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Criminal Investigations


CJ-1340

Average GPA: 3.48
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 1539
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): CJ 1010; CJ 1390 is also strongly recommended as a pre- or co-requisite for Criminal Justice majors
Introduces the fundamentals of criminal investigations. Examines the techniques commonly utilized by investigative personnel for crimes against property and persons to include case management and documentation, interacting with victims, witnesses and suspects, and crime scene analysis. May be delivered online.
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Trigonometry


MATH-1060

Average GPA: 2.73
Withdraw Rate: 8%
Total Enrollment: 2869
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): Within the past two years: MATH 1050 or MATH 1055 with a grade of C or higher or appropriate math placement score.
Includes the unit circle and right triangle definitions of the trigonometric functions, graphing trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities, trigonometric equations, inverse trigonometric functions, the Law of Sines and the Law of Cosines, vectors, complex numbers, polar coordinates, and rotation of axes.
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Medical Terminology I


HLTH-1300

Average GPA: 3.6
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 3131
Number of Reviews: 0
Helps students read and understand the language of medical terminology. Stresses terminology usage and accuracy. Studies elements, abbreviations, spelling, pronunciation, and logic of medical terminology. Includes lectures and audiovisual presentations.
Canvas Course Mats $82/Pearson applies.
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Communicating Digital Design


DGM-1240

Average GPA: 3.38
Withdraw Rate: 4%
Total Enrollment: 204
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): DGM 1230
Focuses on the development of highly creative and visual design documentation; how to communicate both written and visual information in meaningful ways in a highly technical field. Teaches why communicating a particular design challenge is just as important as the design itself, and why writing, layout, and visual clarity is critical to mastering UX and Digital Product Design. Sets the foundation for all documentation assignments in the Web Design and Development degree.
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Global Tourism


HM-3200

Average GPA: 3.25
Withdraw Rate: 3%
Total Enrollment: 73
Number of Reviews: 0
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.
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Introduction to 3D Modeling and Surfacing


DGM-1660

Average GPA: 2.87
Withdraw Rate: 8%
Total Enrollment: 541
Number of Reviews: 0
Covers the 3D pipeline which includes pre-production (rough placeholder art), production (finished art), and post production (composite and effects). Instructs students to develop 3D models, UV maps, and 2D textures. Teaches how to integrate models into a realtime rendering engine.
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Architectural Rendering FF


EGDT-1720

Average GPA: 3.24
Withdraw Rate: 5%
Total Enrollment: 791
Number of Reviews: 0
Discusses how Architectural Rendering plays an important role in the way we view and present the world around us, including: elements in the physical and natural world, as well as the influences human cultures have on our society through the construction of buildings, structures, and other works of man. Introduces the necessary skills and practices required in architectural rendering theory and presentation. Develops skills in perspective, layout, shading, color theory and presentations of interior and exterior architectural rendering projects.
Course fee of $10 applies.
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Health Psychology


PSY-3105

Average GPA: 3.44
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 964
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): (PSY 1010 or PSY 1100) with grade C- or higher or (Community Health major and HLTH 2800 or HLTH 3260) with grade C- or higher, ENGL 2010 with grade C+ or higher, and University Advanced Standing
Examines underlying biological, psychological, and social factors, that interact and contribute to illnesses. Examines how beliefs, attitudes, and lifestyles contribute to overall health. Includes preventative strategies and techniques. Introduces motivational strategies to work productively with patients in healthcare settings.
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Introduction to Brain and Behavior SS


PSY-2710

Average GPA: 3.08
Withdraw Rate: 7%
Total Enrollment: 2056
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005 with a C- or higher
Introduces neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Includes how neurons communicate to coordinate various functions and behaviors. Addresses research methods used to study the brain and the nervous-system mechanisms to control functions and behaviors.
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Business Statistics I


MGMT-2340

Average GPA: 3.2
Withdraw Rate: 5%
Total Enrollment: 5443
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1050, MATH 1055, or MATH 1090 or higher, or appropriate test scores
Presents an application of statistics in business and economics covering methods of collecting, analyzing, and presenting data. Includes frequency distributions, averages, index numbers, probability, sampling, estimation, analysis of variance, time series, regression and correlation, and chi-square.
May be delivered online.
Canvas Course Mats $78/McGraw applies.
Lab access fee of $32 for computers applies.
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Dance as an Art Form FF


DANC-1010

Average GPA: 2.86
Withdraw Rate: 5%
Total Enrollment: 1185
Number of Reviews: 0
Explores multi-cultural dance and movement expression. Studies the different ways in which world cultures are expressed through dance and movement. Overviews dance history and traces the evolution of dance as an art form. Examines the art and craft of dance making, dance as an expression of culture and community. Explores dance as artistic expression in 20th Century America.
Course lab fee of $30 for World Dance applies.
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Introduction to World Music GI


MUSC-102G

Average GPA: 2.91
Withdraw Rate: 5%
Total Enrollment: 714
Number of Reviews: 0
Explores diverse music throughout the world. Studies melody, harmony, form, and rhythm in international historical and cultural contexts.
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Organic Chemistry II Laboratory


CHEM-2325

Average GPA: 3.6
Withdraw Rate: 3%
Total Enrollment: 1076
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 2315
Corequisite(s): CHEM 2320
The second of a series of two laboratory courses to accompany CHEM 2310 and 2320. For students majoring in science and those interested in careers in medicine, dentistry, veterinary science, and pharmacy. Provides hands-on experience in organic synthesis using a series of single and multistep transformations. Teaches identification of products of reactions using spectroscopic techniques. Explores biologically important organic molecules.
Course Lab fee of $169 applies.
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Principles of Chemistry I Laboratory


CHEM-1215

Average GPA: 3.19
Withdraw Rate: 7%
Total Enrollment: 3730
Number of Reviews: 0
Corequisite(s): CHEM 1210
Primarily for students in the physical and biological sciences and engineering. Introduces laboratory safety and chemical waste disposal practices. Teaches techniques of using standard laboratory equipment. Shows how to record laboratory data and prepare laboratory reports. Experiments follow topics in CHEM 1210.
Course Lab fee of $39 applies.
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Advanced High Performance Computer Architecture


CS-4380

Average GPA: 2.42
Withdraw Rate: 8%
Total Enrollment: 421
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): CS 3060, (CS 3370 Recommended), and University Advanced Standing
Presents theory and concepts of high-performance computer architectures. Includes digital logic, buses, registers, ALU's, control units, pipelining, parallelism, DASD's, SASD's, RAID, caching, instruction-sets, memory hierarchy, multiprocessing, interconnection via networks.
Lab access fee of $35 for computers applies.
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Analysis of Programming Languages


CS-4450

Average GPA: 2.9
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 458
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): CS 3240, (one of CS 3250, CS 3260, CS 3270 or CS 3370) and University Advanced Standing
Offers the mature student an in-depth understanding of the design and implementation of programming languages. Explores criteria for evaluating programming languages as a context for comparing both traditional and current popular languages. Includes the evolution of programming languages, the concept of binding, type checking, static and dynamic scoping, control structures, subprograms and parameter passing methods, and concurrency. Explores the functional programming paradigm in-depth. Includes programming assignments in at least two different programming languages, at least one of which being a functional language such as LISP, Scheme, ML, or Haskell.
Lab access fee of $35 for computers applies.
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