FRE 1 French Cultural Studies (with French capstone). Explores cultural questions in a French context and how cultural productions can preserve or change social institutions. Provides an analysis of how cultural productions interconnect with specific contexts: historical, aesthetic, social, political, economic, ethnic, racial, gender related. Prerequisite: FRE 202 Intermediate French (MPF)(3). Take one course from each group.
1. FRE 310 Texts in Context (3);
2. FRE 411 or 411.W French Civilization (3)
3. FRE 341 or 341.W French Conversation and Current Events (3)
FRE 350 Topics in French Literature in Translation (3),
FRE 366 French Cinema in Translation (3),
FRE 431 Studies in Contemporary French Thought in Translation (3),
FRE 460 Topics in French Cinema Study (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of French and Italian.
Contact: Department of French and Italian, 216 Irvin Hall

FRE 2 French Cultural Studies (without French capstone). Students planning to take a capstone in another department may take any three courses, although FRE 310 (or 301 or the equivalent) is a prerequisite for 411.
FRE 310 Texts in Context (3), or
FRE 341 or 341.W French Conversation and Current Events (3), or
FRE 350 Topics in French Literature in Translation (3), or
FRE 366 French Cinema in Translation (3), or
FRE 411 or 411.W French Civilization (3), or
FRE 431 Studies in Contemporary French Thought in Translation (3), or
FRE 460 Topics in French Cinema Study (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of French and Italian.
Contact: Randolph Runyon, Department of French and Italian, 216 Irvin Hall

FRE 3 European Cinema. Explores, questions, and seeks to provide a cross-cultural understanding of the historical, ideological, artistic, and social issues that inform European culture through a critical analysis of the major films of countries that have played an important role both in the birth and development of cinematic art and in shaping the modern world: France, Germany, Italy, and the Soviet Union.
1. FST 201 Introduction to Film Criticism and History (MPF)(3), or
ITS 201 Introduction to International Studies (MPF)(3)
Choose two of the following:
GER/FST 261 Survey of the German Cinema (3)
ITL/FST 262 Italian Cinema from Neo-Realism to Present (3)
RUS/FST 263 Soviet Cinema (3)
FRE/FST 366 French Cinema in Translation (3)
FRE 460 Topics in French Cinema (3)
Note: Students must take a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Department of French and Italian, 226 Irvin Hall

FSW 1 Services and Supports for Children, Youth and Families. Diversity is increasing among children, youth, families and their community contexts. A growing number of people, especially African American and Hispanic children and their families, are experiencing the challenges of poverty. Increasing numbers of children and youth, regardless of their social, economic, ethnic and racial backgrounds, are deemed "at risk" for health, social, or educational problems. Amidst increasing diversity and confronted by rapid sociocultural change, existing services and supports are often ineffective; sometimes they may harm the people they intend to serve. The sequence provides experiences and opportunities that facilitate an understanding of children, youth, and families, including their needs, problems, aspirations and strengths. Against this understanding, students will learn about, and evaluate, two kinds of services and supports: (1) those that are educative, promotive and preventive; and (2) those that are need- and problem-oriented as well as crisis-responsive. Experiences in social service, education, and health organizations where students "shadow" helping professionals are required. Whether as citizens or as future helping professionals, students will be prepared for informed advocacy on the behalf of children, youth and families.
1. EDP/FSW/PHS 207 Services and Supports for Children, Youth and Families I (MPF)(4); and
2. EDP/FSW/PHS 208 Services and Supports for Children, Youth and Families II (5)
Note: Open to all majors.
Contact: Department of Family Studies and Social Work, 109 McGuffey Hall

FSW 3 Families and Sexuality Across the Life Course. Provides students with an overview of family functioning, from the basis of family systems across the life cycle, human sexuality issues, and family relationships in later life. The thematic sequence objectives are: (a) to provide basic concepts and theoretical understandings of families as systems; (b) to provide students with a sound background in human sexuality which they may use as a base to think about underlying issues related to human sexuality; and (c) to define and describe the family relationships of older persons, and review research focusing on family relationships in later life.
1. FSW 261 Diverse Family Systems Across the Life Cycle (3); and
2. FSW 365 Family Life Sexuality Education Across Cultures (3); and
3. FSW 466 Later Life Families (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Family Studies and Social Work.
Contact: Department of Family Studies and Social Work, 100 McGuffey Hall

