# CATALOG_COURSES

SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Critical Issues in Law Enforcement
COU_NBR: 330
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an introduction to American policing and an overview of the critical issues which confront law enforcement officers and their agencies.  Some of the issues which are examined include:  the role of the police, management and policy development in law enforcement agencies; police selection, training and socialization; minorities and women in policing; psychological hazards and stress in policing; and police misconduct.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Criminal Justice Ethics
COU_NBR: 375
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines a range of moral dilemmas which criminal justice practitioners are likely to face in their duties.  Using both moral theory and detailed case examples, students learn to apply moral principles and concepts to a given situation, recognize the relevance of moral principles and concepts, and apply their individual moral philosophy to resolving these situations in a satisfactory manner.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 360
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an in-depth examination of the opportunities and challenges of providing criminal justice services in a multicultural society.  The course provides students with a knowledge of the diversity that exists in communities and criminal justice agencies.  It provides both theoretical and practical information to respond effectively to diversity issues.  Examples of community issues include conflict resolution, crime prevention, victimization and strategies to improve relationships with the community.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Assisting Families in Crisis
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the social and psychological dynamics associated with families in crisis and the role of the police in providing assistance in crisis situations.  Factors leading to conflict in family relationships (victims, offenders and police families) are addressed.  The application of principles for mediating family conflicts is stressed.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Corrections
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Corrections is a primary component of the American criminal justice system.  This course is designed to introduce students to the profession and academic discipline of corrections.  Course work exposes students to the philosophy and procedures of punishment; the various components within the correctional community such as confinement, probation and parole, and community corrections.  The course also addresses issues relating to prisoners, such as prisoners' rights and prison life and other issues relating to the American correctional system, such as capital punishment, rehabilitation, and financial penalties.


SUBJ: MPNA
TITLE: Strategic Human Resources Management: Public and Nonprofit
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Strategic human resource management includes the following major components, with specific attention to the unique environment and challenges facing public and nonprofit professionals: a strategic perspective that connects HR management with the organization's mission; labor relations; compensation; benefits management; recruitment and selection; performance management; and an additional focus on organizational/program/project management to align the organization's human resources with overall organization goals and priorities.


SUBJ: NPM
TITLE: Resource Development and Strategic Communications
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Resource Development and Strategic Communications combines fundraising and organizational communications as aspects of a strategic approach to funding and extending the reach of nonprofit and public organizations. Fundraising includes grant writing and the full range of other fund raising channels: events, donor campaigns, corporate partnerships, and other mechanisms. Communications strategy includes developing a corporate persona, establishing a corporate brand, and telling the story of the organization's contribution to the public good. 


SUBJ: PADM
TITLE: Public Policy Analysis
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Policy analyses in the public sphere differs from the private because of the political context and process. Core of the course is understanding the importance of how a problem is defined and then comparing and evaluating alternative approaches to solve public problems. This course will help students to better understand, design, implement and evaluate policies and programs. Various forms of analyses are used including economic, quantitative, political and historical.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Community-Oriented Policing
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents a systematic overview of community-oriented policing and its approaches to crime prevention and reduction.  Using case studies, this course presents a framework for a planned, proactive response to crime by all components of the criminal justice system and the community.  Students examine and learn to apply principles of planning, research, organization and evaluation as applied to community problems.


SUBJ: MPNA
TITLE: Information Management, Evaluation, and Public Accountability
COU_NBR: 680
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on knowledge management, organizational learning, e-governance, accountability, and evaluation in the strategic management of information. Important themes include strategies for organizational learning and knowledge sharing-including communities of practice.


SUBJ: NPM
TITLE: Nonprofit Financial Management
COU_NBR: 675
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a comprehensive approach to successfully managing the finances of nonprofit organizations, with particular attention to the principles of budgeting (capital and operating), financial statements, cash management, basic accounting and auditing principles, and investment practices.  Emphasis will be placed on the unique position of nonprofit organizations and their complex interrelationships with both the public and private sectors.


SUBJ: PADM
TITLE: Public Finance
COU_NBR: 675
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores how the operations and services of public agencies are financially managed and paid for.  Students examine taxes and government budgets from legal, economic and political perspectives.  The main taxes of the American system-income, sales and property-as well as fees, intergovernmental transfers, economic development, education finance and public borrowing are covered on the tax side.  On the spending side, students prepare and implement mock budgets.  Current topics in government spending and taxation are also examined.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Stress Management and Wellness
COU_NBR: 106
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class focuses on theories of stress management and practical tools for reducing stress.  The objectives include helping each student identify personal stressors; becoming familiar with the theories of stress management; applying cognitive and behavioral stress reduction techniques, including progressive relaxation, visual imagery, assertiveness, time management and thought stoppage; and developing a personalized stress-reduction plan.  Students are evaluated in part on the basis of their complete individualized stress-reduction plan.


SUBJ: NURS
CRHR: .5
TITLE: WOC Ostomy and Continent Diversions Practicum Portfolio Evaluation
COU_NBR: 531P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: WOC Nursing Program
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: E
COU_DESC:
  This course is an assessment of prior learning to validate specialty nursing competency in the care of the patient with an ostomy or continent diversion.  Emphasis is placed on mastering entry level skills and integrating knowledge of pathophysiology into effective care of the patient with an ostomy or continent diversion.  Following the completion of the prerequisite courses and requirements, learner submits material for review to validate completion of the course objectives.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Political Psychology
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers a broad overview of political psychology, a field that uses methods and theoretical ideas from psychology as tools to help understand political processes, with a focus on the individual.  Concepts from psychology, such as  personality, cognition, the dynamics of social groups, attitudes, and the ways in which emotion affects decision making, are applied to  concepts  within politics, including the media and political advertising, race relations, the perceived legitimacy of government institutions, conflict and conflict resolution, and the formation of opinions and ideologies.  In addition, by describing political psychology experimentation in detail, the course teaches about how the scientific method can be applied to the study of politics.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Research Methodology
COU_NBR: 604
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the application of research methods to practice issues in nursing and the health sciences. Quantitative and qualitative research approaches, methodologies, and techniques of data analysis are addressed. Research critique skills are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on the application of analytic methods to critically appraise scientific literature.  
  Competence Statement:  Knows the research process including both quantitative and qualitative methodologies well enough to critically analyze and synthesize a body of scientific literature. 


SUBJ: SCRW
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Screenwriting Student Designed Independent Studies
COU_NBR: 660I
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Student-designed independent studies give Metropolitan State students the opportunity to plan their own study. This type of independent learning strategy can be useful because it allows students: to study a subject in more depth, at a more advanced level;  to pursue a unique project that requires specialized study;  to draw together several knowledge areas or interests into a specialized study;  to test independent learning capabilities and skills; or to use special learning resources in the community, taking advantage of community education opportunities which, in themselves, would not yield a full college competence.
  Students should contact their academic advisor for more information.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Psychology in the Public and Community Interest
COU_NBR: 601
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an advanced survey of theories, methods, and research relevant to community and applied social psychology. Community and applied social psychology seek to understand social-psychological processes between people and their environments in order to better understand a diversity of social phenomena; facilitate psychological competence and empowerment; design and carry-out effective interventions and prevention programs; and promote social change. Along with an historical overview, issues such as social-ecological theory, social problem definition, diversity, ethics, and empowerment will be addressed.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Administration of Early Childhood Programs
COU_NBR: 425
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the nature of early childhood program administration, decision making and communication, leadership images, human relations, time management, employee motivation and evaluation, planning and organizing, and budgeting.  Special attention is paid to the geographic location, ethnic composition and ages of the population being served, legal requirements for centers in Minnesota and other states, philosophies of child care and their impact on curriculum, and staff qualifications.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Political Psychology
COU_NBR: 672
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers a broad overview of political psychology, a field that uses methods and theoretical ideas from psychology as tools to help understand political processes, with a focus on the individual  Concepts from psychology, such as  personality, cognition, the dynamics of social groups, attitudes, and the ways in which emotion affects decision making, are applied to issues within  politics, including the media and political advertising, race relations, the perceived legitimacy of government institutions, conflict and conflict resolution, and the formation of opinions and ideologies.  In addition, by describing political psychology experimentation in detail, the course teaches about how the scientific method can be applied to the study of politics.


SUBJ: STAT
TITLE: Analysis of Variance
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers fundamental to intermediate ideas of the analysis of variance (ANOVA) method of statistical analysis.  The course builds on the ideas of hypothesis testing learned in STAT201 (Statistics I).  The focus is on learning new statistical skills and concepts for real-world applications.  Students will use statistical software to do the analyses.  Topics include one-factor ANOVA models, randomized block models, balanced and unbalanced two-factor ANOVA models, completely and partially nested ANOVA models, random and mixed effects, and repeated-measures designs.  Completion of STAT201 (Statistics I) is a prerequisite.


SUBJ: STAT
TITLE: Regression Analysis
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers fundamental to intermediate regression analysis.  The course builds on the ideas of hypothesis testing learned in STAT201 (Statistics I).  The focus is on learning new statistical skills and concepts for real-world applications.  Students will use statistical software to do the analyses.  Topics include simple and bivariate linear regression, residual analysis, multiple linear model building, logistic regression, the general linear model, analysis of covariance, and analysis of time series data.  Completion of STAT201 (Statistics I) is a prerequisite.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: UTP Information
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Access on-line via D2L important information about the Urban Teacher Program (UTP) needed from program admission through program completion and licensure.  Information includes a link to the UTP Student Handbook; news, events, and opportunities for UTP students; opportunities to ask questions, participate in on-line discussions, and provide feedback about the UTP; and dropboxes to submit required forms.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Prevention Theories and Strategies
COU_NBR: 602
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an advanced survey of theories and approaches to preventive psychology. Students will develop knowledge and skills that can be used in helping individuals, communities and organizations work to prevent issues such as violence, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, child abuse, obesity, and other behaviorally based social, mental health, and health issues. Emphasis is placed on developing knowledge and skills relevant to creating and adapting prevention programs for use in culturally diverse communities. Topics may include: stress and coping theory/research; social support and mutual help interventions; prevention theory, research, and strategies; health promotion and other community/social change strategies.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: Theories and Methodologies in Gender Studies
COU_NBR: 501
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies various theoretical, historical, and research perspectives in Gender Studies. Students will  employ and evaluate relevant critical theories and methods while interrogating how gender is implicated in and intermeshed with racial, ethnic, and class dynamics.  The course will engage with cultural and political theories of the social construction of gender and gender difference, examining gender themes in a variety of primary and secondary materials.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Health Psychology
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will provide an introduction to the field of health psychology, which is concerned with the roles of behavioral/lifestyle, psychological, and social/cultural factors on health/wellness, illness and chronic disease. The course will address four general subject areas: 1) attitudes, behavior, and lifestyle factors affecting disease prevention and development; 2) stress and the related psychological and social processes associated with disease development and progression; 3) social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience; and 4) long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness (e.g., heart disease, cancer).


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Health Psychology
COU_NBR: 646
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will provide an advanced survey of the field of health psychology, which is concerned with the roles of behavioral/lifestyle, psychological, and social/cultural factors on health/wellness, illness and chronic disease. The course will address four general subject areas: 1) attitudes, behavior, and lifestyle factors affecting disease prevention and development; 2) stress and the related psychological and social processes associated with disease development and progression; 3) social and psychological factors involved in the illness experience; and 4) long-term social and psychological implications of chronic illness (e.g., heart disease, cancer). 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Attitudes and Social Influence
COU_NBR: 604
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines theory, research and application in attitudes and social influence.  Topics covered include attitude formation, attitude measurement, persuasion and attitude change, group and normative influences, cognitive consistency influences, attitude strength and resistance to influence. 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Cross-Cultural Psychology
COU_NBR: 372
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers a broad overview of cross-cultural psychology, a field that uses methods and theoretical ideas from psychology as tools to help understand cultural effects on human psychology, with a focus on the individual. It will examine psychological diversity and the links between cultural norms and individual behavior. It will also examine how social and cultural forces influence cognition, intelligence, emotion, motivation, psychological disorders, behavior, and other human functioning. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Integrative Practicum I
COU_NBR: 413P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical course focuses on the integration and application of nursing concepts, assessment skills, clinical decision making and interventions as they relate to the care of adult clients. Emphasis is placed on the examination of the dynamic interrelationship between holistic nursing care and the health and wellbeing of diverse persons. Clinical experiences will occur in a variety of care settings.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Holistic Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the holistic nursing care of maternal, newborn, pediatric, geriatric, and mental health populations.  Emphasis will be placed on the utilization of the principles of holistic and evidence based practice through the examination of selected alterations in health.  Students will also examine principles of health promotion in diverse populations.


SUBJ: OJIB
TITLE: Ojibwe Culture and Language
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course applies an immersion approach to learning ojibwemowin, the Ojibwe language. The language offers key insights into the formation and transmission of Ojibwe cultural identities and worldviews. The course is part of larger community efforts to retain and use ojibwemowin and contribute to world-wide efforts to preserve Indigenous languages. Students in the course will learn ojibwemowin grammatical structures and build a working vocabulary sufficient for beginning-level conversations.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Foundations of Teaching Reading in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 483
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the fundamentals of reading instruction.  The course provides Early Childhood and pre service k-6 teachers with knowledge of the foundations of the reading and writing process, strategies and curriculum materials to support reading and writing instruction, assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading instruction, and create a literate environment that fosters reading and writing.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Organic Chemistry II
COU_NBR: 332
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The second semester of a comprehensive course in organic chemistry. This course introduces organic functional groups that include oxygen, nitrogen, and aromatic systems and related reaction mechanisms, multi-step synthetic routes, polymers, and introduce the chemical structures common in many biomolecules. Instrumentals methods (e.g. NMR, IR, MS, UV) are discussed in greater detail, and molecular modeling software used to assist in visualizing structures and reaction mechanisms, and in the interpretation of various spectra. Intended for biology majors and chemistry minors. 


SUBJ: HUM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Convivencia: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Arts in Medieval Spain
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the time period in medieval Spain when the three Abrahamic faiths (Judaism, Christianity, and Islam) coexisted somewhat peacefully and created together a rich, vibrant culturefrom 700-1492.  "Convivencia" means "living together."  We will examine the poetry, architecture, art, music, governance, and religious practices during this period:  how a culture flourished, and how it fell apart.  We'll also study how persecutions (including those against pagans), and the diasporas of Jews and Muslims out of Spain influenced these texts, structures, and practices.  


SUBJ: ARTS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Topics in Fibers
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This studio course explores historical and contemporary approaches to fiber arts as well as examination of significant figures and movements. Traditional techniques and contemporary applications of paper and fabric bridge the gap between crafts and fine arts. Students should consult the Class Schedule for particular topics (such as papermaking, quilting, wearable art and surface design.) Note: This course may be taken four times for credit as long as the topic is different.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Foundations in Program Evaluation for Nursing Education
COU_NBR: 683
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces concepts and principles of program assessment and evaluation and applies them to nursing education settings. Students also examine current research in program assessment and evaluation in order to create, implement and critique program evaluation methods and plans. Students also consider how the mission and program evaluation activities of the parent institution influence nursing education program goals, evaluation, policies, and procedures.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Practicum in Classroom Teaching
COU_NBR: 684P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This practicum provides nurse educator students with a guided experience in the process of classroom and online teaching and student evaluation. Students will apply the teaching/learning concepts studied in NURS 681 in a selected nursing course. Students will work with a preceptor in the planning and delivery of the nursing course throughout the semester. Student practicum experiences will be individually designed through use of learning contracts in consultation with the NURS 684P instructor.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Organizational and Systems Leadership
COU_NBR: 706
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  Organizational and systems leadership skills critical for culturally sensitive nursing practice to improve healthcare and outcomes are enhanced. Focus is on transformational leadership, measurement of outcomes, data driven decision-making, and the business realities of leading within healthcare.


SUBJ: NURS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Continuing Clinical Scholarship
COU_NBR: 790
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course is to be used for registration while the DNP student is actively working with a clinical scholarship instructor/capstone project advisor. The student and faculty member negotiate the number of credits to be completed and the specific course outcomes and requirements to be satisfied. The course allows continuing enrollment for clinical scholarship study when not registered for other clinical scholarship courses.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Capstone Practicum
COU_NBR: 690P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  The Capstone Practicum is designed to provide students with an intensive practice immersion in preparation for the professional nurse role.  Students will be precepted by an experienced clinician with on-going guidance from a faculty member.  Focus will be on the coordination of holistic nursing care for diverse clients to achieve optimal clinical outcomes.  In a clinical practice setting students will synthesize complex theoretical knowledge, demonstrate competent practice, and evaluate client outcomes.  


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Spatial Ecology
COU_NBR: 318
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers spatial patterns and processes in ecology and evolution and the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in natural resource management. Centered on conservation biology and landscape ecology, topics include microevolution, provenance studies and adaptation, animal behavior, invasion biology, community ecology, and biogeography. Students learn how to collect, organize, display, analyze and present digital geographic data using ArcGIS. Lab activities include both field work and computer (GIS) work. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors.


SUBJ: IDST
TITLE: Turning Points: Self-Transformation
COU_NBR: 385
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Researchers define turning points as a "major transformation in views about the self, identity or the meaning of life." They occur as new things are learned, rendering us amenable to change, and produce perceived, long-lasting redirection in the path of a one's life. Psychologists associate turning points with transitions and stages of human development defined and explored by Erik Erikson. Ignoring uplifting turning points and with distressing turning points in mind, the philosopher Frederick Nietzsche wrote "that which does not kill us makes us stronger." Retirement or loss of retirement income, end of a love affair, reaching the "golden years" (maturity) or learning that one (or a family member) has a fatal disease are examples of turning points. Portrayals, in film and literature, of individuals coping with obstacles to happiness or overcoming adversity dramatize turning points. Rhetorical, films and literature are cultural artifacts that comfort, guide generations and teach us how to live! Lessons learned from contemporary films and classical literature are a primary focus of this course.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Crime Analysis
COU_NBR: 388
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is intended to develop the student's skills and knowledge in the field of crime analysis. Students will become familiar with the variety of tasks and issues encountered within the public and private sectors by a crime analyst. Students will also participate in group activities to build knowledge and skills associated with the different functions of a crime analyst.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Life Span Developmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Life Span Developmental psychology reviews concepts, theories and principles of human development from conception and prenatal development through late adulthood. This course will emphasize cognitive and social development topics that will explore maturation, human growth experiences and the various stages of physical development as key components influencing human behaviors.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Best Practices in Law Enforcement Communication and Social Dynamics
COU_NBR: 500
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the social and psychological dynamics associated with families in crisis and the police role in providing assistance in crisis situations.  This course reviews best practices working with victims of crime, including family members, juveniles, and vulnerable adults and the ethical conflicts associated to working with diverse communities.  The course also serves as partial fulfillment of state required learning objectives for eligibility to become a licensed peace officer in Minnesota.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Best Practices in Law Enforcement Communication and Social Dynamics
COU_NBR: 500G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the social and psychological dynamics associated with families in crisis and the police role in providing assistance in crisis situations.  This course reviews best practices working with victims of crime, including family members, juveniles, and vulnerable adults and the ethical conflicts associated to working with diverse communities.  The course also serves as partial fulfillment of state required learning objectives for eligibility to become a licensed peace officer in Minnesota.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Latina/o Cultural Politics
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies the cultural politics of US Latino identity formation through an examination of the English-language literary, filmic, and artistic production of Latinos in the United States, with variable topical focuses on the role of education, coming of age narratives, migration and melancholy, Diaspora and the border, the function of memory, assimilation, and gender and sexuality.


SUBJ: IBUS
TITLE: Legal Aspects of International Business
COU_NBR: 350
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to introduce some of the principles, laws, and organizations impacting international business transactions.  Its primary goal is to develop an appreciation for, and understanding of, the legal and ethical issues inherent in doing business across international borders. 


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Methods of Teaching Reading in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 487
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents an in-depth study of the predominant current philosophies and methodologies of Early Childhood and Elementary reading instruction.  Emphasis will be placed on the critical elements in literacy development.  These elements are: phonemic awareness, phonic instruction, vocabulary development, fluency, and comprehension. Current organizational procedures and foundations of reading instruction will be presented.  Special consideration is given to effective practices and adapting instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: A New Birth of Freedom: U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the political, social and military conflicts that divided the United States during the years 1845-1876, the era of the American Civil War and Reconstruction.  Readings in primary documents, such as letters and diaries, supplement secondary sources and library research in the study of Southern slavery and the secession crisis, emancipation and the destruction of slavery, the political and economic organization of societies for war, the evolution of warfare, and the struggles over Reconstruction in Congress and the postwar South.


SUBJ: IDST
TITLE: Principles of Civic Engagement
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The goal of this is to help prepare students for a lifetime of responsible citizenship and civic engagement.  As a foundation course, it will have rigorous civic and community engagement components.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Advanced Dental Specialty Practices
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This practicum and seminar based course provides the oral healthcare practitioner student with practical advanced dental therapy experiences in delivering primary and preventive oral healthcare services to special needs patients in extended campus clinical settings while under the guidance of a dentist preceptor. Patient groups encountered may include: pediatrics, geriatrics, medically compromised, patients with genetic and/or acquired disabilities and financially or motivationally impaired patients.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Civic Engagement: Focus in Later Life
COU_NBR: 284
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Civic Engagement: Focus in Later Life offers exciting perspectives on the increasing demographics of older persons worldwide. People in their later lives are increasingly dedicated to civic, social, and creative causes. In this course, students will examine the contributions of older persons in making the world a better place to live for all generations.  The course uses resources, research and inspiring stories to illustrate the accomplishments of older persons.  Students may register for this course at either a 200 or 300 level. The 300 level applies theoretical concepts.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Thanatology: The Study of Death and Dying
COU_NBR: 378
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course helps students become aware of their own attitudes and values about dying and death, and how these affect others. It investigates myths concerning dying and death, the effect of personal and cultural attitudes on a person's ability to communicate with the dying and their families, death industries, historical perspectives, and euthanasia. The course includes field trips.


SUBJ: LAED
TITLE: Methods of Teaching Language Arts in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 440
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides pre-service Early Childhood and Elementary teachers with the theoretical foundations and practical skills necessary to become reflective professionals who can design and implement effective language arts instruction for economically, academically, culturally, racially and linguistically diverse children.   The course emphasizes the social constructivist perspective of reading and writing development which includes the importance of the total learning environment - school, home and community.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Emergent Literacy in Urban Early Childhood Education
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will cover the normal development of skills and understandings necessary for a young child to learn to read and write. The individual nature of readiness and the differences in children's approaches to learning to read and write will be a focus of the course. The instructional strategies and materials that constitute a developmentally and culturally appropriate reading and language arts program for young urban children will be presented and used in practice sessions. The important role of multicultural literature in an emergent literacy curriculum for diverse urban children from a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and families will be emphasized. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Peace Studies and the Psychology of Peace
COU_NBR: 334
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Can we manage the conflict in our personal life, our society and our world so it results in development and justice rather than oppression and destruction? We consider four paths towards peace:  strength, negotiation, justice through nonviolent and political action, and personal transformation.  Students are asked to develop their own stance towards achieving peace, to act on the basis of that stance and to report what they discover.


SUBJ: WKSP
TITLE: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
COU_NBR: 001C
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a useful tool in career planning and decision making. Students receive a confidential personal profile and will learn how this information may be applied to issues such as choosing college majors, career directions, and work environments. Contact Career Services for more information: 651-793-1528. 


SUBJ: WKSP
TITLE: Strong Interest Inventory
COU_NBR: 002C
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  Based on the idea that people are more satisfied and engaged when they find their work interesting and when they work with people whose interests are similar to their own, the Strong measures interests - not abilities or skills - then compares with the interests of people happily employed in specific occupations. Contact Career Services for more information: 651-793-1528.


SUBJ: HUM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Hum Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students may sometimes obtain internships in selected areas of humanities study to gain deeper understanding of knowledge, skills and the context of the field. Internships in humanities study are for research or criticism rather than other creative work. When internships are available, site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and helping to supervise the learning experience.  Internships normally earn between one and four credits, require forty work hours per credit during the semester, and may be served through a standard hours/work schedule or with flexible work hours scheduling, depending on the nature of the internship and site preferences.  Students may consult the internship site for more information at: http://www.metrostate.edu/msweb/community/ccbl/intern/index.html


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Psychology and the Law
COU_NBR: 608
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses some of the major issues arising from the interaction of law and the mental health system. Following a legal system overview, topics include civil commitment, legal and policy issues affecting the community mental health system, mental health considerations in the criminal justice process, and malpractice and other legal concerns affecting mental health professional practice.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Environmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 687
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores psychological perspectives and methods being applied to environmental problems in the modern world.  The ways humans have impacted and been impacted by natural and built environments are examined. Topics include weather and climate, disasters and toxic hazards, territoriality and crowding, urban and rural environments, planning and designing spaces for human behavior, and building sustainable environments.  The application of attitudinal, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral and political approaches to environmental problems are discussed.


SUBJ: MUSC
TITLE: Class Guitar I
COU_NBR: 133
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed for students who wish to learn to play the steel string or classic acoustic guitar. It accommodates beginning and advanced beginning students. Students study hand positions, fingering techniques, music notations and other fundamentals. They are introduced to a variety of musical styles and have an opportunity to concentrate on one particular style. Students also basic music theory and guitar history, Students must have access to a guitar. Students may register twice for credit.


SUBJ: WKSP
TITLE: GMAT Preparatory Course
COU_NBR: 001U
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The University Activities Board (UAB) typical offers a GMAT Preparatory Course in the spring semester with a PowerScore Instructor.  It's a 16-hour long weekend course, typical 3-day course. The cost will depend on your status (student, staff, faculty, alumni, or community guest ranging from $200 - $350).  The cost includes study material, course booklet, Official GMAT Guide, and Practice Test.  The course will give you strategy lessons, practice exercises, and quality test preparation at a competitive rate.


