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ENGL (English)
  

  • ENGL 483-583 - Advanced Creative Writing

    Credits: 3
    Advanced study of the writing process with the emphasis on refining technique and style in a genre of the student’s choice, fiction, creative nonfiction, and drama. Prerequisites: ENGL 383.


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  • ENGL 484 - Literary Criticism

    Credits: 3
    The theory and practice of various critical approaches to literature. Prerequisites: ENGL 101.


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ENTR (Entrepreneurship)
  

  • ENTR 202 - Human Resource Operations in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Study of human resource issues and regulations and how they impact operations and work flow efficiencies.


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  • ENTR 203 - Intellectual Property in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Students will learn of mechanisms for the protection of ideas, products or services from unauthorized use. Students will also understand the relative merits of patents, trademarks, and copyrights and learn of ways to make such mechanism work for them.


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  • ENTR 204 - Finance/ Venture Capital in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Study of the various financing options and their requirements that are available to help grow a business including traditional financing, angel investors, venture capital and government programs.


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  • ENTR 205 - Legal Issues/Business Structure/Risk Management

    Credits: 1
    Legal Issues: Legal structure of your business; government regulations dealing with business taxation, employees, consumer protection, commerce, zoning, bankruptcy, and the environment; contract and lease terms and requirements.


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  • ENTR 206 - Taxation in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Study of the Internal Revenue Code sections and provisions that apply to individuals conducting business under sole proprietorship, partnership, s-corporation and/or limited liability company form of organization. Sales and Use tax reporting requirements.


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  • ENTR 207 - Financial Analysis/Record Keeping/Accounting in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    The course will cover financial projections in the context of business planning; general record keeping and accounting practices for existing businesses; and financial analysis to make business decisions.


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  • ENTR 208 - E commerce in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    This course provides a basic technical introduction to build “virtual” Internet-based businesses in creating opportunities and marketing plans. It investigates some different facets of electronic commerce and pertinent basic technologies to develop strategies.


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  • ENTR 236 - Innovation & Creativity

    Credits: 3
    Students will learn about the variables that stimulate and inhibit creativity and innovation in individuals, teams, and organizations. Strong emphasis is placed on thinking outside the structured environment while dealing with real applications. Students will learn the process of generating ideas that lead to innovative outcomes.


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  • ENTR 237 - ENTR II: Entrepreneurship Development

    Credits: 3
    Students will learn and understand the concepts of what it takes to be an entrepreneur by understanding entrepreneurial characteristics, forms of business, and business finances. Students will learn the value of doing a feasibility analysis, developing goals and objectives, and a vision and mission for a business. Students will also develop a strategic business plan and implement the business plan by starting a team business. Prerequisites:  .


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  • ENTR 301 - Marketing/Promotion in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Marketing: Define marketing and market(s); analyze the customer and competition, develop strategies using the 4-P’s of marketing—product, price, promotion, and place; learn the basics of collecting information and conducting market research.


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  • ENTR 302 - International & Global Marketing in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    This module will examine opportunities, risk, and reward involved in marketing products and services in the global market as compared t the domestic market as well as an analysis of business types that have the potential for success outside the United States.


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  • ENTR 304 - Strategy/Pricing/Location in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Students will learn concepts and theories in marketing strategies; the techniques used for pricing products based on development costs and market demand, and the effects of location on sales, strategy and development.


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  • ENTR 305 - Selling in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Students will learn to identify and develop communication skills to promote products in regards to consumer needs and desires.


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  • ENTR 306 - The Harvest in Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 1
    Discussion and analysis of various methods for harvesting a business including succession of planning, licensing, franchising, and when to sell a business.


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  • ENTR 320 - Principles and Practices of Social Entrepreneurship

    Credits: 3
    Students will understand principles and practices of social entrepreneurship and be introduced to perspectives and endeavors of thought leaders and entrepreneurs who address social needs through various organizations. Students will identify issues and assess needs for social improvement in a local, national, and global perspective by defining the social good and assessing the role of market forces, philanthropy, and government to create sustained positive social value.


