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    Mar 29, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [Archived Bulletin]

Courses


 
  
  • CDS 5950 - Computational Data Science Capstone



    Goals: To help students integrate the knowledge and skills attained in the Computational Data Analysis program.

    Content: Students will students will propose, execute, provide feedback on, and communicate about projects that are grounded in their disciplinary courses (the three courses they took that count toward another minor) but have a clear computational data science approach.

    Prerequisites: CDS 3200, MATH 3440, QMBE 3740, and QMBE 3750

    Credits: 4

  
  • CFST 1100 - Introduction to Conflict Studies



    Goals: This multi-disciplinary course introduces students to the major approaches to understanding conflict at the interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels.

    Content: Students study how conflict is understood from a range of disciplinary perspectives and in a wide variety of settings so as to develop broad perspectives on the ways in which conflict can be analyzed.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • CFST 3100 - Approaches to Conflict Response



    Goals: To develop an understanding and appreciation for the range and implications of various forms of conflict response and intervention.

    Content: Students will study a range of response strategies to conflict, including conflict escalation and de-escalation, coercion, persuasion, cooperation and reward, and will experiment with a variety of specific intervention techniques.

    Prerequisite: CFST 1100 or permission of the instructor

    Credits: 4

  
  • CFST 3300 - The Role of Conflict in Social Change



    Goals: To introduce students to basic concepts shared between conflict studies and social justice studies; to examine connections between social conflict and people’s movements for social change; and to study particular movements through these conceptual lenses.

    Content: Students will learn to distinguish among interpersonal, organizational, and socio-cultural levels of conflict; be introduced to relevant social science frameworks; study the role of conflict in particular movements; and develop analyses of an aspect of that movement in which they are especially interested.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • CFST 3500 - Intergroup Dialogue



    Goals: To learn about social identity, difference, and intersectionality, and how they are linked to social inequality, privilege, and power; to explore sources of conflict in social interaction within and across identity groups; and to examine how individual experience is connected to intergroup relations, institutional structures, and broader social context.

    Content: Intergroup dialogue courses emphasize awareness and knowledge of particular social identities (such as race or dis/ability) and development of group interaction skills. Content includes what distinguishes dialogue as a form of social interaction; processes through which individuals form social identities; how identities shape interdependence, conflict, power, privilege, and solidarity among and within groups; historical and contemporary perspectives on intergroup relations; and how identities and group membership inform possibilities for social change. Students will practice critical analysis skills with a focus on their own experiences and on group dynamics using key concepts in identity development and intergroup relations.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor based on interview

    Note: Offered with focus on race or dis/ability. Students may enroll in more than one intergroup dialogue course if topics differ.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 1100 - Chemistry and Society (with Lab)



    Goals: To introduce and develop some basic principles of chemistry and demonstrate how they affect humankind and the environment.

    Content: Basic principles of chemistry are introduced using a case study method. Topics include the ozone layer, global warming, acid rain, nuclear fission and fusion, nutrition, water as a natural resource, fossil and solar energy, and others. Special attention is paid to the social, economic and political contexts in which society deals with these issues. Models of chemical structure and bonding are developed as well as the basic concepts of thermodynamics, kinetics, and acid-base relationships.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: None, high school chemistry is not required. 

    You may not take CHEM 1100 if you have already completed CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry I.

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 1130 - General Chemistry I (with Lab)



    Goals: To introduce and develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. To provide instruction in fundamental laboratory techniques and to encourage the development of interpretive and problem-solving skills.

    Content: Scientific measurement, stoichiometry, energy changes, physical behavior of gases, electronic structure of atoms, periodicity, bonding models including valence bond, molecular orbital and hybridization, molecular geometry, intermolecular forces, properties of solutions, liquids and solids, nomenclature, and chemistry of familiar elements. Gravimetric, volumetric and calorimetric measurements; graphical data analysis.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: Higher algebra; high school chemistry is highly recommended

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 1140 - General Chemistry II (with Lab)



    Goals: To further develop the fundamental principles of analytical, biological, inorganic, physical and organic chemistry. Emphasis on the development of problem-solving techniques. The laboratory focuses on inorganic qualitative analysis.

    Content: Spontaneity and rates of chemical reactions; equilibrium involving gases, acids, bases and salts; acid-base theories; titration theory and practice, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, biochemistry, the chemical and physical properties of metals, nonmetals, and coordination compounds.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CHEM 1130 (grade C- or better)

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 1500 - Advanced General Chemistry (with Lab)



    Goals: This course combines topics from both CHEM 1130 and CHEM 1140 and is meant to be an accelerated one-semester version of General Chemistry.

    Content: The course includes a rigorous treatment of atomic and molecular structure, explores chemical bonding, chemical thermodynamics and kinetics, equilibrium, chemical reactions and stoichiometry, and electrochemistry.

