Courses

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ACT 431 Accounting Information Systems 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: ACT 240, and CIS 110 or CIS 112

Information and systems approaches as well as systems analysis/design. Emphasis is on transaction processing, controls, flow-charting techniques and accounting situations involving electronic computing systems. The problems and cases are like those on CPA and CMA examinations.

ACT 488 CPA/CMA Problems 3 cr.
  • Prerequisites: College approval
Selected problems from CPA examinations; analysis and revision of statements, partnerships, corporations, quasi-organizations, mergers and conglomerates; financial accounting theory, ethics, auditing, law, advanced cost and marginal analysis and federal taxation programs.
AIS 435 Research Using Digital Information Resources 2 cr.

Theoretical and practical study of digital information. Hands-on searching of online databases and other Internet resources is an integral part of the course.  Issues discussed and applied include access, scholarly writing rules of style, critical thinking, plagiarism, copyright, authorship, organization, and content evaluation.

AIS 535 Using Scholarly Library Resources in Support of Graduate Research 2 cr.  (2-0-0)
  • Graded: A/F

This course guides graduate students through the process of locating, critically selecting, and managing scholarly sources. Emphasis also on graduate program-specific scholarly writing rules of style compliance. Hands-on practice searching of online databases and other Internet resources is an integral part of the course.  Issues discussed and applied include plagiarism, authorship & publishing research, using program-specific databases, organization, critical thinking, content evaluation, and copyright basics. Appropriate for any discipline at any graduate level.

ATR 450 Principles of Manual Therapies 3 cr.  (2-0-2)
  • Graded: A/F
  • Prerequisites: BI 201, ES 317 or similar Anatomy/Anatomical Kinesiology course

The students use the principles of manual therapies to deepen their anatomical and biomechanical understanding of the human body. They will learn how to use this knowledge to assist their patients through manual therapy.

ATR 499 Internship in Athletic Training 2-8 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
Designed for upper-level athletic training students who have completed a majority of program competencies and proficiencies and are ready to apply their skills in the field. This course is also appropriate for graduate-level students who are pursuing a career in the field of athletic training.
BC 410 The Documentary 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Consent of instructor

Examination of the documentary genre with emphasis on its application and form in radio and television. Topics considered are the historical development of the documentary form, definitions of “documentary,” the current role and future potential of the documentary.

BC 415 Intercultural Communication 4 cr.

This course examines cultural differences in communication styles and systems across a variety of national and American subcultural groups. Study includes both interpersonal and mass-mediated message systems.

BC 420 Global Communication 4 cr.

“Globalization” refers to the convergence of diversely organized media systems into profit-making enterprises, owned or controlled by multinational firms. The course introduces this phenomenon through a review of its economic and policy foundations and its effects on information flow and the framing of world issues.

BC 470 Mass Communication Law 4 cr.

Analysis of the legal parameters within which the print and electronic media must operate, including First Amendment freedoms, libel, copyright and Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations.

BC 471 Mass Communication and Society 4 cr.

Study of the social, legal and economic bases of radio, television, newspapers and film in the United States with an emphasis on the roles played by the media, the government and the public in the process of mass communication.

BC 473 Advanced Media Production 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course or consent of instructor

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 473A Advanced Media Production: Audio 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course or consent of instructor

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive lab work.

BC 473S Advanced Media Production: Studio TV 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Corresponding 200-level production course or consent of instructor

Study of advanced production theory, method and technique. Students put theory into practice through extensive laboratory work.

BC 485 Radio and Television Utilization 2 cr.

Introduction to the process of producing radio and television programs. Includes production planning and operation of equipment. Designed for those who desire a knowledge of the use of media for application in other fields. Laboratory experience under faculty supervision.

BC 492 Internship in Broadcasting 1-8 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Senior or graduate standing and recommendation of selection committee. Available only to outstanding students as an elective.

Practical, applied experience involving placement in a broadcast or mass media job situation.

BC 495 Special Topics in Broadcasting 4 cr.
  • Prerequisites: Senior standing or above

Special problems in broadcasting and mass communications such as: mass communication research, station relations and promotions, satellite and CATV systems, international communication, media advertising and telecom policy.