May 08, 2024  
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


Courses offered only online or both online and on-ground are indicated with (**)asterisks.

 

Dance

  
  • DANC 4404 - Dance Teaching Methods

    (3) Analysis of principles, methods, philosophy, materials, practice of teaching dance in educational settings; emphasis on preparing student to teach dance in public schools.

Early Childhood Education

  
  • ECED 2030 - Infant/Toddler Care

    (3)
  
  • ECED 2130 - Clinical Practicum I

    (2)
  
  • ECED 3130 - Clinical Practicum I

    (3)
  
  • ECED 3555 - Obsrv/Assmnt Infant/Erly Ch

    (3) Developmental perspective on measurement and evaluation in early childhood years. Considers standardized tests, observations, checklists and rating scales, and tests designed by teachers; their advantages and disadvantages for use with young children; and professional ethical issues pertaining to evaluating young children. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE: Junior Status.
  
  • ECED 4005 - Fam/Sch Collaboration/ECED

    (3) Emphasizes family systems theory as a guide to understanding, appreciating, and supporting diverse families; strategies for collaborating with families. Field experiences required. PREREQUISTE: ECED 3555, ECED 4510 and admisison to TEP. COREQUISITE: ECED 4500, 4515 and 4540.
  
  • ECED 4500 - Emergent Literacy/Lang Dev

    (3) Cognitive view in developmental perspective of language development and literacy processes from birth to age five; materials and methods of teaching and assessing language development and emergent literacy from a sociocultural perspective. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: ECED 3555 , ECED 4510 , Junior Status.
  
  • ECED 4510 - Early Chld Prgms/Pr

    (3) Early childhood profession, its multiple historical, philosophical, and social foundations; current issues, trends and public policies affecting children, families, programs for young children and early childhood profession; exploring early childhood teacher roles and responsibilities through observations in multi-cultural settings. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE: Junior Status.
  
  • ECED 4515 - Teach/Lrng Erly Chld Ed

    (3) Developmentally appropriate teaching and learning methods with emphasis on the teacher’s role as facilitator; fostering development and learning through play; creating appropriate, psychologically safe and healthy learning environments; fostering individual and group interactions. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: ECED 3555 , ECED 4510  and Junior Status.
  
  • ECED 4520 - Plan/Facilitn Social Lrng/Dev

    (3) Planning, implementing, and evaluating programs to facilitate young children’s social learning from birth through age 8; addresses socialization, social science skills, knowledge, and dispositions in context of integrating content instruction and learning. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: ECED 3555 , ECED 4005 , ECED 4510 , ECED 4540  and admission to TEP. COREQUISITE: ECED 4005 , ECED 4530 , ICL 4914 , and LITL 4240 .
  
  • ECED 4525 - Practicum Early Chld Tch/Lrn

    (1) Planning, implementing, evaluating early childhood methods and materials in K-3 classes. PREREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE: admission to TEP.
  
  • ECED 4530 - Plan/Facltn Math/Science Lrng

    (3) Provides knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to plan for and facilitate development and learning of physical, logico-mathematical, social knowledge of math and science for children from birth through nine years. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: ECED 3555 , ECED 4005 , ECED 4510 , ECED 4515 , ECED 4540  and admission to TEP. COREQUISITE: ECED 4005 , ECED 4520 , ICL 4914 , LITL 4240 .
  
  • ECED 4540 - Pln/Fclt Infant/Toddler Dev

    (3) Models, principles, curriculum and practices of developmentally appropriate infant/toddler caregiving; emphasis on teacher’s knowledge of child development, skills and dispositions necessary to foster infant and toddler development in group care settings. Field experience required. PREREQUISITE: PREREQUISITE: junior status. COREQUISITE: COREQUISITE: ECED 4500, 4005, 4515.

