distillation and extraction, including the construction of McCabe-Thiele diagrams. In the last portion of the course the principles of equilibrium are further applied to chemically reacting systems.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in CHE 210 and C or better in CHE 220 and MATH 231

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CHE 340: Introduction to Biomolecular Engineering (3 Credits)

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This course introduces students to the concepts and principles needed to apply chemical engineering principles to the design, modification, and analysis of biological systems for biotechnology applications. Students will learn to use appropriate search engines to find genes and proteins with desired regulatory or biocatalytic properties. The course will cover: the similarities and differences between biological and chemical processes; statistical analyses of measurements and data; and estimation of enzymatic and growth kinetic parameters.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: BMB 251 and CHEM 212 and MATH 251 and C or better in CHE 210

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prerequisites

COMM 304: Mass Communication Research (3 Credits)

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COMM 304 Mass Communication Research (3) This course provides an introduction to the logic and methods of social science research as it is employed to study topics in media. Students will be introduced to key principles of social scientific reasoning, including aspects of concept explication and effective measurement, evaluation and demonstration of causality, and reliance on empirical data. Core standards of evidence are presented for both quantitative and qualitative data, but a focus is placed on statistical evidence and reasoning. Topics include effective question wording, ethical treatment of research participants, experimental research designs, sampling and survey research, content analysis, and sound interviewing techniques. In addition, students address key ideas in statistical analysis, including principles of inference, common descriptive statistics, and widely used tests of both bivariate and multivariate relationships. Presentation of this material includes training in effective use of appropriate statistical software. Based on this training, students should be able to contribute to sound research on media-related topics in both the academic and professional environments.
In addition, significant attention is paid to evaluating research done by others. Students read and assess original research and consider the merits of such research as well as its applicability to novel studies. Based on this training, students should be prepared to better understand the results presented in social scientific research, particularly within the field of media studies, and apply this knowledge to future coursework. Beyond this, students learn how to critically evaluate quantitative research when presented in media content, such as public opinion polling, and when making professional judgments about sound organizational strategies as a response to research conducted by others. At the end of this course, students should be better prepared to engage with the increasingly complex array of statistical information available to modern companies and citizens.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 100N or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150 or COMM 180 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370

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COMM 404: Telecommunications Law (3 Credits)

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Overview of the regulation of electronicmedia. COMM 404 Telecommunications Law (3) Telecommunications Regulation offers students an introduction to a wide range of regulatory and policy issues affecting the telecommunications industries. These industries include traditional radio and television broadcasting, cable, satellite, telephone (wired and wireless), broadband, and the internet. This class is especially useful for students interested in careers in telecommunications, electronic commerce, public policy, information science, business management, law, information policy, and other related fields. Students taking this course will learn how regulations can affect business opportunities and how public policy shapes the development of the world's communications infrastructure.New developments in technology, business practices and regulatory philosophy are leading to dramatic changes in the regulatory climate in telecommunications. The goal of this course is to help you understand the implications of these chances for business strategy and for society as a whole. Some of the questions we will consider include: Why do we regulate telecommunications? What are the legal parameters of regulation? How does the regulatory process work? Why do "experts" disagree on the proper way to regulate? How do regulations influence business strategy and industry development? How do regulations affect the way individuals communicate and acquire information? How can we choose the best policies for the future to balance reliance on marketplace forces versus the need for Government intervention? This course emphasizes an economic and legal approach to regulation. Readings will include primary documents such as FCC regulations, court cases, and statutes as well as historical and economic analyses of telecommunications regulation.

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  • Changed Course Description
  • Added Prerequisites

COMM 410: International Mass Communications (3 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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The role of international media in communication among and between nations and peoples.
COMM 410 International Mass Communications (3) (IL)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course examines the role of international mass media in communications and debates about global questions and/or crises between and among nations and peoples. These roles will be examined using such theories as imperialism, hegemony, information society, modernization, globalization, capitalism, cultural industries, propaganda, and others. Among other issues the course will examine the way in which media report, portray, represent, misrepresent, and construct knowledge about global questions and crises that may border on social injustices, health, the politics of armament, disarmament, and recognition of statuses of states. The course may also explore other issues of international importance not limited to those involving economic questions such as balance of trade, global debt, and financial crises.In addition, this course provides avenue for the appraisal of mediated debates between nations at such platforms as the United Nations (UN), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Trade Organization (WTO) among other international and bilateral organizations that serve as platforms for consideration of issues of global importance.Students are led to understand ways in which states relate and communicate with each other in the environment of supranational governance. Students are exposed to these issues through readings in pertinent theories, ICT-enhanced conversations, and critical examinations of applicable concepts, exposure to contemporary issues via media messages; including those presented via newspapers, news magazines, broadcast documentaries, films, and other media products that will aid students' ability to better appreciate issues of historical and contemporary relevance to the global community.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 100 or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150 or COMM 180 or COMM 251 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370

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COMM 413W: The Mass Media and the Public (3 Credits) [BA] [WAC]

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Social-level and political theories of the relationships between media and public; media influences on public opinion; social pressure on the media; political communications.
COMM 413W The Mass Media and the Public (3) This course is designed to explore the complex and dynamic relationships among the media, public, and government. These relationships are examined through the lenses of sociological and political theories regarding the nature and process of mass communication. The central questions answered in the course are: "How do the media influence the public, its opinions, and social and political behavior?" and "How does the public - through social pressures, and political constraints - influence media performance and content?" Special attention is paid to modes of inquiry in communication research, social functions and control of the media, social construction of reality, political communication, and public opinion. The goals of the course are to introduce students majoring in professional areas of communications to theoretical frameworks that help explain media practices, advance the understanding of the communications research literature for Media Studies majors, and develop skills of all students to be informed and critical consumers of the media. The course is required of Media Studies majors and is a communications elective for the Journalism and Telecommunications majors, the Corporate Communications and Journalism options in Communications, and the Media Studies minor.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: (COMM 100 or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150 or COMM 180 or COMM 251 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370) and (COMM 304 or COMM 420)

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COMM 419: World Media Systems (3 Credits) [BA] [US] [IL]

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COMM 419 World Media Systems (3) (US;IL)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. This course is a comparative study of modern mass media systems with focus on the ways in which two or more countries' media have evolved and are structured by the political, economic, social, and cultural environments within which they exist. Students will be exposed to the theories and practices of media systems - as explained in such normative expositions as the four theories of the press and other contemporary iterations. One objective of the course is for students to gain a better appreciation of the structure and location of the media system in the United States vis-à-vis greater awareness of media systems in other political contexts where media cultures may vary from the U.S. matrix. Across the board of sampled countries' media systems, students will be exposed to the ways in which each country's media have developed, are shaped, and are continually shaped by factors that include history, political cultures, evolving legal regimes, media regulations, finances, media economics, new technologies, institutional arrangements, citizens' access to information, or lack thereof. Another objective of this course is to equip students with a toolbox and framework with which they can replicate comparative media systems analyses in other countries and regions of interest as they contemplate study abroad and/or long-term career (employment, graduate studies) engagements. To achieve foregoing objectives students will be exposed to readings in theories of media systems and to academic articles using comparative methodologies to examine structural evolution of media in tandem with countries' transformations over time. Students will analyze historical or contemporary media systems' developments through careful comparisons and applying critical thinking skills. In the process, students develop analytical skills useful in contending with academic and professional environments.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 100N or COMM 110 or COMM 118 or COMM 150N or COMM 180 or COMM 251 or COMM 260W or COMM 320 or COMM 370

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COMM 419H: World Media Systems (3 Credits) [H] [BA] [US] [IL]

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Comparative study of modern media systems of mass communications in selected foreign countries.
COMM 419H World Media Systems (3) (US;IL)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. Students in this course will have the opportunity to discover the variety of media systems in the world today and, more importantly, how they got that way and what functions they perform for their respective societies. Students will evaluate each media system's history and analyze the functions of the mass media in the respective contexts. They will examine the historical, social, economic and cultural forces that influence the adoption of a national media system. They will compare perspectives on the problems and issues in freedom of expression within national media systems and evaluate the organization, regulation and economics of those systems. Finally, students will analyze the national development of media systems and the impact of the mass media in the modernization of peasants.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 410

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COMM 483: Wireless Communications Industry (3 Credits)

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A broad examination of the wireless phone industry including its development, current structure and future. COMM 483 Wireless Communications Industry (3) Since the 1990s, the wireless industry has transformed "how" people communicate. The ability to offer mobile communication services to consumers allowed the telecommunications industry to rapidly expand and create new products and services. Throughout this period of rapid growth, new players emerged from relative obscurity while incumbent telecommunication providers weighed the benefits & drawbacks of deploying this new technology.Although wireless devices have become pervasive throughout the United States, few people appreciate the technology and partnerships that are required to offer wireless services for millions of customers. This course will address a variety of wireless topics to allow students to develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the wireless industry. In terms of course design, there are three distinct elements: (1) The early days of the wireless and the key figures and events that shaped an industry, (2) A current state view of the tier 1 carriers, device manufacturers and product offerings, (3) The emerging trends in the wireless industry and the potential impact on consumer products and services.By the end of this course, the objective is for students to view the wireless industry quite differently. Students will understand the relationship between wireless spectrum, carrier, device manufacturer and products. The industry landscape will be clearer to students and they will be well positioned to pursue a career in wireless.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: COMM 180 and COMM 380 or permission of the program.

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COMM 486: Corporate and Non-Broadcast Video (3 Credits)

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The management, production, and analysis of video programming in corporate, educational, government, and non-rpofit organizations.

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CRIM 459: Communities and Crime (3 Credits)

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In this course you will learn about how crime levels vary across different types of neighborhoods and about the role of different socioeconomic, demographic, spatial, and informal social control aspects of neighborhoods in promoting or buffering crime. We will address the patterns, concepts, theories, methods, and policies related to communities and crime. We will critically assess theory and research on the effects of neighborhood structure and social organization on crime, focusing in particular on the classic and contemporary thinking on poverty, social disorganization, disorder, collective efficacy, institutional trust, cultural heterogeneity, segregation, immigration and how they affect criminal behavior and victimization. Through readings, class discussions, and activities, writing projects, and presentations, you will be given the opportunity to reflect on what you are learning and to apply the theoretical concepts to real-life examples and to new contexts in and out of the class.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: SOC 12 or CRIM 12

Cross-listed Courses: SOC 459

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CRIMJ 290: Introduction to Internship Experience (1-3 Credits)

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Planning and preparation for field experience in a criminal justice agency setting.
This course provides the student learner with an intimate understanding of the academic requirements of the criminal justice internship. Students will engage in practical application of the skills, traits, characteristics and qualities necessary to be successful in the criminal justice internship, as well as their chosen career. Guidance will be provided as to how to conduct themselves in a professional setting and learn to utilize critical thinking and problem-solving in the day-to-day encounters in the field.

PreRequisite: CRIMJ100 ; Prerequisite or concurrent: CRIMJ240W

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CYBER 221: Overview of Information Security (3 Credits)

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Provides an understanding of the overview of information security including security architecture, access control, and internet secure applications.
SRA 221 Overview of Information Security (3) SRA 221 focuses onan overview of information security. Students will learn the principles of information security, security architectures and models, aspects and methods of information security such as physical security control, operations security, access control, hacks/attacks/defense, systems and programs security, cryptography, network and web security, worms and viruses, and other Internet secure applications. Students will also learn how to plan and manage security, security policies, business continuity plans, disaster recovery plans, and social and legal issues of information security.A major component of the course will be several hands-on exercises and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphases will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: SRA 111 and (CMPSC 101 or IST 140 or CMPSC 121)

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CYBER 451: Network Security (3 Credits)

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Fundamental issues and concepts of network security, network security technologies and protocols, and emerging technologies in network security.
IST 451 Network Security (3) Information technology has become a key component to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information/network security a major concern for organizations.IST 451 focuses on network security. The course will provide the students with a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental issues and concepts of network security, and the mainstream network security technologies and protocols that are widely used in the real world. The course will also address emerging technologies in network security.A major component of the course will be several team-based hands-on attack-defense projects. Each project has two phases: the attack phase and the defense phase. A group may be asked to defend against the attacks enforced by another group. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 and (SRA 221 or CYBER 221)

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CYBER 454: Computer and Cyber Forensics (3 Credits)

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Fundamental issues and concepts of computer forensics; aspects of computer and cyber crime; methods to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence; tools, techniques, and procedure to perform computer and cyber crime investigation.
IST 454 Computer and Cyber Forensics (3) Computer and communication technologies have become the key components to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information and network security a major concern for organizations.IST 454 focuses on computer and cyber forensics. Students will learn different aspects of computer and cyber crime and ways in which to uncover, protect, exploit, and document digital evidence. Students will be exposed to different types of tools (both software and hardware), techniques and procedure, and be able to use them to perform rudimentary forensic investigations.A major component of the course will be several hands-on exercises and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.Integrated throughout are perspectives of computer and related legal process, including computer crimes from state and federal law, methods of interaction with law enforcement and prosecutors, admissibility of expert witness testimony and the use of forensic reports in civil, regulatory and internal investigations.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 or SRA 221 or CYBER 221

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CYBER 456: Information Security Management (3 Credits)

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Contemporary Security Issues; security management processes, architecture and models; risk analysis and management; security planning, analysis and safeguards; security policies development and administration; contingency planning, incidence handling and response; and security standards and certification processes.
IST 456 Information Security Management (3) Communication technologies have become a key component to support critical infrastructure services in various sectors of our society. In an effort to share information and streamline operations, organizations are creating complex networked systems and opening their networks to customers, suppliers, and other business partners. Increasing network complexity, greater access, and a growing emphasis on the Internet have made information systems and network security a major concern for organizations. IST 456 focuses on security and risk management. Students will learn contemporary security issues; security management processes, architecture and models; risk analysis and management; security planning, analysis and safeguards; security policies development and administration; contingency planning, incidence handling and response; and security standards and certification processes.A major component of the course will be several case studies and a final team-based project. This course will incorporate collaborative and action-learning experiences wherever appropriate. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing writing and speaking skills through application of the concepts, theories and technologies that define the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 220 and (SRA 221 or CYBER 221)

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DA 201W: Descriptive Analytics (4 Credits) [WAC]

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DA 201W is a four-credit course with lecture and writing components. (DA201W, DA 302W, and DA 401W each carry only one credit of "writing"; completion of all three courses is required to meet the writing requirement.) This course introduces students to the core areas of descriptive analytics, where the main objective is to answer "what happened" in the project. Students will learn how to accurately describe the attributes of data variables available to them for their projects. Students will have the opportunity to work on real-life projects and cases throughout the course. The course will expose students to spreadsheets, scripting languages for analytics, and current statistical software packages. The instructor will emphasize the importance of communicating findings to different constituents throughout this class.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: (PSYCH 200 or STAT 200 or STAT 250 or SCM 200) and (DA 101 or DS 200) and (CMPSC 131 or CMPSC 121)