SUBJ: NURS
CRHR: .5
TITLE: WOC Wound Practicum Portfolio Evaluation
COU_NBR: 529P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: WOC Nursing Program
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: E
COU_DESC:
  This course is an assessment of prior learning to validate specialty nursing competency in the care of the patient with a wound or skin care needs.  Emphasis is placed on mastering entry level skills and integrating knowledge of pathophysiology into effective care of the patient with wound and skin care needs.  Following the completion of the prerequisite courses and requirements, learner submits material for review to validate completion of the course objectives.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Advanced Community Specialty Internship
COU_NBR: 700
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This practicum and seminar based course offers in-depth advanced dental therapy experiences providing primary and preventive oral health care services to a special needs patient population of the oral health care practitioner student's choosing. Emphasis will be placed on providing primary and preventive oral health care dental services under the guidance of a dentist preceptor to one of the following underserved populations: pediatric; geriatric; medically; mentally; or psychologically compromised patients; financially and/or motivationally impaired patients. Competent, professional dental treatment requiring considerations outside of routine patient methodology and comprehensive management of patient-centered dental problems within the context of advanced dental therapy practice is the course focus.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Assessment of Learning in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 333
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students will learn to use formal and informal assessment and evaluation strategies to plan and individualize curriculum and instructional practices in diverse, urban Early Childhood and Elementary classrooms. The foundations of assessment theory and practice will be presented, including the integration of performance standards for grades K-6, standardized testing requirements, and developmentally appropriate practice for diverse learning needs in urban settings. Students will have opportunities to develop and practice authentic assessment tools and strategies with the goal of using assessment to guide instruction.  Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Human Sexuality
COU_NBR: 367
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses the physiological, psychological and social aspects of human sexual development, functioning and experience, with an emphasis on the diversity of human sexuality.  Major theoretical approaches to understanding sexuality over the life cycle, the dynamics of intimate relationships, and the etiology of sexual health and dysfunction are explored, along with contemporary sociosexual issues such as gender and power, sexual orientation and homophobia, AIDS and prevention education, sexual abuse and violence.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Health Assessment and Oral Diagnostic Reasoning
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This didactic and clinical course focuses on the significance of systemic and oral diseases and their connection to dental patients. Advanced dental therapy skills in patient examination, assessment, evaluation, and problem-oriented treatment planning in the context of collaborative management agreement authorization as well as dental consultations and referrals will be emphasized. This course develops a comprehensive, patient-centered, problem-solving approach to clinical assessment and treatment planning stressing the development of critical thinking and clinical judgment. Socio-cultural, familial, environmental, and developmental influences across the lifespan will be considered. In addition, emphasis is on health promotion, disease prevention, and the management of common oral health problems.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Pharmacology Principles of Clinical Application
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This didactic course prepares the oral health care practitioner student to provide proper care for patients who are taking medications and to deliver medications as outlined in MN Statute 150A.106 that complement clinical advanced dental therapy care delivery. Providing, dispensing, and administering analgesics, anti-inflammatories, and antibiotics within the context of advanced dental therapy scope of practice and collaborative management authorization is a course focus.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare II
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This lecture and laboratory based course builds upon the concepts and skills the oral health care practitioner student learned in Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare I. The course emphases are complex amalgam tooth preparations and restorations; pre-formed crown preparations and restorations; provisional restorations; preventive mouthguards; and pediatric restorative dentistry, atraumatic restorative dentistry, and pulpotomies in a simulation laboratory setting. Concepts and strategies include behavior management; treatment planning; prevention; restorative care; and space maintenance for pediatric and adolescent patients. Within the context of advance dental therapy practice indications for professional referral to provide comprehensive patient care are also a course focus.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare III
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course consists of lecture, laboratory, and clinical components. The course addresses the basic principles of uncomplicated primary and permanent tooth exodontia, in accordance with MN Statute 150A.106, as well as dressing changes, and suture removal techniques. Indications and fabrication of soft occlusal guards, repair of defective removable prosthetics, tissue conditioning, and soft relines of removable prosthetics are also addressed. The clinical component of this course provides the oral health care practitioner student their initial advanced dental therapy clinical experiences under professional supervision by dentists. Introduction to the clinical employment of teledentistry, professional referrals/consultations, and collaborative management agreements to ensure comprehensive patient care is also emphasized.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare IV
COU_NBR: 670
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This seminar and clinically based course provides the oral health care practitioner student with the opportunity to develop and refine their skills in providing primary and preventive oral health care to underserved patients across the lifespan within the context of advanced dental therapy scope of practice. Some of the skills this course focuses upon are the clinical development of assessment and patient-centered treatment planning skills, appropriate prescribing practices, pain management skills, restorative and preventive procedures, and non-surgical extractions as outlined in MN Statute 150A.106. The continuation of the development of teledentistry skills, professional referrals and consultations, and practicing within collaborative management agreements are also emphasized to manage comprehensive patient care.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Comprehensive Competency-Based Capstone
COU_NBR: 710
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course is the culmination and synthesis of the educational experiences of the oral health care practitioner student. Integration and application of independent critical thinking, problem solving skills, professional attitudes, sound clinical judgment, and primary and preventive oral health care skills are essential to advanced dental therapy practice success and will be demonstrated through laboratory (simulation) and clinical practical experiences. A final scholarly paper will focus on a topic relevant to advanced dental therapy practice demonstrating the writing and communication skills necessary for the MSOHCP degree.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Restorative Functions Clinic
COU_NBR: 440
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  Course focus is on the completion of all Minnesota Board of Dentistry (MN BOD) Restorative Functions (RF) clinical requirements in contract with a MN DDS as arranged by the student. DENH 440 must be taken the semester immediately following DENH 420 for MN BOD RF certification.


SUBJ: BIOL
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Senior Research in Biology
COU_NBR: 489
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with independent laboratory, field or computer biology research under the supervision of a resident biology faculty member. Students must complete a research proposal and it must be approved by the instructor prior to course registration. Prior successful completion of an upper division course with the instructor is generally required.


SUBJ: NSCI
TITLE: Plants and Human Affairs
COU_NBR: 203
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  An introduction to the science of plant biology and the roles that plants have played in the development of human civilization. Topics covered include foods, medicines, fibers, dyes, drugs, the origins of agriculture and potentially exploitable plants for the future. Includes lab. Intended for general education students.


SUBJ: NSCI
TITLE: Environmental Science
COU_NBR: 204
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  An introduction to environmental science and the range of environmental issues that affect people on a global, local and personal level. Topics include drinking water supply, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, air pollution, acid rain, global warming and home environmental audits. Class may include one or more required field trips; check the class schedule for the dates and times. Includes lab. Intended for general education students.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies the socio-cultural, political, and conceptual bases of contemporary identity formation in gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual communities. Variable topics of study, focused primarily on the United States, examine the development of communal and political GLBT identity rooted in the  philosophical, social, and political debates and challenges among and between GLBT people since 1945: the Homophile movement of the 1950s and 1960s, the Stonewall Riot of 1969 and Gay liberation movements of the 1970s, lesbian feminism and the politicization of sexuality, the HIV Crisis, GLBT civil rights and public policy, transgender politics, race and its relationship to sexuality, and cultural, literary, and filmic expressions of GLBT identity.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: Introduction to Gender and Women's Studies
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an introduction to gender and women's studies, an interdisciplinary field that critically analyzes themes of gender and power in a range of social spheres such as education, government, law, culture, work, medicine and the family. The course will explore the complex ways in which gender interacts with class, race, ethnicity, sexuality and age within these spheres and social institutions.  The class addresses questions such as the following: Why has gender been an organizing principle of society?  How do different expectations for men and women emerge in different societies and historical periods? How do race and sexuality influence and differently shape our experiences of gender?  How do we explain the sexual division of labor and the unequal status of women?  Close attention will be paid to the connection between social structure and human agency: how are people's lived experiences both shaped and limited by social forces, and how is experience reshaped or reproduced through human action?  This course sometimes includes service-learning components.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: Global Perspectives on Gender
COU_NBR: 345
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course critically analyzes global issues related to gender and sexuality from historical, social scientific and interdisciplinary perspectives. We will question commonly accepted notions of gender and sexuality and perceived social roles both historically and beyond the framework of U.S. and western societies. Areas to be explored include culture, economic development, education, government, health and law. Special attention will be given to such issues as human rights and public activism. The class will engage in understanding gender and sexuality within the contexts of shifting local and global power dynamics and as necessarily interconnected with race, ethnicity, class, and (neo) colonialism.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: GLBT Issues In Literature and Film
COU_NBR: 369
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Once a uniformly banned and censored subject, these orientations have been treated with increasing frequency in modern culture. This course examines history and themes in the presentation of "glbt" people, by "glbt" people in novels, plays, poetry, essays, documentaries and films. The course examines perceived notions of the relationship between gender and sexuality, and common themes in the material, including love, desire, tolerance, conflict and social change.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Usability for Technical Communication
COU_NBR: 574
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Usability is a component of user-centered design, which strives to make products, processes, and documentation work for target users. This course teaches you how to investigate and improve the user experience of information products. You will learn how to evaluate information products and conduct usability tests (both stet). You will tour local usability labs and talk to usability professionals. 


SUBJ: WKSP
TITLE: Online Academic Success Workshops
COU_NBR: AP02
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  The online workshop will introduce you to time management techniques, evaluate your approach to study and time management and help you chart a strategy for successful academic performance. Students on probation are required to attend an academic success workshop and meet with their academic advisor prior to registering for courses. Schedule your workshop attendance and advising appointment in a timely manner to avoid a delay in your ability to register for classes.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Introduction to Mathematical Thinking
COU_NBR: 098
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course prepares students for college-level mathematics. Within a comprehensive conceptual framework, it refreshes students on fundamental arithmetic, and focuses on the numerical, algebraic, geometric and verbal representations of functions and algebraic equations.  Important topics of this course include rates of change, linear equations and functions, exponential and logarithmic functions and equations, quadratic equations and functions, and their applications.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Economic Justice: Who Gets What and Why?
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Does the fact that some in the world have more than they need in order to live and others have too little to survive show that the world is unjust?  Do people in affluent countries have a moral obligation to help those in impoverished countries? Should material well-being be more equally distributed in a just world?  Should people who contribute more get more?  Do smart people, beautiful people, and hard-working people deserve to get more than those who are less so?  Should the world's bounty be seen as belonging to all equally?  These and other questions regarding the controversial issue of economic justice will be addressed through a variety of philosophical materials.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies the socio-cultural, political, and conceptual bases of contemporary identity formation in gay. lesbian, transgender and bisexual communities.  Variable topics of study, focused primarily on the United States, examine the development of communal and political  LGBT identity rooted in the philosophical, social, and political debates and challenges among and between LGBT people since 1945: the Homophile movement of the 1950's and 1960's, the Stonewall Riot of 1969 and Gay Liberation movements of the 1970's, lesbian feminism and the politicization of sexuality, the HIV crisis, LGBT civil rights and public policy, transgender politics, race and is relationship to sexuality, and cultural, literary, and filmic expressions of LGBT identity.  Overlap: GNDR 365


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Contemporary Philosophy
COU_NBR: 378
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, we examine philosophical developments in a century rich with intellectual aspiration, and varied in what its scholars took to be major philosophical puzzles.  Topics, then, may include work in analytic philosophy or continental scholarship. The course may focus on major developments in the philosophy of science, on the dramatic return of ethics and moral and political philosophy at mid-century, on feminist work on the concept of identity, or the rise of interest in cognitive science and experimental philosophy.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Mental Health Nursing
COU_NBR: 460
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the holistic care of clients experiencing mental health challenges. Psychiatric disorders, populations at risk, and the continuum of care delivery are addressed. Emphasis will be placed on the application of assessment skills and nursing interventions relating to psychiatric clinical conditions through didactic and simulation experiences. The effects of ethical, legal, cultural, and political factors on care of the mentally ill are examined. The Healing through Caring theoretical model is used as the basis for planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Integrated Marketing Communications
COU_NBR: 343
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course teaches a strategic approach to understanding and executing the full array of marketing communications.  Topics include the essential role of integrated marketing communications (IMC) within the marketing function, product and service positioning, and the advantages, disadvantages and uses of various promotional tools such as advertising, sales promotion, publicity, public relations, personal selling and direct marketing.  Special attention will be given to the constant changing role of interactive media.   The course will focus on the process of developing effective IMC strategies that satisfy both promotional objectives and marketing goals, and developing an IMC plan.


SUBJ: HSCD
TITLE: Adolescent Chemical Dependency
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the bio-psycho-social developmental issues and tasks of adolescence, substance use trends, risk and protective factors and recognition of the signs of potential substance abuse problems. Methods of screening, assessing and treating adolescents and how to involve the family and other collaterals in the treatment process are addressed. Interventions and approaches that are identified as "best practices" are emphasized. Legal and ethical issues of screening, assessing and treating teens are addressed.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Writing and Producing for Radio/Audio
COU_NBR: 487
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores audio as a creative spoken word/sound art form.  Students learn the craft of writing for the ear which can be translated to professional work in broadcast media, advertising, speechwriting or work as an independent artist.  Through work as writers, directors and voice talent, students produce projects that range from short dialogue pieces and storytelling to news documentaries, podcast and radio plays.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Environmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 387
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores how psychological perspectives and methods are being applied to environmental problems in the modern world.  The ways humans have impacted and been impacted by natural and built environments are also examined. Topics include weather and climate, disasters and toxic hazards, territoriality and crowding, urban and rural environments, planning and design for human behavior, and building sustainable environments.  The application of attitudinal, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral and political approaches to environmental problems are discussed. 


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Data, Network Security and Convergence Issues
COU_NBR: 681
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Organizations with computer networks, Web sites, and employees carrying laptops and Blackberries face an array of security challenges. Among other things, they need to keep unauthorized people out of the network, thwart Web site hackers, and keep data safe from prying eyes or criminal hands. This course provides a high-level overview of these challenges. This course is not for the hard-core IT security engineer who works full time on networks. Instead, it is aimed at the nontechnical executive with responsibility for ensuring that information and assets stay safe and private. The course presents a guide to Thwarting Data Thieves and Hackers and covers the following technical issues in a nontechnical manner: -The concept of "defense in depth" -Network design -Business-continuity planning -Authentication and authorization -Providing security for your mobile work force -Hackers and the challenges they can present -Viruses, Trojans, and worms But it doesn't stop there. The course goes beyond the technical and covers highly important topics related to data security like outsourcing, contractual considerations with vendors, data privacy laws, and hiring practices.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: Gender Studies Capstone
COU_NBR: 402
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students reflect critically on the theories, methods and issues in gender studies by designing an independent research or creative project in consultation with a faculty member affiliated with the Gender Studies Program. This course is a requirement for students completing a gender studies major. 
  	


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing for Online and Print Magazines
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the critical skills needed to write articles for magazines, whether print or online.  Students develop their writing skills through in-class writing and several major writing assignments.  In addition, students learn by analyzing a variety of magazines. Topics include brainstorming story ideas, proposing story ideas, targeting your writing to a specific audience, gathering research and sharpening your skills for story organization.


SUBJ: GNDR
TITLE: Gender, Race and Popular Culture
COU_NBR: 270
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Our ideas about race and gender shape and are shaped by popular culture including the internet, music, television, film, newspapers, magazines, and the arts.  Every community member both consumes and helps to create popular culture. In this course, students will explore the ways that gender, race, and related concepts are portrayed in popular culture. In so doing, students will develop a greater awareness of themselves as both consumers and producers of culture as well as an understanding of gender and race as "social constructs" that interact with each other and with other aspects of identity, such as sexual orientation and social class.


SUBJ: RMI
TITLE: Life and Health Insurance
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will provide students with a thorough understanding of life and health insurance and related coverages.  Topics include:  life insurance needs analysis, economics of life and health insurance, nature of life, health, and pension insurance, types of life insurance policies, policy and ownership analysis, life and health insurance contract analysis, organization of commercial and social insurance, laws and regulations of life, health, and pension insurance.  The course provides valuable information for anyone interested in learning about personal and business insurance needs or considering possible careers in the financial services industry.


SUBJ: RMI
TITLE: Property and Casualty Insurance
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to provide instruction that will provide student with a thorough understanding of property and casualty insurance.  Topics covered include fire, homeowners, dwelling, auto, business and professional liability, crime and fidelity, worker's compensation, and applications from a personal and commercial perspective.  The insurance industry and regulatory concerns are also addressed in this course.


SUBJ: COMM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Topics in Communication
COU_NBR: 499A
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Study Abroad
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: V
COU_DESC:
  This course rotates topics and may include such things as:  presentational communication topics; storytelling as performance and persuasion; relational communication, for example nonverbal communication; and organizational communication such as organizational public relations.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Topics in European History
COU_NBR: 353A
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Study Abroad
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: V
COU_DESC:
  Course topics offered under this title present a variety of approaches to European history.  Possible topics include:  focused study of one country or region; comparative research in family history (conditions in the European country of origin versus those encountered upon arrival in the United States); women and work; cultural and intellectual history; and focused study of a relatively short time span, socialism and communism.  Students should check the Class Schedule for specific course content.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The Photo and the Other
COU_NBR: 333
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to visual culture theory with an emphasis on the photographic image.  The course examines how photography has shaped Western culture's understanding of how to "read" images of people and their spaces for their status, meaning and utility within a community.  Contemporary theories debate the place of the photo in distinguishing and contesting our representations of people in terms of race, ability, class, gender, sexuality and size.  Students will learn how modern views of photography as both an art and a science create an often contradictory set of beliefs about what a photo shows that is "real" or "true."


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Race and Public Policy
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will examine public policy and its impact on historically and politically disenfranchised communities of color in America, by first understanding public policy as an emerging practice that  when juxtaposed with historically emergent notions of "race" in  America, offers us a more complete vista of what public policy means (both explicitly and implicitly), an how that policy comes to function (both in the private and public realms of human socioeconomic activity.)


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Black Intellectual Thought
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will foreground Black intellectual thought spanning form the 18th century through the 21st century.  It charts a genealogy of Black Intellectual thought (and the purveyors of this thought) as a necessarily political response to America's racist social, political, and economic regimes.  It considers the extent to which thinkers articulate political, aesthetic and socioeconomic agendas and their possible collaboration with tor response to critical events (historically and contemporarily) as well as strategies employed and promoted concerning citizenship, political enfranchisement, intellectual development, notions of Black identity, religious, capitalist and intellectual formations, Pan-Africanism, popular culture and so forth.  this course will consider "Black Intellectual Thought" as a force always engaged with various modes of power and knowledge production.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Contemporary Issues in Black Studies
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Using contemporary Black Studies  paradigms and theoretical schemata, this course will not  only examine contemporary issues facing the Black community in a engaged historical and political economic context--making relevant connections to the contemporary phenomena and its subsequent articulation in the 21st century--but will also traverse a range of contentious views regarding root causes of, possible solutions for, and persistent dialectics within Black communities.  this trinity of approaches will offer assistance as we acquire and increase our understanding regarding local (and global) transatlantic-Black communities.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Simulation Modeling and Queuing Theory
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the study of fundamentals of computer simulation modeling and queuing theory at graduate level.  Computer simulation can be an extremely powerful tool, yet few in industry seem well trained in the design, implementation, and interpretation of a useful simulation experiment.  The instructional materials in this course are designed to familiarize the students with the use of computer simulation and queuing theory.  Students will be taught to focus simulation studies on tractable and intractable questions, to draw conclusions from simulations results, and to bring these conclusions into appropriate domain context.  This is a hands-on course.  Students are taught simulation theory through the practice of developing models and of writing software.  Examples of application areas include: Computer Networks, Bioinformatics, Public Health Issues, Trends in Education, Trends in Industry and many, many more.  Topics include: Introduction to Simulation; Introduction to the Arena software package; Simulation Examples; Statistical Models in Simulation; Queuing theory and Models; Analysis of Simulation Data; Verification and validation of Simulation Models.


SUBJ: WKSP
TITLE: Individual Academic Success Workshops
COU_NBR: AP03
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The workshop will introduce you to time management techniques, evaluate your approach to study and time management and help you chart a strategy for successful academic performance. Students on probation are required to attend an academic success workshop and meet with their academic advisor prior to registering for courses. Schedule your workshop attendance and advising appointment in a timely manner to avoid a delay in your ability to register for classes.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Research Seminar in Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 483
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the scientific research methods used in criminal justice research. Students learn a variety of research methods and apply them to various types of research being conducted within the criminal justice system. This course examines both quantitative and qualitative approaches.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Assessment and Curriculum for English Learners in Urban Schools
COU_NBR: 653
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course includes formal and informal second language assessment techniques to determine placement and to evaluate the progress of English learners in grades K-12. It also addresses criteria for determining the readiness to enter and exit English proficiency programs.  Students will gain an understanding of the characteristics and limitations of second language assessment, including the ones for placement in gifted and special education programs; they will learn item and test construction methods appropriate for students with limited English proficiency; and how to administer, interpret, and explain test results to parents and colleagues; rubrics and standards alignment with district goals. Other topics are: curriculum development related to the English learners; program planning; connecting schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further education; involving the community; purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities; and best practices. Urban field experience in grades K-12 is part of the requirements. Prerequisites: Admission to the UTP; Ling 316.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Middle School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 661
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give urban ESL teacher candidates the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 25 hours practical field experience working with ELL students in an urban middle school. Urban ESL teacher candidates will have the opportunity to reflectively apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework. Successful completion of this practicum is a prerequisite for the ESL license.  


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: High School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 671
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give urban teacher candidates the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 25 hours practical field experience working with ELL students in an urban high school. Urban ESL teacher candidates will have the opportunity to reflectively apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework. Successful completion of this practicum is a prerequisite for the ESL license.  


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: K-Elementary ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 696
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give urban teacher candidates the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 25 hours practical field experience working with ELL students in an urban K and/or elementary school. Urban ESL teacher candidates will have the opportunity to reflectively apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework. Successful completion of this practicum is a prerequisite for the ESL license.  


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Program and Policy Evaluation in the Criminal Justice System
COU_NBR: 615
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn to read, understand, and conduct the types of program and policy evaluations that are typically used in criminal justice agencies. At the end of the course, the student will know the vocabulary, concepts, theories, and techniques related to program and policy evaluation well enough to implement their own evaluation projects. The student will participate in both designing and conducting actual program evaluations. 


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Managing Human Resources in Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 640
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the problems criminal justice professionals encounter in their duties as managers/supervisors regarding managing of human resources with a focus on: policy development; labor/management issues; labor laws; budgeting issues and concerns; supervising the difficult employee; internal discipline, recruitment, training, and retention issues; and working with minority issues and cultural differences.


SUBJ: GNDR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Introductory Topics in Gender Studies
COU_NBR: 220
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores, at an introductory level, contemporary and historical issues not represented in regularly scheduled courses in the Gender Studies program or in other departments.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Community Building and Social Change
COU_NBR: 625
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The course will examine the processes and dynamics through which agencies, professionals and citizens partner to develop cooperative problem solving communities, focusing on evidence-based practices that foster inclusion, collaboration and authentic community building. The course affords an opportunity for analysis of diverse communities, including an examination of the influence of various communities on the criminal justice system and the disparate impact of justice practices across different communities.  


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Management within the Criminal Justice System
COU_NBR: 635
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The course focuses on theories, concepts and knowledge regarding criminal justice management/supervision with major focus on leadership, motivation, interpersonal communication, conflict resolution, discipline, performance appraisals, and ethics in effective management/supervision within a criminal justice system.  


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Social Media in the Enterprise
COU_NBR: 484
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines video, multimedia, satellite and limited broadcast system's impact within companies and educational organizations.  Students are introduced to business/educational corporate-image videos, corporate television, point-of-sale multimedia, instructional video, multimedia presentations and site-to-site communication.  Students are provided with the information and theories to implement use of video, television and multimedia within an organization.  As more and more businesses, schools and institutions come to rely on media products and tools, the ability to craft appropriate scripts for these applications is more important than ever.  This course also targets the need to serve and address distinctive audiences and provides career and management guidance for media writers and producers.


SUBJ: MPNA
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Master of Public and Nonprofit Admin Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 650I
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper understand of knowledge, skills and the context of a given field. Site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience. 
  Students should contact the Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship (ICES) at Metropolitan State University for more information.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: MS Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 691
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course allows students to apply new skills and learning in a workplace environment.  Students work through Metropolitan State's Internship Resource Center to select a site that best fits their interests.  Internship sites include traditional business settings, but also a wide variety of nonprofit and public sector opportunities.  


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Advanced Financial Reporting
COU_NBR: 510G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The second course in the two-course financial reporting sequence, this course emphasizes accounting theory and practice including noncurrent liabilities and owners' equity; special disclosure and reporting problems; international accounting and foreign currency translation; business combinations; and consolidated financial statement preparation and analysis.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Auditing
COU_NBR: 512G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the external auditor's role and function.  Topics related to external auditing include:  auditing standards; reports; ethics; legal responsibilities; evidence; procedures; transaction cycles; internal control, review and evaluation; statistics and fraud detection.  In addition, this course provides an overview of operational auditing.  Topics related to operational auditing include:  internal auditing standards; internal and operational control, review and evaluation; and internal audit process.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Advanced Strategic Management
COU_NBR: 520G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course continues the emphasis on the role of financial and nonfinancial information for strategic planning and control decisions from the Strategic Management Accounting course.  It focuses on the strategic components of cost/price, quality, time, flexibility and innovation in the learning organization.  Coverage of strategic cost management, cost of capacity, kaizen, time-based competition, agility, competitive intelligence, pricing, distribution channels, environmental accounting, cost accumulation systems and comprehensive performance indicators is included.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting
COU_NBR: 550G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Financial and managerial accounting for governmental and other not-for-profit entities are covered.  Topics include:  general and special funds accounting; enterprise funds; trust and agency funds; general fixed asset and long term debt groups; financial reporting; governmental costing and budgeting; public school and university accounting; hospital accounting; and accounting for selected not-for-profit organizations.  This course focuses on the principles, methods, terminology, influences, and limitations of not-for-profit accounting.  The course also covers the development, planning, control and managerial uses of budgeting.


SUBJ: MDST
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Media Studies Prior Learning
COU_NBR: 565I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Credit for Prior Learning is the method by which students may receive college credit for prior learning obtained through nontraditional means, such as military training/experience, the workplace, or independent study. The course for which credit is being sought must correspond in its content to a course that is currently offered at Metropolitan State University. Competence is demonstrated by passing the final examination of the corresponding course.  
  Students should contact their academic advisor for more information.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Major Projects
COU_NBR: 583G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study examines the principles and techniques of writing substantial professional or creative projects such as long business reports, grant applications, proposals, memoirs and novels.  Through consultations with the instructor, students determine their specific organizational or stylistic problems.  Evaluation is based on written projects.  Students should have in mind a writing project of either one long piece or several short ones on related topics.


SUBJ: DBA
TITLE: Current Topics in Business Leadership
COU_NBR: 755
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course is an integrated multi-disciplinary inquiry seminar of the critical problems facing the pragmatic and academic nature of leadership theory and practice.  The broad scope of this course explores the impact of leadership theory, research and practice on individual, group , and organization outcomes. This course focuses on emerging and applied research and theory in leadership.


SUBJ: HUM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Humanities
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Every semester it is offered, this course selects a different constellation of authors/artists, topic, genre, period, or issues and explores it/them through the study of texts and artistic works in the humanities. The course provides an opportunity for upper division students from across the university to explore authors and topics of particular interest to them, or to supplement earlier, survey-level work with more detailed and more advanced study of particular subjects. Outcomes from each iteration of the course include familiarity with course texts, understanding of key concepts and issues in the topic under consideration, and development of intermediate-level skills at the analysis and interpretation of literature. 


SUBJ: DKTA
TITLE: Dakota Language and Culture
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course applies an immersion approach to learning Dakota, the Indigenous language of the Dakota people. The language offers key insights into the formation and transmission of Dakota cultural identities and worldviews. The course is part of larger community efforts to retain and use Dakota and contribute to world-wide efforts to preserve Indigenous languages. Students in the course will learn Dakota grammatical structures and build a working vocabulary sufficient for beginning-level conversations.


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Working with/in Community
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will explore working in community as a form of civic engagement and an arena of human service work. This is typically referred to as community practice.  Community practice, whether by the volunteer or the professional, entails helping a community at-large solve its problems and achieve its goals.  Insightful, grounded community practice enables helpers to impact the total milieu of peoples lives, improving the broader spectrum of peoples lives in ways that direct client-centered helping cannot. Through the theoretical component of the course students will examine different ideologies of helping and how those become expressed in various forms of community helping including: service, organizing and development, social change and empowerment, and advocacy.  Through the experiential component of the course students will become familiar with the varied tools of this distinctive type of helping within a specific Twin Cities social movement.  This course is presently designed principally to expose College of Health, Community and Professional Studies students to the local food movement and related movement community-based enterprises.  Other students may take this class with permission of the instructor.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Environmental Chemistry
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class addresses the principles of atmospheric chemistry, energy and climate changes, water chemistry, and soil chemistry.  During the course of the semester, students will learn the chemistry behind modern challenges to our environment.   It will include and examination of the sources, reactions, transport, and fates of different chemical species in the environment.  The following topics will be covered:  a) atmospheric chemistry and air pollution; b) energy and climate change; c) water chemistry and water pollution; d) toxic organic compounds e) wastes, soils and sediments.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Evolutionary Psychology
COU_NBR: 373
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Evolutionary psychology is a branch of psychology that explores how a variety of physiological and psychological traits have evolved through the mechanisms of natural selection and adaptation. Psychological traits such as aggression, attraction, communication, and cooperation are explored as a means of facilitating survival among humans and how human behaviors have adapted as a means of improving survival and reproductive fitness. Evolutionary psychology combines the concepts of biology, anthropology, cognitive psychology and the neurosciences to provide students with a contemporary perspective in understanding human behavior.    


