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Biology - Undergraduate |
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BIOL 4320 Embryology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 4337 or BIOL 4313 A study of the events that occur prior to and during gestation, including developmental biology topics in differentiation, stem cells, cloning, developmental genetics, regeneration, cell-cell communication and environmental regulation of development. |
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BIOL 4325 Introduction to Forensic Science Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1306 , BIOL 1106 , CHEM 1311 An introduction to the basic principles of forensic science. |
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BIOL 4328 Marine Biology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1306 or BIOL 1322 , BIOL 1106 , BIOL 1307 , BIOL 1107 Provides fundamental and comprehensive knowledge on latest awareness on marine ecology, marine microbiology and environmental impacts. |
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BIOL 4333 Comparative Animal Physiology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1306 or 1322 , BIOL 1106 , BIOL 1307 , BIOL 1107 Study of organ function in major animal phyla with an emphasis on human physiology. |
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BIOL 4335 Ecology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1306 or 1322 , BIOL 1106 , BIOL 1307 , BIOL 1107 , CHEM 1311 , CHEM 1111 The study of the interrelationships between organisms and the environment. |
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BIOL 4337 Cell & Molecular Biology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1306 or BIOL 1307 and CHEM 1311 or 1312 Study of cell function at the molecular level including the fundamentals of DNA. Recombinant genetic engineering of plasmid DNA, transfections, DNA cloning, eukaryotic cells, the manipulation of bacteria and virus in cell culture will be discussed. |
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BIOL 4338 Cancer Biology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Basic introduction to cancer biology, including prevention and various modes of treatments with special reference to personalized medicines in treating cancer using cancer genomics. |
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BIOL 4342 Limnology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1307 , BIOL 1107 Corequisite(s): BIOL 4142 Review of freshwater ecosystems, their structure, function and role in the biosphere and hydrosphere. Special attention will be paid to biological, chemical and physical processes occurring in freshwater environments. (Formerly : BIOL 4438. Credit will not be given for both BIOL 4342 and BIOL 4438.) |
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BIOL 4345 Toxicology Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 4333 , or BIOL 3330 , or BIOL 3320 , or BIOL 4313 , or BIOL 4310 , or BIOL 4335 , or BIOL 3326 . The study of harmful interactions between chemicals and biological systems, including man, animals and plants. |
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BIOL 4390 Phytochemicals, Nutrition, and Disease Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing. Topics in nutrition, phytochemicals, antioxidants, cancer, plant biology and human disease. |
Business - Undergraduate |
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BUSI 2305 Business Statistics Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Study of statistical application in business. Statistical techniques will be introduced in conjunction with real business problem solving software. (Formerly Business Statistics; Formerly BUSI 3303) |
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BUSI 3304 Data Analytics and Decision Making Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): BUSI 2305
The course is designed to provide undergraduate business school students a deeper insight to analyze data by applying statistics and managerial methodologies for the business decision making. The major areas discussed in this course include data summary and visualization, statistical inference, sales forecasting, cost estimation, optimization models, and data mining. The use of Excel spreadsheets in quantitative modeling and statistical computing are emphasized in this course. Required for undergraduate students majoring in Bachelor in Business Administration.