Earth Sciences

  
  • ESCI 1010 - Weather and Climate

    (4) (GEOG 1010) Atmospheric processes and geographic distribution of radiation, moisture, pressure, and circulation interacting to create weather systems and storms; oceanic influences, earth-sun relationships, global climate patterns; human interaction with atmosphere. Laboratory exercises, observations, and experiments designed to apply scientific methods. Fee $25.00 lab fee Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory per week [G]
  
  • ESCI 1020 - Landforms **

    (4) (GEOG 1020) Agents and processes of landform development and geographic relationships of landscapes including volcanic, fluvial, glacial, and coastal environments; soil development and vegetation associations; environmental hazards to humans; maps and aerial photo interpretation as sources of environmental information. Laboratory exercises, observations, and experiments designed to apply scientific methods subjects. Fee $25.00 lab fee Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week. [G]
  
  • ESCI 1040 - Physical Geology

    (4) (GEOL) Introduction to processes that form the rocks in the earth’s crust; the earth’s internal forces that make mountains and volcanoes; special emphasis on topics that impact the Mid-South, such as earthquakes. Fee $25.00 lab fee Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. [G]
  
  • ESCI 1050 - The Earth Through Time

    (4) (GEOL) Overview of history of earth and its life as interpreted from rock and fossil record; origins of continents, mountain ranges, ocean basins and National Parks. Fee $25.00 lab fee Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. [G]
  
  • ESCI 1100 - Biol Anth & Prehistory

    (3) (Same as ANTH 1100 ) Evolutionary basis of human origins and contemporary biocultural variation; fossil record of primate and hominid evolution; beginnings of human society; discovery of agriculture and emergence of complex societies; controversies in the search for human origins.
  
  • ESCI 1103 - The Human Planet

    (4) (GEOL) Applications of physical geology to understanding, evaluating and solving problems encountered in the environment by past human populations; study in management, utilization and preservation of archaeological resources. Fee $25.00 lab fee Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. [G]
  
  • ESCI 1301 - Survey of World Regions

    (3) (GEOG) (TBR: GEOG 2010) Survey of economic, cultural and physical traits characteristic of developing and industrialized nations. [G]
  
  • ESCI 1401 - Intro/Cultural Geography

    (3) (GEOG) (TBR: GEOG 1030) Geographical aspects of human behavior; distributional patterns and interactions of such cultural characteristics as language, religion, politics, and economics. [G]
  
  • ESCI 2300 - Great Discoveries in Archaelogy

    3 ANTH 2300   Great discoveries of archaeology that underlie our understandings of ancient societies and social institutions are explored. Overviews of major archaeological investigations, the archaeologists, and contemporary excavation practices; beginnings of society; discovery of agriculture; and the emergence of complex societies provide the basis to emphasize basics of the scientific methods of archaeology and the obligation to learn from prehistory.
  
  • ESCI 2301 - Fundamentals of Archaeology

    (4) (Same as ANTH 2301 ) Hands-on experience in archaeological methods; survey of past civilizations; critical evaluation of how modern archaeological methods and theories are applied. Fee Course Fee: $25. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100 , recommended.
  
  • ESCI 3100 - Seminar in Emergency Management

    (3) (Same as EMGT 3100 , UNIV 3100  and PADM 3100 ) Synthesizing and integrating the various elements of emergency management.
  
  • ESCI 3131 - Severe Weather

    (3) Descriptive account of the physical processes important in the formation of blizzards, ice storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, and heat waves. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010 
  
  • ESCI 3200 - People/Culture World

    (3) Major ethnographic areas and selected cultures of world.
  
  • ESCI 3211 - Invertebrate Paleontology

    (4) (GEOL) Fossil invertebrate animals and their importance in interpretation of ancient environments, evolution, and geologic time. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1040 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 3221 - Principles/Conservation

    (3) (GEOG) Development of conservation ethic and wilderness concepts; survey of environmental problems, land use, and energy and resource utilization; soil erosion and crop productivity relationships.
  
  • ESCI 3311 - Mineralogy/Petrology

    (4) (GEOL) Classification and identification of minerals. igneous rocks, metamorphic rocks in hand specimen; geological occurrence and use of minerals; genesis and occurrence of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Fee Course Fee: $25. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1020  or ESCI 1040 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 3451 - Intro/Urban Planning

    (3) (GEOG) Introduction to regional and urban planning emphasizing spatial relationships of physical, economic, and cultural phenomena necessary in planning process.
  
  • ESCI 3602 - Introduction to Geophysics

    (3) Physical methods used to study the earth’s interior. Each method is based on a particular area of physics such as seismology, potential methods (gravity and magnetics), electricity and magnetism, radioactivity and heat. Emphasis is placed onthe the interpretive aspects of each of the methods, as well as on their relative advantages and limitations. PREREQUISITE: PHYS 2010 .
  
