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Course Descriptions

Courses are numbered as follows: freshmen, 100-level; sophomores, 200-level; juniors, 300-level; seniors, 400-level; graduate students, 500- & 600-level. Certain 400-level courses may be taken by graduate students for graduate credit; in such cases, graduate students complete additional research assignments to bring the courses up to graduate level rigor. The letter G in parentheses, (G), appears at the end of those 400-level undergraduate course descriptions which are approved for graduate level work. When taught for graduate credit, those courses are taught by Graduate Faculty. Only students admitted to the Graduate School may enroll in 500- & 600-level courses.

No credit is allowed in any curriculum for any course with a catalog number beginning with zero (0) (e.g. ENGL 099 ).

The numerical listing after each course title gives the following information: the first number represents lab hours per week; the second digit represents the number of 75-minute lecture periods per week; the third digit represents the semester credit hours earned for successful completion of the course. A few courses will have a fourth digit in parentheses. This means the course may be repeated for credit and the fourth digit designates the total amount of semester hour credit that may be earned including repetition of the course. Typically, these courses are research-, performance-, or project-oriented and found in the 300-, 400-levels (undergraduate student) or 500-, 600-levels (graduate student).

Some courses require the student to complete a prerequisite course or to secure special permission from faculty prior to enrolling in the course. These prerequisites are listed immediately after the numerical semester credit hour designations. Each student is responsible for complying with prerequisite course work requirements and special instructions.

NOTES:

  1. Courses designated with an asterisk * mean this course will be accepted for General Education Requirement (GER) transfer credit. A course MAY or MAY NOT be accepted as equivalent to or substitute for a course in a specific discipline or major. Please check the Board of Regents web site at www.regents.state.la.us/ and the school you are transferring to for additional information.
  2. Courses with the designation (IER) meet the Board of Regents International Education Requirement.
  3. Students with a Freshman or Sophomore classification are not eligible to register for 400-level (Senior) courses without the written approval of the Academic Dean (or the Dean’s designated representative) of the college responsible for that specific subject and course)
  4. Course offerings for each term are made available prior to Early Registration via the BOSS website (“Available Course Sections”) and in .pdf format on the Registrars website (Quarterly Schedule of Classes-The Racing Form). Quarterly offerings are subject to change to accommodate the needs of students.

Louisiana Common Course Numbering (LCCN).

Louisiana uses a statewide common course numbersing system “…to facilitate program planning and the transfer of students and course credits between and among institutions.” Faculty representatives from all of the public colleges and universities worked to articulate common course content to be covered for each course included on the Board of Regents Master Course Articulation Matrix. Beginning with General Education Requirements (GER), this initiative will continue with an eye toward expansion throughout the entire Matrix.

Each course is identified by a 4-Alpha character “rubric” (i.e. prefix or department abbreviation) and a four-digit number. Each 4-Alpha rubric begins with “C” to signify that it is a state “Common” number, followed by a standard discipline abbreviation so that when they are included in campus catalogs and web sites, its meaning will be clear. For example, “CMAT” is the standardized LCCN abbreviation for Mathematics courses included in the Statewide Course Catalog. Another example would be “CENL” for English courses.

The 4-Alpha character rubric is followed by four digits, each with their own positional meaning. The first digit of the course number denoteds the academic level of the course (1 = freshman/1st year; 2 = sophomore/2nd year). The second and third digits establish course sequencing and/or distinguish the course from others of the same level, credit value, and rubric. The fourth digit denotes the credit value of the course in semester hours. For example, CMAT 1213 College Algebra (Common, Mathematics, Freshman/1st year, articulated standard sequence 21, 3 semester hours, College Algebra); CENL 1013 English Composition I (Common, English, Freshman/1st year, articulated standard sequence 01, 3 semester hours, English Composition I.

All rubric/number course identifiers correspond to course descriptiors listed in the Statewide Course Catalog, published by the Louisiana Board of Regents with direct faculty input.The Statewide Course Catalog will comprise the academic courses for which there is statewide agreement among discipline faculty representatives as to the minimum course content to be covered so that a student completing the course will be ready for the next course for which it is a prerequisite in a sequence or curriculum. Louisiana Tech University courses that are part of the Statewide Common Course Catalog can be readily identified by the [LCCN: AAAA####] at the end of the course description.