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BUSI 4390 Field Studies/Internship Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Completion of 12 hours upper-division coursework within major, and consent of instructor. Provides students the opportunity to apply classroom theory to actual practice. Undergraduate Business Fee - $12 per semester credit hour. |
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BUSI 4391 Study Abroad Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
This course is designed to provide students with an opportunity for immersion into international culture. May be repeated when topics/locations vary. Course Fee Undergraduate Business Fee - $12 per semester credit hour. |
Chemistry - Undergraduate |
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CHEM 1111 General Inorganic Chemistry I Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): CHEM 1311 This is a lab to accompany a fundamental chemistry course designed to give a student basic training in chemistry as well as a basic understanding of chemical interactions. |
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CHEM 1112 General Inorganic Chemistry II Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): None. Corequisite(s): CHEM 1312 This is a fundamental chemistry course (continuation of General Inorganic Chemistry I) designed to give a student basic training in chemistry as well as a basic understanding of chemical interactions. |
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CHEM 1311 General Inorganic Chemistry I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Co-enrollment in MATH 1314 or a grade of “C: or higher in MATH 1314 or other college math course(s) and TSI complete in Reading, Writing and Math. This is a fundamental chemistry course designed to give a student basic training in chemistry as well as basic understanding of chemical interactions. |
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CHEM 1312 General Inorganic Chemistry II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Grade of “C” or higher in CHEM 1311 This is a fundamental chemistry course (continuation of General Inorganic Chemistry I) designed to give a student basic training in chemistry as well as basic understanding of chemical interactions. |
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CHEM 2107 Introductory Biochemistry Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): CHEM 2307 This is a lab to accompany a basic biochemistry course designed to acquaint students with the biological molecules and chemical processes occurring in living organisms. |
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CHEM 2123 Organic Chemistry I Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): CHEM 2323 This course will teach students basic organic lab skills including recrystallization, distillation, chromatography, and liquid-liquid extraction. Students will also learn how to set up reactions. |
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CHEM 2125 Organic Chemistry II Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): CHEM 2325 Organic Chemistry II Students will learn more advanced organic lab skills including how to carry out electrophilic aromatic substitution redox, Diels-Alder, Grignard and other reactions. |
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CHEM 2307 Introductory Biochemistry Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1311 , CHEM 1111 , CHEM 1312 , CHEM 1112 and TSI complete in Reading, Writing and Math This is a biochemistry course designed to acquaint students with the biological molecules and chemical processes occurring on living organisms. |
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CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in CHEM 1312 General Inorganic Chemistry II This course will introduce the carbon-based molecular system, the carbon-carbon bond, the 3D structure of organic compounds and fundamental reactions of common functional groups. |
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CHEM 2325 Organic Chemistry II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or higher in CHEM 2323 Organic Chemistry I This course will continue to discuss the carbon- based molecular systems, the carbon-oxygen and carbon-nitrogen bonds, reactions of organic compounds and structural analysis of organic systems. |
Communication - Undergraduate |
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COMM 1307 Intro to Mass Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing Study of media by which entertainment and information messages are delivered. Overview of the traditional mass media and new media: their functions, structures, supports, influences. |
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COMM 1335 Intro to Radio and Television Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing Survey course focusing on historical, technical, and governmental aspects of the broadcast industry. Topics such as programming, sales, rating, and public broadcasting will be introduced. |
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COMM 2301 Introduction to Technology and Human Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing A survey introduction to the role of communication in perceiving/understanding others and building/maintaining relationships in interpersonal, small group, organizational, public, mediated, and intercultural settings. |
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COMM 2323 Media Literacy Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): TSI complete in Reading and Writing Criticism and analysis of the mass media in society from the consumer perspective. Includes ethical, political, economic, and cultural factors in the operation of the media. |
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COMM 3310 Introduction to Communication Theory Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301 ; ENGL 1302 or ENGL 2311 or Core Complete; sophomore standing or higher. Introduces and examines theoretical approaches to mediated and interpersonal communication useful for everyday living. Cross-listed with LDRS. |
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COMM 3311 Organizational Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; Communication majors and minors must also have completed or be concurrently enrolled in COMM 3310 . An introduction to theories and processes of communication within and by organizations. |