  • ESCI 3712 - Sedimentology/Stratighy

    (4) Origin and classification of sedimentary rocks and mutual relationship of sedimentary rock bodies both geographically and through geologic time. Lecture emphasizes comparison of modern depositional systems with their ancient counterparts. Laboratory emphasizes hand specimen analysis and preparation of geologic maps. Fee Course Fee: $25. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1050  or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 3802 - Oceanography

    (3) (GEOL 3802) Origin, chemistry, water circulation, shoreline and deep water characteristics of oceans; its role in evolution and history of earth; marine life and its ecology.
  
  • ESCI 4122 - Soils and Soil Processes

    (3) (GEOG 4122) Processes and dynamics of soil profile development; major models of soil development examined and applied to soil genesis in Tennessee; application of soil techniques to archaeology, planning, earth sciences, and soil conservation and erosion problems; emphasis on field and laboratory techniques with field work in soil mapping and soil taxonomy. Fee Course Fee: $25 Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1020  or ESCI 1040 .
  
  • ESCI 4201 - Urbanization/Environment

    (3) (GEOG) Ways man has changed natural environment by urbanization and how physical features and processes influence development and function of cities.
  
  • ESCI 4202 - Geomorphology

    (4) (GEOL) Description, origin and interpretation of landforms and their relationships to underlying structure and geologic history; processes acting on earth’s surface, including active tectonics; weather; mass-wasting; climate change; and fluvial, shoreline, and glacial processes. Fee Course Fee: $25. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1020  or ESCI 1040 
  
  • ESCI 4211 - Physical Hydrology

    (4) CIVL 4211   Movement, storage and development of groundwater; groundwater in the hydrologic cycle; aquifer characteristics and tests. Fee Course Fee: $25. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1040  and MATH 1830  or equivalent.
  
  • ESCI 4213 - Field Methods/Hydrology

    (3) (GEOL) Practice of field methods in solving hydrologic problems. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 4211 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4214 - Climatology

    (3) (GEOG 4211) Climatic elements and methods of data analysis; applications of climatology in agriculture, health, economics, and architecture. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010 , MATH 1710 , and PHYS 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4215 - Physical Climatology

    (3) (GEOG) Components of earth’s energy balance, emphasis on solar radiation, heat transfer, and evapotranspiration. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010  and PHYS 2010 /PHYS 2011 .
  
  • ESCI 4216 - Synoptic Meteorology

    (3) Physical processes in the atmosphere applied to analysis and interpretation of synoptic (regional) scale systems using weather maps, upper-air soundings, satellite and radar imagery, and computer model output; introduction to techniques used in weather forecasting. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010 , MATH 1710  and PHYS 2010 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4231 - Water Resources

    (3) (GEOG) Hydrologic processes and their application to needs of cities, industry, agriculture, and recreation.
  
  • ESCI 4241 - Biogeog/GIS Analyses/Ecology

    (3) (GEOG) (Same as BIOL 4241 ) Basic principles of interaction between geography, organism diversity and evolution; physical factors limiting species distribution, theories of island biogeography, geographical modes of speciation. Laboratories introduce principles of GIS, basic functions of ArcGIS, and other programs relevant to ecological studies. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: BIOL 1120  and BIOL 1121 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4251 - Environmental Hazards

    (3) (GEOG) Environmental hazard and disaster experiences to investigate the nature, impact, and social responses to environmental hazards; focus is placed on relationship between nature, society, and technology in how people and places perceive, experience, and cope with environmental hazards.
  
  • ESCI 4252 - Global Environmental Change

    (3) (GEOP) Characteristics of natural systems; magnitude of human alteration of environmental systems; history of natural changes in climate and landscape; impact of changes. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4261 - Plan Sustainable Cities/Region

    (3) Multidisciplinary and multi-scaled approach to understanding the sustainability of natural and built environments in planning cities and regions; methods for measuring sustainability; emerging development concepts and practices; technology, efficiency, social equity and public health implications of sustainability; sustainable urban/regional form of the future.
  
  • ESCI 4301 - Archaeology/North America

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4301 ). Intensive study of various prehistoric cultures from earliest times until historic contact. PREREQUISITE: ANTH 1100 , ANTH 1200 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4307 - Thematic Studies/China

    (3) Geographic analysis of physical, cultural, and economic characteristics of China and neighboring regions.
  