FSW 4 Children In Families. Explores the historical and comparative roots of families with particular attention to gender, race and socioeconomic issues. Students will examine the family differences and family changes over the life course within contemporary U.S. society. Students are provided with an in-depth understanding of at least one important area of individual development (childhood or adolescent development) that affects children in contemporary families.
1. FSW 261 Diverse Family Systems Across the Life Cycle (3); and
2. FSW/WMS 381 Perspectives in Parenting (3); and
3. FSW 281 Child Development in Diverse Families (4), or
FSW 382 Infant and Toddler Caregiving and Supervision (3), or
EDP/FSW 481 Adolescent Development in Diverse Families (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Family Studies and Social Work.
Contact: Department of Family Studies and Social Work, 109 McGuffey Hall

GEO 1 Urban Geography. Applies geographic concepts to understand patterns, processes, and meanings of change within and among US urban areas. The sequence first examines changing distribution of economic activities and social groups within and among US urban areas. Second, the sequence is concerned with underlying processes resulting in distinctive distributions of people and activities observed in US urban areas. The sequence also evaluates problems and consequences for US cities resulting from changing economic and social geography and examines practices and policies for planning of US urban areas.
1 GEO 201 Geography of Urban Diversity (MPF) (3); and
2. Two from the following:
GEO 451 Urban and Regional Planning (3), or
GEO 454 Urban Geography (3), or
GEO 455 Race, Urban Change and Conflict in America (3)
GEO 459 Advanced Urban and Regional Planning (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Geography.
Contact: Department of Geography, 230 Shideler Hall

GEO 2 Earth's Physical Environment: Patterns and Processe. Provides an understanding of the geographical patterns that characterize the Earth's physical environment and the processes responsible for these geographical patterns. The objectives are to study Earth's physical environment and their geographical distribution at global, regional, and local scales; to develop an understanding of the processes that connect Earth's physical subsystems, including the lithosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere and atmosphere; and to apply concepts (e.g., systems and budgets) and geographic tools (e.g., field research, geographic information systems, and remote sensing) to the geographic analysis of a particular environment or set of environments.
1. GEO 121 Earth's Physical Environment (MPF)(4); and
2. GEO 221 Regional Physical Environments (3); and
3. GEO 333 Geography of natural Hazards (3), or
GEO 421 Climatology (3), or
GEO 425 Hydrogeography (3), or
GEO 426 Watershed Management (3), or
GEO 428 Soil Geography (4), or
GEO 431 Plant Geography (3), or
GEO 432 Ecological Foundations of Vegetation--North America (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Geography.
Contact: Department of Geography, 230 Shideler Hall

GEO 3 Geographic Change. Applies geographic concepts to understand patterns, processes, and meanings of change in the human landscape at the global scale.
1. GEO 101 Global forces, Local Diversity (3); and
2. GEO 211 Global Change (3); and
3. One of the following;
GEO 436 Women, Gender, and the Environment (3); or
GEO 473 Development and Underdevelopment (3); or
GEO 475 Third World Urbanization (3).
Not open to majors in the Department of Geography.
Contact: Department of Geography, 230 Shideler Hall

GEO 4 Global Forces in Regional Contexts. Applies geographic concepts to understanding patterns, processes, and underlying meaning of changes in a region’s landscape.
1. GEO 101 Global forces, Local Diversity (3); and
2. GEO 211 Global Change (3); and
3. One of the following:
GEO 301/BWS 301 Geography of Sub-Saharan Africa (4); or
GEO 304 Latin American Development (4); or
GEO 308 Geography of East Asia (3); or
GEO 405 The Caribbean in Global context (3).
Not open to majors in the Department of Geography.
Contact: Department of Geography, 230 Shideler Hall

GER 1 Culture, Literature and Language of German-Speaking Europe. Explores the way in which culture and language work together as related systems of expression. Course material will be taken, wherever possible, from authentic sources. Prerequisite: GER 202.
1. GER 321 Cultural Topics in German-Speaking Europe (MPF)(3), or
GER 322 Comparative Study of Everyday Culture:German-Speaking Europe & U.S.(MPF)(3); and
2. GER 312 Introduction to the Study of German Literature (3); or
GER 311 Passionate Friendships in German Literature, Film, and Culture (3); and
3. GER 301 German Language Through the Media (3)
Note: Not open to German majors.
Contact: Department of German, Russian and East Asian Languages, 164 Irvin Hall

GER 3 Developing Language Skills in German For students who have completed the first two semesters of college-level German language or the equivalent, this sequence develops speaking, listening, reading and writing ability using a variety of materials drawn from fiction, television, film, the Internet, journalism, and memoirs. The courses draw on computer-assisted materials developed by Miami faculty for Miami students and are characterized by small sections and a lot of in-class and out-of-class interaction. Courses may not be taken credit-no credit and must be taken in order.
1. GER 201 Intermediate German I (3)
2. GER 202 Intermediate German II (3)
3. GER 301 German Language Through the Media (3)
Note: Not open to German majors
Contact: Department or German, Russian, East Asian Languages