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DA 301: Diagnostic Analytics (3 Credits)

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This course introduces students to the core areas of diagnostic analytics. The diagnostic analysis takes descriptive data a step further by examining the relationships between variables through root cause analysis. Students will learn current tools and techniques, including external environmental factors, that allow analysts to explain why the patterns are observed in data and discover relationships between two or more attributes of the data. Students will have the opportunity to review case studies and work on real-world projects throughout the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: DA 201W

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DA 302W: Predictive Analytics (4 Credits) [WAC]

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DA 302W is a four-credit course with lecture and writing components. (DA201W, DA 302W, and DA 401W each carry only one credit of "writing"; completion of all three courses is required to meet the writing requirement.) The principal objective of this course is to help students predict ¿what will happen¿ in future events based on historical data. This course exposes students to predictive analytics techniques that are consistent with best practices in the data analytics industry. Students will learn how to properly examine problem contexts to use the most appropriate method to develop the best predictive model. Students will also learn how to evaluate their results and interpret findings to users at different levels of an organization. This course focuses on the application of spreadsheets, scripting languages for data analytics, and current statistical software packages.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: DA 301

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EBF 404W: The Great Energy Transition: Law, Economics, and New Frontiers (3 Credits) [WAC]

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The U.S. energy sector is in the process of a great transformation. This Writing Across the Curriculum course examines how evolving federal, state, and local policies; regulatory efforts toward electricity market deregulation; and the technical innovations driving shale gas development and renewable energy generation have changed markets for energy and electricity in the United States. This all occurs in the context of a movement towards lower carbon emissions.
The Great Energy Transition explores these energy topics from a law, policy, and economics perspective. It analyzes energy topics such as natural gas development and renewable energy by asking how law, policy, and economics are driving changes in these types of sectors, how these changes impact society, and how these changes present both opportunities and challenges in their design and implementation. Successful completion of the course will enable students to productively engage with prospective employers, energy experts, policymakers, and administrative professionals on a broad range of modern energy topics. The Writing Across the Curriculum aspects of this course will hone students' skills at outlining and structuring their writing, identifying sources, incorporating feedback, and making their writing more concise.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ECON 302

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EME 450: Energy Crisis Leadership (3 Credits)

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Energy Crisis Leadership prepares students to lead in high-pressure, high-stakes environments. This is an interactive class that utilizes case studies to help students solve open-ended and complex problems. The case studies are from rare, but significant events with challenges that students are likely to experience someday in the energy and natural resource industries. In addition to the case studies, we will have guest speakers from the energy industry discuss their experiences with various operational upsets and their roles in addressing them. The culmination of the class is a competition where teams of students must formulate a plan to deal with a major crisis.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: 7th Semester standing or higher

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ENGL 183N: The Cold War in Literature, Politics, and History (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH] [GS]

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The course will focus on the history and politics of the Cold War and its depiction in literature and film, especially in British and American literature, but also in that of other countries. Students will read political science and history texts, novels, short stories, and poetry, and view films. Students will analyze the reasons that the Cold War has been and continues to be a major inspiration for literary production and a transformative influence on literary style. Students will be encouraged to explore alternative methodologies for research on cold war topics including the use of primary sources, for ex. documents from the intelligence community archives that have since been declassified. In addition to a class field trip, students will be encouraged to make additional site visits to appropriate institutions in U.S. intelligence history. They'll be making a series of visits to relevant sites.

Cross-listed Courses: PLSC 183N

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ENGR 415: Launching Innovation: Ideas to Opportunities (3 Credits)

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This course engages students in the processes involved in creating a technology-based product or service. This course will require students to manage, create, build and introduce a product to the market place within a tightly defined time frame. The course will begin with exploring the creative process by factoring out existing products leading to a clearly defined and well researched idea or service. The course will develop to include an overall product design, planning for manufacturing, prototyping, resource allocation, and market identification. Students will be assigned readings, experience guest speakers and engage in activities on topics related to the product development process that includes: project ideation, determining a distinct value proposition and competitive position, technology product design, management, strategic differentiated and integrated marketing techniques, customer identification/sales, sourcing manufacturers domestically and abroad, modeling and prototyping, costing, pricing, assessing start-up costs, calculating cash flow, and intellectual property issues. The product development organization will be examined to include human interactions, reporting guidelines, and financial relationships. Students will be required to maintain a binder that will serve as a measure of progress related to the topics noted. Students will have the opportunity to "pitch" their ideas and demonstrate the workings in the form of a competition or be evaluated in a non-competitive setting by a panel of local entrepreneurs, faculty and/or business leaders.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ENGR 407 and (MGMT 215 or ENGR 310) and 5th semester standing

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ETI 301: Information and Organizations (3 Credits)

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Overview of organizational structures and functions. Includes information processing and analytic perspectives of organizations.
IST 301 Information and Organizations (3) This course provides students the opportunity to learn and experience: 1. Applicable organization and the ways in which IT can alter and enable these activities. 2. A series of analytic techniques that students can use to investigate the effects of new IT on work and organization. 3. Examples and problems set in and drawn from a range of domains including military, medical, high technology, business and government.This course is designed around a series of ill-structured, contemporary problems that require students to develop responses by applying analytic techniques and theories of work and organization. At the end of the course, students will be able to: 1. Apply theories of work and organization as analytic techniques. 2. Conduct organizational and inter-organizational process analyses. 3. Map information flows among organizational units and actors.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 220

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ETI 302: IT Project Management (3 Credits)

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Exploration and application of the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management in the field of information sciences and technology.
IST 302 IT Project Management (3) This course is designed to introduce and explore the basic concepts and practices of project management and help students understand how to plan and manage IT projects successfully. Throughout the course, students will be asked to utilize course concepts, methodologies, and tools while utilizing technology applications and addressing real-world problems. Students will learn the skills necessary to define project scope, create workable project plans, and manage projects with quality, budget, and schedule in mind. The course is structured around the key phases of project lifecycle, including initiating a project, developing project plans, executing and managing a project, and closing out a project. In addition, students will be taught how to identify and address the change management and political issues associated with project management.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 220

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ETI 420: Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration (3 Credits)

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Introductory course on integration of information technology into different venues, including the planning, development, and implementation of the integration.
IST 420 Fundamentals of Systems and Enterprise Integration (3) IST 420 focuses on introducing the student to the role of information systems and technologies in achieving a variety of system goals. Emphasis will be placed on the theories and skills required for planning, developing, implementing, and managing the integration of information technology and different systems. IST 420 is required of all Information Sciences and Technology (IST) undergraduates who have chosen the Information Technology Integration Option in their baccalaureate degree. It is the prerequisite for IST 421 which is also required for the Option. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to recognize information technology integration. They will also understand the 'business processes and information value chain' within a system, and be able to foster an understanding of the role of IT in system integration. Students will be periodically assessed through examinations, case studies, individual and group assignments and projects, and other performance indicators where appropriate.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in (IST 240 or IST 242) and C or better in (IST 301 or ETI 301) and C or better in (IST 302 or ETI 302)

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ETI 421: Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technologies and Applications (3 Credits)

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Advanced course on the integration of information technology into systems applications.
IST 421 Advanced Enterprise Integration: Technology and Applications (3) IST 421 expands the knowledge gained in IST 420 on the theories and skills required for planning, developing, implementing, and managing information systems. IST 421 is required of all Information Sciences and Technology (IST) undergraduates who have chosen the Information Technology: Integration and Application Option in their Baccalaureate degree. Upon completion of the course, the student will have expanded knowledge of information technology and systems integration issues across multiple application settings. They will also have a deeper understanding of the specific information technology (both hardware and software) that can serve as the foundation for designing systems within an organization, and have experience that fosters an understanding of the role of IT achieving system performance goals.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 420 or ETI 420

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ETI 422: Enterprise Architecture Foundations (3 Credits)

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Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise architecture.
IST 422 Enterprise Architecture Foundations (3) Enterprise Architecture is the overall framework and set of strategic objectives for the usage of technology over time across an organization. Enterprise Architecture can also be described as the top-down, strategy-driven, integrating framework that brings together and manages the business model, applications and technology. Its primary goal is to facilitate improvement and deliver business-aligned information systems. This course presents the key components and processes involved in the effective creation and governance of enterprise architectures. Students will acquire knowledge about the key foundational aspects of enterprise architecture, learn what decisions need to be made and how to make them, and be able to explain and justify their recommendations.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301 or ETI 301

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ETI 423: Enterprise Information Management and Storage Architecture (3 Credits)

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Provide in-depth study of the concepts, issues, and technologies associated with the complex world of enterprise information and storage architecture.
IST 423 Enterprise Information Management and Storage Architecture (3) This course is designed to introduce students to enterprise information storage and management concepts, issues, trends, and technologies. As an upper-division course, the focus will center on applying design concepts and associated technologies to real-world problems in the area of enterprise information storage and management . Existing partnerships with leading information management firms will be leveraged to provide real-world exposure to the complex enterprise information storage and management issues facing all organizations today. This course also focuses increasingly on the critical areas of information security and the emerging field of information storage virtualization. The course will mix technical details, applied value, and organizational insights of enterprise information storage and management through the use of labs, case studies, real-life problems, and team projects. This is a unique course that has generated great industry interest.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301 or ETI 301

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ETI 424: Architectural Modeling of Organizations (3 Credits)

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Theoretical foundations and practice of enterprise modeling.
IST 424 Architectural Modeling of Organizations (3) Enterprise Architecture is the overall framework and set of strategic objectives for the usage of technology over time across an organization. Enterprise Architecture can also be described as the top-down, strategy-driven, integrating framework that brings together and manages the organization model, applications and technology. Its primary goal is to facilitate improvement and deliver organization-aligned information systems. Effective modeling is crucial for successful EA. This course provides an exposure to the foundational concepts and practices of effective enterprise modeling for EA. Students will acquire knowledge about the key foundational knowledge in modeling different layers of the enterprise, learn what decisions need to be made and how to make them, and be able to explain and justify their models and recommendations. This course explores the use and effectiveness of architectural modeling to describe an organization and to integrate and manage IT resources strategically from an enterprise perspective. Hands-on exercises and cases studies are used to illustrate the role and effect of enterprise architecture concepts and methodologies. Emphasis is placed on understanding different architectural approaches, standards, and styles. Students will use enterprise architectural tools to develop descriptive models and understand how to integrate and manage IT within and between organizations. For each general topic area, core readings are used to define standard vocabulary, concepts and relations, methods and criteria for evaluation, and implications for enterprise architecture. Students participate in class discussions as well as complete written assignments that focus on solidifying the understanding of the course content. Students also complete a team modeling project that is motivated by, and whose outcomes are discussed with respect to, one or more theoretical frameworks covered in the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 301 or ETI 301

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GD 400: Time and Sequence (4 Credits) [BA]

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Development of visual sequence as replies to graphic design problems. GD 400 GD 400 Time and Sequence (4) GD 400 is an in-depth course that explores the essential relation of the verbal and visual elements of design to sequential media, including both traditional and digital media such as film, video, and Power Point. The intrinsic qualities of each medium will be investigated in relation to how each affects the communication of a message to a specific audience.The course will help students to: 1. Develop an appreciation for time and sequence and how they relate to graphic design problems. 2. Foster an appreciation for the appropriate integration of typography into sequential design. 3. Develop the ability to work as a member of a team in solving sequential design problems. 4. Stay abreast of emerging technological applications in contemporary graphic design. 5. Gain a deeper understanding of time and sequence aesthetically, critically, and technically. 6. Explore the potential of expressing ideas in sequence with still images, film and video. 7. Experiment with new methods of image making that are unique to the technologies involved. 8. Gain practical experience that has direct professional application. 9. Develop the work habits and attitudes of professional designers.Grading: 1. Work will be evaluated based on the relevance and originality of the idea and the appropriateness of the design approach to the idea, the intended audience, and all pertinent functional parameters. 2. Professional attitude and the development of professional work habits will be evaluated. Students are expected to think for themselves, budget their time, meet deadlines, and adhere to production schedules. 3. Attendance is required. In the case of illness or an emergency, students are required to contact the professor just as they would contact an employer. Three unexcused absences will result in the final semester grade being lowered one full letter grade. 4. Neatness, craft and attention to detail will be considered in the final grade. 5. There will be a review at the end of the semester, which will include all work from the class. Each piece will be evaluated for quality and presentation. 6. Visual, verbal and written communication skills will be a part of the evaluationGD 400 will be offered fall semester.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: GD 302

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GD 407: Graphic Design Studio - Communities (4 Credits)

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Design Studio - Communities is an Advanced-level studio course appropriate for students enrolled in a graphic design major. Classes will focus on developing skills to conceive and execute projects for social change with a focus on developing ideas that are rooted in the community and have the power to impact people's lives. Students will be expected to work in diverse groups, often collaborating with individuals outside of the discipline to solve problems within local and global communities. This course advances concepts and methodologies learned in GD107, GD207, GD307, and other design studios.

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GEOSC 472A: Field Geology I (Introduction to Field Methods (3 Credits)

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Introduction to geologic field methods and the 3-D characterization of earth structure and the reconstruction of geologic histories. This course includes travel outside the University for which an additional charge will be made to cover transportation, food, and lodging.

Prerequisite: GEOSC 310

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GEOSC 472B: Field Geology II (Advanced Field Methods) (3 Credits)

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Advanced application of geologic field methods to the 3-D characterization of earth structure and the reconstruction of geologic histories. This course includes travel outside the University for which an additional charge will be made to cover transportation, food, and lodging.

Prerequisite: GEOSC 310, GEOSC 465. Prerequisite or concurrent: GEOSC 472A

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GER 1: Elementary German I (4 Credits) [BA]

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Introduction to listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the first two skills; cultural aspects through readings and videos. Students who have received high school credit for two or more years of German may not schedule this course for credit, without the permission of the department. GER 001 Elementary German I (4) German 001: Elementary German I is designed to help students develop skills in the interpretation, expression, and negotiation of spoken and written German. In addition to German language skills, students in the course will develop a greater understanding of German-speaking culture. The course requires active student involvement and participation. Attendance is mandatory. Students will be guided by the instructor in working with German-language materials available on the internet. Student evaluation is based on active participation in class, homework, quizzes, oral and mid-term examinations, oral and written final examinations and culture projects. Placement in German 001 is based on Penn State foreign language placement policy (link to: http://bulletins.psu.edu/bulletins/bluebook/general_information.cfm?section=Placement2). Students who have received high school credit for two or more years of German may not schedule this course for credit, without permission of the department. German 001 is offered every semester. Enrollment is capped at 24 students per section.