The Master Course Articulation Matrix, and the Louisiana Statewide Common Course Catalogue can be found on the Louisiana Board of Regents website (https://regents.la.gov/master-course-articulation/).
 

English
  

  • ENGL 440: 18th Century English Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 210  (G)
  

  • ENGL 450: Capstone Course

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 0-1-1 Prerequisite Senior Standing. Issues important to English majors, including job opportunities, graduate school requirements, and marketing oral and written communications skills.
  

  • ENGL 452: The Literature of The Bible

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 A survey of literacy genres of the Old and New Testaments, focusing on the poetic and/or narrative art of each. (G)
  

  • ENGL 455: Modern British Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 201 OR 202. Study of the poetry, plays, and fiction from the early 20th century to World War II. (G)
  

  • ENGL 456: Contemporary British Literature

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 211  or ENGL 212   Study of the poetry, plays, and fiction from World War II to the present. (G) (IER)
  

  • ENGL 459: Tech Comm Research Methods

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303 . Study of scientific thought, methodologies, and rhetorical strategies; application to style and structure in technical discourse. (G)
  

  • ENGL 460: Advanced Technical Writing

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 260 or ENGL 303  Emphasis on longer reports and specialized forms of technical writing, such as manuals. (G)
  

  • ENGL 461: Technical Writing for Publication

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303  Writing articles for scientific and technical journals, with emphasis on audience analysis and appropriate style.
  

  • ENGL 462: Editing & Managing Publications

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303   The work of an editor, including editing a text, planning projects and working with authors, illustrators, and production workers.
  

  • ENGL 463: Culture, Technology & Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303   Examines how scientific and technical developments affect society; provides a social, cultural, and digital humanities approaches to review how we perceive and use technology.

     

  

  • ENGL 464: Training & Instructional Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303   Preparing the technical writer to plan and conduct training sessions within the organization and to supervise others engaged in writing tasks.
  

  • ENGL 465: Specification, Bid, Grant, and Proposal Writing

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303  Writing specifications, bids, grants, and proposals; emphasis on audience analysis, organization, and writing style.
  

  • ENGL 466: Technical Writing Internship

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 9-0-3 (6) Prerequisite ENGL 303  and permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience for the technical writing student; intended to give supervised practice under realistic working conditions. Internships are to be arranged individually.
  

  • ENGL 467: Spec Prob in Tech Communications

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-3(6) Prerequisite Permission of department head The selection, study and writing of special problems. Students will work on individual projects under direct supervision. (G)
  

  • ENGL 468: Readings in Scientific and Technical Communications

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303  Study of the current material written about technical communication, with a reading and critical analysis of various technological journals.
  

  • ENGL 469: Visual Rhetoric

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303 . Theory and practice of illustrating texts, with emphasis on electronic media to integrate nonverbal and written materials.
  

  • ENGL 471: Usability & User Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303  or Permission of Instructor Introduction to usability and user experience design with a focus on the written genres used to propose projects and report results.

     

  

  • ENGL 472: Health & Medical Discourse

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 303   Introduction to communicating scientific and technical information in health and medical contexts including genres used to convey such information in different contexts.
  

  • ENGL 475: Special Topics

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (6) Seminar with topic to be designated by the instructor. May be repeated once with different topic. (G)
  

  • ENGL 480: Science Fiction

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Study of science fiction within the context of modern literature, including short stories, novels and films. (G)
  

  • ENGL 482: Folklore Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENGL 102  Study of folklore theory and genres in culture and literature with topics ranging from verbal arts to ritual and belief. (G)
  

  • ENGL 484: Advanced Creative Writing

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3(6) Prerequisite English 384 or instructor’s permission Workshop format includes intensive criticism of student writing in short fiction or poetry with emphasis on submission for publication. (G)
  

  • ENGL 491: Advanced Expository Writing

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Writing essays and reports for professional publication; focus on style, format, and editing manuscripts. (G)
  

  • ENGL 500: Teaching College Composition

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Preparation for teaching Developmental English and Freshman English; includes theory, research, technology, and pedagogy related to college composition.
  

  • ENGL 515: Shakespeare Seminar

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (6) Prerequisite English 415 or its equivalent Study of Shakespeare texts and background writings of the Elizabethan and Jacobean Periods. Repeatable once for credit with different instructor and/or course content.
  