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 646
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the development and use of informatics for nursing practice and administration. Discussions will explore the use of patient information systems in the management of nursing and health care services, challenges and opportunities related to nursing informatics, strategies for facilitating effective and appropriate application of information and computer science in nursing.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on advanced physiologic and pathophysiologic mechanisms underlying human responses to disease or illness across the lifespan. Students will build on knowledge of advanced physiology.
  Competence Statement: Knows the principles of pathophysiological changes well enough to recognize the signs and symptoms of disease states.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 609
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on foundational principles of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics.  Indications, efficacy, therapeutic effects, and adverse effects of selected drugs will be examined, compared and contrasted.  Utilizing critical thinking skills, the student will incorporate evidence-based, ethical, and holistic principles into pharmacotherapeutic decision making.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Essential Concepts of Pharmacology III
COU_NBR: 405
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course builds on the content presented in NURS 306 and NURS 404. Students will apply core drug knowledge, safety principles and core patient variables to major drug classes prescribed for specialty populations with complex health needs (child-bearing women, infants, children and adult clients with psychiatric conditions).

  Competence Statement: Knows the core drug knowledge for classes of medications well enough to safely apply the nursing process to simulated and actual patient scenarios in specialty populations with complex health needs. 


SUBJ: INFS
TITLE: Youth Participation and Teen Literature
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This internship is designed to give students an opportunity to learn about facilitation of youth participation and engagement programs, explore the body of current and emerging genres and titles within the Young Adult Literature canon, and meet and interact with local and national authors and members of the publishing community.  Students will regularly attend monthly meetings of the nationally recognized Teens Know Best teen review group and work extensively with the ongoing review blog produced by the group.  Prerequisite: Students have completed Literature 332: Adolescent Literatures with a B+ or better and must have approval of the instructor to verify that student can attend all scheduled meetings for that semester. S/N grading only.


SUBJ: BLAW
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Business Law Prior Learning
COU_NBR: 365I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Credit for Prior Learning is the conditions under which students can receive college credit for prior learning obtained through nontraditional channels such as the military, the workplace, or independent study. The course for which credit is being sought must correspond in its content to a course that is currently offered at Metropolitan State University. Competence is demonstrated by passing the final examination of the corresponding course.  
  Students should contact their appointed advisor for more information.


SUBJ: MGMT
TITLE: Business Program Information Meeting
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students interested in majors offered by the College of Management (COM) must attend a Program Information Meeting (PIM) in addition to Orientation.  At the PIM, students learn about COM requirements, declaring a major, and which courses to take to complete their major.  These sessions are designed for students interested in majors in business administration, economics, finance, human resource management, international business, management, management information systems/decision sciences, marketing, or public administration.  Individual registration planning assistance is also available.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Public Speaking
COU_NBR: 103
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn public speaking principles and techniques well enough to prepare, deliver, and evaluate informative and persuasive speeches.  Videotaping and self-assessment are integral components of this class as is writing.  Some speeches require students to research and critically analyze information.  The six to eight class presentations include topics pertaining to the corporate world, community life, the political arena or human services.  Students are expected to write well and will outline each presentation.  Overlap: COMM 103P Public Speaking Proficiency Test.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Communication in Work Groups
COU_NBR: 351
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers theory and practice of communication in small task-oriented groups.  Communication topics include team management, models of group problem solving and decision making, leadership, building cohesiveness, resolving conflict, managing diverse views, negotiating roles, and norms.  Students learn to interact productively in small task groups as members and leaders. Numerous group activities, group assignments and laboratory work require an extended class time and group meetings outside of class.  Overlap:  COMM 351T  Communication in Work Groups Theory Seminar.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Organizational Communication
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines communication patterns and systems functioning in modern organizations in sectors such as government, nonprofit and corporate.  Course simulations and topics include analysis of organizational communication models, formal and informal communication networks, external and internal communication channels, the changing shape of future organizations, mentoring, ethics, diversity, technologies, and the purpose of communication research.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Managerial Communication
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on systematic analysis of communication theory, techniques and procedures for managers.  Students look at communication process, perception, motivation and conflict from the perspective of a manager in the organization.  Students study topics such as managing performance, diversity and the nature of task groups.  The course also uses an interdisciplinary approach to the content and delivery of professional communication and reports: information and persuasion, the difference between oral, written and visual media, videos and computer-supported demonstrations.  Overlap:  COMM 361T Managerial Communication Theory Seminar.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Public Relations Principles
COU_NBR: 381
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is for people in business, nonprofit and other organizations who establish relationships with stakeholders through communication.  It outlines elements of the public relations process: research and planning, setting objectives, developing strategies, implementing programs and evaluating results.  Overlap: COMM 381T Public Relations Theory Seminar.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Major Issues in U.S. Race Relations
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Will race matter in this millennium?  This course explores major issues currently impacting race relations in the United States, such as affirmative action, immigrant education, employment, housing, health and welfare, and so on.  This course takes historical and interdisciplinary approaches to help students understand the interrelationship between social structure, public policies, race and ethnicity.  Videos and movies are shown as part of class discussion on these issues.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: History of Asian Americans
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A majority of U.S. immigrants today come from Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.  This immigration pattern represents a significant departure from the past, when immigrants came from very different regions of the world.  This course traces the unique story of Asian Americans following them from their early days to modern times and analyzing issues with which the group is faced.  Short videos and movies are shown followed by discussion.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: African-American Literature
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Through autobiographical writings, poetry, novels, films and short essays, this course explores the African-American experience from a historical perspective.  Students learn techniques for critical reading and explore issues related to culture and identity.  (Also listed as LIT 361 African-American Literature.)


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Ethnic Studies Capstone
COU_NBR: 499
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to engage ethnic studies majors in a final integrative experience in weekly seminars.  Students explore major issues surrounding race, ethnicity and culture while completing a senior research project.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The American Past: To 1865
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This survey course traces U.S. development through colonial times, the making of the Republic, and the nineteenth century up to and including the Civil War.  Students and instructor work together in solving historical problems and learning historical skills.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The American Past: From 1865
COU_NBR: 102
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This survey course traces U.S. development from the end of the Civil War until the present day.  Students study post war Reconstruction in the South, the return of legal and social discrimination against African Americans, the advent and results of the Industrial Revolution,  the making of modern capitalism, the increasing political and economic roles of women, the two World Wars, and America as a world power and multiethnic society.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: American Indian History
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  History 310 is a general survey of the history Native North American nations from pre-contact through the late 20th century. Partly chronological and partly thematic, the course makes use of readings, lectures, films, group projects, community investigation and class discussion to introduce students to the rich diversity of Native North American societies and cultures. A key focus will be the efforts of Native Americans to revitalize their societies through incorporating change within a culturally persistent world-view despite enormous European and European American pressure to assimilate into the dominant society. Course materials will also focus on how Europeans and European Americans were also confronted with the task of incorporating change introduced by Native Americans into their own world-view.  The impact of contact and exchange profoundly affected both Native Americans and Europeans and is still affecting their descendants today. Students will be given the opportunity to explore Twin Cities' resources  and take a turn at leading a class discussion.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: American History at the Movies
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the ways in which the American movie industry has depicted major events and themes in American history and society, and considers both the accuracy of these depictions and their influence on popular understandings of the American past.  Students are expected to rent and view movies, in addition to in-class viewing, and to read materials relating to both American cinema and historical topics.  A general understanding of U.S. history is recommended.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Minnesota History
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students survey Minnesota history, its geography, economy and political history, focusing on the people who populated the territory and state from its earliest days to the present.  Students learn through readings, maps, films, music, photographs, firsthand accounts and short stories.  They relate events in Minnesota's history to national and international events, and to movements which have affected the state's social, political and economic development.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Legacies: History of Women and the Family
COU_NBR: 329
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course analyzes the family as both a public and a private institution adjusting to and shaping social, political and economic changes in American life from the colonial period to the present.  Even though contemporary debates about family values suggest a fixed pattern of family life, students learn how family patterns have changed over time in response to historical changes such as wars, slavery, the disappearing frontier, industrialization, immigration and migration, consumer culture, social movements and social protest, and the rise of the welfare state.  Primary emphasis is on an examination of how women used their positions within the family to gain personal power and access to public institutions.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Great Depression of the 1930s
COU_NBR: 334
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students study factors that caused the collapse of the U.S. economy in the 1930s and government action against the social and economic consequences of the Great Depression.  Students also examine the experiences of women, African Americans, working people and organized labor, and agricultural communities during the Depression.  In short, this course provides students with both a broad sketch of the main currents that shaped American society and more focused examples of how and why the Great Depression affected various communities.  It also includes two short research projects.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Civil Rights revolution of the 1960s represents the culmination of decades of effort, a change in civil rights legislation and a touchstone for subsequent "revolutions."  It changed the then current laws and it relied upon law to demand those changes.  Many of the debates started then, and continue today.  Through reading, discussion, lectures and videos, students study the people, the events (as well as their antecedents and their progeny), and the ideas of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Vietnam War
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, "If America's soul becomes totally poisoned, part of the autopsy must read 'Vietnam'."  The American military experience in Southeast Asia, during the height of the cold war, was traumatic for many Americans, including many who did not share King's antiwar views.  Years later, the Vietnam War remains a specter haunting American politics and culture.  This course considers how the war came about, why it took the direction it did, what the alternatives were, how Americans have viewed the war since the 1960s and why it continues to matter so much to so many.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Understanding Modern Japan
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  After examining the underlying social, economic, political and cultural foundations from which a modern industrial nation emerged, this course considers Japan's imperialist adventure, its rebirth in the post-war era and the structures and forces which define Japan's position in the world.  It includes study of the education system; business management practices; popular culture; economic and political trends; changes made to women's lives as Japan moved into industrialization; women's contributions to society and their current roles and status; and the development of modern classes.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: History of the Holocaust
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Holocaust, the extermination of six million Jews by Nazi Germany, took place in one of the most scientifically advanced and cultured nations in Western Europe-in a regime elected to power.  This course examines how such an event could happen and why the Holocaust cannot be considered an accident.  The course also considers implications for all minority groups living within a majority-dominated society.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Behind the Great Wall: The Real China
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a topical overview of modern China.  It teaches students how China's modern development was shaped by tradition, geography and history.  It presents Chinese history, geography, government and politics, rural and urban life, education, the family, art and literature, economic development, and foreign policy.  Students study major changes that have affected women and the family as China moved from a traditional nineteenth century society through the transition to the modern world.  Students are encouraged to share their family, community and work experiences of Asia with the class.


SUBJ: HIST
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics and Issues in History
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is offered during the academic year to allow faculty or visiting professors to deal with more specialized historical topics and issues in their areas of expertise.  Students should check the Class Schedule for descriptions of specific course offerings.  This course is intended for a variety of students, but individuals registering should have at least some introductory college-level experience in history.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Africa: From Ancient Times to 1800
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a survey of the history of sub-Saharan Africa to approximately 1800, exploring developments in the cultural, sociopolitical and economic life of the region.  Specific topics include the Neolithic Revolution; the Great Bantu Migrations; rise and decline of states; the impact of Islam; the impact of trade on political, social and religious changes; and early European settlements in southern Africa.  (Also listed as EthS 349 Africa:  From Ancient Times to 1800.)


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Beginnings of American Society: Colonial and Revolutionary History
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, American Indians, European settlers and African slaves forged a new society.  Emphasizing experiences of accommodation and conflict among diverse peoples in early North America, this course offers a multicultural perspective on the colonial era.  The course explores the expansion of European settlers into North America; the comparative development of French, Spanish and British societies; diplomacy and war among Europeans and American Indians; the origins of slavery; and the impact of gender in colonial society.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: African American History
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the history of African Americans and race relations in the United States from slavery to freedom.  Emphasis is on putting the experiences of African Americans in the context of U.S. social, cultural and political history.  The course encourages examination of primary sources (such as slave narratives, newspapers and speeches) to illuminate an African-American cultural and intellectual tradition in U.S. arts and letters.  Assignments include library and/or other research.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Religion has always been deeply enmeshed in American political life, despite the American tradition of separation of church and state.  Today, some fear an erosion of that separation, while others complain that we live in a "culture of disbelief" where religion is not respected.  This course examines controversies surrounding religious belief, religious practice and religious diversity in industrial America, giving students the opportunity to decide for themselves what the place of religion in modern America is and ought to be.  Students of diverse religious backgrounds are most welcome, but a respect for the beliefs of others is a condition of participation.  Overlap:  RELS 355/555 Religion and Politics in America and Hist 531 Religion and Politics in America.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Sixties Experience
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What really happened in the 1960s in America?  Why is this decade remembered as a watershed, and why does it remain so controversial?  This course examines closely the popular social movements whose size and impact made the 1960s an era that many Americans found exhilarating, and others found threatening.  This course also considers the political context within which these movements unfolded, and which they sought to alter.  Students are encouraged to peel back the layers of myth surrounding the popular memory of the 1960s and to develop their own ideas of what truly occurred then, and why it seems to matter so much (and even whether it should).


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Europe: Creation and Conflict, 1500-1789
COU_NBR: 350
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  During this period in European history many commonly held ideas about humans, politics and religion were directly challenged.  Students explore these new ideas, including the Renaissance, with its emphasis on humanism and secular politics; the challenges posed by the Protestant Reformation to established religious thought and practice; and the importance of the seventeenth century Scientific Revolution and eighteenth century Enlightenment.  Included are conflicts between-and within-different European powers and Europe's rapidly expanding contacts with the rest of the world.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: History of Asian Americans
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A majority of U.S. immigrants today come from Asia, the Middle East and Latin America.  The immigration pattern represents a significant departure from the past, when immigrants came from very different regions of the world.  This course traces the unique story of Asian Americans following them from their early days to modern times when they have become full participants in the making of a multicultural America.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The World of Ideas: Ancient and Medieval
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to important ideas, individuals, and works in the principal disciplines of the humanities from the dawn of Western civilization in the Middle East to the end of the European middle ages.  Illustrated lecture/discussions survey major works of art, architecture, religion, literature, philosophy, and science from the past, including examples from non-Western cultures. Students will gain a basic understanding of how great works in each discipline represent and comment on human experience, how they are linked to their historical eras, how they respond to the past, and how they speak to the future.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The World of Ideas: Modern
COU_NBR: 102
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to important ideas, individuals, and works in the principal disciplines of the humanities from the Renaissance of 1400 C.E. to the present. Illustrated lecture/discussions survey painting, sculpture, music, architecture, literature, philosophy, and science, including examples from non-Western cultures. Students will gain a basic understanding of how great works in each discipline represent and comment on human experience, how they are linked to their historical eras, how they respond to the past, and how they speak to the future.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The First Civilizations
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The cultural foundations of the West stand on the bedrock of the ancient Near East:  writing, literature, art, architecture, science, mathematics and religion reach back past Rome and Greece to Mesopotamia, Egypt and Anatolia.  This course provides an introduction to the literature, history and culture of that period, c. 3100-600 B.C.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The Classical World: Rome
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Over a thousand-year span, Rome grew from an insecure settlement on the Tiber River to an empire dominating most of Europe, North Africa and the Near East.  Even after 1,500 years, Europe and the Americas continue to reflect Roman political, technological, literary and intellectual culture, to which this course provides an introduction.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: Medieval Civilization
COU_NBR: 313
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students study achievements in thought, art, architecture, religion, science and politics during the Middle Ages, the period between the collapse of Roman civilization (c. 500 A.D.) and its "rebirth" in the Renaissance about a thousand years later.  Students read a selection of medieval texts in translation and examine a range of medieval arts and ideas.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The Renaissance
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the art, literature, philosophy, religion, and science of the European Renaissance (c. 1350-1650 A.D.), placing them in the context of political and social movements of the time.  In this era, increased attention to ancient Greek and Roman ideas energized all of the arts and sciences. This period also saw the beginnings of the centrally administered nation state and the rise of colonialism in the New World, as well as the Protestant Reformation, a many-sided and far-reaching religious revolution that reshaped Christianity. Readings, slide/lectures, and class discussions explore the many ways that art, ideas, and events from this era still live in contemporary European and American civilizations.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The Enlightenment
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The scientific revolution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries led to eighteenth-century doubts about Christianity and optimism about progress based on "enlightenment" or reason.  If science could penetrate the secrets of nature, perhaps the same methods could be used in economics and politics?  The resulting conflict between new ideas and ancient inequities led to political revolutions in America and France, and to cultural revolutions in industry, literature, philosophy and the arts.  Students in this course study significant works by seventeenth and eighteenth century writers, thinkers and artists.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: Romanticism
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The romantic revolution occurred in Europe and America toward the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries.  Literature, art, music and philosophy turned away from the forms, concepts and assumptions about art and society that had lasted for centuries.  At the same time, the social, political and economic life of that time was being transformed by the new energies and new hatreds released by the industrial and French revolutions.  Students examine some of the classics of romantic fiction, art and poetry produced during this period.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: Modernism
COU_NBR: 317
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In the late nineteenth century, the romantic figure of the artist as an outsider who criticized society, yet helped rejuvenate mankind, evolved into the figure of the artist as a revolutionary adversary of society.  Artists in the twentieth century questioned older social, philosophical and artistic forms and sought to create radically new, "modern" forms.  To understand this development and how it has influenced the contemporary world, this course examines several influential modern(ist) texts, in connection with other developments in modern art, music, politics and thought.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: C Programming
COU_NBR: 265
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to provide a fast-paced exposure to the C programming language for students majoring in a computer-related discipline.  The following topics are briefly reviewed using C syntax:  looping, selection, variables, scope rules, functions and pass-by-value arguments.  New topics include pass-by-address arguments, formatted and unformatted I/O, user defined types (enum, struct, union), preprocessing directives, file handling, pointers, pointer arithmetic, string manipulation and selected library functions.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Advanced Studies in Literature
COU_NBR: 590G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Each section of this course selects a different author, topic, genre, period or issue and explores it through the literary study of texts.  Course topics and class discussions are intended to engage advanced students of literature in particular, but the course is open to all interested students with appropriate preparation.  The course provides an opportunity for English majors and other advanced students of literature to explore authors and topics of particular interest to them and of special significance in the discipline.  See the Class Schedule for information on individual sections.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Issues in Communication Technology
COU_NBR: 580G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is concerned with the impact communication technologies have had and continue to have on human societies.  The course begins with a brief examination of two technologies that have had a profound impact on how people think about communication.  It looks at the background and impact of current technologies.  And it also looks at new and emerging technologies - such as hypermedia, neural nets, virtual reality - speculating about how these technologies will change people in the near future and later in the twenty-first century.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Teacher Workshop in Media Literacy
COU_NBR: 590G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  These intensive workshops focus on a variety of topics relating to media literacy, multimedia technologies and children's television.  The emphasis is on skill development and application to a K-12 audience.  Topics will vary; may be taken up to three times for credit on different topics.


SUBJ: MUSC
TITLE: Applied Guitar Study III
COU_NBR: 533G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This private study course is designed for students who wish to learn to play the steel string or classic acoustic guitar.  It accommodates beginning, intermediate and advanced experience levels and past experience with the guitar.  Students study hand positions, fingering technique, music notation and other fundamentals.  They are introduced to a variety of musical styles and have an opportunity to concentrate on one particular style. Students must have access to a guitar.  Level is determined by instructor through audition or interview.


SUBJ: SSCI
TITLE: Great Ideas: Classics of Social Science
COU_NBR: 501G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The social sciences have been shaping views of the human condition for more than 150 years. This seminar explores those ideas that continue to engage and perplex thoughtful observers of social life. Students become acquainted with writing by major thinkers like Karl Marx, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Georg Simmel, Sigmund Freud, Ruth Benedict,  Frantz Fanon and Hannah Arendt. The course addresses the social and historical roots of the great ideas as well as the moral aspirations and creative impulses of these social scientists.
      


SUBJ: THEA
TITLE: Playwriting II
COU_NBR: 587G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  From the well-made play to theater with a social conscience, this course uses a workshop approach to further explore and challenge the playwright's "voice" through a professional process of discussion, analysis, work with a director and rewriting.  Students may explore a variety of subjects and styles or expand upon projects in progress.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Religion, Morality and Contemporary U.S. Society
COU_NBR: 366
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The general public seems to agree that despite technological and global change religion remains a pervasive influence on culture.  The American society is no exception.   Americans from all walks of life continue to reflect on their moral struggle over matters concerning themselves, their family, their community and their environment.  Often this includes a call to apply religious values on public policies.  This course investigates structures of religious beliefs, values and traditions from both religious left and right and their attempts to become a moral voice of society.  The course includes an inquiry why spirituality is the new religion of the new millennium.


SUBJ: MUSC
TITLE: Topics in Music
COU_NBR: 322
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a focused examination of the various popular and art music styles as developed and practiced in America and throughout the world.  Topics regularly include the History of Rock and Roll, Jazz and Society, American Musical Theater and Sound Design as well as issues associated with emerging experimental forms of music and the intermedia arts.  Note: This course may be taken up to four times with different topics.


SUBJ: ARTS
TITLE: Introduction to Drawing
COU_NBR: 106
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class focuses on the principles and practices of drawing, through an exploration of space, shading, volume, perspective and composition.  Class discussions and projects include use of materials, color, artists and movements of the past, and contemporary trends in drawing and painting.  Emphasis is placed on the development of hand-eye coordination skills.


SUBJ: SCRW
TITLE: Beginning Screenwriting
COU_NBR: 313
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The process of writing narrative screenplays will be introduced through writing exercises, screenplay readings and analysis, film viewings and discussion.  Some of the writing exercises will explore creativity and individual voice.  Other exercises will develop practical skills such as writing high context dialog and vivid action.  Writing in the screenplay format will also be covered.  Students will finish with at least one complete short screenplay ready for production.  This course provides a foundation for further study in screenwriting.


SUBJ: HSCO
TITLE: Women Offenders in Correctional Facilities
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course gives an overview of women offenders in correctional systems.  It includes a profile of the woman offender, the crimes women commit and unique problems they encounter in correctional systems.  Discussion includes trends, issues and strategies for working with women offenders in correctional settings.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Personnel and Industrial Psychology
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on principles and techniques of personnel and industrial psychology and applications of scientific psychology to business and industrial settings.  Topics include:  psychology as a science and professional practice issues; employee selection, psychological testing, performance appraisal, and training and development; leadership in organizations; motivation, job satisfaction and job involvement; organizational structure; work conditions, engineering psychology, employee safety and health, and work stress; and consumer psychology.  This course is appropriate for general management, business administration and psychology students in addition to human resource management professionals.  Overlap:  HRM 330 Personnel and Industrial Psycholog.


SUBJ: ARTS
TITLE: Museums and Galleries
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  As students visit local museums and galleries, they become familiar with many of the Twin Cities' exhibition facilities and reflect on the experience of viewing art.  This course offers an approach to understanding and appreciating the visual arts as one develops critical thinking skills.  Emphasis is placed on the articulation of ideas through written and spoken words.  Note:  Students are responsible for their own transportation.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Fundamentals of Purchasing Management
COU_NBR: 449
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course acquaints students wishing to explore career opportunities in professional purchasing.  It explains the functions of the professional purchasing manager, the contributions of purchasing to organizational goals, purchasing systems and controls, supplier selection procedures, and performance evaluation of purchasing personnel.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Jewish-Christian Encounter
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course investigates themes and ways of knowing the history of Jewish and Christian interaction. Students learn historical and social science methods critical to focus on the problems of religious antagonism and racialization as well as efforts at dialogue and mutual understanding over the centuries.  Boundary definition, the limits of social tolerance, and the nature of persecution and institutional prejudice are issues.  Themes include the rise of separate religions; ghetto processes and ghetto thinking; modernity, secularism and racial Antisemitism; the Shoah (Holocaust); dialogue in the context of disrupting "common sense" about prejudice and recialization in the United States.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Public Speaking Proficiency Test
COU_NBR: 103P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This assessment is designed for students who wish to have prior learning in public speaking evaluated.  Students who participate serve as an audience for other students.  Assessment covers the student's knowledge and application of the theories and techniques of preparation, presentation and evaluation of public speeches.  This assessment is evaluated satisfactory/nonsatisfactory only.  No other letter grade is assigned.  Overlap: COMM 103 Public Speaking Proficiency Test.


SUBJ: INFS
TITLE: Searching for Information
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A student completing this course understands the process of finding, synthesizing, evaluating, and documenting sufficient and reliable information appropriate to a variety of purposes including upper division coursework, senior capstone papers or professional writing and communication tasks. Students also explore a number of the contemporary issues surrounding information in society, have opportunities to use and/or visit primary resource collections and learn a variety of research techniques. Specific sections of the course will structure assignments around a course theme identified in the class schedule. Prior themes have included Civil Rights, Holocaust and Genocide, Crime and Punishment, Food, Immigration and Health Care. Both themed and non-themed sections are offered every semester as are online and in-class sections.


SUBJ: POL
TITLE: Ethnic Conflict in Global Perspective
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is an era characterized by a global resurgence of ethnic identity and a revival of ancient ethnic antagonisms.  This course applies a comparative and historical perspective to the sources and dynamics of ethnic conflict.  The processes of ethnic mobilization and social conflict are explored in case studies both global and domestic.  Films, fiction, memoirs and classroom exercises are used to explore this topic.


SUBJ: POL
TITLE: World Politics
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines critical global issues and the organizations and institutions that are attempting to address them.  Drawing on concepts from political science and international relations, students explore such issues as human rights, the global environment, violence within and between nations, and the gap between "have" and "have not" nations.  The course investigates the response of the United States to these issues as well as the effectiveness of formal international organizations like the United Nations and emerging transnational citizen organization.  Classroom inquiry is supplemented by field experience and investigation.


SUBJ: SOC
TITLE: Introduction to Sociology
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the sociological perspective.  Students examine the social processes that shape societies and the course of their histories.  The social nature of biographies is explored through the study of the family and socialization, education and work, bureaucracy and the economy, gender, social class, and race and ethnicity.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Medicinal Chemistry
COU_NBR: 421
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Medicinal chemistry allows the advanced chemistry student to explore the considerations of drug design and development as well as case studies on how different classes of therapeutic agents act in the human body.  Topics include drug targets, drug sources, structure-activity relationships, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and the modern drug discovery pipeline.  This class is suggested for those students intending to continue in health sciences.  


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Violence and Disability
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the connections between violence and disability.  It investigates how models of disability affect the understanding of violence and abuse of people with disabilities as well as the response to such violence.   The focus is on the lived experiences of people with disabilities who have experienced violence and abuse, and how systems and policies have aided or hindered successful interventions.  The course also explores how being a victim of violence can affect a person's disability status and the implications of such a connection for policymakers, human services workers, and people with disabilities themselves.  The course employs the socio-ecological model of violence prevention and challenges students to apply this model to case studies. 