  • ESCI 4308-4312 - Special Topics in Regional Geography

    (3) Geographic analysis of physical, cultural, economic characteristics of a selected world geographic region, including Europe, United States, Canada, Central America, South America. Repeatable May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit with a change in topic.
  
  • ESCI 4325 - Archaeol Fld/Lab Techn

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4325 ). Field excavation, specimen preparation, use of survey instruments and photography, map making, archaeological record keeping; methods and techniques in archaeological laboratory analysis; emphasis on organization and supervision of laboratory procedures. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4332 - Intro to Geochemistry

    (3) (GEOL) Geological and chemical processes that govern or control migration and distribution of elements and atomic species of earth in space and time. Three lecture hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 3311 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4335 - Analysis of Stone Artifacts

    3 ANTH 4335   Much of the prehistoric cultural record is pieced together through the analysis of stone artifacts. The class outlines the basics of stone “lithics” artifact anlysis through an in-depth study of current techniques, instrumentation, and theory.  Lecture is augmented by class discussion and hands-on experimentation “flintknapping.”
  
  • ESCI 4341 - Aqueous Geochemistry

    (3) (GEOL) Physical chemistry of aqueous solutions as applied to geochemical processes on earth’s surface. PREREQUISITE: CHEM 1120 .
  
  • ESCI 4350 - Archaeology of Collapse

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4350 ) Emphasis on archaeology of regional politics and archaic states throughout the world. Overview of social and political collapse of complex societies.
  
  • ESCI 4352 - Old World Archaeology

    (3) (3351) (Same as ANTH 4352 ) Old World cultures from first humans to early civilizations.
  
  • ESCI 4365 - Cultural Resource Mgmt

    (3) (ANTH 4375-6375) The majority of archaelogocial work in North America is conducted in compliance with tribal, state, and federal legislation in Cultural Resource Management (CRM). The ultimate goals of this course is to prepare students for CRM roles and responsibilities through learning the historic development, current legislation, practices and real world skills needed to conduct CRM work.
  
  • ESCI 4370-4379 - Special Topics in Archaeology

    (3) Repeatable May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit with a change in topic.
  
  • ESCI 4430 - Economic Geography

    (3) (ESCI 3430) Spatial characteristics and distribution of economic activities.
  
  • ESCI 4431 - Urban Geography

    (3) (GEOG) Geography of urban processes and forms; cultural, social, economic, and political aspects of the contemporary city.
  
  • ESCI 4443 - Transportation Planning

    (3) (GEOG) Planning for various transportation modes and networks and impact they have on land use and contemporary development problems.
  
  • ESCI 4502 - Computer Cartography

    (3) (GEOG) Use of computer mapping programs as effective techniques for visual presentation of wide variety of data. Fee Course Fee: $25. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week
  
  • ESCI 4511 - Remote Sensing/Environ

    (3) (GEOG 4511) Survey of theory and application of using color, infrared, thermal, and radar images generated from satellite and aerial photographs for geographic, geologic, environmental, and planning purposes. Fee Course Fee: $25. Two lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: one college-level MATH course, or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4512 - Structural Geology

    (4) (Was 3512) (GEOL) Structures of the crust; geometry of folds and faults, rock deformation, criteria for recognizing structures, solution of geometrical problems. Fee Course Fee: $25. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1040 , MATH 1910 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4515 - Geographic Info Science

    (3) Theoretical and practical understanding of fundamental GIS concepts, capabilities, and applications; nature of geographic data and issues of data input, data models, database design, spatial analysis, data output using ArcGIS software. Three lecture hours, two laboratory hours per week. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010  or ESCI 1020   or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4521 - Quantitative Methods

    (3) (GEOG) Introduction to quantitative methods in spatial analysis.
  
