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PSYC (Psychology)
  

  • PSYC 461 - Theories of Personality (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Students will learn about the role of philosophy and science and their contributions to the development of personality theory. Students will examine, in depth, the theoretical contributions made in the areas of psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic personality theories. The students will be able to articulate their own beliefs concerning the development of human personality. Prerequisites: PSYC 101 .


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  • PSYC 477 - Psychology Testing and Measurement (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Test theory is covered in this course along with principles of construction and analysis of psychological tests. Prerequisites: PSYC 101  and STAT 281 .


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  • PSYC 491 - Independent Study (COM)

    Credits: 1-3
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • PSYC 492 - Topics (COM)

    Credits: 1-4
    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.


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  • PSYC 494 - Internship (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.


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  • PSYC 496 - Field Experience (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with an internship or practicum course.


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  • PSYC 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Includes senior project, and capstone experience. Independent research problems/ projects or scholarship activities. The plan of student is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.


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PUBH (Public Health)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

PUBR (Public Relations)
  

  • PUBR 243 - Public Relations Principles (COM)

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to the theory and practice of public relations, emphasizing its publics, management function, writing skills, communication processes, tools and professional ethics.


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  • PUBR 345 - Public Relations Writing

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces strategies and techniques of public relations writing. Students will learn basic skill sets needed for effective public relations writing and how to disseminate that writing in traditional and digital platforms. 


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  • PUBR 411-411L - Media Analytics and Studio

    Credits: 3
    Students will gain an understanding of industry trends, terminology, planning, and measurement models related to traditional, social and emerging media environments. The studio provides hands-on application of media analytic principles. Corequisites: PUBR 411L-411. Cross-Listed: ADV 411-411L .


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  • PUBR 442-442L - Integrated Marketing Communication and Campaigns Studio (COM)

    Credits: 3
    The capstone course of the advertising sequence. Use case study method and develop complete integrated communication plan for client. Make formal advertising campaign presentation. Hands-on application of integrated marketing communication campaigns. Corequisites: PUBR 442L-442. Cross-Listed: ADV 442-442L .


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  • PUBR 472 - Media Research and Planning (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course develops the ability to conduct and analyze advertising and media research, and to prepare and execute a comprehensive consumer or audience plan. Cross-Listed: ADV 472 .


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  • PUBR 491 - Independent Study (COM)

    Credits: 1-3
    Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depend upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • PUBR 492-592 - Topics (COM)

    Credits: 1-3
    A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually limited with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.


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RANG (Range Science)
  

  • RANG 205 - Introduction to Range Management [SGR #6]

    Credits: 3
    Basic principles and application of range science including ecosystem structure, function and management. Water and nutrient cycles, energy flow, plant physiology, grazing management and grazing systems will be discussed. Identification and management of important range plants in the Northern Great Plains are included. Range improvements such as seeding, fertilization, brush control and prescribed burning will be introduced. Notes: Course meets SGR #6 .


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  • RANG 210-210L - Range Plant Identification and Lab

    Credits: 2
    Instruction and practice in the recognition of important native and introduced range plants of North America. Corequisites: RANG 210L-210.


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  • RANG 215 - Introduction to Integrated Ranch Management

    Credits: 3
    This course introduces the basic principles of ranching and the food and fiber system. Students will be exposed to the complexities of modern agricultural production systems. Topics include: natural resources as the basis for successful ranching; the family as the major supplier of labor and capital; animal and agronomic production systems; economic and financial forces; risk and opportunity; agricultural policy and law; the decision making process; and stress as the driving force of change. Students will incorporate outside readings into discussions and practice planning exercises held during lab sessions. Cross-Listed: AS 215 .


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  • RANG 321 - Wildland Ecosystems

    Credits: 3
    Structure, function and multiple-use management of the major wildland ecosystems of North America. Ecological concepts and renewable resource management strategies will be examined.