GLG 1 Oceanography. Provides an appreciation of the critical importance of the oceans to the functioning of our planet. Oceans dominate the surface area of the earth, and they are critical to the maintenance of a habitable planet. The sequence examines what we know about the oceans and how the oceans are an integral part of the Earth's ecology. Students will explore, first hand, the ways that we study the oceans.
1. GLG 111 Dynamic Earth (MPF)(3), or
GLG 121 Environmental Geology (MPF)(3), or
GLG 141 Geology of National Parks (MPF)(3); and
2. GLG 244 Oceanography (3); and
3. GLG 413 Tropical Marine Ecology (5), or
GLG 414 Coastal Ecology of the Bahamas (5)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Geology.
Contact: Department of Geology, 123 Shideler Hall

GLG 2 The Water Planet. Introduces the essential role water plays in supporting life on Earth, including the origin of water, its physical and chemical characteristics, how these characteristics combine to make life possible on the continents and in the oceans, and details concerning the hydrologic cycle. Also introduces the economic, legal and political ramifications of water use in the U.S.
1. GEO 121 Earth's Physical Environment (MPF)(3), or
GLG 111 The Dynamic Earth (MPF)(3), or
GLG 121 Environmental Geology (MPF)(3), or
GLG 141 Geology of National Parks (MPF) (3); and
2. GLG 244 Oceanography (3); and
3. GEO 425 Hydrogeography (3), or
GLG 207 Water and Society (3), or
GLG 408 Introduction to Hydrogeology (3), or
ZOO 463 Limnology (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Geology. Majors in the Departments of Geography and Zoology must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Department of Geology, 123 Shideler Hall

GTY 1 Sociological Perspectives On Aging. Uses a sociological perspective to consider the personal and interpersonal experiences of aging, and to analyze the impact of aging on society as a whole. Begins with a general examination of individual and societal aging, and builds toward in-depth exploration of a specific aging-related social institution or issue.
1. GTY 154 Aging in American Society (MPF)(3); and
2. GTY/SOC 318 Sociology of Aging and the Life Course (3); and
3. GTY/SOC 435 Sociology of Death (3), or
GTY/SOC/WMS 463 Sociology of the Older Woman (3), or
GTY/SOC 466 The Family in Later Life (3)
Note: Not open to Sociology majors.
Contact: Gerontology, 362 Upham Hall

GTY 2 Aging In Diverse Contexts. A significant paradigm shift has occurred within gerontology. The accumulation of research findings suggests that age alone predicts very little about the human experience. Instead, the impact of age and aging is mediated by a range of social and cultural factors. Social characteristics such as gender, race, and ethnicity, and societal factors such as economic development and cultural traditions combine to produce a diverse range of experiences and patterns of aging. This thematic sequence begins with an overview of the social, cultural, and personal experiences of aging. The second course will provide the students with grounding in sociocultural analyses of the contexts of aging, and the third course is an in-depth exploration of the sources of variation in the aging experience. Students completing this sequence will understand the ways in which the meanings and experiences of aging are shaped by social and physical location, and the ways in which diversity among the older population is produced.
1. GTY 154 Aging in American Society (MPF)(3); and
2. GTY 260 Global Aging (3), or
SOC/GTY 318 Sociology of Aging (3); and
3. SOC/WMS 463 Sociology of the Older Woman (3), or
GTY 472/BWS 472 Minority Aging (3), or
GTY 476 Environment and Aging (3)
Note: Not open to majors in Sociology and Gerontology.
Contact: Gerontology, 362 Upham Hall

GTY 3 Health and Aging. (effective 08.2) This thematic sequence explores health and aging. The Tier 1 course provides students with an overview of the processes of aging, especially in the United States.   In Tier 2, students select one of three courses, each of which examines health and aging from a different position along a continuum that ranges from the micro- to the macro/meso- level contexts.   The Tier 3 course offers students the opportunity to integrate academic and applied aspects of health and aging, either through exploration of moral issues in health care, secondary data analysis, or field experience in a health care setting.
1. GTY 154 Aging in American Society (MPF)(3); and
2. GTY 356 Biopsychosocial Aspects of Health and Aging (3), or
GTY/SOC 357 Medical Sociology (3), or
GTY 335 Disability and Aging (3), and
3. PHL 375 Moral Issues in Health Care (3), or
GTY 478 Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Illness (3), or
GTY 430 Field Experience in Gerontology (3)
Note: Not open to majors in Sociology and Gerontology. Philosophy majors may not enroll in PHL 375.
Contact: Gerontology, 362 Upham Hall