  • ESCI 4525 - Adv Geographic Info Science

    (3) (GEOG) Design and implementation of spatial analysis approaches within the context of GIS technology; development of a sound understanding of the operational basis of modern GIS technology. PREREQUISITE: GEOG 4515, or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4526 - Advanced Remote Sensing

    (3) Practical exercises and datasets to eleborate on fundamental skills introduced in ESCI 4511 . Topics include advanced image enhancement techniques, hyper-spectral image analysis, change detection, and analysis of active sensor system (LiDAR). PREREQUISITE: ESCI 4511 , or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4531 - Field Methods/Geography

    (3) (GEOG) Basic methods of geographic analysis used in classifying, analyzing and reporting field generated data including field mapping, sampling procedures, questionnaires and archival and public document research. Fee Course Fee: $25. One and one-half lecture hours, three laboratory hours per week.
  
  • ESCI 4541 - Geography/Field Studies

    (1-6) (GEOG) Faculty conducted field trip emphasizing study of geographic phenomena. Location will vary. Topics may include physical landscapes, landaus patterns, cross-cultural analysis, micro and regional economics, or other geographical processes. Credit hours based on length of time in field. Requires field journal and report to receive credit. Repeatable May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit with change in content. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor and completion of special registration.
  
  • ESCI 4551 - Urban Planning Studio

    (3) (GEOG) Application of planning process to urban problems and preparation of plans for the urban area. PREREQUISITE: GEOG 3451 or permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4610-4619 - Special Topics In Geography

    (3) Topics are varied and in online class listings. Repeatable May be repeated a maximum of 9 hours credit with a change topic.
  
  • ESCI 4621 - Investigations In GEOG

    (1-3) Student, under faculty supervision, studies in-depth particular geographic topic. Repeatable May be repeated for a maximum of 3 hours credit with change in content. PREREQUISITE: approval of instructor. (S/U/IP)
  
  • ESCI 4622 - Geology Field Camp

    (6) Preparation of structural and lithologic maps in prescribed geologic areas using topographic maps and aerial photographs. Instruments used are the alidade and the Brunton compass. Offered in summer school only. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 3311 , ESCI 4512   and ESCI 3712 .
  
  • ESCI 4680 - Applied Archaeology/Museums

    (3) (Same as ANTH 4680 ) Representations of cultural heritage in a broad array of public venues; repatriation, cultural patrimony, cultural resource management, civic engagement, rights and responsibilities of stakeholders, public involvement in museum representations, performance and education, culture and memory.
  
  • ESCI 4700 - Earth Science Internshp

    (1-9) (GEOG) Experience working with agency in which knowledge of earth science can be utilized. Repeatable May be repeated for a maximum of 9 hours credit. Credit allowed only after acceptance of report. PREREQUISITE: approval of instructor and department chair. (S/U)
  
  • ESCI 4701 - ESCI Field Excursions

    (1-2) (GEOL) Conducted field trips during spring vacation. About 30 hours of field work follow 2-4 hours of lectures. Open to nonmajors. Among areas which may be included are Ouachita-Arbuckle-Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma; Ouachita, Ozark dome and adjacent mineral districts; central and southern Appalachians; Gulf Coastal Plain; Death Valley, CA; and Grand Canyon, AZ. Check online class listings for specific location. Dates, hours and credits to be arranged. Fee Course Fee: $25. NOTE: May be repeated for a maximum of 8 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor.
  
  • ESCI 4722 - Investigation In ESCI

    (1-3) Individual or group work on topics of current interest in the broad field of earth sciences. Repeatable May be repeated for maximum of 6 hours credit. PREREQUISITE: permission of instructor. (S/U/IP)
  
  • ESCI 4731 - Senior Thesis

    (1-3) Original study on subject of significance to earth science to be carried on independently by student with faculty supervision. PREREQUISITE: senior standing in Earth Sciences. (S/U/IP)
  
  • ESCI 4801 - Seminar in Applied Geography

    (3) Perspectives and techniques of geography applied to contemporary topics in a seminar format based on review of literature, current issues, and the written and oral presentation student work . NOTE: Registration by permit only. PREREQUISITE: ESCI 1010 , ESCI 1020  and two additional upper division courses selected from two of the following areas: human/economic, environmental/earth, or the techniques.

