Mar 29, 2024  
2020-21 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2020-21 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 

Health Education

  
  • H ED 4383 - Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries


    CIP Code: 310504
    Description: Student will develop skills to aid athletic coaches in the prevention of injuries and the proper procedure and techniques to follow in caring for the injured.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • H ED 4401 - Honors Research IV


    Description: All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: H ED 4402 Honors Research III.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • H ED 4402 - Honors Research III


    Description: Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: H ED 3402 Honors Research II.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • H ED 4403 - Physiology of Aging


    Description: This course is designed to introduce the student to the physiological changes that take place as a result of aging or of age related pathology. Further emphasis of the course covers the role of exercise, nutrition and disease prevention & health promotion, Medicare and Medicaid, long-term care, and dealing with the process of death. Students will be given the opportunity to work in the geriatric field through a service learning project scheduled during the time of class at a local nursing home. The Healthy People documents and diversity issues will also be discussed.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 1113 Personal Health.
  
  • H ED 4503 - Instrumentation in Exercise Physiology


    Description: This course introduces the student to the instruments and equipment commonly found in a human performance laboratory. Emphasis is placed on the application of testing procedures.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 4333 Physiology of Exercise.
  
  • H ED 4523 - Sports Physiology


    Description: Designed to introduce the student to the important aspects of sports physiology. Scientific principles of physical training conditioning to improve athletic performance is emphasized. The environmental and nutritional factors which affect physical performance are also explored.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 4333 Physiology of Exercise.
  
  • H ED 4533 - Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation


    Description: Course content explores all aspects of the cardiopulmonary rehabilitation to provide students with knowledge, skills, and practical experiences in the area of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 4333 Physiology of Exercise.
  
  • H ED 4563 - Advanced Exercise Prescription


    CIP Code: 301505
    Description: Students examine to theoretical and practical concepts of exercise assessment, exercise interpretation and exercise prescription. The student will develop appropriate techniques used to recommend exercise prescription for a variety of populations.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 4333 Physiology of Exercise
    Co-requisite: None
    Restrictions: None
  
  • H ED 4583 - Therapeutic Exercise Modalities


    CIP Code: 310505
    Description: Students explore theories and the application of therapeutic exercise modalities in relation to musculoskeletal rehabilitation with an emphasis on fundamental concepts of tissue healing and pain control techniques, as well as an introduction to thermotherapy, massage, traction, and electrical stimulation.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Prerequisite: H ED 4333 Physiology of Exercise
    Co-requisite: None
    Restrictions: None
  
  • H ED 4723 - Fitness Facility Management


    CIP Code: 301504
    Description: Students learn project management, facility design, event planning and management, facility management, customer service, and facility and event revenue opportunities to successfully implement a fitness and wellness facility.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Prerequisite: None
    Co-requisite: None
    Restrictions: None
  
  • H ED 4810 - Health and Physical Education Practicum


    Description: Designed to provide students with practicum experience with selected groups of public school and college students. Assisting in coaching activities, intramural programs and teaching health and physical education classes.

    Credit Hours: 1-5
    Prerequisite: P ED 2202 Foundation of Physical Education.
  
  • H ED 5013 - Foundations of Health Education and Promotion


    CIP Code: 310501
    Description: Students gain foundational knowledge underlying the field of health promotion and education practice including basic principles and terms, theories, models, health education journals, agencies, associations, the competencies to become a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES).

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Restrictions: Must be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program. Credit may not be earned toward the bachelor’s degree for both H ED 4353 Community Health and H ED 5013 Foundations of Health Education and Promotion.
    Note: UC
  
  • H ED 5183 - Methods and Strategies in Health Education


    CIP Code: 310501
    Description: Students learn the skills and knowledge necessary to work in the area of health education including public schools and community settings with an emphasis methods and strategies.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Restrictions: Must be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program. Credit may not be earned toward the bachelor’s degree for both H ED 4323 School Health Education and Promotion and H ED 5183 Methods and Strategies in Health Education.
    Note: UC
  
