Credits: 3This course will address the concepts and business principles of the cooperative form of business. Cooperatives differ from other businesses because they are member-owned and operate for the benefit of members, not investors. The course is designed to provide students an understanding of cooperatives that is legally consistent and realistic. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Agriculture Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
Credits: 3Introduce U.S. statutes, regulations, and court cases relating to food safety concerns so students are prepared to handle real-world situations involving food safety. Students will gain an understanding of where and how to locate laws relating to food safety; the relationship between a statute, a regulation, and a court decision; and who has the authority to interpret them. The course also provides an overview of the interaction among federal and state food safety laws, and the expanding role of international food standards. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Agriculture Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
Credits: 3This course applies core economic and business principles to the management of agribusiness firms. Students will develop a fundamental understanding of the key ideas and concepts needed to successfully manage businesses that specialize in adding value to farm products through services and/or provide inputs to production agriculture. Key concepts include strategic planning, organizational structure, leadership, market analysis, marketing and pricing strategies, and control processes.
AGEC 372 - Introduction to Resource and Environmental Economics
Credits: 3Introduction to environmental economics. The course surveys environmental issues such as pollution and carbon emissions. Cost-benefit analysis of the cleanup of environmental problems is introduced as are net present value metrics. Cross-Listed: ECON 372. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Agriculture Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
Credits: 3Use of economic concepts in analyzing farming and food system alternatives. Using multidisciplinary approach, the course examines the critical linkages in the food system and engages in problem solving at each step of the process. Prerequisites: Senior standing in Agricultural and Resource Economics (B.S.) or Agricultural Business (B.S.).
Credits: 3Economic theory and quantitative techniques used in analysis of procurement and sales, construction of economic models, statistical estimates of supply and demand, and price forecasting. Prerequisites: AGEC 354 and STAT 281.
AGEC 454 - Economics of Grain and Livestock Marketing
Credits: 3Market structure issues related to grain and livestock markets in the US. Fundamental factors affecting agricultural markets. Impacts of national and international economic factors on the performance of US and world grain and livestock markets. Marketing management alternatives for producers, processors, and downstream supply chain participants. Prerequisites: AGEC 354.
Credits: 3Strategic and operational business planning of farms and ranches covering all essential topics from long-term financing, technology adoption, intellectual property rights, marketing, land use changes and climate change, biofuels, and trade. Selected quantitative tools and procedures for analysis and decision making in farm and ranch business management will provide students the right blend of knowledge and tools to become future farm and ranch managers. Prerequisites: AGEC 471: AGEC 271 or ACCT 210.
AGEC 473-473L - Rural Real Estate Appraisal and Lab
Credits: 2, 1Practices of rural real estate appraisal. The application of cost, market data, and income approaches to rural land and building appraisal are covered, including tax, loan, and other specialized rural appraisal procedures in developing the appraisal report. Field trips to rural areas are included as part of completing an actual appraisal. Prerequisites: Junior standing. Corequisites: AGEC 473L-473.
Credits: 3Overview of demand for capital and credit from production agriculture and agribusiness sectors; role of banks, Farm Credit System, agribusiness financing and other financial intermediaries; developing information flows and methods to evaluate financial performance; capital budgeting and financial feasibility techniques; control of farmland and depreciable assets; applications to account for risk. Prerequisites: ECON 201 and ACCT 210.
Credits: 3This course examines the process of developing agricultural and food policy. Topics will include the policy development process; global and domestic implications of both US domestic and international trade policies; environmental and resource issues; food safety, security, and nutrition policies; and the intended and unintended consequences of policy decisions. Prerequisites: ECON 201 and ECON 202. Notes: Sections of this course are provided online through the Agriculture Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
AGEC 484 - Trading in Agricultural Futures and Options
Credits: 3This course utilizes fundamental and technical analysis techniques to analyze agricultural futures and options. This is a hands-on commodity trading class. Students will analyze selected agricultural commodity markets, generate trading proposals, and initiate, manage, and close positions in selected agricultural commodity futures and options markets. Prerequisites: AGEC 354.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-4Includes 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.
Credits: 1-3Special, 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.
Credits: 1-6Applied, 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.
Credits: 1-4Includes Senior Project, and Capstone Experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study 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.
