Jun 26, 2024  
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2014-15 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


 
  
  • ACCT 2103 - Introduction to Financial Accounting

    3 Hours. An introductory course in financial accounting that utilizes a decision approach for both management and external users. Topics include income measurement, asset and liability determination, financial statement preparation, accounting systems, internal controls, ethics, corporate accounting, and analysis of financial statements.
  
  • ACCT 2203 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting

    3 Hours. An introductory course in managerial accounting that emphasizes the decision making needs of internal management to achieve organizational objectives. Topics include cost behavior, management accounting systems, selecting relevant information, decision making, budgeting, responsibility accounting, capital budgeting, break-even analysis, activity-based costing, and financial statement analysis. Prerequisite: ACCT 2103 Introduction to Financial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3003 - Income Tax Accounting

    3 Hours. An introduction to federal and state income tax laws and regulations including taxable and nontaxable income, deductions, credits, types of entities, ethics, tax research and tax planning. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3013 - Payroll and Employee Benefits Accounting

    3 Hours. Covers a wide spectrum of basic payroll accounting and employment topics pertaining to large and small employers. Topics include federal and state employment taxes, cafeteria plans, group health plans, COBRA requirements, Fair Labor Standards Act, worker’s compensation issues, pension plans, contract labor, and employee leasing.
  
  • ACCT 3123 - Contemporary Business Analysis

    3 Hours. Accounting information used by managers of various organizations for decision-making purposes. Relationships between components of financial statements, as well as special-purpose reports designed to provide relevant information for managerial decisions. Includes consideration of corporate income tax provisions and their role in strategic planning.  Not available as Accounting or Finance elective. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3203 - Cost Accounting I

    3 Hours. An introduction to cost accounting concepts and practices, as applied to manufacturing, merchandising, and service-oriented organizations. Topics include cost behavior analysis, job order costing, activity-based costing, budgeting, variance analysis, absorption costing, and variable costing. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3303 - Intermediate Accounting I

    3 Hours. A review of the accounting cycle and advanced work in the areas of cash, temporary investments, receivables, inventories, current liabilities, operational assets, and revenue recognition. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3313 - Accounting Information Systems

    3 Hours. Design of systems to process and report accounting information for purposes of assisting management in the decision-making process, reporting considerations, and strengthening internal controls. Practice in using accounting software. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3343 - Accounting Software

    3 Hours. An introduction to the use of accounting computer packages. Microcomputers will be the vehicle of study. Accounting computer packages will be used to study accounting systems including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, billing, payroll and inventory control. Prerequisite: ACCT 2103 Introduction to Financial Accounting and IS 3063 Principles of Information Systems with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3353 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting

    3 Hours. Accounting for governmental and not-for-profit entities. Emphasis on state and local government accounting. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3403 - Intermediate Accounting II

    3 Hours. Continuation of Accounting 3303 to include noncurrent liabilities, stockholders’ equity accounts, the statement of cash flows, investments In stocks and bonds, and various analyses of financial data. Prerequisite: ACCT 3303 Intermediate Accounting I with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 3423 - Business Processes and ERP

    3 Hours. This course is an advanced study of the accounting process in an enterprise resource system environment. A study of business processes and cycles and related internal controls in an enterprise resource system environment allows students to understand how data enters the enterprise systems and how data is used to create financial and managerial accounting information and business intelligence. Students will execute exercises in a simulated ERP environment and work through pre-configured ERP case studies.
  
  • ACCT 3500 - Selected Topics in Accounting

    1-3 Hours. Designed to meet the needs and interests of students and the community. Topics may vary to include such subjects as tax practice management, managerial accounting methods, and current issues in taxation. Permission of instructor.
  
  • ACCT 3600 - Accounting Tax Practicum

    3 Hours. Practical application of accounting and tax concepts in a service learning environment. Prerequisite: ACCT 3003 Income Tax Accounting with a minimum grade of C and instructor permission. NOTE: not available as accounting elective. Students may take ACCT 3600 more than once, but not more than 3 hours credit will apply to the major.
  
