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FIN 2500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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FIN 2530-2549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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FIN 2860 - Personal Finance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
A study of the key concepts, tools, and techniques of personal financial management. Focus is placed on the financial statements of the individual. The balance sheet model includes a discussion of personal assets - both financial and non-financial, personal liabilities including all types of loans, and personal net worth. The implications of the current financial environment (i.e., changing tax laws, savings instruments, interest rates, etc.) is also considered from the standpoint of the individual.
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FIN 3010 - Survey of Finance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course is not open to business majors for credit. An introduction to the field of finance in the private sector. The student is introduced to financial management in the business firm to the principles of investment and valuation, and to financial markets and prices.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3030 - Personal Financial Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course provides a study of the key concepts and tools that are necessary to help students manage their personal finances and help them avoid financial difficulties as they transition from college life to their professional careers. Topics covered include budgeting, saving for financial emergencies and major purchases, investing for the future, retirement planning, selecting the appropriate investment instruments, use of insurance, and personal debt management. Other topics related to the current financial environment and their impact on personal financial management may be covered.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours and FIN 3010 or FIN 3680 .
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FIN 3100 - Principles of Risk Management and Insurance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An introductory study of the risk management process and the importance of insurance as a method of handling risk. This course is designed to generate an awareness of the nature of risk, its effects on individual and business decisions, and the methods available for treating risk. Course content includes property insurance, auto insurance, life and health insurance, workers compensation and employee benefits. Relationships between risk management and other functional areas of business are also considered.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3150 - Commercial Insurance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Provides a comprehensive examination of commercial property and liability insurance including commercial property and commercial liability risk management; the legal environment of property and liability insurance; and property and liability insurance function, practices and issues.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3100 .
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FIN 3350 - International Business Transactions (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
The mechanics of international trade involving private and public law are the essentials for study. Emphasis is on providing the exporter/importer with legal knowledge to facilitate international trade and its related activities. Basic international agreements for trade will be examined, including GATT and its implications for U.S. importers under American law. Legal problems of multinational corporations, technology transfer, and business ethics are also studied.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and LAW 2150 or permission of the instructor.
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FIN 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3510 - Junior Honors Thesis (1-3)
When Offered: On Demand
Independent study and research project directed by a departmental faculty advisor on a topic of mutual interest to both student and advisor. The thesis should be completed during the student’s junior and senior years and includes a formal presentation to the college faculty.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in the classroom situation.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3600 - Personal Insurance (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Provides a comprehensive examination of the personal risk management and financial planning uses of personal property and liability insurance, and life and health insurance. Discussion includes homeowners policies and other residential insurance coverages, small business needs for property and liability insurance, life insurance, and health insurance. Also considered are retirement planning, estate planning, and business continuation planning.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3100 .
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FIN 3680 - Introduction to Finance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An introduction to the field of finance in the private sector. The student is introduced to financial management in the business firm to the principles of investment and valuation, and to financial markets and prices.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours, ACC 2100 , and MAT 1035 or MAT 1030 or MAT 1110 .
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FIN 3690 - Financial Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Study of financial functions of a business enterprise conducted from the standpoint of the financial manager. Emphasis on analysis, planning, and control; working capital management; capital budgeting; long-term financing; financial structure and valuation; and required return.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3680 .
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FIN 3700 - Employee Benefits (3)
When Offered: Spring
A comprehensive analysis of employee benefits from management, insurance, and public policy viewpoints. The design and financing aspects of benefits, ranging from health care to dependent care to pensions are examined in meeting the needs of a diverse workforce.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3720 - Group Benefits Management (3)
When Offered: Fall
This course examines a wide variety of employee welfare benefits including: dependent care and family leave benefits; work/life benefits-such as financial planning, adoption assistance, legal services, and education assistance; and vacation and other time-off benefits. Material explores the important topic of flexible benefit plans and flexible spending accounts, and the course then covers various functions associated with welfare plans such as administration, communication and taxation.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours Prerequisite or Corequisite: FIN 3700 .