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Africa: From Colonialism to Independence
COU_NBR: 362
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the European conquest of Africa and the struggle of the African people for independence and the effects of both on the present day socioeconomic and political conditions of sub-Saharan Africa.  Topics include the origins of the Atlantic slave trade; the impact of European colonialism on the social, economic and political life of Africa; the African response to colonial rule; the significance of African independence; the lingering impact of colonialism in present day Africa; and the nature and character of apartheid.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Comparative Women's History
COU_NBR: 394
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course compares women as global citizens in a least two cultures or regions of the world.  Topics to be covered include women's involvement in family, reproduction, work, education, social and public activism, and war as well as cultural, racial/ethnic, class, generational and ideological differences among women.  We will examine these issues in such global contexts as capitalism, industrialization, imperialism/colonialism, socialism and international law.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 531
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Religion has always been deeply enmeshed in American political life, despite the American tradition of separation of church and state.  Today, some fear an erosion of that separation, while others complain that we live in a "culture of disbelief" where religion is not respected.  This course examines controversies surrounding religious belief, religious practice and religious diversity in industrial America, giving students the opportunity to decide for themselves what the place of religion in modern America is and ought to be.  Students of diverse religious backgrounds are most welcome, but a respect for the beliefs of others is a condition of participation.  Overlap:  RELS 355/555 Religion and Politics in America and Hist 331 Religion and Politics in America.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Technical Communication Theory and Research Seminar
COU_NBR: 671
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys scholarship in the field of technical communication.  Research examined includes theoretical works, scholarship drawn from the empirical study of particular sites, and practically-oriented publications (designed to address issues of relevance for practicing professionals).  Prerequisite: enrollment in a graduate program.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Technical Communication in International Contexts
COU_NBR: 673
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to explore how technical communication functions in international contexts.  The course explores the following areas of study and praxis: cultural theory, acculturation, organizational culture, international rhetorical theories, translation, kinesics, and international design and usability.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Ethics in the Information Age
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores a range of moral issues raised by the introduction of new technologies for the production, distribution and use of information -- issues about privacy, surveillance and data-mining, freedom of speech, copyright, computer crime and abuse, justice in access to information, the political and social significance of the Internet, and so on.  The course is intended to be helpful not only to information technology professionals, who will encounter some of these issues in connection with their work, but also to anyone who has an interest in the way information technology is changing our lives. Students will study moral theory, professional codes of ethics and a variety of case studies.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: History of the Enghlish Language
COU_NBR: 547G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course emphasizes the evolution of English in connection with historical, social, literary and linguistic forces.  Topics addressed include Old English language in the Anglo-Saxon culture; the effects on English of the Norman Conquest, the Renaissance and the invention of printing; British colonialism; the spread of English to Asia, Africa and America; the modern development of the language; and underlying principles of change ruling various types of linguistic phenomena that take place during the natural historical development of a language.


SUBJ: INFS
TITLE: Research in Special Collections and Archives
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students will explore the history of libraries and special research collections around the
  world and be introduced to field research in local special library/archive collections at
  the University of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, Minneapolis Institute of
  Art, Minneapolis Central Library (Hennepin County) and the St. Paul Public Library.
  Online research with digital special collections from around the United States will also
  be a part of the course, including virtual discussions with curators. Students will have
  an opportunity to develop individual research projects, work as interns or explore
  other special projects using these unique special collections. All students welcome and
  supplemental instructional units will be provided for students who have not had library
  database instruction.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Children, Adolescents and the Media
COU_NBR: 363
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the influence of television, radio, film and new media on children and the family. Students discuss the unique production considerations involved when producing a media program for children and explore the research on media literacy, media violence, advertising, education, gender roles, new technology and the childs response to programming. Includes critical viewing of media programs produced for children on broadcast and cable television, video, radio, computer and feature films. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Resource Management and Finance for Health Care
COU_NBR: 749
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on mastering the knowledge and strategies essential for financial and human resource development and oversight within the health care delivery environment. The relationships between health care economics, human resource management, and health policy within organizations are analyzed. Strategic and business planning principles and approaches are presented and applied. 
  Competence Statement: Knows the principles of financial management and human resource development well enough to critically appraise a health care issue and analyze the personnel impacts, costs and benefits, and cost effectiveness of a proposed solution. 


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Advanced Television Writing
COU_NBR: 561
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study course further develops the techniques of writing for television with an emphasis on creating professional quality scripts that are ready to submit for artist fellowships, industry opportunities, agents and/or graduate school . All students must write at least one full length industry standard single camera spec script for a current situation comedy and an additional full length script for another comedy or other television genre. Familiarity with script software is required. Students will work independently with the instructor but will be able to utilize an active and engaging D2L site including opportunities for real time critiques and industry opportunities.


SUBJ: HSDS
TITLE: Current Issues and Special Topics in Disability Studies
COU_NBR: 400
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Current Issues and Special Topics in Disability Studies investigate the disability studies and rights perspectives of disability topics and research in depth.  This is an intensive writing course in which students use critical thinking to research their own areas of interest in addition to other course materials. It is recommended that students have prior experience with disability topics and issues in addition to the desire to apply critical thinking in their research.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Advanced Supply Chain Information Systems
COU_NBR: 693
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Beginning where MIS653/Mktg 653 Supply Chain Management/ Logistics Management leaves off, this course examines the use of information technology to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the corporate supply chain.  Topics covered include the strategic role of key information technologies in business-to-business e-commerce; efficient customer response; enterprise resource planning; the virtual value chain.  Prerequisite:  MIS 653 Supply Chain Management/Logistics Management.


SUBJ: HUM
TITLE: The Harlem Renaissance
COU_NBR: 364
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will study the Harlem Renaissance, a period of incredible productivity and creativity among black artists and intellectuals between 1920-1940, centered in Harlem, New York. While the course considers concepts shaping the movement (such as the New Negro, Jim Crow and segregation, so-called racial uplift, the Talented Tenth, the Great Migration, the Roaring Twenties, and Modernism), the course mainly emphasizes the artists and thinkers of the period and their works of art, literature, philosophy, film, and music (especially jazz). In addition to learning the specialized vocabulary and skills involved in the analysis of works from a variety of artistic genres, students will learn how Harlems leading black intellectuals tied aesthetic theories to social principles  inspiring some artists while prompting others to openly rebel.  Given that the Harlem Renaissance is not characterized by any one style, technique, or manifesto, well pay special attention to connections among the artists in an effort to determine how and whether the Harlem Renaissance is a coherent and unified movement across the arts. The course will trace the Harlem Renaissances contributions to Modernism and its influences on the American arts scene ever since (especially the in Black Arts Movement of the Sixties). 


SUBJ: HSCD
TITLE: Case Management for Alcohol and Drug Counseling
COU_NBR: 353
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with a beginning understanding of the essential components of successful case management for alcohol and drug counseling.  That is, the activities which a counselor engages in to bring services, agencies, resources, and people together within a planned and coordinated framework of action toward achievement of established clinical goals.  Specifically the course will focus on, the theory of case management for alcohol and drug counseling, related state and federal laws, the Twelve Core Functions, the Rules of Professional Conduct, and the practice of clinical writing.


SUBJ: MPNA
TITLE: Capstone in Community Oriented Management
COU_NBR: 695
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Capstone course for the MPNA program seeks to integrate learning from earlier course work and focus that learning on issues facing our diverse communities. Attention is given to the capacities of professionals in the government and nonprofit sectors to deal effectively with community issues, and the relationships between leadership/management practices and community development.  The course includes both case studies as well as a major Capstone project, including direct community engagement for those who wish to have this opportunity.  


SUBJ: PRSP
TITLE: Capstone
COU_NBR: 499
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the culminating experience in a student's First College program and is required of graduating seniors.  Students demonstrate the relationship between what they have learned and the university's philosophical tenets and academic outcomes related to communication skills, critical thinking, multicultural understanding, global perspectives and citizenship.  Students also consider their lifelong learning plans, possible career changes and future liberal learning opportunities.  Students should register for this course in one of their final university semesters.


SUBJ: SCRW
TITLE: Senior Projects in Screenwriting and Writing/Directing
COU_NBR: 416
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this final course in the screenwriting sequence, students complete a final draft screenplay that is ready for the marketplace and production. Emphasis is on working independently and refining creative skills. Specific professional endeavors such as writing query letters, seeking representation, applying for fellowships, entering contests and other industry connections and opportunities will be covered. This course may be taken twice for credit.


SUBJ: MGMT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Organizational Behavior
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on behavior in organizations as influenced by individual differences, group processes and interactions, and organizational processes.  Skills and abilities essential for effective management in changing organizational contexts are emphasized.  Topics examined include motivation, diversity, group development team building, power and politics, leadership, job design and organizational culture.


SUBJ: HRM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Managing Human Resources
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the importance of human capital in organizations.  Human resource management theories, principles and practices are studied from a strategic management, decision-making perspective it covers the functional areas of staffing, compensation, employee relations, labor relations and training and development. In addition, it focuses on current topics such as globalization, quality management, workplace violence, and identifying future trends in the field of human resource management.


SUBJ: SSCI
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Social Science Internship: Leadership in Organizations and Public Life
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students gain experience in applied social science while working as an intern in a non-profit or community-based organization, the public sector, or a social action group.  Prior to registering, students meet with the instructor to select their specific internship project.  Students supplement their specific field experience with participation in the group internship seminar which meets five times during the semester.  Through this combination of extensive community-based experience and guided reading, writing and analysis, students develop their ability to integrate social science theory with community-based experience.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Advanced Nursing Science
COU_NBR: 700
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the philosophy of science in nursing and its application to practice inquiry and practice knowledge development. Theories, models, and concepts that inform advanced nursing practice are systematically examined and evaluated. Students analyze the foundations of middle-range theories and explore application of theory to doctoral advanced nursing practice. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Epidemiology and Population Health
COU_NBR: 708
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on analyzing epidemiological, biostatistical, environmental, and other appropriate scientific data related to population health. The student applies this knowledge in developing, implementing, and evaluating interventions to address health promotion/disease prevention efforts, improve health status/access patterns, and/or address gaps in care for diverse populations.  A global perspective to population health is incorporated into advanced nursing practice roles. This course includes 50 hours of community based experiences for the application of course related principles.


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Family Violence Across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed as an introduction to the study of family violence across the lifespan. It will introduce students to history, current theories, research, and policies in the three areas of family violence:  child maltreatment, elder abuse, domestic violence. You will examine the cultural, social and political roots of family violence, as well as the dynamics of abuse in the family and in intimate relationships.  You will explore the effects of abuse at the individual, family, and community levels, and be able to identify abusive and controlling behaviors.  The content of the course focuses on current theories, research and policies on domestic violence (battering, sexual assault, stalking), child maltreatment (physical and sexual abuse, emotional abuse, neglect) and abuse of vulnerable adults (elderly, non-elderly vulnerable populations).
  This course is an introduction to the topic. It will give students a basic overview of the issues across types of family violence intervention and prevention and how societies have responded through direct services, community sanctions, the criminal justice system, and public policy. The course will also integrate issues of gender, race, culture, age, physical ability, and sexual orientation throughout our examination of these topics. 


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory
COU_NBR: 318
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines multiple intergenerational impacts and legacies of trauma, focused on concepts of community trauma, perpetrator trauma, and historic and contemporary traumatic events and actions affecting communities of color, Indigenous peoples, and ethnic and ethnoreligious groups. The course examines different sites of trauma, representation of trauma in various media, narratives of loss, mourning, and coping, and the socio-cultural politics of trauma.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Holistic Nursing Care of Women, Children, and Families
COU_NBR: 409
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the holistic nursing care of women during childbearing, children, and families. Students will utilize principles of evidence based practice, theory, and holism in simulation and didactic experiences.  Emphasis will be placed on health promotion, illness prevention, and management of alterations of health and wellness in women during childbearing, children, and families. 


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Causation and Prevention of Crime
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course applies criminological and other related theories to programs and policies in order to develop solutions to crime and its associated problems. Theories, as well as empirical findings and statistics, are discussed in order to help ground recommendations for policies and program to be implemented, changed, or continued. 


SUBJ: PRSP
TITLE: Interdisciplinary Conversations
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students an opportunity to actively develop skills in interdisciplinary scholarly thinking and communication with the help of a faculty director.  A student-driven seminar format helps students deepen academic habits of inquiry, critical and creative problem solving; and allows continued reflection on the value of academic learning. Students bring to the table discussion topics from their individualized studies.  Together, students and faculty explore subjects of mutual interest and learn from each other.  Students connect isolated learning experiences to develop a holistic understanding that enriches the learning outcomes of their individualized educations.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Preparing for the MTLE Basic Skills Test
COU_NBR: 150
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This elective course prepares prospective teachers to take the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations (MTLE) Basic Skills Test that is required for initial state teaching licensure. The course includes written and computerized applications as methods of instruction. Students will have opportunities to practice essential skills in preparation for successfully passing the MTLE Basic Skills Test that assesses reading, writing, and mathematical competence. Each class session will be held in a computer lab with individual computers provided for each student. There are no pre-requisites for this course, and it does not meet any program requirements.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Integrative Practicum III
COU_NBR: 417P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum course focuses on the application and synthesis of theoretical principles and nursing concepts in the care of diverse clients and populations.  Emphasis will be placed on the collaborative utilization of resources in a variety of community based and acute health care settings. Students will participate in an intensive practice immersion in preparation for the professional nurse role.  Competence Statement: Knows nursing concepts well enough to demonstrate the planning, implementation, and evaluation of care to individuals, families, and communities in diverse settings. 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Preventive Psychology
COU_NBR: 402
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students in this course will learn about the theories and approaches to preventive psychology, a subfield of psychology that focuses on actions taken early to eliminate or minimize later problems. Through research and intervention, psychologists work with individuals, groups, communities and organizations to develop strategies and programs that work to prevent problems such as violence, HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, child abuse, obesity, and other behaviorally based social, mental health, and health issues. Emphasis is placed on students developing knowledge and skills relevant to creating and adapting prevention programs for use in culturally diverse communities. Topics may include: stress and coping theory/research; prevention and health promotion theories, research, and strategies; and other relevant community/social change strategies. (Prereq. PSYC363 or PSYC336)


SUBJ: GEOL
TITLE: Earth Surface Environments
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course develops topics in earth surface processes, including geomorphology and general hydrology.  Studies of Late Cenozoic landscape change will focus on glacial and fluvial processes in the Upper Midwest.  We will examine surface water and Groundwater Hydrology with an emphasis on the Twin Cities and southern Minnesota. The course will employ college algebra skills to develop a semi-quantitative approach to groundwater and surface water hydrology.  A mandatory Saturday Field Trip is an essential component of this course.  


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Teaching and Assessing English Language Learners
COU_NBR: 435
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course includes an examination of the process of second language acquisition and strategies for teaching English Language Learners (ELL) subject matter content in urban K-12 classrooms.  Prospective teachers will learn how to modify mainstream course materials and instructional strategies so that ELL students can engage in course content while simultaneously developing their English language skills.  Course activities and expectations include demonstrating teaching strategies; developing lesson modifications; evaluating textbooks and other materials and resources available in the field; and examining issues in testing students of limited English proficiency for placement, diagnosis, exit, and evaluation. There is a requirement of a 10-hour field experience in urban setting involving classroom participant-observations and working with an ELL student.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Advanced Document Design
COU_NBR: 672
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course teaches students a systematic procedure for researching, designing, editing and evaluating documents that convey specialized information.  The primary focus is on effective design of layout and information, whether documents are paper or electronic.  Document types discussed include promotional publications, proposals and various kinds of product literature.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Advanced Writing and Designing for the Web
COU_NBR: 676
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class focuses on effective communication through websites. Topics covered include writing for the web, website design and production, usability and usability testing. Students use professional software tools. Some previous experience in developing websites is helpful.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing and Designing for the Web II
COU_NBR: 573
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class focuses on effective communication through websites and builds on knowledge and skills learned in Writ 373 (e.g., HTML; CSS; user-centered design concepts; web writing). Advanced topics, such as forms, mobile websites, and advanced web functionality, will be covered. Students use professional software tools. Students must possess intermediate or advanced computer skills.


SUBJ: INFS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Information Studies Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper understand of knowledge, skills and the context of a given field.  Faculty members serve as liaisons and evaluator between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience.  Internships normally earn between one and four credits, required 40 work hours per credit, and may be served through a standard hours/work schedule or with flexible work hours scheduling, depending on the nature of the internship and site preferences.  


SUBJ: METR
TITLE: Getting Credit for What You Know
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This one-credit course is designed for students who wish to examine the various options for gaining credits for learning outside the formal college or university classroom.  Options explored include using military experience toward a degree, taking standardized tests in areas of your learning, earning credit from approved courses offered by business and human service agencies, pursuing assessment of prior experiential learning, and learning about Metropolitan State theory seminars.  These options may not duplicate credit that you have already on a college transcript.  In the class, students do a self assessment of their skills and abilities, write an educational goals statement, and identify ways to earn credit from non-classroom learning that are consistent with individual goals.  Within the class, students will assemble the necessary evidence to directly pursue these alternative options of earning credit.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: The Spiritual Journey
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What is the difference between religion and spirituality?  This class explores some of the literature on spirituality by identifying common themes in a diversity of readings.  Students work with those themes analytically and have opportunities to share personal responses to the readings.  Key issues include how people come to know the divine, names people give the divine, dimensions of the inward experience, mystery and complexity, disciplines of ritual and practice, and ethical and social concerns.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 555
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Historically, religion has been a basic dimension of American political life, despite the American tradition of separation of church and state.  Today, some fear an erosion of that separation, while others complain that we live in a "culture of disbelief" where religion is not respected.  This course takes an historical approach to several controversies surrounding religious belief, religious practice and religious diversity in industrial America, placing these controversies in the context of their time and place.  Students learn how the relationship between religion and politics has changed, and how it has not, through the last century of American history.  Students of diverse religious backgrounds are most welcome, but a respect for the beliefs of others is a condition of participation.  Overlap:  HIST 331/531 Religion and Politics in America and RELS 355 Religion and Politics in America.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Historically, religion has been a basic dimension of American political life, despite the American tradition of separation of church and state.  Today, some fear an erosion of that separation, while others complain that we live in a "culture of disbelief" where religion is not respected.  This course takes an historical approach to several controversies surrounding religious belief, religious practice and religious diversity in industrial America, placing these controversies in the context of their time and place.  Students learn how the relationship between religion and politics has changed, and how it has not, through the last century of American history.  Students of diverse religious backgrounds are most welcome, but a respect for the beliefs of others is a condition of participation.  Overlap:  HIST 331/531 Religion and Politics in America and RELS 555 Religion and Politics in America.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Religion and Psychology
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What common and contrasting views of human nature do religious thinkers and psychologists hold?  How are religious and psychological concepts blending together in "self help," recovery and humanistic psychology movements?  How do emerging new religions reflect changing understandings of human nature and religious authority?  This course explores these questions and more by considering the works of such thinkers as William James and Carl Jung, as well as readings from feminist psychology and the Buddhist theory of mind.


SUBJ: LING
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Linguistics Individualized Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper understand of knowledge, skills and the context of a given field. Site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience. Students should contact the Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship (ICES) at Metropolitan State University for more information.


SUBJ: LIT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Lit Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students may sometimes obtain internships in selected areas of literary study to gain deeper understanding of knowledge, skills and the context of the field. Internships in literary studies are for research or criticism rather than creative writing. When internships are available, site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and helping to supervise the learning experience.  Internships normally earn between one and four credits, require forty work hours per credit during the semester, and may be served through a standard hours/work schedule or with flexible work hours scheduling, depending on the nature of the internship and site preferences.  Students may consult the internship site for more information at: http://www.metrostate.edu/msweb/community/ccbl/intern/index.html


SUBJ: THEA
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Theater Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper knowledge, skills and the context of a given field. Site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience. Internships normally earn between one and four credits, requiring forty work hours per credit, and may be served through a standard hours/work schedule or with flexible work hours scheduling, depending on the nature of the internship and site preferences.


SUBJ: WRIT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Writing Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper understand of knowledge, skills and the context of a given field. Faculty members serve as evaluators and liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience. Internships normally earn between one and four credits, require 40 work hours per credit, and may be served through a standard hours/work schedule or with flexible work hours.


SUBJ: HSCD
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: HSCD Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  All students are expected to demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge in their chosen area of human services.  An internship is one avenue available to students to do this.  Currently an internship field placement is only required for the Drug and Alcohol Counseling major (16 credits) and theViolence Prevention minor (4 credits).  Internships are highly recommended for students new to the field of human services. See specific program area fact sheets for details about their respective internship requirements.


SUBJ: ECON
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Economics Student-Designed Independent Study (SDIS)
COU_NBR: 360I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Student-designed independent studies give Metropolitan State students the opportunity to plan their own study. This type of independent learning strategy can be useful for because it allows students: to study a subject in more depth, at a more advanced level;  to pursue a unique project that requires specialized study;  to draw together several knowledge areas or interests into a specialized study;  to test independent learning capabilities and skills; or to use special learning resources in the community, taking advantage of community education opportunities which, in themselves, would not yield a full college competence.
  Students should contact their appointed advisor for more information.


SUBJ: WRIT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Writing Student Designed Independent Studies
COU_NBR: 360I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Student-designed independent studies give Metropolitan State students the opportunity to plan their own study. This type of independent learning strategy can be useful because it allows students: to study a subject in more depth, at a more advanced level;  to pursue a unique project that requires specialized study;  to draw together several knowledge areas or interests into a specialized study;  to test independent learning capabilities and skills; or to use special learning resources in the community, taking advantage of community education opportunities which, in themselves, would not yield a full college competence.


SUBJ: HRM
TITLE: Managing Employee Health and Safety
COU_NBR: 380
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the basics of developing an effective and compliant Health & Safety program.  It will lead the student through the process of evaluating health and safety risks and developing required OSHA programs to manage those risks.  Topics to be covered include:  OSHA recordkeeping, hazard communication, personal protective equipment, machine safeguarding, electrical safety, ergonomics, chemical safety, employee health and wellness and workplace security.  By the end of the course, the student will have the knowledge and the tools to develop a Health and Safety program.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Group Dynamics and Facilitation
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn the theory and practice of group membership skills, including group development, roles, norms and leadership responsibilities.  Students also learn situational leadership styles and roles, interpersonal communication styles, conflict management, problem solving, feedback skills, and group activity planning, presentation and processing. Overlap: COMM 351 Communication in Work Groups and Comm 351T Communication in Work Groups Theory Seminar.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Sports Psychology
COU_NBR: 337
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course students gain an understanding of the application of principles from sports psychology literature and how they are used to enhance perceptions and behaviors of athletes and coaches.  It also presents an overview of sports psychology history and development as well as the field's future directions.  The course looks at psychological variables applicable to understanding sport performance--personality and theories related to human behavior, motivation, anxiety, concentration, the use of imagery and mental rehearsal; aggression in sport performance; and psychological considerations of burnout, injury and termination from athletics.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Understanding Death and Dying
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the many meanings death has for individuals.  Its goals are to convey information, stimulate thought and promote a deeper awareness of this subject through readings from literature (fiction, poetry and essays) and humanistic psychology.  Topics include death as an idea, death anxiety, children and death, the dying process, grief and loss, death metaphors, suicide, and longevity, survival and immortality.


SUBJ: OJIB
TITLE: Beginning Ojibwe I
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Ojibwe is an indigenous language of Minnesota, and students who take this class will begin to learn to speak and use the Ojibwe language at a basic conversational level.  The purpose of this class is not merely to gain an appreciation or knowledge of the Ojibwe language, but to gain a rudimentary ability to use and speak Ojibwe in everyday situations. Thus, some instructors may require students to have a tape or digital recorder for homework assignments. The overall goal is to help students gain a strong grammatical and speaking foundation on which to continue their path towards fluency in the Ojibwe language.  Students in this class will also begin to read and write in the Ojibwe language


SUBJ: HBIO
TITLE: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
COU_NBR: 202
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Detailed study of the anatomy and physiology of the human body with special emphasis on the relationship between structure and function. Includes the following topics: cardiovascular system, lymphatic system, nonspecific defense and immunity, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system, fluid/electrolyte and acid/base balance, and reproductive system. Two lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory per week. 


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Ecology
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the science of ecology, focusing on population and community ecology, the investigation of patterns in the distribution and abundance of organisms and the processes responsible. The content and methods of modern ecological research are emphasized. Students read ecological research papers and do field investigations, experiments and computer modeling. Most of the weekly labs take place outdoors. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors.


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the comparative anatomy, development and evolution of the vertebrates. The course includes an integrated laboratory in which dissection of representative preserved vertebrates is performed. A weekend or evening field trip to zoo, aquarium and/or museum may be included. Intended for biology majors.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Biochemistry
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the structure of biologically important compounds (proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and enzymes) and their transformations during metabolism. Topics include: enzyme kinematics, chemical reactions (acid/base, reduction/oxidation, hydrolysis, etc.), protein synthesis and regulation, use and interpretation of biochemical information, and problem-solving in biochemistry. Lab includes biochemical methods and techniques and develops skills with laboratory instruments, data collection, and scientific writing. Intended for biology majors and chemistry minors.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Murder: A Global Perspective
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a cross-cultural exploration of murder with a focus on the United States and comparisons with other societies.  Through a general review of accumulated research, this course provides a broad understanding of the crime as a phenomenon that affects all societies.  The course examines many dimensions of murder including different categories of murder, why people commit murder and the most common methods used, characteristics of those most likely to commit murder, victimization, judicial response to murder and ways to reduce its incidence.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Children's Literature
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class offers an introduction to writing children's literature in the genres of picture book, fiction, nonfiction and poetry in a workshop environment.  Students examine works of guest authors and critique both published and student writings.  Through activities and assignments, students have the opportunity to develop the unique craft and vision required to write quality children's literature.  This course may be repeated for credit.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Greening of America: Environmental History since 1900
COU_NBR: 333
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys the history of environmentalism in America over the last 100 years.  Students are introduced to the ideas of the environmentalists-from Theodore Roosevelt and Rachel Carson to EarthFirst!'s Dave Foreman and Vice President Al Gore-about wilderness preservation, resource conservation, public health and, fundamentally, about the proper relationship between humans and the natural world.  Environmentalist thought and actions are considered in the context of ecological and resource crises (such as the Dust Bowl of the 1930s and the oil crisis of the 1970s), of problems created by technological applications (such as the widespread use of DDT) and of particular cultural developments (such as the closing of the "frontier" at the turn of the century and the growth of the counterculture in the 1960s).


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Historian as Investigator: Historical Research
COU_NBR: 490
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Taking the role of professional historians, students conduct research in archives and libraries, use local collections of historical documents, read and produce projects in oral history, research distant archives through the Internet, and help to inventory community-based records.  Students investigate at length one topic of their own choosing, using two or more methods of historical research.  They discover the excitement of using documents written "at the time," of finding "the truth" in history, and of researching and writing about a topic of personal interest.  Traditionally, the class has involved both history students and students outside the discipline.  History majors should take the capstone course at or near the end of their study in history. Discipline preparation has not determined performance.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Principles of Inquiry: Ways of Knowing
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will consider a number of questions about knowledge: What is the difference between knowing that something is true and just believing (or being of the opinion) that it is true?  What sorts of methods or modes of inquiry can reliably produce knowledge?  Are there various methods for acquiring knowledge or is there really only one method (perhaps something called "the scientific method").  Is science the only reliable 'way of knowing', or are their others (faith or intuition or personal experience or...)?  Should we accept claims that non-Western cultures have distinctive 'ways of knowing'?  What about the idea that there are (as a popular book title suggests) 'women's ways of knowing'?  The course will treat these questions as practical questions: In the public sphere of politics and the marketplace, as well as in our personal lives, claims and counter-claims abound.  Many people claim to know one thing or another, and many others claim to know that those very claims are false or ill founded.  How can we sort through the spin and the propaganda and figure out what's really going on?  How, in particular, can we know what we need to know in order to be good citizens in a democratic society?  Part of what we need is to understand better how our minds work and what errors they are prone to.  We will also need to think about how the mass media inform and misinform us.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Ancient Greek Philosophy
COU_NBR: 375
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the birth of European philosophy in ancient Greece.  We will study the two Greek thinkers who are still regarded by many as the greatest of all philosophers -  Plato and Aristotle - and may also examine the work of other thinkers who came before and after them.  Topics include the nature of reality, the ways we might come to have knowledge, and the good life for human beings.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Early Modern European Philosophy
COU_NBR: 376
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course concentrates on the period of time in which what people call "the modern world view" was formed. With the dawn of modern science, the centuries old grip of Aristotle and the Church was broken and replaced by a fundamentally new philosophy that was responsive to the new science and assisted in its defense. We will study selected thinkers of the period from the 16th to the 19th centuries: Descartes, Locke, Hume, Kant, and others. The course also pays attention to the role of race, gender and colonialism in the thought of these philosophers.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Advanced Editing
COU_NBR: 571G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers editing principles and techniques.  Topics include how readers use and comprehend texts, the editor's role in the publication process, the writer/editor relationship, and editing for organization, format, style, grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency and accuracy.  Students edit a variety of texts including technical documents and newsletter articles.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Organic Chemistry II Lab
COU_NBR: 332L
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides the laboratory experience to accompany CHEM 232 Organic Chemistry II. This course continues the introduction of the techniques, specialized equipment, instrumental methods and safety procedures that was begun in Chem 231 Organic Chem I Lab.  Students get hands-on experience with the instrumentation, equipment, hazardous material procedures, and multi-step methods employed in the synthesis of larger, more complicated organic structures from simpler molecules.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Curriculum Design and Evaluation
COU_NBR: 682
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the development and evaluation of curriculum for nursing education. Students will apply current theories and explore trends in curriculum development and evaluation, program and course development, curriculum implementation, and evaluation processes. Concepts will be applied to a variety of situations ranging from the creation of a new curriculum to the refinement of courses. In addition to classroom and online activities, students will participate in experiential learning in department and university curriculum activities.