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  • ENTR 336 - Entrepreneurship I (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course is an introduction to the concepts, terminology, and process of new venture creation, operation and growth, as well as the introduction of entrepreneurial management practices into existing businesses. New ventures include public and non-profit institutions as well as for profit businesses. This course will assist in the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities and strategies and the role of personal factors (including creativity). Legal, ethical, and social responsibilities are emphasized Cross-Listed: BADM 336.


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  • ENTR 338 - ENTR III: New Venture Creation

    Credits: 3
    Students will build on entrepreneurial concepts by discovering methods to structure and harvest a business, evaluate growth opportunities and challenges, understand advanced market research, business planning, learn financial concepts, ratio trend analysis, and business ethics. Students will apply the knowledge by writing individual business and marketing plans. Prerequisites:  .


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  • ENTR 406-506 - Accounting for Entrepreneurs (COM)

    Credits: 3
    Accounting concepts and practices for entrepreneurs/small business owners. Emphasis given to the use of accounting tools to solve small business problems. Cross-Listed: ACCT 406-506 and BADM 406-506.


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  • ENTR 410 - Financing Innovative Ideas

    Credits: 3
    Students will learn various financing options and techniques to acquire funds to start and grow their ventures through traditional financing, angel investors, venture capital, and government programs. Students will produce a financial plan geared at obtaining funding for their concept and learn the tools necessary for the strategic analysis and understanding of financial information. Prerequisites: BADM/ENTR 438/538.


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  • ENTR 438-538 - Entrepreneurship II (COM)

    Credits: 3
    This course focuses on the process of screening an opportunity, drafting a personal entrepreneurial strategy, and understanding the business plan writing process. Building the entrepreneurial team and the acquisition and management of financial resources are emphasized along with venture growth, harvest strategies, and valuation. Prerequisites: BADM/ENTR 336. Cross-Listed: BADM 438-538.


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  • ENTR 483 - Small Business Consulting

    Credits: 3
    This course is a consulting program whereby students, working under faculty guidance, assist businesses by researching and developing possible solutions to specific problems involved in business start-up and expansion.


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  • ENTR 488 - Entrepreneurial Studies Capstone

    Credits: 1
    Students will complete and fine tune their business plan and learn how to effectively present their business plan. By this time the students will be accumulating resources and have determined potential financing for the business. Upon completion of the course, students will have an investment-ready business plan and be prepared to present their plan to financers and/or investors. Prerequisites:  .


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  • ENTR 489 - Business Plan Writing and Competition (COM)

    Credits: 1
    Students will write a business plan and present it to a panel of faculty and business community members. The top three business plan presenters will move on to a statewide competition. Cross-Listed: BADM 489.


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  • ENTR 494 - Internship

    Credits: 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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EPSY (Educational Psychology)
  

  • EPSY 302 - Educational Psychology (COM)

    Credits: 3
    A comprehensive study of the fundamental psychological facts, principles and theories that apply to the nature of the learner and the learning process.


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  • EPSY 422 - Psychology of Adolescence (COM)

    Credits: 3
    A study of the behavior and development of middle and secondary level students.


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ET (Electronics Technology)
  

  • ET 100-100L - Survey of Electronics and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Nonmathematical survey of fundamental electronic components and circuits. Corequisites: ET 100L-ET 100.


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  • ET 114-114L - DC Concepts and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Direct Current Circuits. Topics covered are basic laws and theorems directed toward resistive circuits. Kirchhoff’s Laws, series and parallel circuits. Corequisites: ET 114L-ET 114.


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  • ET 116-116L - AC Concepts and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Alternating Current Circuits. Study of series and parallel circuits, network analysis, capacitance, inductance, and impedance. Prerequisites: ET 114 Corequisites: ET 116L-ET 116.


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  • ET 118-118L - DC and AC Concepts and Lab

    Credits: 6
    Direct and alternating current circuit concepts. Study of laws, theorems, and techniques used to predict, analyze, and measure electrical circuits. Basic electrical components, Kirchhoff’s Laws, series/parallel circuits, instruments, network analysis, capacitance, inductance, and impedance. Corequisites: ET 118L-ET 118.