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FIN 3730 - Health Plan Design and Management (3)
When Offered: Spring
The purpose of the course is to provide a theoretical basis for understanding the practical issues in health plan design, management and administration. The course is designed to provide a framework for thinking about health care costs and financing in a comprehensive way that engenders well-managed group benefit programs, as well as providing a theoretical basis for understanding the practical issues in health plan design, management and administration. The material includes an overview of the structure, conduct and performance of the U.S. health care industry and alternative health care funding arrangements. The course also explores current and developing issues of relevance to health care financing.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours. Prerequisite or Corequisite: FIN 3700 .
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FIN 3780 - Estate Planning (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course covers the basic concepts and constraints of estate and gift tax planning as the primary method of orderly and intentional wealth transfer. Students will be exposed to the major strategies employed by practitioners when developing estate plans. Topics covered include wills, trusts, estates, risk management, insurance, retirement planning, and taxation.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours, FIN 3100 and FIN 3680 .
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FIN 3790 - Banking and Financial Markets (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A study of the theory and practice of the flow of funds from savers to borrowers through the financial markets. It includes the study of banks and other financial institutions through which funds flow, and of the financial instruments such as stocks, bonds, T-bills, etc. used in the transfer of funds from savers to borrowers. The focus is on the supply and demand for short-term and long-term funds in the financial markets, the resulting yields, and the overall effects of financial market conditions on the functioning of the economy.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3680 .
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FIN 3850 - Real Estate Principles and Practices (3)
When Offered: Spring
A comprehensive introduction to real estate, with emphasis on finance, investment, law, appraisal, brokerage, and property management applications.
Prerequisite: 54 earned hours
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FIN 3880 - Retirement and Employee Benefit Planning (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course covers the concepts involved in developing retirement and employee benefit plans from both the employer and employee perspectives. Participants will study the legislation that impacts plan design and the tax advantages and disadvantages of various qualified and non-qualified plans including IRAs and pension and profit sharing plans. Federal Social Security, Medicare, and business applications will also be addressed.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3100 . Corequisite: FIN 3890 .
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FIN 3890 - Survey of Investments (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A survey of investment instruments and investment goals. The course provides an overview of basic techniques used to analyze, evaluate, and manage investments. Investment instruments examined include money market instruments, common stocks, bonds, options, futures, and investment companies.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3680 .
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FIN 3900 - Internship (3-9)
When Offered: Summer Session
Work experience in business. Nine semester hours of credit are granted for a minimum 600-hour internship. Six semester hours are granted for a minimum 400-hour internship. Three semester hours are granted for a minimum 200-hour internship. Minimum hours must be fulfilled during no more than a 15-week period. Credits are generally given during the summer only.
Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours, admission to the Walker College of Business and permission of the departmental chair.
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FIN 3990 - Financial Analysis Using Computer Applications (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
The primary objective of this course is to provide students with a number of tools (particularly computer applications) to analyze and solve problems and to enhance their understanding of finance and risk management concepts through real world applications. Students will examine cash budgeting, pro forma analysis, capital budgeting, portfolio analysis, risk management, and analysis of big data. Students will be expected to use computer applications (for example, Excel) extensively as a tool for analysis. Study of the course material is intended to further develop analytical and critical thinking skills.
Prerequisites: 54 earned hours and FIN 3680 .
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FIN 4500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
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FIN 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (1-3)
When Offered: On Demand
Independent study and research project directed by a departmental faculty advisor on a topic of mutual interest to both student and advisor. The thesis should be completed during the student’s junior and senior years and includes a formal presentation to the college faculty.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
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FIN 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
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FIN 4580 - Financial Planning (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course provides a comprehensive examination of the financial planning process that is necessary to reach individuals’ goals relating to retirement planning, college planning and estate planning. Students will be given an opportunity to explore how insurance products and investments are utilized to meet long-term goals.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, FIN 3780 , and FIN 3880 .