HST 1 Medieval Studies. Seeks to enhance students' knowledge of and appreciation for the history, art and literature of the medieval period, as well as to establish a full cultural context on which students can build an understanding of more recent history.
Select two courses from the following:
HST 345 Survey of Medieval History after 1000 (3), or
ART 466 Early Christian, Byzantine, and Islamic Art (3), or
ENG 327 Medieval Literature (3), or
SPN 421 Spanish Literature from 12th-15th Centuries (3)
And one course from the following:
ART 480.M Special Topics in Medieval Art (3)
ART 480.W Feminist Art Histories (3), or
ARC 405.G Seminar on Gothic Architecture (3), or
HST 346 Medieval Jewish History (3), or
HST 451 Social History of Medieval Europe (3), or
ENG 440 Major British and American Authors (3)**
**ENG 440 topics may vary from semester to semester. Consult with the coordinator or the Office of Liberal Education to learn whether the topic in a given semester can be applied.
Note: German majors and majors in the Departments of Architecture, Art, English, History, and Spanish must select a minimum of nine hours of courses outside their department of major.
Contact: John Jeep, Department of GREAL, 134 Irvin Hall

HST 2 Women And Gender In History. Studies the construction and nature of gender roles with particular emphasis on women, in a variety of historical contexts, places, cultures, and socio-economic and political conditions. Encourages thought about whether there are any universal themes and questions regarding gender roles which transcend particular circumstances. Select three courses from these options.
ART 480.M Special Topics in Medieval Art (3)
ART 480.W Feminist Art Histories (3)
CLS 235 Women in Antiquity (3)
HST/WMS 381 Women in Pre-industrial Europe (3)
HST/AMS/WMS 382 Women in American History (3)
HST 383 Women in Chinese History (3)
HST/AMS 392 Sex and Gender in American Culture (3)
HST/WMS 450 Topics in Women's History (3)
REL/WMS 334 Women's Religious Experiences in the Ancient Mediterranean World (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of History. Majors in the Department of Art, Classics, and Religion must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Department of History, 264 Upham Hall

IMS 1 Design, Development, and Management of Interactive Media: Business and Engineering Track. Develops the student's theoretical and hands-on understanding of the nature of digital development. Interactive media expertise requires a broad understanding of the perspective brought by many disciplines. These courses are designed to allow the student to focus their education on the Interactive Media aspects of their major. This sequence allows the student to broaden their Interactive Media expertise, developing a particular interest and then applying it in a hands-on interdisciplinary experience. This sequence track focuses on IM development, e-commerce, and Internet marketing. Select three courses from these options.
Take:
1. IMS 201 Information Studies in the Digital Age (3)
2. Take one of the following courses:
IMS 333 eBusiness, Entrepreneurship, and Venture Capital (3)
MKT 419 eCommerce, Marketing, and the Internet (3)
MGT/EGM 311 Project Management (3)
MIS 381 Analysis and Design of Business Web Sites (3)
3. IMS 410 Digital Project Development Methods: Theory & Practice (4)
Contact: Director of IMS, Economics, 207A Upham Hall

IMS 2 Design, Development, and Management of Interactive Media: Humanities, Arts and Social Science Track. Develops the student's theoretical and hands-on understanding of the nature of digital development. Interactive media expertise requires a broad understanding of the perspective brought by many disciplines. These courses are designed to allow the student to focus their education on the Interactive Media aspects of their major. This sequence allows the student to broaden their Interactive Media expertise, developing a particular interest and then applying it in a hands-on interdisciplinary experience. This sequence track focuses on IM's role in the humanities, arts and social sciences, specifically, communication, English, psychology, American studies and music.
1. Take one of the following two courses:
ENG 171 Humanities and Digital Technology (3)
WCP 142 Interdisciplinary Technology (3)
IMS 201 Intro to Information Studies in a Digital Age (3)
2. Take one of the following courses:
COM 211 Introduction to Electronic Media (3)
ENG 313 Introduction to Technical Writing (3)
MUS 303 Electronic Music (3)
AMS 310.R American Life, Learning, and Digital Media (3)
PSY 462 Work Space and Work Organization: Cognitive Engineering Tools for Understanding Complex Systems (3)
3. IMS 410 Digital Project Development Methods: Theory & Practice (4)
Contact: Director of IMS, Economics, 207A Upham Hall

IMS-3 Animation and Game Design. Designed to develop a focused expertise in the theory, processes, and production skills involved in the development of 3D environments in a gaming context. Students will be able to understand the basic terminology and processes involved in 3D design, animation, and game design. Students will develop expertise in “state-of-the-art” 3D design and animation tools and be able to present and discuss underlying concepts and techniques in 3D and game design. The will also have a broad understanding of the history and cultural context of 3D game design and development.
Take these three courses:
IMS 319 Foundations in 3D and Animation (3)
ARC/IMS 404.Y Mind and Medium (3)
IMS 445 Game design (3)
Open to all majors: courses must be taken outside your department of major
Contact: Director of IMS, Economics Department, 207A Upham Hall.