  • ACCT 4003 - Advanced Income Tax Accounting

    3 Hours. Taxation of corporations, partnerships, and fiduciaries, estate tax laws, payroll taxes, corporate reorganizations, liquidations, business ethics, tax research and tax planning. Prerequisite: ACCT 3003 Income Tax Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 4103 - Petroleum Accounting

    3 Hours. Financial and tax accounting principles, practices, policies and procedures used by oil and gas producers. Prerequisite: ACCT 3003 Income Tax Accounting with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 4130 - Contemporary Studies in Accounting

    1-3 Hours. Designed to vary with the needs of students. Topics may vary to include current issues in accounting, incorporating a closely held business, computer applications for accounting systems, and audit systems designs and techniques. Permission of instructor and junior standing or above.
  
  • ACCT 4193 - Financial Statement Analysis

    3 Hours. An in-depth study of financial statement analysis utilizing an analytic framework and statistical tools to measure risk and predict firm performance. Computer modeling skills and techniques are developed to analyze financial or business strategies. Student cannot earn credit in both ACCT 4193 and FIN 4193. Prerequisite: FIN 3213 Principles of Finance and ACCT 3303 Intermediate Accounting I or FIN 4183 Managerial Finance.  A minimum grade of C is required for prerequisite courses. Dual-listed: FIN 4193
  
  • ACCT 4203 - Cost Accounting II

    3 Hours. Continuation of Accounting 3203 to include cost allocation methods, joint product and by-product costing, variance and profitability analysis, process costing, back flush costing, inventory management, just-in-time, capital budgeting, input yield and mix variances, and transfer pricing. Prerequisite: ACCT 3203 Cost Accounting I with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 4223 - Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning

    3 Hours. In this course students apply retirement planning and employee benefits in personal financial planning. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts of the ethical considerations, Social Security, and Medicare benefits, retirement plan types, qualified plan characteristics, distributions and distributions options, group insurance benefits, other employee benefits, and analysis of retirement factors. Prerequisite: FIN 3213 Principles of Finance with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 4313 - Applied Accounting Technology

    3 Hours. The design and operation of contemporary accounting systems used to process and report accounting information. A variety of information technologies are presented with emphasis on database technologies. Control concepts and reporting responsibilities are also studied. Prerequisite: ACCT 2203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting and IS 1003 Computers in Modern Society or equivalent.  A minimum grade of C is required on prerequisite courses.
  
  • ACCT 4323 - Estate Planning

    3 Hours. In this course students apply estate planning in personal financial planning. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the concepts of the fundamentals of estate planning, estate planning considerations and constraints, tools and techniques for general estate planning, and the tools and techniques for special estate planning situations. Student cannot earn credit in both ACCT 4323 and FIN 4323. Prerequisite: ACCT 3003 Income Tax Accounting with a minimum grade of C. Dual-listed: FIN 4323
  
  • ACCT 4403 - Advanced Accounting I

    3 Hours. Theory and problems of accounting for transactions involving consolidated statements, partnerships, insolvency, foreign operations, governmental, and not-for-profit. Prerequisite: ACCT 3403 Intermediate Accounting II with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment.
  
  • ACCT 4413 - Advanced Accounting II

    3 Hours. A study of accounting for pensions, leases, changing prices, foreign operations, non-profit operations, and current FASB statements and interpretations. Prerequisite: ACCT 3403 Intermediate Accounting II with a minimum grade of C or concurrent enrollment. Offered once a year.
  
  • ACCT 4503 - Auditing

    3 Hours. A study of audit concepts and procedures including sampling for attributes, substantive testing, internal controls, audit work papers, professional ethics, quality of evidence and audit reports. Prerequisite: ACCT 3313 Accounting Information Systems, ACCT 3403 Intermediate Accounting II, and BADM 3933 Business Statistics.  A minimum grade of C is required on prerequisite courses.
  