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FIN 4610 - Commercial Bank Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A study of the management decisions needed in order to successfully operate a commercial bank as a part of the financial services industry. The competitive structure of the industry and problems of banks and other financial institutions are considered. Emphasis is given to asset/liability management.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, FIN 3690 , and either FIN 3790 or ECO 3070 .
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FIN 4620 - Investment Management I (3)
When Offered: Fall
An introduction to security analysis and investment management. Topics covered include using investment information resources, evaluation of overall economic and market conditions, and stock selection and evaluation methods. Particular emphasis is placed on the practical application of stock valuation techniques and other security analysis tools. Detailed stock analysis projects are completed and presented. Students receive hands-on investment experience through the management of the Elbert V. Bowden Student Managed Investment Fund. Students taking this course MUST also take FIN 4622 - Investment Management II (3) and will not receive a grade in this course until FIN 4622 is completed.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and permission of the instructor. Corequisites: FIN 3690 and FIN 3890 .
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FIN 4622 - Investment Management II (3)
When Offered: Spring
A continuation of the study of security analysis and investment management. More advanced topics and techniques are covered, including portfolio theory, asset allocation, market efficiency, and portfolio risk/return measurement and evaluation. Additional stock analysis projects are completed and presented. An annual report for the Elbert V. Bowden Student Managed Investment Fund must be prepared and presented. Students receive hands-on investment experience through the management of the Student Managed Investment Fund.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and FIN 4620 .
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FIN 4660 - Advanced Financial Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A continuation of the study of corporate finance, begun in FIN 3690 . Emphasis on applied financial analysis and financial decision-making. More advanced topics and techniques are covered. Course coverage includes financial statement analysis, analysis of risk and return and working capital management.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, FIN 3690 , and FIN 3990 .
Computer applications are required.
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FIN 4700 - Insurance Operations (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
In-depth study of essential operations of insurance companies and agencies, focusing on product development, marketing, actuarial, underwriting, claims and financial activities. The course will examine business strategies and global operations of insurers and the regulatory environment in which they operate. The course will also examine the organizational, sales and financial management of insurance agencies.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and FIN 3100
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FIN 4710 - Issues in Bank Management (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course focuses on the real world, day-to-day operation of commercial banks and the rapidly changing legal, regulatory, and competitive environment in the banking/financial services industry. Important topics covered include commercial and consumer lending, trust functions and services, mergers and acquisitions, funds management and investments, international banking activities, and others.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, FIN 4610 , and permission of the instructor.
Students are required to do a research project involving interviews with bankers, and focusing on a current topic of interest to bankers.
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FIN 4750 - International Business Finance (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A study of international markets and the financial operations that take place in those markets. The financial aspects and operations of multinational corporations are highlighted. Key topics covered include exchange rate behavior and risk management, financing of international trade and operations, and international capital budgeting.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and FIN 3680 .
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FIN 4770 - Derivatives and Financial Risk Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course provides a theoretical and practical analysis of the following derivative instruments: forwards, futures, options, options on futures, and swaps. Topics include speculative and hedging strategies, with additional emphasis placed on arbitrage pricing and the mathematics of security valuation.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and FIN 3890 .
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FIN 4800 - International Insurance Markets (3)
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to expose students to the placement of insurance on an international level. Students will travel to London, which is the home to many of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers. The 3-hour course will be offered during the spring semester and students will travel to London over spring break. The course involves an analysis of the mechanisms employed to transfer risk from main street USA exposures to ultimate risk bearers around the world. Students will also learn about the regulatory environments involved in the process. While in London, students will meet with Lloyds of London brokers and underwriters, spend a day on the underwriting floor at Lloyds, learn about wholesale and reinsurance brokering, and attend short seminars at various insurance intermediaries. Students will also have a short time to visit historic and cultural sites during the week.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, and FIN 3100
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FIN 4810 - Seminar (1-3)
When Offered: On Demand
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours and a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course
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FIN 4950 - Enterprise Risk and Insurance Management (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
This course examines how corporations approach the problem of dealing with risks in today’s complex marketplace. Emphasis is given to the economic impact of risk on the firm, concentrating on minimizing the cost of risk regardless of the source. Consideration is given to the various sources of risk classifications including hazard risk, operational risk, strategic risk, and financial risk. Alternative methods of dealing with, managing, and financing risk are considered. Methods include loss prevention, risk retention, insurance purchasing, and risk financing techniques available through the capital markets. We also discuss today’s global marketplace and the risks faced by multinational firms.