  • ENGL 520: Seminar in Composition

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (6) Selected reading and research topics in composition studies. Repeatable for credit with different instructor and/or course content.
  

  • ENGL 560: Seminar in Technical Writing

    3 (6) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (6) Selected reading and research topics in technical writing theory and practice. Repeatable once for credit with different instructor and/or course content.
  

  • ENGL 561: Technical Writing for Publication

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Write articles and annotated bibliographies for scientific and technical journals, with emphasis on audience analysis and appropriate style. Design and edit online publication.
  

  • ENGL 562: Editing & Managing Publications

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 The work of an editor, including editing traditional and electronic texts; planning projects; managing multiple editors; and working with authors, illustrators, and production workers.
  

  • ENGL 563: Culture, Technology & Society

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Examines how scientific and technical developments affect society; provides a social, cultural, and digital humanities approaches to review how we perceive and use technology.

     

  

  • ENGL 564: Training & Instructional Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Preparing the techinical writer to understand the theory and practice of creating effective training sessions, with an emphasis on audience, task, and need analyses.
  

  • ENGL 565: Specification, Bid, Grant, and Proposal Writing

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Writing specifications, bids, grants, and proposals; emphasis on parts of the proposal and writing strategies for effective proposals.
  

  • ENGL 566: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship

    3-6 Semester Credit Hours . 40-0-3(6) Prerequisite ENGL 303  and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 566C: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-3(6) Prerequisite ENGL 303  and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 566F: Seminar in Technical Writing Internship

    6 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-6 Prerequisite ENGL 303  and Permission of Department Head. On-the-job experience in technical writing; supervised practice under realistic work conditions, 15-40 hours per week. Requires completion of individually arranged internship and final multimedia report. May only be taken for up to 6 credit hours.
  

  • ENGL 568: Readings in Scientific and Technical Communications

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Study of historical and current technical communication literature through the lens of gender, technology, and research methodologies.
  

  • ENGL 569: Visual Rhetoric

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Theory and practice of illustrating texts, with emphasis on designing larger documents (catalogs, manuals, multilayered webpages, electronic learning modules) for overall effectiveness.
  

  • ENGL 571: Usability & User Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Introduction to usability and user experience design with a focus on the written genres used to propose projects and report results.

     

  

  • ENGL 572: Health & Medical Discourse

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Introduction to communicating scientific and technical information in health and medical contexts including genres used to convey such information in different contexts.

     

  

  • ENGL 575: Special Topics

    3 (9) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (9) Graduate seminar with topic to be designated by instructor. May be repeated twice for credit with change in topics.
  

  • ENGL 583: Seminar in British Literature

    3 (9) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (9) Reading and research topics in British literature. May be repeated twice for credit with change in topics.
  

  • ENGL 584: Seminar in American Literature

    3 (9) Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 (9) Reading and research topics in American literature. May be repeated twice for credit with change in topics.
  

  • ENGL 591: Lit Research and Bibliography

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Focuses upon methodology of scholarship, stressing various kinds of literary problems and approaches to their solutions; emphasis on descriptive and analytical bibliography.

Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENTR 260: Innovative Venture Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 6-1-3 Prerequisite Consent of instructor. Evaluation of new business ventures and commercialization of University-based intellectual property.
  

  • ENTR 402: Business Design Project I

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Multidisciplanary team projects to develop product concept business models. Emphasis on market research and intellectual property commercialization plans. Only offered Fall Quarter.
  

  • ENTR 403: Business Design Project II

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Prerequisite ENTR 402  or Consent of Instructor. Continuation of ENTR 402  with emphasis on marketing and/or business model/plan components and intellectual property commercialization plans. Only offered Winter Quarter.
  

  • ENTR 404: Business Design Project III

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Prerequisite ENTR 403  or Consent of Instructor. Continuation of ENTR 403 . Emphasis on finalizing business model/plan components and intellectual property commercialization plan. Only offered Spring quarter.
  

  • ENTR 410: Entrepreneurship for High Tech Start-Ups

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite Junior standing. Overview of the major business elements and the management of high technology enterprises.
  

  • ENTR 430: Innovative Product Design

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 6-1-3 Prerequisite Junior standing and consent of instructor. An interdisciplinary, team-oriented, problem-solving approach to innovative product design and prototype development, including analysis of marketing and commercialization strategies.
  