    Taught: Fall semester

    Prerequisite: Advanced high school chemistry (AP, Honors, IB, etc), ACT math score of 28 or greater or instructor permission

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3240 - Analytical Chemistry (with Lab)



    Goals: To introduce and develop the theoretical concepts and laboratory practices of quantitative chemical analysis.

    Content: Theory and practice in classical analytical methods and instrumentation; emphasis on ionic equilibria and electrochemistry and their relevance to chemical analysis; application of various software and statistics to analytical problems.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 (grade of C- or better)

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3330 - Instrumental Methods



    Goals: To develop in depth the theory, scope, and limitations of the most commonly applied instrumental techniques of chemical analysis.

    Content: Theory and techniques of infrared, ultraviolet, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, gas and liquid chromatography, mass spectrometry, potentiometry, and other spectral and electrical methods of analysis, emphasizing relations among such factors as noise, resolution, sensitivity, error, and economics; applications of computers to analytical systems.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3240 (grade of C- or better), CHEM 3450, and co-registration with CHEM 3940; MATH 1180 and PHYS 1240 recommended

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3450 - Organic Chemistry I (with Lab)



    Goals: To develop a broad understanding of practical and theoretical concepts of organic chemistry and introduce the basic organic reaction pathways. Thermodynamic considerations of 3-dimensional molecular shape are discussed. Instrumental techniques for the assignment of molecular structure are a focus. Modern mechanistic theory of organic chemical reactions is developed.

    Content: Introduction to nomenclature, acid/base chemistry in context of organic chemistry, stereochemistry, and an overview of reaction types including substitution, addition, elimination and rearrangement.  Some spectroscopy (IR, MS) is also covered.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisite: CHEM 1140 or CHEM 1500 (grades of C- or better) or instructor permission

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3460 - Organic Chemistry II (with Lab)



    Goals: To further develop the theoretical concepts of organic chemistry and develop plausible synthetic and mechanistic pathways.

    Content: Additional coverage of organic reactions including mechanisms associated with elimination, electrophilic substitution, electrophilic addition, free radical reactions, and pericyclic reactions. Chemistries of alkenes, alkynes, aromatics, pericyclic compounds, polymers, proteins and carbohydrates including reactions of intermediary metabolism.  Spectroscopy (NMR) is emphasized.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3450 (grade C- or better)

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3550 - Physical Chemistry I



    Goals: Molecular Thermodynamics - To introduce and develop fundamental concepts of thermodynamics applied to chemical problems and to introduce and/or further develop problem-solving techniques using mathematical tools.

    Content: Thermodynamics is introduced and developed around chemical systems. Topics covered include the study of the properties of gases, a statistical foundation of thermodynamics, laws of thermodynamics, free energies and equilibrium, solution properties and applications of thermodynamics to electrochemistry. Time permitting applications in kinetics and non-equilibrium systems may be explored.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisites: CHEM 1140 or 1500, PHYS 1240 (or co-registration), and MATH 1180 (with grades of C- or better);  MATH 3320 is highly recommended

    Credits: 4 credits

  
  • CHEM 3560 - Physical Chemistry II



    Goals: Quantum Chemistry - To introduce concepts of quantum mechanics and demonstrate applicability to real chemical systems.

    Content: The foundations of quantum mechanics from the classical and basic concepts of the wave equation, probability, particle-in-a-box, basic rigid rotator and harmonic oscillator models for spectroscopy, and the hydrogen atom. Quantum mechanics continues with the chemically relevant topics of the multielectron atomic system, molecules and bonding, quantum mechanical calculational methods, and applications in spectroscopy (electronic, vibrational, rotational, optical, laser, and NMR).

    Taught: Every other year, spring

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3550 (grade of C- or better)

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3700 - Chemical Biology



    Goals: Chemical biology is a scientific discipline at the interface of chemistry and biology. This course explores the application of chemical techniques to manipulate and investigate biological systems.

    Content: Current literature resources are used to understand diseases such as microbial and viral infections, heart disease, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases. Topics may include the chemistry of amino acids, protein structure/dynamics elucidation, reactivity of biological molecules, chemical modification of proteins, peptidomimetics, native chemical ligation, and protein/ligand modeling.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3450 (grade of C- or better)

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3840 - Inorganic Chemistry (with Lab)



    Goals: To introduce and develop classical and modern concepts of inorganic chemistry.

    Content: Periodic, chemical, and physical properties of the elements; symmetry and group theory; ionic and covalent bonding; acid-base chemistry; kinetics and mechanisms; metals and semiconductors; electronic spectra of coordination complexes; organometallic and bioinorganic chemistry; the application of molecular orbital theory; and quantum mechanical calculations.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3240 (grade of C- or better)

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 3940 - Advanced Laboratory Techniques



    Goals: To provide instruction in some practical skills commonly used by professional chemists.