  • H ED 5553 - Research Methods in Health Education and Sport


    CIP Code: 310501
    Description: Students learn quantitative research methods and design as well as a brief introduction to qualitative and mixed methods. Students learn to define research problems and questions, generate hypothesis, and the principles of research design, sampling, variable definition and measurement, data collection, and ethical considerations.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Restrictions: Must be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program. Credit may not be earned toward the bachelor’s degree for both P ED 4223 Measurement and Evaluation of Health and Physical Education and H ED 5553 Research Methods in Health Education and Sport.
    Note: UC
  
  • H ED 5563 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Education and Sport


    CIP Code: 310501
    Description: Students explore the legal and ethical issues that surround the fields of health education and sport.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: 3
    Restrictions: Must be admitted to the Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Degree Program. Credit may not be earned toward the bachelor’s degree for both H ED 4213 Ethical and Legal Issues in Fitness and Wellness and H ED 5563 Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Education and Sport.
    Note: UC

History

  
  • HIST 1113 - Early Western Civilization


    Description: Development of characteristic ideas and institutions of Western cultural tradition, from origin of civilization in ancient Near East through the Reformation Era.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 1213 - Modern Western Civilization


    Description: The development of the Western world during the modern era from the 17th Century to the present. The European foundation of Western culture is explored as well as the growth of nationalism; development of political, social, and economic institutions; and the problems facing the Western nations in the 20th Century.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 1483 - American History to 1877


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Students will learn major themes of American History from the pre-colonial period through Reconstruction and practice historical thinking skills.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 1493 - American History since 1877


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Students will learn major themes of American History since Reconstruction and practice historical thinking skills.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 2523 - Oklahoma History and Government


    Description: Explorations; Indian treaties; coming of the white men; territorial days and development since statehood; constitution and government of Oklahoma.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 2523.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 2523 and HIST 2523.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 2713 - Early World Civilizations to 1500


    Description: Placing an emphasis on the interaction between Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Americas, this course surveys world history from Antiquity to 1500.  The course highlights the rise of first civilizations, Eurasian religious and socio-economic development, empire building, the civilizations of Mesoamerica and the Andes, the Columbian Exchange, African civilizations during the Classical Era, Afro-Eurasian connections and the Islamic World.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 2723 - Modern World Civilizations since 1500


    Description: Placing an emphasis on the interactions between Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, this course surveys modern world history since 1500.  The course highlights the development of the world economic system, the diffusion of religious and scientific ideas, the Industrial Revolution, Imperialism and resistance, the international conflicts of the 20th Century, the Cold War, Decolonization and Globalization.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3283 - The Age of Absolute Kings, 1600-1763


    Description: A study of the era with an emphasis upon England and France including the Thirty-Years’ War, the age of Louis XIV, the enlightened despots, the old regime, and the Enlightenment.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3293 - Europe, 1815-1914


    Description: A study of Europe between the end of the Napoleonic Empire and World War I. Special attention will be given to the following major themes of the 19th century: the period of reaction and revolution, liberal-nationalism, socialism and Marxism, the Industrial Revolution and social consequences, and the unification of Italy and Germany.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Note: A major focus of the course will be the colonial, economic, and political conflicts that led to World War I.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3393 - Historiography & Historical Research


    Description: Students survey the methodology of historians and the development of history as a discipline, learn the historical method, and improve research and writing skills.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HIST 3401 - Honors Research I


    Description: Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • HIST 3402 - Honors Research II


    Description: Research and development of scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: HIST 3401 Honors Research I.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • HIST 3643 - American Military History


    Description: A study of the military experience of the American people from the colonial wars to the present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3723 - Native American History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Students will identify and contextualize significant historical transformations of diverse Indigenous identities and communities in lands now considered part of the United States from the pre-Columbian to the contemporary period. They will articulate the impact of contact with non-Indigenous people and colonial and United States governments and practice historical thinking skills.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 3723.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 3723 and HIST 3723.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3733 - History of Native American Women


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students compare diverse historical experiences, perspectives, roles, and contributions of Indigenous women in North America since time immemorial to the present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 3733 History of Native American Women.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3753 - African American History


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students will articulate major themes of African American history from the early American colonial period to the present, including the development of African American identity, culture, communities, and institutions; black protest traditions and social movements; and the role of gender, class, and region in shaping the African American experience. Students will draw upon recent scholarship to examine how historians understand and construct the past and primary documents to develop and practice the skills of historical interpretation.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3823 - History of Asia