  • ACCT 4513 - Auditing II

    3 Hours. Continuation of Accounting 4503 to include advanced preparation for auditors and C.P.A. applicants. Development and completion of the audit to include: internal auditing, risk management and control, and ethics. Coverage will incorporate the latest regulations governing the field of internal auditing and control. Prerequisite: ACCT 4503 Auditing with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • ACCT 4950 - Accounting Internship

    3 or 6 Hours. Work in an approved position related to public, private, or governmental accounting. Consists of applying knowledge gained while working toward a degree. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above, and approval of department chair. Not available as Accounting elective.
  
  • AIS 1113 - Elementary Cherokee I#

    3 Hours. Development of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and socio-linguistics/culture of the Cherokees. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 1113 and CHER 1113. Dual-listed: CHER 1113
  
  • AIS 1123 - Elementary Cherokee II#

    3 Hours. Continuation of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, and socio-linguistics/culture of the Cherokees.  Credit may not be earned in both AIS 1123 and CHER 1123. Prerequisite: AIS/CHER 1113 Elementary Cherokee I. Concurrent enrollment required in AIS/CHER 1323 Conversational Cherokee. Dual-listed: CHER 1123
  
  • AIS 1323 - Conversational Cherokee #

    3 Hours. Practice of listening, pronunciation, speaking skills, within everyday contexts.  Credit may not be earned in both AIS 1323 and CHER 1323. Prerequisite: AIS/CHER 1113 Elementary Cherokee I.  Concurrent enrollment required with AIS/CHER 1123 Elementary Cherokee II. Dual-listed: CHER 1323
  
  • AIS 2033 - Native American Art#

    3 Hours. Introduction to some of the prehistoric and historic artistic traditions (in a multitude of media) of various North American cultural regions, including the Southeast, the Pueblo Southwest, California, the Northwest Coast, the Far North, and the Plains. Slide lecture and discussion. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 2033 and ART 2033. Dual-listed: ART 2033
  
  • AIS 2223 - Introduction to American Indian Studies #

    3 Hours. Course provides a general introductory overview of Native Americans within the fields of history, anthropology, literature, and political science. Introduces students to the diverse perspectives concerning Native Americans, and promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding American Indian cultures and histories. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 2223 and ANTH 2223. Dual-listed: ANTH 2223
  
  • AIS 2523 - Oklahoma History and Government

    3 Hours. Explorations; Indian treaties; coming of the white men; territorial days and development since statehood; constitution and government of Oklahoma. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 2523 and HIST 2523. Dual-listed: HIST 2523
  
  • AIS 3013 - Native American Arts and Crafts#

    3 Hours. Study of and projects in traditional Native American Arts and Crafts. Utilizing appropriate techniques and materials. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 3013 and ART 3013. Dual-listed: ART 3013
  
  • AIS 3123 - Cultural Anthropology #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the major theories and methods in cultural anthropology. An emphasis on non-Western cultures, in particular, American Indian cultures, is provided in a framework enabling students to compare cross-cultural phenomena to Western society. Topics include: an introduction to ethnography and fieldwork; language systems; subsistence and economic systems; marriage and the family; organization; religion and magic; applied and medical anthropology; culture change; anthropology in the modern world. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 3123,  ANTH 3123, SOC 3123. Dual-listed: ANTH 3123, SOC 3123
  
  • AIS 3313 - Native American Criminal Justice #

    3 Hours. An examination of the major components of the Native American Criminal Justice System including historical and social perspectives, the roles and functions of various agencies, and the processes involved in the administration of American Indian Law. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 3313 and CR J 3313. Dual-listed: CR J 3313
  
  • AIS 3453 - Ethnology of the American Indian #

    3 Hours. Course provides exposure to the cultural and linguistic diversity of Native North America, focusing on the ten culture areas of North America, and the similarities and differences of the American Indian peoples who continue to live in these areas. Emphasis is placed on modes of subsistence, kinship, and belief systems of the inhabitants of each culture area. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 3453, ANTH 3453, SOC 3453. Dual-listed: ANTH 3453, SOC 3453
  
  • AIS 3723 - History of the American Indian #

    3 Hours. A survey of the Indian tribes of the United States from the pre-Columbian to the contemporary period. The presentation will encompass the tribal cultures, impact of the contact with white civilization, and the colonial and United States governmental relationship with some of these various tribes. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 3723 and HIST 3723. Dual-listed: HIST 3723
  