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COMM 3313 Public Relations Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of/enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) An introduction to the history, theories, and principles of public relations as a communication activity and its role and practice in various organizational contexts. |
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COMM 3314 Group and Team Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of our concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only). Introduction to theories and processes of group formation and maintenance, decision-making, and teamwork through communication within small groups and teams. |
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COMM 3315 Leadership Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) An introduction to classic and contemporary leadership theories, with an emphasis on the central role of leadership communication. |
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COMM 3317 Interviewing Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Explores dyadic communication in a variety of contextual settings; mentoring, coaching, and other human resource development activities; consulting and sales; research; and assessment. |
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COMM 3319 Interpersonal Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only). Introduction to theories and processes of relationship building and maintenance through communication between individuals. |
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COMM 3325 Professional Speaking Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Focuses on professional leadership competencies in oral discourse; understanding purpose, analyzing audiences, organizing and supporting ideas, developing listening and presentational skills, and utilizing technology appropriately. (Formerly: “Advanced Professional Speaking”) |
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COMM 3326 Business Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Introduction to the theory and practice of communication in workplace settings. Students learn and gain experience in common business communication genres through analysis of business problems and preparation of effective written and oral communication solutions. |
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COMM 3327 Managerial Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in SPCH 1321 (for Business Administration majors only) or COMM 3310 (for Communication majors and minors only). Survey of theories and practices related to managerial communication in the workplace, emphasizing internal and external communication contexts commonly faced by executive and midlevel managers. |
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COMM 4100 Selected Topics in Communication Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 1 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. |
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COMM 4300 Selected Topics in Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) May be repeated when topics vary. |
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COMM 4302 Independent Study Cr. 3 per semester or more than 3 by concurrent enrollment. Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 9 semester hours of upper-division COMM credit; Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) |
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COMM 4303 Communication Internship Cr. 3 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and consent of instructor, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 Provides students the opportunity to apply classroom theory to actual practice. |
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COMM 4313 Communication and Conflict Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) An introduction to theories and principles of conflict and communication and the role of communicating in causing, preventing, mediating, and managing the conflict process. (Formerly “Consensus and Conflict”). |
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COMM 4314 Intercultural Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Theories and research relating to how people of different cultures communicate, the cultural factors which influence communication styles, and conflicts caused by differences. |
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COMM 4315 Global Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Explores theories of global communication for the purpose of applying theory to concrete situations involving media, identity, and global communication flows. |
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COMM 4316 Visual Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Explores historical and conceptual approaches to visual communication ranging from the origins of writing to contemporary trends in art, design and technology. (Formerly: “Image Communication”) |
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COMM 4317 New Media Production Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Addresses the design, theory and development skills and techniques for various digital media. (Formerly “Digital Storytelling”). |
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COMM 4318 Mass Media Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Examines theories of mass media communication in relation to the history and development of mass media communication in an American context. |
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COMM 4326 Digital Games as Communication Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) This course brings questions about texts, producers and audiences to the new medium of the digital game as a way to further our understanding of this popular cultural phenomenon. Studying the games themselves, casting a critical eye toward the game industry and examining how audiences engage these games will ground the questions we will address in the course. |
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COMM 4330 New Media Theory Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher, completion of or concurrent enrollment in COMM 3310 (for COMM majors and minors only) Examines the tensions between old media and new in digital culture by surveying theoretical approaches to this relationship. (Formerly “Theories of Web Design”) |
Communication Design - Undergraduate |
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DSGN 1301 Design Foundation I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Working in both traditional and digital media students experiment with creating, arranging, and manipulating in two-dimensional space. Assignments are formatted to develop and evaluate competencies in the following five area: composition, time, color, narrative and scale. |