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  • RANG 374-374L - Natural Resource Habitat Conservation, Management, and Restoration and Lab

    Credits: 4
    An overview of major land-use practices and how these practices and conservation programs influence ecosystem services. Students will explore the balance between production and conservation of habitat to achieve specific wildlife conservation and management goals. Management tools such as fire, herbicides, biocontrol agents, mechanical treatment, and livestock grazing will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on how the management of other resources can be integrated with those of wildlife.  Laboratory sessions to complement lecture material from RANG 374. Field trips to area range sites will be included. Corequisites: RANG 374L-374.


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  • RANG 400 - Judging Teams

    Credits: 1
    Section 4 – Range Plant ID: Instruction and practice in identification of important range plants of North America. Section 5 – URME Instruction and practice: in general range science knowledge and problem solving. Participation in the national Undergraduate Range Management Exam (URME) contest. Prerequisites: Instructor consent.


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  • RANG 421-521 - Grassland Fire Ecology

    Credits: 3
    The course is designed to describe the ecological effects of fire on grassland ecosystem components, from soil and vegetation to wildlife and cattle. It also provides insight into the history of fires, the people who use them and why, the parts of a fire, how fires behave in relation to fuel and weather, and the procedures for safely conducting prescribed burns. Cross-Listed: WL 421-521 . Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Agriculture Interactive Distance Education Alliance.


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  • RANG 425-425L/525-525L - Rangeland Assessment and Monitoring Lab

    Credits: 3
    Principles and practical application of the assessment and monitoring of rangeland plant communities. Course will be offered in a hybrid format. In the online portion of the course, students will learn how to set objectives, determine parameters to measure, select appropriate techniques, and analyze quantitative data. The laboratory portion is a 1-week intensive field session held in late summer, providing substantial field experiences including performing a wide variety of sampling techniques, collection and analysis of assessment and monitoring data, and learning how state and federal agencies assess and monitor rangelands. Students will also work in teams to develop a monitoring plan for a specific property, collect and analyze initial data, and present the plan and results to the land owner. Prerequisites: STAT 281 . Corequisites: RANG 425L-425/525L-525.


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  • RANG 491-591 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3
    Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings Directed Readings, Special Problems, and Special Projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • RANG 492-592 - Topics (COM)

    Credits: 1-4
    Includes Current Topics, Advanced Topics, and Special Topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement.


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  • RANG 494 - Internship

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.


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  • RANG 496 - Field Experience (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored, and supervised field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and/or directed plan of study established by the student, instructor, and field-based supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with an internship or practicum course.


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  • RANG 497 - Cooperative Education (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case in an internship or practicum course.


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  • RANG 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (COM)

    Credits: 1-4
    Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.


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READ (Reading)
  

  • READ 041 - Reading for College Success (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course provides students with reading strategies necessary for making the transition to collegiate level reading. The course will present students with multiple strategies to promote comprehension skills, develop vocabulary and enhance metacognition to become strategic readers. This course will be required for students with ACT score in Reading at 17 or below (or a comparable COMPASS score).


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RECR (Recreation)
  

  • RECR 101 - Parks and Society

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to park and recreation resource management including fundamentals governing public park and recreation agencies. Includes administrative organization, history, types and benefits of parks.


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  • RECR 140 - Introduction to Sport, Recreation and Park Management

    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to introduce students to the vast array of fields within the sport and recreation industry.  The course will explore different job opportunities that are available as well as basic knowledge and skill sets needed to be a sport and recreation manager. Notes: May be taught on demand.


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  • RECR 202-202L - Outdoor Recreation Resource Management and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Development and management of outdoor recreation areas and resources including planning, administration, and management practices as they relate to parks, forests, land and water resources, wildlands, and private areas. analysis of participation trends, opportunities, and resource supply. Corequisites: RECR 202L-202.


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  • RECR 260 - Fundamentals of Sport and Recreation Leadership

    Credits: 3
    Philosophy and interpretations of leadership as it relates to sport and recreational activities.