  • AIS 3813 - Current Issues in Language Revitalization #

    3 Hours. Examination of the situation of language endangerment in different parts of the world. Topics include language policies, language revitalization efforts, and language planning. Emphasis on policies affecting Cherokee language and education. Course will explore factors in influencing language maintenance, loss and revival, and the goals of different approaches to language revitalization. May be conducted in Cherokee.  Credit may not be earned in both AIS 3813 and CHER 3813. Dual-listed: CHER 3813
  
  • AIS 3820 - Special Topics #

    1-3 Hours. This is a series of courses in special areas of Cherokee Language and/or Cultural Studies. Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours. Dual-listed: CHER 3820
  
  • AIS 4043 - Special Topics

    3 Hours. Designed to explore social work and social welfare issues in greater depth, in a formal academic setting, than is possible in other structured courses offered in social work. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of nine credit hours. Dual-listed: SOWK 4043
  
  • AIS 4123 - Cherokee Legal History #

    3 Hours. The study of Cherokee history examining the divergent development of the Eastern and Western Cherokees. Topics include: social and political foundations, development of constitutional government, dissolution and revitalization of the Cherokee Nation in the 20th century, and legal issues. May be conducted in Cherokee. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4123 and CHER 4123. Dual-listed: CHER 4123
  
  • AIS 4133 - Field Methods in Ethnology #

    3 Hours. Designed to complement American Indian Studies 3453, but may be taken separately. Field work in the study of living Indian groups. Techniques of gathering and processing of data on daily life, family structure, and worldview of selected American Indian groups. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4133, ANTH 4133, SOC 4133. Dual-listed: ANTH 4133, SOC 4133
  
  • AIS 4143 - American Indians Today #

    3 Hours. Current social issues affecting Native American peoples are linked to their unique Constitutional relationship to the U.S. Federal Government. Using the ethno-historic method, this class links current Indian issues to Native American history, through an examination of Indian-white relations since Colonial times. Sovereignty and wardship are recurrent themes developed in the class. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4143, ANTH 4143, SOC 4143. Dual-listed: ANTH 4143, SOC 4143
  
  • AIS 4153 - Archaeology of North America #

    3 Hours. The archaeology of native North America, with emphasis on major phases of prehistory, from passage across the Bering Straits theory, to early protohistoric horizons. Emphasis on material culture and life ways through ethnographic analogy. The course begins with the history of American archaeology. Topics include: introduction to archaeology; history of North American archaeology: Paleo-Indians; the Archaic period; the Southwest; Woodland traditions. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4153, ANTH 4153, SOC 4153. Dual-listed: ANTH 4153, SOC 4153
  
  • AIS 4163 - The Magical Worldview #

    3 Hours. A cross-cultural and comparative exploration of religion, magic, and supernatural belief systems. Emphasis is also placed on indigenous religions of the Western hemisphere. The course examines how religion permeates other aspects of society and culture. Topics include: the anthropology of religion; symbolism, myth, ritual, and taboo; shamans, priests, and prophets; the religious use of drugs; witchcraft, sorcery, and evil; demons, exorcism, divination, and magic, ghosts, souls, and ancestors-power of the dead; crisis cults. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4163, ANTH 4163, SOC 4163. Dual-listed: ANTH 4163, SOC 4163
  
  • AIS 4173 - Indians of the Plains #

    3 Hours. The course, an examination of the Great Plains from the earliest human occupation to present, focuses on the pre-Columbian Plains from an archaeological perspective, and the post-contact period, from an ethnological perspective.  Credit can only be earned in one of the following:  SOC 4173, ANTH 4173 or AIS 4173. Dual-listed: ANTH 4173, SOC 4173
  
  • AIS 4183 - Ancient Mesoamerica #

    3 Hours. The archaeology and ethnography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which includes present-day Mexico and Central America. An examination of the major civilizations: Olemec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec. Time periods covered from earliest inhabitants to early contact with Europeans after 1502. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4183, ANTH 4183, SOC 4183. Dual-listed: ANTH 4183, SOC 4183
  
