# BLDCATALOG

LVL: U
SUBJ: WKSP
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: LSAT Prep Course
COU_NBR: SL01
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Workshop
IUT_LONG_DESC: Special Program/Community
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 7
COU_DESC:
  Interested in going to Law School? Over the years the LSAT has become one of the primary factors in determining the law school you attend.  Requirements: 75+ credits or enrollment in a masters program at Metropolitan State University or a graduate after Spring semester 2001.  Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Future Trends for Computers and Technology
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Psychology and Education of the Gifted
COU_NBR: 392
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study provides an introduction to terminology, theories and research findings related to the development and education of gifted individuals.  Topics include the origins, identification and characteristics of giftedness and the relationships of social beliefs, and child-rearing and educational practices leading to the development of talent.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Art Therapy Overview
COU_NBR: 501
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an overview of art therapy theories and techniques with a variety of populations.  Students personally experience art therapy through class exercises, assignments and journaling.  This course is suitable for people who wish to explore the art therapy field or who wish to experience it on a more personal level.  Recommended:  Psyc 300 Abnormal Psychology or Psyc 397 Developmental Disabilities:  Issues, Concepts and Problem Solving.  Overlap:  PSYC 302 Adult Development and Lifelong Learning.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Chemical Dependency and Native Americans
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a basic understanding of the unique cultural, historic and legal status of the American Indian.  Topics covered include; population demographics; the shifting public policies toward American Indians; the historic rise of chemical dependency among American Indians bio-psycho-social and economic needs and resources of the American Indian.  This course focuses on culture, history and related chemical dependency issues from the American Indian perspective.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Applied Psychology Research Internship
COU_NBR: 399
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This internship is for students interested in doing research in community agencies or other settings which meet requirements for the psychology major; or in working as assistants in the Saint Paul Campus Psychology Lab.  Special topics or internships settings are in the Class Schedule.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSVP
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Gender Violence in Global Perspective
COU_NBR: 307
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Service Violence Prevention
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MAPL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethics in Policy, Politics and Advocacy
COU_NBR: 661
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LAB
TITLE: General Chemistry II Laboratory
COU_NBR: 112L
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: POL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: World Politics
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Political Science
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Causation and Prevention of Crime
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: AI
ABBR: WORK
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Academic Integrity Level I
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: AAFS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Academic Integrity
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Politics, Markets and Society
COU_NBR: 319
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSVP
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Violence and Disability
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Service Violence Prevention
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: MAPL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Impact of Art on Social Change Movements
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Legends of King Arthur
COU_NBR: 374
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Recent popular interest in Arthurian literature and cinema offers a chance to incorporate methods of literary study in a form that interests both literature majors and non-majors.  A historicist approach to Arthurian legend allows students to examine a number of current theoretical concerns such as changing gender roles and relationships, growth of historical consciousness, and issues of colonization and national identity.  Moreover, the inclusion of Arthurian films based on some of the assigned texts provides a basis for discussing questions of genre and of modern uses of older material.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: PRAC
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Social Work Senior Practicum
COU_NBR: 591
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Social work majors are involved in supervised social work practice in the Twin Cities for 20 hours weekly during the last semester of their senior year.  Faculty assign students to an agency or setting based on students needs and interests, and the capacity of the agency or setting to meet those needs.  Students practice social work in at least two of the following categories: individuals, families, groups, organizations or communities.  Master's-prepared community social workers supervise the students' practica.  Students are expected to contribute their knowledge of social work practice with people of color, acquired through their junior year social work curriculum to enrich the agency or setting and its services.  Prerequisites:  Completion of all major requirements.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Materials Management
COU_NBR: 651
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines those activities concerned with materials and inventory requirements from receiving the materials to their introduction into the manufacturing processes.  Topics discussed include objectives and organization for materials management, total quality management, materials requirement planning, traffic management, warehousing, automated inventory control systems, and legal and ethical considerations in materials management.


LVL: U
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Corporate Finance
COU_NBR: 392
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course (formerly designated FIN 590) builds on work done in FIN 390 Principles of Finance to develop understanding of corporate financial decision making. Topics include cost of capital, capital structure policy, dividend policy, options, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, and leasing.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Immigrant Communities and the Trajectories of Othering
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Nature of Creativity: A Psychological Perspective
COU_NBR: 323
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines creativity's role in the therapeutic process.  Writings by psychologists and artists are explored to help students better understand psychological creativity.  The class studies questions such as: how is art therapeutic? and, how does the therapeutic process help one see and live life more creatively?


LVL: G
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Design and Management of Advertising Programs
COU_NBR: 642
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Management of advertising programs requires that good use be made of electronic and print media, direct mail, public relations, promotions and personal sales power in achieving organizational goals.  Topics include audience analysis, creative strategies, advertisement production, computer graphics, trade shows, advertising laws and the ethics of advertising communications.  Special attention is given to multicultural factors in designing advertising campaigns.


LVL: G
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Technical Communication in International Contexts
COU_NBR: 673
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: MIS Capstone
COU_NBR: 499
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students integrate the concepts and themes from the courses in the MIS major into a comprehensive experience in which these concepts are applied.  Knowledge of rapid application development tools is needed.  The MIS capstone course is the final course taken in the MIS major and therefore students must complete all other required coursework and elective coursework in the MIS major before registering since the course is planned to be the final one in the major.  Prerequisite:  All work in the MIS major must be completed prior to registration.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Training, Design and Instruction Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 393T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This theory seminar is ideal for students with some training experience.  The course examines the primary and auxiliary uses for the training needs analysis and makes a distinction between the proactive and reactive approaches to meeting needs for training.  Students demonstrate knowledge of steps and procedures involved in developing/writing a needs analysis, write a training program and conduct evaluations.  This course emphasizes active learning.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: STDT
TITLE: Student Teaching in the Urban Middle School (grades 5-8)
COU_NBR: 460
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: UNKNOWN
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Supervised student teaching for 12 weeks, full-time or the equivalent with students in urban grades 5-8 for teacher candidates seeking 5-12 licensure. Weekly reflections, periodic seminars with other student teachers, and the development of a standards-based portfolio are also required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ANTH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Approaches to Cultural Anthropology
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Anthropology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the study of humanity from a comparative and cross-cultural perspective. Students learn what anthropologists do, how they do it, and why.  Exposure to the range of human possibilities, differences, and similarities will highlight the processes of enculturation in all societies.  The course explores topics such as kinship, economics, religion, social control, globalization, culture change, and contemporary cultural issues affecting all humans.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ECON
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Economics of Social Issues
COU_NBR: 635
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Economics
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Managerial Communication Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 361T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This seminar is open to students who have experience managing people, interviewing, drafting written materials, and delivering oral and written reports in their roles as managers of profit or nonprofit institutions or volunteer organizations.  The seminar focuses on the theoretical perspective of communication as a dynamic process involving both verbal and nonverbal elements.  Using their experiences in directing others' behavior toward an institutional goal, participants respond to reading, lectures and student presentations on topics such as conflict, style, ethics and diversity issues. This theory seminar requires a diagnostic evaluation for entrance and is evaluated satisfactory/nonsatisfactory only.  No other letter grade is assigned.  Overlap:  COMM 361 Managerial Communication.


LVL: G
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 531G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.  (Also listed as Hist 331, RelS 355 and RelS 555 Religion and Politics in America.)


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Foundations of Integrative Care
COU_NBR: 603
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the exploration of scientific approaches to healing using biochemical and energetic models.  Students examine variables that contribute to treatment decisions, client self-care knowledge, evidence regarding efficacy of treatment modalities, and mutual treatment goals.  Strategies are explored for utilizing an Integrative Care model in advanced nursing practice.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Nursing Research
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Technical Communication Capstone
COU_NBR: 683
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to enable graduate students in technical communication to effectively review, synthesize and demonstrate the skills and theories they have learned during their master's coursework.  It is also designed to be a "culminating experience in which students are expected to integrate special studies with the major, and extend, critique, and apply knowledge gained in their major" (Wagenaar, 1993).  Students should have completed all of their coursework before embarking on this course.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Ecosystem and Global Ecology
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers ecosystem theory, nutrient cycling, energy flow, and related global environmental topics including acid rain, greenhouse effect, climate change and mercury pollution. The content and methods of modern ecosystems research are emphasized. Lab activities may include field investigations, lab experiments, and computer modeling. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors and other qualified students. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Digital Tools for Writing and Communication
COU_NBR: 280
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Women and Public Activism
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines women's public activism in the United States from the Republican period to the social movements of the 1960s.  Thematic emphasis is on an analysis of how women's position outside traditional politics determined the direction of their activism over time, with particular attention to the development of collective efforts to achieve legal, political, economic and social equality with men.  Students consider how ethnicity, race and class differences among women affected these coalitions for social change.  In addition, students learn to understand how the civil rights and women's movements created opportunities for women to change mainstream politics by the 1970s.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MAED
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Teaching Mathematics to Urban Learners in Grades K-8
COU_NBR: 440
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with the knowledge and experience of intermediate and middle school mathematics to be an effective teacher in urban, multicultural classrooms.  The content of this math methods course emphasizes the interconnectedness of curriculum, instruction and assessment.  The overarching philosophical framework for this course is the social justice perspective of mathematics education particularly for urban students.  Field experience in an intermediate or middle school mathematics classroom is required.  Prerequisites for Mathematics Teaching majors: EDU 300 Assessment of Learning and Teaching in Urban Grades 5-12 and EDU 306 Urban Middle School and High School Methods and at least 24 credits of Math courses required for the Mathematics Teaching major.  Prerequisite for Urban Elementary Education majors: MATH 106 Math for Elementary Teachers AND one of the following: MATH 110 Math for Liberal Arts OR MATH 115 College Algebra OR STAT 201 Statistics I.  Corequisite Mathematics Teaching Majors:  EDU 450 Advanced Urban Teaching Practicum and Seminar if plans are to student teach in an urban high school.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NPM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Nonprofit Financial Management
COU_NBR: 675
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nonprofit Management
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Community Specialty Internship
COU_NBR: 700
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Voice and Data Communications
COU_NBR: 461
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course emphasizes the technical underpinnings of voice and data communication systems including engineering specifications, architectures, protocols and capacities. Relevant system design, development and operational considerations associated with deploying these communication systems are discussed.


LVL: G
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Financial Management
COU_NBR: 601
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the optimal management of the firm's assets and financing requirements.  Topics covered include:  financial decision making, financial markets, risk, valuation, long and short-term financing and investing.  International and ethical implications are included, and extensive use of cases and spreadsheets is required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: IMDA
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Creative Project Capstone
COU_NBR: 459
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Intermedia Arts
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This project allows students to work directly with faculty to create an original production relevant to their particular artistic focus.  Prerequisites:  Two courses in Media and Fine Arts or instructor's consent.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Nursing in the Community
COU_NBR: 656
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the origins and trends in community and public health nursing, conceptual models for practice, and contemporary public health problems and issues.  Case studies of clients/aggregates in multicultural settings in the community are the basis for discussion of systems theory, public health nursing, and population-based practice. Students work collaboratively in small groups to assess and diagnose the health needs of an actual community, develop a community project, and meet with local leaders or "change agents" to address systems level change.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHYS
ABBR: INDS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Physics
COU_NBR: 479
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Physics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers advanced topics in physics 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 students minoring in physics in their junior or senior year. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Integrative Seminar and Practicum
COU_NBR: 490
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Urban Grades 1-6 Curriculum and Practicum
COU_NBR: 481
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Justice, War and Peace in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Criminal Justice Response to the Mentally Ill and Other Special Populations
COU_NBR: 665
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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, juveniles, the elderly, immigrants, veterans, and the disabled.

  Competence Statement:
  The student will know the vocabulary and concepts related to special populations in the criminal justice system. The student will be able to apply concepts to day-to-day work in criminal justice agencies that work with special populations of offenders and victims.
  Learning Goals:
  The goal of this course is to provide students with the skills and confidence to work with special populations in the criminal justice system, and to develop solutions to problems that arise related to these groups.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MAPL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advocacy, Organizing and Lobbying in the Nonprofit Sector
COU_NBR: 621
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Writing Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Comparative Racial/Ethnic Analysis II
COU_NBR: 542
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course, taken at the beginning of a social work student's senior year, expands the structural framework for comparative racial/ethnic analysis learned in SOWK 370 Comparative Racial/Ethnic Analysis I.  Students examine the strengths and limitations of a major social work intervention theory and develop strategies for combining theoretical and practical approaches to respond to real-world situations, settings, clients and cultures within communities of color and other populations at risk.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Legal Issues in Law Enforcement
COU_NBR: 220
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents an historical overview of constitutional law and its direct application to law enforcement operations.  Knowledge and practical application of types of criminal evidence, evidence collection and preservation, and criminal court procedures are presented.  Analysis and review of landmark Supreme Court decisions serve as the basis for understanding the constitutional protections guiding peace officers in such areas as search, detention, interrogation and arrest.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Biochemistry
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Playwriting II
COU_NBR: 587G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Mental Health Nursing
COU_NBR: 460
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ENTR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Entrepreneurship and Marketing
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Entrepreneurship
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the unique marketing challenges faced by startup businesses and emerging businesses. Through case studies, active participation and guest speakers, students will learn skills for planning, utilizing creativity and innovation to counter large budgets, and building experience and reputation. The course is based upon an identified business opportunity and addresses strategic planning, marketing research and guerrilla marketing tactics.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Urban Field Experience and Seminar
COU_NBR: 204
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This elective practicum is designed to give prospective applicants to the Urban Teacher Program the opportunity to document and reflect upon at least 40 hours working with diverse youth in urban settings in order to partially fulfill program admission requirements. Such field experience could include, but is not limited to, classroom observation and assistance, after school tutoring, volunteering with a community organization, and after school or summer youth programs. Periodic seminars and journaling help prospective urban teacher candidates reflect upon their field experiences, and prepare for the program admission process.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SPAN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Intermediate Spanish I
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Spanish
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: INFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Craft and Commerce of Book Publishing
COU_NBR: 338
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course considers books, like universities and libraries, part of "the knowledge industry," and emphasizes the gatekeepers who decide matters of a book's authorship, publishing, and readership.  By tracking the evolution of the book pre-Gutenberg to the current e-book environment, we will explore the evolving publishing industry in society.  In our exploration of the field of publishing, we will combine readings and discussion with field experiences.  You will have the opportunity to meet with and ask questions of guest speakers who work in various aspects of the publishing industry.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Literacy Corps Group Internship: Family Literacy
COU_NBR: 393
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The goals of the Family Reading Program are to encourage parents and children to read together, and to educate Metropolitan State interns in literacy and community service. Interns read and share books with Dayton's Bluff families.  Interns also participate in a training seminar and a reflective seminar, which includes reading about literacy and volunteer service, keeping a journal, and writing one or more essays.  The internship takes place evenings at Dayton's Bluff Elementary, Saint Paul.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Management of Dental and Medical Emergencies
COU_NBR: 630
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This didactic and simulation laboratory based course reviews common medical and dental emergencies that may be seen in the dental setting, as well as, management protocols and prevention strategies for emergencies. This course illustrates the relationship between accurate data collection and achieving successful outcomes in the management of dental and medical emergencies. Emphasis is placed on gathering, analyzing and processing information to develop appropriate action plans. Simulation laboratory experiences of medical emergencies take place in a dental operatory.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Probation and Parole
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines both probation and parole and how each field plays an integral part in the criminal justice system.  Students are given an historical background of probation, become familiar with present day policies and procedures and are introduced to treatment philosophies and future trends.  Throughout the course, students also supervise a mock caseload of probationers and parolees.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Convivencia: Jewish, Christian, and Islamic Arts in Medieval Spain
COU_NBR: 327
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
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.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Curriculum Design and Evaluation
COU_NBR: 682
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MPNA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Public Ethics and the Common Good
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Master of Public and Nonprofit Admin
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSDS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Aging and Disabilities
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services and Disability Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The aging of persons with disabilities is a new phenomenon due to improved health and advances that have increased their life-span. In addition, the aging of the baby-boomers is increasing the population of persons acquiring disabilities as they age. Is our society prepared to meet the needs of both groups? How can we prepare to assist all older persons in maintaining quality of life as they age?  The need for collaboration across disability and aging networks to analyze these questions is a focus of this course.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Practicum in Classroom Teaching
COU_NBR: 684P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writers as Readers
COU_NBR: 357
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This workshop course emphasizes the union of reading and creative writing.  Good creative writers need to understand literature from the writer's perspective.  They also need a comprehensive background in the various genres of literature and must be able to discuss, critique and identify the basic components of imaginative writing.  This course focuses on tone, style, diction and author's voice through the students' own writing and through the readings of others.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Positive Behavior Guidance
COU_NBR: 359
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses the developmentally appropriate strategies to support learning of socially appropriate classroom behaviors for young children.  Strategies examined for the course support social development, personal values and citizenship.  The developmental and philosophical rationale for selection of behavior guidance strategies and practices are the foundational focus of the course.  Students address the differences between discipline, classroom management and positive behavior guidance with particular focus on the cultural and contextual experiences of children in urban communities.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Environmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 687
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Africa: From Ancient Times to 1800
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.)