    Content: Experimental design, laboratory manipulations, data analysis, searching the scientific literature, preparation and presentation of oral and written reports. Work in the fall term is coordinated with CHEM 3330 and emphasizes student-driven small group research projects along with instrument design, capabilities, and limitations.

    Taught: Annually, fall term

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3240, CHEM 3450, and co-registration with CHEM 3330

    Credits: 2

  
  • CHEM 3950 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory Techniques



    Goals: To provide instruction in some practical skills commonly used by chemists and engineers with an emphasis on techniques used in physical chemistry.

    Content: Experimental design, laboratory manipulations, data analysis, searching the scientific literature, preparation and presentation of written lab notebooks, reports and journal articles. Work in the spring term is coordinated with the Physical Chemistry course 3560. The course laboratories investigate thermodynamic/quantum principles and properties using calorimetry, spectroscopy, conductivity, and computational techniques.

    Taught: Every other year, spring term

    Prerequisites: CHEM 3550, co-registration with CHEM 3560

    Credits: 2

  
  • CHEM 5700 - Molecular Biophysics



    Goals: To help students develop a fundamental understanding of the physical principles that drive biochemical processes.

    Content:  Protein structure, molecular thermodynamics (especially as applied to molecular potential functions and protein structure calculations), basic statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics and spectroscopy (especially as applied to the study of biomolecular structure), and the kinetics of protein folding and protein motions.

    Taught: Every other year, spring term

    Prerequisites: BIOC 3820 or CHEM 3700, PHYS 1240 (or co-registration), and MATH 1180 (with grades of C- or better)

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHEM 5950 - Chemistry Seminar A



    Goals: To introduce current topics in chemistry and biochemistry including presentations from the greater chemical community. To develop communication skills including writing, reading, listening and speaking.  All juniors and seniors majoring in chemistry must attend as part of the degree requirement.

    Content: This seminar course includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and junior and senior chemistry and biochemistry majors.

    Taught: Each semester

    Note: Three semesters of CHEM 5950 are required for chemistry majors.

    Credits: 0.5

  
  • CHEM 5951 - Chemistry Seminar B



    Goals: This is the final seminar requirement for students who are NOT completing an ACS certified degree. To introduce current topics in chemistry and biochemistry. To develop communication skills including writing, reading, listening and speaking.  Students will be asked to complete evaluations on student speakers, a chemistry assessment assignment, and a writing reflection on their chemistry experience.

    Content: This seminar course includes presentations by outside speakers, Hamline faculty, and junior and senior chemistry and biochemistry majors.

    Note: Required for chemistry majors not completing ACS certification. CHEM 5951 is to be taken in the final semester, senior year, after completing three semesters of CHEM 5950 - Chemistry Seminar A.

    Credits: 0.5

  
  • CHEM 5960 - Chemistry Research



    Goals: To provide an opportunity to further develop research techniques and skills in the field of chemistry.

    Content: An individual, original student research project in some field of chemistry, including reviewing the pertinent chemical literature, designing and carrying out laboratory experiments, writing an extensive paper, and presenting a formal seminar.

    Taught: Each semester

    Prerequisite: Instructor and department chair permission

    Credits: 2

  
  • CHIN 1110 - Beginning Chinese I



    Goals: To introduce students to 350 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.

    Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.

    Taught: Annually, in fall term

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHIN 1120 - Beginning Chinese II



    Goals: To introduce students to 400 individual Chinese characters and to basic vocabulary and grammar; to enable students to do simple translation and make conversation.

    Content: Reading, writing, speaking and listening are all equally emphasized in this course. The vocabulary covered includes words for familiar topics and those that deal with everyday situations.

    Taught: Annually, in spring term

    Prerequisite: CHIN 1110

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHIN 3110 - Intermediate Chinese I



    Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.

    Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.

    Taught: Annually, in fall term

    Prerequisite: CHIN 1120

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHIN 3120 - Intermediate Chinese II



    Goals: To enable students to read and comprehend short essays and stories in simple non-technical prose, to develop conversational ability and to master the vocabulary and grammar introduced in their readings.

    Content: Stories about daily experiences in China.

    Taught: Annually, in spring term

    Prerequisite: CHIN 3110

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHIN 3600 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese I



    Goals: To enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.

    Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CHIN 3120

    Credits: 4

  
  • CHIN 3620 - Advanced Intermediate Chinese II



    Goals: As a continuation of CHIN 3600, to enhance the ability to communicate in Chinese by further developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing; to further awareness of Chinese culture.

    Content: Emphasis on reading comprehension and speaking; acquisition of new characters and grammatical structures; review of characters and grammar already studied.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CHIN 3600 or equivalent

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 1120 - Crime and Justice in America



    Goals: To introduce students to the basic framework of the American criminal justice system.