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GER 2: Elementary German II (4 Credits) [BA]

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GER 2 is a continuation of GER 1; further introduction of basic structures, culture, and development of four basic skills stressing aural-oral aspects. Students who have received high school credit for four or more years of German may not schedule this course for credit, without the permission of the department.

GER 2 Elementary German II is a continuation of German 1 and is designed to help students develop skills in the interpretation, expression, and negotiation of spoken and written German. In addition to German language skills, students in the course will develop a greater understanding of German-speaking culture. The course requires active student involvement and participation. Attendance is mandatory. Students will be guided by the instructor in working with German-language materials available on the internet. Student evaluation is based on class participation, homework, quizzes, oral and mid-term examinations, oral and written final examinations and culture projects. Students who have received high school credit for four or more years of German may not schedule this course for credit, without permission of the department. German 2 is offered every semester. Enrollment is capped at 24 students per section.

PreRequisite: GER 001

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GER 3: Intermediate German (4 Credits) [BA]

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Continued four-skill development with increased emphasis on reading, writing, and grammatical accuracy; culturally-oriented reading selections and videos. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 003 or GER 008.

PreRequisite: GER 002

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GER 11: Intensive Basic German (6 Credits) [BA]

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Listening, speaking, reading, writing, basic structures and vocabulary of German. Taught on an accelerated basis. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 001, 011, or 015.

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GER 12: Intensive Intermediate German (6 Credits) [BA]

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Continued skill development of structures and vocabulary; listening, speaking, reading, writing. Taught on an accelerated basis. Students may receive credit for only one of the following: GER 002, 003, 012, or 016.

PreRequisite: GER 011

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GER 115N: Science, Humanity and Catastrophe: Scientific Discovery in Germany (3 Credits) [GH] [GN]

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The 20th century was a time of great scientific advancement - advancements that were used both for good and for evil (and for other purposes that lie somewhere in between). Germany and German-speaking scientists played central roles in many of these discoveries. In this course we will take an interdisciplinary approach to discussing key scientific advancements, including the discovery of nuclear fission and the development of the nuclear bomb, the discovery of polymers and the invention of pain medicines such as morphine and oxycodone, learning about the science behind these discoveries alongside the social and historical contexts in which they occurred, and the impact these discoveries had on society. While a majority of the scientific discoveries that we will focus on took place in the first half of the 20th century, we will also discuss the ways in which the long-term consequences of these discoveries are still relevant today, especially as they relate to current issues on sustainability (e.g., the use of plastics) and the ethical considerations that arise more generally when thinking about the relationship between science, technology, engineering and society. This course will count as an interdomain, GH/GN.

Cross-listed Courses: ENGR 115N

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GER 143: The Culture of Stalinism and Nazism (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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This course, which is cross-listed between Russian and German, aims to acquaint students with an important and troubling chapter of 20th-century culture. The regimes of Stalin and Hitler have had a decisive impact not only on life in Russia and Germany, but in much of Europe and the world at large. There is no consensus among scholars about how to classify these systems, whether the term "totalitarian" is appropriate to describe them, and whether Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany are essentially similar or essentially different historical phenomena.
Espousing a comparative perspective, this course explores the culture produced by Stalinist Russia and Nazi Germany, taking into account both the culture of daily life and selected works of "high culture," including literature, the visual arts, architecture, music, and film. The ideological underpinnings of both systems will be discussed and compared. The classics of Stalinist Socialist Realism and Nazi propaganda will be analyzed both as political statements and works of art. The course will also include a reading of authors who attempted to create critical representations of life in Stalinist and Nazi societies, such as Lydia Chukovskaya, Varlam Shalamov, Primo Levi, and George Orwell.
The course is designed to be suitable for all students generally interested in Russian and/or German culture, or interested in various fields of humanistic study, whether or not they have previously studied the culture of Russia or Germany. A knowledge of Russian or German is not required, as class lectures and discussions as well as all reading assignments will be in English.
This course is designed to count as General Education, as a GH "Humanities," and as an IL "International Cultures" course. It meets the BA requirements in the humanities by asking students to demonstrate competence in 20th-century German and Russian history, political philosophy, literature, art and film.

Cross-listed Courses: RUS 143

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GER 157N: The Amish (3 Credits) [BA] [US] [GH] [GS]

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This course investigates the history, culture, religion, beliefs, language and society of the Old Order Amish and related Anabaptist sectarian groups in North America. By studying their historical background, their cultural and social life based on their religious beliefs, their economic and political interactions with mainstream American society, students are offered a unique opportunity to learn more about another culture and are enabled to arrive at a better understanding of their own cultural concepts and values.
The course will also focus on basic human issues, such as family, community and economy, and the values that inform the Amish approach to these issues. The ongoing struggle of the Amish and historically-related groups to retain their religious, ethical, and moral values dates back to the Reformation. In particular, the course will discuss the maintenance by the Amish and other Old Order sectarians of their traditional language, beliefs and values after living more than three centuries in North America. Perhaps, surprisingly, the Old Order Amish are thriving economically and demographically in the twenty-first century, and their numbers are doubling approximately every 20 years.
This course is designed to be suitable for all students generally interested in the Amish from the perspectives of history, religious studies, anthropology, sociology, agriculture, government, law, or business. This course is designated as Integrated Domain (N) because of the interdependence of humanities and social sciences as fundamental to understanding the Amish. The course is also designated as US "United States Cultures." The course cultivates student knowledge of the social and religious identity of the Amish, and students will learn about the beliefs and values that inform distinctive Amish practices, such as plain dress and the use of horse-and-buggy transportation.

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GER 166: Marx, Nietzsche, Freud (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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This course introduces the thought of three German-language writers (Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Sigmund Freud) who transformed the fields of philosophy, economics, psychology, and have made an immense impact on the fields of history, political science, aesthetics, theology, as well as literature and the arts. We will spend approximately equal time on each thinker, with an emphasis on their most important works as well as on their writings that deal with aesthetics, literature, and the arts. Each thinker will be presented in his respective historical and intellectual context. Students will gain an understanding of how each thinker shaped the course of German intellectual history and history of ideas more broadly. Importance will be placed on identifying each thinker's distinct method, the targets of their critiques, and the stakes of their interventions. Why was each thinker so revolutionary, and why is their thought still important today? Additional materials may include relevant literary and cinematic works. The course fulfills the General Education requirement in the Humanities (GH), as well as the International Cultures (IL) requirement. All texts and discussion in English.

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GER 189N: German Film (3 Credits) [IL] [GA] [GH]

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A survey of German film from its beginnings to the present, with emphasis on historical, political, and cultural contexts. GER 189 German Film (3) (GH; GA; IL) This course is an introduction to German cinema, broadly defined as any representation of moving images made in Germany, Switzerland, or Austria, or by filmmakers from these countries working in exile. The course will be both an historical survey of the developments in German film, as well as a general introduction to film analysis. Neither prior knowledge of German culture and langauge nor of film history and terminology is required. All materials will be supplied in English. Students will learn about the technology of film production as well as fundamental concepts for film analysis (shots, angles, sound, lighting, etc.). The course will be structured around different political and cultural contexts, providing students with a concrete historical perspective on Germany from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. Screenings will cover several artistic modes, including comedy, melodrama, propaganda film, experimental film, period drama, crime drama, horror film, and documentary. Readings will complement screenings with seminal writings by filmmakers and theorists, as well as texts that provide historical perspective and close analysis. By examining German film with attention to changing cultural settings, students will investigate such topics as the relation of memory and history, the representation of war and genocide, the roles of propaganda and censorship, the formation (and deformation) of national identity, the impact of technological and economic changes on culture, and changing gender roles. In addition, students will learn to think critically about the visual medium of film, becoming more engaged and critical spectators in a world saturated with the moving image. Class work includes some lecture but emphasizes guided discussions, group work, writing exercises, and some student presentations. The course is designed to be suitable for all students generally interested in German, or interested in various fields of humanistic study, whether or not they have previously studied the culture of Germany. As an inter domain course, GER 189 also counts towards the integrative studies requirement.

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GER 190: Twentieth-Century German Literature in English Translation (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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GER 190, German Twentieth-Century German Literature in Translation (GH; IL; BA) offers an introduction to 20th-century literary texts written in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, or by authors originally from these countries, with emphasis on cultural, historical, and political contexts. No prior knowledge of German, 20th-century German history, or narrative analysis is required. All texts and discussions are in English. Students will gain a historical perspective of 20th-century German-speaking worlds by analyzing works of award-winning authors and a few filmmakers including but not limited to Arthur Schnitzler, Franz Kafka, Ernst Toller, Bert Brecht, Ruth Klüger, Helma Sanders Brahms, Paul Celan, Max Frisch, and Heinrich Böll. The course draws on diverse genres, such as prose fiction, memoirs, poetry, diaries, short stories, drama, cinematic adaptations of literary works, and film. Short lectures and presentations contextualize the readings about Vienna 1900, two World Wars, the Interwar Years, the Holocaust, and divided and united Germany. Students will engage in an on-going dialogue about the relationships between literature, history, and society. We will explore how literature captures value and belief systems in distinct cultural, social, and political settings. Class discussions focus on the depiction of the individual in modern society, the role of intellectuals as WWI enthusiasts turned pacifists, censorship, the representation of war and the Holocaust, trauma, memory and gender, post-WWII values in a consumer culture, the student movement of 1968, the power of the mass media in the 1970s turning published opinion into public opinion, terrorism, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and German reunification. In German 190, students will critically think about text and context, explore literature as a powerful seismograph of profound cultural and political changes, examine literary works as manifestations of cultural memory and means of social critique, and appreciate writers as keen observers of the world around them. This course is suitable for all students interested in German Studies or the humanities. The course has a GH (General Humanities) and IL (International Cultures) designation and meets the requirement for a BA in the humanities.

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GER 201: Conversation and Composition (4 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Continuation of GER 003; emphasis on reading, writing, and conversational skills; course utilizes short literary selections, a concise novel, videos. GER 201 Conversation and Composition (4) IL Offered in the fall and spring semesters of each academic year, this fourth-semester German language course satisfies International Cultures (IL) requirement and is a required course for the German B.A. degree. For the German B.S. degree and the German minor, students must take either German 201 or German 208. German 201 is designed to help students further develop the four basic language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) they have attained in previous language courses with particular emphasis on the advancement of their speaking and writing proficiency in German. Through a task-based approach the course aims to assist students in learning to write and speak German with level-appropriate fluency and accuracy. This course will also provide students with ample opportunity to increase their reading command of German through an authentic literary work and short stories by prominent German-speaking authors. The course language is German and class sessions will consist of communicative activities and practices. The learning of the German language will occur through completion of tasks in which students use the level-specific grammatical structures in different formats and circumstances (e.g. writing and oral projects) while receiving little or no direct lecture on German grammar. The delivery and practice of factual information on grammatical structures are integral to the course and thus instructors will highlight them to the extent to help students achieve the course objectives. The class meets twice in a regular classroom and twice in a computer-lab throughout the semester where students will be exposed to computer-mediated language instruction and work on various computer-based projects. Film viewing and discussions will be incorporated into the course, as deemed necessary by the instructors. Attendance and preparation are mandatory and homework is assigned on a regular basis. The evaluation and grading of students' course performance is based on active class participation, successful completion of a rhetorical portfolio, an orally presented cultural project, four brief interviews, and a semester-end aural-oral test.

GER 003 or GER 008

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GER 301: Intermediate Speaking and Listening (3 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Intensive practice in spoken German through readings, discussions and video. GER 301 Intermediate Conversation and Composition (3) (IL) German 301 is a continuation of the composition and conversation emphases of both GER 201 and GER 208. Fundamental to the course is a thorough grammar review of both basic and advanced grammatical situations. Much of this review is done outside of class. In class, students devote their time primarily to oral work. GER 301 requires students to use German in various ways: group work, individual presentations, discussion of texts, structured partner drills, etc Student evaluations are based on participation, homework, quizzes, a class room presentation, and essays.GER 301 is required for all German majors and the German minor and will be offered every semester.

PreRequisite: GER 201 or GER 208Y

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GER 302W: Intermediate Composition and Grammar (3 Credits) [BA] [WAC]

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Continuation of oral and written practice in German with extensive work in composition. GER 302W Intermediate Conversation and Composition II (3)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degreerequirements.German 302 is a continuation of the language and composition emphases of both GER 201 and208.Fundamental to the course is a thorough grammar review of both basic and advanced grammatical situations, with the goal of improving students' grammatical and stylistic precision in written German discourse. GER 302 requires students to use German in various ways:group work, individual presentations, discussion of texts, structured partner drills, etc.

PreRequisite: GER 201 or GER 208Y

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GER 308Y: German Business Communication (3 Credits) [IL] [WAC]

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Development of German commerce and industry; extensive practice in the major forms of business communications such as business correspondence. GER 308Y German Business Communication (3) (IL) This course provides an introduction to German business and economics. Students will read and respond to a variety of texts about German economic practices and the German business world, as well as texts that introduce and describe more general economic principles. Emphasis is also placed on expanding students' vocabulary and further developing their writing skills in German, especially with regards to economic and business terminology, and writing genres common in business contexts. As this is not intended to be a grammar review course, students are expected to have previously completed or be concurrently enrolled in GER 301 or its equivalent. This course complements other offerings in the German business track and prepares students for the final course in the Business German sequence. This course can also be counted towards either the German minor or the German major. It is offered once a year during the fall semester.

PreRequisite: GER 301 or GER 302W

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GER 401Y: Advanced Composition (3 Credits) [IL] [WAC]

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Intensive practice in writing different text types in German. GER 401Y Advanced Composition (3) (IL) GER 401Y is the writing across the curriculum component of the German language sequence. After thorough discussion of various text types, students will read and practice writing in different genres. GER 401Y concentrates on building other language skills as well. We will do so by reading and discussing short German texts from a variety of sources and watching film and television. In addition, we will review aspects of German grammar that present difficulties to many English speakers. Evaluation will be based on five writing assignments, a writing portfolio, quizzes, and class participation.The course will be offered twice a year with an enrollment of up to twenty students.GER 401Y is required for all German B.A. and B.S. major options as well as for the German minor.

PreRequisite: GER 301 and GER 302W

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GER 408: Advanced German Business Communications (3 Credits) [IL]

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Study of German business organization, forms of business communications, business terminology; writing of reports and abstracts.