LVL: U
SUBJ: METR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Getting Credit for What You Know
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Metro Educational Planning
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Cultural Politics of GLBT Sexuality
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Managerial Problem-solving and Decision-making Methods
COU_NBR: 431
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Human Sexuality
COU_NBR: 367
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ENTR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing a Marketing Plan
COU_NBR: 356
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Entrepreneurship
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the process of marketing plan preparation by having the students create an actual marketing plan for an individual product or service offering, a product line, or a business unit of a company.  Topics include environmental scanning, SWOT analysis, market positioning of the offering, pricing, break-even analysis, sales forecasting, product placement, and promoting the offering.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Life Span Developmental Psychology
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Complex Illness Clinical Practicum
COU_NBR: 643P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: American Indian History
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines American Indian history from the Indian and mainstream cultures' viewpoints.  It briefly addresses pre-contact time and topics in the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries.  Topics include family life, political/economical issues, food production/economy, religion/language, legends/storytelling and the arts, as well as other topics of student interest.  Students incorporate community-based experience into their course work.  (Also listed as Hist 310 American Indian History.)


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Cyber Ethics
COU_NBR: 694
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  With Information Technology playing an ever greater role in organizations, and the widespread availability of technology with the ability to collect and create information on everyone, many new ethical issues have been created.  This course will frame many current ethic issues in IT and help the student develop methods of analyzing and dealing with these issues in real world situations.  Topics may include issues such as privacy, copyright and intellectual property, employee monitoring approaches, multinational information flows, corporate intelligence and others.  Hacking, computer security, viruses and other acts of destruction will be reviewed from an ethical perspective.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Service Learning and Integrating K-6 Curriculum
COU_NBR: 445
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores current methods for integrating curriculum and service learning into the urban elementary K-6 curriculum. Students will explore and experience various topics, themes, and issues that guide and make curriculum integration and service learning possible, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant.  Urban teacher candidates will learn how to integrate curriculum and service learning in ways that address the diverse learning styles, experiences, needs and talents of urban learners.  Curriculum integration contrasts with the traditional separate-subjects approach that teaches reading, writing, math, science, social studies, health, art, etc. in isolation and at separate times.  Service learning is introduced as a core approach for integrating academic learning, civic engagement, and opportunities to address critical issues or problems in students communities.  Teacher candidates in this course will work independently and cooperatively to design, plan and implement at least one integrated curriculum unit and one service-learning project for urban elementary students to engage and learn in their community.  Field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Race and Public Policy
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.)


LVL: U
SUBJ: CFS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Seminar on Emerging Technologies
COU_NBR: 492
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Computer Forensic Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This series of workshops is intended to provide students with hands-on experience with current and emerging technologies and tools.  Students will learn design principles and implementation practices on a variety of platforms.  Specific topics will vary.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MAED
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Teaching Mathematics to Urban Learners in Grades 7-12
COU_NBR: 450
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with the knowledge and experience of high school mathematics to be an effective teacher in urban, multicultural classrooms.  The content of this math methods course emphasizes the interconnectedness of curriculum, instruction and assessment.  The overarching philosophical framework for this course is the social justice perspective of mathematics education particularly for urban students.  Field experience in a high school mathematics classroom is required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Assisting Families in Crisis
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
CRHR: .5
TITLE: WOC Nursing, Ostomies and Continent Diversions Practicum
COU_NBR: 522P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: WOC Nursing Program
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: E
COU_DESC:
  The practicum will focus on the development of the certified WOC nurse with special emphasis on the care and management of the client with an ostomy or continent diversion across the life span.  Students will integrate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, family, community and levels of evidence as they plan the nursing care and management for this unique patient population.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Postmodernism
COU_NBR: 318
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Post-WWII Western societies pushed the Modernists' radical rejection of traditional aesthetics to the extreme limit, developing a new theoretical and aesthetic movement called Postmodernism. From the blurring of high and low culture, through the use of pastiche, collage, and bricolage, to the status of the object in an era of simulacra,  the period is characterized by a number of distinct techniques and critical theories which we'll explore in a wide variety of art, film, new media, literature, architecture, and music.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DBA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Research Projects Design
COU_NBR: 712
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Doctorate in Business Administration
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: ANP/GNP Foundations Practicum
COU_NBR: 622P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This clinical practicum course builds on the history and physical skills learned in the simulated setting of N 615/615L and facilitates application of content in N 622. In a clinical setting(s) serving adults and older adults, ANP/GNP students will perform histories and physicals, determine differential diagnoses, and plan and implement 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 200 collaborative clinical hours with an approved preceptor(s) are required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: GNDR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Global Perspectives on Gender
COU_NBR: 345
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Gender Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Communication in Work Groups
COU_NBR: 351
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PRSP
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Legal Reasoning and Writing
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Perspectives Educational Planning
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A William Mitchell College of Law course, this course covers basic legal reasoning, the logical process used in legal thought and analysis.  This course includes some basic writing and exercises to demonstrate new analytical skills.  This course is a preview of the legal writing program that most law students must take in their first year. Corequisite: PRSP 370 The American Legal System.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Social Work Practice I
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines frameworks for social work practice, social work values and ethics, ethnic competence in multicultural contexts and the professional relationship skills required for effective beginning social work practice.  The stages of the problem solving process are examined in detail with emphasis on working at all levels of client systems:  individuals and families; groups; and communities and organizations.  An understanding of theories of culture and of multicultural interventions is emphasized.  Prerequisite:  Admission to social work major.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MLS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Master of Liberal Studies Capstone Course
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Master of Liberal Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The MLS Capstone, a requirement within Metropolitan State University's MLS degree program, revolves around the facilitation and completion of students' self-directed Capstone projects, broadly defined not only to include research papers, but projects, artwork, or performances that would, however, include a reflective written component.  Students identify and develop their interdisciplinary capstone projects throughout the MLS program, and must have an approved MLS Capstone Project Proposal before enrolling.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Environmental Communication
COU_NBR: 575
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on environmental communication which encompasses a multidisciplinary viewpoint. The course helps students understand how environmental issues and conflicts develop, the values underlying the perspectives on these issues, how these values are presented, and the scientific and technical information involved in understanding environmental communication.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing I
COU_NBR: 131
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Social Work
COU_NBR: 109
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students are introduced to the social work profession and the social welfare issues that it addresses.  They learn about the history, values, theories and practices of social work which enables them to interact with social work professionals and to make an informed decision regarding their entry into social work.  This course (or its equivalent) is a prerequisite to enter into the social work major and is open to all interested students.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Counseling and Interviewing Skills
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to basic counseling skills.  As such, it is designed to help students develop essential helping skills needed for client engagement, follow-through, completion and overall therapeutic effectiveness.  Specific skills and techniques covered include; developing rapport, building empathy and listening, encouraging trust, self-disclosure, immediacy, questioning & evoking, addressing discrepancies, etc. This course is highly experiential in its format.  Students will participate in classroom exercises, real plays, and video-taping of counseling skills.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Group Counseling
COU_NBR: 348
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course teaches the dynamics of group counseling.  Students learn the skills of group counseling in a classroom and Training group experience.    Topics include: stages of group, group rules and goals, group leader skills, and types of groups.  Students learn writing and charting skills necessary to document client progress. Emphasis is on interaction among group members, the counselors role in group facilitating, and techniques to help group members learn to view their own behavior for self-awareness and self-disclosure.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PRSP
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Self-Directed Learning Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 302T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Perspectives Educational Planning
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This theory seminar is designed for adult students who have engaged in one or more self-directed projects and/or activities a year. Self-directed learning applies to broad areas of interest and includes, but is not limited to, experiences in travel, business, self education, literacy, entertainment, the arts, environment, home improvement, gardening, parenting, activism, volunteerism, and the like.  Students read and discuss leading adult learning theories covering a wide range of thinkers and their complex and relevant thoughts.  Also, students who enroll in this theory seminar are encouraged to link their learning experience with the theories, concepts, approaches and paradigms being considered in the seminar.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene Practice
COU_NBR: 410
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course involves learning and implementing evidence-based decision making principles. The dental hygiene practitioner will value the integration of clinical expertise and available external evidence from research. Emphasis is on strategy, methodology, and research design with clinical focus on dental hygiene standards of care and process of care and dental hygiene diagnosis, as related to collaborative dental hygiene practice.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Dental Hygiene Capstone
COU_NBR: 430P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This capstone course is designed to provide students an opportunity to apply into practice the knowledge and principles learned in the dental hygiene courses within the Bachelor of Science degree completion program or enhance a bachelor degree. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop the expanding role of the collaborative and advanced dental hygienist in a community health setting. Students will experience use of portable, mobile and teledentistry equipment options for delivery of dental services. A learning contract will be developed, implemented, and evaluated by the student and course instructor.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Authors and Topics in Literature
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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 discussion are intended to engage upper-division students from across the university as well as English majors, to build understanding of the topic under consideration and to develop intermediate-level skills in the analysis and  interpretation of literature.  See the Class Schedule for information on individual sections.


LVL: G
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Usability for Technical Communication
COU_NBR: 574G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Selected Topics in Family Assistance
COU_NBR: 399
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Family Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The topics covered in the different sections of this course vary from semester to semester.  The focus of each section is on the concerns as well as the supports needed by selected types of family arrangements.  The purpose of the course is to familiarize students with the specific, respective issues of different family configurations as well as to allow students to critique appropriate strategies for helping and empowering them.  Possible topics include: working with foster families, working with GLBT families, working with grand-parent-headed families, working with teen families, working with homeless families, working with families of offenders working with bi-racial families and so on.  Students should consult the Class Schedule for family types featured each semester.   Note:  This course may be taken four times for credit as long as the topic is different.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Acting III
COU_NBR: 345
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Actor training can be life enhancing.  In this class, advanced students are guided to discover, explore and develop their emotional, physical and psychological resources using varied acting exercises and techniques.  Prerequisite:  Acting II (MCTC) or equivalent (Screenwriting students exempt from prerequisites).


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Major Issues in U.S. Race Relations
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Renaissance
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Comedy in Literature
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Race and Racism: Philosophical Problems
COU_NBR: 366
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Written and Visual Communication
COU_NBR: 132
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course, which can be taken in place of WRIT 131 Writing I, is an introduction to the theory and practice of written and visual communication.  Students read, write, view and produce visual and written texts in a variety of media.  Emphasis is on developing writing skills and learning basic concepts of visual communication.  Prerequisite:  Placement in WRIT 131 Writing I on the diagonostic writing assessment offered by Diagnostic Services.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Adult Development and Lifelong Learning
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines adults in transition in the broad context of "the learning society" and explores practical applications of individual differences in learning styles and research on adult learners.  Students complete individual study projects which may relate to their personal development or to their professional development particularly as it applies to the workplace.  Periodically, focus or topic courses are offered for students with specific interests.  See PSYC 319 The Impact of Technology on Human and Organizational Behavior and PSYC 342 Adult Development and Lifelong Learning II:  Continuing Education and Training.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Geriatric Nursing
COU_NBR: 414
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on issues related to the provision of holistic nursing care to the aging population.  Emphasis is placed on health promotion, chronicity and cultural aspects of aging.  Additional focus is on end-of-life care and ethical dilemmas related to the aged population.  Current theories of aging are examined.


LVL: U
SUBJ: INFS
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Youth Participation and Teen Literature
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information Studies
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Pattern-Oriented Software Construction
COU_NBR: 672
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Object-oriented design using design patterns. Topics include: Study of creational, structural, and behavioral patterns; Applications of these patterns in the design and implementation of object-oriented systems; complete analysis, design, implementation, and refactoring of online and batch systems.


LVL: G
SUBJ: IBUS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Developing International Markets
COU_NBR: 680
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: International Business
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the concepts and disciplines of international marketing. Students develop an understanding of the international environment and its impact on marketing. Topics include social and cultural influences; political, legal and financial considerations; exporting and importing; organizational alternatives; information sources; market-entry strategies; pricing and distribution; sales and communications practices; counter trade; and other current international marketing issues. Major geographic marketing areas are discussed.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: American Indians in Minnesota
COU_NBR: 232
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides a context and a baseline for knowledge about Minnesota American Indian urban, rural and reservation communities.  The course includes an overview of both the past and present experiences, struggles, and issues and the intersections of the past and the present in Minnesota American Indian communities.  Students will have an opportunity to complete a community-based project as part of the requirements for this course.


LVL: U
SUBJ: GEOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Introduction to Earth Sciences
COU_NBR: 110
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Geology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to geology, meteorology and astronomy. Topics include measurement and the scientific method, rocks and minerals, weathering and erosion, earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, geologic time and the history of the Earth, structure and composition of the atmosphere, weather patterns, climate, a history of modern astronomy, the solar system, light and the sun, and stars beyond our solar system. Check the Class Schedule for the dates and times of required field trips. Includes Lab.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (the Old Testament)
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Research Methods
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The course will present a wide variety of research designs, analyses and conceptual approaches appropriate to improving our general understanding of behavior and social problems in communities. Methods such as experimental, quasi experimental, survey research, interview and observational may be covered along with issues of sampling, measurement, reliability and validity.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Best Practices in Police Community Interactions
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Body Politics
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
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.  


LVL: U
SUBJ: SCRW
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Film Production and Editing II
COU_NBR: 410
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Screenwriting
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Through a hands on, learn by doing experience, students will select and rewrite a short screenplay, plan a production, audition actors, work as crew filiming on location, and direct a short narrative digital film as a group project under the mentoring supervision of the instructor.  Each student will edit their own individual version of the project and finish on DVD.  This course offers a complete package overview of writing and making low budget, short narrative digital films.  This course may be taken twice for credit.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Artificial Intelligence
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This seminar investigates current and past work in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). Definitions of intelligence are considered, and mechanisms and performance of AI applications systems are studied.  Comparisons are made to human intelligence as the class evaluates achievements in the AI application areas of problem solving, expert systems, neural networks, natural language processing, speech recognition, machine vision, machine learning and robotics.  The philosophy of consciousness in intelligent systems is also explored.  A field trip is taken to the University of Minnesota's AI lab and computer demonstrations and videotapes are shown.  Students can choose to write a critical paper or develop and test a toy AI system.  English language competence is required for this class.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Writing
COU_NBR: 531
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Dynamics of Parent/Child Relationships
COU_NBR: 102
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Adult Learning
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class examines adults in transition, practical applications of individual differences in learning styles and research on adult learners.  Topics include assessing adult learning needs and motivation, adult development, models for adult learning, and program development and evaluation.