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DSGN 1302 Design Foundation II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
In Foundations II drawing is approached not just as a design skill but also as a method for students to investigate and interpret the world around them. Assignments are formatted to develop and evaluate competencies in the following five areas: line, perspective, form & shape, light & value, and expanded drawing. |
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DSGN 1303 Design Foundation III Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
The focus of the course is on the creation of three-dimensional and time-based work. Students explore physical, spatial and temporal phenomena through assignments that engage additive, subtractive, transformative and iterative processes. Assignments are formatted to develop and evaluate competencies in the following five areas: material, structure & space, scale, site specificity, and time. |
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DSGN 2310 History of Design Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Overview of the history of graphic and industrial design with a focus on design after the Arts and Crafts Movement. |
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DSGN 3312 Coding for Media Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): DSGN 1301 DSGN 1302 DSGN 1303 Or Foundations for transfers and minors. Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): Fundamentals of layout, web design process, and coding for responsive marketing websites. Formerly: DSGN 4312 Coding for Media |
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DSGN 3320 Typography I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of DSGN 1301 DSGN 1302 DSGN 1303 . Introduction to the fundamental principles of typography as they pertain to visual communication. Formerly: Typography |
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DSGN 3321 Theory of Design Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 2.75 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher, completion of DSGN 1301 , DSGN 1302 , DSGN 1303 . Explores theories and research methods associated with visual culture. |
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DSGN 3322 Advanced Design I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher, completion of DSGN 1301 , DSGN 1302 , DSGN 1303 . This course explores how certain visual modes influence meaning in the practice of graphic design. This course introduces graphic methods and vocabulary through in-class activities and weekly assignments across various platforms. Assignments are arranged in a manner that encourages students to experiment, to take risks, and to become comfortable working in a variety of processes. |
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DSGN 3323 Letterpress Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing. Undergraduate course in principles of letterpress and relief printing, using the Vandercook Printing Presses, including aspects of form/content relationships, design, and studio art practices. A key book arts course. Cross-listed with ARTS 3323 . |
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DSGN 3324 Book Structures Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing and consent of instructor. An undergraduate course in basic bookbinding, including for small press books, artist’s books, and other books produced with traditional and alternative hand bookbinding practices. Cross-listed with ARTS 3324 . |
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DSGN 3325 Advanced Design II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of or concurrent enrollment in DSGN 1301, DSGN 1302, DSGN 1303, DSGN 3322. This course explores the strengths, weaknesses, and importance of images as visual communication by constructing, repeating, deconstructing or decontextualizing them. |
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DSGN 3330 Typography II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher; completion of DSGN 1301, DSGN 1302, DSGN 1303, DSGN 3320. Continuation of the principles of typography as they apply to visual communication. DSGN 4314 |
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DSGN 4300 Selected Topics in Design Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
May be repeated when topics vary. |
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DSGN 4310 History of Design Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Surveys the history of design, focusing on the development of Design as well as the influence of historical events and eras. |
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DSGN 4312 Interactive Design Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): DSGN 1301 DSGN 1302 DSGN 1303 Or Foundations for transfers and minors. Fundamentals of designing web interfaces. Students will concepts and create interactive web interfaces. (Formerly : Digital Design, Coding for Media) |
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DSGN 4318 Senior Seminar Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher; completion of DSGN 1301, DSGN 1302, DSGN 1303, DSGN 3320, Typography II. This course explores the intersection of art, design, and technology in graphic design. It does so through assignments that are intended to engage the role of play and materiality in the production graphic imagery. |
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DSGN 4322 Senior Portfolio Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 5.5 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher; completion of DSGN 1301 , DSGN 1302 , DSGN 1303 , DSGN 3320 , Typography II. This course represents the culmination of the student’s work. Over the course of the semester, student will develop a project that will encompass at least five pieces presented for grades in previous classes. Three will be developed over the course of the semester in which the portfolio is completed. The project must be approved by the instructor and should represent the area of Design that student hopes to pursue professionally. |
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DSGN 4350 DSGN Capstone Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or higher; completion of DSGN 1301 , DSGN 1302 , DSGN 1303 , DSGN 3320 , Typography II. Culmination of the students’ undergraduate experience. Students will be tasked to demonstrate proficiency in both studio and general education through a self-driven project. |
