3 Credit Hour(s) Leadership and Ethics is a course that examines leadership ethical decision-making in the context of organizations. Various ethical perspectives are discussed with respect to strategic decision-making and the potential ramifications of these decisions. In addition, the student is exposed to various leadership theories with a focus on leadership that can bring transformation to an organization.
3 Credit Hour(s) This course examines U.S. domestic labor law and policy using internationally accepted human rights principles as standards for judgment. Considers the idea of human rights, its philosophical and moral origins, and introduces the legal and social obligations of both governments and non-state actors to respect the human rights of workers. It also addresses the use of negotiation and bargaining to resolve conflicts and disputes between organizations and groups. The course examines these issues in an internationally comparative context from international experts on various human rights issues.
3 Credit Hour(s) Thorough study of human behavior in organizations. Principally concerned with understanding, predicting, and influencing human behavior in organizations. Concepts applied to the analysis and discussion of cases.
3 Credit Hour(s) Designed to give the student an understanding of the forces and institutions of the market-oriented society in which we live. Examines the business activities that direct the distribution of goods and services from producer to user. Business competence is developed through the study of the strategic functions of the market in an environment of individual freedom.
3 Credit Hour(s) Provides an analysis of the environmental, social, and psychological factors that influence an individual’s buying decisions. Areas studied include consumer motivation, personality, attitude formation and learning processes, social class, reference groups, marketing media, and institutions.
3 Credit Hour(s) The course focuses on the primary responsibilities of sales managers. Topics covered include recruiting sales people, sales force training, building customer relationships, sales forecasting, establishing sales territories and quotas, analyzing expenses, and motivating and compensating sales people.
BUR 3053 - Fundraising & Marketing for Non-Profit Organizations
3 Credit Hour(s) This class will approach marketing and fundraising activities by focusing on the various target markets of nonprofits, including members, clients, the media, the community, donors, foundations, corporations and government and the communication methods to target each of these stakeholder groups. Marketing principles will be applied to all aspects of program development and evaluation, organizational development and nonprofit management. The various communications vehicles available to nonprofit organizations will be presented, including membership campaigns, capital campaigns, proposal writing and presentation, direct mail, special events, and individual major gift programs.
3 Credit Hour(s) As this is a class that allows us to present “special” topics in marketing (timely, newsworthy, trending, etc.), the “current topic” would be changed to accommodate the exact topic that would be presented each semester.
3 Credit Hour(s) This course introduces students to the dynamics created in the marketplace by the innovative techniques developed by marketers selling products and services in the global environment. Students play an interactive role by developing and responding to questions in a class discussion environment. Students improve analytical skills by participating in real-life situations that require employing decision making tools.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of advertising and other promotional activities. Topics include the promotion mix in marketing goods, services, ideas, and persons.
Prerequisite: BUS 2013, BUR 2153, MAT 1853; Senior standing Availability: Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) This course examines the strategic role marketing plays in assisting businesses reach their goals and objectives. The planning processes marketing managers use to develop each functional area of marketing are studied. Students prepare and present a comprehensive marketing plan using actual case studies to identify the central issue, recommend alternatives, and implement strategies.
Prerequisite: BUR 2153, BUM 2183, MAT 1853 Availability: Fall/Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) The course examines how to evaluate a country or region by developing a strategic global marketing plan for market expansion or new market entry. This is accomplished by identifying modes of entry, country and product selection, the scope of international marketing research, segmentation, channel distribution and global promotional strategies. The impact of service and product strategies (standardized versus localized strategies) and the relationship to culture and norms are discussed. Global pricing strategies are analyzed to identify transfer pricing, countertrade, piracy, exchange rate fluctuations, political and economic foreign risk in product selection.
Prerequisite: BUI 3633, BUR 2153, MAT 1853 Availability: Fall/Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) Designed to provide students with a background in the major functional areas of business, such as accounting, finance, marketing, manufacturing, information systems, human resource management, business law, and international business. Provides a tour of the several areas related to business and is the basis for business terminology and concepts taught in other course work in the business area.