Credits: 2First-year seminar course designed to introduce students to academic success strategies including the development of critical thinking and study skills, identification of campus resources, guidance in academic planning and engagement, time management and goal setting. Students will also investigate wellness topics, contemporary issues, diversity, and the land-grant mission of SDSU. In addition, this course is designed to expose students to the discipline-specific careers and their role in society.
Credits: 1Applied, 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.
Credits: 2This course will focus on the function of deliberative assemblies and the orderly conduct of meetings. The course will utilize the current version of Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised to prepare students to provide parliamentary advice to student organizations, school boards, commodity groups, and other deliberative assemblies.
AGED 404-404L - Methods in Agricultural Education and Lab
Credits: 3, 1Developing and maintaining a strong agricultural education program requires knowledge of curriculum design and development, assessment, classroom management and other relevant topics. This course is designed to offer students an opportunity to further develop necessary skills for successfully teaching agricultural subjects in both formal and non-formal educational settings. Additionally, a brief history of the discipline, components of agricultural education, and current trends and issues will be explored. Working with advisory councils, adult education initiatives, and community organizations will also be addressed. Corequisites: AGED 404L-404.
AGED 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education
Credits: 2Overview 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. Cross-Listed: FCSE 405. Notes: For prospective teachers in agriculture or family and consumer sciences education.
AGED 408 - Supervision of Work Experience and Youth Organizations
Credits: 2This course is designed to enhance students’ understanding of experiential learning opportunities in agricultural education. Specifically, content will address strategies, techniques, and practices needed to effectively advise an FFA chapter and/or other student leadership organizations. Promotion, utilization and management of Supervised Agricultural Experience programs and related opportunities will also be explored. Students will develop appropriate philosophies and skills for operation of a comprehensive agricultural education program.
AGED 412-412L - Preparation for Supervised Teaching Internship in AGED and Lab
Credits: 4Planning and developing instruction to meet the needs of selected age groups in formal and informal settings. Classroom/laboratory management, integration of core academics into career and technical education, assessment, advisement of student organizations, professional issues, and current topics in education will be addressed in preparation for a career in an educational setting. Prerequisites: Senior Standing, FCSE 295, FCSE 405, EPSY 302, EDFN 475, SEED 314, SEED 450, AGED 404-404L. Cross-Listed: FCSE 412-412L.
Credits: 2Strategies 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. Cross-Listed: FCSE 431-531.
Credits: 6An experiential application of teaching pedagogy and content in agricultural education under the supervision of a certified teacher in an approved program. Prerequisites: Senior standing and successful completion of all PS I, PSII and all other pedagogy courses. An application for the experience must be completed and approved.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-12Applied, 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 in the case with field experience courses.
Credits: 3Introduction to provide a broad overview of the museum field, including the historical development of the industry and the philosophy, purpose and structure of the various types of institutions (i.e. art, history, natural history, children’s programming, etc.). This course will focus on the functions of the museum in collection management, preservation, exhibits, interpretation, education, and business management. Ethics and legal issues are common threads explored within each section.
AHSS 111 - Introduction to Global Citizenship and Diversity
Credits: 3This course enhances students’ understanding of diversity by exploring the complexity of difference across multiple contexts to assess how these constructs shape systems of inequity and privilege. Students will consider how an understanding of diversity heightens their sensitivity to social injustice, leads to greater social awareness, and enables students to contribute to a more inclusive environment. Throughout the course, students will reflect on the role of being an engaged and informed citizen.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 3Applied, 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.
AIR 101-101L - The Foundations of the US Air Force and Lab (COM)
Credits: 1Professional appearance, customs and courtesies, officership/core values, basic communication, officer opportunities/benefits, and Air Force installations. Corequisites: AIR 101L-101.
AIR 102-102L - The Foundations of the US Air Force and Lab (COM)
Credits: 1Interpersonal communication, macro U.S. military history, Air Force organizations/chain of command, cadet/officer candidate/officer, oral communication, and group leadership problems. Corequisites: AIR 102L-102.
AIR 202-202L - The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power and Lab (COM)
Credits: 1History of air power from 1947 to present. Air Force relief missions and civic action programs in the late 1960’s. Corequisites: AIR 202L-202.