Prerequisite: GER 301, GER 302

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GER 411: The Teaching of German (3 Credits)

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Theory, methods, techniques, materials, bibliography; use of inter-active media; contributions of linguistics or psychology to language learning.

PreRequisite: or concurrent: GER 401Y

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GER 431: History of German Literature and Culture I (3 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Significant works of German literature before the mid-eighteenth century considered in their cultural context.

Prerequisite or Concurrent: GER 401

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HCDD 311: Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications (3 Credits)

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Introduction to object-oriented applications including applications in an Object Oriented Design (OOD) language or OOD languages.
IST 311 Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications (3) IST 311 is among the courses making up the Application Design & Development option in the Baccalaureate degree in Information Sciences and Technology. This course is normally taken in the 5th or 6th semester. It is the first upper-division course in the option sequence. The course is intended to provide students with a background in object-oriented design and object-oriented application development. Students will learn the fundamentals of object-oriented analysis, design, and modeling. They will apply design concepts and develop the skills necessary to bring an idea through the different phases of the application development lifecycle. The course normally involves students working on teams to design and develop working application prototypes. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to apply object-oriented design principles using object-oriented modeling and programming languages, show how object-oriented principles increase the quality of complex applications, and begin development of the team skills necessary when developing complex systems.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 242 or CMPSC 221

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HCDD 331: Foundations of Human-Centered Design (3 Credits)

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Interdisciplinary survey of topics and methods related to the human-centered design use and usability of information systems.
IST 331 Foundations of Human-Centered Design: User and System Principles (3) This course provides a focused introduction to one of the most complicated parts of information systems design: users and the contexts in which they live, work, and play. The course provides a balance between theory and practice, which are tightly intertwined in this area. Students will learn how to use social science theories about human capabilities and group behavior to predict whether an information system will be usable and useful, and they will learn about the opportunities and challenges that are associated with a wide range of emerging technologies. Students will also gain skills in designing and evaluating information systems that meet the needs of a target audience. Because the information technology design space evolves rapidly, much of the technology-related content covered in this course will evolve from year to year; however the focus throughout will be understanding and responding to the needs, capabilities and preferences of the users of interactive information systems. The format of the class may include lectures, readings, in-class or online discussions, projects, or case studies. Assessment of student performance may include short assignments, quizzes, exams, or in-depth projects.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 240 or IST 242 or CMPSC 122 or CMPSC 132

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HCDD 361: Application Development Design Studio II (3 Credits)

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Second of two design and development studio courses for IST and SRA students.
IST 361 Application Development Design Studio II (3) This studio course will provide opportunities for students to practice technical skills acquired in their previous design and development courses to date, specifically, in IST 140, Introduction to Application Development; IST 242, Intermediate and Object-Oriented Application Development; and IST 311, Object-Oriented Design and Software Applications. The course will follow the general format of experiential studios in the arts and architecture. It will be primarily largely problem-based and project oriented. Peer and instructor design critiques will be the primary feedback and assessment mechanisms. Students in the IST Software Design Studios will be expected to complete deliverables in each phase of the systems development lifecycle (i.e. problem definition, requirements analysis, design, development, test) regardless of the development paradigm employed (plan-based, agile, etc). A key objective of this design studio will be to provide application development opportunities where students can apply knowledge and practice techniques gained from their foundation and first upper-division courses. Projects may be undertaken by individuals, pairs, or larger groups but each studio participant will be responsible for producing significant individual project deliverables. Project ideas may come from the student or from the instructor; however, projects related to students' other course deliverables will require the agreement of both instructors. Students will be required to maintain a design and development journal. This journal will be the analog of an engineering notebook or artist's sketchbook and should contain a running account of the students design and development ideas, explorations, rationale, and other notes. The IST design and development studios are a forum for serious students to engage with the concepts, process, tools, and materials used to envision and build software applications. Both collaboration and individual performance will be emphasized, as will experimentation, risk-taking, and enthusiasm for the process of designing and building working software applications. Students will be expected to improvise and then respond constructively to feedback from instructors and peers.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311 or HCDD 311

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HCDD 411: Distributed-Object Computing (3 Credits)

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Introduction to distributed-object computing and its use in client/server and real-world computing applications.
This course presents the fundamental concepts of distributed-object computing, including client/server computing which is an important platform for real-world computing systems. The course focuses on design, development, and deployment of distributed systems. Students will also consider issues of managing distributed systems and the relationships between organizational processes and information-system architectures. IST 411 is an elective course for the Baccalaureate degree program in Information Sciences and Technology. Students completing the Systems Development Option may take this course to fulfill option requirements.
Upon completion of this course, students will have a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts of distributed objects and distributed-computing architectures, have the ability to apply these concepts to real-world applications, and be able to design, develop, deploy, and maintain distributed applications.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311 or HCDD 311

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HCDD 412: The Engineering of Complex Software Systems (3 Credits)

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Introduction to the engineering of complex software systems including software system specification, design and implementation, integration and test, and evolution.
IST 412 The Engineering of Complex Software Systems (3) This course presents the fundamental concepts of the engineering of complex software systems, including iterative and agile development strategies. The course gives students insight into the full software development cycle, including design, implementation, test and quality assurance, deployment, maintenance, and project estimation and management. IST 412 is an elective course for the Baccalaureate degree program in Information Sciences and Technology. Students completing the Systems Development Option may take this course to fulfill option requirements.
Upon completion of this course, students will have a broad understanding of the fundamental concepts of complex system software engineering and be able to apply these concepts to managing and developing a complex software project over the full software development cycle.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 311 or HCDD 311

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HCDD 413: Usability Engineering (3 Credits)

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This course addresses activities in the system development process that ensure usability. It considers the emerging concept of usability, requirements gathering and analysis, activity design, information design, interaction design, documentation design, user testing and usability evaluation.
IST 413 Usability Engineering (3) The modern system development process includes concurrent engineering of usability - features of a system that make it approachable, learnable, as well as easy and satisfying to use. Topics in the course include the emerging concept of usability, requirements gathering and analysis, the use of scenarios and claims to describe and analyze both current human practices and envisioned practices, activity design, information design, interaction design, documentation design, and user testing, including techniques for formative and summative usability evaluation.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in IST 331 or HCDD 331

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HCDD 446: An Introduction to Building Computer/Video Games (3 Credits)

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An interdisciplinary course that introduces students to process and techniques involved in developing a video or computer game.
IST 446 An Introduction to Building Computer/Video Games (3) The course is project driven. Students will form teams and collaborate with one another to develop an interactive immersive experience. During the course, students will be exposed to several techniques for building graphical 3D worlds, animating characters, moving the camera and lights in real-time, and building intelligent characters (using state machine-based architectures). They will also learn different techniques of interactive storytelling, such as linear narrative, branching narrative, and adaptive narrative. Furthermore, they will be introduced to several tools that will aid in realizing their own projects and ideas, such as graphic engines (e.g. Wildtangent), and game engines (e.g. Unreal Tournament).The course is heavily project driven. Students will, in the first half of the course, learn the tools used in the development of interactive 3D environments. They will submit 2 individual assignments using these tools to develop a simple interactive environment. These individual assignments will be graded and critiqued.In the second half of the course, students will work on a game idea from generation to actual implementation. Students will be grouped in teams of three to develop a project, integrating concepts they learned through the class. They will use one or more of the tools they learned to build this project. Projects will be continuously evaluated and critiqued during game tuning sessions. In addition, projects will be formally evaluated through two prototypes that are critiqued by the class and the instructor. The students will continuously revise their designs and projects through the semester. The final version of the system is due by the end of the semester.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better in (IST 311 or HCDD 311) and (IST 331 or HCDD 331)

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HM 350: Hospitality Revenue and Profit Optimization (3 Credits) [GQ]

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This course introduces students to the principles of revenue and profit optimization, and the methodologies and analytical techniques required to make data-driven, profit-oriented decisions across all of the major revenue streams in hospitality. Areas of focus include data analytics, pricing, demand forecasting, capacity and duration management, and distribution channel management.
The overriding goal of this course is to provide students with the skills necessary to make data-driven, profit-oriented decisions.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HM 272

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HM 366: Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry (3 Credits)

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Hospitality is a people-intensive industry that relies on employees to provide the primary product delivered to the customer - the service experience. Therefore, the goal of this course to further develop your understanding and skill in managing people in a dynamic, diverse, and complex workplace. The course will begin by examining the strategic role of human resources in organizations and legal issues surrounding the employment relationship. The course will then shift its focus to employee recruiting, selection, training, performance, management, and compensation and benefits. In addition to addressing the fundamentals in these core areas of human resources management, current issues and trends will be explored and analyzed. The course is grounded in the foundational principles of effective in human resource management and focuses on issues relevant to the hospitality industry throughout.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: A grade of C or better required in HM 201 and HM 365

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HM 480: Applied Hospitality Concepts and Decision Making (3 Credits)

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Applied Hospitality Concepts and Decision Making is designed as a capstone course in the Hospitality Operations stream. The course primarily focuses on students' participation in a hotel management simulation. The simulation requires students to consider strategic objectives through the application of revenue management, managerial accounting, human resource management, sales and marketing, and sustainability and innovation concepts. The course also devotes time to the topic of service quality and the considerations in delivering high-quality service in the hospitality experience including both theoretical perspectives and quantitative analysis (i.e., project management, process analysis). As a capstone course, the course will also keep students abreast of trends and current events in the hospitality industry.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: HM 280 and HM 336 and HM 350

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INART 115: The Popular Arts in America: Popular Music (3 Credits) [BA] [US] [GA]

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An examination of the roots, development, and significance of popular music in our culture. INART 115 The Popular Arts in America: Popular Music (3) (GA)(BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. INART 115 examines the roots, development, and significance of popular music in our culture. It covers the origin of popular music in the early nineteenth century and introduces the major genres of the art: blues, jazz, country, mainstream pop, and rock and roll. The thrust of the course is sociological and cultural rather than musicological and will trace the music's development in a historical context. The intent of the course is to provide students with a comprehensive overview of popular music, the significance of major artists in its development, and its importance in our social and cultural history. There are three equally weighted objective tests in the course, each covering approximately one-third of the course's content. These examinations account for 75% of the semester grade (25% each). Students in INART 115 also participate in the Popular Music Forum, a semester-long examination of an important contemporary issue in popular music (censorship, copyright infringement and music piracy, music and violence, etc.) that requires research, critical thinking, the formation of objective opinions, and discussion. The Popular Music Forum is conducted online utilizing resources held on the Forum website and World Wide Web. Asynchronous online discussions on the topic will occur three times during the semester. The class will be broken into groups of fifteen students for the purpose of discussion. Participation in the Popular Music Forum will account for 25% of the semester grade. The discussion grade will be determined by the quality of participation and degree of involvement in the discussion.

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IST 461: Database Management and Administration (3 Credits)

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Introduces advanced topics in database management systems that are fundamental to effective administration of enterprise information systems.
IST 461 Database Management and Administration (3) The objective of the course is to enable a student to comprehend principles of database management and administration. The students will learn how data are stored (indexing), accessed (query processing), shared (currency and transactions), and controlled (security). Students will be creating and using these features in a database in the laboratory. They can then develop, use, and tune database systems and applications, utilizing advanced database management features. This course assumes basic familiarity with relational model, Entity-Relationship diagram, SQL query language, and normalization (as covered in IST 210). It builds the foundation on more advanced concepts of database systems that are fundamental to a career in database administration.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: IST 210 and IST 240

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JAPNS 402: Level Three Japanese B (4 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Exclusively for study abroad returnees.To further develop Japanese proficiency in speaking, listening, reading, and writing.JAPNS 402 Advanced Reading (3) (IL) (BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements.This class is offered exclusively to students who have studied abroad in Japan.Only primary multimedia sources (i.e., not a text book)will serve as course materials.Five classes a week will consist of reading session, multimedia presentation, and high level discussion.Intensive analysis and class discussion of multimedia materials will provide the student the opportunity to develop advanced ability to understand, construct, and express opinions and complex verbal concepts in appropriate contextual forms/modes.

PreRequisite: JAPNS401

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LATIN 499: Foreign Studies (1-12 Credits: Maximum of 12 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.

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MATH 251H: Honors Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (4 Credits) [H] [BA]

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Honors course in first- and second-order equations; special functions; Laplace transform solutions; higher order equations; Fourier series; partial differential equations. MATH 251H Honors Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (4) This course serves as an introduction to ordinary and partial differential equations. Topics include various techniques for solving first and second order ordinary differential equations, an introduction to numerical methods, solving systems of two ordinary differential equations, nonlinear differential equations and stability, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, and partial differential equations.The typical delivery format for the course is four 50-minute lectures per week, with typical assessment tools including examinations, quizzes, homework, and writing assignments.In contrast to the non-honors version of this course, the honors version is typically more theoretical and will often include more sophisticated problems. Moreover, certain topics are often discussed in more depth and are sometimes expanded to include applications which are not visited in the non-honors version of the course.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MATH 141 or MATH 141B or MATH 141E or MATH 141G or MATH 141H

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MATH 312H: Honors Concepts of Real Analysis (3 Credits) [H] [BA]

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Basic methods of mathematical thinking and fundamental structures, primarily in the context of infinite sets, real numbers, and metric spaces.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MATH 141 or MATH 141B or MATH 141E or MATH 141G or MATH 141H

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MGMT 431: Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management (3 Credits)

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Entrepreneurship, new ventures, and management of small firms.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: ACCTG 211 and MGMT 301 and MKTG 301

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MIS 404: Introduction to ERP and Business Processes (3 Credits)

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A problem-based, interdisciplinary course on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) concepts and business processes. MIS 404 Introduction to ERP and Business Processes (3)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) a group of integrated software modules used to run virtually all business processes in an organization. The course explains and demonstrates how business processes such as sales logistics, production/material management, procurement, and human resources are supported in an ERP software package.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MIS 204 or 1st Level Programming Course or with the permission of the program

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MUSIC 431: Advanced Tonal Analysis (2-3 Credits) [BA]

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Advanced techniques of musical analysis.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MUSIC 332

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MUSIC 433: Advanced Analysis of Twentieth-Century Music (2-3 Credits) [BA]

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In-depth studies of selected twentieth-century repertoires and/or analytical models.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MUSIC 262 and MUSIC 332

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MUSIC 443W: Choral Emphasis in Secondary Music Education (3 Credits) [WAC]

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MUSIC 443W Choral Emphasis in Secondary Music Education (3). This course meets the Bachelor of Music (Music Education) degree requirements. The course is intended to prepare pre-service teachers to teach secondary choral (vocal) music. Preparation will include observation of current public school teachers and teaching techniques and methods, preparation and implementation of appropriate lessons including assessments, in-depth analysis (case study) of a student currently in the public schools, development of a written philosophy of music education and choir instruction, and consideration of practical matters associated with teaching in the public schools such as scheduling, recruitment and parent interaction. The course serves as a capstone to the prior courses in the music education curriculum. Previous courses in instructional planning, instructional materials, instrument techniques, conducting, piano and vocal technique will have developed necessary prior skills. Skills and concepts from these classes will be applied in this authentic context in the collegiate and public school classrooms. The students will be assessed according to their effectiveness in observation, teaching preparation, teaching and research. Evaluation will be in the form of written and verbal feedback, and completion of rubrics by the instructor and the students themselves (self- and peer-evaluation). Students will complete a field experience component in local middle or high schools.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MUSIC 345 and MUSIC 387 and MUSIC 395B

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NUTR 100: Nutrition Applications for a Healthy Lifestyle (3 Credits) [GHW]

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This course introduces students to nutrition principles necessary to promote a healthy lifestyle through assessment and application. Students will be better prepared to evaluate nutrition-related issues presented in the media and to make informed choices about their diet in order to promote health throughout their lives. Information about nutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, fat, vitamins, water, and minerals) and the physiological processes used to digest, absorb, and utilize them is presented and related to such topics as maintenance of ideal body weight, improvement in physical performance, and the role of nutrients in various disease states such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and osteoporosis. Topical issues such as alcohol ingestion, food insecurity, and consumer concerns will be utilized to integrate and critically analyze information presented by various media outlets. This course is intended for non-nutrition major students.