Prerequisites: 84 earned hours, a minimum grade of “C” (2.0) in any Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, FIN 3100 , and FIN 3990 . Prerequisite or Co-requisite: FIN 3150
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FDN 2150 - Discourses in Democracy: The Effects of Policy on Lived Experiences (3)
When Offered: Spring; Summer Session
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Critical Consciousness: Learning for Equity and Justice”)
Why does policy look different in real life than it does when policymakers and politicians talk about it? An example of this disconnect between policy discourse, policy, and educational realities can be seen when politicians and policies perpetually set out to change education while many perceive that education is still “failing.” In this course, we will consider the ways policy looks different depending on your perspective - how the building and understanding of policy knowledge is influenced by power. We will engage with the ideas, the concepts of democracy that we use - to understand how our thinking frameworks impact both how we understand an issue and how we then formulate responses. To root our collective understanding of ‘policy problems,’ the course will begin with a brief introduction to the policy world - considering educational as well as social, economic, and environmental issues. We will continue to think about the frameworks or discourses surrounding them, considering the policy documents and processes, but also the lived experiences of those affected to critically examine how policy and our frameworks for understanding policy can be a major driver in the reproduction of inequality. This course will focus on students developing a sense of how they fit into the discourses of democracy and what that means for their everyday practice to offer just and sustainable solutions.
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FDN 2250 - Why Read? The Literature of Love, Learning, and Liberation (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Literary Studies Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Critical Consciousness: Learning for Equity and Justice”)
This course will focus on the genre of novels, short stories, and works of narrative non-fiction (including philosophical works) that explore the act of reading itself. A rich and intriguing body of novels and short stories explores and examines through characters and human relationships the question of Why Read? Through our encounters with these books and stories, both in silently reading alone and in conversations with others, we will begin to see how stories about reading and learning to read reveal to us answers to the questions of what is the value and purpose of reading and its relationship to critical consciousness. In surprising and fascinating ways this engagement will also begin to show us the value of a liberal education in our lives and its relationship to liberation from the limiting consequences of oppressive socialization.
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FDN 2350 - Unlearning Racism (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Social Science Designation; Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Critical Consciousness: Learning for Equity and Justice”)
Understanding and developing racial literacy is at the core of this course and is particularly important in an increasingly multicultural and global world. In this course, students will acquire the tools and the abilities to critically analyze racial/racist ideologies, racial norms, and racial patterns embedded in society and in institutions. The goal of this course is to produce racially literate citizens capable of problematizing the constructions of race and racist practices. Consequently, this course requires a commitment to break the taboos of talking about race by grappling with and appreciating diverse and unfamiliar experiences and recognizing that there is much to learn. The content and major modes of inquiry that guide this course are highly interdisciplinary and include sociology, social psychology, Critical Race Theory, Critical Social Theory, qualitative studies, history, and anthropology.
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FDN 2400 - Critical Perspectives on Learning and Teaching (2)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Learning and teaching and the relations between learners and teachers are inherently moral, intellectual, and emotional. Beginning with the deceptively simple questions Why Learn? and Why Teach?, this course provides students with the opportunity to explore such questions in the context of what education should mean for democratic life. Examining schooling from the perspective of the reflective practitioner, the course helps students inquire into and voice understandings of the varied ways that social, cultural, and political issues impact teaching and learning, especially the intersections of race, class, gender, sexuality and religion. Students and professors will work together to develop specific questions that will guide students as they engage in an inquiry project in a school or in the community. The ability to ask and answer questions is fostered throughout the course and is put into practice in the inquiry project. Must be taken prior to admission to teacher education. Lecture two hours, laboratory one hour.