    Description: A study of the basic institutions of Japan, China, and India and how they relate to an understanding of Asiatic history and its relevance to world history.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 3883 - History of Latin America


    Description: A survey of Latin American history. Emphasis is given to the study of the Native American inhabitants; the period of European discovery, conquest, and settlement; wars of independence; and highlights of selected national histories.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4000 - Workshop in History


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: A concentrated study of new trends and basic principles in the fields of history. New techniques, materials, and concepts in the teaching of history will be examined.

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of three credit hours. HIST 4001 is Graded as Pass/Fail.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4011 - Independent Study: American History


    Description: Individual historical study of a problem or focused period of American history. The scope of the topic will be determined by the directing instructor.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Note: May be repeated with different topics for a maximum 3 credit hours.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4020 - Studies in History


    Description: Designed to explore topics and issues in greater depth, in a formal academic setting, than is possible in other structured courses offered in history. 

    Credit Hours: 1-3
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be taken with different topics for a maximum of six credit hours. HIST 4021 is graded pass/fail.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4063 - America in the 1960s


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students examine the origins, implementation, and crisis of the liberal agenda during perhaps the most contentious and divisive decade of the twentieth century. Students survey the fate of this vision in the face of internal contradictions and external challenges, including the civil rights movement and black power, the new left, the counterculture, the rebirth of feminism, the sexual revolution, and the Vietnam war. Students explore the rise of a more conservative order at decade’s end, in response to both the emerging reality of limited national power and wealth, and rising demands for rights and opportunities.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4083 - American Environmental History


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students examine the changing relationships between human beings and the natural world throughout history. Students will discuss and analyze past human interaction with the natural world, study changing attitudes toward the environment held by Americans over time, and explore how human attitudes and activities have helped to shape and reshape the American landscape.  Students will also trace the evolution of environmentalist thought and political discourse in the United States. 

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4133 - Ancient Greece and Rome


    Description: A survey of Greco-Roman history from the dawn of Minoan civilization to the fall of the Western Roman Empire. Special emphasis on social, economic, and intellectual history of classical Greece and imperial Rome.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4163 - Medieval Civilizations, 300-1300


    Description: The life, thought, and politics of medieval civilizations, principally in Europe, but also in Byzantium, Islam, and Russia during the early and high middle ages.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4173 - The Renaissance-Reformation Era


    Description: The disintegration of the medieval order under the impact of the rise of the national states, the secularization of society, the decline of the church, and the religious wars to the Peace of Westphalia.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4221 - Independent Study: World History


    Description: Individual historical study of a problem or focused period of world history. The scope of the topic will be determined by the directing instructor. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours.

    Credit Hours: 1
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4273 - Atlantic World, 1400-1888


    Description: A study of the interaction and history of the diverse peoples and cultures that have been influenced by Transatlantic commerce and contact.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4283 - The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era


    Description: An analysis of the collapse of the Old Regime, the development of revolutionary France, Europe and the French Imperium, and the Settlement of 1815 which laid the foundation for 19th Century Europe. The impact of the Revolutionary/Napoleonic Era upon the Western World is shown.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4293 - The New Imperialism


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: This class explores the history of “new imperialism” through political, economic, social, and cultural lenses from the nineteenth century through decolonization. Students will analyze theoretical and historiographical approaches to the study of colonialism and new imperialism, the motives and justifications of imperial powers, the effects of imperialism on the colonized, and the rise of independence movements. Class will examine case-studies from Africa, India, Asia, and Latin America using a wide range of primary and secondary sources.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4303 - Historical Geography of the United States


    Description: A study of the geographical environment of past periods in American history and the geographical influences on the development of the United States.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: GEOG 4303.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both HIST 4303 and GEOG 4303.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4313 - History of the Islamic World


    Description: An examination of the origins, spread, and development of Islam in its religious, cultural, economic, social, and political context from about 600 to the Present.  The course will concentrate on the changes in Islamic societies in West Asia or the Middle East.  A special emphasis will be placed on the interactions between Islamic and non-Islamic societies.  The main themes of the course will be the analysis of the influence of religion on social and political development.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4323 - Modern France


