Prerequisite(s): Departmental approval required, Passing score on National Peace Officer Selection Test.
Completes all training required by Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) to become certified as a Special Function Officer. Certification may become active when hired by an agency with Peace Officer authority.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair
Presents practical and theoretical foundations for fostering reading competence in children, grade 3 to 6. Surveys three essential components of learning to read; fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as well as reading motivation and academic reading. Addresses the explicit gradual release of responsibility model and think-alouds. Provides collaborative activities and public school field experience where original lesson plans are taught. Emphasizes findings of the National Reading Panel, International Reading Association standards and positions in literacy instruction, as well as Utah Common Core curriculum requirements.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 2010 and University Advanced Standing
Presents managerial accounting concepts and explains how these concepts apply to specific operations within the hospitality industry. Utilizes lectures, demonstrations, and case studies in class. May be delivered online.
Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.
Prerequisite(s): DGM 2221 and Portfolio Acceptance
Explores video and computer gaming from historic, economic, and production perspectives. Introduces game theory, analysis, design documentation, and development.
Lab access fee of $35 for computers applies.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1050 or MATH 1055 with a grade of C or higher within the past two years or a placement by the appropriate placement test (taken within the past two years)
Introductory statistics course for statistics majors. Applies discrete and continuous probability distributions to real data sets. Teaches confidence intervals and hypothesis testing for both one and two sample problems. Covers introductory topics in experimental design, linear regression, nonparametric statistics, and categorical data analysis.
Explores the evaluation, selection, and use of technology for children. Develops students' confidence in the use of a variety of technologies. Includes authentic hands-on experiences with digital tools. May be delivered online.
Prerequisite(s): (MKTG 2200 or ENGL 2010) and University Advanced Standing
Studies the history and future of tourism, the impacts (environment, culture, economy) of tourism, and tourist behavior. Includes lectures, case studies, field trips, and guest speakers. Completers should be sophisticated travelers and understand the nature of the world's largest industry and its impacts on society and national economies.
Prerequisite(s): Junior standing in the Family Studies emphasis, FAMS 4500, permission of instructor, and University Advanced Standing
Provides integration of classroom learning with learning that takes place in an on-site internship. Intended to be taken concurrently with FAMS 481R or FAMS 482R. May be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): HONR 400R and (Senior status or permission of Honors Director) and University Advanced Standing
Corequisite(s): Enrollment in Honors Program
For students completing a baccalaureate degree and the Honors Program. Provides an opportunity for seniors in the Program to research, design, carry out, and report results of an project related to their major, supervised by a faculty mentor. Includes independent research and creative endeavor as necessary. Culminates in the public presentation in a seminar, colloquium, recital, show, portfolio, or other appropriate method in the discipline, and the preparation of a written section evaluating or reflecting on the project's results. May be taken as an extension of research pursued in Honors Thesis 498R; may be taken as a substitute for Honors Thesis 498R. If a student's major department requires a comparable course (with, for instance, substantial written component), that course may be substituted, with permission of the Ho
Prerequisite(s): CMGT 1020 and (MAT 1010 or higher or EGDT 1600) and University Advanced Standing
Investigates the general physical properties of construction materials and their common quality control/assurance tests conducted in the construction industry. Analyzes results of these tests and how they affect construction design. Emphasizes the performance of field and lab testing procedures used in heavy civil construction.
Course Lab Supplies fee of $17 for materials applies.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing
Provides students the opportunity to participate in a professional organization in the construction field. Utilizes guest speakers, attendance at professional meetings, and competitions. Should be taken once each year during BS program for a maximum of two (2) credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010
Introduces students to the interdisciplinary study of American culture. Employs insights and approaches from literature, history, art, sociology, anthropology, and political science. Analyzes a variety of texts and artifacts. Explores selected themes and issues central to American Studies.
Examines the fundamentals of music theory such as pitch notation, meter, rhythm, time signatures, intervals, major and minor scales, key signatures, and triads. Fulfills the Fine Arts general education distribution requirement and addresses essential learning outcomes of quantitative reasoning.
Lab access fee of $10 for computers applies.
Prerequisite(s): Placement into ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 or higher
Examines what the world will look like in 25 years due to the influence of seven global dimensions or the 7 Revolutions (population, resource management, technology, information/knowledge, economic integration conflict, and governance). Explores various global, political, economic, social, and behavioral systems; and examines underlying causes of those issues within students' lives. Introduces academic skills in research, communication, critical thinking, and personal leadership.
Enhances a comprehensive understanding of digital citizenship, information literacy, and digital wellness. Guides teachers to inform their students to become responsible and informed digital citizens in today's interconnected world.