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Praxis Seminar I
COU_NBR: 680
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class represents the convergence of theory and practice in criminal justice. Students will develop a project plan/proposal and begin to work on their final master project to be continued and completed in CJS 690, Praxis II.   


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Business Taxation
COU_NBR: 530
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
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.  Ten Chapters 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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LAB
TITLE: General Chemistry I Laboratory
COU_NBR: 111L
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Community Health Nursing Practicum
COU_NBR: 456P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  The clinical experience in this course focuses on application of concepts of community health nursing in diverse community settings, emphasizing primary prevention, health promotion and cultural competence within the holistic framework.  Students must register concurrently for NURS 456 Community Health Nursing.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: American Indian Literature
COU_NBR: 336
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.  (Also listed as Lit 363 American Indian Literature.)


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Lit Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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


LVL: U
SUBJ: ESCI
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Earth's Climate, Past and Future
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Environmental Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A fundamental question surrounds discussion of the current evidence for recent global climate change: to what extent is climate variation a normal feature of earth-system history?  Through a series of investigations using data from a variety of climate archives, this course develops the history of earths climate on a range of time scales.  We will investigate the scientific data used in recognition of multiple controls on climate, including long- and short-term patterns in solar output, plate tectonic and ocean circulation patterns, variations in earths orbit, ocean oscillations, ice sheet dynamics, and biogeochemical cycles.  Having established this background knowledge, students in this course will be well-equipped to analyze the evidence for human-caused climate change.  
  Although this course is intended primarily for non-scientists, it builds on established quantitative skills and basic scientific knowledge of earth systems. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Practical Behavior Analysis and Modification
COU_NBR: 324
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students in this course examine the potential problems and ethical decision making in the applied behavior analysis field.  Topics include the field's learning principles, history, ethical considerations, the behavioral model (identification of target behaviors, behavior measurement, intervention techniques and evaluation) and implementation strategies in a variety of contexts including clinical settings.  Students also review recently published literature describing behavior analysis research.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Transition to the Role of the Professional Nurse
COU_NBR: 272
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: STAT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Statistics Programming II
COU_NBR: 252
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Statistics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers advanced statistical programming techniques in hypothesis testing using the statistical software SPSS and R. Topics of this course include performing T-tests, Z-tests, Chi-square tests, and simple linear regression using SPSS and R. This course builds on the knowledge learned in STAT201 (Statistics I) and STAT251. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Business
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course acquaints students with the American business system. Students learn about the environment of business including the economic, political/legal, socio/demographic, global, technological, and competitive aspects and how they impact organizations.  In addition, the various functional areas of business are examined (marketing, management and finance).  Students also consider the critical issues that face most contemporary business organizations (ethical/social issues, cultural diversity and global considerations).


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Criminal Justice Leadership
COU_NBR: 645
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The course explores past and future trends, challenges, and advancements in criminal justice/law enforcement leadership. Focusing on the stories and lessons learned by leaders throughout the private, nonprofit, and public sectors; while exploring issues of ethics, diversity, and changing demographics of leadership within the criminal justice/law enforcement profession. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethics Beyond Borders
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers an introduction to the philosophical issues raised by political and economic relations in the global system.  Classes typically deal with challenges such as just distribution of goods and services; the morality of war; the complexity of  humanitarian intervention; recognition across national boundaries; and environmental justice.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Operating Systems
COU_NBR: 462
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Principles, techniques, and algorithms for the design and implementation of modern operating systems. Topics include operating system structures, process and thread scheduling, memory management including virtual memory, file system implementation, input output systems, mass storage structures, protection, and security. Students will implement process, memory, and file management algorithms.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing about Place
COU_NBR: 532
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores questions such as, How does place shape a writer's voice? How do writers see nature in urban environments? Students use memory, imagination, research, experience and analysis to write about places important to them. Students work toward achieving advanced skills in creative nonfiction, an individual written voice, and a thoughtful approach to place and environment. Prerequisites: a 300-level Writing course or instructor's consent. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Training Design and Instruction
COU_NBR: 393
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is for students who want to learn how to design training and teach adults in an organizational setting.  Students develop an understanding of the role and impact of training in helping organizations reach objectives.  Topics include adult learning theory, needs assessment, instructional design, media selection and how to present training content to different audiences.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing II
COU_NBR: 231
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students learn strategies to critically analyze a variety of texts and essays; to understand how audience and social/cultural factors shape writing; and to research, evaluate, interpret, paraphrase, quote and summarize texts.  Students write and revise several papers and critique the work of other students.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ANTH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: New Neighbors: The U.S. Hmong Community
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Anthropology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Homelessness: Critical Issues for Policy and Practice
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the experiences of the homeless and the public policies that affect them. The problems of homelessness are viewed from sociological and historical perspectives, as well as from a more experiential angle. The course emphasizes assessing the needs of the homeless and students serving as their advocates.  Particular attention is devoted to race, gender, class, and age. Service learning is an integral part of this course.  Students are expected to give thirty hours of service to homeless people.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: DNP Scholarship I
COU_NBR: 750
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctor of Nursing Practice
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: J
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on developing a proposal for a clinical scholarship project designed to improved health outcomes fo a defined population. Students will identify theoretical underpinnings, analyze scientific evidence, and evaluate the literature applicable to the clinical scholarship project.  Students must successfully present the clinical scholarship proposal.  Students accrue 100 clinical hours related to the clinical scholarship project. 
  Competence Statement: Knows concepts of practice project design well enough to develop and successfully present a DNP Capstone Project proposal. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HRM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Human Resource Management: A Strategic Framework
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Resource Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Consistent with current management thought this course examines the importance of human capital in organizations. Human Resource Management theories, trends, policies and practices are studied from a strategic management, decision-making perspective covering staffing compensation, employee development, employee relations, labor relations and related areas. A case study approach is used and outside research is required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Juvenile Justice
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents a juvenile justice system overview, with emphasis on Minnesota Rules of Juvenile Court Procedure.  The historical and philosophical development of the juvenile justice system is discussed, along with a comparative analysis of U.S. juvenile and adult criminal justice systems.  Students learn about resources available to criminal justice practitioners and addresses the specific needs of juveniles in crisis.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WKSP
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: Metro Alliance Leadership at Camp Friendship
COU_NBR: SL08
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Workshop
IUT_LONG_DESC: Special Program/Community
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 7
COU_DESC:
  This weekend retreat is dedicated to encouraging and promoting leadership experiences. Workshops facilitated by High Impact Training.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Psychology of Humor
COU_NBR: 329
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course begins with an exploration of theories about what makes people laugh and why.  Students develop insight into their own sense of humor and how they use humor on a personal as well as an interpersonal level.  It explores humor development across the life span, along with the importance of play in human life and examines the lives of several humorists from the perspective of the course content.  The course also looks at how humor promotes physical, psychological and spiritual health, the relationship between humor and creativity, and the effective and appropriate use of humor in psychotherapy.  Throughout the course, humor is viewed and understood as a source of personal power.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Education Futures
COU_NBR: 384
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  What is the role of the future in educational psychology and educational thought and teaching?  In this independent study, students study topics related to education in the twenty-first century; alternative learning environments, modes and strategies; the current status of lifelong-learning philosophy, theories and methods in the United States and abroad; and futurist technology and research methods.  Students learn techniques for futuristic/creative thinking about relationships and systems, and develop skills to assist them in resolving cultural, linguistic and other barriers to effective education and learning.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HRM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Managing Employee Health and Safety
COU_NBR: 380
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Resource Management
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Human Biology
COU_NBR: 105
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the genetics, anatomy, physiology, and evolution of the human body in both health and disease. Lab included. Intended for general education students, students preparing for Biol 111 General Biology and students needing a one-semester introduction to human biology.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Working with Diverse Communities
COU_NBR: 562G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  These seminars are open to current students as well as professionals who work or plan to work with diverse communities. Each seminar is focused on one specific issue in a community. The seminars provide opportunities for concentrated learning of issues and culturally specific knowledge relevant to working in diverse communities.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: STDT
TITLE: Student Teaching in the Urban High School (grades 9-12)
COU_NBR: 470
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: UNKNOWN
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Supervised student teaching for 12 weeks, full-time or the equivalent with students in urban grades 9-12 for teacher candidates seeking 5-12 licensure. Weekly reflections, periodic seminars with other student teachers, and the development of a standards-based portfolio are also required.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Mathematical Modeling
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MUSC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Experimental Music
COU_NBR: 330
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Music
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the techniques, theories and applications of experimental music by directly engaging the materials of sound and developing individual and group methods and practices for creating original performances, compositions and installations.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Geriatric Nursing
COU_NBR: 614
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on issues related to the provision of holistic nursing care to the aging population. Emphasis is placed on health promotion, chronicity, and cultural aspects of aging, and end-of-life care.  Current theories of aging are examined. Graduate students will further analyze issues related to geriatrics in their advanced nursing practice specialty.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Drama
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this class students read and discuss plays from ancient Greece to the present.  Discussion focuses on thematic content and dramatic technique considered in light of traditional theory and criticism.  Students interpret and evaluate plays in class discussion and in short critical papers.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Financial Reporting
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This first course in a two-course financial reporting sequence provides for the preparation and understanding of financial information.  Topics include:  financial accounting theory and practice; official pronouncements of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and conceptual statements; financial statement preparation and analysis; revenue and expense recognition; accounting for assets and current liabilities; noncurrent liabilities and stockholder equity; and financial statement disclosures.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Financial Reporting
COU_NBR: 510
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
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 special disclosure and reporting problems; international accounting and foreign currency translation; not-for-profit accounting, governmental accounting; business combinations; and consolidated financial statement preparation and analysis.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Patrol Operations
COU_NBR: 230
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the patrol function in police agencies. It focuses on research regarding techniques for effective patrol. In addition, the course analyzes the myths and realities associated with patrol operations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: American Women's Movements
COU_NBR: 451
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study, designed for students with a background in women's history or women's studies, examines from an interdisciplinary perspective a variety of women's movements in the United States.  It considers how women's movements have been influenced by and have influenced major social, political, and economic developments in the United States.  Students use theoretical explanations of collective behavior, social movements and identity politics to analyze why social movements for women's rights have occurred during particular periods in U.S. history.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Global Health Issues
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Health Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course examines global health issues that influence population health outcomes, including the interaction between domestic and global health. Students study frameworks such as vital statistics, Millennium Development Goals, and human rights principles and apply these frameworks to the definition, prevention, or mitigation of identified global health issues or concerns with particular attention given to the health of infants, children, and women in low and middle income countries. The course concludes with a study of cooperative efforts designed to mitigate or prevent global health problems. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Calculus
COU_NBR: 208
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an overview of the differential calculus for single and multivariable functions and an introduction to the integral calculus and differential equations, with an emphasis on applications to the natural and physical sciences. Particular topics covered in the course include limits, ordinary and partial derivatives, applications of derivatives, definite integrals, fundamental theorem of calculus, applications of definite integrals, models involving differential equations, Eulers method, equilibrium solutions.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Latina/o Gender and Sexuality
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: DNP Scholarship II
COU_NBR: 760
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: ANTH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Anthropology of Masculinity
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Anthropology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Anthropology of Masculinity explores masculinities from a cross-cultural perspective. While many cultures once believed there is only one "natural" way to be a man, they are now confronted with a variety of masculinities. This course explores the modern quandary, "What does it mean to be a man in the modern age?" from an anthropological perspective. Themes include sexuality, work, dominance, fatherhood, marriage, violence, feminism, popular culture, initiation rituals, and the male body. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCO
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Selected Topics in Corrections
COU_NBR: 336
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Corrections
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study gives students an opportunity to select and study a specific criminal justice area such as juvenile or adult court services or institutional or community corrections.  Students work with the instructor to identify the topics and assignments specific to their interest.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Playwriting I
COU_NBR: 400
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Writing for the spoken word and for acting demands different skills than writing for the page.  Develop your ear, your signature of voice, your sense of subtext.  Through a variety of approaches, from improvisation to creative autobiography, students explore character, conflict and drama as metaphor.  Writers with material they would like to explore or adapt for the stage are welcome.  Expect to complete at least one short play.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Computer Security
COU_NBR: 382
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces computer security aspects of computer systems. The course presents a current technical look at computer system strengths and vulnerabilities, and techniques to effectively protect these assets. Topics include security threats, security management, operating systems, network firewall and security measures.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Human Services Organization Consulting Approaches and Techniques
COU_NBR: 498
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course enables students to apply the five phases of human services organization consulting, including organization problem identification, contracting, data collection, delivery and feedback evaluation.  Students are involved in case study analysis, and the custom designing of an in-class human services client consulting project.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Urban Violence
COU_NBR: 356
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the causes of violence in urban areas and the effects they have on law enforcement, the criminal justice system and communities.  Students explore the various solutions for alleviating violence, focusing on those amenable to community-oriented approaches to crime reduction.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing Children's Literature
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Color of Incarceration
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the U.S. prison population and system.  Important questions to be explored are:  Why are communities of color over represented in U.S. prisons?  Is there an inherent racial bias of law enforcement agencies which result in greater arrest and incarceration of African Americans and other racial and ethnic groups?  How does the criminalization of political acts effect various movements of social change?


LVL: U
SUBJ: GNDR
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Introductory Topics in Gender Studies
COU_NBR: 220
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Gender Studies
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Pathophysiology for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Epidemiology in Nursing
COU_NBR: 416
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Global Health Perspectives for Nursing
COU_NBR: 485
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Applied Police Research
COU_NBR: 453
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Using both a theoretical and practical framework, students identify and research a critical issue facing law enforcement and identify alternatives and solutions. This course is a student-designed research project to meet the special needs of students, their agencies, and/or the law enforcement profession.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Topics in Writing
COU_NBR: 324
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Business Taxation
COU_NBR: 530G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Topics in Film Studies
COU_NBR: 330
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Subject matter for this course varies, as it is designed to allow in-depth analysis of unique topics relating to films and their audiences.  Regular topics such as American Indians in Film, Women in Film, and Cinema as Literature are featured.  Students should consult the Class Schedule for particular topics and descriptions.  Some of the courses are cross-listed with other departments such as Ethnic Studies and Women's Studies.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Special Education Overview Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 393T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This seminar is designed for students who have extensive practical experience in the areas of exceptional and special education.  Content targets underlying theoretical concepts and ongoing potential for changes and growth in exceptional individuals.  Overlap:  PSYC 393 Special Education Overview.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Nutrition and the Role of the Professional Nurse
COU_NBR: 275
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Terrorism and Counterterrorism
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Health Promotion and Health Policy
COU_NBR: 655
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: From Roosevelt to Reagan: American History, 1932-1980
COU_NBR: 336
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: High School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 671
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Community Building and Social Change
COU_NBR: 625
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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.  