Computer Science - Undergraduate |
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COSC 1136 Programming Fundamentals I Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 0 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 2 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Past or current enrollment in COSC 1336 . This course is designed to be a lab that compliments COSC 1336 and should be taken in parallel with COSC 1336 . |
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COSC 1137 Programming Fundamentals II Lab Cr. 1 Semester Credit Hours: 1 Class Hours Per Week: 0 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 2 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s): Past or current enrollment in COSC 1337. This course is designed to be a lab that compliments COSC 1337 and should be taken in parallel with COSC 1337. |
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COSC 1301 Technology and Problem Solving Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Introduction to technology, algorithmic problem solving and their applications. Students will learn computer applications like Word, excel, and PowerPoint, basics of programming, Computer security and privacy. And an overview of computer systems-hardware, operating systems and the Internet. |
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COSC 1336 Programming Fundamentals I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Corequisite(s): COSC 1136 Programming Fundamentals I Lab Fundamental concepts of programming using C++. This is part 1 of 2 of two courses. Students will learn several topics including but not limited to, an introduction to computers and programming in C++, expressions, making decisions, loops and files, functions, arrays and vectors, basic searching and sort array algorithms and basic recursion. Course to be taken with COSC 1136 at the same time. Course only offered face-to-face. |
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COSC 1337 Programming Fundamentals II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Lower Division
Prerequisite(s)/Co-Requisite(s): COSC 1336 and COSC 1136 parellel to this course, students should take COSC 1137 . Fundamental concepts of programming using C++. This is part 2 of 2 of two courses. Students will learn several topics including but not limited to, pointers, classes, enums, structures, operator overloading, and exceptions. Course to be taken with COSC 1137 lab at the same time. Course only offered face-face |
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COSC 3315 Application Design Using GUIs Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3317 or COSC 1337 Introduction to event driven programming using graphical user interfaces. Topics include but not limited to the following: The use of GUIs in processing data, making decisions, file dialogs and loops, methods, arrays and lists, multi windows GUIs, using GUIs with databases. |
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COSC 3317 Object Oriented Programming Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 1337 A study of concepts of Object Oriented Programming (OOP) technology including but not limited to abstract data types, encapsulation, inheritance, and polymorphism. (Formerly: ISC 4317) |
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COSC 3318 Python Programming Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
An introduction to programming using Python. This is an introductory course to programming based on the Python programming language. Students will earn the foundations of computer programming, basic computer algorithms, and data structures and how to use them for efective problem solving. |
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COSC 3325 Information Systems in Organizations Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 1301 An introduction to the functions of information systems in organization and their relationships to organizational objectives and structure. Studies of decision theory, quantitative procedures, system design and types of applications that are part of an information system. |
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COSC 3331 Data Structures and Algorithms I Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 1137 COSC 1337 Or COSC 1437 A study of basic data structures and algorithm concepts and their application to computing problems including stack and queue, linked list, sorting, recursion and analysis of algorithms. Implementation of theoretical concepts for data structures and software design using preferred programming language. |
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COSC 3332 Computer Organization and Architecture Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 1301 or 3 s.h. of COMPUTER SCIENCE or APPLICATIONS or equivalent. Provides analysis and implementation of the level structure of a typical computer system, focusing on the function and design of the various components necessary to process information digitally. Topics include data representation, Boolean algebra and logic gate, digital circuits, programming in machine and assembler languages, instruction set architectures, memory and processor organization, input/output and storage, and system software. (Formerly : Computer Organization & Programming) |
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COSC 3333 Data Structures and Algorithms II Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3331 A study of advanced data structures and algorithms and their application to computing problems including trees, red-black trees, hash table, heap, graph theory, searching algorithms, greedy algorithm, dynamic programming, divide-and-conquer, NP-completeness. Implementation of theoretical concepts for data structures and software design using preferred programming language. |
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COSC 3334 Introduction to Cyber Security Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 This course provides an introduction to the set of techniques and mechanisms used to protect the integrity of networks, software, and data against malicious attacks and unauthorized access. |
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COSC 3335 Introduction to Theory of Computation Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): MATH 3362 and COSC 3333 Fundamental concepts in automata theory and formal languages including languages and grammars, DFA and NDFA, regular expressions, closure, pushdown automata, computability, and Turing machines. |