SUBJ: MPNA
TITLE: Public Ethics and the Common Good
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Public Ethics and the Common Good brings together into one course the four essential elements of ethical organizational management: development of a code of ethics and standards of professional conduct, instituting systematic training and enforcement on ethical expectations, ethical leadership to incorporate these expectations into the lived culture of the organization, and commitment to corporate responsibility for the common good that meets the demands of procedural and distributive justice.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: Topics Proseminar
COU_NBR: 401
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This proseminar is an advanced-level discussion course, required for history majors. It focuses intensively on scholarly literature produced by historians around a specific topic. The topic changes from one offering to the next; the topic will be stated in the university's course schedule each semester. In each offering, students will read and carefully analyze several historical monographs and analyze the methods and approaches used by the assigned authors. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Integrative Foundations of Professional Nursing
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the integration of clinical reasoning and decision making in skill and role development. Physical, emotional, cognitive, social/relational, and spiritual factors affecting health are examined within a holistic model of care. A clinical decision-making framework is used to prepare students to provide individualized care for patients with diverse cultural backgrounds and health care needs.


SUBJ: DBA
TITLE: Foundations of Research Inquiry
COU_NBR: 705
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the assumptions, theories, and processes of qualitative and quantitative business research methods. It requires students to develop a preliminary prospectus for their doctoral research project, identifying a practice-anchored research problem, a brief literature review, and an appropriate research methodology.


SUBJ: DBA
TITLE: Applied Research Projects Design
COU_NBR: 712
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students design the research proposal for their applied doctoral research project. The proposal is an expansion of the research prospectus developed in DBA 705 Foundations of research. The proposal consists of the identification and definition of the research problem, the literature on the problem of study, and a description of the specific research methodology to be used in the research project.


SUBJ: DBA
TITLE: Accounting and Financial Policy
COU_NBR: 720
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course promotes understanding of the impact of accounting principles and valuation methods used in financial reporting and corporate financial policy making. Emphasis is placed on analysis and application of capital asset theory in policy making.


SUBJ: DBA
TITLE: Advanced Strategic Management Seminar
COU_NBR: 760
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course assists students to understand more fully effective processes for developing and executing complex management strategies in business organizations. Emphasis is placed on researching and analyzing four significant frameworks of strategy-making, with in-depth case study research and reporting required.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Distributed System Design
COU_NBR: 662
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers fundamental principles and theories on distributed and network operating systems, communication models,  Client/Server architecture, and Peer-to-Peer paradigms. Group communication, synchronization, threads, processor allocations, fault tolerance, distributed shared memory, and case studies are also introduced.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Models for Problem Solving
COU_NBR: 691
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The primary purpose of this course is to introduce students to methods and procedures for solving managerial problems. Students will learn the art and science of problem solving by actively participating in solving real-life problems. Emphasis is placed on developing the proper attitudes for dealing with complexity and uncertainty. Topics covered include problem formulation, models and modeling, decision making, prediction and forecasting, artificial intelligence and expert systems, conflict resolution, scenario planning and strategic problem solving. Applications of appropriate computer software programs to managerial problems will also be emphasized.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Best Practices in Police Community Interaction
COU_NBR: 501G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course reviews best practices to address issues facing the police in the 21st Century with an emphasis on diversity and community oriented policing.  This course also serves to fulfill some of the state of Minnesota's learning objectives to be a police officer in Minnesota.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Best Practices in Law Enforcement Ethics and Police Leadership
COU_NBR: 502G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is to prepare future ethical leaders for a career within the law enforcement profession, with a focus in the best practices within peace leadership, the dynamics of leadership, morality and professional conduct, ethical decision making, communication, motivation, and community policing. 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Jungian: Myth, Soul and Culture
COU_NBR: 507
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is for students interested in learning about Jungian psychology's study of mythology both on a general, introductory level and on a more focused level for those with some background or vocational interest.  Concepts of the analytic psychology of C.G. Jung and the study of myth by such figures as Joseph Campbell are pursued to help students recognize and think in terms of mythic elements' influence on the world today.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: The Unconscious and Dreamwork
COU_NBR: 338
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the history and therapy of, and therapeutic intervention with, the unconscious.  It may include such topics as creativity, dreams and dream interpretation.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Complex Illness Clinical Practicum
COU_NBR: 643P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum focuses on the management of complex, multi-system illness of adults and older adults.  Seminars focus on the advancement of differential diagnostic and critical thinking skills through case study examination, documentation review, and seminar discussion.  Students integrate knowledge of family, culture, holism, community, and caring as they plan holistic care for clients in clinical settings.  Health promotion needs appropriate to the client's complex needs are addressed.  Students will consult with the instructor to determine how many credits for which to register. One credit is equivalent to a minimum of 100 clinical hours.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: The Criminal Court System
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to expand students understanding of the role of criminal court at the federal, state, and local levels. As the intermediate step between law enforcement and corrections, courts are often criticized for providing a revolving door through which chronic offenders enter and exit without justice being served. We will explore the power and limitations of the judicial branch of government with regard to its role in the criminal justice system, as well as learn about the roles of various court professionals and develop a detailed understanding of the court process. 


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Law I
COU_NBR: 250
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a review of broad legal principles relevant to criminal and juvenile law, as well as review Minnesota Criminal and Traffic Codes.  Students will learn the law and be able to apply the law to a given set of facts to arrive at a reasonable and lawful conclusion in their role as a police officer. This course also serves to fulfill some of Minnesotas Police Officer Standards and Training learning objectives to be a police officer in Minnesota.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Current Issues: Applied Policing within Communities
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines current issues confronting law enforcement officers and their agencies relative to the provision of police services to local communities.  An example of the issues which are examined include: the role of police in a democratic society; management and policy development in law enforcement agencies; the paradigm shift from professional crime control policing to community oriented policing; police selection, training and socialization; the importance of diversity in policing and its relevance to provision of services to diverse communities; and the psychological and physical challenges associated with policing.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Inside-Out: Prison Exchange Program
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is an opportunity for a small group of students from Metropolitan State University and a group of residents who are in area correctional facilities to exchange ideas and perceptions about crime and justice, the criminal justice system, corrections and imprisonment. It is a chance for all participants to gain a deeper understanding of the criminal justice system through the marriage of theoretical knowledge and practical experience achieved by weekly meetings extended throughout the semester.


SUBJ: SOC
TITLE: Body Politics
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the body and embodiment from a sociological perspective.  Specifically, students analyze the body as a social, cultural, and political phenomenon, and as a lived experience.  Particular attention is devoted to how gender, sexuality, race, and physical ability shape bodily experiences in contemporary U.S. society.  Lecture, discussion, multimedia materials, classroom exercises, and a variety of reading materials are used to study the body in everyday life.  


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Healthcare IT Systems
COU_NBR: 630
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Managing Information Technology in Healthcare: This class will cover a wide range of information systems in healthcare, and best practices in their management.  The United States is increasingly dependent on the Healthcare industry to provide accessible, immediate and relevant care to those who require medical and health-issue attention.  The Healthcare environment changes rapidly and organizational stakeholders need to be actively involved across many dimensions of process and service delivery.  History and experience informs us that private and public Healthcare programs and organizations are heavily affected by increasing regulation and the cost of providing care to patients.  An underlying component of all of these factors is the manner in which Health Information Systems work with health-oriented processes and operations.  There are critical components in Healthcare Information Technology that Healthcare professionals, IT Healthcare professionals and IT professionals in general should know in order to understand this industry and help to improve the professions.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Holistic Nursing Care of the Adult
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the human experience of illness.  The impact of illness in the adult population is understood to affect the emotional, physical, social/relational, spiritual, and mental aspects of the person.  Pathologic variables underlying disease processes are understood as a basis for developing clinical judgment within a holistic nursing framework.  Emphasis is placed on the application of evidence-based clinical practice, knowledge acquisition, skill development and clinical competence.


SUBJ: IDST
TITLE: Cinema, Self and Other
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing how identities (cultural, sexual, ethnic, etc.) are constructed in and through film.  It provides students with the basic vocabulary and primary theoretical approaches to film analysis and asks them to consider how various points of view and social and political issues are presented and framed, and how our fears and fantasies about others are projected on the screen.   Students will help select the films for viewing and discussion, keep a journal of responses to our readings and films, and present a film analysis on one of our themes.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Proposals and Grants
COU_NBR: 377
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers a rhetorically-based, process-oriented approach to strategic thinking and effective writing of proposals and grants for individuals and organizations. The course is designed primarily for writers, artists and technical communicators who expect to find themselves, as freelancers or as employees, seeking funding for a variety of programs and projects in academic, nonprofit or corporate situations. This course provides a systematic process for analyzing audiences, writing needs statements and finding sponsors all within a grant-seeking context.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: From Reagan to Obama: America Since 1980
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course takes "current events" out of the headlines and into the realm of history.  We examine controversies and developments that have marked American political and social life in the past 25 years.  Issues such as Ronald Reagan's election, economic policy, abortion, affirmative action, welfare, "political correctness," the Iran-Contra scandal and the Gulf War are considered.  The class brings the perspective of history to bear on Reagan's presidency, the power of the conservative movement and the opposition to that movement.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Aging in America: A Personal Challenge
COU_NBR: 374
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course, designed for students in human services fields who work with the aged, and students considering gerontology as a vocation, is an overview of the field.  Topics include understanding the physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of aging, as well as myths about aging, health and social needs of the aging, and community resources and programs.  


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Mental Health and Aging
COU_NBR: 376
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines issues related to the cognitive and affective development of individuals in their later years.  It maps the developmental phases that typically result in impairments that are not physical, and outlines a set of strategies to facilitate coping with those impairments.  The course is recommended for those involved in direct services-nurses, activities staff members, social workers and others involved in rehabilitation.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Physical Health and Aging
COU_NBR: 377
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed for professionals in the field of aging, and covers the normal physical processes of aging.  Topics include health concerns, health promotion issues, and the biology and physiology of aging, as well as resources and services concerned with the physical needs of the elderly.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Selected Topics in Gerontology
COU_NBR: 383
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study is for students who intend to work as professionals in the gerontology field and wish to study a specific topic in-depth.  Assignments and prerequisites depend on the selected topic.


SUBJ: HSG
TITLE: Civic Engagement: Focus in Later Life
COU_NBR: 384
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Aging and Activism will focus on the increasing demographics of older persons specifically in the United States, but also include global topics. Older persons are increasingly defying stereotypes through their dedication to civic, social, and creative causes.  In this course, students will examine the contributions of older persons in making the world a better place for individuals of all ages.


SUBJ: IBUS
TITLE: Doing Business Internationally
COU_NBR: 490
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will bring together the full range of factors influencing companies doing business across borders that were covered in the required IBUS 311, IBUS 312 and IBUS 350 courses - globalization, political economies, culture, ethics, legal systems, trade, investment, currency issues, market entry, production, logistics and marketing - and apply them to management decision-making in national and regional operating environments around the world.  The syllabus may be modified at short notice to accommodate current world events impacting the international business environment.


SUBJ: IBUS
TITLE: Doing Business Internationally
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will bring together the full range of factors influencing companies doing business across borders that were covered in the required IBUS 611 ? globalization, political economies, culture, ethics, legal systems, trade, investment, currency issues, market entry, production, logistics and marketing ? and apply them to management decision-making in national and regional operating environments around the world.  The syllabus may be modified at short notice to accommodate current world events impacting the international business environment.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Evidence-Based Practice
COU_NBR: 703
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on skills needed to find and critique a body of health-related literature and the application of evidence-based nursing practice.  Content includes translational research approaches and evidence-based practice concepts. Students synthesize a body of health-related literature relative to application in an evidence-based practice model.  Competence Statement:  Knows evidence-based practice concepts well enough to synthesize evidence from multiple studies and combine it with the expertise of the practitioner as well as the patient preferences and values in the delivery of doctoral level advanced nursing practice.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Personnel and Industrial Psychology
COU_NBR: 643
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on principles and techniques of personnel and industrial psychology with an emphasis on applications of scientific psychology to business and organizational settings. Topics include: psychology as a science and professional practice issues; employee selection, psychological testing, performance appraisal, and training and development; leadership in organizations; motivation, job satisfaction and job involvement; organizational structure; work conditions, engineering psychology, employee safety and health, and work stress; and consumer psychology.  This graduate course is appropriate for psychology students interested in or working in human service and other organizational settings.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Biomedical Informatics
COU_NBR: 655
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Central to the effective and efficient delivery of health services is the attainment, use, and sharing of health-related information. The complex US healthcare system is increasingly dependent on information technology to, a) support the delivery of healthcare services, b) track health status and health outcomes for public health, and c) facilitate biomedical research.  Biomedical informatics is the scientific field that addresses the storage, retrieval, and processing of biological, clinical and financial data for use in healthcare-related problem solving and decision making. Biomedical informatics serves any individuals involved in the delivery or research of health care services and population health. Biomedical informatics intersects the fields of computer science, decision science, information science, cognitive science, and the human-computer interaction in the practice of biological research, biomedical science, medicine, and healthcare. 


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Digital Tools for Writing and Communication
COU_NBR: 280
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class begins with students self-assessing their digital skills in several areas, including design for print and digital documents; web tools; visual tools; and project management tools. Students work with the instructor to create a learning contract with the goal of acquiring tools in a certain number of these areas. In order to acquire knowledge of these tools, students complete online tutorials. Only offered S/N.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Assessment and Curriculum for English Learners in Urban Schools
COU_NBR: 453
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course includes formal and informal second language assessment techniques to determine placement and to evaluate the progress of English learners in grades K-12. It also addresses criteria for determining the readiness to enter and exit English proficiency programs.  Students will gain an understanding of the characteristics and limitations of second language assessment, including the ones for placement in gifted and special education programs; they will learn item and test construction methods appropriate for students with limited English proficiency; and how to administer, interpret, and explain test results to parents and colleagues; rubrics and standards alignment with district goals. Other topics are: curriculum development related to the English learners; program planning; connecting schooling experiences with everyday life, the workplace, and further education; involving the community; purpose of co-curricular and extracurricular activities; and best practices. Urban field experience in grades K-12 is part of the requirements. 


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: The Urban ESL Professional
COU_NBR: 454
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the roles and responsibilities of the urban ESL teacher.  Students will develop the ability to communicate successfully with English learners in grades K-12, their parents, colleagues, and urban community members.  Other topics include bilingualism, multilingualism, resources for continual professional development, classroom management, and working effectively with colleagues and the community to support student learning.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Middle School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 461
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give students in this course the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 25 hours of  field experience working with ELL students in an urban middle school. Students in this course will have the opportunity to thoughtfully apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework.   


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: High School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 471
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give students in this course the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 25 hours of field experience working with ELL students in an urban high school. Students in this course will have the opportunity to thoughtfully apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework.   


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Community Building for Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 358
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class will examine the processes and dynamics necessary for criminal justice agencies and their personnel to play an active, direct role in identifying and organizing the community and fiscal resources necessary to build effective partnerships.  Once formed, these partnerships will result in the development of a cooperative problem-solving community.  Students will review case studies, visit a community meeting, evaluate current and historical social movements, and develop recommendations on issues they face in their communities.  Modern theoretical application will provide the basis for the foundation of the necessity for these problem solving partnerships to emerge and grow.  The students will study how the criminal justice system shapes and influences particular parts of the community including schools, business organizations, faith communities, social service agencies, and grassroots groups and how these organizations in turn shape the criminal justice system.


SUBJ: STAT
TITLE: Analysis of Categorical Data
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the fundamental to intermediate ideas of the statistical analysis of categorical data. The course builds on the ideas of hypothesis testing learned in STAT201 (Statistics I).  The focus is on learning new statistical skills and concepts for real-world applications.  Students will use statistical software to do the analyses.  Topics include analysis of 2x2 tables, stratified categorical analyses, estimation of odds ratios, analysis of general two-way and three-way tables, probit analysis, and analysis of loglinear models.  Completion of STAT201 (Statistics I) is a prerequisite. 


SUBJ: STAT
TITLE: Nonparametric Statistical Methods
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the fundamental to intermediate ideas of nonparametric statistical analysis.  The course builds on the ideas of hypothesis testing learned in STAT201 (Statistics I). The focus is on learning new statistical skills and concepts for real-world applications.  Students will use statistical software to do the analyses.  Topics include nonparametric methods for paired data, Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Tests, Kruskal-Wallis Tests, goodness-of-fit tests, nonparametric linear correlation and regression.  Completion of STAT201 (Statistics I) is a prerequisite for this course.


SUBJ: SSCI
TITLE: Social Science Seminar: Contending Perspectives
COU_NBR: 401
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with the opportunity to understand, integrate, and apply the core themes and contending perspectives that underline the social studies disciplines.  Through guided readings, research and discussion, seminar participants further develop the capacity to analyze selected issues through multiple lenses.  Students apply these multiple perspectives to teaching middle and secondary social studies.


SUBJ: NURS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Advanced Health Assessment Lab
COU_NBR: 616L
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This laboratory experience focuses on the application of skills taught in N616. Students will practice interview skills, physical exam techniques and assessments across the lifespan.  Demonstration of complete physical exam is required for course completion.  Competence Statement: Knows the skills and techniques of a holistic assessment well enough to obtain a complete health history perform an age appropriate complete physical exam and problem focused physical exam, and provide age appropriate health promotion and anticipatory guidance across the lifespan.


SUBJ: NURS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Advanced Health Assessment
COU_NBR: 616
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the advanced, comprehensive assessment of individuals across the lifespan. A holistic, nursing theoretical framework provides the structure for the course. The course builds on the students' knowledge and skills of basic physical assessment, anatomy and physiology, and provides a foundation for the advance practice nurse to evaluate the health of individuals across the life span. The course emphasizes documentation, and practice skills necessary for advanced communication, biopsychosocial and physical assessment, critical diagnostic reasoning, and clinical decision-making. Students acquire advanced knowledge and skills through a case based, problem focused learning framework that integrates theoretical, empirical, and experience-based practical knowledge.
  Competence Statement: 
  Knows the principles of holistic health assessment well enough to apply these skills and techniques in a simulated setting.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Comparative Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 340A
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Study Abroad
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: V
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with international perspectives on criminal justice.  Through a comprehensive review of cross-national research data, students examine the features, successes and failures of various distinct criminal justice systems around the globe and use that information to evaluate the American criminal justice system.  By exploring justice institutions in other parts of the world, students learn that criminal justice systems are shaped by the values, norms, customs or standards of behavior characteristic of the society in which they are found.


SUBJ: SPAN
TITLE: Intermediate Spanish I
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course sequence builds on the principles and skills mastered in SPAN 101 and 102, Beginning Spanish I and II, with more focus on written and oral expression, from a high-intermediate level to an advanced level.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Chemistry, Society and the Environment
COU_NBR: 107
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Principles of chemistry as they apply to important environmental and societal issues. Topics will be drawn from: energy sources, alternative fuels, radioactivity, global warming, ozone, pollution, acid rain, plastics and polymers, drug development, nutrition and genetic engineering. Includes lab. Intended for students preparing for Chem 111 General Chemistry as well as students seeking a general education science course with lab.


SUBJ: NSCI
TITLE: Minnesota Ecology and Conservation Biology
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  An introduction to the science of conservation biology applied to the ecology of Minnesota, focusing on Minnesota's natural ecosystems and the connections between humans and the environment. Lab activities vary with the season and the instructor's expertise. Field trips to forest, prairie and/or wetland ecosystems are a required part of class; check the class schedule for the dates and times of field trips. Includes lab. Intended for general education students.


SUBJ: BIOL
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Advanced Topics in Biology
COU_NBR: 479
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers advanced biological topics that vary from semester to semester. Because the content of each section of this course is different, students may take this course more than once for credit. Intended for biology majors in their junior and senior years.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Law II
COU_NBR: 251
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a continuation of  LAWE 250 (Law I) regarding Minnesota Criminal and Traffic Codes to provide an understanding of the legal principles in order for students to appropriately apply the law to a given situation and ensure individual constitutional rights are maintained. 


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: From Roosevelt to Reagan: American History, 1932-1980
COU_NBR: 336
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  From the pit of the Great Depression to the struggles of World War II, the emergence of the Cold War, the growth of new social movements, and the rise of political conservatism, this course examines the course of American history from the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt to the election of Ronald Reagan. The rise and fall of what historians call the New Deal order is examined. Familiar personalities and controversies are placed in a larger historical context. Political, social, economic, and cultural trends are analyzed. Both national leaders and grassroots movements receive attention.


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Gender Violence in Global Perspective
COU_NBR: 307
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines gender violence in its multiple forms from a global perspective.  An introduction to the history of violence against women, current theories and research on the causes of violence in intimate relationships, past and current responses, and interventions and prevention models to address this worldwide problem will be discussed.  Understanding the multiple approaches for addressing gender violence will provide students the knowledge to describe culturally competent intervention and prevention strategies.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Physical Development, Health, Nutrition, Effects of Drugs in Birth-Grade 6
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The spectrum of physical and motor development of children from conception to age 8 will be covered in this course.  Students will also be introduced to foundations of good nutrition and health maintenance for young children.  There will be opportunities to develop nutritional plans for yearly childhood programs that respect cultural and religious diversity.  Students will consider health policies for schools and child care centers as well as assess and plan large and small motor activities for groups and individual children. The effects of drugs will be addressed, from the prenatal period through the use of medication to treat behavior and emotional conditions in early childhood.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Teaching Assessing ELL Students in Content-Advanced Theory and Practice
COU_NBR: 635
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course includes an examination of theory, research, and practice regarding the process of second language acquisition and various strategies for teaching English Language Learners (ELL) subject matter content in urban K-12 classrooms. Prospective and current urban teachers will learn how to modify mainstream course materials and instructional strategies so that ELL students can engage in course content while simultaneously developing their English language skills. Course activities and expectations include demonstrating teaching strategies; developing lesson modifications; evaluating textbooks and other materials and resources available in the field; and examining issues in testing students of limited English proficiency for placement, diagnosis, exit, and evaluation. There is a requirement of a 10-hour field experience in urban setting involving classroom participant-observations and working with an ELL student. 


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Analysis of Strategic and Tactical Security IT Planning
COU_NBR: 682
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to provide students and practitioners a framework to build and implement an IT security strategy that is aligned with their business needs.  A key element of Security is developing and implementing these strategies.  In the course, you will learn about:  1. Advanced concepts and principles of strategic planning for IT Security. 2. Applications of risk principles, security policies to improve operational integrity are learning outcomes for this course. 3. Roles and responsibilities of technical and non-technical participants in Enterprise systems development and utilization. 4. Applications of information technology in business organizations and managerial decision making, and associated ethical and societal implions. 5. Emerging technologies and the risks they pose to organizations.


SUBJ: ENTR
TITLE: Technology Management for Entrepreneurs
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Entrepreneurs confront many challenges. Often they want merely to focus on their core business.  Managing technology cost effectively to support an enterprise at start up and as it grows requires expertise that could detract from other entrepreneurial pursuits.  This course is designed to help jump start the process of selecting and maintaining technology during the stages of starting and running a business.


SUBJ: HIST
TITLE: The Crusades: Origins and Global Perspectives
COU_NBR: 391
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Lasting from c. 1095 until the sixteenth century, the crusades had an impact on late medieval and early modern Europe and world history.  Taking many forms and reaching many places, the crusades reflected and affected great change all over Europe, from the papacy to the Holy Land, Spain, and central Europe and the Baltic regions.  They also reflected changing perceptions of many peoples in relation to each other, especially of Europeans in relationship to eastern Christians, Muslims, Jews, and "heretics."  This course examines the crusades in their historical context and the historical debate surrounding them.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Primary Care Nursing II: Secondary Prevention across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 722
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course utilizes the Schuler Nurse Practitioner Practice Model and other nursing theories to focus on evidence-based secondary prevention concepts, health maintenance, treatment and management of specific diseases across the lifespan. Students will demonstrate increasing proficiency in assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills in the interpretation of subjective and objective data. 
  Competence Statement: 
  Knows secondary prevention well enough to diagnose, treat, and manage select acute and chronic health problems across the lifespan.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Primary Care Nursing II Practicum
COU_NBR: 722P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum course builds on the skills learned in N621 and facilitates application of content in N722 with a focus on clinical decision making skills.  In a clinical setting serving clients across the lifespan, students focus on the advancement of differential diagnostic and critical thinking skills. Students integrate knowledge of family, culture, holism, community, and caring as they plan holistic care for clients in clinical settings.  A minimum of 150 clinical hours with an approved preceptor(s) are required.
  Competence Statement: 
  Knows secondary prevention and select acute and chronic concepts well enough to provide primary care across the lifespan in the clinical setting in collaboration with a clinical preceptor.


SUBJ: METR
TITLE: Reinventing Your Career: Theory and Practice
COU_NBR: 110
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is for students who are seeking work or preparing to do so and would like structure for thinking about the world of work and a process for defining next steps in pursuing their career interests. The class will outline -- and practice -- the components of the active job search process. Student would have opportunities to create experiments to learn more about their career niche and connect with professionals one-on- one who are working in fields of students' interest. This course also addresses the development of marketing tools including resume, cover letters and developing an online presence through LinkedIn.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Latina/o Gender and Sexuality
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies concepts of gender and sexuality in US Latina/o communities. Particular foci of the course are concepts of femininity and masculinity, the family, feminist critical analysis, and contemporary Latina/o lesbian and gay expressions of identity. The course approaches its topics through an interdisciplinary framework using scholarship, memoir, manifesto, and popular culture. 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Dynamics of Parent/Child Relationships
COU_NBR: 102
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to increase knowledge of child growth and development and child-rearing principles and techniques.  The focus is on parents' roles as facilitators for their children in areas such as achieving a purposeful life, becoming self-reliant and developing communication skills.  It includes understanding and meeting the needs of single parents and their children.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course takes a systematic and historic look at the role of U.S. immigration and examines how it affected development of African, Asian, Chicano/Latino and American Indian cultures within the U.S. "national culture."  The course also examines the impact of immigrants on U.S. and Minnesota economic, cultural and political life.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Leadership in Health Care Systems
COU_NBR: 647
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theoretical foundation needed to provide leadership in the management of health care systems and personnel in various settings including in-patient facilities, clinics, long-term care facilities and community health settings.  Contemporary and emerging approaches to leadership and management are critiqued.  Selected leadership approaches are applied to organizational development and design, planning and marketing, changing roles of workers in organizations, and population health improvement.


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Praxis Seminar II
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Course is designed to assist students in the integration and synthesis of their graduate experiences and coursework from both a theoretical and practical framework. Students will be required to work directly with faculty on a project that is designed to improve programs, policies, or research in the criminal justice system. The exact topic for each students project will be determined in CJS 680 Praxis I, in consultation with faculty.       


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Indigenous Storytelling and New Media
COU_NBR: 364
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the relationship between the media, community organizing, and community power, with special emphasis on the ways in which new media can facilitate storytelling and organizing efforts in indigenous communities. 
  The course also explores theories of social movements, community organizing, and digital storytelling, and the ways in which theory and application connect in communities to promote social change.
  Students will examine existing media structures and the ways in which these structures are supported and challenged by the opportunities provided by new media and will tell their own stories using new media tools.