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Working with/in Community
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Becoming America(n): Literature by Immigrants of Color
COU_NBR: 364
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Supply Chain and Operations Management Strategy
COU_NBR: 450
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: General Chemistry I
COU_NBR: 111
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Myth
COU_NBR: 321
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Myths and myth cycles have had a deep and pervasive influence on literature and culture, and thus on everyday life.  This course examines the nature of myth and the modes of belief that have sustained it within various traditions, the myths themselves, their expression in literature from ancient to modern times, and theories of interpretation.  The selection varies among Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, Celtic and Germanic myth traditions, along with comparative material from other world traditions.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Leadership and Ethics
COU_NBR: 632
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the relationships between selected leadership styles and individual ethics. It examines situations in which leader convictions regarding ethical behavior are in conflict with organizational objectives and stakeholders' interests. The course proceeds from the assumption that anticipating ethical pressures/choices and shaping a personal framework for making value choices can improve leadership skills.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MAPL
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader Internship
COU_NBR: 650I
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Masters in Advocacy and Political Leader
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Literary Criticism: 1950-Present
COU_NBR: 502G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides grounding in literary theories that have emerged in the recent past.  The course also covers applications of these theories to particular texts.  Knowledge of these approaches offers students a variety of tools for analyzing texts, and makes more decipherable the scholarly discourse of the literary profession.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MUSC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Guitar Study III
COU_NBR: 533G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Music
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Advanced Creative Writing
COU_NBR: 481
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This advanced workshop provides students with the opportunity to develop and refine works of fiction, creative nonfiction or poetry.  Open to all advanced creative writing students.  Those who are nearing graduation who take this course to fulfill the capstone portfolio requirement for the writing major must register for five credits. This course may be repeated for credit.  Prerequisite:  Two 300-level creative writing courses or instructor's consent.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Applied Pathophysiology
COU_NBR: 410
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the nursing student to human pathophysiology and disruptions in homeostasis resulting in, or as a result of, alterations in tissue or organ function due to genetic, genomic, cellular, biochemical, structural or environmental causes. Topics focus on select conditions or diseases linked to physiological systems (respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, immune/inflammatory, hematological, and skeletal/integumentary) that occur throughout the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on integrating pathophysiology, clinical presentation, therapeutic modalities and nursing interventions for effective clinical nursing practice.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Pathophysiology
COU_NBR: 618
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  Using clinical reasoning students will incorporate principles of advanced pathophysiology to case-based learning across the lifespan. This course builds on concepts from 410 Essential Concepts of Applied Pathophysiology. Competence Statement: Knows the principles of advanced pathophysiology well enough to recognize and predict presence of signs and symptoms related to alterations in normal body functions and to intervene to restore homeostasis.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Communication in Work Groups Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 351T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This seminar is designed for sophisticated communication students who have significant prior learning in group communication.  The seminar is a condensed and abbreviated version of the course of the same name.  After a review of the subject, the seminar focuses on group theory of project teams, task and relational issues in groups, and group communication skills.  Most of the seminar time is spent on actual group analysis.  It is assumed students are currently engaged in one or more work or project teams.  This theory seminar requires a diagnostic evaluation for entrance, and is evaluated satisfactory/nonsatisfactory only.  No other letter grade is assigned.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Supply Chain Information Systems
COU_NBR: 456
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the role of information systems applications involved in supporting supply chain operations.  Topics covered include electronic purchasing, RFQ, reverse auctions, B2B exchanges, warehouse management systems, bar coding / RFID, mobile solutions for distribution and field force automation, ERP, reverse logistics, equipment maintenance tracking systems, transportation/shipping management and GPS.   The underlying technologies of EDI and XML are also examined.   Special emphasis is placed on building analysis skills for the detailed assessment of vendor software solutions in the supply chain arena.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing for Online and Print Magazines
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Project Management
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Arts in Early Childhood and Elementary Education
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will provide the prospective teacher with opportunities to plan and implement developmentally and culturally appropriate activities in the arts for young urban children.  The students in this course will be introduced to the basic theories of teaching the visual arts, creative movement, music and creative dramatics within a developmental program for young children.  Integration of the arts into the regular daily curriculum of urban early childhood settings will be a major focus of this course.  Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Community Learning Center Seminar
COU_NBR: 381
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Faculty facilitate the learning of small groups of students assigned to the community learning center field practicum.  The field seminar offers students opportunities to integrate social work knowledge, skills and values within a culturally specific context.  The seminar is largely experiential and focuses on helping students apply social work theories to real-world settings.  Within this group process, students develop a learning contract for the field practicum; share knowledge and experiences in the field practicum; and discuss issues and topics in social work identified within the field setting.  Students are expected to share thoughts and feelings on adjusting to a professional role; and they are expected to share their awareness of human diversity as it relates to the social work profession.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Plant Physiology
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Nursing
COU_NBR: 499
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This independent study is designed for transfer students whose course or courses from another college or university fulfills some but not all of the requirements of a Metropolitan State undergraduate nursing course.  The student and faculty evaluator negotiate the number of credits to be completed and the specific course objectives and requirements to be satisfied.  Through guided study, the student completes these requirements.


LVL: G
SUBJ: IBUS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Case Studies in International Business: Eastern and Central Europe
COU_NBR: 643
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: International Business
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to provide the international manager with a clear understanding of doing business in Eastern and Central Europe, examine trends in the region, and offer the insights of professionals in the area and others who plan to do business in the region over the next decade.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: INDS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Master's Paper Development
COU_NBR: 695
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students refine and clarify their master's paper topics.  Course topics include development of a paper proposal, use of the existing literature and research methods.  Students are expected to begin the course with a tentative project already selected.  Successful completion may require formal paper proposal, outline of paper, literature review, bibliography, description of methodology and selection of the paper advisor.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ARTS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Intermediate Drawing
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Arts
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this class students further develop their hand-eye coordination skills, polish their techniques, deepen their understanding of artists or movements of the past and examine contemporary trends in drawing and painting.  Emphasis is placed on drawing as a medium of self-expression.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Topics in Nursing
COU_NBR: 699
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This independent study is designed for transfer students whose course or courses from another college or university fulfills some but not all of the requirements of a Metropolitan State graduate nursing course.  The student and faculty evaluator negotiate the number of credits to be completed and the specific course objectives and requirements to be satisfied.  Through guided study, the student completes these requirements.  Register by permission only.


LVL: G
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Historical, Cultural, and Philosophical Foundations of Urban Education
COU_NBR: 630
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores historical, cultural, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education in the United States with an express focus on urban education principles and practices. The metropolitan community is used as a resource for learning about the educational strengths and challenges faced by diverse groups. Students will gain understanding of the contributions and lifestyles of various racial, cultural, and economic groups in our society, including an emphasis on Minnesota-based American Indian culture, history, and tribal government. Core concepts include democracy and education, educational equity for all students, and historical as well as contemporary relationships between school and society. Emphasis is on issues of power and the educational segregation and attempted de-culturalization of historically marginalized groups. Resilience and persistent struggles for equal educational opportunity in the face of oppression are also emphasized from diverse cultural perspectives. Philosophical, legal, cultural, and ethical perspectives about education will be explored as teacher candidates develop critical awareness of issues and develop their own philosophies of education.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Management of Oral Healthcare Delivery
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to assist the dental hygienist in understanding current and relevant issues impacting community-based dental hygiene practice. Dental practice economics and practice management with a strong emphasis on community partnerships in clinical settings are a course focus. Current and emerging advanced practice issues including entrepreneurship, non-profit corporations, fundamentals of tax laws, overhead costs, benefit packages, billing and negotiation with third party payers and agencies are examined.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
COU_NBR: 463
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation
COU_NBR: 663
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MUSC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Class Guitar I
COU_NBR: 133
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Music
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Continuing Clinical Scholarship
COU_NBR: 790
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Applications Development I
COU_NBR: 328
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management
COU_NBR: 667
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Theories of Race, Ethnicity and Culture
COU_NBR: 200
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: High School ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 471
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.   


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Research Methods
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to scientific research methods in psychology, emphasizing the experimental method.  Topics include developing research questions, reviewing background information, deciding on appropriate methodology, and collecting and interpreting data.  This course prepares students to think critically about psychological claims and is generally required preparation for graduate study.  This course includes assignments in the Psychology Laboratory.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MLS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Master of Liberal Studies Explorations
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Master of Liberal Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The MLS Explorations, a requirement within Metropolitan State's MLS degree program, brings students and faculty together to explore topics of consequence that relate to a common theme.  The MLS program requires an introductory seminar, MLS 600 that introduces students to graduate study and helps them formulate a focus in the MLS program.  Students then complete at least three MLS 620 explorations that, with electives and a capstone, comprise their MLS program.


LVL: G
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Best Practices in Law Enforcement Ethics and Police Leadership
COU_NBR: 502G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: ENTR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Entrepreneurship
COU_NBR: 631
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Entrepreneurship
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the processes for launching a new enterprise, resources needed and financing strategies.  Topics discussed include shaping a business concept into a feasible business venture, assessing demand, analyzing the competition, setting objectives, designing strategies, designing the organization and developing pro forma operating statements.  This course helps students recognize the nature of business opportunities and develop realistic strategies for developing them.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOWK
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Analysis Application of Social Work Knowledge and Skills
COU_NBR: 583
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Work
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Social workers review in a structured supportive environment the knowledge and skills necessary to provide a safe level of practice in accord with the Minnesota State Board of Social Work requirements for B.S.W. level licensure.  Prerequisite:  B.S.W. degree or senior status in social work major.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the theoretical foundation for the practice of professional nursing with emphasis on the values and theoretical perspectives that support practice. A holistic framework is introduced with emphasis on the application of Modeling and Role-Modeling theory.
  The concepts of nurturance, facilitation, healing and transformational self-care are emphasized. Interventions consistent with holistic nursing are introduced and practiced in the classroom.	


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Holistic Nursing Care Across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: The Changing Workplace
COU_NBR: 399
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study is designed for students who intend to enter human services and/or training and development professions.  The content focuses on issues and trends impacting the ever-changing world of work.  Topics include, but are not limited to, historical and current issues in the areas of work and career development, underserved populations, and work-balance challenges.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Intermediate Interpersonal Communication
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Effective interpersonal communication skills are essential for students across all majors. In this course we will consider the complex, dynamic and dialectical nature of the interpersonal communication process through multiple perspectives.  This course focuses on the mindset and communication skills necessary to respond to others as whole persons.  The ability to recognize the influences of cultural beliefs and values  on communication style is emphasized, as is the ability to recognize one's own communicative biases and behaviors.  We will learn how to process conflict through several major models developed in Communication.  Students also learn oral presentation techniques. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: CFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Computer Laws
COU_NBR: 484
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Computer Forensic Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students will learn the law relating to computer software, hardware, and the Internet. The areas of the law include intellectual property, cyberspace privacy, copyright, software licensing, hardware patent, and antitrust laws. Legislation and public policies on cyberspace technology, cryptographic method export controls, essential infrastructure protection and economic development are also discussed in class.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Thanatology: The Study of Death and Dying
COU_NBR: 378
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services Gerontology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Operations Management
COU_NBR: 434
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Corrections
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Teaching Math and Science In Urban Grades 1-3
COU_NBR: 486
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will focus on strategies to excite and extend math and science experiences for primary age children. Students will review developmentally appropriate mathematics and science pedagogy and connect development to the practices used to design appropriate programs for primary age children in urban early childhood settings. Students will consider the appropriate practices for a program serving primary age children in a diverse urban community.   Field experience hours in urban primary grades classrooms are part of the course requirements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: IDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Turning Points: Self-Transformation
COU_NBR: 385
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Playwriting II
COU_NBR: 587
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
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.  This class may be taken as an independent study with instructor's consent.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Gangs
COU_NBR: 333
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the nature and extent of gangs in America.  It addresses the history of gangs, when they exist, when they are illusory, and public reactions to them.  It considers variations among street gangs, and contrasts these with other extra-legal groups, including prison gangs and mafias.  Attention is focused on individual-level correlates and risks associated with gang membership, group processes in gangs, and macro-level correlates of gangs and gang behaviors.  The role of the community and criminal justice system in gang prevention, intervention, and suppression is also considered.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SSCI
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Travel and Culture Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 396T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This theory seminar is open to students with substantial knowledge gained through international travel experience and/or a global service project.  In the theory seminar students examine key social, cultural, geographical and political concepts as they relate to their specific travel experience as well as the "cultural lenses" that shape their understanding of others.  In addition, the nature and role of international travel will be discussed in relationship to ongoing debates about responsible tourism, global civil society and sustainable development.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Distributed Database Systems
COU_NBR: 611
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the fundamental issues of distributed databases with focus on data fragmentation and allocation, query optimization and transaction processing.  Topics include:  Distributed database management systems architecture and design; data fragmentation, replication, and allocation; database security, authorization and integrity control; query optimization; transaction management; distributed concurrency control and replica control; distributed object database management systems; multidatabase systems.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Capstone Practicum
COU_NBR: 690P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Managerial Communications
COU_NBR: 610
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course acquaints participants with the written assignments and oral presentations required in the master's program.  It focuses on dyadic and small group communication models, various models and strategies for communication in different types of organizations, the nature of listening, negotiation and conflict resolution, task-oriented group communication processes, teambuilding and leadership, persuasion, and the nature of evidence.  The course improves your ability to use appropriate communication devices and strategies in achieving organizational objectives, and sharpens your written and oral communication skills.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Community Health Nursing
COU_NBR: 456
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the origins and trends in community and public health nursing, conceptual models for practice, and contemporary health problems and issues.  Case studies of clients/aggregates in multicultural settings in the community are the basis for discussion of systems theory, public health nursing, and population-based practice.  Unconditional acceptance of culturally, ethnically and socio-economically diverse clients enhances the development of students' nursing care.  Students work collaboratively in small groups to assess and diagnose the health needs of an actual community.  Students must register concurrently for a practicum session.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Economic Justice: Who Gets What and Why?
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Literacy Education in Urban Schools - Advanced Theory and Practice
COU_NBR: 614
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores advanced theory and practice to support academic literacy among urban learners in secondary classrooms. First, through readings, discursive presentations, and applied exercises, participants in this course will acquire techniques to assist struggling readers and writers. Alongside these skills, course participants will learn how to engage secondary urban learners in assuming responsibility for literacy self-development. Third, the course will include review and development of a variety of materials to teach diverse middle and high school students whose reading and developmental levels vary widely. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Religious Studies
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines various interpretations and comparative understanding of the definition of religion from perspectives of sociologist, anthropologist, psychologist and theologians.  The course also explores theoretical concepts and approaches to major categories and themes in the study of religion.  The main purpose of the course is to introduce students to key concepts and categories in the field of religious studies and how they influence their understanding of religious belief and experience.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Storytelling
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course uses storytelling and oral journaling as methods to communicate about modern times. Participants develop personal and traditional stories involving the use of humor, conflict resolution and imagination.  The course explores literature in the oral-narrative tradition including the structure and genre of stories as well as the functions that oral-narratives play in developing culture.  It is also a personal development course for communication, human services, nursing and business students.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management - Part One
COU_NBR: 643
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will cover a range of Internet and telecommunications services, applications and the management of telecommunications operations within a business enterprise.  It will address the impact of various telecommunications services on day-to-day business operations and analyze the productivity and revenue-enhancement potential available to business.
    