Economics

  
  • ECON 2010 - Intro to Macroeconomics**

    (3) (2110) Nature and functions of the national economy in a global context. Includes consumption and investment behavior, national income and product determination, fiscal and monetary policy, and international trade. [G]
  
  • ECON 2020 - Intro to Microeconomics**

    (3) (2120) Operation of the market economy at the individual and firm level; supply and demand analysis, consumer behavior, behavior of firms in both competitive and monopoly environments, income distribution theory, and effects of government intervention in the market economy. [G]
  
  • ECON 2900 - Experiential Learning Credit

    (1-9) A systematic process for evaluating and credentialing learning gained in a variety of contexts. Lowerdivision credit determined by faculty assessor(s). PREREQUISITE: Satisfactory completion of the university’s portfolio development course ELC 3900 .
  
  • ECON 3020-3029 - Special Topics in Economics

    (3) Current economic issues and problems in the United States; emphasis on application of tools and analytical methods. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2010  , ECON 2020  
  
  • ECON 3123 - Sports Economics

    (3) Tools and concepts of microeconomics to the sport world; individual, team and league behavior with the context of economic theory; player salaries, profit maximization, stadium financing, college athletics. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020   
  
  • ECON 3210 - Labor Economics

    (3) Introduction to institutional aspects of American labor force and its organization wage and employment theory, economic role of collective bargaining, and basic ingredients of public policy toward labor organization. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 3310 - Microeconomic Theory

    (3) Intermediate approach to price theory; stress on market mechanism as device for resource allocation; attention to uses of basic microeconomic concepts in analysis of economic problems and in formulation of policy. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 3320 - Macroeconomic Theory

    (3) Intermediate approach to social income accounting and to functional relationships between important aggregate economic variables as well as to forecasting and social policy implications. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2010 .
  
  • ECON 3610 - Money and Banking

    (3) Monetary and banking history of leading countries with special emphasis on theory of money and banking in United States, deposit and earnings operations of individual banks, interbank and central bank relations. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2010 .
  
  • ECON 3900 - Experiential Learning Credit

    (1-9) A systematic process for evaluating and credentialing learning gained in a variety of contexts. Upper division credit determined by faculty assessor(s). PREREQUISITE: Satisfactory completion of the university’s portfolio development course ELC 3900 .
  
  • ECON 4112 - Organizational Econ

    (3) Analysis of markets and organizations, competitive advantage, production and cost, consumer and market demand, strategic management decision-making, decision rights, incentives and rewards, and structure of performance systems. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4120 - Economic Forecasting

    (3) Current economic thinking on problems of recession and inflation as background to economic forecasting; methodologies of forecasting analyzed with examples of each. PREREQUISITE: SCMS 3711 , or equivalent.
  
  • ECON 4210 - Public Economics

    (3) Govenment taxation and spending programs and effect on markets; production and provision of public goods; externalities, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security; behavior in output and input markets; theory of optimal taxation. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020  with a grade of “C” or better.
  
  • ECON 4220 - Urban Economics

    (3) Examines issues relevant to cities, including the reasons why cities exist, how economic activity is organized within cities; transportation, poverty, crime, development, public finance. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4230 - Ecological Economics

    (3) Examines the market system of resource allocation in the larger context of the natural world and ecological system. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4240 - Economics of Vice

    (3) Applications of economic theory and analysis of topics such as crime, dating, sex, drugs, addiction, and music; evaluation of current and potential policies related to these issues. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4250 - Econ Poverty/Discrimination

    (3) Measurement, causes, and consequencies of poverty; various policy solutions to poverty; examination of numerous forms of discrimination and how they affect market outcomes. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4340 - Comparative Economic Systems

    (3) Factors contributing to differential performance of economic systems, including property rights, information flow, incentive structure, management-labor relations, government policies on technology and competitiveness; emerging trends of system convergence and corporate globalization. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020 .
  
  • ECON 4350 - International Econ

    (3) Historical approach to theory of international trade; consideration given to Classical, Neo-Classical and Modern approach to trade theory with emphasis on policy implications of the analysis. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2020  or equivalent.
  
  • ECON 4351 - International Monetary Theory/Policy

    (3) Open economy macroeconomics; examination of payments among nations, foreign exchange markets, determinants of exchange rate policies; national income and foreign exchange, internal and external balance and international factor movements. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2010 .
  
  • ECON 4512 - Behavioral Economics

    (3) Reconciling the standard economic models with key psychological observations in order to predict and understand phenomena such as loss aversion, trust, reciprocity, present bias, procrastination and self-control. PREREQUISITE: ECON 2010 , or permission of instructor.
 

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