Winter Session Courses

An analysis of commercial persuasion from colonial times to the era of mass communication. The course examines the structure of advertising messages, how they are adapted to specific audiences, and the social settings in which they occur.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Ju, Ilwoo

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department: Brian Lamb School of Comm

Course Attributes: Lower Division LOWR

This course counts towards a Communication Minor

Persuasion and its effects, ranging from individual influences to societal impacts. Various perspectives and models of persuasion are examined, including classical and modern approaches. Both theoretical and pragmatic considerations are introduced.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Jen Hoewe

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department: Brian Lamb School of Comm

Course Attributes: S General Education, Upper Division

This course counts towards a Communication Minor

This course will provide knowledge and skills for young adults to be active, informed, and rational managers of their financial life. The course will particularly address the following 4 areas of personal finance. Managing money: Why it's useful to plan one's financial affairs, budgeting, being an informed manager of one's money and consumer of financial products. Financing large items using savings and credit: Know how credit works, how to use it wisely, and how to avoid over indebtedness. Learn savings strategies to maximize the growth of your money. Using financial markets: What are the different ways to invest, and how to make them work for you and your objectives (such as retirement). Managing risk: How to use financial tools (such as insurance) to protect yourself against risk. The course will emphasize age-relevant knowledge and practical advice, with the objective to help students make better financial decisions and adopt better financial behaviors for the long term.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Miyoung Yook

Offered By: College of Health & Human Sci

Department: Hospitality & Tourism Mgmt

Course Attributes: Lower Division

This course is designed for science and non-science majors alike to learn about the origin and characteristics of the bodies in our Solar System, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, exoplanets beyond, and the search for extraterrestrial life. We'll discuss how solar systems form and die, the origin of the terrestrial versus giant planets and their orbits, the evolution of planetary surfaces due to asteroid impacts and volcanism, the development of atmospheres, the formation of planetary rings, the origin of moons, the hazards of space travel, and why Pluto IS a planet.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Andrew Freed

Offered By: College of Science

Department: Dept Erth Atmos & Planetry Sci

Course Attributes: Lower Division, UC-Science, GTC-Science

This course counts towards an Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Minor

Prosperity of the 20th century was based on abundant and cheap energy; during the 21st century we will be faced with difficult challenges. Our society will face higher energy prices, decline of petroleum based fuels supplies, increased environmental effects of fossil fuels usage, and the challenge of solving the technological problems of developing alternative fuels. This course will review the structure, economics, and geopolitical issues faced by fossil fuel industries and the mitigation strategies that will be needed to change to low fossil fuel use society based on low polluting renewable energy sources. Counts for Great Issues course in College of Science for Juniors and Seniors.
3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Dean Ballotti

Offered By: College of Science

Department: Dept Erth Atmos & Planetry Sci

Course Attributes: Upper Division

This course counts towards an Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences Minor

Introduction to the movies from classic to contemporary films. Learning Outcomes:  1. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of topics and conventions related to classic and contemporary films. 2. Discuss those topics and conventions in relation to their diverse historical, cultural, and aesthetic contexts. 3. Produce well-reasoned written arguments about classic and contemporary films based on appropriate use of evidence.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Paul White

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department: English

Course Attributes: Lower Division, S General Education, GTC-Humanistic-Artistic, UC-Humanities

This course counts towards an English Minor.

HIST 10400 - Introduction To The Modern World

Traces the expansion of Europe into the Americas, Africa, and Asia. The French Revolution, nationalism, and the development of western European states from the era of the Reformation to the present are studied.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Wijeyeratne, Nissanka S.

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department:  History

Course Attributes: Lower Division LOWR; S General Education S01; GTC-Humanistic-Artistic TC05; UC-Humanities UC05

MGMT 21200 - Business Accounting

The two primary objectives are to teach the skills to produce financial information-to send the relevant signals to decision makers; and to teach the skills to interpret the financial report-to recieve the signals. To meet these objectives the students will gain an understnading of the reasoning behind the processes used to record financial infromation and the manner in which it is reported to external decision makers; gain an understanding of the four basic statements; and an understanding of the importance of financial statement information in interpreting the performance of organizations.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Conroy, Paula J.

Offered By: School of Mgmt Adm & Intr

Department:  School of Management

Course Attributes: Lower Division LOWR

Digital Marketing is where marketing meets the internet, wireless devices, and other digital media. The course covers a variety of topics including online advertising, search engine optimization, participation in social media, online listening and monitoring, and web and social media analytics. Through a combination of lecture, case studies, hands-on exercises, and course projects, students develop capabilities in learning experience in the course by participating in an online marketing project. In the online marketing project, each student team is given $50 to promote a chosen business or organization via online or social media platform (including search engine advertising and online display advertising).