3 Credit Hour(s) Principles and applications of statistical methods, including central tendency, descriptive analysis of quantitative data, probability, inferential statistics involving one or more populations, and multiple linear regressions. Applications include economics, planning, market research, production/operations, and decision theory.
Prerequisite: MAT 1853 or higher Availability: Fall/Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) A technical introduction to computer concepts and information technology in business, including hardware and software concepts, fundamentals of information systems, telecommunications, and business-related software packages. How each is useful to both the individual and the organization will be emphasized, both from a conceptual viewpoint as well as in terms of day to day uses in the modern business environment.
3 Credit Hour(s) Nature of economic concepts and problems. Course includes the basic theory of market price determination, extending into national economic measures, the business cycle, and the theory of the determination of national output, employment, and prices. Contemporary macroeconomic issues are discussed.
3 Credit Hour(s) Nature of production, production costs, and the determination of prices in various market models. Includes a brief discussion of alternative economic systems and topics in externalities, economic growth, and international trade impacts on policy formation.
3 Credit Hour(s) An applied and practical course surveying the contemporary advanced research methods and statistical techniques applied to business settings. Upon completion of the course and its prerequisite, students should have a comprehensive understanding of the research process. Topics include advanced research design and collection of data, the use of advanced statistical procedures such as multiple regressions, univariate and multivariate analysis of variance, factor analysis, as well as the interpretation and presentation of results. Students will have the opportunity to apply these concepts and methods to business problems through case- and/or project-oriented methodologies. Where appropriate, computer-assisted problem solving is applied to the use of the research models.
BUS 3063 - Volunteer & Board Development for Non-Profit Organizations
3 Credit Hour(s) This course will examine a variety of issues in the effective recruitment, management and empowerment of people working in nonprofit organizations with a nonexclusive emphasis on volunteers. The role of volunteerism in society and how volunteer service, at all levels of the nonprofit organization, is effectively utilized by various types of nonprofits will be explored. Topics will include recruiting policies and practices, compensation packages and other incentives, training and personal investment, and methods of evaluation. Special emphasis will be focused on board selection, governance, and development, and the role of the board of directors as a special kind of volunteer human resource.
3 Credit Hour(s) Introduction to the Anglo-American legal system beginning with the historical and continuing to the present-day basis of the common law and its influence on our modern statutory law. Emphasis on how to foresee and possibly avoid legal entanglements before becoming involved in litigation. Contracts, rights and responsibilities thereunder; sales, especially as governed by the Uniform Commercial Code; and the laws of Personal Property and Bailments as they pertain to business. Provides training in the art of listening, carefully analyzing, logically thinking, and accurately expressing conclusions. Combines case and problem analysis, lecture, and class discussions.
3 Credit Hour(s) Pursues the same methods of instruction as BUS 3193 (Bus. Law I). Commercial paper (negotiable instruments), creditor’s rights, secured transactions, agency, employment, partnerships, corporations, and special ventures. Exploration of legal and social environments of business involves government regulation and rights of consumers, interaction of the legal profession with business, and ethics. BUS 3193 and BUS 3293 prepare students for the legal portion of the CPA exam.
3 Credit Hour(s) Enhances the knowledge of entrepreneurship. This is accomplished through team outreach projects where students and faculty participate with the community in the free enterprise system. These projects provide students with an opportunity to teach others. By accepting the responsibility of teaching others, the student develops a deeper knowledge of the workings of entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system. This course is built upon team concepts.
3 Credit Hour(s) Enhance the knowledge of entrepreneurship. This is accomplished through team outreach projects where students and faculty participate with the community in the free enterprise system. These projects provide students with an opportunity to teach others. By accepting the responsibility of teaching others, the student develops a deeper knowledge of workings of entrepreneurship and the free enterprise system. This course is built upon team concepts. Enactus 2 builds upon the work completed in Enactus 1.
3 Credit Hour(s) This is the capstone course for the Business major. This course is designed to help students examine both external and internal environments of an organization, identify key strategic issues, identify and choose from alternative strategies, and defend such decisions. Case histories of domestic and international organizations are examined, and the opportunities for and implications of strategic planning and managerial decision-making are discussed in tandem with the impact of external political, social, and economic factors.