  • AIS 4213 - Artistic Expressions of Native American: An Interdisciplinary Assessment #

    3 Hours. A historic survey format similar to that of General Humanities, but content is restricted to the visual, musical, and literary arts of Native American peoples. There will be a directed effort toward revealing the unique qualities of Native American artistic creations and the particular ideas and values which form them. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4213 and HUM 4213. Prerequisite: Completion of general humanities requirement. Dual-listed: HUM 4213
  
  • AIS 4253 - Anthropology and Medicine #

    3 Hours. A study of human biological development, culture, and evolution based on relationships to infectious disease; the examination of indigenous, traditional, and Western medical systems; and applied anthropology in clinical settings. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4253 and ANTH 4253. Dual-listed: ANTH 4253
  
  • AIS 4263 - Politics and the American Indian #

    3 Hours. An analysis of United States Indian treaty relations and the fulfillment of treaty obligations; American Indian involvement in American political processes; Contemporary Indian protest movements from the perspective of the legitimacy of American political remedies to solve Indian grievances. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4263 and POLS 4263. Dual-listed: POLS 4263
  
  • AIS 4323 - Current Issues in Native American Law #

    3 Hours. A discussion of current legal issues affecting Native Americans, including developments regarding the Indian Child Welfare Act, water rights, sovereign immunity and double jeopardy, land status, membership, and other current legal issues that arise. Dual credit may not be earned in AIS 4323 & CR J 4323. Dual-listed: CR J 4323
  
  • AIS 4373 - American Indian Spirituality #

    3 Hours. An exploration of spirituality and the religious traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North and Central America. Topics include: American Indian religions; creation myths; cosmography and power; the acquisition and maintenance of power; the manifestation of power; new religions. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4373, ANTH 4373, SOC 4373. Dual-listed: ANTH 4373, SOC 4373
  
  • AIS 4463 - Native American Literature I #

    3 Hours. A study of literary efforts of the American Indian (poetry, novels, short stories, biographies, essays, and other prose works) emphasizing the variety of cultural offerings of the Indian writers to 1940. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4463 and ENGL 4463. Dual-listed: ENGL 4463
  
  • AIS 4473 - Native American Literature II #

    3 Hours. A study of literary efforts of the American Indian (Poetry, novels, short stories, biographies, essays, and other prose works) emphasizing the variety of cultural offerings of the Indian writers from 1940. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4473 and ENGL 4473. Dual-listed: ENGL 4473
  
  • AIS 4513 - History of Indian Education #

    3 Hours. Studies Indian educational history by examining colonial civilization efforts, offerings of missionary and religious societies, and tribal educational systems through the 1800s. Examine these topics and policies in the 19th and 20th centuries: treaty provisions, boarding schools, milestone educational studies, Bureau of Indian Affairs policies, and Congressional legislation. Tribal self-determination in education. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4513 and CHER 4513. Dual-listed: CHER 4513
  
  • AIS 4633 - Trans-Mississippi West Frontier #

    3 Hours. A study of the exploration, occupation, and settlement of Western America. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4633 and HIST 4633. Dual-listed: HIST 4633
  
  • AIS 4733 - History of the Five Civilized Tribes #

    3 Hours. A study of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Creek, and Seminole tribes from their evolution and growth in the Southeast part of the U.S. to their eventual displacement and influences in the Oklahoma lands. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4733 and HIST 4733. Dual-listed: HIST 4733
  
  • AIS 4743 - History of the Plains Indians #

    3 Hours. 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 may not be earned in both AIS 4743 and HIST 4743. Dual-listed: HIST 4743
  
  • AIS 4751 - Workshop

    1 Hours. An opportunity to study in depth an issue in Social Work of current significance, either in seminar or field trip situations. May be repeated with different topics for a maximum of six credit hours. Dual-listed: SOWK 4751
  