    Description: A study of modern France from the reign of Louis XIV to the present day. Emphasis is placed upon political and constitutional development from the absolute system of the Sun King, through the revolutionary and imperial governments of the 18th and 19th centuries, to the Fifth Republic of today. Also explored are the economic and social changes during the past three centuries as well as the role of France in world affairs.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4333 - Russia in the Modern Era


    Description: A history of Russia and the Soviet State with an emphasis upon the 19th and 20th centuries. Course traces the development of Russia, the rise and fall of Imperial Russia in the 19th century, the Soviet regime in the 20th century, and the post-Soviet era.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4343 - Intellectual and Social History of Modern Europe


    Description: A survey of major intellectual concepts in Europe since the Age of the Enlightenment and their impact on European social and political life.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4353 - Tudor and Stuart Britain


    CIP Code: 050121
    Description: Students survey the social, economic, political, and intellectual development of the British Isles in the Tudor-Stuart era. Attention will also be given to British colonization of the Americas.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4363 - Modern Britain


    Description: Great Britain in the modern era from the early 18th century to the present. Emphasis is upon the development of representative government, emergence of the country as a global power, economic and social institutions, and particularly upon change in recent history.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4383 - Europe in the Twentieth Century


    Description: The changing role of Europe during the 20th and 21st centuries. Special focus is placed upon the era since 1945 with an analysis of the political, social, and economic problems encountered by the Europeans who have been forced to become interdependent in the face of the shift of power to other areas of the world.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4401 - Honors Research IV


    Description: All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: HIST 4402 Honors Research III.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • HIST 4402 - Honors Research III


    Description: Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: HIST 3402 Honors Research II.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • HIST 4413 - History of Modern Germany


    Description: The history of modern Germany tracing the early development of the German states and the rise of Prussia to the unification of the nation in the 19th century. Emphasis is on the period after 1870, including Imperial Germany and its collapse in World War I, the Weimar Republic, the Nazi Regime and its collapse in World War II, the two German states following the war, and reunited Germany.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4423 - American Colonial Period


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: The history of America from earliest times to national independence.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4443 - Union and Democracy: U.S. 1783-1845


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: The background and nature of the constitution; the origin and development of political parties; the conflict between nationalism and sectionalism; foreign policy and territorial expansion.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4453 - Division and Reunion: U.S. 1845-1877


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Emphasis on the political, economic, and cultural aspects of sectionalism as the background of the Civil War; the constitutional, political, and economic effects of the war.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4463 - New Nationalism: U.S. 1877-1920


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: This course emphasizes the rise of American industry along with attendant social and political problems, the reactions to industrialism in the Progressive Era, the emergence of the United States as a world power, and America’s role in World War I.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4473 - Recent American History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Emphasis on the political issues and the role of the United States in international affairs since 1919.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4483 - Contemporary American Issues


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Contemporary issues of major historical significance.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4493 - Global History since the Second World War


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: The class is designed as an introduction to “globalization” - the process of increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of all parts of the world that greatly accelerated since World War II.  To examine incremental changes over time in that direction, the class is organized chronologically, conceptually, and geographically focusing on a number of topics that became common to the experience in the First,  the Second and the Third Worlds.  These themes include the modern global dynamics of empire, religion, nation, class, gender and race reflected in the popular mass media at the time and in historical memory.  With these general concepts in mind, students will explore the changing nature of cultural, social, and national conflicts as the effects of WWII, the Cold War, decolonization, “Americanization,” consumerism, migration, terrorism, worldwide economic recession and the collapse of state socialism.  They will apply those analytical skills in two papers, quizzes, large and small group discussions.  