1 Credit Hour(s) Academically planned and supervised work experience with a business. This course also includes a weekly seminar. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to practice basic business skills while working in a corporate environment under the direction of a corporate manager and business professor. This course is required for all business majors. All internships require approval by the Dean or his representative. 120 Internship hours required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853; Junior or Senior standing Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
2 Credit Hour(s) Academically planned and supervised work experience with a business. This course also includes a weekly seminar. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to practice basic business skills while working in a corporate environment under the direction of a corporate manager and business professor. This course is required for all business majors. All internships require approval by the Dean or his representative. 120 Internship hours required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853; Junior or Senior standing Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
3 Credit Hour(s) Academically planned and supervised work experience with a business. This course also includes a weekly seminar. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to practice basic business skills while working in a corporate environment under the direction of a corporate manager and business professor. This course is required for all business majors. All internships require approval by the Dean or his representative. 120 Internship hours required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853 ; Junior or Senior standing Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
4 Credit Hour(s) Academically planned and supervised work experience with a business. This course also includes a weekly seminar. This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to practice basic business skills while working in a corporate environment under the direction of a corporate manager and business professor. This course is required for all business majors. All internships require approval by the Dean or his representative. 120 Internship hours required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853; Junior or Senior standing Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
1 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student with a faculty member who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Approval by the Dean of the school is required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853, Senior standing, and 2.50 GPA in major field.
2 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student with a faculty member who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Approval by the Dean of the school is required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853, Senior standing, and 2.50 GPA in major field.
3 Credit Hour(s) Student-proposed project involving the study of a limited subject area described in a learning contract negotiated by the student with a faculty member who accepts responsibility for guidance and evaluation. Approval by the Dean of the school is required.
Prerequisite:MAT 1853, Senior standing, and 2.50 GPA in major field.
*See Biblical and Theological Studies (BIB), Christian Social Ministry (CSM), Ministry Leadership Studies (MLS), and Student Ministries (STM) for other School of Ministry course offerings.
CCS 3003 - Calling, Character, and Adjustment
3 Credit Hour(s) This course is an introduction to the character and competencies required in cross-cultural ministry. Attention is given to issues of calling, character qualities, and adjustment challenges that characterize ministry in cross-cultural settings.
3 Credit Hour(s) This course introduces the student to issues of cultural understanding including worldview, value systems, ethnography, and cross-cultural communication. Emphasis is placed on guided cross-cultural interaction and involvement.
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of ministries of churches and church-related agencies in diverse cultural contexts.An examination of the uniqueness of pastoral care, preaching style, and hermeneutics within a cross-cultural, inner-city context. Attention is given to social and dynamic structures which challenge urban ministry, resources for theological reflection, and transformational practice.
CCS 3053 - Interpreting Scripture in Multicultural Contexts
3 Credit Hour(s) Provides an introduction to intercultural communication and multicultural Christian education and the ways the Bible is read, heard, and interpreted in different cultures.
3 Credit Hour(s) This course provides students an opportunity to examine a specific global context through on-site study. Students will examine historical background, religions and cultures prevalent in the area, pertinent demographics, and geo-political dynamics in order to gain an overall understanding of a specific destination and make appropriate application to cross cultural Christian ministry.
CCS 3083 - Refugees, Migration and Global Displacement
3 Credit Hour(s) This course will introduce students to concepts, terms and issues related to global refugees, internally displaced peoples and migration. Particular focus for this course will be placed on refugee situations. Attention will be given to the history and causation factors of displacement, migration movements, human rights and international frameworks for refugee-asylee protection, resettlement processes and repatriation. A specific aspect of the course will focus on programs and issues pertaining to the United States refugee resettlement program in particular.
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the historical, sociological and spiritual pilgrimage of African Americans from slavery into contemporary life and the suppositions of African American religious life which help shape the social and contextual hegemony of the African American community.
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the essential character of religion, its meaning and significance in human experience and a critical study of the major world religions along with an attempt to assess their social significance and comparison with Christianity.