SUBJ: PRSP
TITLE: College of Individualized Studies Degree Plan Updating Workshop
COU_NBR: 002
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This free, one-session workshop is an opportunity for students to revise "old" degree plans completed in the Perspectives or Individualized Educational Planning (IEP) course.  It is also for students who completed Perspectives at one time when a First College individualized degree plan was not required, or who have made substantial changes in the focus of their original degree plan.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Views of Human Nature
COU_NBR: 105
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to persistent questions concerning what it means to be human. Is there such a thing as human nature? If so, what is it? How have different cultures and different periods of history understood the nature of human nature? What are the moral and social consequences of accepting various answers to these questions? The course examines how these issues have been addressed within European, American, Asian, Indian and Middle Eastern philosophical traditions.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to look at the origin, development and mission of ethnic studies within the context of higher education in the United States.  It provides an introduction to the history of racial/ethnic and cultural communities and race relations.  In addition, students study the structure and purpose of U.S. higher education and its relations to ethnic communities.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
COU_NBR: 200
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This survey course examines the conceptual development of race, ethnicity and culture from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.  It focuses both on the differences and similarities in these conceptual frameworks.  The American Indian, African American, Asian American, Chicano-Latino and Euro-American cultures are broadly examined.  How these racial, ethnic and cultural concepts affect the contemporary experience of these groups in U.S. society is also examined.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Law Enforcement Skills Practicum
COU_NBR: 290
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Law Skills Certification
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: G
COU_DESC:
  This practicum is designed to give students an understanding of the knowledge and skills required to perform the duties of a police officer.  The primary goal of this course is to prepare students to successfully complete the Minnesota Board of Peace Officer Standards and Training peace officer licensing examination.  In this course students will participate in lectures and demonstrations and then practice what they have learned at the target range, in the gym, the simulation lab, and at the driving range.  Scenarios will require the application of material presented during the entire program and are designed to engage creative problem solving abilities.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Latinas/os in Minnesota
COU_NBR: 252
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies the history and experience of Chicanos and Latinos in Minnesota, including the origins of the Chicano/Latino community, social and political histories, and contemporary issues affecting Chicanos and Latinos in Minnesota.  Focuses include immigration to the state, agricultural and urban labor and settlement patterns, contemporary immigrations streams, and community organizations developed to assist Latinas/os.


SUBJ: ARTS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Studio Arts Student Designed Independent Study
COU_NBR: 360I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Student-designed independent studies give Metropolitan State students the opportunity to plan their own study. This type of learning strategy can be useful because it allows students to focus on particular media or techniques; to pursue a unique project that requires specialized study; refine skills and ideas that may not be covered in existing curriculum.  Note: This course may be taken a number of times up to a total of 16 credits under the supervision of any CAS/CWA studio arts faculty member.  Students should contact the instructor to make arrangements prior to registration.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: ERP Systems
COU_NBR: 459
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Introduction to ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems, components/submodules of ERP, configuration of ERP, operation of ERP for logistics and manufacturing (MRP), the ERP life cycle and the cash-to-cash cycle, the pros and cons ERP systems as well as the risk factors that go into success or failure for ERP implementations, Open Source ERP software options.
      


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Becoming America(n): Literature by Immigrants of Color
COU_NBR: 364
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students in this course examine literature, film, and expository articles to investigate ways that people of color represent their experience as immigrants to the U.S.. Throughout the course we analyze various texts for how they present the main themes, perspectives, and socio-cultural contents of contemporary immigration. We also interrogate how the concerns articulated by immigrants of color intersect with broader social categories such as sexuality, age, religion, race, and class. Through lectures, discussions, compositions, and small-group activities, students will critically examine the complexities of acculturation, the creativity it takes to balance one's heritage and traditions with life in another country, and how immigration to key cities such as Brooklyn, Minneapolis, and El Paso has reshaped those cultural spaces. 


SUBJ: HSCD
TITLE: Evaluation and Utilization of Research
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to expand understanding of formal and informal investigations relevant to alcohol and drug counseling, and to guide students in evaluating research and incorporating research results into counseling practice.  Students endeavor to become proficient in searching, evaluating and critiquing scientific literature, particularly that regarding evidence-based practices and clinical outcomes evaluation in alcohol and drug counseling.  Students also critically assess research with regard to the populations on which it is performed and on which its evaluation instruments are normed.  This course provides the foundation for the Masters Project, as students determine the topic areas of their projects and consider how to implement them with underserved populations.


SUBJ: HSCD
TITLE: Ethics and Professional Practice
COU_NBR: 603
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides advanced understanding of the ethical and professional responsibilities of alcohol and drug counselors.  The course explores specific components of ethical theories, the Rules of Professional Conduct for Alcohol and Drug Counselors in Minnesota, the ethical decision-making process, and application to specific clinical cases.  Emphasis is placed on thoughtful consideration of ethically ambiguous and/or morally charged situations, on engaging in dialogue with peers to help resolve them, and on each student's personal biases as they affect decision-making.  Attention is also given to the role of self-care in maintaining professionalism.  


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: DNP Scholarship II
COU_NBR: 760
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on implementing a clinical scholarship project designed to improve health outcomes of a defined population.  Students will lead the clinical scholarship project; while collaborating with stakeholders, the capstone clinical mentor, and the Capstone Project Adviser. Students accrue 100 clinical hours related to the clinical scholarship project. 
  Competence Statement: Knows concepts of project management well enough to implement the clinical scholarship project. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: DNP Scholarship III
COU_NBR: 770
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the evaluation of a clinical scholarship project designed to improve health outcomes of a defined population.  Students will evaluate the entire project process, present a plan for project sustainability, and reflect on his/her role leading the project. Students must successfully present the clinical scholarship project and develop a plan for dissemination of the findings.  Students will accrue 100 clinical hours related to the clinical scholarship project. 
  Competence Statement: Knows concepts of project management well enough to evaluate and present the clinical scholarship project.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Environmental Philosophy
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course we use various philosophical approaches to explore the relations among persons, non-human animals and the worlds they inhabit separately and together. We will look closely at the grounds for claiming that we have obligations and duties in relation to non-human animals and the environment, as well as the ways in which these relations provide inspiration, companionship, solace and love.  

  Topics may include: environmental justice and the disposal of electronic waste; animals and factory farming; the real cost of cheap consumer goods; the historical evolution of the concept of environment protection, of a land ethic, and of the development of natural parks; human stewardship;  the possibility that natural creatures have a value that is independent of human benefit and whether it makes sense to grant them legal standing; global climate change; the connections between feminism and environmental ethics; the population time bomb and current responses; green politics; the role of scientific expertise in a democratic society; shallow vs deep environmental movements.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing I
COU_NBR: 285
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces a holistic perspective of pathophysiological processes and the disruption in normal body function. Emphasis will be on objective and subjective manifestations of common chronic health problems resulting from environmental, genetic, and stress-related maladaptation to provide a foundation for nursing care. This course complements selected topics addressed in Chronicity and End of Life to provide a comprehensive understanding of disease processes. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing II
COU_NBR: 362
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course will facilitate ongoing critical thinking and analysis of pathophysiological concepts. Emphasis will be on interpretation and prioritization of data resulting from environmental, genetic, and stress-related maladaptations. This course complements the selected topics addressed in Acute & Complex Care to provide a comprehensive understanding of disease processes.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Nursing Leadership II
COU_NBR: 464
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course reinforces and expands leadership concepts introduced in previous courses and focuses on how nursing leadership influences client care and practice in the larger health care delivery system.  Emphasis is on use of outcome data to evaluate care delivery systems and to propose performance improvement initiatives, considering enduring practice issues, policy debates and historical solutions.  


SUBJ: HSCD
TITLE: History, Foundations, and Evidence-Based Practices
COU_NBR: 600
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an advanced survey of the history of the alcohol and drug counseling discipline, the foundations of the practice of alcohol and drug counseling, and current evidence-based practices that are informing practice and improving outcomes.  Students review the historical, social, cultural, theoretical and epidemiological foundations of alcohol and drug counseling; utilize this foundation to explore the scientific research that underpins theories of addiction; explore and critique evidence-based practices and interventions that produce positive behavior change those receiving alcohol and drug counseling services; and discuss the future of the profession.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 709
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course builds on the theoretical pharmacology knowledge that students obtain in N609. This course involves the application of theoretical pharmacology knowledge. The prescribing of medication in our current healthcare system is a very complicated process that requires consideration of multiple variables including complex illness, polypharmacy, ethical, cultural, and socioeconomic issues. Students in this course will apply theoretical pharmacologic knowledge to the complex, real-world patient situations they will be encountering in daily clinical practice.


SUBJ: COMM
TITLE: Intermediate Intercultural Communication
COU_NBR: 333A
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Study Abroad
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: V
COU_DESC:
  Intercultural Communication has a global perspective and engages students in reflectively thinking about the growing interdependence of nations and peoples.  Students develop their ability to apply a comparative perspective to cross-cultural communication episodes in interpersonal interactions.  Students research topics of interest that compare two or more cultures in some aspect of their social, economic, or political values and practices.  Through field experiences, in class exercises, and readings, students learn the dynamics and skills needed to engage in respectful and sensitive communication with others whose beliefs, values, and attitudes are different than their own.  Students are engaged in e-discussions with students from around the globe for 5 weeks.  This requires some knowledge of D2L.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Graduate Approaches to User Experience
COU_NBR: 631
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with advanced knowledge and skills in designing user experience. Students learn how to discover user needs and desires, conceptualize user-centered designs, and test design solutions. Classes will cover latest industry trends, scholarship, and emerging technologies in user experience.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Software Engineering and Capstone Project
COU_NBR: 499
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theory and practice of effectively and efficiently building software systems that satisfy the requirements placed upon them by customers. This course gives an overview of the software lifecycle and introduces various process models used to develop software.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse
COU_NBR: 272
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to expand the knowledge and skills of the LPN as they transition to the professional role within nursing. Emphasis is placed on health promotion through the lifespan and incorporates theories related to evidence-based practice, quality and safety, communication, collaboration, clinical decision-making/reasoning, informatics, assessment, caring, and health- illness continuum. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse
COU_NBR: 275
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the student to the role of the nurse in promoting and supporting nutritional health. Emphasis is on the role nutrition plays in health promotion/prevention of illness, recovery from acute illness and/or management of chronic illness.  Students learn to access evidence to support healthy nutritional choices that reduce risk factors for disease and/or illness across the lifespan. Students explore how culture, ethnicity, socio-economic status, nutritional trends and controversies, and integrative therapies influence the nutritional health of the client. 


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Design of User Experience
COU_NBR: 577
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to design of user experience. Students learn how to discover user needs and desires and conceptualize designs that provide excellent user experience. 


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Understanding and Using Research for the Practitioner
COU_NBR: 368
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  It is important for human service practitioners to understand the relationship between practice and research.  According to social psychologist, Kurt Lewin, the best practice is founded in research and the best research is grounded in practice. Acknowledging this insight, this course will engage students in an examination of research as it is employed in the human service field.  The primary focus of this course is to teach students how to be critical consumers of research, able to read, evaluate, and apply research for human service practice purposes.  A second purpose is to develop students skills for their future role as collaborators with researchers in generating knowledge from the field.  This course can serve as a companion course for the program evaluation offering or a foundations course for students interested in pursuing graduate study or a preview course for those intending to take social or behavioral science research methods courses.


SUBJ: DSCI
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Supply Chain and Operations
COU_NBR: 415
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will address special topics, current issues and research trends in supply chain and operations management field. The supply chain and operations management field is undergoing some rapid change due to driving factors such as globalization, technology change, and environmental concerns. The course will revolve around five themes or topics: (1) managing risks; (2) theory of constraint, (3) lean management; (4) green, environment and carbon issues; and (5) globalization. Other specialized topics may be added as the field undergoes changes. Prerequisites: DSCI 434 Intro. to Operations Management


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Terrorism and Counterterrorism
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the emergence and manifestation of terror and terrorism from a range of historical, political, sociological and cultural perspectives. It further explores the interpretation of, and response to, contemporary manifestations of terror and terrorism. Emphasizing the diverse and contested nature of terror as both concept and practice, a number of case studies are highlighted in order to explore the complex connections between order, power, authority, security and terror. The organizational form and objectives of terrorist organizations, and the range of strategies available in response to the demands and challenges posed by terror in an era of globalization are also considered.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Probability
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is a calculus-based probability course. It covers the following topics. (1) General Probability: set notation and basic elements of probability, combinatorial probability, conditional probability and independent events, and Bayes Theorem. (2) Single-Variable Probability: binomial, geometric, hypergeometric, Poisson, uniform, exponential, gamma and normal distributions, cumulative distribution functions, mean, variance and standard deviation, moments and moment-generating functions, and Chebysheff Theorem. (3) Multi-Variable Probability: joint probability functions and joint density functions, joint cumulative distribution functions, central limit theorem, conditional and marginal probability,  moments and moment-generating functions, variance, covariance and correlation, and transformations. (4) Application to problems in medical testing, insurance, political survey, social inequity, gaming, and other fields of interest. 


SUBJ: FIN
TITLE: Financial Markets and Institutions
COU_NBR: 560G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This graduate course meets jointly with FIN 560. The course examines the same topics as FIN 560, but with greater breadth, in greater depth, and with additional assignments.  This course provides an overview of financial markets and institutions. Topics include the workings of various financial markets, the functions of different types of financial institutions, and the regulatory framework for the financial sector. The course concludes with an introduction to the types of risks faced by institutions and the basic tools and concepts to manage these risks. Further, the course will include topics of current interest.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Societal Issues in Computing
COU_NBR: 381
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a writing intensive, research-oriented, in-depth study of the uses of and issues related to computers and information systems in society.  Topics include the benefits and social impact of computer technology with respect to social, political and legal issues.  Controversies and alternative points of view are evaluated on issues such as privacy vs. access to information; freedom of speech vs. control of content on the Internet; reliability and safety; the changing nature of work; and market-based vs. regulatory solutions.  Students research and write extensively on course topics.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Client/Server Architectures
COU_NBR: 425
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a study of scaling client/server applications enterprise-wide. The course examines why ordinary client/server tools do not scale enterprise wide, and examines the extensions necessary in DB linkage, OS extensions, and networking connections necessary for scaling. The MVC II (Model-View-Controller) design pattern and other useful design patterns will be used to explain typical architectural approaches.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Foundations of Computing Theory
COU_NBR: 441
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course establishes the mathematical and logical foundations of the discipline of computer science, with a concentration on the foundations of algorithmics.  The concept of Turing Machines is used throughout the course as the means to establish these foundations.  It uses these foundations to address the issues theoretically unsolvable problems, and of time and space complexity of algorithms for solvable problems.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Future Trends for Computers and Technology
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study emphasizes alternative futures for computers and technology in the next 20 years.  Its primary focus is the next decade covering alternative futures for computer architecture, computer hardware, computer software, computer applications, the office-of-the-future, people amplifiers and other areas of student interest.  Various forecasting techniques are used to gain awareness of possible futures.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: Vocabulary Study
COU_NBR: 111
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course increases the size of a student's vocabulary, and teaches methods for continuing to learn, remember and use new words after the course is over.  The emphasis is on developing and enriching a college-level vocabulary, important for students in any field.  Words are learned by studying where they come from and how they are put together, making it easier to remember what they mean and how to use them.  The course also emphasizes grammar, dictionary skills and usage.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: The Nature of Language
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the study of how language is acquired and learned, concepts and methods of analyzing language, and how the linguistics field relates to regional, social and gender differences in language.  It also explores the origin and development of languages through time, writing systems, and the complexities of written and spoken language.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: Language and Culture
COU_NBR: 326
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course students undertake language analysis in a cultural context, including the relationship between language, culture and thought.  It presents an anthropological perspective on various linguistic and cultural systems, with special emphasis on those of Asian, Chicano/Latino, African-American, American Indian and Anglo-American peoples.  Students are introduced to the implications of linguistic and cultural differences in work and classroom situations.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: Language and Society
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the mutual interactions of languages and human groups which use them.  Using local examples, texts and their own experiences, students examine a variety of language attitudes, forms and choices to determine the influence of geography, social class and ethnicity on what people say and how they are perceived; the politics of language policies and standards; the birth and death of speech communities; and the structures of conversations, politeness and stereotypes.


SUBJ: LING
TITLE: Language and Gender
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students explore how men's and women's different uses of language correlate with power and status, class, network, race and ethnic group affiliations, as well as with religion, personality, sexuality, and disability. Coursework involves critical reading of articles from diverse fields, including sociology, psychology, ethnography, speech communication and linguistics; discussions and essays on course material; and journals and research projects. Projects are developed in stages to give students support and promote excellence.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: The Short Story
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students read short stories with enjoyment, understanding and critical appreciation.  It emphasizes twentieth-century writers including women, ethnic and minority writers, and writers both within and outside the European literary tradition.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: The Novel
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course studies changes in the novel as a literary form, from the eighteenth century in England to the late twentieth century in America.  Students learn to think about such matters as character, plot, point of view, structure, irony and narrative technique, and become more attentive and appreciate readers.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Comedy in Literature
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The history, forms, techniques and theories of comedy in literature are studied in this course.  Typical materials covered include comedies by Shakespeare, Chekhov and Moliere; broadcasts by Garrison Keillor; and films by Woody Allen and Charlie Chaplin.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Women Writers
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course takes a critical and historical approach to literature in English by women, looking at the emergence of female literary voices and exploring the contexts in which their works were written.  Some sections of the course may focus on particular traditions within the range of literature written by women.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: American Literature: Beginnings-1870
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys illustrative works from the beginnings of European settlement to 1870, introducing students to the study of that literature and sharpening critical reading skills.  Emphasis is on the development of literary technique and on the cultural context of literary works.  Readings may include religious and political documents, Native American tales and orations, exploration and captivity narratives, slave narratives, journals, novels, plays, and poems.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: American Literature: 1870-Present
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys illustrative works from 1870 to the present, introducing students to the study of that literature and sharpening critical reading skills.  Emphasis is on the development of literary technique and on the cultural context of literary works.  Topics covered include the rise of modernism, its impact on a diverse population and various responses to modern culture, as well as changing perceptions of religion, race, gender, environment, the future, the self and the community.  Students are introduced to a range of contemporary critical approaches to literature.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: English Literature: Beginnings-1800
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students survey important and influential texts of the medieval, Renaissance and early modern periods.  Emphasis is placed on literary history and the development of the English language as the vehicle of literary expression.  Attention is also given to literary analysis and to the application of various interpretive approaches.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Shakespeare
COU_NBR: 377
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a systematic study of Shakespeare's unique literary and dramatic achievements.  Close readings and written exercises focus attention on Shakespeare's mastery of the English language and the craft of poetry.  Students typically read a selection of plays including histories, comedies and tragedies.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Literature Capstone Seminar
COU_NBR: 480
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This capstone course for English majors focuses on integrative processes in the study of literature.  (The course is also open to appropriately prepared nonmajors.)  Students work together as a community of inquiry to study a particular author, genre, period or problem selected for each section by the instructor.  Each student completes a course paper or project using concepts and methods derived from this and other literature courses to explore a literary topic of personal interest.  Prerequisite:  Students completing an English major must be within two semesters of graduation.  Other students must secure the instructor's consent before registering.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Literary Criticism: Beginnings-1950
COU_NBR: 501
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys influential literary theories from the time of Aristotle until the mid-twentieth century.  Students become familiar with the main concepts of each theory and with how these theories have been applied by their developers and by subsequent critics.  Students learn to apply theories to particular texts, both past and present.  Discussions often focus on what distinquishes literature from other uses of language, how literature should be written, what purposes literature should serve, and how to recognize quality in literature.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Literary Criticism: 1950-Present
COU_NBR: 502
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces influential literary theories developed between 1950 and the present.  Students become familiar with the main concepts of each theory and with how these theories can be applied to particular texts, past and present.  Discussions focus on how contemporary theory challenges older ideas about literature, what distinguishes literature from other uses of language, how literature should be read, what roles literature plays in social, political, and personal life, and what makes a work of literature effective.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: Advanced Studies in Literature
COU_NBR: 590
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Each section of this course selects a different author, topic, genre, period or issue and explores it through the literary study of texts.  Course topics and class discussions are intended to engage advanced students of literature in particular, but the course is open to all interested students with appropriate preparation.  The course provides an opportunity for English majors and other advanced students of literature to explore authors and topics of particular interest to them and of special significance in the discipline.  See the Class Schedule for information on individual sections.  Prerequisite: Successful completion of at least two upper-division literature or humanities courses, or instructor's consent.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: College Algebra
COU_NBR: 115
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course develops the fundamental concepts of algebra with an emphasis on the classification and analysis of linear, quadratic, polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions. Applications to the natural and social sciences are given throughout. It aims to provide insights into the nature and utility of mathematics, and helps students develop mathematical reasoning skills.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Calculus I
COU_NBR: 210
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Since its beginnings, calculus has demonstrated itself to be one of humankind's greatest intellectual achievements. This versatile subject has proven useful in solving problems ranging from physics and astronomy to biology and social science. Through a conceptual and theoretical framework this course covers topics in differential calculus including limits, derivatives, derivatives of transcendental functions, applications of differentiation, L'Hopital's rule, implicit differentiation, and related rates.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Precalculus
COU_NBR: 120
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to prepare students for calculus. Topics include polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic, and trigonometric functions; the algebra of functions; multiple function representations; and an introduction to analytic geometry.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: African-American Literature
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Through autobiographical writings, poetry, novels, films and short essays, this course explores the African-American experience from a historical perspective.  Students learn techniques for critical reading and explore issues related to culture and identity.


SUBJ: LIT
TITLE: American Indian Literature
COU_NBR: 363
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the literary styles of Native American authors and the cultural systems from which they draw.  The course surveys traditional foundations of various types of native literature through sound, music, natural cycles, spirituality and mystic symbols.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Calculus II
COU_NBR: 211
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is a continuation of Math 210 Calculus I and a working knowledge of that material is expected. Through a conceptual and theoretical framework this course covers the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, applications of integration, numerical methods for evaluating integrals, techniques of integration and series.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Linear Algebra and Applications
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The need to solve systems of linear equations frequently arises in mathematics, the physical sciences, engineering and economics. In this course we study these systems from an algebraic and geometric viewpoint. Topics include systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, Euclidean vector spaces, linear transformations, linear independence, dimension, eigenvalues and eigenvectors.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Ordinary Differential Equations
COU_NBR: 350
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course develops the more advanced mathematical tools necessary for an in-depth analysis of dynamic models.  Topics include first order differential equations, first order systems, linear systems, nonlinear systems and numerical methods.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Partial Differential Equations
COU_NBR: 405
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the theory of initial and boundary value problems for linear parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic partial differential equations. Topics may include first order equations, second order equations, separation of variables, the Sturm-Liouville problem, transform methods, Green's functions, Fourier series, numerical methods and modeling applications.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Numerical Analysis
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses the theory and practice of numerical methods as they apply in various areas of mathematics. Possible topics include: numerical solution of systems of linear and nonlinear equations, interpolation, numerical differentiation and integration, numerical solution of initial value problems and boundary value problems, and the finite element method to solve partial differential equations.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Visual Communication
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Designed as an introduction to visual literacy, this course surveys many of the media formats that define today's image-dominant culture.  Various examples of print advertising, photography, film, television and multimedia are explored; the focus is equally on principles and concepts from both the fine and applied arts, and draws from history as well as the present day.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: Contemporary Cinema
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course uses currently playing films as entry points into a study of wider issues around film as an art form, cultural phenomenon and industry.  Students attend various screenings of Hollywood blockbusters, low-budget art films and experimental works, and then analyze them and their significance relative to topics in film theory and aesthetics.


SUBJ: MDST
TITLE: American Film: Tradition and Trends
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys the development and growth of American popular film from the silent movies at the turn of the century through Hollywood's studio system to the modern age of the multiplex theater, home video and cable television productions.  Using a variety of feature films, historical sources and critical essays, students explore how film recreates, reflects and influences American culture.  Also, students gain a basic knowledge of the technology and language of film, and critical approaches to film study.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Ethical Inquiry
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What does it mean to be an ethical person? What thinking should guide a person's decisions about doing (or not doing) what is right or wrong? Can we know when something is right or wrong or this only a matter of personal feeling?  Do the affluent have moral duties to help the poor of the world with their plight? This course explores these questions and others like them, using a variety of philosophical materials and approaches. It examines major moral theories and related moral dilemmas concerning, for example abortion, economic justice, war and morality, and the moral status of animals. This course also examines ideas about how race, class and gender may affect concepts of ethics.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Discrete Mathematics
COU_NBR: 215
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Using applications to motivate the material, stressing problem-solving techniques, and with meaningful connections to computer science, this course covers systems of linear equations, matrices, combinatorics, probability, logic and mathematical reasoning.


SUBJ: INFS
TITLE: Information Access
COU_NBR: 115
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Research expertise is required in all academic programs and in an educated citizenry.  In this class, students explore critical issues about information literacy and learn practical step-by-step techniques for discerning and analyzing information resources, including online databases and World Wide Web sites.  The application of these skills to any subject area is demonstrated through a final project requiring the development of a search strategy and the gathering of quality resources on a topic of academic or personal interest.  These skills support lifelong learning.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: General Psychology
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to scientific and applied psychology, and suggests its application to everyday life.  The course familiarizes students with concepts, principles, research methods and theories of psychology.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing in Your Major
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Primarily for students who have completed their writing requirement, but who seek further writing instruction and practice, this course begins with a brief review of the principles of academic writing.  It then engages students in the thinking and writing required in various disciplines throughout the university.  Students study and practice summary, explanation, analysis, interpretation and other critical strategies used to write essays, reports, research papers, case studies and other texts.  The course also emphasizes understanding how audience, purpose and situation shape writing.  Students learn how to use a flexible process of writing and revision to complete assignments, and how to respond constructively to the writing of others.


SUBJ: ETHS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Ethnic Studies
COU_NBR: 380
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course considers topics of current or relevant importance in either communities of color or in the field of ethnic studies and are offered for variable credit.  Since the topics change from semester to semester consult the Class Schedule for specific topic listing.  If more than one topics course is taken in fulfillment of the major, they must be different topics course titles.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Software Engineering
COU_NBR: 470
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theory and practice of effectively and efficiently building software systems that satisfy the requirements placed upon them by customers.  This course gives an overview of the software life cycle, and introduces various process models used to develop software.  Other topics include system verification and validation, software project management and software inspection.