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Lee, Jinsuh

Offered By: School of Mgmt Adm & Intr

Department: School of Management

Course Attributes: Upper Division UPPR

Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: Accounting-BS (ACCT-BS), Economics-BS(ECON-BS), Integrated Business Engr(IBE-BS), Management-BS(MGMT-BS), Management-BSIM(MHMT-IM-BS)

• Course Catalog: This course counts towards the  Innovation and Transformational Change Minor .

OBHR 33000 - Intro to Org Behavior

This course investiages the impact that individuals, groups, and organizatioonal structure have on behavior within organizations for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization's effectiveness.Attention is given to such topics as motivation, leadership, group processes, organizational structure, technological innovation, and conflict management. Emphasis is placed on developing management skills and application of organizational behavior theories.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Woehler, Meredith L.

Offered By: School of Mgmt Adm & Instr

Department:  School of Management

Course Attributes: Upper Divison UPPR

As applications of data science permeate more aspects of our lives, new and important ethical issues are arising. However, especially because we are entering uncharted territory, reasoning clearly about the ethical implications of data science isn’t easy. This course provides students with the tools for doing so, including a conceptual framework for ethical reasoning in professional settings, as well as procedure for case-study analysis that allows students to practice employing this conceptual framework. Together, these components help prepare students to be. Ethical professionals and responsible global citizens.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Vrabely, Alex T.

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts & Instr

Department:  Philosophy

Course Attributes: Lower Divison LOWR, GTC-Science, Tech & Society TC08, UC-Science, Tech & Society UC08

Course Catalog:  This course counts towards a Cornerstone Certificate,  Digital Natural Resources Minor, Philosophy Minor, and  Science and Technology Studies Certificate.

Analysis and assessment of the nature of global environmentalism, its connections with other new social movements, and its impact on domestic and international politics worldwide, with particular attention to green political parties and nongovernmental organizations.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Walker, Christina P.

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts & Instr

Department:  Political Science

Course Attributes: Justice-Eqty-Divrsty-Inclusion JEDI, S General Education S01, GTC-Social-Behavioral TC06, UC-Behavioral/Social Science UC06, Upper Divison UPPR

Course Catalog: This course counts towards a Cornerstone Certificate ,  Engineering and Public Policy Minor ,  Environmental Politics and Policy Minor ,  Global Liberal Arts Studies Minor ,  Human Rights Studies Minor ,  Innovation and Transformational Change Minor ,  Public Policy Certificate ,  Science and Technology Studies Certificate , and  Sustainable Engineering Minor.

PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology

Introduction to the fundamental principles of psychology, covering particularly the topics of personality, intelligence, abnormal behavior, attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking. As part of their learning experience, students participate in psychological experiments.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Hollich, George

Offered By: College of Health & Human Sci & Instr

Department: Psychological Sciences

Course Attributes: Credit by Exam, Core Transfer Library, Lower Divison, S General Education, GTC-Social-Behavioral, UC-Behavior/Social Sciences

This course counts towards a Psychology Minor.

SOC 10000 - Introductory Sociology

A survey course designed to introduce students to the scene of human society. Fundamental concepts, description, and analysis of society, culture, the socialization process, social institutions, and social change.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Rudel, Dan

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department: Sociology

Course Attributes: Credit by Exam, Core Transfer Library, Justice-Eqty-Divrsty-Inclusion, Lower Divison, S General Education, GTC-Social-Behavioral, UC-Behavior/Social Science

This course counts towards a Sociology Minor.

(CRJU 32400) Nature and cause of crime; methods of dealing with adult and juvenile offenders, consideration of present programs for the social treatment of crime in the light of needed changes.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Pawson, Mark-Paul

Offered By: College of Liberal Arts

Department: Sociology

Course Attributes: S General Education, Upper Division

Course Catalog

STAT 30100 - Elementary Statistical Methods

Introduction to statistical methods with applications to diverse fields. Emphasis on understanding and interpreting standard techniques. Data analysis for one and several variables, design of samples and experiments, basic probability, sampling distribution, confidence intervals and significance tests for means and proportions, correlation and regression. Software is used throughout.

3.000 Credit hours

Instructor: Munson, Christina E.

Offered By: College of Science

Department: Statistics

Course Attributes: GTC-Information Literacy TC07, UC-Information Literacy UC02, Upper Division UPPR