  This course is targeted at students who are working business managers with a need to understand the impact of the new and emerging telecommunications services and how they can be harnessed to add value to business operations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Biology of Cancer
COU_NBR: 406
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Covers the genetic, physiological, and molecular principles underlying the causes and treatments of cancer. Course focuses on the regulatory pathways and their genetic flaws that govern cell proliferation, angiogenesis, malignancy and metastasis. Intended for biology majors in their senior year.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing Memoir and Creative Nonfiction
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on writing memoir as well as specialized nonfiction genres such as biography, and nature or travel writing.  Students read and discuss pieces by professional writers, learn to create and revise their own work, and comment on each others' writing.  This course may be repeated for credit.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Early Childhood Studies Internship
COU_NBR: 418
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This internship is for students interested in working with young children.  Students apply their knowledge and skills within an urban community-based program, school, or agency serving young children from birth through age eight.  The site is chosen to meet individual student learning goals.  Students are required to complete observations, plan activities and facilitate children's learning.  Note:  This course is reserved for Early Childhood Studies students.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Organizational Communication
COU_NBR: 352
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Children in U.S. Society
COU_NBR: 342
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Family Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This interdisciplinary course explores historical and contemporary aspects of children's status and roles in family and society, adults' relationships and functions in relation to children, and public policy affecting children in twentieth-century United States.  Community and experience-based learning, including a student-designed project, augment class lectures and discussion.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Human Services Capstone Seminar
COU_NBR: 455
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course comes at the end of the student's senior course work in human services.  Students complete a human services portfolio assignment demonstrating what they have learned in human services over the period of time while studying in this program.  This assignment helps students to reflect on their academic course of study (both theoretical and practical) and how it applies to the professional practice of human services.  The written portfolio provides evidence of competence and is a way for students to demonstrate readiness for graduation and work as Human Services professionals.  In order to complete the portfolio assignment students must complete at least ten (10) hours of community service in a Human Services Agency with a Human Services professional.  The course culminates with students giving presentations on the agency studied and written about in their portfolio.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Romanticism
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Community-Based Primary Oral Healthcare IV
COU_NBR: 670
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethical Dimensions for Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 402
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theory and skills that prepare nurses to be competent participants of a moral community.  Content includes analysis and application of several conceptualizations of ethical behavior, examination of the roots of ethical behavior, clarification of values, ethical decision making, collaboration with others to determine ethical standards, and evaluation of an ethic of care in nursing practice.  Students explore caring and justice within health care.  Graduate students further examine the ethical dimensions related to advanced nursing roles.  Note:  This course may be taken for graduate credits as NURS 602.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: African-American Literature
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.)


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: The Great Depression of the 1930s
COU_NBR: 334
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Software Design Models
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The course focuses on how to design and build process, object and event models that are translatable into project specifications and design. Topics include an overview of systems analysis and design; a framework for systems architecture; design and development using data modeling; object modeling, entities, relationships, attributes, scope rules and influences; and event models, messaging and application activation.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Client/Server Architectures
COU_NBR: 425
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: INDS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Special Topics in Dental Hygiene
COU_NBR: 699
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This independent study course is designed for oral health practitioner students and focuses on continuing development of laboratory and/or clinical skills. The student and faculty member negotiate the number of credits to be completed and the specific course outcomes and requirements to be satisfied. Through guided study the student completes these requirements. This course may be repeated. Credits do not substitute for required course work.  Register by permission only.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Acting
COU_NBR: 445
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Art is in the becoming." In this class students move beyond a basic understanding of acting and toward a more complete connection between the role and the actor. A continuation of THEA 345 Acting III, students work further to develop the ability to sustain focus of attention, to concentrate energy and to deepen their understanding of character motivation and subtext. Students may have the opportunity to audition for directing class projects which rehearse outside of class time. This class may be taken twice for credit.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAED
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Teaching Writing and Communications in Urban Grades 5-12
COU_NBR: 445
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Language Arts Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, future teachers learn best practices for how to teach urban middle and high school students how to write and make oral presentations. Topics include: sentence and paragraph construction; genres of writing; how audience, purpose and situation guide writing and speeches; assessment and revision; engaging middle and high school writers; assisting English Language Learners; and technological tools for written and speech communications. Teacher candidates learn how to respond constructively to the writing and oral presentations of urban 5-12 learners. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Literary Analysis
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course reviews key ideas from Literature 100 and introduces fundamentals of current literary theory.  Students solidify their understanding of terms and concepts important to the study of literature; practice techniques of analyzing and interpreting poetry, prose and drama; and learn basic theoretical principles that explain how literary texts can be linked to issues in a culturally diverse community.  This course is intended especially for students in the urban education program, but it is open to anyone prepared for upper-division study in literature.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Senior Seminar: Alcohol and Drug Counseling
COU_NBR: 450
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the culminating experience for seniors, who are majoring in alcohol and drug counseling.  In this course students reflect on their academic course of study and demonstrate the relationship between what they have learned and how they apply this to the professional practice of alcohol and drug counseling.  In addition, students analyze and explore agency management systems which complement their practice of alcohol and drug counseling.  This course is a combination of Senior Seminar in Alcohol and Drug Counseling and the Human Services Capstone.  Prerequisite:  Completion of at least 28 credits in the alcohol and drug counseling major, must have been completed or is currently or enrolled in an internship.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: The Changing Workplace
COU_NBR: 399T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The world of work is dynamic, multifaceted and is characterized by ongoing change.  Students in this theory seminar gain a better understanding of the workplace and have the chance to explore their own unique work roles as they relate to human services, training and adult development issues.  In particular, students meet the following learning objectives: understand the dynamics between work, family and community; gain awareness of workplace issues and resources in the media, including the Internet; identify historical and current trends in the area of work and career development; understand and analyze training programs that address workplace issues and the impact on the employees-as it relates to human services; assess and analyze the changing work/family patterns on gender roles; understand the changing demographics in terms of race, class, ethnicity, gender, disability and other underserved populations; and the implications of all of these in the workplace.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management - Part Two
COU_NBR: 644
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores current issues related to 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 examined. A range of emerging telecommunications services is explored as well as how such services alter the ways that organizations gather information for decision making and manage these new environments.
    
  This course is targeted at students who are working business managers with a need to understand the impact of the new and emerging telecommunications services and how they can be harnessed to add value to business operations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Methods of Teaching Reading in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 487
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Aging: Planning and Policy Making
COU_NBR: 380
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services Gerontology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers various aspects of public policy development and planning for the aged by federal, state and local agencies.  Topics include how policies are planned and implemented, the effects of policies on program services, the roles and functions of community organizations and how they relate to governmental factions in developing, maintaining and upgrading services and programs for the aged.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: History of the Holocaust
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Graduate Research Project
COU_NBR: 697
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Project in Computer Science: study in a specific area in the field, identification, analysis, and solution of a problem with practical significance; preparation of a report and defense of the work; supervised by a resident faculty member of the department. Offered on the Pass/Fail basis only. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethical Issues in Human Services
COU_NBR: 354
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students confront complex ethical and moral issues in their professional and personal lives.  In this course, students study and apply the cultural, social, legal, economic, theological and philosophical bases for making such decisions.  Each student learns to articulate coherent arguments involving at least two divergent views of many current ethical issues confronted in human services today.  Students select, research and present an individual project on a major ethical issue relevant to their professional interests in human services.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Studies in Literature
COU_NBR: 590
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Calculus I
COU_NBR: 210
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ordinary Differential Equations
COU_NBR: 350
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Numerical Analysis
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Abstract Algebra
COU_NBR: 471
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  By extending the familiar concepts of arithmetic, this course introduces abstract algebraic structures. Topics include an introduction to number theory; group theory, including the classification of all finite abelian groups; rings, integral domains, and fields.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Leadership in Health Care Systems
COU_NBR: 647
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: K-Elementary ESL Practicum
COU_NBR: 496
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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 K and/or elementary school. Students in this course will have the opportunity to thoughtfully apply knowledge, theories and skills in learned in coursework.   


LVL: G
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Organizational Behavior
COU_NBR: 620
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Human Services Pre-Practicum Group Seminar
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students evaluate their readiness, prepare for and then select an internship site for Human Services.  Examples of course topics include: examination of personal readiness, internship or career goals, review an array of possible internships and making an appropriate selection for practicum.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Visual Communication
COU_NBR: 361
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Introduction to the Life Sciences
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the study of living things. Topics covered include: cell biology, evolution, use of the microscope, and the diversity of life. Lab included. Intended for students preparing for BIOL 111 General Biology and students seeking a general education science course with lab. First day attendance required except by instructor permission.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Friday Forum Topics
COU_NBR: 560
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DBA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Strategic Management Seminar
COU_NBR: 760
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Doctorate in Business Administration
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: POL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Elections and Political Parties
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Political Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course uses the current campaign as the basis for studying voter behavior, polling, the impact and role of the media, political parties, and general election strategy on behavior.  Special emphasis is placed on the role of race, class and gender in shaping political participation.  Campaign involvement is encouraged.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Physical Health and Aging
COU_NBR: 377
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services Gerontology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Communicating with New Media
COU_NBR: 485
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to effectively promote and advocate for events, organizations, or issues using a variety of social media and multi-media. Students will combine online writing (or blogging) with other forms of social networking and media (wikis, YouTube, Facebook, and/or Twitter) to build a comprehensive online initiative promoting a timely and relevant issue or event either of their choosing or provided by the instructor. Students will increase their knowledge of online rhetoric, audience research, planning for media events, script or treatment writing, and evaluation of communication programs. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Emergency Medical Responder Law Enforcement
COU_NBR: 104
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course meets the Minnesota POST Board first-aid requirement for law enforcement officers.  The course emphasizes development of skills in patient assessment and emergency medical procedures for personnel likely to respond to traffic accidents and other medical emergencies.  Successful completion results in Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board Emergency Medical Responder Registration.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MPNA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Human Resources Management: Public and Nonprofit
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Master of Public and Nonprofit Admin
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: GEOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Environmental Geology
COU_NBR: 118
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Geology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the geological materials, processes and events of the earth's surface and crust that are most relevant to human populations.  The phenomena studied include natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunami, floods, and hurricanes, as well as important resources such as water, soil, traditional and alternative energy resources, and pollution and remediation of water and air quality.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Seminars in Biology
COU_NBR: 469
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course takes advantage of the many scientific seminar presentations offered in the Twin Cities Area by educational institutions such as Metropolitan State University and the University of Minnesota and by non-profit organizations such as the Minnesota Native Plant Society and the St. Paul Audubon Society etc. Each student chooses ten one-hour seminars to attend. This course can, with instructor permission, be taken more than once for credit.  Intended for biology majors in their junior or senior year.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Indigenous Storytelling and New Media
COU_NBR: 364
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHYS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Energy and the Environment
COU_NBR: 107
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Physics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the physics principles (such as force and energy, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, chemical physics, and nuclear power generation) related to the use of energy and its effects on the environment. Topics such as power production, acid rain, fuel resources are studied. The consequences of fundamental physics on public policy are also discussed in this context. Include lab. Intended for general education students.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethnic Conflict in Global Perspective
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
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 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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Nursing Leadership/Management Practicum
COU_NBR: 670P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This practicum focuses on the development of the nurse leader/manager through the application of nursing and leadership/management theory and research in the delivery of health care.  Population health improvement is addressed.  Learning needs are identified and personal objectives are negotiated with a mentor, emphasizing preparation for advanced leadership and management responsibilities.  Practicum seminars focus on current nursing leadership/management issues in a variety of health care environments.  This practicum experience includes a minimum of 200 hours.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: American Film: Tradition and Trends
COU_NBR: 371
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Foundations of Teaching Reading in Urban Grades K-6
COU_NBR: 483
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Cognitive Psychology
COU_NBR: 309
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers topics that span the full range of specializations within the field of cognitive psychology; such as attention, learning, memory, thinking and problem solving, decision making, language, intelligence and creativity.  Applications of this information to education, business and mental health are provided.  This course is well-suited to students interested in education, as well as psychology, and is often preparation for graduate study in psychology or education.


LVL: G
SUBJ: HSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Designing for Quality in Health Care
COU_NBR: 648
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Health Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on clinical and operational excellence and continuous improvement of quality and safety from the leadership perspective. Process improvement philosophies, approaches, models, and methods are reviewed and applied to health care delivery. Critical communication, collaboration, and leadership skills are incorporated and evaluated throughout the course.
  Competence Statement: Knows the theories, principles and methods of continuous quality improvement, work flow design, and human factors well enough to develop a quality improvement proposal. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Asian Women Writers
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the rich tradition of Asian womens literary voices expressing their chosen themes in novels, diaries, anonymous folk poems, short stories, and lyric verse from ancient times to the present. Relevant aspects of geography, history, culture, and language support interpretations of representative works; regional focus may vary. All selections are read in English translation. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Performance Events
COU_NBR: 459
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class will focus on the generation of work in collaboration with others.  Students will explore ways in which storytelling, interview, news, memoir and movement might be developed for the stage. Through the actual participation in this process, students will acquire a basic understanding of theatrical concepts including, writing for the spoken word, monologue, point of view, and the improvisation of a theatrical portrait.  Students who have the time may also wish to be involved to some degree, in the current university theater production.  Note: This course may be taken twice for variable credits up to eight credits over time.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Sales and Sales Management
COU_NBR: 435
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the principles and practices of successful sales management, applied within the context of a company's overall marketing strategy and focuses on the sales manager's leadership and administrative roles in planning and executing a business' sales programs.  Topics include sales force organization, territory decisions, quota development, ethical and social responsibilities, recruiting, selecting, sales training, motivating, compensating, supervising, evaluating, and controlling a sales force.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Psychology of Women
COU_NBR: 335
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the biological perspectives, cultural variations, psychological sex differences, history of oppression and ethnic diversity explaining the female experience.  It is interdisciplinary and includes ideas from biology, sociology, economics, communications and selected traditional psychological theories.  The course helps students understand how imposed and real differences between men and women have affected the mental behavioral characteristics of women.  It is useful for those who counsel, advise, teach, supervise or work closely with women.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Philosophy on the Front Page: Topics in Political and Social Philosophy
COU_NBR: 385
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PFIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Personal Finance and Investing
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Personal Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  People make financial decisions daily and, with increasing frequency, decisions affecting their long-term financial well-being.  This course provides an introduction to the world of personal investing and finance including the formulation of intelligent and practical investment and personal financial plans.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Topics in Criminal Justice:
COU_NBR: 382
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students an opportunity to study specific issues and concerns in criminal justice and law enforcement.  A variety of contemporary and relevant course topics are offered for in-depth analysis based on student interest and demand.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Academic and Career Pathways in Psychology
COU_NBR: 250
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course offers students an introduction to the study of psychology.  It is designed to stimulate students to consider the role of psychology in their overall goal of becoming an "educated person."  Career goals, graduate school options and the psychology major at Metropolitan State are reviewed.  Note:  Students should take this course during their first semester as a psychology student.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Quantitative Analysis
COU_NBR: 341
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Mental Retardation: Issues, Assessment and Intervention
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study focuses on the study of mental retardation as a multidisciplinary study in both theory and practice.  Students gain an understanding of intervention causes, issues and methods related to mental retardation to ensure successful mainstreaming within the community.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HBIO
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Human Anatomy and Physiology I
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Biology
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: introduction to anatomy and physiology, tissues, integument system, skeletal system, articulations, muscular system, nervous system, special senses, and endocrine system. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Web Design and Implementation
COU_NBR: 225
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on how to design and implement information services over the Internet from the client side. The course focuses on both usability and client-side scripting. Topics include the principles, strategies and policies of web page design, including the rules of good interface design, human factors, ethical concerns and information security. Through labs and programming projects, students also learn how to use current scripting and markup languages and how to employ state-of-the-art tools to embed interactive pages into Web-based applications.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NSCI
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Minnesota Ecology and Conservation Biology
COU_NBR: 201
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Natural Science
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Preventive Psychology
COU_NBR: 402
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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)


LVL: U
SUBJ: ECON
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Health Economics
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Economics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course applies microeconomics principles to the health care services field.  The role of consumer choice and firm behavior are examined in the markets for health insurance and health care.  An understanding of the role of public and private financing and delivery systems is developed.  The tools and techniques of economics are employed to facilitate policy, analytic and management decisions in the health care field.  Students participate in an interactive computer simulation to design a national health care system.