SUBJ: PADM
TITLE: Public Administration Foundations
COU_NBR: 600
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course familiarizes students with the historical and contemporary place of government institutions in the United States and the State of Minnesota.  It provides an intellectual perspective on public administration that traces major theories associated with the field and the political, economic and social context within which they developed.  The unique challenges of leadership and managment in the public sector is also addressed.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Multicultural Education
COU_NBR: 203
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces prospective urban teacher candidates to core concepts and approaches of multicultural education including issues related to student, family and community diversity based on race, culture, language, class, gender, sexual orientation and disability. Issues of oppression, privilege and equity in relation to schools and society are also addressed as students use their life experiences as a multicultural reference point to begin to understand the life experiences of the diverse students who attend urban public schools. Emphasis is placed on demonstrating the multicultural competence required of all successful teachers working with diverse urban youth. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Moral Theory
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  When we say something is morally right or wrong, are we simply expressing our personal feelings or are we saying something more?  Who gets to decide (and how do they decide) what makes something morally right or wrong?  Do moral issues have answers about which we can be certain? Does morality have well-regarded theories like the physical sciences do--theories which help ethicists and others to decide what is right or wrong?  These and other questions will be addressed in this decidedly theory-focused course in moral philosophy.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: World of Islam
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Islam is the second largest world religion today, yet the least understood of any. This course will begin with Muhammad and the historical origins, pre-modern history, and key teachings of Islam as found primarily in the Quran. We will also consider major historical developments such as the division between the Sunni and Shia branches of the religion, in addition to the vital contributions of Islamic theology, law and mysticism (Sufism). In the second half of the semester we will address issues involving Islam in the modern period--for example, "fundamentalism" or revivalism, neo-revivalism, "religion and politics" in various countries, Islam in the West, and Islam as perceived in the West. Attention will also be given to Muslim ideas and practices regarding sexuality and gender as well as racial, ethnic and class issues.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Nursing Research
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on research as a basis for developing nursing as a discipline and for improving the practice of professional nursing.  The historical development of nursing research and theory are reviewed.  The usefulness of theory as a guide for practice and research is emphasized.  Ethical issues surrounding the use of human subjects in research are explored.  Emphasis is placed on assisting students to become effective consumers of research, the process for utilization of research in practice, and the development of evidence-based nursing practice.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Project Management
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on developing the skills needed to become a successful project manager and project team member.  Topics covered include all aspects of project management from project initiation issues and project planning to scheduling, organization, implementation, monitoring progress and controlling to achieve desired project results.  Also included are project management techniques such as PERT, CPM and project evaluation methods using Microsoft Project software.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the first information technology foundation course in the College of Management.  It focuses on the managerial and business problem solving dimensions of computer based information systems.  It provides students with an introduction to the fundamental terminology of the hardware, software and the people involved with computer based information systems.  The course includes hands on computer lab time to introduce students to word processing, graphics, database, spread sheet, business presentation and Internet microcomputer applications.  This course is designed specifically to prepare students for information technology competence as needed in College of Management courses.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Principles of Management Information Systems
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to define the role of information systems in organizations, and in particular the roles of IS staff and end-users in developing and maintaining computer systems.  The managerial aspects and implications of databases, telecommunications, hardware, software and e-commerce are included.  Special attention is given to management information systems theories in the organizational setting including: transaction processing, operational reporting, decision support systems and executive information systems.  Also included are all phases of the systems development life cycle (SDLC) as well as alternative development methodologies.  The course prototypically includes analysis of real world business cases and post-implementation audit report of a recently completed management information system.  All students taking this class must have completed as a prerequisite the MIS 100 Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations course or its approved equivalent.  Students should also note that this course is no longer offered as a theory seminar or as a prior learning experience, but students with significant prior work experience in the field of MIS are highly encouraged to take the internet study section for this course, which is appropriately more challenging.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Information Systems Analysis and Design
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents approaches and methods for the analysis and design of  IT applications.  It also covers different methods for creating graphical models of IT project requirements.  System development life cycle (SDLC) and alternate development approaches to information systems development are examined in detail.  The course provides students with critical tools and representations (both traditional and object-oriented) for eliciting and documenting user requirements and for developing effective applications that meet organizational technology needs.  Students work individually and in teams on assignments and projects.  The roles of open source software, component based development and service oriented architecture in systems development are also examined.  


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Applications Development I
COU_NBR: 328
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an overview of applications development methods for managers of information systems.  The course assumes no previous programming experience.  The course develops elementary concepts of structured programming in the context of a third generation programming language (typically Basic or elementary Visual Basic) and then proceeds towards application design using Visual Basic.  Students learn to apply analytical concepts to translate common business problems into programs using proper design, structure, methodology, and syntax.  The goal is to understand the management issues in programming and application development.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Applications Development II
COU_NBR: 329
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course completes the overview of applications development methods for managers of information systems as begun in the MIS 328 (Applications Development I) course.  Advanced features of applications development in Visual Basic are taught, including design prototypes, object-oriented components, code debugging techniques, and utilization of code libraries. Other topics include ADO, ODBC, OLE DB, Database connections with Access and MS SQL, Multiple Tiered application development, and comparisons between WAN and Web applications (with Javascript).  The goal is to understand the entire application development process adequately to be able to manage the process.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Managerial Problem-solving and Decision-making Methods
COU_NBR: 431
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces a variety of systematic behavioral and analytical approaches to problem formulation, problem solving, decision making and implementation issues. The primary focus is on conceptual and practical frameworks of successful managerial problem solving and decision making. Individual and team problem solving and decision making issues will also be addressed. Special emphasis will be placed on real-life applications of problem-solving and decision-making methods using appropriate software programs.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Introduction to Operations Management
COU_NBR: 434
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and techniques of production and operations management for both service and manufacturing organizations.  It will address the role of operations in relation to other functions and the methods to increase organizational effectiveness and efficiency.  Topics covered include: product and service design, capacity planning, design of work systems, location planning and analysis, material requirements planning, supply-chain management, enterprise resource planning, inventory management, total quality management, Six Sigma, lean enterprise and kaizen approaches, aggregate planning, just-in-time systems, scheduling, and project planning.  Also included are tools and processes used in operations decisions such as forecasting, breakeven analysis, and critical path method using available software.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Management of Distributed Computing
COU_NBR: 462
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Managers need to know how to manage the diverse distributed computing environments in which they work, and leverage the opportunities these architectures provide.  Integration of data and users, graphics and telephony are illustrated through emphases on client/server and N-Tier architectures, Internet, intranet/extranet, and groupware and other technologies.  This elective course reviews state-of-the-art technologies in each of the basic software and hardware arenas, while emphasizing management models and higher-level analysis, including the relationship with general database strategy and data warehousing.  Practical projects are assigned, giving students real-world opportunities to use the tools to enhance their work and build productivity.  Theory and models are taught with a management perspective as opposed to platform-specific training.  Participants are asked to complete computer lab assignments, a written needs assessment, a comprehensive and applied class project and final exam.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
COU_NBR: 463
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course analyzes issues involved in the planning, development, and implementation of technological capabilities to achieve the strategic and operational objectives of an organization.  Students investigate the role of product and process innovation in creating, developing and implementing new product and process technology in organizations.  The course also examines the complex relationships of a firm's product and process technologies to its competitive environment and organizational structure.  New technologies are reviewed and assessed through life cycle analysis, technology assessments and case studies.  Technology-based product design is reviewed.  Building managerial environments that enhance technological creativity is explained.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management
COU_NBR: 467
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the range of available telecommunications technologies and how they can be used to facilitate information access and dissemination at all levels of an organization and through the Internet.  Trends of telecommunications services are analyzed.  Telecommunications trends in the United States and Europe are addressed in detail.  A range of emerging telecommunications services is explored as well as how such services radically alter the ways that organizations gather information for decision making.  The widespread use of the World Wide Web has required many changes both in architecture and concept.  The student learns how to manage these new environments.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Introduction to Management Science
COU_NBR: 532
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study introduces applications of scientific approaches to management problems to help managers make better decisions.  Students learn, with a minimum of mathematics, how to formulate decision problems, how to solve them using management science concepts, and how to apply the solutions obtained.  Topics include multiple criteria decision making, decision analysis, game theory, linear programming and optimization techniques, forecasting methods, and simulation.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Special Topics: Emerging Technologies
COU_NBR: 533
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This elective course is designed to address emerging technologies such as Web development, Internet/intranet/extranet, decision support systems, expert systems, rapid technology development, technology assessment, newly emerging architectures and organizational structures to address technology changes, as well as emerging strategic technology issues.  Students should note that this elective course is not listed in the course schedule on a regular cycle and should consult with the MIS faculty to find out when it may be offered.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Management Information Systems
COU_NBR: 600
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Management Information Systems (MIS) evolved from essentially an organization's support operation to a strategic element of an organization's life and survival.  This course explores information systems' new and expanding roles.  Models are developed showing how new technologies are assimilated into the organization, how to plan for systems within the overall strategic management process, assess the risk in system development projects, and become a "sophisticated user" of information systems.  Traditional and new technologies are utilized. The course also includes a solid review of microcomputers and office automation's roles.  This course broadens understanding of the design and implementation of various computerized information systems to support management decision making and evaluation, and prepares the student to integrate new technologies and configurations into the management process.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Project Management
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a systematic and comprehensive overview of project leadership and management. Topics covered include all aspects of project management from project initiation issues, RFP formulation, proposal decisions, preparation, and evaluation, project planning and implementation to organization, risk assessment, negotiation, and conflict resolution. Also included are project planning techniques such as PERT, CPM, Earned Value Analysis, and project monitoring and simulation using Microsoft Project software.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Management of Distributed Computing
COU_NBR: 662
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Surveys of the skills desired by potential employers of graduate management students indicate that use and understanding of microcomputers is highly valued.  In this course you have the opportunity to build your skills while learning how to incorporate the microcomputer into your management "portfolio."  The course reviews state-of-the-art equipment in each of the basic software and hardware families, while emphaszing management models and higher-level analysis using the computer.  Practical projects are assigned giving students real-world opportunities to use these tools to enhance their work and build productivity.  The class differs from software training in that theory and models are taught with a management perspective as opposed to package-specific training.  Participants are asked to complete computer lab assignments, a written needs assessment, a comprehensive and highly practical class project and final exam.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
COU_NBR: 663
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Mangement of technology and the innovative process have only recently been regognized as important managerial functions.  In the near future, many more organizations in the marketplace will be technology-driven.  Methodologies and models have been developed to help modern managers evaluate the vast array of technologies they face, determine which ones have promise and which should be ignored, and how to profit from them in new product development.  The class also explains linking business and technology strategy, new product design, building and fostering an innovative environment within your organization, and the nature of technological entrepreneurship.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Systems Design and Decision Support
COU_NBR: 665
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  New systems design approaches and techniques are providing extraordinary strategic opportunities to organizations that recognize and implement them.  This course shows students state-of-the-art systems design from a managerial perspective rather than a strictly technical approach.  Managers who wish to get the most out of new and existing information systems and technical people who wish to see where systems may be going have the opportunity to do so in this class.  Beyond current approaches, students are also presented with basic information on new technologies including artificial intelligence and expert systems, which many believe will play a critical role in future systems.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management
COU_NBR: 667
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the range of available telecommunications technologies and how they can be used to facilitate information-access and dissemination at all levels of an organization.  Trends in stndardization of telecommunications services are analyzed.  In addition, students examine how the management information systems or data processing manager can use these services to generate accurate MIS reports in a cost-effective manner.  Telecommunications trends in the United States and Europe are addressed in detail.  A range of emerging telecommunications services is explored as well as how such services radically alter the ways that organizations gather information for decision making.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Problem Formulation and Data Presentation
COU_NBR: 671
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with techniques and strategies to work on complex business problems while exercising strong critical thinking skills.  It also helps them develop potential solutions.  This course then focuses on how to take the results of students' professional work and present complex material in a manner that helps them clearly explain and market their information.


SUBJ: MIS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Seminar in Management Information Systems
COU_NBR: 679
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This capstone course for the MIS concentration looks at the field's cutting-edge issues and information systems' future in organizations.  The class uses the seminar format in which presentation of the material is integrated with innovative student projects.  The course examines the challenges of MIS in the 1990s including re-engineering the firm; developing productivity strategies including computer assisted systems engineering (CASE) and object-oriented programming systems (OOPS); creating user productivity strategies, decision support and executive information systems; connectivity approaches; and exploring resulting ethical implications of information systems issues.  Students have the chance to work in depth on information systems topics of interest.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Operations Management for Services and Manufacturing
COU_NBR: 681
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The growing interdependence of business functions such as marketing, accounting, finance, information systems, and engineering requires effective and efficient operations management strategies and practices. The main objective of this course is to develop basic skills and knowledge necessary for managing the operations function in both manufacturing and service delivery firms. Special emphasis will be placed on contemporary issues facing operations managers such as supply chain structure and strategy, enterprise resource planning issues, product and process design, process management, value chain, and lean systems. Another objective of this course is to develop analytical skills necessary to identify and solve problems in the operations management arena.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Justice, War and Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines selected scriptural, traditional, and modern texts dealing with war and peace from the three major monotheisms in an attempt to assess the cumulative importance of a pro-peace, or even pacifist, perspective in the three religions. A comparative approach will be used to study the three traditions. In contrast to the tendency to focus on violent militant groups found within Judaism, Christianity, and especially Islam, this course will highlight individuals and groups within the three traditions that have opposed war while promoting just and peaceful relations both internally and externally. Attention will be given to the scriptural sources and historical development of their positions, along with their impact on their political and social contexts both in the past and in the modern world. Examples of the involvement of such individuals and groups through various activist movements, for example, active nonviolence will also be examined.  


SUBJ: CJS
TITLE: Criminal Justice Response to the Mentally Ill and Other Special Populations
COU_NBR: 465
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will focus on how to manage special populations in the criminal justice system. The types of special populations we will focus on will include the mentally ill, the physically ill and disabled, juveniles, the elderly, women, GLBT individuals, and immigrants. We will consider both offenders and victims within each of these special populations.


SUBJ: HSER
TITLE: Spirituality and Helping
COU_NBR: 415
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  For the past 30 years helping professionals have deliberated about the role and integration of spirituality or religion in their practice.  It is accepted that as clients race, ethnicity, and culture affect their thoughts, feelings, and behavior, so similarly do clients spiritual or religious orientations affect how they function in world and thus perceive and deal with their problems.  This course is designed to introduce students to the issues related to spirituality and helping as well as to provide a framework for developing an ethical spiritually-sensitive practice that is cognizant of the significance of these orientations.   Students will explore relevant knowledge, skill, and value competencies for success in this frontier of the helping field.


SUBJ: AI
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Academic Integrity Level I
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: AAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  Student who have level one violations of the Academic Integrity policy will be required to take this online modular course explaining the policy and instructing the student on behaviors to reduce the risk on any academic integrity violations.


SUBJ: AI
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Academic Integrity Level II
COU_NBR: 002
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: AAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  Students who have a level two violation of the Academic Integrity policy will be required to take this online modular course outlining corrective actions to avoid any further AI violations.  


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Primary Care Nursing I: Primary Prevention Across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 621
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the application of nursing science in evidence-based primary prevention, risk assessment and health maintenance across the lifespan.  Students will also learn the management of select common acute health concerns.  Students utilize assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills in the interpretation of subjective and objective data. Students will develop differential diagnosis skills and begin to develop individualized holistic treatment plans.

  Competence Statement:  Knows primary prevention concepts and select acute care concepts well enough to provide evidence based preventive care services across the lifespan.  


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Primary Care Nursing I Practicum
COU_NBR: 621P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum course builds on the clinical reasoning skills learned in N616 and facilitates application of content of NURS 621. In a clinical setting serving primarily adults, student will perform histories and physicals, determine differential diagnoses, and develop holistic plans of care under the guidance of a preceptor.  Accurate interpretation of clinical data, appropriate prescribing practices, and accurate documentation of patient encounters is fostered.  A minimum of 150 clinical hours with approved preceptor(s) are required.    

  Competence Statement:  Knows primary prevention concepts and select acute care concepts well enough to develop an implement a health maintenance plan and provide basic primary care for select acute problems.   


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Essential Concepts of Pharmacology I
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the student to essential concepts of nursing management of drug therapy across the lifespan.  Students will apply core drug knowledge, safety principles, and understanding of core patient variables within simulated and actual cases  

  Competence Statement: Knows the introductory core drug knowledge well enough to safely apply the nursing process to simulated and actual scenarios.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Health Assessment
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the student's ability to perform a comprehensive health history and physical examination.  This skill enhances the student's ability to model the client's world, which is central to effective intervention.  The development of a holistic database reflecting an understanding of developmental, sociocultural, environmental, sexual and family influences is emphasized.  Further emphasis is on the development of cultural competence, communication skills and health promotion.  History and physical examination skills focus on the identification of normal patterns and functions across the lifespan.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Dental Hygiene Care for Culturally Diverse and Special Needs Populations
COU_NBR: 330
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on learning to adapt and change in emerging practice areas for dental hygienists that provide care to population groups challenged by access to oral health care. The course emphasizes dental hygiene strategies for the delivery of culturally competent care to pediatric, geriatric, medically compromised and special needs patients.  Ethical issues are emphasized regarding care for vulnerable client populations groups.


SUBJ: SOWK
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Community Learning Center Practicum
COU_NBR: 391
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Social work majors are immersed in one of the Twin Cities communities of color in the second semester of their program.  They spend 20 hours weekly in a community learning center.  In this experience, students engage in supervised direct-practice activities with organizations, communities, groups, families and individuals.  They apply comparative racial/ethnic analysis theories and critique the usefulness of academic theory to practice in a community of color.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Business Taxation
COU_NBR: 530G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on identifying issues that affect the taxation of businesses.  Four modules are covered:  foundation of taxation, including types of taxes, structure of the income tax, taxpayers, and general concepts of income and deduction; business income and expenses; taxation of property transactions; and overview of corporations, S corporations, partnerships, and entity choice.  Planning options are emphasized.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Financial Accounting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations
COU_NBR: 615
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the main issues central to financial accounting including measurement, valuation, and reporting, concepts and issues, emphasizing management and stakeholder analysis, and the use of data for decision making.


SUBJ: ACCT
TITLE: Management Accounting
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on accounting for managerial planning and control.  The role of financial and nonfinancial information in a strategically focused decision environment is discussed.  Emphasis is on strategic cost management and cost analysis.


SUBJ: ACCT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Accounting Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 650I
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: SDIS/Priors/Internships
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 6
COU_DESC:
  Students obtain internships in selected areas of study to gain deeper understand of knowledge, skills and the context of a given field. Site supervisors give guidance and direction to customized internship projects. Faculty members serve as liaisons between the internship sites and the university, providing information to students and potential supervisors and supervising the learning experience.  Students should contact the Institute for Community Engagement and Scholarship (ICES) at Metropolitan State University for more information.


SUBJ: ECON
TITLE: Foundations of Economic Analysis
COU_NBR: 611
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course meets the prerequisite requirements for undergraduate courses in microeconomics and macroeconomics.  It does not count toward your master's degree, but permits you to take one course instead of two undergraduate courses.  The course covers the major concepts in basic economics including demand analysis, determinants of supply, price system operations and government's roles.  Attention is also directed to business cycles, national income accounting, employment and fiscal policy.  The course enhances your understanding of economic conditions, economic changes, and organizations' roles in the private, nonprofit and government sectors in the allocation and use of economic resources.


SUBJ: ECON
TITLE: Economics of Social Issues
COU_NBR: 635
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the application of fundamental concepts in macroeconomics and microeconomics to facilitate and inform managerial decision making in government and nonprofit fields.  Students use microeconomic tools to understand and analyze the outcomes of  the macroeconomic system.  Topics include the role of government regulations and policies in decision making, policy analysis, cost-benefit analysis and project evaluation.


SUBJ: MATH
TITLE: Mathematical Modeling
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Mathematical modeling is the investigation of real world phenomena using mathematical tools. This course includes topics such as dynamic and stochastic modeling (differential equations and discrete-time equations), as well as optimization modeling. Applications will include problems from such areas as the physical and biological sciences, business, and industry.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Medical Ethics
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Is it ever right to try to hasten a patient's death?  Should people ever be given medical treatment against their will?  How should we decide who will get access to scarce medical resources (like organ transplants)?  Do people have a right to get the care they need, even if they can't pay for it?  This course will use ethical theories and theories of justice to explore these questions and others like them.  It is intended to be helpful not only to (present or future) health care practitioners, but also to anyone who wants to think about these issues, which confront us in our roles as patients and as citizens whose voices can contribute to the shaping of health care policies.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Criminal Justice Ethics
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Do criminal justice professionals have to meet a higher moral standard in their behavior as professionals than that of ordinary persons?   Is it ever right for a criminal justice professional to "give a break" to a fellow professional?  Should criminal justice professionals report clear moral violations of their fellow professionals? This course examines a range of moral dilemmas that criminal justice professionals are likely to face as they attempt to perform the duties of their office. Using both moral theory and detailed case examples from the criminal justice system, students learn to apply moral principles and concepts in a given situation to resolve these situations in a satisfactory ethical manner.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Philosophy for Children
COU_NBR: 334
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Evidence suggests that engaging in philosophical discussion enhances children's reasoning and critical skills.  This course introduces strategies for encouraging elementary school children to think about their world in a serious and careful way, using stories, children's literature and children's everyday experiences, as well as materials developed at the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children.  The course is designed for teachers wishing to integrate philosophical questions into their classes and parents who wish to play a more active role in the cognitive development of their children.  Education students are encouraged to consider this training.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems
COU_NBR: 366
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What exactly is a race? How has the race idea come together across history? Has race been understood differently for different groups? What is the relation between the idea of race, racial prejudice and racial oppression? What exactly is racism? What is the precise nature of the harm of racism? This course examines various ideas of race from classical antiquity through early twentieth century biology and anthropology as well as contemporary reflections on this history.


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: African and African-American Philosophy
COU_NBR: 362
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines philosophical works produced in Africa and about Africa, as well as work by and about African Americans.  Topics may include: the ethno philosophy of Africa; the philosophy of liberation movements in Africa, the Caribbean and the United States; and contemporary philosophy in the United States and Europe as written by persons of African descent.  Questions raised could include: Is there an "African philosophy"?  What should the goals of liberation be?  In what sense is there a "Black identity?"  Are racial solidarity and racism related?  How has the experience of persons of African descent been recorded philosophically?  What is the experience of African-American intellectuals like?


SUBJ: PHIL
TITLE: Philosophy on the Front Page: Topics in Political and Social Philosophy
COU_NBR: 385
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The specific topic of this course changes from semester to semester. Each time the course is offered, it considers topics of current social  importance and employs important work in social and moral philosophy to understand them.  Topics have included reparations and responses to historical injustices; toleration of religious and other differences; immigration and the question of who should get in and why. Future topics may involve the legitimacy of torture; justice in the distribution of health care; markets and morals; same-sex marriage; the role, nature, and justifiability of patriotism; etc.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing I
COU_NBR: 131
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to expository writing principles and processes.  Students develop skill at analyzing audiences, generating ideas, organizing and developing thoughts, drafting sentences, and revising and handling mechanics.  Students write, revise and edit extensively.  Prerequisite:  Placement in WRIT 131 Writing I or WRIT 132 Written and Visual Communication on the writing assessment offered by Placement Assessment Office.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Topics in Writing
COU_NBR: 324
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Topics courses deal with special issues or areas of interest in writing fiction, nonfiction or criticism.  Topics and instructors vary.  Check the Class Schedule for current offerings.  Prerequisite:  A 200- or 300-level writing course or instructor's consent.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Cyberspace Security Engineering
COU_NBR: 684
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course includes the following topics: principles of secure network communications, security system design, techniques of authentication and identification, cryptographic key distribution and management, assurances of data integrity, access control, security policy; performance of implementation to policy. Particular system structures, protocols, utilities, and various commercial standards are also introduced in class.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: General Chemistry I
COU_NBR: 111
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The first semester of the comprehensive first year course in chemistry. Covers measurement, stoichiometry, solution chemistry, atomic structure, bonding, molecular structure, molecular visualization, and problem solving. Lab includes basic laboratory techniques, instrumentation, methodology, chemical analysis, and laboratory notebook procedures. The labs are also designed to engage students in critical thinking and concept building and are directly coordinated with the lecture part of the course. Intended for students who are pursuing, or considering, the biology or life sciences teaching major and/or chemistry minor, and qualified students seeking a general education science course with lab.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: General Chemistry I Laboratory
COU_NBR: 111L
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This laboratory course must be taken concurrently with CHEM 111 General Chemistry I. Laboratory activities include the introduction to a variety of physical and chemical techniques used in biology and chemistry laboratories.


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Genetics
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers genetics, heredity and genetic information, its transmission from parents to offspring, its phenotypic and molecular expression in cells and organisms, and its course in populations. Also covers the modern techniques of genetics including gene mapping, cloning, genome manipulation and mutation. Lab included. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors.  


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Cell Biology and Histology
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers life in terms of molecules, cells, tissues, and organs, integrating these levels of complexity and focusing on the underlying molecular and cellular mechanisms of biological function. Topics include membrane structure and function, trafficking of molecules, the endomembrane system signal transduction pathways, extracellular matrix, and the cell cytoskeleton. Laboratory includes descriptive histology of animal tissues. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors.


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Plant Physiology
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers plant physiology across the range of organisms studied by botanists, including plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria, including the structural and biochemical features that are characteristic of the different taxonomic groups and how these features affect the distribution and abundance of the organisms. The content and methods of current research in plant physiology are emphasized. Lab activities include laboratory and field investigations. Intended for biology majors.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: General Chemistry II
COU_NBR: 112
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The second semester of the comprehensive algebra-based first year course in chemistry. Covers acid/base theory, chemical equilibria, nuclear and electrochemistry, redox reactions, terminology, functional groups, reactivity of organic compounds and an introduction to biochemistry. Includes lab. Intended for students pursuing the biology or life sciences teaching major and/or chemistry minor.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: General Chemistry II Laboratory
COU_NBR: 112L
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This laboratory course must be taken concurrently with CHEM 112 General Chemistry II. Laboratory activities include acid-base titrations, oxidation-reduction reactions, inorganic syntheses, elementary spectrophotometry, and explorations of chemical equilibria.


SUBJ: MIS
TITLE: Legal Environment in IT
COU_NBR: 676
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores social, legal, legal-ethics, political, constitutional and economic implications of computing from a business point of view. It covers the issues individuals face as members of a technological society and offers guidance for professionals in computer-related fields. One of the book's goals is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large. The class covers legal aspects of privacy and personal information, encryption and interception of communications, freedom of speech in cyberspace, intellectual property, computer crime, computers and work, broader issues on the impact and control of computers, and professional ethics and responsibilities.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Design of Information Assurance Systems
COU_NBR: 686
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an integrated course emphasizing the design, analysis, and implementation of software information assurance system solutions by analyzing the current information infrastructures, software design, and applying software development, programming, testing, and engineering concepts.


SUBJ: WKSP
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: New Student Group Advising and Registration
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  After completing admission requirements and receiving notification of acceptance to Metro State, degree-seeking students are required to register for and complete Online Orientation.  In addition to completing Online Orientation, you may choose to attend an optional on-campus Group Advising and Registration (GAR) session.   GAR sessions provide students group level advising and the chance to meet in their college groups to receive program major and minor information. Students with 16 or fewer credits or admitted on Academic Probation are required to attend an on-campus GAR session. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Foundations of Nursing: Health Promotion
COU_NBR: 270
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the student to the role of the professional nurse. The emphasis on health promotion across the lifespan includes learning about self-health, as well as holistic client health practices. Students learn to access and apply research evidence to guide safe preventative care. The student will incorporate communication and growth and development theory in a caring and culturally sensitive manner. The student will work as an ethical member of multi-disciplinary teams giving and receiving feedback about performance and use reflective thinking about their practice. Within the context of the nursing process, populations studied will include children, adults, older adults and the family experiencing a normal pregnancy. 


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Acute and Complex Care
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the nursing care of clients experiencing acute disruptions of health and/or end of life issues. Emphasis is placed on understanding and application of theory and skills required to provide nursing care to clients with complex and/or unstable conditions. Evidence-based practice is used to support appropriate focused assessments, and effective, efficient nursing interventions. Knowledge of life span, developmental factors, cultural variables and legal aspects of care guide the ethical decision making in delivery of care.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Integrative Seminar and Practicum
COU_NBR: 490
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum course provides a bridge for the role transition from student to baccalaureate nurse generalist. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing theories, principles, concepts, and skills from nursing and other disciplines as a basis for implementing and evaluating holistic nursing care within systems and to diverse populations across the lifespan. This course may include seminar, self-directed study, service learning, simulation and clinical learning experiences.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Quantitative Analysis
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is first in a series for analytical chemistry. Student work will focus on the fundamental principles of volumetric and gravimetric methods for separation, identification and quantification of chemical substances. Students will learn proper statistical treatment of experimental data and error analysis as well as develop concepts of accuracy and precision.  Techniques and concepts presented in this class are in high demand by a variety of industrial labs.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Urban Grades 1-6 Curriculum and Practicum
COU_NBR: 481
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will review development of children grades 1-6 and connect development to the practices used to design programs for grade 1-6 children in urban classrooms. Urban teacher candidates will learn appropriate curriculum and instructional strategies for the presentation of a program which integrates development, skills, and content knowledge in individualized, culturally respectful manners for diverse urban learners. Prospective urban teachers will develop learning plans for grades 1-6 language arts, mathematics, social studies and science and have opportunities to assess their plans as part of a holistic, child-centered curriculum.  The rationale and strategies for developmentally appropriate guidance will also be learned.  Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Fundamentals of Psychological Science
COU_NBR: 200
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students understand and be able to apply ethical principles and the fundamental components of the scientific method. Students will be introduced to statistical theories and operations, and the basics of reading and writing in APA style as they relate to the study of psychological science. Students will learn to think critically about scientific research and the process of using the scientific method to quantify, measure, and make predictions about human behavior.