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PLET 227: Plastics Processing & Statistical Methods (4 Credits)

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Study of advanced issues in plastics processing, such as design of experiments and SPC/SQC will be covered.
PL ET 227 Plastics Processing & Statistical Methods (4) The course is intended to give the students the basic tools needed to identify and troubleshoot plastic processing problems. Injection molding will be the primary focus. The course objectives are: to introduce the student to the root cause of injection molding problems both at the start-up of a new mold and during production runs, to identify when a process has changed and to monitor the effects of attempts to improve the process using statistical process control and other statistical methods, to identify and minimize the sources of process variation; to ascertain the capability of measurement systems, and to gain understanding in the use of designed experiments techniques for developing cause and effect information. During the course, students will build upon knowledge gained in earlier courses in plastics materials and plastics processing.

(PLET 50 or EDSGN 100S) and PLET 205 and PLET 222

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PLET 483: Plastics in Medical Applications (3 Credits)

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This course focuses on plastics materials and properties and how they meet the unique medical application and device requirements.
PL ET 483 Plastics in Medical Applications (3) This course studies plastics materials in medical applications and devices. The course focuses on the properties that are important to medical devices such as chemical resistance, sterilization and biocompatibility. A broad range of polymers will be reviewed including commodity resins, such as polyolefins, engineering resins such as polycarbonates, acrylics, nylons and advanced polymers including polysulfones, polyetherether ketones and aramids.The synthesis, production and structure property relationships will be studied with particular emphasis on the effect on sterilization, biocompatibility and FDA regulatory requirements. The effect of additives, stabilizers, fillers and blends will also be reviewed.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: PLET 304 and PLET 380

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PNG 405: Rock and Fluid Properties (3 Credits)

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Reservoir rock properties, rock and fluid properties (interaction between rock and fluids), flow behavior in reservoir, and fluid properties. The objective of this course is to introduce students to basic reservoir rock and fluid properties. The course is divided into three sections: rock properties, rock and fluid properties (interaction between rock and fluids), and fluid properties. In the rock properties, Lithology of Reservoirs, Porosity and Permeability of Rocks, Darcy's Law, and Distribution of Rock Properties are discussed. In Rock and Fluid Properties Section, Existence of Multi-phases, Saturation, Wettability, Capillary Pressurem, Effective and Relative Permeability, concepts are covered. Fluid properties topics include Phase Behavior of Single and Multi Component Systems, Compositional and Black-Oil models, Solution Gas-Oil Ratios, Formation Volume Factor, Compressibility, Density, Viscosity, and Interfacial Tension. This is also the first course that Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering students take in the major. Therefore, an introduction to petroleum and natural gas engineering is also made. This course is a pre-requisite for most of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering major courses. It is an elective course for majors such as Environmental Systems Engineering. It is offered every Fall semester.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: PHYS 211 and PNG 301

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PPEM 456: Applied Microbial Ecology (3 Credits)

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This is a lecture based course that will broaden students' understanding of the diverse biotic and abiotic interactions relevant to microbes in diverse environments. In particular, this course focuses on ecological interactions between microbes in a common environment or between microbes and their eukaryotic hosts (e.g. plants and animals). In addition to learning about ecological theory as it applies to microbes, students will learn about historical and contemporary approaches to studying microbes in different environments. This will include substantial focus on cutting edge '-omics', microscopic, and direct functional analytical approaches to understand both the distribution of microbial taxa (i.e. who's there) and what processes they carry out in their natural environments (i.e. what they're doing). In the latter portions of the class, students will apply the theory and techniques to understanding the ecology of specific environments, including environmental, agricultural, and food environments. The objectives of this course include: provide students with a firm understanding of contemporary microbial ecology and environmental microbiology; conceptually link processes that occur in disparate environments, such as plant roots, termite guts, and cheese rinds; provide students with the language to discuss these concepts and processes; make students familiar with and conversant in 'omic' and other cutting edge functional techniques used to study microbes in their natural environments; provide select examples of how humans take advantage of microbial ecology for our benefit (such as suppression of pathogens or promotion of waste decomposition). The course will conclude with a research and writing project where students will review the microbial ecology of a specific environment. This course expects students to have an understanding of basic microbiological concepts.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: MICRB 201 or MICRB 201H

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  • Added MICRB 456 as Cross-Listed Course

PT 205: Human Musculature (1-2 Credits)

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Comprehensive review of Human Musculature.
P T 205 Human Musculature (1) This course is an elective course for those PTA students interested in a review of human musculature. The course is designed to provide advanced students with a comprehensive review of the human muscles including identification of the muscles, their actions, insertions, origins, and innervations. Students will be graded on preparation, participation, class attendance, and completion of self-assessments.

Enforced Prerequiste at Enrollment: Grade of C or better in BIOL 129

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PT 282: Rehabilitation-2 (3 Credits)

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In this course, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology will be reviewed and principles of specific neuro-rehabilitation techniques, and neuromotor development will be explored. This course will address rehabilitation techniques for patients with selected conditions seen in physical therapy neurological and rehabilitation settings. Selected neurological conditions will be covered, including etiology, clinical presentation, medical management, and physical therapy interventions. Neurologic conditions and developmental delays associated with pediatric clients will also be included. By the completion of this course, students should be able to identify specific areas in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous system associated with neurological signs, symptoms, and conditions; perform and discuss the value and use of various data collection tools associated with neuro-rehabilitation; demonstrate safe and effective physical therapy interventions as applied to patients with neurological disorders; discuss and demonstrate basic physical therapy interventions for patients with vestibular dysfunction; discuss the basic developmental milestones associated with human growth and development; and demonstrate and discuss safe and effective handling and positioning principles used with pediatric patients. Gait deviations and interventions, wheelchair fitting and use, and specific physical therapy interventions for various diagnoses will be covered. Using extensive examples, exercises, and real life scenarios, this course teaches students skills to assess, treat and document functional outcomes in a clear and logical progression. Lecture, lab activities, and written assignments will be used to discuss clinical decision-making and intervention strategies for related impairments. Enrollment is limited to students admitted to the 2PTA major.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: Grade of C or better in: PT 281 and (PT 270W or PT 271W)

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PT 285: Clinical Reasoning for the PTA (2 Credits)

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This course will provide PTA students with opportunities to synthesize, prioritize, and apply rehabilitation principles from many different PTA courses. Students will learn strategies to combine data collection skills, interventions, and techniques in an integrated manner. Communication, documentation skills and therapeutic intervention skills will be developed through activities and class assignments. Patient scenarios will be utilized to afford students opportunities to develop their skills in choosing and applying effective treatment strategies for patients with complex diagnoses and/or cultural or intellectual differences, all while simultaneously addressing their patient's comorbidities, past medical history, family dynamics and anticipated discharge destination. Using extensive examples, exercises, and real life scenarios, this course teaches students skills to assess, treat and document functional outcomes in a clear and logical progression. Additionally, concepts, principles, skills and techniques will be reviewed in preparation for the final clinical experiences and the PTA licensure examination. This course is available to students enrolled in the PTA major.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: C or better is required: PT 150 and PT 160 and PT 290 and one of the following: PT 270 or PT 270W or PT 271 or PT 271W or PT 272 Concurrent: PT 395E and PT 250 and PT 260 and PT 280 or PT 280W or PT 282 or PT 282W

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PT 395G: Physical Therapist Assistant--Practicum III (4 Credits)

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P T 395G is the terminal clinical experience of the practice of physical therapist assistant skills under the direction and supervision of a licensed physical therapist and/or physical therapist/physical therapist assistant team culminating in entry level practice. Course expectations include, but are not limited to: understanding and adhering to the Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant and the Values-Based Behaviors for the Physical Therapist Assistant, demonstration of appropriate verbal, non-verbal and written communication, safe, effective and efficient implementation of therapeutic interventions and data collection with patients of varying complexities as outlined in the plan of care established by the physical therapist. Students will be expected to apply current knowledge, theory and clinical judgement to progress or modify patient treatment within the established plan of care. Essential skills for clinical practice will be emphasized in preparation for career entry into the current healthcare environment. This course includes both clinical experience and online learning activities that students will be expected to complete. Enrollment is limited to 2PTA major.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: A grade of C or better in PT 395F or (PT 395H and PT 395I)

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RUS 100: Russian Culture and Civilization (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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RUS 100 Russian Culture and Civilization (3) (GH; IL) (BA). This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements and is a prescribed course for the Russian major and minor. The course acquaints students with the general contours of Russian culture and civilization from the origins to the recent past. Students will read the story of the Russian people, which includes their ongoing quest for national identity between east and west, their triumphs and tragedies, and their important contributions to world culture. The course surveys history, politics, language, literature, folklore, religion, music, and art. Students will be acquainted with various attitudes of Russian thinkers and authors towards the question of national identity and national destiny. Examples of Russian high culture (philosophy, literature, art, music) and the Russian religious faith (Orthodoxy) are discussed alongside views of daily life. Although the course's focus is on Russian culture and civilization rather than on history, some historical background is necessary to properly understand and interpret the culture. That is why a historical frame is systematically provided. As a General Education course, Russian 100 incorporates the following four elements of active learning: international competence (which is inherent to the subject matter), information gathering and analysis, active use of writing, and dialogue pertaining to social behavior, community, and scholarly conduct, which will be provoked by the reading material. A knowledge of Russian is not required, as class lectures and discussions, as well as all additional readings, are in English. The course materials include weekly lectures designed as multimedia presentations, readings assigned through the Penn State Libraries electronic reserve system, and some films.

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RUS 101N: Russian Cinema (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GA] [GH]

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RUS 101N Russian Cinema (3) (GH; GA; IL). From the beginning, cinema has been an intersection of technology, art, entertainment, industry, commerce, politics, and more. The course acquaints students with major filmmakers who shaped Russian cinema over the 20th century and beyond. The course surveys Russian cinema from its beginnings to the present, with emphasis on historical, political, and cultural contexts. Russian cinema is defined as feature films and documentaries produced in pre-revolutionary Russia, as well as in the Soviet Union and post-Soviet Russia. The course will chronologically overview the developments in Russian film mapping these onto major historical events and artistic and cultural trends. It will also introduce students to fundamental concepts and terminology for film analysis. The course is taught exclusively in English; neither prior knowledge of Russian history and culture nor of film history and terminology is required. To preserve as much authenticity as possible, all movies will be viewed in Russian with English subtitles. Films will cover different genres, such as melodrama, historical film, screen adaptation of literary comedy, propaganda film, and documentary. Readings will provide a historical perspective and acquaint students with classical writings by filmmakers and theorists. Short papers and/or presentations will provide students with opportunities for personal research and active use of writing. The course is designed to satisfy General Education Inter-Domain course requirements as a GH (General Humanities), as a GA (General Arts), and as an IL (International Cultures) course.

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RUS 141Y: Russian Literature in English Translation: 1800-1870 (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [WAC]

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Pushkin, Lermontov, Gogol, the critics, Turgenev, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy.Writing assignments will serve as a major way of exploring subject matter.

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RUS 142Y: Russian Literature in English Translation: 1870 to Present (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [WAC]

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Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, symbolists, selected Soviet authors.Writing assignments will serve as a major way of exploring subject matter.

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RUS 144: Multicultural Russia: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity in Russian Literature and Culture (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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RUS 144 Multicultural Russia: Narratives of Race and Ethnicity in Russian Literature and Culture (3) (GH, IL). Despite media's renewed attention to Russia's domestic and foreign affairs, the fact that Russia-a gigantic land mass stretching all the way from Finland to the Sea of Japan-is, even today, not really a "nation" but an "empire," encompassing peoples of many different ethnic, racial, linguistic, and religious backgrounds, remains a little known fact for the American audience. According to a 2005 report by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, more than 170 distinct ethnic groups live within the borders of the Russian Federation. For most of the past two centuries, this empire was even larger and more diverse. While, inside the Soviet Union, this diversity was often celebrated as proof of the "friendship of peoples" underlying the Communist state. In the 1920s and the early 1930s, the Soviet authorities promoted the voices, literatures, and cultures of the empire's ethnic and national minorities, as long as they were "national in form" but "socialist in content." Once the survival of the new state was secured, the so-called Soviet "nationalization" campaign was brought to a stop and even reversed in some cases, resulting in silencing of numerous treasures of world literature that offer invaluable glimpses into the lives of an ethnically, geographically, and culturally diverse range of peoples, who identify today as Russian citizens. This course explores the major works by authors representing many ethnic minorities in the territory of modern Russia, as well as works by writers from former Russian and Soviet colonies, such as Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Special attention is also paid to Jewish experience and Russia's encounters with Africa and Africans. Focusing on five major regions-Ukraine, the Caucasus, Central Asia, the Far East, and Africa-the course analyzes primary texts for their rhetorical and poetic effects, the historical and political contexts in which literary discourses surrounding questions of ethnicity, culture, and race develop, and the conditions under which they are marketed to, or suppressed from, different groups of readers. Where applicable, the primary readings are supplemented with short selections from the scholarly literature on theories of race and ethnicity, human rights, colonialism, Russian/Soviet nationality policies, and the politics of censorship and literacy under Communism. The course is taught in English and requires no prior knowledge of Russian culture and history. It offers a variety of class activities - lectures, screenings, guided discussions, group work, and student presentations - and incorporates several elements of active learning - information gathering and analysis, active use of writing, and oral presentations and modeling demonstrations - to help students develop and apply actively their critical thinking and close reading skills. This course fulfills the General Humanities requirement and is designated as an International Cultures course.