LVL: G
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Advanced Topics
COU_NBR: 599G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course presents topics of interest to students in the graduate and undergraduate technical communication programs.  Topics vary with each offering of this course.  Check the class schedule for details about topics and course prerequisites.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HRM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Compensation Management
COU_NBR: 540
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Resource Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines principles and practices of compensation management to support organizational mission and goals.  Topics include job analysis, job evaluation, external market analysis, pay structures, salary administration, motivation theories and legal principles. It covers the concept of total compensation by examining the integrated roles of base pay, employee benefits, and incentive programs within an organization. It is intended for people who will design, develop, implement and/or administer compensation programs.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Use and Abuse of Drugs: An Introduction
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers fundamental physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects of use and abuse of psychoactive drugs.  Drug categories covered are: narcotics, stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, alcohol, marijuana and inhalants.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HBIO
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Human Anatomy and Physiology II
COU_NBR: 202
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Biology
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Counseling and Interviewing Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 346T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This seminar is limited to people with volunteer or paid counseling experience.  Students relate counseling theory and principles to their own experience, through discussion, role playing and class presentations.  Prerequisite: Obtain and complete diagnostic test/or essay from the Teaching Center.  Overlap: HSER 346 Counseling and Interviewing Skills.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Human Factors
COU_NBR: 317
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Human factors psychology (ergonomics) is the study of human capacities and limitations affecting people's interaction with machines.  Topics include perception, cognition, memory, psychomotor learning, display and control design, vehicular design, the human-computer interface, airplane crashes, and product liability.  The course includes Psychology Laboratory assignments, laboratory experiment simulations, flight simulator field trips and exercises in human factors design.  Experimental methodology underlies the content of this course.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PRSP
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Perspectives: Educational Philosophy and Planning Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 301T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Perspectives Educational Planning
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This theory seminar is geared for students with experience in independent learning such as:  teaching, training, human resources, management or supervision; learning situations such as education in another country, English as a second language or disabilities; or other learning situations that have helped them reflect on and understand values and expectations toward being an educated person.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Applications Development II
COU_NBR: 329
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RDNG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Educated Reader: Analytical Reading
COU_NBR: 112
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Reading
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is intended for students wanting to become more proficient college readers.  Readings adress a number of current topics from multiple perspectives.  Students are exposed to materials in areas such as the social and natural sciences, business,  and literature. The course emphasizes the importance of reading analytically and interacting effectively with visual information.  In order to enhance their reading comprehension, students engage in ongoing communication about lengthy readings through small group discussion, in-class exercises, written assignments and periodic oral presentations.  Some library work is included.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Financial Markets and Institutions
COU_NBR: 560G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Designing and Managing Teams in Health Care
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the key skills and competencies required by anyone in health care required to lead a team or be a member on a team.  As dental hygiene professionals and other health care professionals look to future opportunities, working in collaborative teams for new markets and practice areas will be needed.   The course will address how to organize and manage teams, the individual's roles within the team, and problem solving methods and techniques.  Whether you work in a community health, sales, research or education, this course will assist you to better implement procedures and processes needed for building teams. Topics will include team building, collaborative leadership, communication, conflict management, and project management.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Thermodynamics
COU_NBR: 351
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Organization of Programming Languages
COU_NBR: 365
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  A comparative study of programming paradigms including structured programming, object-oriented programming, functional programming and logic programming; exploration of programming constructs in terms of data types, control structures, subprograms and parameter passing, nesting and scope, derived data types, input and output, and dynamically varying structures. Also covered are the principles of lexical analysis, parsing, and the implementation of arrays, switch statements, and subprograms. Programming projects.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advertising Copywriting, Design and Production
COU_NBR: 348
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In advertising and marketing today copywriting is more important than ever. Effective copy needs to cut through the clutter, whether it's used for ads, social media, web sites, email blasts, video scripts, direct mail or brochures. The focus of this course is learning how to write compelling copy, incorporating positioning, creative briefs, research, features and benefits, creation of an advertising premise and copy organization.  Writers are often expected to do it all, so the course also covers design basics and production terminology and practices. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Program Evaluation
COU_NBR: 618
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Trauma and Traumascapes: Identity, Legacy, and Memory
COU_NBR: 318
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Criminal Justice Response to the Mentally Ill and Other Special Populations
COU_NBR: 465
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHYS
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Seminars in Physics
COU_NBR: 469
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Physics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course takes advantage of scientific presentations offered in the Twin Cities area by educational institutions such as Metropolitan State University and the University of Minnesota.  This course can, with instructor permission, be taken more than once for credit. Intended for students minoring in physics. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Health Assessment
COU_NBR: 617
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on using clinical reasoning. Students will incorporate principles of advanced health assessment to case-based learning across the lifespan. This course builds on NURS 325: Essential Concepts of Health Assessment. Competence Statement: Knows the skills and techniques of advanced health assessment well enough to recognize and predict the presence of signs and symptoms related to alterations in normal body functions.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Pharmacology
COU_NBR: 619
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  Using clinical reasoning students will incorporate principles of advanced pharmacology to case-based learning across the lifespan. This course builds on concepts from NURS306 Principles of Pharmacology I, NURS404 Principles of Pharmacology II, and NURS405 Principles of Pharmacology III.  Competence Statement: Knows the principles of advanced pharmacology well enough to anticipate therapeutic benefits and potential adverse events of pharmacologic interventions.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Supply Chain Management
COU_NBR: 455
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: IBUS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Legal Aspects of International Business
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: International Business
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Early Modern European Philosophy
COU_NBR: 376
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Spiritual Journey
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Religion, Morality and Contemporary U.S. Society
COU_NBR: 366
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MPNA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Capstone in Community Oriented Management
COU_NBR: 695
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Master of Public and Nonprofit Admin
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.  


LVL: U
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Current Topics in Finance
COU_NBR: 565
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course applies the theory and practice of contemporary finance. We will  apply the broad concepts of risk management, ratio analysis, capital budgeting, return and risk, and asset valuation. Our goal will be to understand how these concepts work in real-life business situations. Topics will vary from term to term.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing and Technical Communication Capstone
COU_NBR: 461
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class provides a bridge between academic study and professional careers in writing or technical communication. Students assess and reflect on their academic study; research and write a capstone project; develop a writer's portfolio; and learn about writing- related careers through guest speakers and informational interviews. This class is required for all Technical Communication and Professional Writing majors.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Marketing Planning
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers marketing planning from mission statement to budgets.  It extends and builds upon the planning methods introduced in Marketing Management.  Particular emphasis is placed upon environmental scanning, competitive analysis, comparisons of alternative strategies and the organizational activities required to implement the plan.  The planning methods and procedures discusses are equally applicable for organizations operating in the economy's private, not-for-profit and government sectors.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Contemporary Philosophy
COU_NBR: 378
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Physical Development, Health, Nutrition, Effects of Drugs in Birth-Grade 6
COU_NBR: 331
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Intensive Practicum I
COU_NBR: 400P
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  A clinical course which focuses on the application and integration of healthcare and nursing concepts, assessment skills and interventions necessary to provide basic safe and effective holistic nursing care to adults with acute, chronic, and traumatic conditions. Emphasis is placed on the examination of dynamic interrelationships between professional practice and the health and wellbeing of diverse persons and populations. Clinical experiences will occur on adult medical-surgical units with a focus on clinical decision-making and fundamental nursing skills.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSVP
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Violence: Individual, Community and Global Responses
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Service Violence Prevention
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses how violence is responded to at various levels.  It examines the role and development of personal skills and involvement in addressing violence, community intervention resources, systems responses such as punishment and rehabilitation in violence prevention, social change movement responses to violence, and international violence and the growth of human rights movements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Object-Oriented Design and Implementation
COU_NBR: 372
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Research Methods in Social Science
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Science
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Data/Statistical Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
COU_NBR: 307
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn the basic procedures used in the collection and analysis of data in the behavioral sciences. Statistical software is used to conduct descriptive and inferential analyses of both small and large data sets.  Students learn to write conceptual conclusions supported by statistical analyses.  Prerequisite:  Completion of math general education requirements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Jewish-Christian Encounter
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Religion and Politics in America
COU_NBR: 531
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MUSC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Topics in Music
COU_NBR: 322
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Music
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Moral Theory
COU_NBR: 355
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: STDT
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Student Teaching in the Urban Primary Grades 1-3
COU_NBR: 490
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: UNKNOWN
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Supervised student teaching with children in urban primary grades (1-3) classrooms for required for teacher candidates seeking early childhood licensure (Birth-Grade 3). Placement is for a minimum of three full-time weeks (2 credits) in combination with other student teaching placements to a maximum of fifteen full-time weeks (9 credits) in a single placement depending on the teacher candidate's Individualized Student Teaching Plan that is developed with and approved by the teacher candidate's advisor and the Field Experience Coordinator. Weekly reflections, periodic seminars with other student teachers, and the development of a standards-based portfolio are also required.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PADM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Public Policy Analysis
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Public Administration
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Asian Americans in Minnesota
COU_NBR: 262
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides the historical and contemporary perspectives of Asian Americans in Minnesota from the late 1800s to the present.  the historical overview includes immigration and refugee experiences.  The contemporary component includes demographics, struggles, conflicts and opportunities of Asian Americans in the state.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Telecommunications and Internet Management
COU_NBR: 467
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: FLDW
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Decision Sciences Prior Learning
COU_NBR: 365I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Assessment Test
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: History of Sexuality: Modern Perspectives
COU_NBR: 339
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will examine the tension between the private life and public controversies about sexual expression and identity in modern U.S. history. Students will consider the preconditions that gave rise to collective behavior calling for increased regulation of private life as well as examine when, why, and how groups organized to reclaim individual rights to free expression. Consequently, this course is organized around the following sources of public debate about sexuality over time: reproduction and reproductive freedom; patterns of sexual behavior within and outside of the family; consumer culture and mass media; and the formulation of sexual identities.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Symbolic Logic
COU_NBR: 204
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Symbolic logic uses formal methods in order to study the properties of arguments in a precise and rigorous manner.  In this course, we learn about both the propositional calculus, which deals with the logical relations that hold among whole propositions, and the predicate calculus, a system which allows more precise analysis of linguistic structure.  The course will focus on both translation of natural languages into symbolic form, and proofs using natural deduction.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DENH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Restorative Functions Clinic
COU_NBR: 440
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Dental Hygiene
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ARTS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Intermediate Photography
COU_NBR: 316
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Arts
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Basic photographic techniques as personal expression, approaches to image making and printing  photographs using digital equipment.  Students explore photography as a creative art form.


LVL: U
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: WORK
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Online PMP/CAPM Preparation Workshop
COU_NBR: 9028
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Special Program/Community
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 7
COU_DESC:
  12 week module online to prepare Project Management Professional candidates to take and pass the PMP and CAPM exams.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DBA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Global Issues in Business: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
COU_NBR: 740
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Doctorate in Business Administration
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of international factors directly or indirectly affecting day-to-day operations and management decision making of small, mid size, and large organizations that pursue business opportunities internationally. Emphasis is placed on research, analysis, and decision making skills essential to success in an increasingly international business environment.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Problem Formulation and Data Presentation
COU_NBR: 671
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Real Time Operating Systems
COU_NBR: 664
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the study of fundamentals of design and implementation of real-time operating systems.  Most embedded computer systems have dedicated microprocessors as their computational and controlling elements and run real-time operating systems.  This course covers concepts, programming languages, tools, hardware, and methodologies used in the construction of real-time operating systems and their peripheral components.  Topics include: applications of real-time operating systems; communications between PC computers and embedded systems; fundamental concepts of scheduling (multitasking and interruptions); introduction of basic hardware components used in most real-time operating systems; Hardware description language[VHDL]; and the writing of a real-time operating system [RTOS] using industrial standard C language, debugging, and loading the code to the target hardware.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSDS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Disability Rights: History and Current Trends
COU_NBR: 305
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services and Disability Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Internet Courses
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: O
COU_DESC:
  Disability Rights: History and Current Trends traces the history, policies, and individual and group empowerment efforts that led to the formation of the disability rights movement. Key legislation including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, and education acts are examined.  Future trends in disability policies and civil rights are also explored. The challenges and struggles that persons with disabilities have fought to change in order to gain independence, respect, and opportunities are studied through American perspectives of disability history.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Environmental Justice and Public Policy
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This class focuses on the history and background of the social and environmental issues confronting racial and ethnic communities in the United States.  Students learn about the practice and politics of ecological inequality, community initiatives which have developed to combat such inequality, and how environmental justice has emerged as a viable and powerful political movement.  This course is useful to students interested in environment and public policy as well as racial and ethnic studies.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Cross-Cultural Psychology
COU_NBR: 372
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Organic Chemistry II
COU_NBR: 332
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Ethical Dimensions for Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 602
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on the theory and skills that prepare nurses to be competent participants of a moral community.  Content includes analysis and application of several conceptualizations of ethical behavior, examination of the roots of ethical behavior, clarification of values, ethical decision making, collaboration with others to determine ethical standards, and evaluation of an ethic of care in nursing practice.  Students explore caring and justice within health care. Graduate students further examine the ethical dimensions related to advanced nursing roles.


LVL: G
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Principles of Urban Education
COU_NBR: 600
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed for graduate level study and conducted in seminar format. The purpose is to explore the impact of successful teaching of diverse students in urban classrooms. Students in the seminar will examine issues related to urban education mirrored in research, theory, and practice while looking at instructional approaches as reflected in the Standards of Effective Practice. Topics will include but not exclusive to multicultural competencies, curriculum transformation, and teacher dispositions. In addition, students will come to understand the role of the students' family, culture, social class, and ethnicity. The seminar is designed to meet several Standards of Effective Practice for the State of Minnesota Board of Teaching (BOT) (State Statute 8700.2000) for all teacher licensing programs.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Alcohol and Drug Counseling Group Practicum II
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The alcohol and drug counseling group internship is intended to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge and skills acquired during their academic coursework and transfer it into clinical settings.  This Internship requires students to demonstrate competence in the Transdisciplinary Foundations and 8 Practice Dimensions (12 core functions) of alcohol and drug counseling, including culturally competent and professionally ethical practice.  In the classroom portion of this course, students will review and critically analyze counseling style, diversity, ethics and the agency in which they are conducting their internship.  In addition, they will continue to practice and enhance clinical skills and techniques.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NPM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Resource Development and Strategic Communications
COU_NBR: 650
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nonprofit Management
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
CRHR: .5
TITLE: WOC Wound Practicum Portfolio Evaluation
COU_NBR: 529P
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
COU_NBR: 100
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ETHS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Research for Social Change
COU_NBR: 400
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Ethnic Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn about community research by participating in individualized classroom learning and working on research projects within communities of color.  This course is appropriate for students who want a hands-on multicultural research experience to learn basic research skills or to enhance existing ones.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Effects of Drugs on Learning
COU_NBR: 202
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides prospective teachers with an overview of the licit and illicit drugs used by children and adolescents.  The course develops awareness of what teachers should know about commonly prescribed medications intended to help students remain in the instructional setting and be productive learners.  The course also emphasizes awareness of child and adolescent drug abuse and addiction, along with responsibilities and strategies for intervention on behalf of students' wellness.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Prevention of Substance Abuse
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will focus on how prevention practitioners can design and implement scientifically defensible prevention principles, programs and practices that meet the needs of their own communities.  The course will examine science-based prevention and its relevance, the theoretical approaches to evidence-based prevention, and identify effective prevention principles, programs and practices.  Special emphasis will be placed on adapting evidence-based models to meet local needs and interests.  Successful completion of the course will qualify students for certification as a Certified Prevention Professional (CPP) through the Minnesota Certification Board.