Prerequisite or corequisite: C I 2300 . May also be taken concurrently with PSY 3010 .
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FDN 3015 - Developing and Using Classroom Assessments (2)
When Offered: On Demand
An overview of the basic concepts used in developing and using classroom assessments. Students are introduced to strategies used to set objectives and assess student learning including traditional, authentic, and performance techniques. Topics include: test item construction, test score statistics, item analysis, standardized tests, and grading and reporting to parents. Effective assessment strategies are modeled and applied to educational settings in North Carolina. Links quality assessment to effective teaching and effective schools.
(Same as C I 3015 .)
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FDN 3100 - Classroom Use of Microcomputers in Grades K-12 (2)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
An introduction to the applications of microcomputer technology in instructional settings. Topics included are popular computer systems used in schools; word processing; data storage and retrieval; software evaluation, selection and use; and computer languages designed for classroom instruction.
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FDN 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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FDN 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: On Demand
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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FDN 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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FDN 4200 - Psychology of Reading for the Classroom Teacher (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Provides classroom teachers with a comprehensive overview of modern learning theories as they apply to the psychology of reading behavior and the psychology of reading instruction. The course is organized in such a way that students are guided into critical evaluation and analysis of reading practices in relation to prevalent theories of learning. Students are encouraged to formulate ways in which learning theories can be translated into reading behavior and used to develop teaching strategies for teaching instruction.
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FDN 4800 - Education of the Culturally Diverse (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A general survey of situations encountered by the teacher in a culturally diverse society. As emphasis on the development of the empathetic teacher and the creation of teacher strategies and materials. Open to graduates and seniors.
[Dual-listed with FDN 5801.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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FDN 4810 - Education in Appalachian America (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A course designed to assist the teacher of mountain children in understanding the pupil and school in the Appalachian culture. Various Appalachian cultural descriptors and their effect on schooling will be discussed with attention to the creation of teaching strategies and materials. Open to graduates and seniors.
[Dual-listed with FDN 5810.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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FRE 1010 - Beginning French I (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Introduction to basic skills necessary for understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French, with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language. Open to students with no previous experience in French or whose French placement test score indicates deficiency.
Laboratory work required. (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 1020 - Beginning French II (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Continuation of skills development in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing French with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language.
Prerequisite: FRE 1010 or consent of the advisor.
Laboratory work required. (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 1030 - Accelerated Beginning French (6)
When Offered: On Demand
Combines FRE 1010 and FRE 1020 . Open to students with no previous experience in French or whose French placement score indicates deficiency. Meets daily for a total of 300 minutes per week.
Laboratory work required.
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FRE 1040 - Intermediate French I (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Focus on various aspects of culture, society, literature, traditions, and daily preoccupations through continued development of communicative language skills. Reinforcement, expansion, and synthesis of concepts of language and culture through contact with authentic materials.
Prerequisite: adequate score on the placement test or FRE 1020 , or FRE 1030 , or the equivalent.
Laboratory work required. (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 1050 - Intermediate French II (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
Focus on various aspects and perspectives of selected French-speaking cultures outside of France, including francophone peoples of Canada, the Caribbean, and/or the African continent. Continued development of communicative language skills through contact with authentic materials, readings, and films.
Prerequisite: FRE 1040 or the equivalent.
Laboratory work required. (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 1060 - Accelerated Intermediate French (6)
When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
Combines FRE 1040 and FRE 1050 . Class meets daily for a total of 300 minutes per week.
(*NOTE: Only 3 s.h. of this 6 s.h. course may count for general education credit in a theme.) IN ORDER TO REGISTER FOR COURSES TAUGHT IN FRENCH ON THE 2000 LEVEL OR ABOVE, STUDENTS MUST COMPLETE FRE 1050 OR FRE 1060 OR MAKE AN ADEQUATE SCORE ON THE PLACEMENT TEST.