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  • RECR 302 - Commercial Recreation and Tourism

    Credits: 3
    Exploration of the commercial recreation and tourism aspects which have become the world’s number one industry. Areas of examination include the history, trends, supply, demand, relationships to tourism, management, development and technical assistance in this rapidly expanding industry.


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  • RECR 342 - Recreational Sports Programs and Administration

    Credits: 3
    Organization and administration of intramural sports on elementary, secondary, college, and university levels. Program planning, facilities, equipment and financing of intramural sports program. Notes: May be taught on demand.


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  • RECR 360 - Sport, Recreation and Park Programming

    Credits: 3
    Development of the various methods, fundamentals, and materials using modern techniques needed for planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating sport, recreation and outdoor programs for diverse populations in representative service areas.


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  • RECR 362 - Recreation Across the Lifespan

    Credits: 3
    Exploration of relevant issues affecting the role of recreation and leisure on human development and its impact on healthy fetal development from conception until death. Examination of the diverse, multicultural perspectives on recreation and leisure, its centrality throughout history and influence on how civilizations define themselves.


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  • RECR 395 - Practicum (COM)

    Credits: 1-3
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.


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  • RECR 402 - Outdoor Recreation Resources Management

    Credits: 3
    The course provides students the scope of outdoor recreation resources (U.S. land, water and wildlife) and major activities; knowledge about outdoor recreation management agencies and their mandates; an understanding of outdoor recreation issues, impacts, and visitors’ behavior; knowledge about appropriate management tools for addressing impacts; and an understanding of the contribution of planning to effective recreation resource management.


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  • RECR 410 - Current Issues in Recreation and Sport

    Credits: 3
    This course includes individual reporting and group discussions on current issues, changing trends, and research topics in recreation and sport management; employment opportunities and procedures for employment. Prerequisites: Senior class standing.


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  • RECR 411 - Sports Marketing (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the major promotions and marketing issues facing the sport industry. Topics include the history of sport marketing, principles of sport marketing, sport consumer behavior, research tools, corporate sponsorships, and evaluation of sport marketing programs.


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  • RECR 415-515 - Sport and Recreation Facility Management

    Credits: 3
    This course provides students with an advanced study of the management of recreation and sport facilities. Including planning and design, operations, fiscal and personnel management, legal considerations, safety and control, maintenance, and equipment.


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  • RECR 440 - Sport and Recreation Administration

    Credits: 3
    This course will provide students with a solid foundation in management theory. The course will develop practical knowledge in fundamental management principles and techniques.


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  • RECR 491 - Independent Study (COM)

    Credits: 1-9
    Includes directed study, problems, readings, directed readings, special problems and special projects. Students complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meetings depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • RECR 494 - Internship (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.


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  • RECR 496 - Field Experience

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study established between the student, instructor and field experience supervisor. Due to the presence of a field experience supervisor, a lower level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case in an internship or practicum course.


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REL (Religion)
  

  • REL 213 - Introduction to Religion [SGR #4]

    Credits: 3
    An introduction to the academic study of religion, focusing on the variety of methods which can be used to facilitate discussion about religion issues in public and pluralistic setting. Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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  • REL 224 - Old Testament [SGR #4]

    Credits: 3
    Surveys the sources and development of the peoples and literature of the Old Testament. Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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  • REL 225 - New Testament (COM) [SGR #4]

    Credits: 3
    Presents the history, writings, and theological themes of the New Testament. Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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  • REL 237 - Religion in American Culture [SGR #3]

    Credits: 3
    Examines both the diversity of religious expression and tradition found within American culture (from Adventism to Zen) and the impact of American culture upon those traditions. Religious dimensions of selected features of the American enterprise: popular culture; politics; construction of the landscape; war and peace; social conflict; race, ethnicity, and gender. Notes: Course meets SGR #3 .