3 Credit Hour(s) Introduces students to the process of social change with a view to understanding and influencing the change process. Attention is given to the analytical process and to strategic planning and implementation related to change.
3 Credit Hour(s) An examination of contemporary interpretations of justice/injustice in relation to urban (domestic and international) life. An exploration of the implications of theories of justice for public policy with a focus on ministry.
CCS 4033 - Cross Cultural Understandings of Illness and Health
3 Credit Hour(s) In this course attention will be given to the ways in which persons from different cultural contexts understand the issues of human nature, illness, and health. Students will move from an examination of the holistic view of human nature in biblical perspective to a consideration of human nature in Western cultural perspective, followed by investigation of selected non-Western cultural settings. The course culminates with consideration of implications for Christian healing ministries in non-Western contexts.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study abroad is a transformative experience that has the potential to broaden and deepen your understanding of the world. This course is designed to facilitate and reinforce the experiential learning gained through the participation in a study abroad program.
3 Credit Hour(s) A thorough examination of the religion of Islam from the standpoint of its origins, historical development, sacred literature, beliefs, ethics, calendar, and practices. Attention will also be given to the variations of Islam related to sects and geography, the impact of Islam on world events, and avenues of effective Christian witness to Muslims.
0 Credit Hour(s) Interactive learning and recitation session reinforcing principles such as structure and bonding, atomic theory, states of matter, periodic relationships, chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solids, liquids and gases, solution properties and concentrations, acids and bases, equilibrium and radioactivity.
3 Credit Hour(s) A course in chemistry that covers measurement and calculations, matter and energy, elements, atoms and molecules, nomenclature, chemical reactions, chemical composition, atomic structure, bonding, physical states, solutions, acids and bases, equilibrium, oxidation and reduction, and radioactivity. This course is designed for students with no high school chemistry or whose preparation is such they need a preliminary course for CHM 1013 - General Chemistry I.
0 Credit Hour(s) Fundamental principles of general chemistry (CHM 1013) involving active learning of: matter and measurements, atomic structure, periodicity; chemical formulas, equations and stoichiometry; chemical bonding, molecular structure, reactions, acid-base theory and calculations, gases.
Prerequisite: Completing high school algebra II (with C or better) or college algebra; high school chemistry or introductory chemistry (either with C or better); SAT score in math of 515 or higher; ACT score in math of 21 or higher; score of 13/20 or higher on the PBA general chemistry diagnostic exam. Corequisite:CHM 1013 and CHM 1011 Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
1 Credit Hour(s) Fundamental principles of general chemistry including the topics of: properties of matter, measurements, calculations, atomic structure, stoichiometry, formulas, reactions, solutions, acid-base theory, and gases.
Prerequisite: Completing high school algebra II (with C or better) or college algebra; high school chemistry or introductory chemistry (either with C or better); SAT score in math of 515 or higher; ACT score in math of 21 or higher; score of 13/20 or higher on the PBA general chemistry diagnostic exam. Corequisite:CHM 1013 and CHM 1010 Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
3 Credit Hour(s) Fundamental principles of general chemistry including: matter and measurements, atomic structure, periodicity; chemical formulas, equations and stoichiometry; chemical bonding, molecular structure, reactions, acid-base theory and calculations, gases.
Prerequisite: Completing high school algebra II (with C or better) or college algebra; high school chemistry or introductory chemistry (either with C or better); SAT score in math of 515 or higher; ACT score in math of 21 or higher; score of 13/20 or higher on the PBA general chemistry diagnostic exam. Corequisite:CHM 1010 and CHM 1011 Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
1 Credit Hour(s) Continuation of General Chemistry I Laboratory (CHM 1011)-Fundamental principles of general chemistry including: solution theory, colligative properties, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry.