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RUS 145: Putin's Russia and Its Protest Culture (3 Credits) [BA] [IL] [GH]

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RUS 145 Putin¿s Russia and Its Protest Culture (3) (GH, IL). The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 caught most observers by surprise and has led Russia on a path of political, economic, and cultural liberalization of an unprecedented scope. But despite the initial excitement, post-Soviet Russia has emerged as a state characterized by authoritarianism and crony capitalism. How so? Why did Russia's political and economic transition fail to produce the intended results? What are the factors that gave rise to and sustained Vladimir Putin's regime? What are its key pillars and contradictions? What is the Russian people's response to Putinism, its punitive domestic politics, and its aggressive posture toward Russia's neighbors and the West? This course seeks to answer these questions by examining the relationship between individuals and the state in present-day Russia. Designed as a comprehensive overview of major events and most prominent voices in Putin's Russia that have influenced and continue to influence contemporary Russian culture and politics, this course aims at providing students with an opportunity to evaluate critically a set of creative and analytical works produced in Putin's Russia by representative writers, filmmakers, visual artists, journalists, political observers, human rights activists, and cultural critics from both aesthetic and ethical points of view. Particular attention is paid to Putin's solidification of power, the Second Russo-Chechen War, Putin's prosecution of the oligarchs and political dissent, Russia's state-sponsored disinformation offensive and its global ramifications, as well as their deliberations in arts and public discourse. The course is taught in English and requires no prior knowledge of Russian culture and history. Its classwork consists of lectures, screenings, guided discussions, group work, short quizzes, student presentations and incorporates the following elements of active learning: information gathering and analysis, oral presentations, and active use of writing. The course fulfills the General Humanities requirement and is designated as an International Cultures course.

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RUS 401: Advanced Russian I (4 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Advanced practicum in conversation, reading, and composition. This course is designed as a transition from Intermediate to Advanced level of speaking proficiency. It is taught in Russian and covers topics in grammar in the context of the spoken and written language. Emphasis is placed on verbal morphology, simple and complex sentence structures. Short readings will include original or adapted texts covering a variety of genres and topics. Quizzes, tests, class discussions, individual and small group presentations, short descriptive and expository essays, and internet-based assignments that address current events and illustrate different linguistic usage will be essential means to explore the subject matter and assess students¿ progress. The course also aims to increase the students' understanding of Russian culture and the Russian way of life. This course meets the BA and IL requirements. Students must take RUS 200 prior to RUS 401 or receive permission of the program.

PreRequisite: RUS 200

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RUS 410: Heritage Russian (4 Credits) [BA] [IL]

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Introductory course for heritage speakers aiming at developing basic reading, writing, and grammar skills in Russian. The course is intended for students who grew up speaking Russian at home but had minimum exposure to writing and reading. Study materials include simple original readings (fairy tales, short stories, poems, songs) and visual and multimedia texts. The course is designed to enhance the students' knowledge and understanding of Russian culture and increase their awareness of their own complex cultural identity.

PreRequisite: basic speaking proficiency in Russian; placement test and consent of instructor

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SOC 110: Sociology of Gender (3 Credits) [BA] [US] [GS]

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Changing sex role expectations and behavior for men and women in contemporary society. SOC (WMNST) 110 Sociology of Gender (3) (GS;US) (BA) This course meets the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements.This course provides an introduction to the analysis and understanding of how men's and women's lives are different and how they intersect with each other. The course focuses on the social construction of gender and the impact of gender on experiences in a variety of social contexts and institutions throughout the life course, including cross-cultural comparisons of gender expectations. An overriding objective is to help students better assess and analyze the effects of gender throughout history and in their everyday lives. Class sessions are a mixture of lectures, discussions, group exercises, guest speakers, and films designed to engage the students in the learning process. Each session helps students to critically evaluate the effects of gender discussed in their readings and experienced in their everyday lives. The evaluation tools used for this course extend this critical evaluation. Although the specific evaluation methods vary by sections, all sections use some form of reaction papers, book reviews, and/or journals. These writing assignments require students to demonstrate an understanding of the class readings, lectures, and activities, and to offer an evaluation and assessment of these readings and presentations. Because the social construction of gender is intertwined with family, work, religion, education, government, and all interpersonal interaction, the course overlaps with courses in each of these areas. This course meets a General Education requirement in Social and Behavioral Sciences. It can be used as a lower-level sociology course in the Sociology BA major and the Sociology minor. It can also be used as a supporting course in the Women's Studies major and minor.

Cross-Listed Courses: WMNST 110

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  • General Education Recertification

SPAN 200A: Intensive Grammar and Composition for Spanish Bilinguals (3 Credits) [BA]

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This course will enhance writing proficiency in Spanish of Spanish speaking students by targeting common problems characteristic of Spanish speakers.

PreRequisite: SPAN 100A

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SPAN 315N: Spanish and Spanish-speakers in the U.S. (3 Credits) [US] [GH] [GS]

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In this course, we investigate various aspects of the language(s) and language behaviors of U.S. Latinos. The course is premised on the idea that language is a crucial component in the formation of identity. To understand Latina/o identity formation in the U.S., then, one must analyze what role languages--Spanish and English--have played in identity formation. The class commences with a brief historical assessment of the various U.S. Latino communities, including Mexican-American, Cuban-American, and Puerto Rican communities. Such a historical purview proves significant in the study of the cultural traditions that persist in these communities, chief among these, the Spanish language. In exploring the Spanish language in U.S. Latino communities, we consider several major sets of questions, among them the following: In what ways do the languages of U.S. Latino communities differ from those of monolingual Spanish- (and English-) speaking communities? What factors contribute to the maintenance and loss of Spanish in these communities? How does language contribute to the creation of individual and societal identity? How is language exploited in the representation of other U.S. Latino cultural traditions? We consider these questions across a variety of genres: poetry, prose (autobiography in particular), film, art, television, and music. These texts reveal how social environments determine language use as well as how artists have used language to reshape social environments, through, for example, the development of new language practices such as Spanish-English code switching. The course also connects these cultural practices to debates on Spanish in public life and policy.

Cross-listed Courses: LTNST 315N

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  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Humanities Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: Social and Behavioral Sciences Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Cultures Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Lang (12th Unit) Attribute
  • Added Bachelor of Arts: World Language (All) Attribute
  • Added Exceeds 12th Unit of World Language Attribute
  • Added International Cultures (IL) Attribute

SSET 495: Internship (1-18 Credits)

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Supervised off-campus, individual training including practical field experiences of internships where written and oral critique of the activity is required. SSET 495 Internship (1-18) The objectives of the Penn State Harrisburg, Capital College Internship Program are to: Attract and retain capable students to pursue their educational and career goals in mathematics, engineering, engineering technology, and the sciences, Connect students with professionals who practice engineering, mathematics, technical, and science skills daily, Establish mentoring programs to break down the barriers between student learners and practicing professionals, Create service learning and internship experiences designed to reinforce classroom leaming in technical and theoretical subjects, Retain students in the College and in the region by developing a seamless transition from the academy to the workplace.The instructional and cooperative arrangements with business and industry will begin early, will be sustained throughout the four-year educational program, and will be supported by strong partnerships linking educational, business, industrial, and the intellectual communities in operative regional networks. Cooperation, collaboration, and a commitment to the future of the profession are essential if the 'brain drain' is to be reversed in this region.Another aspect of the internship program is to assist students in finding career-related, temporary employment opportunities, and to provide support and training for such positions while pursuing their education at Penn State Harrisburg, Capital College.The Internship Program will be administered by the School of Science, Engineering, and. Technology. The staff is versed in handling student/employer relations and handles student orientations, resume/job listing database management, interview schedules, registration, evaluations, and final reports. Students who utilize the Internship Program in any way will be required to register for courses applicable to each program. The course credits may range from one to three depending upon the particular program requirements. The utilization or substitution of internship credits to meet degree requirements is strictly a program decision.This course requires that students submit a report that is of professional quality, concise, and focused on answering the provided questions. It must be typed in 12-point font and double-spaced. Students will be assigned either an SA (satisfactory) or UN (unsatisfactory) grade based on their reports and employer evaluations. The original report, portfolio, and evaluation forms are due on the last day of instruction for the semester or session. The grading will be based on the following criteria: 20% Internship Plan 20% Portfolio 20% Final Report 40% Employer EvaluationNo special on-campus facilities are required for the course. The course will be offered every semester including the summer session.

Prerequisite: prior approval of the proposed assignement by the program

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STAT 470W: Problem Solving and Communication in Applied Statistics (3 Credits) [WAC]

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This is a capstone course intended primarily for undergraduate statistics majors in their last semester prior to graduation. The course is designed to reinforce problem solving and communication skills through development of writing ability, interaction with peers and the SCC, statistical consulting center (SCC), and oral presentations. Course objectives are tailored to the needs of each cohort and may include the application of statistical reasoning to real-world problems and case studies, recognition or recommendation of appropriate experimental designs, proficient use of ANOVA & GLMs with understanding of associated modeling assumptions, ability to identify concerns about the use or interpretation of statistical models in context, and both written and verbal communication of statistical findings.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: STAT 461 and STAT 462 and 7th Semester standing

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SUR 121: Elementary Surveying (3 Credits)

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The objectives of this first course in surveying are to introduce the surveying profession and cover the fundamental surveying principles, techniques, and practices. Concepts covered in the course include: Introduction to surveying principles and practices; basic measurement statistics; use and care of equipment; differential leveling; measurement and computations of distances, angles, and directions; field note keeping; surveying safety; surveying profession. As a result of completing the classroom component of the course, students will be able to: (1) make accurate conversions between commonly used surveying units, (2) apply the rules of significant figures to surveying measurements and calculations, (3) identify sources and types of error in surveying measurements, (4) collect and adjust differential leveling measurements, (5) understand angles, azimuths, and bearings used in surveying, (6) collect angle and distance measurements using modern surveying instruments and techniques, (7) compute accuracy / precision statistics for angle and distance measurements, (8) collect measurements of coordinate geometry problems.

Enforced Concurrent at Enrollment: MATH 26 or MATH 40 or satisfactory performance on the mathematics placement examination.

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SUR 373W: Cadastral and Legal Aspects of Surveying (4 Credits) [WAC]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Cadastral surveying and law related to land surveying and property rights are the basis of this course. The course provides a review of the evolution of land records systems in the US. The creation and retracement of sectionalized and non-sectionalized boundaries are discussed. U.S. and Pennsylvania statutes and common law related to topics such as boundary retracement, boundary resurvey, adverse possession, easements, and boundary evidence are researched and reported by the students. Boundary retracement principles such as the rules of construction, boundary location procedures, and legal research and collection of written and measured evidence are discussed with a focus on finding a nexus between the two types of evidence. In addition, the course covers the rules of evidence including classification and evaluation. Unwritten rights, easements, and riparian rights are also discussed. The principles of land description composition are provided, and the students apply them in realistic scenarios that are writing intensive. Students perform legal research in real case studies, collect data related to record boundaries (e.g., previous deeds), and make an analysis of the property's history and property survey. Students will have to write extensive reports of their findings and use principles of effective surveying communication to prepare a report to the client including "record of survey" maps.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: SUR 122 and SUR 132

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description

SUR 471: Professional Aspects of Land Surveying (3 Credits)

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Professional Aspects of Land Surveying is a capstone course focusing on the ethical issues and legal limits of the surveying practice. (e.g., statutes, legal cases affecting professional registration, responsibility, and ethics). Students research statutes, legal cases, and codes of ethics of various jurisdictions to prepare for the role of a practicing surveyor who may serve as an expert witness in litigation. Practical case scenarios re-enforce concepts of surveyor responsibilities and ethics including Surveyor responsibilities to the profession and the survey-client relationship are explored along with a review of property, contract, and evidence law applicable to the practicing surveyor. Students prepare a business plan incorporating business, and contract concepts for a new business enterprise.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: SUR 373W

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description

THEA 481: Stage Management (3 Credits) [BA]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Production planning, scheduling, assignment of personnel, rehearsal procedures, and budgeting.

Enforced Prerequisite at Enrollment: THEA 100 or THEA 105 or THEA 106

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Course Description

THEA 486: Stage Management for Production (1-9 Credits: Maximum of 9 Credits) [BA]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Stage manager for University Theatre production.

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Title
  • Changed Abbreviated Title
  • Changed Credits
  • Changed Program Description
  • Added Prerequisites
  • Removed Bachelor of Arts: Arts Attribute

UKR 1: Elementary Ukrainian I (4 Credits) [BA]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Reading, writing, and speaking Ukrainian.

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description

UKR 2: Elementary Ukrainian II (4 Credits) [BA]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Reading, writing, and speaking Ukrainian.

Prerequisite: UKR 001

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description

UKR 3: Intermediate Ukrainian (4 Credits) [BA]

Old Listing Effective Through Fall 2025:

Reading, writing, and speaking Ukrainian.