AIR 301-301L - Air Force Leadership Studies and Lab (COM)
Credits: 3Individual motivational and behavioral processes; leadership and group dynamics provide a foundation for development of professional skills as an Air Force officer-includes speaking and writing as they apply to the Air Force. Air Force quality concepts and techniques. Corequisites: AIR 301L-301.
AIR 302-302L - Air Force Leadership Studies and Lab (COM)
Credits: 3Basic management processes of planning organizing, decision-making, controlling and use of analytical aids. The manager’s world of power, politics, strategy, tactics and value conflicts discussed within the context of the military organization. Corequisites: AIR 302L-302.
AIR 401-401L - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty and Lab (COM)
Credits: 3The complex interaction between military and civilian society. Theory and workings of National Defense policy. Roles and mission of the Air Force. Commissioned military service as a profession. Corequisites: AIR 401L-401.
AIR 402-402L - National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty and Lab (COM)
Credits: 3Evolution of defense strategy and the methods of managing conflict. Analysis of the system of Military Justice and current issues affecting military professionalism. Corequisites: AIR 402L-402.
Credits: 3Introduction to indigenous cultures of North America with emphasis on those inhabiting the United States. Contemporary issues facing Indian people today are covered along with relevant historical, geographical, legal, cultural, and philosophical information.
Credits: 4An introduction to the Lakota language with emphasis on conversation, language structure, and vocabulary. Cross-Listed: LAKL 101. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 4A continued introduction to the Lakota language with emphasis on basic conversation, language structure, and vocabulary. Prerequisites: AIS 101 or LAKL 101. Cross-Listed: LAKL 102. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
AIS 103 - American Indian Cultures and the Classroom
Credits: 3This course will explore the experiences of American Indians in educational settings and the impact of those experiences on their cultural identity. Students will develop their writing and research skills as they learn about various tribes’ interactions with American education. In particular, the course will help students understand the similarities and differences between the experiences of Native and non-Native students.
Credits: 3A continuation of the first-year course, with emphasis on reading, composition, and vocabulary building. Prerequisites: AIS 101 and AIS 102 or LAKL 101 and LAKL 102. Cross-Listed: LAKL 201. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 3A continuation of intermediate Lakota with emphasis on reading, composition, vocabulary building and the oral tradition. Prerequisites: AIS 101 and AIS 102 or LAKL 101 and LAKL 102. Cross-Listed: LAKL 202. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
AIS 211 - South Dakota American Indian Culture and Education (COM) [SGR #3]
Credits: 3This course is an education-focused study of the history, culture, values, family structures, traditional religions, legends, and governmental policies of South Dakota American Indian groups. Students are expected to apply the selected concepts and theories to contemporary issues in the state and region. Areas addressed include the educational application of American Indian cultural dynamics, history, teaching, and learning. Notes: Course meets SGR #3.
Credits: 3A 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: REL 238.
Credits: 3A study of the literature produced in our region, centered on the Great Plains, including that of Native Americans, both oral and written; of pioneers, immigrants; and farmers; Western literature, and current writers. Prerequisites: ENGL 101. Cross-Listed: ENGL 256.
Credits: 1-5Students 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.
Credits: 3The course will examine feminism in indigenous communities around the world through the study of the personal and communal experiences of indigenous women. Topics will include colonial interactions with indigenous peoples and their impact on cultural concepts of gender roles, personhood, and leadership. Readings will draw from American Indian studies, critical pedagogy, education, gender studies, history, and literature. Cross-Listed: WMST 362.
AIS 368 - History and Culture of the American Indian
Credits: 3Presents history and culture of North American Indians from before white contact to the present, emphasizing regional Dakota cultures. Cross-Listed: HIST 368.
Credits: 3This course will examine issues pertaining to the development of an appropriate educational system for Native Peoples, including Native control of education, Native-based learning theories, the of role culture, values and identity, teaching and learning styles, pedagogy and curriculum planning.
Credits: 3A comparative survey of native North American cultures representative of major cultural areas of North America. Emphasis on traditional cultures using a case-study approach.
Credits: 3Provides prospective teachers and those interested in Indian people with a basic knowledge of Indian heritage and culture. Emphasis on the Dakota Indians. Prerequisites: Junior, senior, or graduate student status or Instructor’s written permission. Cross-Listed: ANTH 421-521.