Prerequisite: FRE 1020 or the equivalent.
Laboratory work required. (Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 2005 - Intensive Grammar Review (3)
When Offered: Fall
Comprehensive review for thorough understanding of the elements of the French language necessary for students wishing to pursue further studies in French.
Prerequisite: FRE 1050 or FRE 1060 , or the equivalent, or an adequate score on the placement test.
Laboratory work required. Required for minors and majors.
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FRE 2006 - French Sound and Script (3)
When Offered: Fall
A study of the sound system in French, the phonetic alphabet and its use. Oral practice aimed at improving pronunciation and orthography.
Prerequisite: FRE 1050 or FRE 1060 ,an adequate score on the placement test, or consent of the instructor.
Laboratory work required.
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FRE 2010 - Spoken French (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Study of French sounds, vocabulary, and structures targeting listening comprehension and oral self-expression in French. Practice aimed at improving pronunciation, idiomatic usage, discursive and presentational modes of the language.
Prerequisite: FRE 1050 or FRE 1060 ,an adequate score on the placement test, or consent of the instructor.
Laboratory work required. Required for minors and majors.
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FRE 2025 - Introduction to Literature and Writing (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course will focus on the development of skills necessary for critical reading of and writing about literature (examination of genres, concepts of literary structure, language use, and critical theories) through examination of selected works. The course also aims at improving the student’s ability to write in French with grammatical correctness. This course satisfies the 2000-level major requirement in French literature.
Prerequisite: FRE 2005 .
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FRE 2035 - The French Speaking World (3)
When Offered: Fall
Initiation to French-speaking cultures of the world, including Europe, West and Central Africa, Quebec, and the Antilles. Continued practice of language skills through various readings, discussions, presentations, and written assignments in French.
Prerequisite: FRE 2005 or consent of the instructor.
Required for majors.
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FRE 2045 - Children’s and Adolescent Literature (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
This course will focus on select literary texts from the French-speaking world, including francophone Europe, Africa, the Antilles, and the Americas that, while certainly enjoyed by adults, were intended for younger reading audiences. Continued development of students’ French language skills through readings, written assignments, and class discussions. This course satisfies the 2000-level major requirement in French literature. The course content may vary, but FRE 2045 may count only once in fulfillment of major or minor program requirements in French.
Prerequisite: FRE 2005 .
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FRE 2055 - Women Writers of French Expression (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
urope, Africa, the Antilles, and the Americas. Continued development of students’ French language skills through readings, written assignments, and class discussions. This course satisfies the 2000-level major requirement in French literature. The course content may vary, but FRE 2055 may count only once in fulfillment of major or minor program requirements in French.
Prerequisite: FRE 2005 .
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 2065 - Black Writers of French Expression (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
This course will focus on select literary texts by black writers of the French-speaking world, including francophone Europe, Africa, and the Antilles. Continued development of students’ French language skills through readings, written assignments, and class discussions. This course satisfies the 2000-level major requirement in French literature. The course content may vary, but FRE 2065 may count only once in fulfillment of major or minor program requirements in French.
Prerequisite: FRE 2005 .
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FRE 2500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: On Demand
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FRE 2530-2549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
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FRE 3030 - Masterworks of French Literature (3)
When Offered: Fall. Alternate years
A study of selected works of French literature from the Medieval to the Modern period.
Prerequisite: one 2000-level FRE literature course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ) or consent of the instructor.
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FRE 3035 - Literature and Film (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course will focus on select literary texts of French expression and cinematographic adaptations of them. This course satisfies the 3000/4000-level major requirement in French literature. The course content may vary, but FRE 3035 may count only once in fulfillment of major or minor program requirements in French.
Prerequisite: one 2000-level FRE literature course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ) or consent of the instructor; and R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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FRE 3040 - French Culture and Civilization (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
A study of the culture of France and the francophone world from the Medieval to the Modern period as seen through social and political developments, cultural institutions, and the arts. This course satisfies the 3000/4000-level major requirement in French cultural studies.