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COSC 4102 Independent Study Cr. 1 or 3 per semester. Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 6 s.h. of computer science and approval of school dean. |
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COSC 4300 Selected Topics in Computer Science or Information Systems Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3317 and instructor approval. May be repeated when topics vary. |
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COSC 4302 Independent Study Cr. 1 or 3 per semester. Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 6 s.h. of computer science and approval of school dean. |
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COSC 4305 Computer Science Internship Cr. 3 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and consent of instructor. Provides students the opportunity to apply classroom theory to actual practice. |
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COSC 4320 Software Engineering Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3317 Topics include: introduction to software engineering, development processes, requirements development, object oriented analysis and design using UML, architectural design, testing, and project management. |
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COSC 4321 IT Project Management Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 9 hours GMNG or COSC courses. Acquire and apply knowledge and skills necessary to lead, manage, and be a member of successful IT project teams such as software or game development projects. Planning, estimating, scheduling, risk management, tracking, staffing, organization, quality management, and configuration management. (Formally ISC 4321) |
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COSC 4322 Artificial Intelligence and Behavioral Modeling Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3317 Introduces the student to logic programming, knowledge representation, heuristic search methods, path finding, learning models, neural networks, character navigation, game playing, and expert systems. Readings in contemporary Computational and Conventional AI. Term project. |
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COSC 4323 Digital Image Processing Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours programming, or permission from instructor. This course will introduce image processing principles and techniques. |
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COSC 4324 Computer Architecture Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3332 . Methods of organizing hardware and associated software into efficient, reliable systems. Topics include design of processors, memory and communication, fault tolerance, and parallel computation. |
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COSC 4331 Structure of Programming Languages Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3331 . Description, classification and analysis of possible structures and features of different programming languages, and how the selection of different structures and features affects the functionality of the language. Topics include evolution of programming languages, names, types, binding, and scope, expressions and assignments, statement-level control, functional programming, subprograms, object oriented programming, syntax and semantics. |
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COSC 4336 Database Systems Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 3 s.h. of programming An introduction to the concepts of database design, data description and manipulation languages, data models, entity-relationship model, normalization theory, data flow diagrams, and implementation of database systems. (Formerly ISC 4336) |
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COSC 4337 Operating Systems Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3331 . Operating system analysis and design process scheduling; deadlocks; concurrency, memory management, file systems, disk scheduling, UNIX; other case studies. |
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COSC 4339 Telecommunication and Networks Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): 6 hours GMNG or COSC courses. Topics include communications concepts and functions; communications in organizations; communication media, equipment, and software; networking concepts and functions; network media and equipment; networking architecture; communications and networking designs; performance monitoring and pricing; and applications in industry and business. |
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COSC 4340 Client-Server Computing Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 4336 or consent of instructor. Development, programming, and implementation of client/server systems. The course covers client/server architecture, networks, data processing over networks, multi-user systems, and business applications. |
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COSC 4341 Internet Computing Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Class Hours Per Week: 3 Additional Laboratory or Activity Hours Per Week: 0 Course Level: Upper Division
Prerequisite(s): COSC 3317 and COSC 3315 . A study of web programming concepts, algorithms, and applications. Client and server side programming, including HTML, JavaScript, ASP JSP, XML, and web database programming. |
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COSC 4342 Digital Forensics Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): COSC 4339 and COSC 3334 In this course students will learn how to gather and analyze digital evidence and use critical thinking skills to solve computer-based crimes. |
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COSC 4343 Fundamentals of Cryptography Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): COSC 3333 (Data Structures and Algorithms II) and MATH 3362 (Discrete Structures) This course provides a comprehensive information on the design and implementation of cryptographic protocols securing todays cyber networks. |
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COSC 4344 Internet Security Essentials Cr. 3 Semester Credit Hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): COSC 4339 (Telecommunication and Networks) In this course, students will understand the fundamental of Internet security and the main vulnerabilities of the Internet network protocol stack. |
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