ITL 1 Italy in the Renaissance. Analyzes the vital role Italy has played in the birth and evolution of modern Western culture in the humanities, arts, sciences and political thought. Develops analytical skills by viewing Italian culture from a variety of disciplinary angles and over a broad span of time. Promotes a critical understanding of the rich artistic, literary, and intellectual heritage of the culture which laid the foundation for the European Renaissance and the modern period. Select three of the following courses in any order:
ENG/ITL 364 Italian Humanism and the Renaissance (3)
ENG/ITL 401 Dante's Divine Comedy (3)
ARC 405.E Renaissance Architecture (3)
HST 315 The Renaissance (3)
HST 452 Florence in the Time of the Republic 1250-1530 (3)
ART 481 Italian Renaissance (3)
Note: Students must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Department of French and Italian, 226 Irvin Hall

JPN 1 Developing Language Skills in Japanese. For students who have completed the first two semesters of college-level Japanese language or the equivalent, this sequence develops speaking, listening, reading and writing ability using a variety of materials drawn from fiction, television, film, the Internet, journalism, and memoirs. The courses draw on computer-assisted materials developed by Miami faculty for Miami students and are characterized by small sections and a lot of in-class and out-of-class interaction. Courses may not be taken credit-no credit and must be taken in order.
1. JPN 201 Intermediate Japanese I (3)
2. JPN 202 Intermediate Japanese II (3)
3. JPN 301 Japanese Advanced Oral & Written Communication (3)
Contact: Department or German, Russian, East Asian Languages

LAS 1 Modern Latin American Development. Focuses on broadly defined development in Latin America from the 19th century forward from a central sociopolitical perspective, and allows students to assess the dynamic nature of political and economic institutions from historical, political and geographic perspectives. LAS 208, a broad survey course, is recommended to be taken first; however, the courses may be taken in any order as long as nine or more credit hours are completed.
LAS 208 Latin American Civilization (MPF)(3)
GEO 304 Latin American Development (4)
POL 337 Politics of Latin America (4)
LAS 401 Pressing Issues in Latin America and Hemispheric Relations (1)
LAS/IES 414 Latin American Environmental Affairs (3) (Effective Fall 1998)
Note: Students must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Latin American Studies, 127 McMillan Hall

LAS 2 People and Power in the Americas. Provides an interdisciplinary treatment of some of the major social and political issues confronting the Americas now and in the 21st century. Examines the relations and differences between the U.S. and Latin American and Caribbean societies, characterizes and contrasts world views from various social groups across the Americas, explores social conflict within and between countries of the Americas, and treats such critical issues as human migration and economic integration. Courses are recommended to be taken in the order listed below; however, three courses may be taken in any order.
ATH 305 Peoples and Cultures of Latin America (3)
LAS 208 Latin American Civilization After 1825 (3)
POL 326 Comparative Ethnic Policy (3)
POL 378 Latin America: The Region and the World (3)
GEO 405 Geography of the Caribbean (3)
Note: Students must select a minimum of 9 hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Latin American Studies, 127 McMillan Hall

LED-1 Urban Culture and Service Learning. This sequence is administered by Miami University's Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, in collaboration with Xavier University. The thematic sequence will have courses grouped in three interrelated tiers, based upon the model already tested: (1) practical experiences based in service learning, (2) theoretical investigation of urban issues and policy, and (3) special topics that allow for deeper investigations of issues pertaining to Cincinnati and Over-the-Rhine.
Contact: Thomas A. Dutton, Miami Center for Community Engagement in Over-the-Rhine, Department of Architecture and Interior Design.