  • AIS 4813 - Native American Mythology and Folklore #

    3 Hours. Primarily a study of North American folk tales-creation myths, trickster, hero, animal wives and husbands, journeys to other world tales. A study of superstitions, beliefs, customs, and costumes, with particular emphasis on local resources. Credit may not earned in both AIS 4813 and ENGL 4813. Dual-listed: ENGL 4813
  
  • AIS 4820 - Directed Studies #

    1-6 Hours. Individual or small group research project or master-apprentice experience. Content of course will vary with needs and interests of those who enroll. Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours. May be conducted in Cherokee. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Dual-listed: CHER 4820
  
  • AIS 4883 - Cultural Activities of the Five Tribes #

    3 Hours. Agencies of culture that were active among the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Indians, from the time of their removal through statehood. Organizations and activities of the communities, schools, and churches will be explored. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4883 and ENGL 4883. Dual-listed: ENGL 4883
  
  • ANTH 2223 - Introduction to American Indian Studies #

    3 Hours. Course provides a general introductory overview of Native Americans within the fields of history, anthropology, literature, and political science. Introduces students to the diverse perspectives concerning Native Americans, and promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding American Indian cultures and histories. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 2223 and ANTH 2223. Dual-listed: AIS 2223
  
  • ANTH 3123 - Cultural Anthropology #

    3 Hours. An introduction to the major theories and methods in cultural anthropology. An emphasis on non-Western cultures, in particular, American Indian cultures, is provided in a framework enabling students to compare cross-cultural phenomena to Western society. Topics include: an introduction to ethnography and fieldwork; language systems; subsistence and economic systems; marriage and the family; organization; religion and magic; applied and medical anthropology; culture change; anthropology in the modern world. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 3123, ANTH 3123, SOC 3123. Dual-listed: AIS 3123, SOC 3123
  
  • ANTH 3223 - Racial and Cultural Minorities #

    3 Hours. Course provides exposure to the cultural, racial, and religious diversity of the United States. Theories of race are examined. Also explored is American racial diversity based on the interface of land, labor, and capital in conjunction with the different racial, ethnic, and religious groups. Credit may not be earned in both ANTH 3223 and SOC 3223. Dual-listed: SOC 3223
  
  • ANTH 3453 - Ethnology of the American Indian #

    3 Hours. Course provides exposure to the cultural and linguistic diversity of Native North America, focusing on the ten culture areas of North America, and the similarities and differences of the American Indian peoples who continue to live in these areas. Emphasis is placed on modes of subsistence, kinship, and belief systems of the inhabitants of each culture area. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 3453, ANTH 3453, SOC 3453. Dual-listed: AIS 3453, SOC 3453
  
  • ANTH 3463 - Language and Culture #

    3 Hours. Introduction to the cross-cultural study of language and communication from an anthropological perspective. Course will focus upon language as a human attribute, human communication as a part of culture, and the linguistic diversity of our contemporary world. Emphasis is placed on linguistic and ethnic diversity in contemporary American society. Credit may not be earned in both SOC 3463 and ANTH 3463. Dual-listed: SOC 3463
  
  • ANTH 4000 - Workshop #

    1-3 Hours. An opportunity to study in depth one or two selected social issues of current significance, either in seminar or field trip situations.  Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours. Graded by Pass/Fail.
  
  • ANTH 4133 - Field Methods in Ethnology #

    3 Hours. Designed to complement Anthropology 3453, but may be taken separately. Field work in the study of living Indian groups. Techniques of gathering and processing of data on daily life, family structure, and worldview of selected American Indian groups. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4133, ANTH 4133, SOC 4123. Dual-listed: AIS 4133, SOC 4133
  
  • ANTH 4143 - American Indians Today #

    3 Hours. Current social issues affecting Native American peoples are linked to their unique Constitutional relationship to the U.S. Federal Government. Using the ethno-historic method, this class links current Indian issues to Native American history, through an examination of Indian-white relations since Colonial times. Sovereignty and wardship are recurrent themes developed in the class. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4143, ANTH 4143, SOC 4143. Dual-listed: AIS 4143, SOC 4143
  