LVL: G
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Theories and Explorations in Community Based Intercultural Communication
COU_NBR: 533G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Theories and Explorations in Community Based Intercultural Communication has both a global and local perspective.  Theories are learned to help students develop their ability to apply a comparative perspective to cross-cultural communication episodes in interpersonal interactions. World issues and news are examined to better understand who U.S. immigrants are and why they are in the U.S. and Minnesota, as well as to become global citizens who see the interconnected and interdependent aspects of all who share this earth.  Students research topics of interest that evolved out of their own communities to better understand the social, economic, religious and political values and practices of a specific immigrant/refugee group. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: SSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Qualitative Research Methods
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Social Science
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines and utilizes research methods that produce descriptive data, primarily people's observable behavior and their spoken and written words.  Students develop skills in participant observation, in-depth interviewing and historical approaches.  Current social research practices are examined in light of postmodern, feminist, and postcolonial critiques of science and methodology.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Public Relations Principles
COU_NBR: 381
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Minnesota History
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Software Engineering
COU_NBR: 470T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Corporate Finance
COU_NBR: 595
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on case studies. Topics include capital and business strategy analysis, forecasting and prospective analysis, mergers and acquisitions, credit analysis, corporate financing strategies, and management communications. This course requires extensive use of spreadsheets.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ECON
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Economic Research and Forecasting
COU_NBR: 497
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Economics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course prepares students for the task of analyzing primary and secondary economic data in order to assist decision makers in profit, nonprofit and public organizations. It also provides an introduction to econometrics: regression models, serial correlation, forecasting, simultaneous equation estimation, model building, time series and simulations. Students work on a major project during the course.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Molecular Biology
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers molecular biology, the study of genetic expression at the molecular level-including transcription, translation, and DNA replication emphasizing structure and function, and focusing on how molecular lab techniques elucidate the genetic mechanisms of the cell. Lab includes recombinant DNA, gel electrophoresis, PCR and sterile technique. Intended for biology majors.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WKSP
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: GRE Preparatory Course
COU_NBR: SL05
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Workshop
IUT_LONG_DESC: Special Program/Community
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 7
COU_DESC:
  This standardized test is required for admission at over 2000 graduate schools worldwide. Our fast-paced and exciting GRE Course quickly and efficiently prepares you for the test. Each course is held on the Saturday and Sunday of a single weekend, featuring: 16 hours of live, in-class instruction Instructors who have all scored in the 99th percentile on an actual GRE Pre-course supplements addressing Math and Verbal fundamentals A personal copy of GRE Practicing to Take the General Test, 10th Edition, including over 1000 actual GRE questions Free Email Assistance Program.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LING
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Language and Gender
COU_NBR: 346
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Linguistics
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation II
COU_NBR: 669
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The Management of Technology has become an important discipline within the field of MIS.  In this second course of a two course sequence, you will build on the basic principles of technological change and the mgmt of that change in modern institutions, to learn how to generate and foster innovative technological environments, and how to becoe an agent of technological change.  We will look at innovation models, moving from research and emerging technologies to mature technologies, how to make technological change a key element of strategy with high payback and many more, using state-of-the-art technologies and real world case examples.


LVL: G
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Applied Police Research
COU_NBR: 653
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Using both a theoretical and practical framework, students will identify a critical issue facing law enforcement. The student will research the critical issues, identifying alternatives and solutions. This course is a student designed research project to meet the special needs of the students, their agency, and/or the law enforcement profession.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Telecommunications Economics and Policy
COU_NBR: 498
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers a range of telecommunication applications and explores how those technologies are impacting the business enterprise.  It addresses the legal impact of various telecommunication services on day-to-day business operations and analyzes the productivity and revenue-enhancement potential available to business.  The course also addresses the issues of creating mass customization for end users.  This course is targeted at students who are working business managers with a need to understand the impact of the new and emerging telecommunications services and how they can be harnessed to add value to business operations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Gender in Literature and Film
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course surveys how classic works of American literature and film assert, examine and/or question gender conventions that affect both men and women.  Students discuss ways in which fiction, drama, poetry, popular music and film can promote, question or subvert  gender conventions. The goal of these discussions is to make new discoveries about familiar works of literature, to examine a range of assertions and arguments that authors and film directors make about gender, and to consider the purposes gender conventions serve for individuals and the community in the United States.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Human Services Organization Consulting Approaches and Techniques
COU_NBR: 498T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This theory seminar enables students to apply the five phases of organization consulting, including organization problem identification, contracting, data collection, delivery and feedback evaluation to the design of a custom design consultation project.  This course is highly interactive.  


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: The American Presidents
COU_NBR: 313
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The president of the United States is the most powerful political leader in the world.  And yet Americans know astonishingly little about the person they elect to the highest office in the land, and even less about past presidents-who they were, what they did, how they helped shape the history of the United States and the world.  At the same time, paradoxically, the genre of presidential biography is an extremely popular one with the reading public.  This independent study is a critical and analytical exploration of the history of America's past leaders.  Periodically historians are surveyed to determine how they "rank" the American presidents.  Among the issues considered are why presidents have been ranked as they have, and whether these rankings reflect reasonable judgments of their accomplishments in office.  As students read about these men-for that is what they always have been-they should what constitutes political success, and why people remember some presidents as "great," and others as failures.  Also to be considered is the issue of "character."


LVL: U
SUBJ: IDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Women in Math, Science and Technology
COU_NBR: 330
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CIS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Interdisciplinary Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This interdisciplinary course explores the history, theory and methods of analysis for understanding institutional barriers to women's participation in math, science, and technology. Students will explore the history of women's participation, the ways in which the philosophy of science has created an exclusive view of science itself as well as science education, the educational and professional climate for women in these fields, and the ways in which stereotypical images of women in literature and film continue to influence women's participation.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: PRAC
TITLE: Alcohol and Drug Counseling Pre-Practicum Seminar
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to help students evaluate their readiness, prepare for and then select a practicum site for Alcohol and Drug Counseling.  Examples of course topics include: examination of personal readiness, practicum or career goals, review an array of possible practicum sites and making an appropriate selection for practicum.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Process Analysis and Design
COU_NBR: 683
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course was created to give students a thorough look at the discipline of process analysis and design, workflow analysis and process reengineering.  It uses a highly visual approach to both designing and communications process analysis.  Students will learn to properly analyze, design and build the main visualizations for process analysis including flowcharts, data flow diagrams, entity relationship diagrams and others as tools for communicating management designs.  


LVL: U
SUBJ: WKSP
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: Online Academic Success Workshops
COU_NBR: AP02
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SAFS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Workshop
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DBA
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Doctoral Seminar in the Development of Management Thought
COU_NBR: 700
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Doctorate in Business Administration
IUT_LONG_DESC: Doctorate in Business Administration
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: Y
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the history of the development of management theory and practice and its relationship to significant issues and challenges of today's managers. The works of both classical and contemporary management theorists will be analyzed, with students developing and defending models of management practice for their use in business organizations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Teaching and Assessing Students with Disabilities in Urban 5-12 Classrooms
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an overview of the role of subject area teachers in assessing, accommodating, and supporting the education of diverse students with disabilities and other special needs in urban grades 5-12 classrooms. The course will address what teachers should know about exceptional learners, including students with disabilities and students with special gifts and talents. The responsibilities of general education teachers in service to students with special needs who are included in the mainstreamed classroom will also be examined, and practice will be provided for developing lesson plans and assessments that meet the needs of students with exceptionalities. Special education law and collaboration with special education staff will be discussed in the context of reviewing current research, issues and best practices for pre- and post-special education service needs of exceptional learners in urban public schools. Clinical field experience hours are part of the course requirements.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Intermediate Intercultural Communication
COU_NBR: 333
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations - Skills
COU_NBR: 100B
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This two credit course is designed for students who have taken the MIS 100 (formerly MISD 100) waiver exam and who successfully completed only the concepts portion, but not the skills portion.  This course focuses on creating computer literate users who can better communicate with the technical people in their organization.  It covers computer skills that introduce students to word processing, graphics, database, spread sheet, business presentation and Internet microcomputer applications.  An e-mail account is required before registration.  This course, taken with MIS 100A, fulfills the MIS 100 requirement.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Fundamentals of Information Technology in Organizations-Concepts
COU_NBR: 100A
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This two credit course is designed for students who have taken the MIS 100 (formerly MISD 100) waiver exam and who successfully completed only the skills portion, but not the concepts portion.  This course focuses on creating computer literate users who can better communicate with the technical people in their organization.  It covers computer concepts pertaining to hardware, software, networks, internet and programming.  This course is delivered in a lecture format.  An e-mail account is required before registration. This course, taken with MIS 100B, fulfills the MIS 100 requirement.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHYS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Introduction to Astronomy
COU_NBR: 101
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Physics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the evolution of the universe and the movements within the solar system and life cycles of stars. It is designed for students with a natural interest and fascination for planets, stars, and the universe. The class has access to a large telescope, a planetarium and color slides of recent space probes. Also, it explores special topics of interest including supernovas, quasars, gas giant planets and other wonders of the unfolding universe. Lab included. Intended for general education students and students majoring in Life Sciences Teaching. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Writing Major Projects
COU_NBR: 583
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LAWE
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Criminal Procedure and Investigation
COU_NBR: 325
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Law Enforcement
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the legal aspects of the investigation and arrest process and the fundamentals of criminal procedure:  statutory elements of felony and misdemeanor offenses, crime scene control, evidentiary rules, search and seizure, interrogation, and constitutional limitations.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Friday Forum Topics
COU_NBR: 360
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Writing Humor
COU_NBR: 356
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is a serious inquiry into what's funny, how to write that way and how to say something important in the process.  Each writer will focus on developing an idea of serious purpose and conveying that purpose through the use of humor.  All genres are welcome. This course may be repeated for credit.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Women in Minnesota Life: Education, Politics and Social Change
COU_NBR: 317
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores the roles, strategies and contributions of Minnesota women in public life, past and present. Assignments include experiential learning and investigation of community resources. Students investigate and analyze oral history, case study and traditional research methodologies and then choose the most appropriate to apply to a major project demonstrating research and critical thinking.


LVL: U
SUBJ: THEA
ABBR: INTR
CRHR: NULL
TITLE: Theater Individual Internship
COU_NBR: 350I
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Theater
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Financial Accounting
COU_NBR: 210
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course in financial accounting acquaints students with the "language of business" and the concepts and practices of accounting in order to understand, interpret, and analyze the financial accounting reports of economic entities.  Topics include:  economic context of accounting; introduction to basic financial statements with emphasis on the statement of cash flows;  measurement fundamentals; analysis of financial statements; cash; receivables; inventories; investments in equity and debt securities including Consolidations; long-lived assets; current and long-term liabilities; stockholders' equity; and time value of money concepts and computations for decision making: international accounting practices are incorporated into every topic.  This is not a bookkeeping course.


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice
COU_NBR: 646
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Essential Concepts of Pharmacology I
COU_NBR: 306
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Auditing
COU_NBR: 512
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The audit of corporate financial statements by the independent registered accountant using generally accepted auditing standards of the Public Companies Accounting Oversight Board for publicly traded corporations is the focus of this course. A risk based approach us used with emphasis on both auditing concepts and audit programs.


LVL: U
SUBJ: SOC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Interpersonal and Social Power: A View from Below
COU_NBR: 302
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Sociology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Power has traditionally been defined from the perspective of those who issue orders.  This course examines power from the vantage point of those expected to follow orders.  A model of empowerment is developed and applied to the interpersonal and social dynamics of domination and subordination with emphasis on gender, class, race and ethnicity.  Novels, movies, autobiographies, simulation games and case studies are used to explore the power dimension in everyday life.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Pollution Ecology
COU_NBR: 415
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the ecology of environmental pollution from biological, paleolimnological and international perspectives. Topics include acidification, eutrophication, metal and organic contamination, species introductions, and climate change. Students develop skill with structured decision making, risk assessment and public presentation. Intended for biology majors and other qualified students. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Strategic Management Accounting
COU_NBR: 320
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an introduction to the role of financial and nonfinancial information for planning and control decisions, emphasizing the strategic role of the management accountant in the organization.  It emphasizes strategy and the application of concepts and practices of management accounting on economic and noneconomic decisions.  Topics include:  cost behavior and estimation; cost analysis for planning and control decisions including value chain analysis, target costing, quality costs, customer value measurement systems, and benchmarking; cross-functional teams; activity-based management; and capital budgeting.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Computer Organization and Architecture
COU_NBR: 232
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Introduces machine language, digital logic and circuit design, data representation, conventional von Neumann architecture, instruction sets and formats, addressing, the fetch/execute cycle, memory architectures, I/O architectures, as well as hardware components, such as gates and integrated chips. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Group Dynamics and Facilitation
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: International Marketing
COU_NBR: 480
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the concepts and disciplines of international marketing.  Students develop an understanding of the international environment and its impact on marketing.  Topics include:  social and cultural influences, political, legal and financial considerations, exporting and importing; organizational alternatives, information sources, market-entry strategies, pricing and distribution, sales and communications practices, counter trade, and other current international marketing issues.  Major geographic marketing areas are discussed.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Developmental Disabilities: Issues, Concepts and Problem Solving
COU_NBR: 397
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course gives an overview of issues and concepts of developmental disabilities.  We will explore the cognitive and behavioral science evidence that helps us to better understand developmental disabilities, as well as the psychological, and cultural contexts that are experienced by individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.  Through readings, lectures, discussions, activities and assignments, we will explore evidenced-based practices and psychological theory and research.  Topics of developmental disability across the life span will include, but not limited to: etiology, diagnoses, risk factors, prevention, integration of individuals with specific types of developmental disabilities, family and community support.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSCD
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Chemical Dependency Concepts
COU_NBR: 300
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Alcohol & Drug Counseling
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to be an overview of the practice of Alcohol and Drug Counseling.  It covers the main theories or models which explain what chemical dependency is.  It also provides a survey of the practice of alcohol and drug counseling, including history, licensure requirements, 12 core functions, continuum of services, culture, evidence-based practices, laws, ethics and professionalism.  An orientation to the Alcohol and Drug major will also be provided.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Citizenship: Community Involvement
COU_NBR: 350
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  The purpose of this course is to educate and encourage the development of globally competent citizens and leaders. The course is designed to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to be engaged, responsible, and effective members of a globally interdependent society. Most importantly, students will be asked to think deeply about their world (including its future, current issues, its impact on their local area, and our personal responsibility as global citizens).


LVL: U
SUBJ: CHEM
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Introduction to Chemistry
COU_NBR: 102
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Chemistry
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to concepts, methods and vocabulary of the science of chemistry. Topics include scientific method, the history of chemistry, measurement and problem-solving in chemistry, the nature of matter and energy, atoms, molecules, chemical reactions, chemical bonding, the periodic table, solid, liquids, gases and chemical solutions. Includes lab. Intended for students preparing for CHEM 111 General Chemistry as well as students seeking a general education science course with lab.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Literary Criticism: Beginnings-1950
COU_NBR: 501
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Technical Writing
COU_NBR: 271
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Praxis Seminar II
COU_NBR: 690
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
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.       