  • ENTR 460: Innovative Venture Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 6-1-3 Prerequisite Consent of Instructor. Implementation of strategic business principles and cross-disciplinary research to evaluate new business venture through commercialization of university-based intellectual property.
  

  • ENTR 489: Special Topics

    1-4 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-1 to 4(4) Prerequisite Permission of Instructor. Selected topics in an identified area of study in Entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • ENTR 489A: Special Topics

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-1 Prerequisite Permission of Instructor. Selected topics in an identified area of study in Entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • ENTR 489B: Special Topics

    2 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-2 Prerequisite Permission of Instructor. Selected topics in an identified area of study in Entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • ENTR 489C: Special Topics

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-3 Prerequisite Permission of Instructor. Selected topics in an identified area of study in Entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • ENTR 489D: Special Topics

    4 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-4 Prerequisite Permission of Instructor. Selected topics in an identified area of study in Entrepreneurship. May be repeated for credit.
  

  • ENTR 501: Technology Transfer and Commercialization

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 This course will cover the legal and technical considerations involved in the commercialization of technology and the protection of intellectual property in an academic setting
  

  • ENTR 502: Business Design Project I

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Multidisciplinary team-based business design project. Emphasis on exploratory market research and developing a commercialization plan for intellectural property.
  

  • ENTR 503: Business Design Project II

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Prerequisite ENTR 502  or Consent of Instructor. Multidisciplinary team-based business design project. Emphasis on continued market research, product prototype feasibility, developing marketing and business plan components, and developing commercialization for intellectual property.
  

  • ENTR 504: Business Design Project III

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Prerequisite ENTR 503  or Consent of Instructor. Multidisciplinary team-based business design project. Emphasis on finalizing business plan components and the commercialization plan for intellectual property.
  

  • ENTR 510: Entrepreneurship/New Venture Creation

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 A study of the Entrepreneur’s role in business, including an introduction to the process of developing an idea into a feasible business plan.
  

  • ENTR 550: Dir Study in Entrepreneurship

    1-3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-1-1 to 3(3) Prerequisite Consent of instructor and approval of department head required. Special problem of specific area of entrepreneurship.
  

  • ENTR 550A: Dir Study in Entrepreneurship

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 0-1-1 Prerequisite Consent of instructor and approval of department head required. Special problem of specific area of entrepreneurship.
  

  • ENTR 550B: Dir Study in Entrepreneurship

    2 Semester Credit Hours . 0-2-2 Prerequisite Consent of instructor and approval of department head required. Special problem of specific area of entrepreneurship.
  

  • ENTR 550C: Dir Study in Entrepreneurship

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite Consent of instructor and approval of department head required. Special problem of specific area of entrepreneurship.
  

  • ENTR 560: Innovative Venture Research

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 6-2-3 Prerequisite Consent of Instructor. Implementation of strategic business principles and cross-disciplinary research to evaluate the commercial potential of research programs and commercialization strategies for university-based intellectual property.

Environmental Science
  

  • ENSC 211: Introduction To Environmental Sciences

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Basic laws, principles, and issues related to the causes, effects, and controls of environmental problems including human-environment interactions. Credit will not be given for ENSC 211 if credit is given for BISC 211 . LCCN:CEVS1103
  

  • ENSC 212: Conservation and Management of Natural Resources

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Introduction to the management of renewable natural resources including the use, conservation, and sustainability of these resources. Credit will not be given for ENSC 212 if credit is given for BISC 212 .
  

  • ENSC 310: Soil Science

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite CHEM 100  or CHEM 120 , MATH 100 or MATH 101   A general study of soil science, emphasizing the relation of soil properties and processes to plant growth. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit for PLSC 310 .
  

  • ENSC 311: Soil Science Laboratory

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 3-0-1 Prerequisite PLSC 310  or ENSC 310  Corequisite PLSC 310  or ENSC 310  Laboratory exercises emphasizing fundamental soil properties and routine analytical techniques. Cannot be take for credit if student has credit for PLSC 311 .
  

  • ENSC 313: Ecology.

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 4.25-2-3 Prerequisite BISC 132 , BISC 133 . An overview of the interaction of plants, animals, and non-living factors as they influence individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Credit will not be given for ENSC 313 if credit is given for BISC 313 .
  