MBI 1 Biomedical Science. Examines principles and examples of diseases caused by microbial infection so that the role of microorganisms in development of disease in the human host can be understood. Students will study the host at the genetic or cell and tissue level to gain an overview of infectious and non-infectious diseases in populations. Fosters an understanding of the effects of diseases on human communities and provides a perspective to help evaluate health dilemmas and develop strategies to solve them.
1. MBI 161 Elementary Medical Microbiology (MPF)(4); and
2. BOT/ZOO 232 Human Heredity (3), or
ZOO 325 Pathophysiology (4); and
3. MBI 361 Epidemiology (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Microbiology or Department of Zoology.
Contact: Anne Morris-Hooke, Department of Microbiology, 32 Pearson Hall

MBI 2 Molecular Genetics. Provides an understanding of the basic microbiology principles that have provided the foundation for the development of the science of molecular genetics. Shows how the application of molecular genetics has had a significant impact on health, bioremediation, and agriculture, to name only a few examples.
1. MBI/BOT/ZOO 116 Biological Concepts: Structure, Function, Cellular
and Molecular Biology (MPF)(4); and
2. MBI 201 General Microbiology I (4); and
3. MBI 365 Molecular Biology (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Microbiology.
Contact: Department of Microbiology, 32 Pearson Hall

MGT 1 Dynamics of Human Behavior in Organizations. Regardless of major, most students apply the knowledge and skills acquire at Miami University within an organizational setting. Organizations form to benefit from the collective efforts of individuals who are striving to accomplish a set of common goals. This sequence examines ideas, models, and theories that explain human behavior in organizations. Builds competence in critically analyzing factors that influence both human behavior and the capacity for the organization to achieve its objectives; then students will be able to influence work behavior and effectively exercise leadership roles in the organizations they join.
1. MGT 291 Organizational Behavior and Theory (3); and
Both of the following, in any order
2. MGT 414 Motivation and Work (3); and
3. MGT 415 Leadership and Learning (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Management.
Contact: Department of Management, 207B Laws Hall

MIS 1 Information Management, Technology, and the Role of Electronic Commerce. Emphasizes the critical role information management and decision-making within a distributed Internet environment and enables students to develop a proficiency in the management, evaluation, and development of information systems that promotes and implements the electronic commerce technology. It provides depth of course work in management information systems emerging applications and technology and focuses on technology management and adoption issues by organizations in order to gain a competitive advantage in the new Internet society. While the academic area of business forms its contextual orientation, the technology and applications discussed and ways of thinking and analyzing are applicable to a variety of organizational contexts.
1. MIS 235 Information Technology and the Intellent Enterprise (3); and
2. MIS 381 Analysis and Design of Business Web Sites (3) or
MIS 303 Enterprise Systems (3); and
3. MIS 385 Applications of Electronic Commerce Technology (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems.
Contact: Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, 311 Upham Hall

MIS 2 Applications Integration with Enterprise Systems. Emphasizes the critical role of information resources planning, management, and/or implementation in the electronic commerce era. In specific, this sequence enables students to develop a proficiency in the management of enterprise resources planning tools, concepts, and/or techniques to increase corporations; productivity and operational efficiency and effectiveness.
Please take these courses in order.
1. MIS 235 Information Technology and the Intellent Enterprise (3)
2. MIS 302 Database Theory and Practice (3)
3. MIS 303 Enterprise Systems (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems.
Contact: Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, 311 Upham Hall

MIS 3 Web Mining and Knowledge Management. Emphasizes the critical role of information management and decision-making within a wireless, distributed Internet environment and enables students to develop a proficiency in knowledge management, Internet access/retrieval, and web searching/mining of information and data that promotes and enhances the e-commerce opportunity and the digital economy. The sequence focuses on technology management, strategic evaluation, and systems adoption issues by organizations in order to gain a competitive advantage in the new Internet society and associated wireless environment.
Please take these courses in order.
1. MIS 235 Information Technology and the Intellent Enterprise (3)
2. MIS 302 Database Theory and Practice (3)
3. MIS 404 Knowledge Management (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems.
Contact: Department of Decision Sciences and Management Information Systems, 311 Upham Hall

MKT 5 Creating Customer Value Through Marketing. The objectives of this sequence are: 1) introduce students to the behavioral, sociological, psychological, and economic foundations behind marketing: 2) create an understanding of how marketing can improve quality of life through enlightened personal selling and 3) assist non-marketing majors to apply marketing concepts to a broad spectrum of personal and professional careers.
1. MKT 291 Principles of Marketing (3) and
2. MKT 315 Creating Customer Value Through Marketing (3), and
3. MKT 325 Consumer Behavior (4)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Marketing.
Contact: Department of Marketing, 200 Upham Hall