PreRequisite: UKR 002

Changes Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Course Description

Program Changes

Advertising/Public Relations, B.A. (ADPR_BA)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Electives from 23-26 credits to 20-23 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 35-38 credits to 38-41 credits
  • Changed Common Requirements for the Major from 14 credits to 17 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 11 credits to 17 credits
  • Added COMM 205, COMM 375 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

African Literature, Visual Arts, and Performance, Certificate (ALVAP_UCT)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Program phased out

Agribusiness Management, B.S. (AGBM_BS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Removed footnote instructions from RSOC 11, AGBM 101 in Additional Courses for the Major

Agricultural and Biorenewable Systems Management, B.S. (BRS_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Agricultural and Biorenewable Systems Management and M.S. in Biorenewable Systems

American Sign Language, Minor (ASL_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New minor added

Animal Science, Minor (ANSC_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed total requirements for the minor from 23-24 credits to 20-21 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Minor from 11 credits to 8 credits
  • Removed CHEM 202 from Prescribed Courses for the Minor

Architecture, B.S. (ARCBS_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 135 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 96 credits to 81 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for Major from 87 credits to 69 credits
  • Added ARCH 380, ARCH 381, ARCH 499, ARTH 202N to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed AE 424, AE 211, ARTH 202 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed C or better requirement from AE 422, ARCH 204, ARCH 232 in Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Added Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

Architecture Studies, Minor (ARCST_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for the minor from 21 credits to 18 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Minor from 15 credits to 18 credits
  • Added AA 121, ARCH 170N, ATCH 410, ARCH 441, ARCH 496 to Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed ARTH 201, ARTH 202, ARCH 312, ARTH 120, ARTH 140, ARTH 308N, ARTH 315, ARTH 330, ARTH 401, ARTH 405, ARTH 412, ARTH 413, ARTH 415, ARTH 420, ARTH 440, ARTH 456, ARTH 458, ARTH 460, ASIA 315, ASIA 440, LARCH 65, ARCH 443 from Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor

Art History, B.A. (ARTH_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Removed ARTH 111Z, ARTH 120Z, ARTH 220Z from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed ARTH 120Z, ARTH 220Z, ARTH 413, ARTH 464 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

Artificial Intelligence and Society, Certificate (INTAI_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

Artificial Intelligence Engineering, B.S. (AIE_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New program added

Artificial Intelligence Engineering, Minor (AIE_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New minor added

Artificial Intelligence Methods and Applications, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology, Capital) (AIMA_BS, AIMCA_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New program added

Biobehavioral Health, B.S. (Health and Human Development, Behrend, Captial, University College) (BBH_BS, BBHBC_BS, BBHCA_BS, BBHUC_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Program added to Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

Biology, B.S. (University College) (BIOUC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Ecology Option, Genetics and Developmental Biology Option, Vertebrate Physiology Option phased out at Schuylkill campus

Biomedical Engineering, B.S. (BME_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 130-131 credits to 130-132 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 111-113 credits to 112-114 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 72 credits to 64 credits
  • Added C or better requirement to BME 303 in Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed MATH 230, MATH 251 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 14 credits to 22 credits
  • Added MATH 230, MATH 231, MATH 232, MATH 251, MATH 250, MATH 252 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed name of Biochemical Option to Biopharmaceutical Option
  • Changed name of Medical Imaging and Devices Option to Medical Imaging Option
  • Changed name of Biomaterials Option to Medical Device Design Option
  • Changed Medical Device Design Option from 24 credits to 25 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Medical Device Design Option from 9 credits to 10 credits
  • Added BME 410, EE 210 to Prescribed Courses for the Medical Device Design Option
  • Removed BME 446, MATSE 201 from Prescribed Courses for the Medical Device Design Option
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Medical Device Design Option from 6 credits to 3 credits
  • Removed CHEM 202, CHEM 210 from Additional Courses for the Medical Device Design Option
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Medical Device Design Option from 9 credits to 12 credits
  • Changed 6 credits from department list requirement to 9 credits from department list in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Medical Device Design Option

Biotechnology, B.S. (BIOTC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 125 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 95 credits to 90-93 credits
  • Changed Common Requirements for the Major from 47 credits to 42 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 47 credits to 42 credits
  • Removed MATH 141, MICRB 202, PHYS 251 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Added Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed General Biotechnology Option from 48 credits to 48-50 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the General Biotechnology Option from 20 credits to 22 credits
  • Added MATH 141 to Prescribed Courses for the General Biotechnology Option
  • Changed BIOTC 416 from 2 credits to 3 credits in Prescribed Courses for the General Biotechnology Option
  • Removed BIOL 322 from Prescribed Courses for the General Biotechnology Option
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the General Biotechnology Option from 20-22 credits to 20 credits
  • Changed requirement for 14-16 credits from department list C to 14 credits from department list C in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the General Biotechnology Option
  • Changed Clinical Laboratory Science Option from 48 credits to 48-51 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Clinical Laboratory Science Option from 9-11 credits to 9-12 credits
  • Added MATH 141, STAT 200, STAT 250 to Additional Courses for the Clinical Laboratory Science Option
  • Removed BIOL 322, BIOL 222 from Additional Courses for the Clinical Laboratory Science Option
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Clinical Laboratory Science Option from 1-3 credits to 3 credits
  • Changed requirement for 1-3 credits from department list to 3 credits from department list C in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Clinical Laboratory Science Option

Building Artificial Intelligence, Certificate (BLDAI_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

Business, B.S. (University College, Abington, Altoona, Berks, Intercollege) (BSBUC_BS, BSBAB_BS, BSBAL_BS, BSBBK_BS, BSBIC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Removed MATH 40 from Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Removed MATH 40 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Entrepreneurship Option from 0-3 credits to 3 credits
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Entrepreneurship Option from 6-9 credits to 6 credits
  • Business Analytics Option phased out at Schuylkill campus
  • Health Services Option phased out at Schuylkill campus

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Business and M.B.A. in Business Administration

Chemical Engineering, B.S. (CHE_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 84 credits to 79 credits
  • Removed BMB 251, CHEM 457 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed C or better requirement from CHE 410, CHE 430 in Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 21 credits to 26 credits
  • Added requirement for 2 credits of lab in Supporting Courses and Related Areas
  • Changed requirement for 3 credits of approved engineering electives to 6 credits of approved engineering electives in Supporting Courses and Related Areas

Chemistry, B.S. (Science) (CHEM_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 125 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 15 credits to 14 credits
  • Changed Electives from 0 credits to 3 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 94 credits to 86 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 54 credits to 51 credits
  • Removed PHYS 213, PHYS 214 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed CHEM 316 from 1 credit to 2 credits in Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 23 credits to 22 credits
  • Changed requirement for 16 credits of chemistry at the 400-level to 15 credits in Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 17 credits to 13 credits

Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies, Minor (CMAS_UMNR)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Removed CMAS 258 from Prescribed Courses
  • Added CMAS 258N/HDFS 258N to Prescribed Courses
  • Removed CNED 431, NURS 111 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas

Classics and Ancient Mediterranean Studies, B.A. (CAMS_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 123 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed Electives from 20-24 credits to 21 credits
  • Changed Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option from 15-16 credits to 12 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option from 0 credits to 3 credits
  • Added ANTH 439W to Prescribed Courses for the the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option
  • Moved CAMS 440W from Additional Courses to Prescribed Courses for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option from 3 credits to 0 credits
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option from 12-13 credits to 9 credits
  • Added CAMS 199, ANTH 425, CAMS 499 to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option
  • Removed CAMS 492, CAMS 493 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology Option

Communication Sciences and Disorders, Minor (CSD_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New minor added

Communications, B.A. (University College) (COMUC_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program added to Lehigh Valley campus

Computer Science, B.S. (Engineering) (CMPSC_BS, CSENG_BS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 49-50 credits to 43 credits
  • Added CMPSC 150N, CMPSC 222, CMPSC 315, CMPSC 316, CMPSC 320, CMPSC 483W to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed CMPEN 331, CMPSC 311, CMPSC 464, CMPSC 473, MATH 140, MATH 141, MATH 220, MATH 230 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 35 credits to 55-56 credits
  • Added STAT 318/MATH 318, CMPEN 462, CMPSC 432, CMPSC 447, CMPSC 448, CMPSC 449, CMPSC 464, CMPSC 466, CMPSC 473, CMPSC 476, CMPSC 478, CMPSC 489, ENGL 30H, MATH 140, MATH 140H, MATH 141, MATH 141H, MATH 220, MATH 220H, MATH 230, MATH 230H, MATH 231, MATH 232 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 22-23 credits to 8-9 credits
  • Removed 0-4 credits in a foreign language (second-semester proficiency) requirement from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Removed 6 credits in non-CMPEN or CMPSC courses numbered 400-489 in consultation with adviser requirement from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Changed 10-14 credits from department list requirement for Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major to 6 credits from department list

Corporate Communication, B.A. (University College) (CCUC_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program phased out at Lehigh Valley campus

Creative Writing, Minor (CWRIT_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Added ENGL 260, ENGL 410, ENGL 458 to Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed ENGL 425 from Additional Courses for the Minor

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Program phased out at Shenango campus

Digital Journalism and Media, B.A. (DGJRM_BA)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 19 credits to 22 credits
  • Added COMM 205 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 12 credits to 9 credits
  • Added COMM 362 to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

Engineering, B.S. (GE_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program added to Lehigh Valley campus
  • Revised Program Description
  • Added Engineering Design and Innovation Option

Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Minor (ENTI_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Removed BIOL 419H from the Bio-Tech Cluster
  • Removed FDSC 206, FDSC 430 from the Food and Bio-innovation Cluster
  • Added Energy Transition Cluster

Environmental Health and Safety, Minor (EHS_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New minor added

Environmental Systems Engineering, B.S. (ENVSE_BS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements

Equine Science, Minor (EQSC_UMNR)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Requirements for the Minor from 22 credits to 22-23 credits
  • Added ANSC 457 to Additional Courses
  • Removed ANSC 415, ANSC 431, ANSC 477 from Additional Courses

Finance, B.S. (Business) (FIN_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 12 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Electives from 14 credits to 12-14 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 73 credits to 76-78 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 46 credits to 42 credits
  • Removed ACCTG 211 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 14 credits to 24-26 credits
  • Added ACCTG 211, ACCTG 201, ACCTG 202, ENGL 15, ENGL 30H, ESL 15, FIN 401, FIN 426, FIN 465 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas from 13 credits to 10 credits
  • Removed 3 credits of Related Coursework Requirement from Supporting Courses and Related Areas

Finance, B.S. (Capital, Abington) (FINCE_BS, FNCE_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Finance and M.FIN. in Finance
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 79 credits to 82 credits
  • Changed Electives from 8 credits to 5 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 24 credits to 27 credits
  • Added ENGL 15, ENGL 30H to Additional Courses for the Major

Forest Technology, A.S. (2FORT_AS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Program added to Altoona campus

General Arts and Sciences, B.A. (GAS_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed name to Multidisciplinary Arts, Social Sciences, Sciences, and Humanities
  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 124 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed Electives from 19 credits to 15 credits
  • Added Arts Option

Geographic Information Science, Certificate (GIS_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added GEOG 160, GEOG 364 to Required Courses

Geospatial Big Data Analytics, Certificate (GSPBDA_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added EMSC 460, GEOG 461 to Analytics Course List
  • Removed GEOG 461W from Analytics Course List
  • Added GEOG 413, GEOG 467 to Big Data Course List
  • Removed GEOG 481 from Big Data Course List

Graphic Design, B.Des. (GD_BDES)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 121 credits to 120 credits
  • Removed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major
  • Removed Electives
  • Changed Requirements for th Major from 73 credits to 75 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 58 credits to 51 credits
  • Added GD 107, GD 110, GD 115N, GD 207, GD 210, GD 211, GD 307, GD 308, GD 407, GD 409 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed GD 100, GD 102, GD 200, GD 203, GD 300, GD 301, GD 302, GD 303, GD 400, GD 402, IST 250, IST 256, PHOTO 202 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 15 credits to 12 credits
  • Added GD 300, GD 315, GD 320, GD 400 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed AA 121, GD 115N, GD 297, GD 304, GD 310, GD 397, GD 401, GD 404, GD 495, GD 497 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed 6 credits from History of the Arts coursework requirement from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Added Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

Hospitality Management, B.S. (Health and Human Development, Berks) (HM_BS, HMBK_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Hospitality Management and M.P.S. in Hospitality Management

Housing, Certificate (HOUSG_UCT)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Program phased out

Human Capital Management, B.S. (HCPMG_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 93 credits to 87-88 credits
  • Changed Electives from 0 credits to 5-6 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 52 credits to 49 credits
  • Added MGMT 326 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed ENGL 202D, HRM 495 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 23-24 credits to 26-27 credits
  • Added ENGL 202A, ENGL 202B, ENGL 202C, ENGL 202D, MKTG 330, MKTG 342, MKTG 410 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed MGMT 326 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 17-18 credits to 12 credits

Human Development and Family Studies, B.S. (Health and Human Development, Altoona, Capital, University College) (HDFS_BS, HFSAL_BS, HFSCA_BS, HFSUC_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Human Development and Family Studies and M.P.P in Public Policy

Industrial Engineering, B.S. (Engineering, Behrend) (IE_BS, IESBC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed Electives from 0 credits to 13 credits
  • Changed Common Requirements for the Major from 111 credits to 87 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 77 credits to 74 credits
  • Removed IE 470 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 16 credits to 13 credits
  • Removed IE 408, IE 418, IE 419 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Added General Option
  • Added Service Systems Engineering Option

Information Sciences and Technology, B.S. (Information Sciences and Technology) (ISTBS_BS, ISSWC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program phased out at University Park campus
  • Information Context: People, Organizations, and Society Option phased out
  • Information Technology: Integration and Application Option phased out at World Campus

Information Technology Ethics and Compliance, B.S. (IEC_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New program added

Integrative Science, B.S. (Science) (SCBS_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Integrative Science and M.P.H. in Public Health at University Park campus

Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies, B.S. (IBE_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed Electives from 0 credits to 0-1 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 112-114 credits to 111-113 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 72 credits to 60 credits
  • Added CMPSC 121 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed CMPSC 201, PHYS 211, PHYS 212, MATH 141 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 25-26 credits to 36-37 credits
  • Added PHYS 211, PHYS 250, PHYS 212, PHYS 251, MATH 141, MATH 210, CMPEN 271, IE 302, IE 327, QC 450, IE 330, IE 497 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed CMPEN 270 from Additional Courses for the Major

Journalism, B.A. (JOURN_BA)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Common Requirements for the Major from 31 credits to 34 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 13 credits to 16 credits
  • Added COMM 205 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Broadcast Journalism Option from 18 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Broadcast Journalism Option from 12 credits to 9 credits
  • Removed COMM 205, COMM 381 from Additional Courses for the Broadcast Journalism Option
  • Changed Digital and Print Journalism Option from 18 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Additional Credits for the Digital and Print Journalism Option from 12 credits to 9 credits
  • Removed COMM 205, COMM 381 from Additional Courses for the Digital and Print Journalism Option
  • Changed Photojournalism Option from 18 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Additional Credits for the Photojournalism Option from 12 credits to 9 credits
  • Removed COMM 205, COMM 381 from Additional Courses for the Photojournalism Option

Kinesiology, B.S. (Health and Human Development, Altoona, Berks, Capital) (KINES_BS, KINAL_BS, KINBK_BS, KINCA_BS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Exercise Science Option from 52-55 credits to 55-58 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Exercise Science Option from 12-15 credits to 15-18 credits
  • Added KINES 400, KINES 405N, KINES 410, KINES 413W, KINES 419, KINES 420, KINES 421, KINES 422, KINES 423, KINES 424, KINES 425W, KINES 426, KINES 427, KINES 428, KINES 429, KINES 430W, KINES 431, KINES 440, KINES 441, KINES 445, KINES 446, KINES 447W, KINES 449, KINES 452, KINES 453, KINES 454, KINES 455, KINES 458, KINES 459, KINES 460, KINES 463, KINES 465, KINES 467, KINES 470, KINES 471, KINES 481W, KINES 483, KINES 484, KINES 485, KINES 488, KINES 493, KINES 497