  • ENSC 450: Management of Soil and Water Quality

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite ENSC 310  or PLSC 310 . Study of agricultural and environmental techniques that affect soil and water quality with emphasis on nutrient management, soil erosion, and best management practices. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit for PLSC 450 .
  

  • ENSC 478: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    1-9 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-1 to 9(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478A: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-1(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478B: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    2 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-2(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478C: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-3(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478D: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    4 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-4(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478E: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    5 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-5(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478F: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    6 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-6(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478G: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    7 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-7(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478H: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    8 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-8(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .
  

  • ENSC 478I: Cooperative Education Work Experience

    9 Semester Credit Hours . 0-0-9(9) May be repeated for credit. On-site supervised, structured work experiences. Application and supervision fee required. Cannot be taken for credit if student has credit in AGSC 478 .

Family and Child Studies
  

  • FCS 100: Marriage and Family Relationships

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Guided by historic and contemporary trends, this course explores diverse family relationships and processes across the life course.  Focus is the American marriage and family. 

     

  

  • FCS 200: Parenting

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 201   Exploring issues related to parenting from prenatal to emerging adulthood.  Emphasis on parental behavior, communication, emotional intelligence, and principles of “good” parenting based on research.

     

  

  • FCS 201: Introduction To Life Span Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Basic principles and sequences in human development from prenatal period through aging years. Emphasis on developmental tasks, forces influencing development, and the family life cycle.
  

  • FCS 210: Family Interpersonal Relationships

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 100  

    . The study of interactions between individuals within the familial and societal contexts with application to family dynamics, interpersonal relationships, and professional interactions.

     

  

  • FCS 225: Introduction To Child Life

    1 Semester Credit Hours . 0-1-1 An introduction to the role of the Child Life Specialist and study tour of area Child Life programs and services.
  

  • FCS 255: International Family Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 100   Survey of family life, values, and norms of racially and ethnically diverse families. Emphasis on professional relationships with diverse populations.

     

  

  • FCS 276: Children’s Near Environments

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 An examination of issues related to the near environment of children including child nutrition, food preparation and activities, housing, equipment, and clothing needs.
  

  • FCS 277: Guiding Young Children

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Principles and techniques of positive guidance emphasizing a problem solving philosophy and a child-centered approach.
  

  • FCS 280: Hospitalized Children/Youth

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Study of issues involved in childhood illnesses and hospitalization.
  

  • FCS 301: Early Childhood Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 3-2-3 The development of young children. Theory and practice are correlated through readings, class discussions, and preschool laboratory experiences.
  

  • FCS 320: Family Theory

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 100 , Junior Standing, FCS Majors Only An overview of theoretical frameworks in family and child studies with primary emphasis given to application of concepts.

     

  

  • FCS 325: Sem On Child Life Prof Issues

    2 Semester Credit Hours . 0-2-2 Prerequisite FCS 225  and FCS 280  In-depth discussion on ethics, professional competencies, standards of clinical practice, and current trends in Child Life. Study tour of regional Child Life programs.
  

  • FCS 331: Infant and Toddler Development

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 3-2-3 Prerequisite FCS 201    Survey of influences on prenatal, infant, and toddler development. Theory and practice are correlated through readings, class discussion and laboratory experiences.
  

  • FCS 341: Middle Childhood and Adolescence

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 201    A survey of middle childhood and early adolescent years as they relate to children’s development and family interaction.

     

  

  • FCS 355: Advanced Interpersonal Skills for The Family and Child Advocate

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 210 . Examination of interpersonal skills for the family and child helping professional or advocate. Discussion of traditional helping paradigms.
  

  • FCS 375: Grieving and Loss in the Family

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 201   The purpose of this course is to provide students with knowledge about death, loss, and grief that can be used in their personal and professional lives.
  

  • FCS 380: Understanding Childhood Diseases and Disorders

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Overview of childhood diseases/disorders, diagnostic tests, and treatm ent, with emphasis on effects of illness on normal growth and development and family functioning.
  

  • FCS 395: Research Methods in Family and Child Studies

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Prerequisite FCS 201   Examination of methods, implications, and ethics of child and family research. Theory-based research and competency in reading empirical studies will be emphasized.
  

  • FCS 400: Contemporary Family Issues

    3 Semester Credit Hours . 0-3-3 Selected issues related to family interaction and adjustment from an ecosystem perspective.
 

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