MME 3 The Art and Science of Engineering Thinking: A Design-Based Approach to Creative Problem Solving. Allows students to know and comprehend the art and science of the engineering thinking process. This will enable students to discover the core of the logical problem-solving process used by engineers in design. Also, students will understand the nature of reasoning, characteristic ways of thinking, and methods of inquiry that distinguish the discipline of engineering. Engineering thinking combines art and science, intuition and logic, observation and experimentation; it is a creative activity that requires critical thinking, careful synthesis, comprehensive analysis, and skillful implementation. At the conclusion of this sequence, students should be able to integrate engineering thinking creatively into their work when solving problem.
1. MME 143 Engineering Design and Computer Graphics (3); and
2. MME 211 Static Modeling of Mechanical Systems (3); and
3. ECE 203 Electric Circuit Analysis (4) or ECE 205 (new number) Electric Circuit Analysis (4); and
4. ECE/MME 303 Computer-aided Experimentation (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Manufacturing Engineering.
Contact: Department of Manufacturing Engineering, 146 Kreger Hall

MTH 1 Axioms, Theorems, and Proof in Geometry and Algebra. Considers algebras and geometries defined by axiomatic systems, two very active fields in modern mathematics. There are surprises here: geometrics without parallel lines, geometrics with parallel lines and no rectangles, and new algebraic operations that can describe the structure of Rubik's cube and molecules. Develops the roles of definition, proof and abstraction gradually until, at the 400 level, a full scale axiomatic treatment is given. At this level students provide many of the proofs. Thus they rediscover results from the masters: Gauss, Hilbert, Galois, Abel,and others. This is not an easy sequence, but students who persevere learn much about how to read mathematics and solve problems on their own. Prerequisites: MTH 151 (MPF) (5) or MTH 153 (MPF) (4) Calculus I.
1. MTH 222 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3); and
2. MTH 331 Discrete Mathematics (3); and
3. MTH 411 Foundations of Geometry (3), or
MTH 421 Introduction to Abstract Algebra (4), or
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Contact: Mathematics and Statistics, 122C Bachelor Hall

MTH 2 Basic Mathematical Tools for Science. Scientists today use a variety of mathematical tools, including calculus, discrete mathematics, and statistics to describe physical, biological and social systems. This sequence helps students to analyze problems from several perspectives with increasing sophistication as they progress from Calculus I through the other courses. The discrete mathematics, linear algebra, and statistics courses can be taken in any order, but all have Calculus I as prerequisite.
1. MTH 151 Calculus I (MPF)(5), or
MTH 153 Calculus I (MPF)(4), and
2. MTH 222 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3), or
MTH 231 Elements of Discrete Mathematics (3), or
MTH 222.T Introduction to Linear Algebra (Honors) (2) and MTH 331.T Discrete Mathematics (Honors) (3); and
3. STA 301 Applied Statistics (3), or
STA 368 Introduction to Statistics (4)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics. Business majors will not be able to receive credit for this sequence.
Contact: Frederick Gass, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 122C Bachelor Hall

MTH 3 Almost Linear Structures--Models For Physical Science. The goal is to extend the derivative and antiderivative ideas from Calculus I and II by building on the linear function concept from MTH 222. Scientists use linear functions to model the economy, atomic structure, chemical reactions, and other phenomena. MTH 252 develops the derivative of a multivariable function as an approximating linear function, just as the graph of a function of one variable looks like a line segment near a point where the derivative exists. This allows the extension of important optimization techniques to multivariable functions. MTH 347 uses all available tools to generalize and solve antiderivative problems crucial to science. This sequence combines theory and practice and is the traditional path to upper division mathematics. MTH 222 and 252 may be taken in either order or concurrently. Prerequisites: Calculus I (MPF) and Calculus II.
1. MTH 222 Introduction to Linear Algebra (3), or
MTH 222.T Introduction to Linear Algebra (Honors) (2) and MTH 331.T Discrete Mathematics (Honors) (3); and
2. MTH 252 Calculus III (4); and
3. MTH 347 Differential Equations (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics.
Contact: Department of Mathematics and Statistics, 122C Bachelor

MUS 1 Performance of Music. Students will study and apply music performance in solo and ensemble settings in order to examine and evaluate musical style, emotional and programmatic aspects of composition in performance, the inter-relationship of instruments in larger contexts, and the involvement of personal technique, style, and emotional context in music performance. Prerequisite: Not intended for beginning performers. Admission only to students granted "sophomore standing" by the Music Department as a result of audition or semester-end jury following enrollment in MUS 142 or 144.
1. A minimum of 3 semesters of private study, including at least one semester at the 300 level, with a prerequisite of "junior standing" granted by the Music Department upon successful completion of a semester-end jury following enrollment in MUS 242 or 244. Courses available:
MUS 242, 342 (2 credits)
MUS 244, 344 (3-4 credits)
2. A minimum of 4 hours ensemble. No more than two hours per semester may be applied toward completion of the sequence. MUS 106.B Marching Band cannot be used to fulfill this requirement. Students are encouraged to be involved in more than one particular ensemble for the duration of the sequence.
3. Juried half-recital (20 minutes of music minimum) given in the junior or senior year (0). The recital must be a lecture-recital or have program notes written by the student.
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Music.
Contact: Department of Music, 225 Center for Performing Arts

