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.
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 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.
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: 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.
FCSE 332 - Housing in Family & Consumer Sciences Education
Credits: 3The course will examine current, relevant issues in the area of housing, as well as instructional strategies for teaching housing at the high school level. Topics include: housing styles, housing options, legal & financial aspects of housing, historical styles, elements and principles of design, resource management related to housing.
FCSE 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. Corequisites: FCSE 295. Cross-Listed: AGED 405. Notes: For prospective teachers in agriculture or family and consumer sciences education.
FCSE 411 - Philosophy and Methods Family and Consumer Sciences
Credits: 4The philosophical foundations and history of vocational family and consumer sciences programs in school systems. The learner and the constructivist learning process, curriculum development, and program planning, methods of instruction, selection and use of resource materials, and the educator’s role will be studied in depth as preparation for the student teaching experience. Must be taken in semester immediately preceding FCSE 412. P, 2.5 GPA.
FCSE 412-412L - Preparation for Student Teaching in FSCE 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, AGED/FCSE 295, AGED/FCSE 405, AGED 404-404L, EPSY 302, EDFN 475, SEED 314, and SEED 450. Corequisites: FCSE 412L-412. Cross-Listed: AGED 412-412L.
Credits: 3Theories, strategies and trends related to working with diverse adult audiences within the context of family and consumer sciences. Experience in working with adults will be included. Open to all majors.
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: AGED 431-531.
Credits: 1-6An experiential application of teaching pedagogy and content in family and consumer sciences education under the supervision of a certified teacher in an approved program. Prerequisites: Admittance into the Teacher Education Program and PS III, Senior Class Standing, and FCSE 412.
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 is the case with field experience courses.
Credits: 3This course is a survey of individual investment opportunities. Topics include common and preferred stocks and corporate bonds, auto, life, and health insurance, home ownership, and will and estate planning. Cross-Listed: BADM 280.
Credits: 3Business finance is an overview of financial theory including the time value of money, capital budgeting, capital structure theory, dividend policies, asset pricing, risk and return, the efficient markets hypothesis, bond and stock valuation, business performance evaluation and other financial topics. Prerequisites: ACCT 211. Cross-Listed: BADM 310.
Credits: 3This course is a thorough study of the equity market including fundamental valuation techniques, asset allocation, the efficient markets hypothesis and its implications, portfolio theory, risk and return, the primary and secondary market mechanisms, security market indicators, and international investing. An overview of the bond market including bond valuation, duration, and bond portfolio management, and an introduction to options, futures, and forward contracts are provided. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored. Prerequisites: BADM/FIN 310. Cross-Listed: BADM 411-511.
Credits: 2-3Security Analysis is a thorough study of portfolio management for individual as well as institutional investors and includes both equity and fixed income analysis. Security valuation and analysis are discussed as well as the topics of asset allocation, efficient diversification, portfolio theory and construction, investment policy, and performance evaluation. The vital roles of computer technology and electronic trading are also explored. Prerequisites: BADM/FIN 411. Cross-Listed: BADM 412.
Credits: 3This course utilizes a combination of cases and theory in studying the investment, financing and dividend decisions of the firm. The emphasis is on long-term debt and equity financing as well as managing financial risk. Prerequisites: BADM/FIN 310. Cross-Listed: BADM 413.
Credits: 3This course is an in-depth study of banking institutions, with special emphasis on commercial banks and their connection to the federal reserve system and other financial institutions. A risk management perspective is adopted, and the fast changing global regulatory and financial environments are discussed. Prerequisites: BADM/FIN 310 or AGEC 478. Cross-Listed: BADM 416.
Credits: 3International Finance explores the principles of financial management from an international perspective. Background material on foreign exchange markets and risk is provided, and the theory of foreign exchange markets is discussed. Emphasis is placed on corporate finance for international firms. Both direct and indirect investment as well as financing decisions for multinational corporations are covered. Prerequisites: BADM/FIN 310.
Credits: 3This course involves hands-on experiential learning of real money management. Students will actively participate in all aspects of security analysis and portfolio management, including understanding investment ethics, generation of trading ideas, investment analysis, asset valuation and allocation, trading of financial securities, and performance report.
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 20 or fewer students.
Credits: 1-3Students 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: 1-4A 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.
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.
FIN 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship (COM)
Credits: 1-12Independent 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.
Credits: 4Fundamentals of language structure and introduction to French culture enabling students to converse, read, and write simple French. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 4Fundamentals of language structure and introduction to French culture enabling students to converse, read, and write simple French. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class. Prerequisites: FREN 101. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 3Goals of the introductory course continued. Emphasis on cultural and intellectual aspects of French life and literature. Class work may be supplemented with required aural/oral practice outside of class. Prerequisites: FREN 102. Notes: Course meets SGR #4.
Credits: 2-3Intensive conversational work to develop interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational modes of communication in French. Prerequisites: FREN 102 and FREN 201 (completed or concurrent). Notes: May be taken concurrently with French 201 or with another course above 201.
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: 1-6Applied, 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 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.
Credits: 3This course provides experience in translation from French into English. Initial focus on specific structural, lexical, and grammatical issues that pose problems, followed by units covering literary and technical translation. Experience using online dictionaries, reference works, forums, and how to approach difficult passages and translation problems. Introduction to professional translation tools. Prerequisites: FREN 202.
Credits: 3A video and computer-assisted, advanced level course designed to strengthen and expand oral comprehension, conversation and composition within the context of contemporary French culture. Prerequisites: FREN 202.
Credits: 3Overview of the historical events in Francophone civilizations as they relate to contemporary culture. Second semester emphasizes contemporary Francophone culture and civilization Prerequisites: FREN 202.