3 Credit Hour(s) Continuation of General Chemistry I (CHM 1013) Fundamental principles of general chemistry including: solution theory, colligative properties, thermodynamics, kinetics, equilibrium, acid-base equilibrium, electrochemistry and nuclear chemistry
Prerequisite:CHM 1013 (with C- or better) Corequisite:CHM 1020 and CHM 1021 Availability: Fall/Spring/Summer
1 Credit Hour(s) A laboratory component to the lecture course: CHM 1123 Principles of Chemistry
Prerequisite: Completion of a year of high school Algebra II (with B or better) or C- or better in MAT 1153 Corequisite:CHM 1120 and CHM 1123, MAT 1853 Availability: Fall/Spring
0 Credit Hour(s) Interactive Learning and recitation session reinforcing principles such as structure and bonding, state of matter chemical reactions, stoichiometry, solution properties and concentrations, acids and bases, organic functional group structures, properties and chemistry, structure and properties of biomolecules, and metabolic pathways.
Prerequisite: Completion of a year of high school Algebra II (with B or better) or C- or better in MAT 1153 Corequisite:CHM 1111 and CHM 1123, MAT 1853 Availability: Fall/Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) A one semester survey course in general, organic, and biochemistry. Topics covered include: atomic structure, bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry, solutions, acids and bases, structure and properties of organic compounds, structure, properties and metabolism of biomolecules, and biochemical energy production. (Note: This course is designed for nursing majors. Other students may take it with permission of instructor).
Prerequisite: Completion of a year of high school Algebra II (with B or better) or C- or better in MAT 1153 Corequisite:CHM 1111 and CHM 1120, MAT 1853 Availability: Fall/Spring
2 Credit Hour(s) A laboratory course to complement CHM 3003 Analytical Chemistry. Focus is on basic gravimetric, titrametric, electrochemical, spectrophotometric, and chromatographic methods. Four hours laboratory a week.
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the principles involved in basic analytical procedures, using gravimetric, volumetric, and instrumental analysis in the laboratory. Students enrolling in this course must also enroll in corresponding lab (CHM 3002).
1 Credit Hour(s) An introduction to the theory of instrumental methods of chemical analysis. The use of infrared, visible, ultraviolet, atomic absorption and magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectroscopy, gas chromatography and electrochemical methods for separation, identification and analysis in chemistry is presented.
Prerequisite:CHM 3003 (C- or better) Corequisite:CHM 3013 Availability: Fall
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of basic electronics, design, operation, data capture, and data interpretation of basic instrumentation used for separation, identification and analysis in chemistry.
1 Credit Hour(s) The laboratory portion provides an experimental experience in working with biological active materials and familiarity with standard biochemical techniques. They may include spectrophotometry; chromatography; isotope-tracer techniques, ultracentrifugation; enzyme kinetics; and isolation, purification, and characterization of protein, nucleic acids, and subcellular organelles.
Prerequisite:CHM 2013 (C- or better) Corequisite:CHM 3303 Availability: Spring/Fall/Summer
3 Credit Hour(s) The lecture portion provides an introduction to modern biochemical principles, structures and properties of biologically important molecules and macromolecules, the equilibrium and thermodynamics of biochemical systems, and metabolic processes leading to the generation and storage of cellular energy.
1 Credit Hour(s) Continuation of CHM 3301 - Biochemistry I Laboratory. Focus of the laboratory will be the separation and analysis of biomolecules from various natural substances.
3 Credit Hour(s) Continuation of CHM 3303 - Biochemistry I. Focus is on nucleic acids, biosynthesis of nucleic acids, protein synthesis, photosynthesis, nitrogen metabolism, cellular signaling, and recent advances in biochemistry.
3 Credit Hour(s) This course will provide an introduction to the principles of medicinal chemistry. It will include surveys of several major drug families. Students will gain an understanding of how medicinal products are discovered, isolated, and modified to increase potency and effectiveness. Students will study drug structure-activity relationships and will learn to predict the physico-chemical properties of a drug based on the presence of certain functional groups within their overall chemical structure. Basic knowledge of the major pathways of drug metabolism and factors that can contribute to drug-drug interactions will also be discussed. Topics will build upon knowledge of general, organic, biochemistry and pharmacology and relate to the field of drug discovery and drug development in the pharmaceutical/biotech industry.
Prerequisite:CHM 1023 and CHM 2013 (C- or better) Availability: Fall
3 Credit Hour(s) Introduction to the logic of the scientific method for gathering information in chemistry and basic principles of designing, executing and interpreting experimental studies. Emphasis will be placed on using the chemical literature and using appropriate writing skills.