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  • ET 122-122L - Introductory Circuits and Lab

    Credits: 4
    The course provides a foundation in the theory and operation of semiconductor devices including solid-state diodes, bipolar junction and field effect transistors and other components related to discrete active circuits. Troubleshooting, schematic interpretation, and measurement techniques will be covered. Prerequisites: ET 114 or 118. Corequisites: ET 122L-ET 122.


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  • ET 210-210L - Introduction to Electronic Systems

    Credits: 4
    Introduction to electronic systems and circuits. Direct current and alternating current circuits including Ohm’s law and Kirchhoff’s laws. Measurement and characterization of electronic systems at the block diagram level. Introduction to semiconductors, including diodes, BJTs and MOSFETs. Introduction to digital circuitry, including basic logic gates. Laboratory practice includes the proper use of standard test instruments in troubleshooting.A study in the operation of active devices and their applications. Primary focus is on regulators, multivibrators, timers, and microcontrollers. Troubleshooting methods, measurement techniques, introductory circuit board design and soldering fundamentals are also explored Prerequisites: MATH 102 Corequisites: ET 210L-210


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  • ET 222-222L - Radio Frequency Systems I and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Radio wave propagation, transmission line theory, and antennas, and practical applications of each. Emphasis is placed on conduction of radio waves from a source to a load and its propagation through space. Prerequisites: ET 220. Corequisites: ET 222L-ET 222.


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  • ET 230-230L - Introductory Digital and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Binary and hexadecimal number systems, switching theory, Boolean Algebra, logic diagrams, Karnaugh mapping, counter circuits, and pulse circuits. Prerequisites: ET 114 Corequisites: ET 230L-ET 230.


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  • ET 232-232L - Digital Electronics and Microprocessors and Lab

    Credits: 3

    Development of digital logic and circuit building blocks, number systems, Boolean algebra, combinational and sequential logic, and integrated logic families. Introduction to the architecture, programming, application and troubleshooting of programmable logic device (PLD) electronic systems, including VHDL programming. Exploration of the basic architecture of microprocessors and applications. Laboratory practice includes digital circuit measurement and troubleshooting techniques.

    Laboratory to accompany ET 232. Prerequisites: ET 210-210L Corequisites: ET 232L-232.


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  • ET 240 - Techniques of Servicing

    Credits: 2
    The practical aspects of servicing many types of electronic equipment. The latest techniques and equipment will be available for demonstration and laboratory usage Prerequisites: EET 210-210L.


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  • ET 251-251L - Electricity and Electronics I and Lab

    Credits: 3

    The course is designed to provide students with a background and understanding of the essential topics in AC/DC circuits, electrical circuit materials, electrical energy and sources of electricity, basic circuits and their analysis, magnetism, and applications of motors, generators, and power distribution.

    Lab for ET/MNET 251 Prerequisites: 1 course from subject MATH, except courses MATH 021, MATH 101, MATH 100T, or MATH 102. Corequisites: ET/MNET 251L-251 Cross-Listed: MNET 251-251L


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  • ET 252-252L - Electricity and Electronics II and Lab

    Credits: 3
    This course is the continuation of 251 and is designed to provide students with a background and understanding of the essential topics in semiconductor devices, semiconductor power supply and technology, and semiconductor amplifiers and their applications. Other topics include digital logic, integrated circuits, oscillators, AM/FM communications, TV signal transmissions, and computer structure and operations. Prerequisites: ET/MNET 251-251L Corequisites: ET/MNET 252-252L Cross-Listed: MNET 252-252L


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  • ET 293 - Workshop

    Credits: 1-3
    Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.


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  • ET 320-320L - Analog Electronics and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to analog circuits, including amplifiers, oscillators, and filters, using diodes, bipolar transistors, field-effect transistors, and operational amplifiers. Laboratory practice includes analog circuit measurement techniques and troubleshooting techniques. Prerequisites: ET 210 Corequisites: ET 320L-320.


