Introductory Courses

Students who are looking for more information about a certain major and the careers to which it leads may be interested in taking an introductory course, offered by many departments to all Purdue students. See course descriptions at the online course information Web site .

An additional resource is the Boilermaker Network , maintained by the Undergraduate Studies Program. It provides contact information of Purdue students who have volunteered to discuss their academic experiences with students who are looking for information about majors at Purdue. Talk With A Pro is composed of a group of professionals representing diverse selections of career fields nationwide who are volunteering to discuss, via e-mail, questions about the career/profession they have chosen.

Agriculture

• ABE 120, Introduction to Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• AGEC 100, Introduction to Agricultural Business and Economics, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• AGR 101, Introduction to Food, Agricultural, and Natural Resource Systems, 1 credit hour, fall
• AGR 398, Agricultural Communications Seminar, 1 credit hour, fall
• AGRY 105, Crop Production, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• AGRY 110, Survey of Turfgrass Culture, 1 credit hour, fall
• ASM 104, Introduction to Agricultural Systems, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• ANSC 102, Introduction to Animal Agriculture, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• ANSC 181, Orientation to Animal Sciences, 1 credit hour, spring
• BCHM 100, Introduction to Biochemistry, 2 credit hours, fall
• BTNY 101, Plant Science Lectures, 1 credit hour, fall
• EDCI 240, Seminar in Agricultural Education, 1 credit hour, fall
• ENTM 200, Introduction to Integrated Pest Management, 2 credit hours, spring (dual listed with BTNY 200)
• FNR 196, Freshman Natural Resources Seminar, 1 credit hour, fall
• FS 161, Science of Food, 3 credit hours, fall
• HORT 101, Fundamentals of Horticulture, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• NRES 200, Environmental Science Seminar, 1 credit hour, spring

Consumer and Family Sciences

• CDFS 100 (B and C), Current Issues in Child Development and Family Studies, 1 credit hour, fall. Early childhood education majors (B), individual and family development majors (C). Course is for current CFS students who are seriously interested in CDFS. Special approval needed for all other students.
• CSR 100, Introduction to Consumer Sciences and Retailing, 1 credit hour, fall
• F&N 105, Issues in Nutrition and Food Safety, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• F&N 106, Profession of Dietetics, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• HTM 100, Introduction to Hospitality and Tourism Industry, 2 credit hours, fall
• HTM 101, Hospitality and Tourism Student Seminar, 1 credit hour, fall

Engineering

• ENGR 100, Freshman Engineering Lectures, 1 credit hour, fall and spring (non-majors in spring)
• A&AE 190, Introduction to Aerospace Engineering, 2 credit hours, fall
• MSE 190, Introduction to Materials Engineering, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• NUCL 497A, Introduction to Energy Engineering, 1 credit hour, fall

Health Sciences

• HSCI 120, Introduction to Environmental Health, 1 credit hour, fall
• HSCI 130, Introduction to Medical Technology, 1 credit hour, fall
• HSCI 140, Introduction to Careers in the Health Sciences, 1 credit hour, spring

Liberal Arts

• COM 491E, Communication Lectures, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• HPER 135, Introduction to Health and Kinesiology, 1 credit hour, fall and spring
• PSY 100, Introduction to the Science and Fields of Psychology, 1 credit hour, fall and spring

Management

• MGMT 100, Management Lectures, 1 credit hour.

Pharmacy and Pharmacal Sciences

• IPPH 100, Pharmacal Science Orientation, 1 credit hour, fall
• PHPR 100, Pharmacy Orientation, 1 credit hour, fall

Science

• EAS 133, Profession of Meteorology, 0 credit hours, fall
• CS 192, Computer Sciences Resources Seminar, 1 credit hour, fall
• MA 108, Math as a Profession and Discipline, 1 credit hour, fall

Technology

• AT 100, Introduction to Aviation Technology, 2 credit hours, fall and spring
• BCM 100, Introduction to Construction, 2 credit hours, fall and spring
• CIMT 100, Introduction to Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technology, 1 credit hour, fall
• CPT 101, Orientation to Computer Technology, 1 credit hour, fall
• EET 196, Introduction to Electrical Engineering Technology and Projects, 2 credit hours, fall and spring
• IT 104, Industrial Organization, 3 credit hours, fall and spring
• OLS 100, Introduction to Organizational Leadership, for freshman majors only, 1 credit hour

Veterinary Medicine

• VM 100, Introduction to Veterinary Technology, 1 credit hour, summer (veterinary technology students only)
• VM 102, Careers in Veterinary Medicine, 1 credit hour, spring
• VM 105, Introduction to Veterinary Technology, 1 credit hour, fall, spring, and summer (distance learning course for people in the field wishing to begin the veterinary technology program)

April 26, 2007