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4503 - The Old South


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: A study of the economic, intellectual, political, and social characteristics which have molded this region of the United States from the colonial period through the Civil War.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4513 - American Social History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: A history of major social groups and movements and their impact on American culture, politics, and economy.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4523 - Immigration History


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students will explore the comparative history of immigration to the United States from colonial times to the present, including changing causes and patterns of immigration, the development of nativism and immigration restrictions, and the impact of immigration on the life of the nation. They will investigate the effects of race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, and region of settlement in shaping the experiences and identities of immigrants themselves. Students will also examine and evaluate conflicting theories of immigration forwarded by historians and other scholars and practice historical thinking skills.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4533 - History of the Southwest


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: The economic, political, and social history of the Southwest from colonization to 1912.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4603 - The New South


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: A study of the economic, intellectual, political, and social characteristics which have molded this region of the United States from the Civil War to the present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4623 - American Diplomatic History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Basic trends in American foreign policy from 1777 to the present, emphasizing both elements of the continuity and change. Twentieth Century developments and policy since 1945 given special emphasis.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4633 - The American West


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: Students will study the North American homelands, borderlands, and diverse peoples that formed the imagined “West” from pre-Columbian times to the present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 4633.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 4633 and HIST 4633.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4653 - Africa in the Modern World


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: History of Africa from the era of the slave trade to the present. Course focuses on major themes of African historical development within the context of the major regions (eastern, western, and southern) of the continent.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4663 - American Intellectual History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: A history of ideas, intellectuals, and intellectual movements in the United States from the colonial period to the present.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4673 - American Constitutional History


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: A study of significant constitutional issues in the history of the United States.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4733 - History of Native Americans in Oklahoma


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students are presented with a historical study and approach to understanding diverse Native American communities and their perspectives throughout Oklahoma, including in urban and rural areas, since time immemorial to the present. 

    Credit Hours: 3
    Lecture contact hours per week: Lecture: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 4733.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 4733 and HIST 4733.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4743 - History of the Plains Indians


    CIP Code: 540102
    Description: This course is a detailed study of the Indian tribes of the Great Plains. It includes the cultural and social institutions of the tribes and the impact of contact with the white man as well as federal policy upon the tribes.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 4743.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 4743 and HIST 4743.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4763 - Indigenous History in the U.S. Since 1900


    CIP Code: 540101
    Description: Students explore the history of Indigenous peoples in the United States since 1900, with particular focus on twentieth-century relations between Indigenous nations and the U.S. government, environment, education, migrations, and urbanization.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: AIS 
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both AIS 4763 and HIST 4763.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4951 - Senior Seminar


    Description: A capstone course that will include discussion about major topics and themes in history, and will involve development of individual projects. Outcomes assessment of the History B.A. degree program will be included in this course.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Restrictions: History major with senior standing.
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HIST 4993 - Historical Internship


    Description: Practical experience in an approved public or private historical museum or site.  Other locations/facilities may be considered on an individual basis.  

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: Completion of twelve hours of advanced (3000/4000) history courses.
    Restrictions: History major with junior standing or above. Must have approval or instructor and department chair by the end of the semester prior to the internship semester.
    Note: This course may not be repeated. Graded as Pass/Fail.

Hospitality and Tourism Management

  
  • HTM 1233 - Introduction to Tourism


    Description: Designed to familiarize students with the components of the travel and tourism industry and the economic impact on domestic and international destination areas. This course also reviews career opportunities including financial, ethical, personal, and geographic considerations.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 3113 - Principles of Gaming Management


    Description: This course analyzes casino and gaming management as a discipline, introduces a traditional theoretical approach of strategic market planning, and then places casinos within that framework. Students learn the history of gaming and gaming development, casino organization and operation, the mathematics of casino games, and casino management, as part of the broader study of hospitality management.

     

    Credit Hours: 3

  
  • HTM 3233 - Hotel Operations and Catering


    Description: Study and research in areas related to hotel catering and hotel management and operations. The course includes interaction with practitioners for a hands-on perspective.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 3323 - Convention, Trade Show & Event Management


    Description: Comprehensive study of conventions, trade shows, and events from both the buyers’ and sellers’ viewpoints. This course will include site and facilities selection, exhibit planning and marketing, operations, and customer service.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 3401 - Honors Research I


    Description: Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • HTM 3402 - Honors Research II


    Description: Research and development of scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: HTM 3401 Honors Research I.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • HTM 3423 - Principles of Meeting Management


    Description: Basic foundational aspects of meeting planning, organization, direction, and management. Social and economic benefits to be derived from the meeting industry, analysis of corporate and association meetings, trends and influences in the global market.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 3523 - Service Industry Management


    Description: Analysis of customer interaction situations and development of quality service strategies by focusing on hospitality service operations management. 