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  • ET 325-325L - Advanced Analog Electronics and Lab

    Credits: 3, 0
    Active devices and their applications. Detailed analysis of power supplies, audio amplifiers, and phase-locked loops. Emphasis on test system design & practice. Lab practice includes measurement, troubleshooting, and fabrication. Prerequisites: ET 320


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  • ET 330-330L - Microcontrollers and Networks and Lab

    Credits: 3, 0
    Introduction to the architecture, programming, application and troubleshooting of single-chip microcontroller electronic systems; includes programming in microcontroller-specific BASIC language; interface of the microcontroller for practical applications, measurement techniques and instrumentation; network components: hardware, software, protocols (TCP/IP), topologies, and cabling. Laboratory practice includes the use of in-circuit emulation, personal computer hardware and software installation and troubleshooting techniques. Prerequisites: ET 210 Corequisites: ET 330L-330


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  • ET 332-332L - Advanced Digital Electronics and Lab

    Credits: 3, 0
    Advanced digital logic at a component and systems level, using VHDL programming. Memory mapping and state machine operations. Differentiation of logic family device specifications and small system design. Prerequisites: ET 232


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  • ET 345-345L - Power Systems and Lab

    Credits: 3/0
    Basics of electrical power and wiring, including panel board, conductor and over-current protection sizing, 3-phase power, grounding, commercial and industrial power systems installation, and power monitoring and reporting. Current National Electric Code will be reviewed. Prerequisites: ET 320


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  • ET 370-370L - Computer Systems and Lab

    Credits: 4
    A course to familiarize students with hardware/software configurations, installations, usage, and basic troubleshooting techniques of past and current personal computers. Prerequisites: ET 330. Corequisites: ET 370L-ET 370.


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  • ET 380-380L - Circuit Boards and Design and Lab

    Credits: 3, 0
    A course to acquaint the student with procedures used to prototype and construct circuits used in electronics manufacturing. Topics include pre-fabrication planning, component specification, printed circuit board layout and production, customer interfacing, assembly and soldering, and final test procedures. State-of-the-art circuit board layout software will be used in the design of an electronics circuit project. Project management techniques introduced. Prerequisites: ET 320 Corequisites: ET 380L-380


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  • ET 426-426L - Communication Systems and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Study of transmitter and receiver circuits. Principles of modulation and demodulation are investigated. Basic fiber optics are discussed. Basic telephone circuits, both analog and digital are studied. Prerequisites: ET 320 Corequisites: ET 426L-426


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  • ET 428-428L - Advanced Communication Systems and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Complex radio systems including repeaters, mobile telephone, and paging systems. Systems design and troubleshooting techniques are studied as well as microwave and basic radar. Prerequisites: ET 426. Corequisites: ET 428L-ET 428.


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  • ET 451-451L - Industrial Controls and PLCs and Lab

    Credits: 3, 0
    The course is designed to provide students with the fundamentals of industrial control systems, control system classifications and control operations including programmable logic controllers, process control and common detection sensors, motion control systems, and motors and motor drive systems. Prerequisites: ET 210 Corequisites: ET 451L-451


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  • ET 453-453L - Manufacturing Automation and Lab

    Credits: 3
    The course offers advanced topics in manufacturing automation including automation hardware/software, system design and integration, and management techniques for improving design and manufacturing operations. Hands-on lab activities provide the students the opportunity to develop and program automated systems. Corequisites: ET 453L-ET 453. Cross-Listed: MNET 453.


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  • ET 471-471L - Capstone Experience and Lab (CI) (AW)

    Credits: 1
    Technical projects developed in Project Management are completed. Student teams present results in a public venue. Prerequisites: OM 469 or GE 469 Corequisites: OM/MNET/ET 471L-471 Cross-Listed: OM/MNET 471-471L


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  • ET 472-472L - Networking I and Lab

    Credits: 4
    The study of personal computer systems, concentrating on Intel-type personal computers, networking and data connections from a software and management point of view. Microsoft NT and Novell are explored. Prerequisites: ET 370 Corequisites: ET 472L-ET 472.


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  • ET 474-474L - Networking II and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Further study of personal computer systems, concentrating on Intel-type personal computers, networking and data communications from a software and management point of view. Microsoft NT and Novell are explored. Prerequisites: ET 472. Corequisites: ET 474L-ET 474.