SUBJ: NSCI
TITLE: Engaging Science: Exploring its Nature
COU_NBR: 216
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What is science? Who does it? How is it done? This course explores these and other questions about the nature of science, scientists, and the process of scientific discovery. Through hands-on investigations, readings, web-based media, and class discussions the course will broaden  understanding of science and its diverse, social/cultural foundations. It introduces to students the nature of science and scientific thought by drawing on specific examples from across the sciences.  By building on students personal experience, it deepens understanding of the world that science reveals to us.


SUBJ: MAPL
TITLE: Policy Evaluation
COU_NBR: 613
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 613 is the last required core course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration Program. This course prepares students to understand and to perform program and policy evaluations.  Given a defined problem, students will learn how various policy proposals might be compared and judged. Students will understand how to demonstrate the value or worth of a program or policy. They will understand how to use evaluation methods to improve programs and policy. The course will explore the complexities of evaluation and why it is important.


SUBJ: MAPL
TITLE: Advocacy, Organizing and Lobbying in the Nonprofit Sector
COU_NBR: 621
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 621 is a concentration course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration Program. Nonprofits are essential players in providing all people a voice at all levels of American government.  This class focuses on one level of that government, the state, and specifically will follow and engage in the work of the 2015 Minnesota State Legislative Session.  Students are expected to learn how lobbying works through closely tracking specific issues and learning from the advocates and lawmakers involved in those issues. Besides following issues, students are expected to learn in class about the skills required for direct lobbying and for grassroots organizing and advocacy, about media relations on issues, and about the rules governing direct lobbying for nonprofits.


SUBJ: MAPL
TITLE: Ethics in Policy, Politics and Advocacy
COU_NBR: 661
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 661 is an elective course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA) Program.  The course will develop a shared, rudimentary ethical code for participation in advocacy and political life. The course begins by examining classical ethical theory, from Plato on.  Then we examine ethics in government, looking at the systems established to insure not that actors on the governmental stage do the right thing, but rather that they avoid the appearance of a conflict.  The exercise in developing the code will combine these two ethical systems, one normative and the other procedural, in a single proscriptive document.  The codes development will be informed by reading a few of the major political/ethical theorists, by dialogue with some of Minnesotas leading political/advocacy figures, and by case studies. 


SUBJ: MAPL
TITLE: The Impact of Art on Social Change Movements
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 660 is an elective course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA) Program.    Students committed to advocacy and political leadership will build an understanding of the importance of art in shaping political culture and major policy and political directions.  We will examine the impact of art as a means of engaging the interest and influencing the political will and positions of targeted audiences. 


SUBJ: MAPL
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader Internship
COU_NBR: 650I
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 690 is a required internship course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration (MPNA) Program.  Students will take 180 hours of supervised direct experience with an individual or organizational sponsor in advocacy.  A written agreement specifying the work the student will complete, a supervisor evaluation, and a capstone paper, evaluated by the program, that describes what the student has learned about advocating for policy change, are required at the completion of the internship credits.


SUBJ: MAPL
TITLE: Political Process and Public Policy
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: NULL
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  MAPL 610 is the first required core course in the Advocacy and Political Leadership (MAPL) track within the Master of Public and Nonprofit Administration Program. Its aim is to help student advocates understand the history of policy development in the United States and particularly in the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. The course examines the classic study of policy development and implementation on a national basis, then looks closely at the more ideological take on policy formulation and implementation used in the 2000s. More locally, students examine the political cultures of Minnesota and Wisconsin and hear from leaders from those states involved in policy development and implementation. Each student prepares and presents a policy change project, some action they think desirable and in the public interest.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Business Writing
COU_NBR: 261
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on effective, persuasive communication within and between business organizations, from the perspective of employees and of managers.  Students learn to critically analyze communication strategies, organizational cultures and common business texts, such as memos, reports and case studies; they learn to select quality data from primary and secondary sources; and they write and edit letters, memos, reports and studies in situations that simulate the complexities of small companies and global corporations.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Technical Writing
COU_NBR: 271
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students create a variety of documents, including technical memos, manuals, proposals and reports.  Emphasis is placed on document design, effective organization and readability.  This course especially benefits managers or technical employees who need to communicate technical information to business or general audiences.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Short Fiction
COU_NBR: 353
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Drawing on student ideas and experiences, this course develops the craft of short fiction writing in a workshop setting.  Students read each other's work and explore the conventions of the short story.  This course may be repeated for credit.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Poetry
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students read and discuss poetry, learn the conventions of poetry writing, read each other's work and explore their own creative processes.  This course may be repeated for credit.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Advanced Writing
COU_NBR: 531
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theory and practice of writing across genres.  The course examines what genre is and why it's an important concept for those who seek flexibility and versatility as writers.  Students create a complex project of some length that incorporates a variety of genres to communicate a message.  In addition, the course focuses on prose style, including practice in imitation, use of rhetorical devices, sentence and paragraph variety, and many other topics.  Additional assignments may include a multimedia project or another shorter piece that incorporates diverse genres or media.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing Major Projects
COU_NBR: 583
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study examines the principles and techniques of writing substantial professional or creative projects such as long business reports, grant applications, proposals, memoirs and novels.  Through consultations with the instructor, students determine their specific organizational or stylistic problems.  Evaluation is based on written projects.  Students should have in mind a writing project of either one long piece or several short ones on related topics.  Prerequisite: A 300-level writing course or instructor's consent.  Course may be repeated for credit.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Writing for Publication and Profit
COU_NBR: 541
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines writing as a full-or part-time business. Students learn to market their writings to appropriate publications, create effective book proposals, understand the conventions of the publishing industry and edit their own works. Prerequisite: A 300-level writing course or instructor's consent.


SUBJ: WRIT
TITLE: Editing
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers editing principles and techniques. Topics include how readers use and comprehend texts, the editor's role in the publication process, the writer/editor relationship, and editing for organization, format, style, grammar, punctuation, usage, consistency and accuracy. Students edit a variety of texts including technical documents and newsletter articles. Recommended: Writ 280 Digital Tools for Writing and Communication or equivalent.


SUBJ: ANTH
TITLE: Archaeology: Explaining the Past
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Who owns the past and why should we try to preserve it? This course explores the formation of the archaeological record, and the methods archaeologists use to interpret that record. Students examine how professional archaeology differs from looting, and how archaeologists work to protect the archaeological record. The course also analyzes and evaluates academic and popular interpretations of archaeology.


SUBJ: ANTH
TITLE: New Neighbors: The U.S. Hmong Community
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the history, culture and social situation of one of the United States' newest immigrant/refugee groups.  Emphasis is placed on their efforts to create a new way of life while maintaining important cultural traditions.  This course is appropriate for all students, especially those interested in human services, human relations, community development and education.


SUBJ: PSYC
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Friday Forum Topics
COU_NBR: 360
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Forums are on topics of current importance in the field of psychology and are offered in collaboration with the Minnesota Psychological Association.  Students are asked to write papers summarizing the content and discussing the relevance of principles and practices presented to their own activities or within a specified hypothetical context.  Specific topics are listed in the Class Schedule or announced in the Catalyst.  Note:  At least 12 credits in psychology, human services, or social work prior to registration.


SUBJ: ANTH
TITLE: Anthropology in the Global Age
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Rapid social and environmental changes are occurring throughout the world today.  Before contemporary issues can be understood, the significance of global culture must be considered.  Using an anthropological perspective, this course examines significant economic, political, religious and social processes which result from the interactions between traditional cultures and more industrialized societies on our planet as well as within our pluralistic society in the United States.


SUBJ: MGMT
TITLE: Hotel and Restaurant Chain Management
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses the management policies and decisions made at the central headquarters as different from those at the individual properties.  For example, location decisions, training, advertising strategies and many of the purchasing policies are made at the home office and communicated to the local properties for implementation.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Supply Chain Management
COU_NBR: 455
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines those activities involved in planning, implementing and controlling the flows of raw materials, in-process inventories, and finished goods from the points of origin to the points of consumption at the lowest total cost.  Topics covered include enterprise resource planning; forecasting; inventory management; transportation modes, services and rates; warehousing; information systems; performance measurement; quality; materials handling; customer services; and the overall management of logistical functions.  The computerized information programs intending to support the management functions are also treated.  Special emphasis is placed on building business analysis skills to assess the feasibility and cost benefit of its functions to support logistics operations.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Supply Chain Management
COU_NBR: 652
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines those activities involved in planning, implementing and controlling the flow of raw materials, in-process inventories, and finished goods from the point of origin to the points of consumption at the lowest total costs.  Topics covered include strategic planning; forecasting; inventory management; transportation modes, services, and rates; warehousing; information systems; performance measurement; quality; materials handling; customer services; identification of all components of the supply chain and the overall management of logistical functions.  This course leads into MIS 653 Supply Chain Information Systems.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Travel and Tourism Marketing
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course integrates research, planning and scheduling of marketing activities designed to meet the needs of business and leisure-time travelers.  Successful service marketing campaigns are studied in order to develop strategies specific to travel and tourism.  Special attention is given to the efforts of trade associations and government agencies and bureaus to increase the tourist trade in their service areas.  Legal and ethical considerations in the implementation of marketing campaigns are treated in-depth.


SUBJ: CM
TITLE: Online COM Program Informatin Meeting
COU_NBR: 002
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Program Information Meeting is designed to test your knowledge after reviewing the (COM) Undergraduate Academic Advising Online website http://www.metrostate.edu/com/advising/index.html. The purpose of the PIM quiz is to give you feedback, and guide you through the policies and procedures at Metropolitan State University. The COM PIM consists of 24 questions randomly selected from a larger question bank. Questions vary in format, including multiple choice, matching, true and false. Correctly answering 80%, or 40 out of 50 points, is passing. You may re-take the quiz until you pass it. 


SUBJ: IBUS
TITLE: Legal Aspects of International Business
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  U.S. businesses, including small businesses, increasingly strive to expand beyond national borders and to fend off foreign competition at home.  Many companies operate across the frontiers of nation-states.  Transacting business across national borders and participating in a global economy give rise to a host of legal issues that do not occur in purely domestic business transactions.   This course is designed to introduce the student to some of the principles, laws, and organizations impacting international business transactions. Its primary goal is to develop in the student an appreciation for, and understanding of, the legal and ethical issues inherent in doing business across borders.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: The Child and the Family in an Urban Setting
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Theories and realities of diverse family structure and function will be the foundation of this course. The students will examine the unique roles of parents, family, and community in the lives of children who live in urban settings with particular focus on the racial, cultural and ethnic groups that reside in the metropolitan Twin Cities. Opportunities will be available for students to compare their own life and family experiences to those of children living in today's urban communities through primary research experiences. The role of the urban teacher in effectively working with diverse urban families, and strategies for building effective home-school partnerships will be discussed. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Advanced Lifespan Developmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 611
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
     Lifespan developmental psychology reviews a variety of advanced concepts, theories and principles of human development from conception, prenatal development, and young adulthood through late adulthood. This course will emphasize the cognitive, physical and social aspects of development from a topical approach and review important contemporary as well as classic theories addressing lifespan development. Discussions will include a variety of contemporary topics of developmental psychology (i.e., Gender differences in behaviors, ADHD; Childhood obesity, styles of play and cultural parenting practices) from a variety of scholarly journal articles. Other key topics that will be addressed include research design in developmental psychology, maturation, cross-cultural topics relative to parenting and lifespan development, human growth experiences and the various stages of physical development as key components influencing human behaviors. 


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Health Promotion and Health Policy
COU_NBR: 655
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will offer an overview of innovative models that promote work with community leaders and policy makers to adopt positive health practices and effective health policies. Students will gain an understanding of the relationship of social factors to health, an understanding of health disparities among marginalized communities, and an understanding of community-based programs that are effective in influencing health behavior and health policy. Models for community organizing and community building for health will be presented and analyzed.


SUBJ: CHEM
TITLE: Thermodynamics
COU_NBR: 351
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the concepts of thermodynamics. Topics include first law of thermodynamics, second law of thermodynamics, entropy, statistical mechanics, specific heat capacities of gases and solids, efficiency and the Carnot cycle, chemical potential, chemicals and phase equilibriums, etc. Applications explored will include the behavior of gases and the operation of heat engines. Laboratories emphasize real world applications of the concepts and problem solving skills taught in this course.


SUBJ: PHYS
TITLE: Thermodynamics
COU_NBR: 351
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the concepts of thermodynamics. Topics include the first law of thermodynamics, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, statistical mechanics, specific heat capacities of gases and solids, efficiency and the Carnot cycle, chemical potential, chemicals and phase equilibriums, etc. Applications explored will include the behavior of gases and the operation of heat engines.  Laboratories emphasize real world applications of the concepts and problem solving skills taught in this course.


SUBJ: IDST
TITLE: Restorative Justice
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to allow students to develop a working understanding and knowledge of Restorative Justice. Restorative Justice looks at the concept of justice through nontraditional and alternative viewpoints.  Rather than focus on "what is the crime, who did the crime and what should the punishment be," Restorative Justice focuses on "who has been harmed, what was the harm and who is responsible to repair the harm."  Students will examine Restorative Justice from  historical, sociological, criminological and psychological perspectives.  Throughout the course, a wide range of specific "restorative practices" will be studied, reviewed and analyzed. Some of the concepts the course will explore are trauma and healing, conflict transformation, issues related to juvenile justice, and alternative processes such as Victim-Offender Dialogue and the Circle Process.


SUBJ: BIOL
TITLE: Behavioral Ecology
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the science of animal behavioral ecology. The content and methods of modern ecological research are emphasized. Students read research papers in the field of animal behavior and conduct field investigations, experiments and computer modeling. Many of the weekly labs take place outdoors. Intended for biology majors.


SUBJ: DENH
TITLE: Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare I
COU_NBR: 640
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This lecture and simulation laboratory based course is the first in a series of courses taught throughout the curriculum that provides learning opportunities leading to competency in advanced dental therapy practice. In a simulation laboratory setting the course emphasizes operative dentistry techniques that restore form, function, and esthetics to teeth with the purpose of contributing to both oral and general health. The basic principles of cavity and restoration design, and appropriate selection and application of direct restorative materials are emphasized. Focus is on theoretical and laboratory principles of operative dentistry utilizing direct placement restorative materials in the permanent dentition.


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Supply Chain Planning and Control
COU_NBR: 440
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses tools, techniques, and strategies used in service and manufacturing organizations for management and controlling internal and enterprise supply chains.  Topics include demand management, forecasting, sales and operations planning, production scheduling, material requirements planning, capacity planning, just-in-time, distribution requirements planning, order-point inventory control methods, and strategic design of planning and control systems.  


SUBJ: DSCI
TITLE: Supply Chain and Operations Management Strategy
COU_NBR: 450
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course integrates planning, design and analysis to develop a holistic view of supply chain and operations through problems, cases, research papers, readings, projects, and presentations. It requires students to describe, analyze, review and critique important design and planning features of supply chain and operations management. Student will work individually or in groups to develop a project/research paper to analyze an existing complex supply chain and operations function. Students will also explore supply chain and operations through readings, papers, guest lectures, and videos.  The focus of the course is on experiential learning and critical analysis. Students will learn critical tools like optimization, models, decision trees, and network analysis.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Object-Oriented Design and Implementation
COU_NBR: 372
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  System development using the object-oriented paradigm. Programming topics include: inheritance, polymorphism, dynamic linking, generics, Graphical User Interfaces, and data serialization. Use-case and state-based approaches for the discovery of conceptual classes. Design principles including the Liskov Substitution Principle, Open Closed Principle, and Stable Dependencies Principle. Design patterns such as Factory, Iterator, Adapter, Facade, Bridge, Observer, Command, State, Composite, Singleton, and Mediator. Employment of design principles, design patterns, and the Model View Controller in the design of object-oriented systems. System implementation. Refactoring. Group projects.


SUBJ: BIOL
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Science Journal Discussion
COU_NBR: 471
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is a course for advanced biology students, centered on the weekly reading and discussion of the current issue of Science. Published by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science is the most widely read scientific journal in the world and every issue contains peer-reviewed research articles, news and reviews from across the spectrum of scientific disciplines with core strength in biological sciences. This course builds student knowledge of current scientific research and issues in biology and develops skills in scientific reading, discussion and presentation at the advanced level.


SUBJ: ESCI
TITLE: Limnology
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the biology, chemistry and physics of aquatic habitats with an emphasis on the ecology of lakes in Minnesota. The content and methods of modern limnological research are emphasized. Labs focus on field and lab investigation of water bodies in the metropolitan area. Most of the weekly labs take place outdoors. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors and other qualified students.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Epidemiology in Nursing
COU_NBR: 416
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the scientific principles and the conceptual framework of epidemiology. Students interpret scientific research as it pertains to health and disease at the population level. Students gain an understanding of epidemiology as the science of public health nursing by examining the range of health issues.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Nursing Care of the Family
COU_NBR: 406
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on holistic nursing care of families across the lifespan. Emphasis is on application of multiple theories relevant to families experiencing transitions. Relationships between genetics and genomics to family health are discussed. Students provide care to families utilizing evidence-based nursing practice.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Global Health Perspectives for Nursing
COU_NBR: 485
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course examines global health issues that influence the delivery of holistic care at the local, national and global level. Emphasis is on recognition of the global, cultural, and societal factors that influence care at the local level. Theoretical frameworks are presented to guide planning of global health care delivery. The role of nursing in advocating for culturally responsive care of diverse and vulnerable populations is examined. Students are challenged to define themselves as global citizens.


SUBJ: NURS
TITLE: Population Health Practicum
COU_NBR: 608P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This practicum provides students with a guided experience in the application of epidemiological and population health concepts presented in NURS 608. Students work to design a community-based, culturally relevant health promotion, disease prevention or management plan. Students create and present a patient education offering, community service message or a communication strategy related to their plan. Practicum experiences are individually designed through the use of learning contracts in consultation with the NURS 608P instructor.


SUBJ: ANTH
TITLE: Cultural Anthropology: Focus on Mexico and Central America
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents the general principles, theories, data and methods that anthropologists use in the study of humans and culture.  Broad topics include economic, political, social and religious organizations with an emphasis on their roles in indigenous Central American cultures, such as the Maya.  This course explores both past and contemporary peoples of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize and Honduras as well as their roles as new immigrants to the United States today.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament)
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the contents of the Hebrew Bible  (often called the Old Testament by Christians, Tanak by Jews), and to the historical conditions that gave rise to and shaped them.  Our goals include your familiarity with selected aspects of the ancient Near Eastern context; the contents (including organization, distinct genres, story lines, and select passages) of the Hebrew Bible; scholarly perspectives on Israel's formation and history, and the way that history shaped these writings; awareness of different interpretive stances amoung different communities today.


SUBJ: PSYC
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Friday Forum Topics
COU_NBR: 560
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Friday Forum series, which the Metropolitan State University Psychology Department cosponsors with the Minnesota Psychological Association, is being offered for academic credit by Metro State.  Each forum is on a topic of current professional importance in the field of psychology.  Descriptions and dates of offerings are published in the Class Schedule and Catalyst.  Note:  At least 12 credits in psychology, human services, or social work prior to registration.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Introduction to the Christian Scriptures (the New Testament)
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the various historical and religious factors that gave rise to the writing and editing of the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) in their Jewish and Greco-Roman context.  Topics include the relationships of the Christian Scriptures to the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament), Paul's theology, the emerging church community and current academic methods of scriptural interpretation.  Overlap:  RELS 303T Introduction to the Christian Scriptures (the New Testament) Theory Seminar.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Introduction to World Religions
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Understanding today's world and how nations interact requires some degree of awareness of different religious traditions.  This course is an introduction to selected religious traditions and cultures through exploring the history of different religions, reading of classic texts and examination of ways of being religious in a variety of traditions.  Religions studied may include Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism and Shamanistic/Indigenous traditions.


SUBJ: RELS
TITLE: Zen Buddhism in American Culture
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the historical background and cultural impact of Zen Buddhism as it has been inherited and assimilated into American life.  It includes a survey of historical Buddhism and its transmission lines from China, Japan and Vietnam, and an overview of Zen philosophy and psychology; approaches to diet and health; Zen arts and social ethics; and Zen impact on American religious seekers.  The class also considers political activism among the students of Zen and American women's role in transforming traditional patriarchal Zen.  Field trips to a Zen temple and a Zen center are required.


SUBJ: STAT
TITLE: Statistics I
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the basic principles and methods of statistics. It emphasizes techniques and applications in real-world problem solving and decision making. Topics include frequency distributions, measures of location and variation, probability, sampling, design of experiments, sampling distributions, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and regression.


SUBJ: SPAN
TITLE: Beginning Spanish I
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course sequence builds and develops the communication skills, grammar and cultural knowledge needed to read, speak and understand Spanish at a beginning level.


SUBJ: POL
TITLE: Introduction to American Government and Politics
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the structure of American government, the core ideas and values that underlie it, and approaches to effective civic engagement. Through reading, class exercises, and case studies students gain an understanding of how American political institutions function and how to engage in meaningful political action.


SUBJ: POL
TITLE: Political Ideas
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines political ideas from a variety of historical, cultural and social contexts.  It includes perspectives from both the "mainstream" of traditional European-American political thought, and perspectives from other cultures, ideologies and traditions that often challenge the assumptions of dominant thinking in both the United States and the international community.  The goal is to provide students with the understanding necessary to evaluate U.S. political institutions and ideas, and participate as citizens.


SUBJ: SSCI
TITLE: Research Methods in Social Science
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an introduction to the basic concepts of social science research. Students learn and implement a variety of research methods, and critically reflect on the relationship of these methods to philosophical traditions within social science. The courses examines two approaches to social science research, quantitative and qualitative, and the unique contribution of each approach for understanding social life. Classroom learning is enhanced by experiential activities. 


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Distributed Algorithms
COU_NBR: 640
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Study of distributed algorithms that are designed to run on networked processors and useful in a variety of applications., such as telecommunications, information processing, and real-time process control. Specific algorithms studied include leader election, distributed consensus, mutual exclusion, resource allocation, and stable property detection. Both asynchronous and synchronous systems will be covered and fault tolerance will be the major theme. Algorithms will be analyzed for complexity and proofs of corrections will be studied.


SUBJ: ETHS
TITLE: Ethnic Studies Capstone Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 499T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to engage ethnic studies majors in a final integrative experience in regularly scheduled seminars. Students explore major issues surrounding race, ethnicity and culture while completing a senior research project.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Special Topics:
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an in-depth study of some aspect of computer science that is not part of a regular course.  Special topics courses of current interest will be offered on an occasional basis.  Students may repeat ICS 690 for additional credit with advisor approval.  Some topics may have prerequisites.


SUBJ: PSYC
TITLE: Program Evaluation
COU_NBR: 618
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Learn how to utilize research skills in the applied area of program evaluation, including conceptualization, roles as evaluators, planning and implementing an evaluation, as well as analyzing and reporting results to stakeholders and participants. The strengths and weaknesses of various quantitative and qualitative methods of program evaluation are discussed, emphasizing an awareness of and sensitivity to potential cultural, class, and gender differences in the evaluation process.  Students engage in a community-based program evaluation hands-on project.


SUBJ: MKTG
TITLE: Consumer and Professional Buyer Behavior
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to give both marketing management and marketing communications students an opportunity to study principles of the behavioral sciences of psychology, sociology and anthropology, and how they are used in creating marketing and communications plans aimed at consumer or professional buyers.  Specific topics include perception processes, lifestyle analysis, personality, psychographics, motivational analysis and the influence of groups on their members' buying behaviors, and objectives of industrial and commercial buyers.


SUBJ: EDU
TITLE: Introduction to Urban Education and Reflective Teaching
COU_NBR: 200
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an introduction to urban learners, urban teaching, and urban school systems using case studies and first-person accounts of teaching and learning in an urban environment. Current issues facing urban P-12 students, teachers, schools, districts, and communities will be discussed. Society's responsibility to urban schools will be examined along with the roles that teachers and schools play in increasing student achievement and leading school improvement. Key concepts of the Urban Teacher Program will be introduced including the importance of high expectations, student and teacher resiliency, educational equity, using the community as a resource, and reflection. Various perspectives and dimensions of the achievement gap will be examined, including causes due to discrimination and perspectives on what constitutes high educational achievement for culturally and linguistically diverse youth. Students in this course are expected to explore and express their own experiences, assumptions, beliefs, motivations, and commitments related to teaching and learning in the urban environment. Various types of teacher reflection will be introduced as important means for continual professional growth to meet the needs of urban learners. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


SUBJ: ICS
TITLE: Networks and Security
COU_NBR: 460
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Principles and practices of the OSI and TCP/IP models of computer networks, with special emphasis on the security of these networks.  Coverage of general issues of computer and data security.  Introduction to the various layers of network protocols, including physical, data link, network, and transport layers, flow control, error checking, and congestion control.  Computer system strengths and vulnerabilities, and protection techniques: Topics include applied cryptography, security threats, security management, operating systems, network firewall and security measures.  Focus on secure programming techniques. Programming projects.


SUBJ: LAWE
TITLE: Report Writing in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
COU_NBR: 205
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Report Writing in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice is an applied writing class that emphasizes the development of communication skills and techniques necessary to succeed in law enforcement and criminal justice fields. Students learn how to write police and criminal justice reports in a style and format that best communicates the actions and behavior of others and allows the reader to determine the facts of a specific case. Students prepare multiple incident-based reports, interview summaries, memos, executive summaries and management correspondence to a professional standard.


SUBJ: POL
TITLE: Politics, Markets and Society
COU_NBR: 319
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the contrasts and inter-relationships between three approaches to organizing our public life:  democratic politics, economic markets, and the multiple associations that make up civil society.  Students will investigate the basic characteristics and underlying principles of each approach and apply what they learn to an analysis of contemporary public issues.  Students will evaluate the basic strengths and limits of each approach to civic engagement and public problem solving, and reflect on the ethical dimensions of their roles as citizens, consumers and members of civil society.


SUBJ: CHEM
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Directed Research in Chemistry
COU_NBR: 489
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is a faculty designed independent study (FDIS) which provides students the opportunity to do independent research in the field of chemistry under the supervision of a resident chemistry faculty member. This course improves students problem solving, analytical, and reasoning skills.  At the end of the course, students complete a research report that must be approved by the instructor.  The number of credits will be decided by the faculty and the student.  


SUBJ: IDST
TITLE: Comparing Alternatives: Community, Diversity, and Utopia
COU_NBR: 425
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
MODIFIED: N
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  For centuries, people have expressed their ideas about the good life by imagining and sometimes creating alternative communities and social orders.  Whether ideal utopias or nightmarish dystopias, the variety of these expressions demonstrates that people have defined the good life in many different ways.  This course introduces students to the interdisciplinary field of utopian studies and asks what it means to imagine alternative ways of living for oneself and with others.  Along the way, we will see that one persons utopia is often another person's dystopia.  By the end of the course, students will have developed significant knowledge of a variety of utopian (and dystopian) visions, and they will begin to answer for themselves how we imagine the good life, together, in the context of human diversity.