    Credit Hours: 3
    Cross-listed: MKT 3523.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both HTM 3523 and MKT 3523.
  
  • HTM 3623 - Principles of Destination Development


    Description: Analysis of elements necessary for development of tourist destinations. The interrelationships of social, economic, and physical aspects of destination development within a specific area, region, or country.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 4113 - Hospitality Planning & Admin


    Description: This course is the capstone for HTM majors.  Projects are based upon a student’s special interest including:  applied meeting and convention management, tourism promotion and development, casino management and operations, hotel operations, or catering.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: HTM 3113 Prin of Gaming Management, HTM 3233 Hotel Operations & Catering, HTM 3423 Prin of Meeting Mgmt, and HTM 3623 Prin of Destination Development.  Prerequisites must be completed with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • HTM 4213 - Laws and Regulations for Meetings & Destinations


    Description: Legal authorities in relation to establishment and operation of functions and businesses associated with meetings and tourist destinations. The course will emphasize local, state, federal and international laws, regulations and ethical considerations which relate to the industry.

    Credit Hours: 3
  
  • HTM 4233 - Advanced Administration


    Description: A survey of procedures required for efficient administration of meetings and destinations. Topics studied will include negotiations, budgets, association management and ethics.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Restrictions: Junior standing or above.
  
  • HTM 4323 - Meeting Planning and Administration


    Description: Applied meeting and convention management to include: meeting and event design, working with suppliers, on-site management, post-event analysis, industry-related computer programs, and meetings documentation.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: HTM 3423 Principles of Meeting Management with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • HTM 4333 - Applied Destination Management


    Description: The development and management of domestic and international tourist destinations. Emphasis will be placed on market analysis, financial accountability, and marketing techniques.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: HTM 3623 Principles of Destination Development with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • HTM 4401 - Honors Research IV


    Description: All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend.

    Credit Hours: 1
    Prerequisite: HTM 4402 Honors Research III.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • HTM 4402 - Honors Research III


    Description: Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity.

    Credit Hours: 2
    Prerequisite: HTM 3402 Honors Research II.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • HTM 4430 - HTM Internship


    Description: Students experience on-the-job training in industry-related fields that provide opportunities to apply the knowledge the students have learned in the major areas of emphasis.

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    Restrictions: Instructor permission.
    Note: Students may take this course in one (1), two (2) or three (3) hour increments. Students may take up to six (6) hours for credit, with any credit beyond the three (3) hour requirement counted as an HTM elective.
  
  • HTM 4440 - Seminar in Tourism


    CIP Code: 520903
    Description: Study or research in various tourism-related areas such as hotel operations, food and beverage management, recreation/leisure and similar topics.

    Credit Hours: 1-6
    Note: May be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • HTM 4453 - Tourism Marketing


    Description: Students will examine the special techniques and practical applications of techniques that are used to promote and market meetings, conventions, trade shows, tourism-related businesses, and destination areas.

    Credit Hours: 3
    Prerequisite: MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing with a minimum grade of C.

Human and Family Sciences

  
  • HFS 1001 - Introduction to Human and Family Sciences


    Description: A study of career opportunities in family and consumer sciences. Exposure to current literature and professionals currently employed in family and consumer sciences careers.

    Credit Hours: 1
  
  • HFS 1103 - Relationships and Marriage


    Description: The study of the development of personality and satisfactory interpersonal relationships with family members, and of basic standards and judgments involved in the establishment of a stable home and family life.

    Credit Hours: 3
    LAS Course: Yes
  
  • HFS 2203 - Contemporary Human Environments


    Description: Selecting and planning living environments to meet the needs and wants of individuals and families throughout the family life cycle. Contemporary housing issues, including homelessness; environmental and energy issues; impacts of technology; housing to meet special needs; elements and principles of design related to interiors, housing, and architecture; and creating functional, safe, and aesthetic spaces.

    Credit Hours: 3
 

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