Landscape Architecture, B.L.A. (LARCH_BLA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 21 credits to 3 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 109 credits to 91 credits
  • Removed Additional Courses for the Major

Management Information Systems, B.S. (Business) (MIS_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed name to Business Analytics and Information Systems
  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Revised Retention Requirements
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 12 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Electives from 14 credits to 12-14 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 73 credits to 76-78 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 55 credits to 48 credits
  • Removed ACCTG 211, MIS 446 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 8 credits to 18-20 credits
  • Added ACCTG 211, ACCTG 201, ACCTG 202, MIS 437, MIS 446, ENGL 15, ENGL 30H, ESL 15 to Additional Courses for the Major

Marketing, B.S. (Capital) (MRKT_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed Electives from 8 credits to 8-9 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 79 credits from 78-79 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 46 credits to 43 credits
  • Removed MIS 204 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 21 credits to 23-24 credits
  • Added MIS 204, MIS 250, DA 101, MKTG 343, MKTG 410, MKTG 443, MKTG 473, MKTG 474 to Additional Courses for the Major

Mathematics, B.A. (MTHBA_BA)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised 6 credits of 400-level MATH to add MATH 410 and restrict number of credits of MATH 400 in Additional Courses for the Major

Mathematics, B.S. (Science) (MTHBS_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised 6 credits of 400-level MATH to add MATH 410 and restrict number of credits of MATH 400 in Additional Courses for the General Mathematics Option
  • Revised 9 credits of 400-level MATH to restrict number of credits of MATH 400 in Additional Courses for the Graduate Study Option

Mathematics, Minor (Science) (MATH_UMNR)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Added footnote to Supporting Courses and Related Areas that no more than 3 credits of MATH 400 may be used for the 12 credits of 400-level MATH courses requirement

Meeting and Event Management, Certificate (MEMC_UCT)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Added RPTM 310, RPTM 395A, HM 395A, HM 485 to Required Courses
  • Added Supplemental Courses requirement to Required Courses
  • Removed RPTM 356, HM 485, RPTM 395, HM 201, HM 271, HM 484, HM 442, HM 455, HM 485, RPTM 300Y, RPTM 334, RPTM 370, RPTM 356, RPTM 410, RPTM 415 from Required Courses

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science, B.S. (METEO_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 23-26 credits to 24-27 credits
  • Changed Electives from 4-9 credits to 5-10 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 47 credits to 50 credits
  • Added STAT 401 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 19 credits to 16 credits
  • Added CAS 100A, ENGL 138T/CAS 138T, ENGL 15A, ENGL 137H/CAS 137H, ESL 15 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed CAS 100, CMPSC 202, METEO 200A, METEO 200B, EBF 472, STAT 301 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Added METEO 471W, METEO 481 to Additional Courses for the Atmospheric Science Option
  • Removed METEO 471, METEO 480W from Additional Courses for the Atmospheric Science Option
  • Added METEO 481 to Additional Courses for the Environmental Meteorology Option
  • Removed GEOG 311 from Additional Courses for the Environmental Meteorology Option
  • Added METEO 471W from Additional Courses for the Weather Forecasting and Communications Option
  • Removed METEO 418, METEO 471 from Additional Courses for the Weather Forecasting and Communications Option
  • Added METEO 481 to Additional Courses for the Weather Risk Management Option
  • Removed ECON 490 from Additional Courses for the Weather Risk Management Option
  • Added Climate Science Option

Music, B.M. (MUSBM_BM)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion with the Composition Option from 133 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion with the Keyboard Instruments Option from 126 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion with the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option from 125 credits to 120 credits
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion with the Voice Option from 131 credits to 121 credits
  • Added MUSIC 464W to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed MUSIC 472 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Composition Option from 54-56 credits to 41-45 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Composition Option from 40-42 credits to 28-30 credits
  • Added MUSIC 127 to Prescribed Courses for the Composition Option
  • Removed MUSIC 255, MUSIC 451, MUSIC 452, MUSIC 459, MUSIC 472 from Prescribed Courses for the Composition Option
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Composition Option from 13 credits to 12-14 credits
  • Added INART 258A, MUSIC 451, MUSIC 453, MUSIC 459 to Additional Courses for the Composition Option
  • Changed requirement for 11 credits of Applied MUSIC courses to 8 credits of Applied MUSIC courses in Additional Courses for the Composition Option
  • Removed requirement for 2 credits of approved ensembles from Additional Courses for the Composition Option
  • Added Supporting Courses and Related Areas to the Composition Option
  • Changed Keyboard Instruments Option from 47-50 credits to 41-42 credits
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas Courses for the Keyboard Instruments Option from 42-44 credits to 36 credits
  • Added MUSIC 420, MUSIC 423 to Additional Courses for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Removed MUSIC 336, MUSIC 432, MUSIC 471, MUSIC 472 from Additional Courses for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Added requirement for 6 credits of electives to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 4 credits in a secondary instrument from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 4 credits in music from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 4-6 credits in consultation with adviser from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Keyboard Instruments Option
  • Changed Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option from 46-49 credits to 41-43 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option from 8-9 credits to 8-10 credits
  • Added MUSIC 420, MUSIC 423 to Additional Courses for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Removed MUSIC 336, MUSIC 432, MUSIC 472 from Additional Courses for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option from 38-40 credits to 33 credits
  • Added requirement for 4 credits of approved ensembles to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Changed requirement for 24 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance to 20 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 4 credits in a secondary instrument from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 4 credits in music from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Removed requirement for 2-4 credits in consultation with adviser from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Strings, Winds, Brass and Percussion Instruments Option
  • Changed Voice Option from 52-53 credits to 42-43 credits
  • Added MUSIC 420, MUSIC 423 to Additional Courses for the Voice Option
  • Removed MUSIC 336, MUSIC 472 from Additional Courses for the Voice Option
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Voice Option from 45 credits to 35 credits
  • Changed requirement for 24 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance to 20 credits in applied music through Level VIII of performance in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Voice Option
  • Removed requirement for 4 credits in a secondary instrument from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Voice Option
  • Removed requirement for 2 credits in consultation with adviser from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Voice Option

Music Education, B.M.E. (MUED_BME)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 136.5 credits to 129.5 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 100.5-101.5 credits to 93.5-94.4 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 43.5 credits to 41.5 credits
  • Removed MUSIC 240 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed MUSIC 94, MUSIC 104 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 10 credits to 5 credits

Music Technology, B.M. (MUTEC_BM)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New program added

Music Technology, Minor (MUTEC_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Minor Requirements

Musical Arts, B.M.A. (MUBMA_BMA)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Added MUSIC 431, MUSIC 433 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Applied music through Level VIII of performance requirement from 24 credits to 20 credits in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Removed 4 credits of music in consultation with an adviser requirements in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Added 8 credits of electives in Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

National Security Agency, Certificate (NSA_UCT)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Program phased out

Nuerobiology, B.S. (BNSC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New program added

Nuclear Engineering, Minor (NUCE_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New minor added

Nutrition Studies, Minor (NSTD_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Removed Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor from 6 credits to 15 credits
  • Removed NUTR 400, NUTR 407, NUTR 410, NUTR 421, NUTR 425, NUTR 445, NUTR 446, NUTR 451, NUTR 452, NUTR 460 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor

Nutritional Sciences, B.S. (NUTR_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 120 credits to 120 credits for the Health Sciences Option and 124 credits for the Nutrition and Dietetics Option
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 18 credits to 18-21 credits
  • Changed Electives from 1-13 credits to 0-1 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 80-92 credits to 95-100 credits
  • Changed Common Requirements for the Major from 23 credits to 26-27 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 3 credits to 6-7 credits
  • Added NUTR 494, NUTR 494H, NUTR 495, NUTR 495B to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Nutrition and Dietetics Option from 69 credits to 71 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Nutrition and Dietetics Option from 45 credits to 47 credits
  • Added CHEM 111 to Prescribed Courses for the Nutrition and Dietetics Option
  • Changed NUTR 400 from 2 credits to 3 credits in Prescribed Courses for the Nutrition and Dietetics Option
  • Added Health Sciences option
  • Behavioral Nutrition and Public Health Option phased out
  • Nutritional Physiology and Biochemistry phased out

One Health, Minor (OHLTH_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Added VBSC 341 to Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Removed VBSC 456 from Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Added Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor from 9 credits to 6 credits
  • Added 3-credit Capstone Project and 3-credits from department list to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor
  • Removed ANSC 419W, BBH 302, BMB 464, BMH 490, BIOL 415, CED 442, ENT 450, ERM 430, ENVSE 450, FDSC 408, FOR 430/WFS 430, GEOG 436, GEOSC 420, MICRB 412, NUTR 430, SOC 423, VBSC 403H, VBSC 402W, VBSC 409, VBSC 418, VBSC 435, VBSC 430, VBSC 431 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor

One Health: Environment and Climate, Certificate (OHECL_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

One Health: Human-Animal Interface, Certificate (OHHAI_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, B.S. (PNGE_BS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 102 credits to 98 credits
  • Added CMPSC 204, EME 200, EME 210, PNG 305, PNG 460 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed CMPSC 201, EMCH 212, PNG 405, PNG 425 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 6 credits to 10 credits
  • Added MATH 250, MATH 252 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed PNG 301 from Additional Courses for the Major

Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, Minor (PNGE_UMNR)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed name to Subsurface Energy Engineering
  • Revised Program Description
  • Changed Requirements for the Minor from 23 credits to 18 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses from 14 credits to 9 credits
  • Added EME 200, PNG 305 to Prescribed Courses
  • Removed PHYS 211, PNG 405, PNG 406, PNG 440W from Prescribed Courses
  • Added EBF 484, EME 460, ENVSE 408, GEOSC 454, MNG 410, PNG 440W, PNG 460 to Additional Courses
  • Removed PNG 411, PNG 425, PNG 451, PNG 480, PNG 482, PNG 496 from Additional Courses

Premedicine, B.S. (PM_BS)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Added new Integrated B.S. in Premedicine and M.P.H. in Public Health

Professional Photography, B.Des.

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Revised Entrance to Major Requirements
  • Removed Retention Requirements
  • Changed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major from 0 credits to 0-6 credits
  • Changed Electives from 15 credits to 15-21 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 21 credits to 18 credits
  • Added AA 121, AA 323, ART 110, ART 111, ARTH 260, ARTSA 301, ARTSA 401, ARTSA 403, ARTSA 404, DART 100, FRNAR 100, GD 110, GD 115N, IST 250, PHOTO 321N, PHOTO 404 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed AA 325 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 15 credits to 18 credits

Professional Snowsports Leadership, Certificate (SNWLDR_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

Professional Snowsports Management, Certificate (SNWMGT_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

Quantum Information Science and Engineering, Minor(QISEN_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New minor added

Rail Transportation Engineering, Minor (RTEAL_UMNR)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • New minor added

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management, Minor (RPTM_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for the minor from 21 credits to 18 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Minor from 15 credits to 6 credits
  • Removed RPTM 236, RPTM 456, RPTM 410 from Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Minor from 6 credits to 12 credits

Rehabilitation and Human Services, B.S. (University College) (RHSUC_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program phased out at Lehigh Valley campus

Residential Construction Engineering, Minor (RCNEN_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Revised Program Description
  • Added AE 449, CE 410 to Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Removed AE 471, ARCH 412 from Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Added AE 471, AE 475 to Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Added AE 210, ARCH 380, ARCH 412, ARCH 480, BA 301 to the Architecture Track in Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed AE 211, RM 303 from the Architecture Track in Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed AE 456, AE 542 from the Architectural Engineering Track in Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Added AE 432, CE 336, CE 432 to the Civil Engineering Track in Additional Courses for the Minor
  • Removed CE 410W from the Civil Engineering Track in Additional Courses for the Minor

Semiconductor Manufacturing and Microelectronics, Certificate (SMFME_UCT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New certificate added

South Asian Studies, Minor (SASIA_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New minor added

Strategic Communications, B.A. (STRCM_BA)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 35 credits to 38 credits
  • Changed Electives from 29 credits to 23 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 29 credits to 32 credits
  • Added COMM 205 to Prescribed Courses for the Major

Surveying Engineering Technology, A.ENGT. (2SRT_AENGT)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed total requirements for degree completion from 66-69 credits to 65-59 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 57-60 credits to 56-60 credits
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 24-27 credits to 23-27 credits
  • Added MATH 41 to Additional Courses for the Major
  • Removed MATH 40 from Additional Courses for the Major

Systems Neuroscience, B.S. (SYNEU_BS)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • New program added

Telecommunications and Media Industries, B.A. (TELCM_BA)

Effective Fall 2025:

  • Removed General Education credits included in Requirements for the Major
  • Changed Electives from 20 credits to 15 credits
  • Changed Requirements for the Major from 34-35 credits to 36 credits
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 10 credits to 18 credits
  • Added COMM 205, COMM 404, COMM 486W to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Removed COMM 160 from Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 21-22 credits to 15-18 credits
  • Removed ECON 102, ECON 14, SCM 200, STAT 200, COMM 486W, COMM 403, COMM 403H, COMM 404, COMM 170, COMM 190/GAME 140 from Additional Courses for the Major
  • Changed Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major from 3 credits to 0-3 credits
  • Added COMM 250, COMM 320, COMM 403 to Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major
  • Removed COMM 205/WMNST 205 from Supporting Courses and Related Areas for the Major

Transnational Perspectives, Minor (TNTLP_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Program phased out

Wildlife Technology, A.S. (2WLT_AS)

Effective Spring 2026:

  • Program added to Altoona campus
  • Changed Prescribed Courses for the Major from 46.5 credits to 50.5 credits
  • Added STAT 200 to Prescribed Courses for the Major
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Major from 7 credits to 3 credits
  • Removed WILDL 204, STAT 200, from Additional Courses for the Major

Women's Studies, Minor (WMNST_UMNR)

Effective Summer 2025:

  • Changed name to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
  • Revised Program Description
  • Removed Prescribed Courses for the Minor
  • Changed Additional Courses for the Minor from 3 credits to 6 credits
  • Added WMNST 227, WMNST 301N, WMNST 83N, WMNST 105N to Additional Courses for the Minor

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