Credits: 3This course will examine the development of U.S. policies on American Indian/Alaska Native peoples. Topics will include the legal and theological underpinnings of federal Indian policy, constitutional arguments for Congressional control of Indian affairs, treaty-making, allotment, termination, the Reorganization Act, and self-determination. The course will conclude with an examination of current federal policies on such issues as Indian gaming and child welfare.
Credits: 3Study of the geography of the American Indians under three primary topics: loss of Indian lands; development of the Indian reservation system; historical and contemporary land issues. Prerequisites: HIST 368 or
Credits: 3A highly focused, and topical course. The format includes student presentations and discussions of reports based on literature, practices, problems, and research. Seminars may be conducted over electronic media such as internet and are at the upper division or graduate levels. Enrollment is generally limited to fewer than 20 students.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-12Applied, 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.
Credits: 3Introduces the nature of human culture as an adaptive ecological and evolutionary system, emphasizing basic anthropological concepts, principles and problems. Draws data from both traditional and industrial cultures to cover such concepts as values and beliefs, social organization, economic and political order, science, technology, and aesthetic expression. Notes: Course meets SGR #3.
Credits: 3Provides prospective teachers and those interested in Indian people with a basic knowledge of Indian heritage and culture. Emphasis on the Dakota Indians. Prerequisites: Junior, senior, or graduate student status or Instructor’s written permission. Cross-Listed: AIS 421.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-3Includes 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.
Credits: 1-12Applied, 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. Prerequisites: Written permission.
Credits: 1-12Applied, 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. Prerequisites: Written permission.
Credits: 4Introduces the fundamental elements of Arabic writing and vocabulary and Muslim culture. Emphasizes sound/symbol relationships. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 4Continues with the introduction of the fundamental elements of Arabic writing and vocabulary and Muslim culture. Emphasizes sound/symbol relationships. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class. Prerequisites: ARAB 101. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 3Continuation course which introduces the fundamental elements of Arabic Sentence Structure and vocabulary. It promotes speaking, listening and writing skills within a cultural context. Prerequisites: ARAB 101, ARAB 102 or prior experience.
Credits: 3Continuation course which introduces the fundamental elements of Arabic Sentence Structure and vocabulary. It promotes speaking, listening and writing skills within a cultural context. Prerequisites: ARAB 101, ARAB 102 or prior experience.
Credits: 3An overview of student success strategies for architecture majors and an introduction to the discipline of architecture by modeling an Upper Great Plains town. The class presents and displays its model in the community.
Credits: 2Introduces students to design studio and culture. Students learn basic concepts of architectural drawing and model making through studying precedents and surroundings. Students are expected to develop craftsmanship in representation as well as communication skills.
Credits: 1Introduction to graphical representation, planimetrics, projection systems, descriptive geometry, and notational systems using both mechanical and electronic tools. Corequisites: ARCH 222.
Credits: 1An overview of mediating technologies such as templating, measuring, nesting, joining, and tolerance in fabrication. Students are introduced to CNC digital craft as well as traditional tool working. Corequisites: ARCH 221.
Credits: 3Studying architecture through the frame of history emphasizing buildings as artifacts of the technological processes of construction. Buildings from across diverse societies and geographies are put into historical context in categories of carving, stacking, framing, skinning, and casting space. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 2Studying architecture through the frame of history emphasizing building as a professional and disciplinary practice. The course focuses on historical study of the genesis of the profession across time and cultures in Renaissance and Baroque Italy (1350-1650).
Credits: 4Continuation of first year Design Practice studios. Students continue to learn drawing and modeling techniques and refine craft. Students begin to examine components in building design and construction systems for structures. Prerequisites: DSGN 152.
Credits: 4Students look in-depth at building components and assemblies. Work will focus on component design and construction types. Students will begin to analyze building materials and related assemblies. Prerequisites:
Credits: 3Studying architecture through the frame of history emphasizing the 20th century development of the modern culture of architecture. Buildings, both local and global, from across diverse societies put into historical context as cultural, socio-political, and corporate artifacts of the profession. Prerequisites: ARCH 241 and ARCH 242.
Credits: 2Studying architecture in a broad survey of the development of contemporary cities through architectural practices, both local and global and from across diverse societies. Cities are put into historical context as a system of cultural, socio-political, and economic artifacts. Prerequisites: ARCH 241 and ARCH 242.