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  • ET 493 - Workshop

    Credits: 1-3
    Special, intense sessions in specific topic areas. Approximately 45 hours of work is required for each hour of credit. Workshops may vary in time range but typically use a compressed time period for delivery. They may include lectures, conferences, committee work, and group activity.


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EURO (European Studies)
  

  • EURS 300 - Topics in European Culture

    Credits: 3
    Topics in European culture as expressed in literature, art, music, philosophy, and religion. The topic may be limited to a theme, for example, Death, War, or Justice, or to a period in history, for example, Women in the Renaissance, Love in the Seventeenth Century, or Solitude in the Romantic Period. (May be repeated for credit when the topic is different).


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  • EURS 301 - Topics in European Society

    Credits: 3
    An interdisciplinary examination of a topic in European social life. Examples include, among others, Ethnicity and Nationality, Aging, Revolution, European Unification, Political Parties and Economic Development, or Migrant Workers. (May be repeated for credit when the topic is different.)


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  • EURS 311 - European Exchange Orientation

    Credits: 1
    This course is designed to prepare students to live and study in a European setting. The course will combine an overview of historical, political, social, and cultural topics with a preparation for daily life. This will facilitate adaptation to the exchange experience in the hosting European nation. Prerequisites: Acceptance for a European exchange program and completion of or concurrent registration in two approved courses in the European Studies Program.


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EXCH (Exchange Programs)
  

  • EXCH 389 - Student Exchange - International (COM)

    Credits: 0-18
    This course allows students to register as full- time students while taking part in an Exchange Program. Students will register on their home campus for the number of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.


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  • EXCH 489 - Student Exchange - International

    Credits: 0-18
    This course allows students to register as full- time students while taking part in an Exchange Program. Students will register on their home campus for the number of credit hours they intend to take while enrolled at another campus.


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EXPL (Experiential Learning)
  

  • EXPL 187 - Study Abroad: Global Learning

    Credits: 1-4
    The course will introduce students to studying abroad during college and will discuss topics related to cross-cultural experiences.


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  • EXPL 287 - Study Abroad: Global Learning

    Credits: 1-4
    The course will introduce students to studying abroad during college and will discuss topics related to cross-cultural experiences.


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  • EXPL 299 - Student Exchange - Domestic

    Credits: 0-18

    Students enroll in coursework from approved consortia or tuition reciprocity agreements enabling them to benefit from richer, more specialized, and relevant course and program options. This course tracks enrollment, allows students to retain an active status, and qualifies them for financial aid at SDSU.


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  • EXPL 384 - National Student Exchange (COM)

    Credits: 0-16
    Qualified students enroll in an exchange with an NSE member school to enhance and expand their academic horizons and meet personal needs and interests. Students attend courses for a semester or a year, choosing classes that complement or supplement their majors at their home institution.


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  • EXPL 387 - Study Abroad: Global Learning

    Credits: 1-4
    The course will introduce students to studying abroad during college and will discuss topics related to cross-cultural experiences.


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  • EXPL 487-587 - Study Abroad

    Credits: 0-18
    The goal of the course is to track student enrollment in a study abroad experience as well as to award credit for the time and effort necessary in the preparation, culture-learning, and re-entry processes of study abroad.


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FCS (Family & Consumer Sciences)
  

  • FCS 230 - Consumer Behavior

    Credits: 3
    Understanding cultural, economic, social, and psychological conditions that influence the consumer purchase process. Study of diverse types of consumer subcultures.


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FCSE (Family and Consumer Sciences Education)
  
  

  • FCSE 295 - Practicum

    Credits: 1
    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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  • FCSE 331 - Work Force Preparation in Family and Consumer Sciences

    Credits: 2
    Strategies for developing curriculum and designing methods of instruction for teaching employability skills, career decision making and occupational areas of family and consumer sciences. A field experience will be included.


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  • FCSE 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education

    Credits: 2

    Overview of career and technical education, including history and role and purpose in schools, communities and society; organization and characteristics of instructional programs at secondary, post-secondary and adult levels; career education; funding; and current trends and issues in career and technical education. Prerequisites: Sophomore status in education program. Corequisites: FCSE 295

      Cross-Listed: AGED 405 Notes: For prospective teachers in agriculture or family and consumer sciences education.


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