  • ANTH 4153 - Archaeology of North America #

    3 Hours. The archaeology of native North America, with emphasis on major phases of prehistory, from passage across the Bering Straits theory, to early protohistoric horizons. Emphasis on material culture and life ways through ethnographic analogy. The course begins with the history of American archaeology. Topics include: introduction to archaeology; history of North American archaeology: Paleo-Indians; the Archaic period; the Southwest; Woodland traditions. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4153, ANTH 4153, SOC 4153. Dual-listed: AIS 4153, SOC 4153
  
  • ANTH 4163 - The Magical Worldview #

    3 Hours. A cross-cultural and comparative exploration of religion, magic, and supernatural belief systems. Emphasis is also placed on indigenous religions of the Western hemisphere. The course examines how religion permeates other aspects of society and culture. Topics include: the anthropology of religion; symbolism, myth, ritual, and taboo; shamans, priests, and prophets; the religious use of drugs; witchcraft, sorcery, and evil; demons, exorcism, divination, and magic, ghosts, souls, and ancestors-power of the dead; crisis cults. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4163, ANTH 4163, SOC 4163. Dual-listed: AIS 4163, SOC 4163
  
  • ANTH 4173 - Indians of the Plains #

    3 Hours. The course, an examination of the Great Plains from the earliest human occupation to present, focuses on the pre-Columbian Plains from an archaeological perspective, and the post-contact period, from an ethnological perspective. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4173, ANTH 4173, SOC 4173. Dual-listed: AIS 4173, SOC 4173
  
  • ANTH 4183 - Ancient Mesoamerica#

    3 Hours. The archaeology and ethnography of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, which includes present-day Mexico and Central America. An examination of the major civilizations: Olemec, Maya, Teotihuacan, Toltec, and Aztec. Time periods covered from earliest inhabitants to early contact with Europeans after 1502. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4183, ANTH 4183, SOC 4183. Dual-listed: AIS 4183, SOC 4183
  
  • ANTH 4223 - Culture and Personality #

    3 Hours. A study of the social development of the individual and the influence of the cultural environment on the development of the human personality, which is considered as both the product and the carrier of culture.
  
  • ANTH 4253 - Anthropology and Medicine #

    3 Hours. A study of human biological development, culture, and evolution based on relationships to infectious disease; the examination of indigenous, traditional, and Western medical systems; and applied anthropology in clinical settings. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 4253 and ANTH 4253. Dual-listed: AIS 4253
  
  • ANTH 4373 - American Indian Spirituality #

    3 Hours. An exploration of spirituality and the religious traditions of the Indigenous peoples of North and Central America. Topics include: American Indian religions; creation myths; cosmography and power; the acquisition and maintenance of power; the manifestation of power; new religions. Credit may only be earned in one of the following: AIS 4373, ANTH 4373, SOC 4373. Dual-listed: AIS 4373, SOC 4373
  
  • ANTH 4833 - Aging in Other Cultures #

    3 Hours. A comparative overview of human aging in societies around the world. Particular attention is given to aging in the American Indian, Black, Hispanic subcultures in modern America. Credit may not be earned in both ANTH 4833 and SOC 4833. Dual-listed: SOC 4833
  
  • ANTH 4910 - Independent Study #

    1-3 Hours. Individual research or reading project. Content of course will vary with needs and interest of those who enroll.  Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 3 credit hours.
  
  • ART 1100 - Special Topics in Art #

    1-2 Hours. Supervised field study in art history or studio work on location. Involves travel to museums, art centers, and/or artistic sites, as well as seminars or special projects in art. Topic will be specified in schedule. Any course in this sequence may be taken to a maximum of six hours credit.
  
  • ART 1173 - Computer Applications in Art #

    3 Hours. Introduction to computer programs used by artists and graphic designers. Training in use of professional software and hardware. Credit cannot be earned in both ART 1173 and VCOM 1173 completed prior to fall 2013.
  
  • ART 1203 - Fundamentals of Art I #

    3 Hours. Introduction to design. Emphasis on composition with line, shape, texture, and value. Supervised studio training in basic principles with experimentation in different media.
  