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  • REL 238 - Native American Religions [SGR #4]

    Credits: 3
    A survey of Native American religious traditions and their relation to both traditional and contemporary cultures. Focus on ritual, myth and practice in traditional settings, as well as forms of religious resurgence in the 20th century. Cross-Listed: AIS 238 . Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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  • REL 250 - World Religions (COM) [SGR #4]

    Credits: 3
    Introduces the major religions of humankind, examining the function and diversity of religious expression in human experience, and the role of these religions in international relations. Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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  • REL 331 - Women and Religion

    Credits: 3
    The course examines what women have to say about religion and what religions have had to say about women, including a critical examination of traditional theological areas from the perspective of feminist theologians. Areas covered include women in the Bible, church history, and the contemporary church. Cross-Listed: WMST 331 .


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  • REL 353 - Geography of Religion

    Credits: 3
    This course examines the diversity of religious practice and belief from a geographical perspective. Each offering of the course will emphasize a different region of the world, with standard areas of study being North America & Europe, Middle East & Africa, South & Central America, and South & East Asia. The course will examine specific religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, etc.) as they occur in a geographical region, the relationship between religion and place, and how religions change and adapt to new locales. The course may be repeated up to four times. Cross-Listed: GEOG 353 .


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  • REL 360 - Moral and Ethical Perspectives on Death and Dying

    Credits: 3
    Attitudes and issues that focus on death and dying in society, the religious and moral dimensions of these attitudes and issues.


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  • REL 401 - Early Christian Era

    Credits: 3
    This course surveys important issues in western religious history and identity from first-century Christian origins through the “great medieval synthesis” of the thirteenth century. While Jewish and Islamic developments are examined, emphasis is placed upon the rise, development, and diversity, and consolidation of Christianity. Cross-Listed: HIST 401 .


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  • REL 402 - Reformations and Religious Conflict

    Credits: 3
    This course surveys important issues in western religious history from “great medieval synthesis” of the thirteenth century through the Reformation and Counterreformation of the sixteenth century.  Also examined is the social environment which led to and was shaped by these developments.   While both Jewish and Islamic developments are examined, emphasis is placed upon the development of Christian identity. Cross-Listed: HIST 402 .


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  • REL 454 - Environmental Ethics (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Presents humanity’s relationship to the environment, its responsibility to nature, and its obligations to future generations, attending to both theory and applications, including the debate over causes of environmental crisis, the value of endangered species, the wilderness, and natural objects; the seriousness of the growing global population and obligations to feed the poor, the feasibility of sustaining an ecological responsible society. Cross-Listed: PHIL 454 .


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  • REL 470 - Philosophy of Religion (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Presents critical inquiry concerning the concept of faith and its relation to reason and belief, the nature of religious experience, concepts of the sacred and the divine, and problems of cross-cultural understanding. Cross-Listed: PHIL 470 .


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  • REL 491 - Independent Study (COM)

    Credits: 1-3
    Includes Directed Study, Problems, Readings, Directed Readings, Special Problems and Special Projects. Student complete individualized plans of study which include significant one-on-one student-teacher involvement. The faculty member and students negotiate the details of the study plans. Enrollments are usually 10 or fewer students. Meeting depending upon the requirements of the topic.


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  • REL 492 - Topics (COM)

    Credits: 1-5
    Includes current topics, advanced topics and special topics. A course devoted to a particular issue in a specified field. Course content is not wholly included in the regular curriculum. Guest artists or experts may serve as instructors. Enrollments are usually of 10 or fewer students with significant one-on-one student/teacher involvement.


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  • REL 494 - Internship (COM)

    Credits: 1-12
    Applied, monitored and supervised, field-based learning experience for which the student may or may not be paid. Students gain practical experience; they follow a negotiated and or directed plan of study. A higher level of supervision is provided by the instructor in these courses than is the case with field experience courses.


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RUSS (Russian)
  

  • RUSS 101 - Introductory Russian I (COM) [SGR #4]

    Credits: 4
    Fundamentals of language, enabling the student to understand, speak, read and write simple Russian. Emphasis on practical usage. Notes: Course meets SGR #4 .


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