Prerequisites: FRE 2005 and FRE 2010 or consent of the instructor.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 3045 - Translation Techniques (3)
When Offered: On Demand
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
Introduction to practical translation techniques to prepare students of French to produce French-English and English-French translations.
Prerequisites: FRE 2005 and one 2000-level FRE literature course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ); and R C 2001 or its equivalent.
Required for majors.
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FRE 3050 - Masterworks of Francophone Literature (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course will focus on select literary texts by writers of the French-speaking world beyond France, with special emphasis on (post) colonial literatures of francophone Africa and the Antilles. This course satisfies the 3000/4000-level major requirement in French literature. The course content may vary, but FRE 3050 may count only once in fulfillment of major or minor program requirements in French.
Prerequisite: one 2000-level FRE literature course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ) or consent of the instructor; and R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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FRE 3065 - Francophone Culture Through Film (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
An in-depth study of selected films that reveal traditional and contemporary aspects of Francophone culture with focus on such issues as immigration and past colonization, nationalism, religion, freedom, education, parenthood, marriage, and aging. Special consideration of films produced in France, Africa, Canada, Belgium, and Switzerland.
Prerequisites: one 2000-level FRE literature or culture course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ) or consent of the instructor; and R C 2001 or its equivalent. Laboratory work required.
Laboratory work required.
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FRE 3080 - Advanced Grammar and Composition (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
Intensive study of the various types of expository writing with emphasis on the morphology and idiomatic expressions of French.
Prerequisites: FRE 2005 and FRE 2010 or consent of the instructor.
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FRE 3095 - Business French (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Focus on various types of business correspondence, with emphasis on current, specialized vocabulary pertinent to international trade and business, and ability to write and communicate via business letters, ads, memos, etc. Students must keep a “business portfolio.”
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and FRE 2005 or consent of the instructor.
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FRE 3500 - Independent Study (1-3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
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FRE 3510 - Junior/Senior Honors Seminar in French (3)
When Offered: On Demand
A study of major works, authors, genres, or literary movements in literature of the Francophone world (European, West African, or Caribbean). Enrollment is by invitation of the department, or by application.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)
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FRE 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: Fall; Spring; On Demand
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation.
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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FRE 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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FRE 4010 - Aspects of Francophone Culture (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
An in-depth study of French literature outside of France. Special consideration will be given to the themes and style of representative works from Africa, the Antilles, Madagascar, and Canada.
Prerequisite: one 2000-level FRE literature course (FRE 2025 , FRE 2035 , FRE 2045 , FRE 2055 , or FRE 2065 ) or consent of the instructor.
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FRE 4075 - Advanced Conversation (3)
When Offered: On Demand
Development of skills necessary to express ideas fluently on contemporary cultural, literary, and professional issues.
Prerequisites: junior or senior standing and FRE 2010 or consent of the instructor.
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FRE 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
Independent study and research. Honors thesis directed by a member of the French faculty in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures and graded by a departmental committee. Oral presentation.
Prerequisites: completion of LLC 2510 and FRE 3510 with at least a “B” average.
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FRE 4530-4549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
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FRE 4565 - Advanced French Expression (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Capstone Experience
Students will have the opportunity to advance their oral and written proficiencies by examining and using different registers of contemporary spoken French as well as analyzing different written genres. Their oral work will be based on reading and discussing current articles from newspapers and periodicals; their written work will be modeled on selected literary and cultural narratives written by experienced French writers.
Prerequisites: senior standing and a 3000-level FRE Writing in the Discipline (WID) course, or consent of the instructor.
[Dual-listed with FRE 5565.] Dual-listed courses require senior standing; juniors may enroll with permission of the department.