LVL: U
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Principles of Finance
COU_NBR: 390
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces the application to financial decision-making of mathematics, statistics, economic theory, and accounting procedures. The two central ideas are time value of money and the relationship between expected return and risk, and how these ideas are used to value bonds, stocks, and other financial securities, and to make capital investment decisions.


LVL: U
SUBJ: WRIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Professional and Technical Writing Careers
COU_NBR: 301
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Writing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Students learn about the skill set required to succeed professionally and how they might acquire these skills through coursework. Students also learn about career opportunities for professional writers and technical communicators through presentations by guest speakers and readings.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSTD
ABBR: SEM
TITLE: Career Pathing Theory Seminar
COU_NBR: 397T
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Theory Seminars
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services/Training & Adult Dvlpmnt
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Career Pathing is a computer enhanced course, and is intended for students who know their own career goals, but want to enhance their knowledge of career development and how to use this information.  The course content covers career development theory and applications, and topics relevant to adult career planning.  Those adult career-planning topics include: cultural diversity, dynamics of layoffs, career change and reentry of workers.  The student-designed term project is intended to help students in their own work settings.  Career Pathing is ideal for managers trying to help their employees; the course is also useful to counselors and other human services workers and for those needing career planning knowledge for their clients, and adult learners wanting to enhance their knowledge and credentials.  Overlap:  HSTD 397 Career Pathing.


LVL: U
SUBJ: GNDR
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: GLBT Issues In Literature and Film
COU_NBR: 369
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Gender Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Peace Studies and the Psychology of Peace
COU_NBR: 334
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Psychology and the Law
COU_NBR: 608
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: Business Program Information Meeting
COU_NBR: 001
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Behind the Great Wall: The Real China
COU_NBR: 370
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Working with Diverse Communities:
COU_NBR: 562
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  These seminars are open to current students as well as professionals who work or plan to work with diverse communities.  Each seminar is focused on one specific issue in a community.  The seminars provide opportunities for concentrated learning of issues and culturally specific knowledge relevant to working in diverse communities.  Instructors will modify this description to accurately reflect course content and learning strategies for their specific topic.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: INTR
TITLE: Mentoring Children in the Urban Community
COU_NBR: 400
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Internships
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This group internship offers students an opportunity to learn via  guided experience principles for effective mentoring of school-aged children living in an urban environment.  The internship is offered in two-semester blocks in order to accommodate the p-12 school year.  Students are expected to register for two consecutive semesters for two credits each semester.  The mentor-interns meet weekly with their mentorees at designated school sites and attend monthly seminars in order to develop their relationship-building skills and to sharpen their ability to enhance assets in school-aged urban children in culturally-contained as well as multicultural contexts.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Biology of Women
COU_NBR: 106
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is an introduction to the health and biology of women, focusing on the major health and disease concerns for women (heart disease, stroke, cancer, osteoporosis, menstruation, pregnancy, infertility) and the biological systems involved (cardiovascular, neurological, skeletal, endocrine, and reproductive etc.). No dissection is required. Lab included. Intended for general education students and students needing a one-semester introduction to human biology or the biology of women.


LVL: U
SUBJ: BIOL
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Evolution
COU_NBR: 312
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Biology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course covers the science of evolutionary biology, including population genetics, microevolution, speciation, phylogenetics and macroevolution. The content and methods of modern research in evolutionary biology are emphasized; student read primary source scientific literature. Lab activities include field investigations, lab experiments, and computer modeling. Intended for biology and life sciences teaching majors.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to Clinical Psychology
COU_NBR: 406
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course gives students an introduction to the formal assessment and diagnostic procedures used in hospitals and other healthcare settings.  It reviews the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV and discusses the implications for therapy of differing diagnoses with similar symptoms.  This course is recommended for students considering graduate study in psychology, counseling and related human service areas.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MKTG
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Marketing Research
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Marketing, Advertising and Purchasing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the processes and techniques used in gathering, analyzing and reporting information that forms the basis for managerial and marketing decision making.   The course content includes the study of both secondary research methods and primary research methods, with the emphasis on survey methods.  There is a strong statistical analysis component, and students learn to use SPSS, statistical software used extensively in organizations that perform quantitative research.   Students design and implement a marketing research study.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HRM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Employee/Labor Relations
COU_NBR: 550
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Resource Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course focuses on employer-employee relationships in both union and nonunion settings in the private and public sectors. . Employee relations policies and practices include topics such as workplace violence, drug and alcohol policies, dispute resolution mechanisms, work teams, lean manufacturing/continuous improvement, employee involvement programs and employee communications. Labor relations topics addressed in the course include the unionization process, collective bargaining, contract administration, grievance procedure, arbitration and the future unions in the United States.


LVL: U
SUBJ: COMM
ABBR: LAB
TITLE: Desktop Computer Designing for Communication
COU_NBR: 171
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Communication
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to contemporary computer and design tools used in the communication field.  The course is structured around a series of exercises that help students develop skills and understanding of word processing, presentation software, the Internet and desktop publishing.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Mental Retardation: Adulthood and Old Age
COU_NBR: 389
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study examines community adaptation and behavioral, sociological and biological factors affecting adult and elderly mentally retarded individuals.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Leadership and Management in Nursing
COU_NBR: 465
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
IUT_LONG_DESC: Nursing
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: X
COU_DESC:
  Modeling and Role-Modeling is used in this course to expand and enhance leadership/management content in order to promote collaborative, effective client-centered care.  Theory and concepts related to leadership, motivation, change and conflict as well as organizational and managerial theory and processes are discussed.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MATH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Calculus III: Multivariable Calculus
COU_NBR: 310
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Mathematics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This is a continuation of Math 211 Calculus II and covers calculus as it applies to functions of several variables. Topics include vectors and plane curves, partial differentiation, curves and vectors in space, multiple integrals, vector fields, line integrals, and Stokes Theorem.


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Constitutional Law
COU_NBR: 210
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an overview and critical examination of constitutional law as it relates to criminal justice issues.  A historical overview of the U.S. Constitution is covered along with how the Constitution works in the legal system including the role of the Supreme Court and constitutional interpretation.   The first, fourth, fifth, sixth, eighth, and fourteenth amendments are emphasized.  The course also examines how the Constitution protects the rights of those charged as well as the rights of law-abiding citizens.


LVL: G
SUBJ: DSCI
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Managerial Statistics
COU_NBR: 651
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Decision Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to give students a conceptual understanding of statistics with an emphasis on the use of applied statistics in managerial decision-making process. Topics covered include methods of summarizing data, including collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of numerical data. microsoft Excel will be used to perform statistical analyses.


LVL: G
SUBJ: FIN
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: International Finance
COU_NBR: 550G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Finance
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This graduate course meets jointly with FIN 550. The course examines the same topics as FIN 550, but with greater breadth, in greater depth, and with additional assignments.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HUM
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Classical World: Greece
COU_NBR: 311
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Humanities
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  In this course, students read and enjoy classic works of literature, history and philosophy from the eighth to first centuries before the common era, by such writers as Homer, Sappho, Herodotus, Sophocles, Aristophanes and Plato.  The course explores characteristics of ancient Greece and its continuing influence on intellectual history.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ANTH
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Archaeology: Explaining the Past
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Anthropology
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PHIL
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Views of Human Nature
COU_NBR: 105
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Philosophy
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Biopsychology
COU_NBR: 345
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course examines the biological basis of behavior.  Topics include structure and function of the nervous system, psychopharmacology, electrophysiology, and higher order function of the nervous system.  Laboratories include brain dissection, nerve histology, electrophysiology and behavioral experiments.  


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Epidemiology and Population Health
COU_NBR: 708
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ECON
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: International and Comparative Economics
COU_NBR: 314
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Economics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course analyzes selected issues and problems in international trade and also studies how various countries approach basic economic policy questions.  Topics include:  the theory of comparative advantage, barriers to trade such as tariffs and quotas, exchange rates, balance of payments, organizations such as the International Monetary Fund and World Trade Organization, and an analysis of current issues in American trade policy.  The course concludes with an analysis of the economic policies of major trading partners:  Japan, China and the European Union with some attention to other capitalist and noncapitalist economies.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Child Psychology
COU_NBR: 308
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course provides an overview of the science of child psychology.  Major theories and research related to a child's perceptual, motor, emotional, social and cognitive development are reviewed, and their practical applications are explored.  Overlap: PSYC 308T Child Psychology Theory Seminar.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Systematic Training for Effective Parenting: Early Childhood
COU_NBR: 110
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: NULL
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is designed to take students through a widely-used evidence-based parenting program with the dual purpose of providing students with parenting skills for their own families and to evaluate the program in the context of research on parent-child relationships. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: U.S. Economic Life: Business
COU_NBR: 303
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  How did the economic undertakings of the first colonists in Virginia and Massachusetts grow into today's businesses?  How did American businessmen and women shape the Industrial Revolution and how, in turn, did that revolution influence American business?  What is distinctive about American capitalism, and how did it come to be what it is?  These and other subjects make up the story of business in U.S. Economic Life.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: INDS
TITLE: Vocational Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities
COU_NBR: 394
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Independent Study
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This independent study covers current trends and practices used in vocational rehabilitation of persons with physical and/or mental disability.  Students review various physical and mental disabilities, implications for treatment and rehabilitation, and the services and organizations serving persons with disabilities.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MIS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced IT Management, Planning and Systems Delivery
COU_NBR: 660
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management Information Systems
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Time to market, competitive advantage, organizational agility and emerging technologies are some of the dynamics that constantly influence IT functions such as Business/IT alignment, strategic IT planning, IT architecture, portfolio management and systems delivery. Understanding the relationships between these drivers, their impact on IT and the associated trade-offs is critical to managing an effective IT organization.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Gender in Early Modern Europe
COU_NBR: 357
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course explores gender in early modern Europe with an emphasis on women, both ordinary and elite. With lives and experiences as diverse as the Europe in which they lived, women in the period from the fifteenth to the seventeenth century were not only daughters, wives and mothers, but also prophets, witches, writers, artists, artisans, queens and courtesans. Applying gender analysis to early modern European society allows for better understanding of how people both shape and are shaped by the time and place in which they live.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Humanistic Psychology
COU_NBR: 318
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course looks at the array of theories in the humanistic tradition and the historical and philosophical background of this tradition.  Humanistic psychology is compared to the other major schools of therapeutic psychology in the United States.


LVL: U
SUBJ: RELS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Introduction to World Religions
COU_NBR: 304
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Religious Studies
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: INFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Information Issues:
COU_NBR: 518G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information Studies
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course addresses issues of information access and cybrethics. These issues can include access vs. privacy or secrecy; security; the fair and unfair uses of intellectual property; free speech vs. civil rights; censorship; public policy; and the corporate bottom line, the question of who pays for what in the transmission of information and entertainment. Note: This course is about information issues and is not a technology skills building course. This is a 4 credit course and it is assumed that students are familiar with utilizing online databases for research.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HIST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: From Reagan to Obama: America Since 1980
COU_NBR: 344
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: History
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Dance Therapy Overview
COU_NBR: 502
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course introduces students to the history and concepts of dance therapy and the importance of nonverbal communication in people's lives through active participation.  Differing theoretical approaches are explained, then explored through movement.  Students learn about themselves through their own body movement and experience how their "body talk" affects the dynamics of a group.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Networks and Security
COU_NBR: 460
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: WORK
TITLE: Psychology Internship Group Meetings
COU_NBR: 010
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Workshops
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  These meetings are required as part of the individual psychology internship experience.  Meetings help students plan their internships and gain from their experiences by reflecting on their learning.  Note:  These meetings are required as part of the individual psychology internship experience.  The two meetings help students plan their internships and gain from their experiences by reflecting on their learning.


LVL: U
SUBJ: PSYC
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Early Childhood Studies Capstone: Professionalism and Ethical Issues
COU_NBR: 420
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Psychology
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This capstone course is an exploration of the dilemmas facing early childhood professionals today through analysis of historical studies, recent reports and autobiographical reflections.  Consideration is given to social policy issues, advocacy, leadership, ethics and organizational change.  Students should register for this course in their final university semester.


LVL: U
SUBJ: INFS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Research in Special Collections and Archives
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information Studies
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: MDST
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Children, Adolescents and the Media
COU_NBR: 363
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Media Studies
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. 


LVL: G
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Primary Care Nursing II: Secondary Prevention across the Lifespan
COU_NBR: 722
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ICS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Algorithms and Data Structures
COU_NBR: 340
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Information and Computer Sciences
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Exploration of the design and implementation of data structures and algorithms fundamental to computer systems and applications and to software engineering.  Topics include trees, graphs, basic analysis of algorithmic complexity, fundamental questions of computability, and introduction to the algorithmic basis of intelligent systems. Programming projects.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Nursing Care of the Family
COU_NBR: 406
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: STAT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Advanced Biostatisics in Health Research
COU_NBR: 621
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Statistics
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course is the application of statistical knowledge in reading, evaluating, and utilizing research findings.  Students will know and understand the advanced statistical methods applied in the health sciences, and the students will develop the skills required to critque research, especially nursing research, and to have an understanding of the fundamental requirements of conducting their own research studies.


LVL: U
SUBJ: LIT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Working Class Literature
COU_NBR: 345
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Literature
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Working-class literature is fiction and poetry written by people from working-class backgrounds about working-class life.  This course introduces characteristic themes and techniques in American working-class novels written within the last 100 years, and considers the place of working-class writing within the larger context of American literature and culture.  This literature explores some of the individual and community pressures bearing on working-class lives and generally affirms that, while not conforming to middle-class norms, working people live in ways that have integrity, honor and value.


LVL: G
SUBJ: ACCT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Governmental and Not-for-profit Accounting
COU_NBR: 550G
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Accounting
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: EDU
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Assessment and Curriculum for English Learners in Urban Schools
COU_NBR: 653
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: UED
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Education
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: HSER
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Spirituality and Helping
COU_NBR: 415
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: HCPS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Human Services
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.


LVL: U
SUBJ: NURS
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: Applied Pathophysiology for Nursing I
COU_NBR: 285
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SON
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Nursing
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. 


LVL: U
SUBJ: CJS
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Exploring Forensic Science
COU_NBR: 367
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: SLC
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Criminal Justice
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  This course will provide the student with a general overview and a better understanding of the wide range of disciplines found within the forensic sciences.  Fundamental topics such as forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic pathology, and forensic accounting will be discussed.  In addition 'traditionally' recognized topics in forensic science such as DNA, Trace Evidence, Impression Evidence, Drugs, and Questioned Documents will be covered.  The course instructor will utilize multi-media in a lecture format, utilizing case-studies, video supplements and expert guest speakers.


LVL: U
SUBJ: ESCI
ABBR: LLB
TITLE: Limnology
COU_NBR: 315
LEVEL: U
DIVISION: CAS
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Environmental Science
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.


LVL: G
SUBJ: MGMT
ABBR: LCTR
TITLE: The Changing Nature of Management and Organizations
COU_NBR: 635
LEVEL: G
DIVISION: COM
COU_TYPE: Courses
UPDTDESC: N
UPDTTITLE: N
DESCRIPTION: Management
IUT_LONG_DESC: Regular On Campus Course
INSTR_UNIT_TYPE: 1
COU_DESC:
  Organizations operate in a dynamic, constantly changing environment. Managers need to understand new perspectives and tools for organizational transformation, and the have the mastery of key transformational skills to be successful in this environment. This course examines these new perspectives and tools and provides students the opportunity to examine and refine their own approach to management in this dynamic environment. Topics include learning organizations, chaos theory, strategies for planned change and organizational development and other emerging issues.