  • ART 1213 - Drawing I #

    3 Hours. Introduction to basic drawing skills and techniques through the use of a variety of media.
  
  • ART 1233 - 2D Design #

    3 Hours. Introduction to the principles and fundamentals of two-dimensional design using various media. Emphasis placed on developing creative solutions to a series of design projects. Credit cannot be earned in both ART 1233 and VCOM 1233. Dual-listed: VCOM 1233
  
  • ART 1253 - Color I #

    3 Hours. Introduction to basic color theory and the use of color in design and painting. Supervised studio experimentation with color in several media. Prerequisite: ART 1213 Drawing I and ART 1233 2D Design.
  
  • ART 1273 - Graphic Design I #

    3 Hours. An overview of graphic design history, visual principles, and tools used by graphic designers. Analysis and production of designs for varying media. Prerequisite: ART 1173 Computer Applications in Art, Art 1233 2D Design, and ART 1253 Color I. Credit cannot be earned in both ART 1273 and VCOM 1273. Dual-listed: VCOM 1273
  
  • ART 2003 - Drawing II #

    3 Hours. Expanded exploration of drawing techniques using a variety of media. Prerequisite: ART 1213 Drawing I, and ART 1233 2D Design.
  
  • ART 2033 - Native American Art #

    3 Hours. Introduction to some of the prehistoric and historic artistic traditions (in a multitude of media) of various North American cultural regions, including the Southeast, the Pueblo Southwest, California, the Northwest Coast, the Far North, and the Plains. Slide lecture and discussion. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 2033 and ART 2033. Dual-listed: AIS 2033
  
  • ART 2103 - Crafts I #

    3 Hours. Information, methods, activities and materials appropriate for craftsmen and teachers of crafts. Study of craft history, studio safety, sources, and appropriate uses of materials and tools. Problems in creative design and production in various craft media.
  
  • ART 2173 - Graphic Design II #

    3 Hours. Advanced production of designs for varying media using professional graphics software. Problems dealing with traditional print design as well as introduction to web and motion-based design. Prerequisite: ART 1173 Computer Applications in Art, 1233 2D Design, ART 1253 Color I and, ART 1273 Graphic Design I.
  
  • ART 2333 - 3D Design #

    3 Hours. Introduction to the principles and fundamentals of three-dimensional design using various media and techniques. Emphasis placed on developing creative solutions to a series of design projects.
  
  • ART 2413 - Watercolor I #

    3 Hours. Introduction to watercolor techniques, composition and creative applications. Prerequisite: Art 1213 Drawing I, ART 1233 2D Design, and ART 1253 Color I.
  
  • ART 2423 - Art Materials #

    3 Hours. An introduction to techniques and processes. Supervised study using a variety of natural and fabricated materials in projects of original design.
  
  • ART 2443 - Sculpture I #

    3 Hours. Creative approach to sculpture techniques and form exploration in a variety of media with studio supervision. Prerequisite: ART 2333 3D Design.
  
  • ART 2510 - Applied Design

    1-3 Hours. Supervised studio units selected from various media. Any combination of courses in this sequence may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
  
  • ART 3003 - Jewelry I #

    3 Hours. Basic techniques of jewelry and metal design. Techniques cover materials, tools, metals and equipment. Work executed by modeling, cutting, soldering and casting.
  
  • ART 3013 - Native American Arts and Crafts #

    3 Hours. Study of and projects in traditional Native American Arts and Crafts.  Utilizing appropriate techniques and materials. Credit may not be earned in both AIS 3013 and ART 3013. Dual-listed: AIS 3013
  
  • ART 3103 - Introduction to Photography #

    3 Hours. Introduction to fine art photography. Students will learn how and why photography works as they understand basic camera operation, the principals of composition, the materials and processes used in photography, and exposure and developing techniques. Credit cannot be earned in both ART 3103 and VCOM 3103. Dual-listed: VCOM 3103
  
  • ART 3123 - Figure Drawing I #

    3 Hours. Introduction to fundamental skills and techniques of figure drawing from a live model. Prerequisite: ART 1213 Drawing I, ART 1233 2D Design, and ART 2003 Drawing II.
 

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