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GWS 2421 - Sex, Gender, and Power (3)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “Intersections: Race, Class, and Gender”)
This course provides an interdisciplinary introduction to the critical study of sex, gender, and power in historical and contemporary contexts. This course utilizes an intersectional approach that considers the interrelatedness of gender, race, sexuality, disability, class, and other axes of identity. In addition, this course serves as an introduction to the interdisciplinary field of Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies.
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GWS 2525 - Global Women’s Issues (3)
When Offered: Spring
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “From Empire to Globalization”)
This course explores the diversity of women’s experiences emerging from postcolonial or “third world” contexts, with particular attention to the challenges that considerations of differences as well as transnational connections pose for feminist thought and practice. Questions of representation, agency, and border crossings are grounded in local histories and the ambiguous implications of a globalization and “development” in out- of-the-way places.
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GWS 2530-2549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: On Demand
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GWS 2600 - Introduction to LGBT Studies (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Liberal Studies Experience
This course will provide a multi-disciplinary introduction to the study of historical, cultural, political and theoretical issues relevant to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and communities and their allies.
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GWS 3000 - Feminist Theories (3)
When Offered: Fall
GEN ED: Junior Writing in the Discipline (WID)
This course surveys a wide range of contemporary theories of gender, sex, sexuality, and inequality. Students will engage intersectional and transnational approaches to feminist theorizing and develop a critical framework for questioning assumptions about sex, gender, and sexuality.
Prerequisite: R C 2001 or its equivalent.
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GWS 3050 - Classics in Feminist Thought and Action (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course explores figures and ideas in feminism, key moments of feminist action, and offers an opportunity for in-depth study of important feminist texts. Topic, cultural, ethnic, and geographical focus will vary with instructor.
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GWS 3100 - Girls Coming of Age (3)
When Offered: Spring
Covering recent scholarship on girls in the context of the conceptual and theoretical frameworks developed in the field of women’s studies, this course highlights the gendered character of the concerns of childhood, child development, and adolescence. In order to understand the cultural forces shaping the lives of girls, the course investigates both the scholarly literature on girls and girls’ literature and culture, situating girls in terms of class, gender, race, ethnicity, and sexuality. Students will come to understand the values, structures, and trajectories that have come to define girlhood, girls’ identities, and girls’ practices.
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GWS 3350 - Gender, Media and Popular Culture (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course uses a variety of critical and theoretical approaches in its examination of how popular culture representations of gender reveal and reflect current social conditions and shape society. Areas of study may include, but are not limited to, television, film, music, advertisements, magazines, fiction, cartoons, graphic novels, video games, newspapers, the Internet, and social media.
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GWS 3400 - Women, Food, and Nature (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course brings food studies and environmental studies together to examine gender and sustainability. The course thus considers women as the majority of the world’s agricultural workers, and further considers gender in issues of the production, consumption, processing, and organization of food. Contemporary issues such as famine, genetically-modified foods, and the “slow food” movement are discussed.
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GWS 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
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GWS 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
When Offered: Fall; Spring
A supervised experience in the instructional process on the university level through direct participation in a classroom situation
May be repeated for a total credit of three semester hours. Graded on an S/U basis.
Prerequisite: junior or senior standing.
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GWS 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
When Offered: Fall; Spring. On Demand
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GWS 3600 - LGBT Studies Seminar (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
Variable content. An intensive study of special problems, topics, or issues related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender studies.
Barring duplication of content, a student may repeat the course for a total credit of six semester hours.
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GWS 3700 - Interpreting Bodies (3)
When Offered: On Demand
This course examines conceptions and representations of the body and embodiment and their interactions with understandings of gender, subjectivity, and normality. This course emphasizes how the body is theorized in Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies. The specific topic of the course will vary. Topics covered may include, but are not limited to, feminist disability studies, norms of health/wellness, sexualities, new materialism, affect theory, and representations of bodies. Consideration is given to how social, political, and economic realities shape human bodies in local and global contexts.
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GWS 4100 - Major Figures (3)
When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
Variable topic. This course provides an opportunity for in-depth study of the contributions of one or more major figures in gender, women’s, and sexuality studies.
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