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Anthropology (ANTH) 10000 - Being Human: Introduction to Anthropology
This course introduces anthropology's holistic approach to human nature and behavior. By utilizing cultural, bilogical, archaelogical and lingustic anthropology students will follow the human journey of uniformity and diversity through time and across space. 3 credits.
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Anthropology (ANTH) 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity
Offers an engaging introduction to concepts, themes, methods, and ethical concerns that guide research and analysis in cultural anthropology. Students will learn how to identify and interpret the complexities of human culture - what makes cultures different, and in what ways are they more alike than we might assume? Topics include: race and racism; ethnicity and nationalism; gender; sexuality; kinship, family, and marriage; class and inequality; the global economy; politics and power; religion; and health and illness. 3 Credits.
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Economics (ECON) 25100 - Microeconomics
Emphasis is on developing a detailed understanding of the principles of microeconomic analysis and their application to market behavior and public policy issues. 3 credits.
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Educational Psychology (EDPS) 10101 - Introduction to the Learning Sciences
This introductory course is designed to acquaint students with the core concepts, principles, and research findings of the learning sciences as they apply to a wide range of formal and informal educational contexts. Students will learn about faculty projects that exemplify key features of the Learning Sciences such as attention to the complexity of learning environments, the study of social and cultural as well as individual dimensions of learning, and the cross-disciplinary nature of the field. Live online class discussions occur via Zoom from 11:00 am - 11:50 am on Mondays and Wednesdays from July 12 through August 6.
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Political Science (POL) 13000 - Introduction To International Relations
An analysis of the fundamentals of international law, organization, and politics, particularly as relevant to contemporary international relations. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. CTL:ISH 1003 Introduction To World Politics. 3 credits.
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Psychology (PSY) 12000 - Elementary Psychology
Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the topics of personality, intelligence, emotion, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking. As part of their learning experience, students participate in psychological experiments. 3 credits.
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Sociology (SOC) 22000 - Social Problems
Students will learn about contemporary problems at the community, society, and international levels, focusing on patterns of social organization and social chanig in American society. Study will be concentrated on topics such as technological militarism and war, pverty, racism, political protest, and cybernation. 3 credits.
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Agricultural Economics (AGEC) 21700 - Economics
National economic problems such as unemployment, recessions, inflation, taxation, bank interest rates, the growth of government, monetary systems, and a rising national debt are discussed along with the principles, policies, and institutions for solving these macroeconomic problems. 3 credits.
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Anthropology (ANTH) 20500 - Human Cultural Diversity
Offers an engaging introduction to concepts, themes, methods, and ethical concerns that guide research and analysis in cultural anthropology. Students will learn how to identify and interpret the complexities of human culture - what makes cultures different, and in what ways are they more alike than we might assume? Topics include: race and racism; ethnicity and nationalism; gender; sexuality; kinship, family, and marriage; class and inequality; the global economy; politics and power; religion; and health and illness. 3 Credits.
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Computer and Information Technology (CNIT) 13600 - Personal Computing Technology and Applications
This course provides an intermediate coverage of PC technology and problem solving. Topics include computer hardware, operations and ethics, and operating systems and environments. Students will gain hands-on skills with applications such as desktop and file management; word processing; spreadsheets; presentation graphics; electronic mail; personal information management; and internet browsing, searching, and publishing. 3 credits.
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Computer Science (CS) 17700 - Programming with Multimedia Objects
Introduction to computers and programming: number representations, primitive data types and operations, basic control structures, programming applets and applications using graphical user interfaces, programming for detecting events and performing actions, processing multimedia objects such as images and sounds. Throughout the course, examples are drawn from a variety of fields in the natural sciences. 4 credits
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English (ENG) 10600 - First-Year Composition
Extensive practice in writing clear and effective prose. Instruction in organization, audience, style, and research-based writing. 4 credits.
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Entomology (ENTM) 12800 - Investigating Forensic Science
Designed for both forensic science majors and non-majors, this course will provide an overview of the issues affecting the study and practice of forensic science as defined by the National Academy of Science 2009 report: "Strengthening Forensic Science". Using a mixture of popular media (film, television, news articles) as well as more conventional academic peer-reviewed articles, students will learn how the scientific method is applied to forensic investigations including; identifying pseudoscience, crime lab procedures, DNA evidence, errors in thinking and problem solving, types of fraud, and the influence of the "CSI Effect". 3 credit hours.
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Entomology (ENTM) 22810 - Forensic Investigation
Forensic science investigation, crime scene management and field data collection techniques. Includes crime scene recognition and the documentation, collection, preservation, and processing of crime scene evidence. Emphasizes the place of field data collection as the first step in a sequence that takes evidence from scene to the lab for analysis and finally into the court of law. 4 credit hours.
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Mathematics (MA) 15800 - Precalculus
Functions and Trigonometry - Functions, Trigonometry, and Algebra of calculus topics designed to fully prepare students for all first semester calculus courses. Functions topics include Quadratic, Higher Order Polynomials, Rational, Exponential, Logarithmic, and Trigonometric. Other focuses include graphing of functions and solving application problems. Students must have completed a precalculus or higher course during high school to enroll. 3 credits.
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Philosophy (PHIL) 11000 - Introduction to Philosophy
The basic problems and types of philosophy, with special emphasis on the problems of knowledge and the nature of reality. 3 credits.
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Philosophy (PHIL) 11100 - Ethics
A study of the nature of moral value and obligation. Topics such as the following will be considered: different conceptions of the good life and standards of right conduct; the relation of nonmoral and moral goodness; determinism, free will, and the problem of moral responsibility; the political and social dimensions of ethics; the principles and methods of moral judgment. Readings will be drawn both from contemporary sources and from the works of such philosophers as Plato, Aristotle, Aquinas, Butler, Hume, Kant, and J. S. Mill. 3 credits.
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Political Science (POL) 22300 - Introduction to Environmental Policy
Study of decision making as modern societies attempt to cope with environmental and natural resources problems. Focuses on the American political system, with some attention to the international dimension. Current policies and issues will be examined. 3 credits.
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Political Science (POL) 23700 - Modern Weapons and International Relations
This course introduces students to the roles that modern weapons systems play in contemporary international relations. 3 credits.
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Sociology (SOC) 22000 - Social Problems
Students will learn about contemporary problems at the community, society, and international levels, focusing on patterns of social organization and social change in American society. Study will be concentrated on topics such as technological militarism and war, poverty, racism, political protest, and cybernation. 3 credits.
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Basic Medical Studies (BMS) 20100 - Applied Domestic Animal Anatomy with Clinical Correlations I
This course is for you if you are interested in pursuing pre-vet, animal sciences, wildlife, biology or biomedical engineering student or pre-med with an interest in learning about mammalian physiology how understanding of physiology can help in treatment of disease. The courses will also help you understand how the body of your pets works, they are just like us! 2 credits.
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