MUS 2 Music Composition. Focuses on composing from selected perspectives: (1) strict models of the receding past (early 19th Century), (2) traditions in the electronic music of the recent past, (3) conventional forms from the current mass media, and (4) personal models developed by the student. Students study primarily the music of Western culture and write their own compositions. The course sequence is designed for students already having both experience in performance on an instrument or voice and an understanding of a basic musical language through conventional music theory studies.
1. Take these two:
MUS 301 Counterpoint (3), and
MUS 303 Electronic Music (3), and
2. MUS 371 Composition (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Music
Contact: Department of Music, 230 Center for Performing Arts

MUS 3 African and African-Derived Music in the Western World. Focuses on the development and influence of African-derived music in the western world, which includes not only North America but also the Caribbean, and South America. The subject is examined from several historical as well as musical perspectives: (1) African music in the traditional context and its defining factors on the lives and culture of Western African societies and people; (2) The Atlantic slave trade and the development of African-influenced genres in the West; (3) The impact of the development of and changes in western societies and music that results (i.e., emancipation, segregation, unemployment, etc.). At the conclusion of this sequence, students should be able to integrate the material covered into their knowledge of American musical and social history and have a deeper understanding of how societal structures and racial identity have affected music.
1. MUS 285 Survey of African Music in the Diaspora (3); and
2. MUS 385 The Roots of Black Music: Blues, Gospel, and Soul (3); and
3. MUS 386 The History and Development of Hip-Hop Culture in America (3)
Note: Not open to majors in the Department of Music.
Contact: Tammy Kernodle, Department of Music, 237 Center for Performing Arts

NSC 1 Naval Science: History Of Warfare. Examines the evolution of strategic principles and the influence of economic, psychological, moral, political and technological factors on strategic thought. Covers the evolution of warfare from 600 BC to present; naval warfare from 1500 to present; and amphibious warfare from 1800 to present. Through a variety of literature, students are exposed to differing perspectives, including official records of the event, personal experiences of participants, and post-event analysis by researchers. Students engage in a critical analysis of great captains, military organizations, and military theorists of history.
1. NSC 311 The Evolution of Warfare (3); and
2. NSC 202 Seapower and Maritime Affairs Seminar (3); and
3. NSC 411 Amphibious Warfare (3)
Note: Open to all majors.
Contact: Department of Naval Science, 67 Millett Hall

NSC 2 War: An Extension Of Politics. Examines world politics, the historical role played by the military in the outcome of those politics, and possible political methods to avoid future military action. Explores the complexity of world politics driven by the differences in economics, population, culture, and philosophy, and studies the historical outcome of incidents where military action occurred as well as those incidents resolved without military involvement.
1. POL 271 International Politics (MPF)(4), or
POL 387 Comparative Security Issues (3), or
HST 219 U.S. Diplomatic History to 1914 (3), or
HST 222 U.S. Diplomatic History Since 1914 (3); and
2. NSC 202 Seapower and Maritime Affairs Seminar (3), or
NSC 311 The Evolution of Warfare (3), or
NSC 411 Amphibious Warfare (3); and
3. POL 373 American Foreign Policy (3), or
POL 374 Comparative Foreign Policies (3), or
POL 381 Global Governance (3), or
POL 382 International Law (3), or
HST 275 20th Century European Diplomacy (3), or
HST/ENG/PSY 360.C Interdisciplinary Special Topics: Alternatives to War (4), or
HST 431 The U.S. Vietnam War (3)
Note: Majors in the Departments of History and Political Science must select a minimum of nine hours outside their department of major.
Contact: Department of Naval Science, 67 Millett Hall

NSC 3 The Naval Sciences: An Integrated Study of Naval Engineering, Navigation, and Piloting. Going to sea and surviving for extended periods of time require unique and diverse knowledge in the subject areas. Students will engage in a critical examination of naval engineering systems, celestial and electronic navigation, and the practice of safely piloting a waterborne vessel.
1. NSC 102 Naval Ship's Systems (3); and
2. NSC 301 Navigation I (4); and
3. NSC 302 Naval Operations and Seamanship (3)
Note: Open to all majors.
Contact: Department of Naval Science, 67 Millett Hall