FREN 350 - Business Communications in French (COM)
Credits: 3An introduction to the language of business and business practices in French-speaking countries. Included are commercial terminology, business forms, office correspondence and the common expressions used in a business setting. Prerequisites: FREN 202.
Credits: 1-6Offered to students engaged in an approved program of studies under faculty supervision. Hours of credit as contracted with instructor and approved by the cooperating institutions.
Credits: 1-3A 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.
Credits: 3This class will cover how French culture has developed throughout history, specifically in France, and will explore geography, history, politics and art. Students will investigate the many cultural influences that have impacted present-day France, and they will be required to do extensive independent research and writing. Prerequisites: FREN 310 or instructor’s consent.
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: 1-3Applied, 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.
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 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.
Credits: 3This is a survey course for the field of food science. Topics include fundamental food science principles, the food industry, the food science professional, and contemporary issues. Notes: Spring.
FS 251 - Food Safety and Quality Management Systems
Credits: 3Fundamentals of management systems for food safety and quality and introduction to legal and regulatory principles for food safety and quality. Management systems including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Statistical Quality Control (SQC), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP), and International Standard Organization (ISO) 22000 will be discussed. The management systems monitoring and maintaining the safety and quality of the food products will be emphasized. Notes: Fall.
Credits: 4Study of physical and chemical factors affecting food quality and safety, including the effects of food processing and preparation methods. Students will become familiar with techniques in sensory evaluation and basic principles of food analysis. Prerequisites: FS 101; CHEM 108, CHEM 120 or CHEM 326. Corequisites: FS 341L-341. Notes: Even Fall.
FS 351-351L - Principles of Food Processing and Lab
Credits: 3Study of physical/chemical principles and approaches used in heat processing, freezing, dehydration, and fermentation of foods. Current processing methods will be considered in terms of preparation, processing, packaging, and quality control of food products. Prerequisites: FS 251 and CHEM 106 or CHEM 114. Corequisites: FS 351L-351. Notes: Odd Fall.
FS 400-400L/500-500L - Food Chemistry and Analysis and Lab
Credits: 5Principles and techniques of physical and chemical analysis of food products. It will include proximate analysis of moisture, protein, lipid, and carbohydrates and chemical or instrumental analysis of vitamins, minerals and food additives. Notes: Fall.
FS 451-451L/551-551L - New Food Product Development and Lab
Credits: 4This course is designed as a capstone course for undergraduate Food Science students and an introductory course for graduate students in food-related majors. The principles and technologies of food storage, process and packaging will be discussed in depth. Emphasis will be placed in the development of new food products. Prerequisites: FS 351-351L and MICR 311. Corequisites: FS 451L-451L/551L-551. Notes: Even Spring.
Credits: 1-3Students 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: 1-3A 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.
Credits: 1-3Applied, 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.
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: 1-6Independent 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.
Credits: 2Introduction to basic concepts for success as an apparel merchandising major. Topics include mass media, research, teams, and careers in apparel merchandising.
Credits: 3An investigation of fiber, yarn, fabrication, finishes and their interrelationship to specific end use and consumer satisfaction. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing. Corequisites: FSRM 242L-242.
Credits: 3Principles in the promotion of merchandise to varied consumer groups by all segments of the fashion industry. Study of the techniques used for fashion promotion. Experience in planning, execution, installation and evaluation of advertisements, displays, and special events. Corequisites: FSRM 274L-274.
Credits: 3Examination and application of customer service as a tool for business to develop positive interactions with current and potential customers. Discussion of customer service as an integral tool in customer relationship management. Cross-Listed: CS 282.
Credits: 3Course develops aesthetic judgment and design literacy of students. Fashion design for various levels of the industry including protective and functional clothing markets are studied. Prerequisites: FSRM 172. Corequisites: FSRM 315L-315.
Credits: 3Development of styles of dress from ancient times; social significance, symbolic meaning, and functions are investigated. The Snellman Hsia Collection serves as primary source material.
Credits: 3The study of aesthetics as it adds pleasure to our surroundings. Investigation of event design, store design, and product design that offer a multidimensional and unified brand experience. Applications of the elements and principles of design to a wide range of disciplines. Laboratory course to accompany FSRM 361. Corequisites: FSRM 361L-361.
Credits: 3Analysis of trends for the purpose of forecasting merchandise procurement. Development of merchandise lines within the forecast model. Study the buying process. Prerequisites: FSRM 253. Corequisites: FSRM 372L-372.
Credits: 3Social skills and professional conduct in a global workplace. Emphasis will be on interpersonal communication and cross-cultural interactions appropriate in the work environment. Cross-Listed: CS 381.
Credits: 3Examine and analyze the development and strategies of the continually changing structures within the retail community considering career opportunities, consumer demand and the competitive nature of retailing within the global economy.
Credits: 3Analysis of merchandising and marketing strategies for business profitability, sustainability and success. Emphasis on long term forecasting and planning; exploration of computer applications. Prerequisites: FSRM 372-372L and MATH 114. Corequisites: FSRM 472L-472.
Credits: 3Examine the process of globalization within the fiber, textile, apparel and retail (FTAR) complex. Analyze size, scope and components. Consider the role politics and social responsibilities have within global trading regions and the FTAR complex. Develop computer skills in sourcing. Prerequisites: FSRM 372-372L. Corequisites: FSRM 473L-473.
Credits: 1-5This travel-study course is designed to provide extra-mural educational experiences, as approved by and under the direction of a faculty member, and may be in cooperation with faculty and administrators at other institutions. Students will participate in hands-on activities and design educational activities for presentation at selected locations. Includes pre-travel orientation, post-travel self-evaluation, and a written report.
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. Prerequisites: FSRM 495.
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: 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. Prerequisites: CS 377, FSRM 462, and FSRM 477; 2.2 GPA required.