Prerequisite: Senior standing, except for Pharmaceutical Concentration students who may take it as juniors. Availability: Fall
3 Credit Hour(s) This course is offered for undergraduate students from faculties of medicinal & biological chemistry, chemistry, biology, computer science and mathematics. Recent advances in fields such as bioinformatics, proteomics, genomics, and pharmacogenomics increased demand for people with combined experience in biology, chemistry and computer science. The informatics course, will present the latest tools available in the field and their usage for derivation of biological/chemical insight on structure-function relationships including analysis, virtual-engineering and modeling of mechanism, stability, specificity, as well as protein-protein and protein-drug interactions. The course will introduce the tools available for structural informatics including description of their algorithms and the affect of modifying user-available parameters. Derivation of biological/chemical insight will be discussed and emerging trends will be outlined.
Prerequisite: Junior standing in the Natural Science, Math or Computer Science majors. Availability: Fall
3 Credit Hour(s) Studies of the major principles of physical chemistry with material on the nature of matter, bonding, thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and other properties of chemical and physical systems. An emphasis will be placed on biological systems.
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing in the Medicinal Biological and Chemistry major. Corequisite:CHM 4321 Availability: Spring
4 Credit Hour(s) Experience in designing and carrying out an original research project.
Prerequisite:CHM 4113 (C- or better) and senior status, except for Pharmaceutical Concentration students who may take it as juniors. Availability: Spring
3 Credit Hour(s) Survey of the role of mass media in contemporary American society.Emphasis on the technological, social, and governmental factors that shape the media.
3 Credit Hour(s) A study of the processes of oral communication, including critical thinking and listening. Experience in public speaking with an emphasis on organization of material, articulation and nonverbal communication.
COM 2043 - Interpretation and Performance of Literature
3 Credit Hour(s) Introduction to the study of literature as a presentational art form; analysis of prose and poetry; the development of performance skills emphasizing voice and bodily responsiveness in the presentation of literary text.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the nature of the interpersonal communication process and of the variables affecting the process and the individual involved.
3 Credit Hour(s) Theoretical study of the structure, process and function of communication within and between organizations. An analysis of emerging issues is examined.
3 Credit Hour(s) Foundational survey of issues in public relations, including corporate image, persuasion strategies, consumer-related agencies, and political and social campaigns.
3 Credit Hour(s) Theory, psychology, methods, and ethics of speech communication designed to influence human decision-making, choice of belief, attitude, and behavior.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the historical background of the profession, emphasizing presentational techniques, publicity preparation, and development of special events.
Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in ENG 1123 Availability: Fall
3 Credit Hour(s) Introduces “the silent language” and research in such areas as time (chronemics), space (proxemics), physical characteristics, touch (haptics) communication, and voice (paralanguage).
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the major trends in rhetorical theory from classical times to the present.Analysis and criticism of theoretical concepts in speechmaking and persuasion pedagogy.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the basic elements of communication and gender differences and current theories. Also explores differences in male and female verbal and nonverbal messages.
3 Credit Hour(s) Logical foundation of the argumentation process; practical experience in analysis, reasoning, case building, evaluation of evidence, and forms of debate.
3 Credit Hour(s) Theory and practice in the use of communication techniques necessary for effective leadership and participation in committee work, informal groups, and business conferences.
3 Credit Hour(s) Using texts from classic and modern literature, theatre, and film, this course will survey and analyze moral philosophy as it pertains to effective, ethical communication in personal life and the public sphere.
Prerequisite:COM 1033, COM 1113, upper division standing Availability: Fall/Spring
COM 3543 - History and Philosophy of American Media
3 Credit Hour(s) A comprehensive overview of the history of American mass communications from colonial days to the present. Includes print, newspaper, radio, television, video, recording, and computer-based media. Examines the philosophical, ideological, and religious underpinnings of the nation’s media development.
3 Credit Hour(s) Study of the basics of communication research, methods, and ethics. Students will apply themselves in a directed completion of a research project.