    Content: This course provides a broad overview of the American criminal justice system. The course examines criminal justice decision-making, police, criminal law, courts, prisons, and the juvenile justice system. This course is designed to introduce students to these broad topic areas and to explore the issues of equality and treatment, and the efficacy of criminal justice policy within the contemporary American criminal justice system.

    Taught: Fall and spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 1150 - Drugs and the Human Body



    Goals: To introduce how drugs affect humans and society.

    Content: Drug use and abuse; effects of various drugs; drug laws, regulations, and policies.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 1400 - Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice



    Goals: To develop student’s understanding of diversity in American Society, and develop increased understanding and awareness of student’s own implicit and explicit biases regarding persons from different culture, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, economic position, sexual orientation, and person with disability. Students will understand how these concepts relate to communication, attitudes, and behavior inside the criminal justice system to increase effectiveness in interactions between law enforcement and criminal justice professions with persons from diverse backgrounds.

    Content: The course provides an overview of diversity and its importance in criminological studies and in the criminal justice system. The course will focus on issues related to race, gender, and economic equality and also disadvantaged persons from a variety of backgrounds to understand the relationship between the criminal justice system and citizens. The course content will cover historical and present social issues that relate to diversity and disparity in the criminal justice system.

    Taught: Fall and spring

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3140 - Research Methods and Data Analysis



    Goals: To introduce the research methods and quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques used in criminal justice research and practice. Emphasis is placed on crime data analysis.

    Content: This course covers the research process; research ethics; qualitative and quantitative research designs; sampling techniques; data collection, processing, and analysis; and writing and reporting research results.

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 and one course in statistics (MATH 1200 or QMBE 1310) with grades of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3400 - Survey of Forensic Science (with Lab)



    Goals: To introduce the practice of forensic science and to recognize how physical evidence is identified and examined.

    Content: Roles and responsibilities of forensic scientists; the nature of physical evidence; evidence collection, analysis, interpretation and admissibility in court; expert testimony.

    Taught: Fall and Spring

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 and CHEM 1130, grades of C- or better

    Note: Students must concurrently register for a lecture and a corresponding 0-credit lab section of this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3410 - Crime Scene Investigation and Reconstruction



    Goals: To develop skills in the investigation of crime scenes; to recognize evidence; and to understand the role of physical evidence in the legal system.

    Content: The role of crime scene investigation in the legal system; properties of evidence; evidence collection procedures; admissibility of evidence; and interpreting and reporting results.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3420 - Forensic Biology



    Goals: To develop skills in the analysis of biological evidence; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.

    Content: Properties of biological evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400 and BIOL 3060

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3430 - Forensic Document Examination



    Goals: To develop skills in the examination of questioned documents; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.

    Content: Properties of document evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3440 - Forensic Fingerprint Examination



    Goals: To develop skills in the examination of fingerprints; and to understand the role of science in the legal system.

    Content: Properties of fingerprint evidence; evidence collection procedures; analysis and interpretation of evidence; reporting analysis results; and admissibility of evidence and expert testimony.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3450 - Forensic Firearm and Toolmark Examination



    Goals: To develop skills in applying the techniques used by forensic scientists in examining firearms and toolmarks, and to understand the role of science in medico-legal and forensic contexts.

    Content: Course content will focus on the role forensic firearm and toolmark examination in civil and criminal cases. Content specific to forensic firearm and toolmark examination will include properties of evidence, admissibility of evidence and expert testimony, evidence collection procedures, methods of evidence analyses, and interpretation and communication of results.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3460 - Topics in Forensic Science



    Goals: To engage in an advanced study in a specialized topic in the field of forensic science.

    Content: An intensive study of a specific area of forensic science. Topics vary from semester to semester.

    Taught: One to three times per year

    Prerequisite: CJFS 3400 (grade of C- or better)

    Credits: 2

  
  • CJFS 3610 - Forensic Toxicology



    Goals: To develop knowledge of the principles and methods of analyzing human subject samples for alcohol and other drugs and interpreting alcohol and drugs test results.

    Content: Death investigation toxicology; human performance toxicology; forensic workplace drug testing; drug metabolism; pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics; analytical techniques; interpreting drug test results; expert witness testimony; working with attorneys.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: CHEM 3450

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3650 - Forensic Science Internship



    Goals: To enable students to explore the connections between forensic science coursework and the professional workplace.

    Content: An independent research project at a forensic science laboratory or related facility; a research paper; a reflective journal; interviews with workplace practitioners.

    Taught: Fall, spring, and summer.

    Prerequisite: CJFS 3400 (grade of C- or better)

    NOTES:
    1. Students must register their internship with the CDC and have an approved LEAP agreement.

    2. Students should contact the instructor several months in advance of the beginning of the semester to discuss their possible internship placement sites.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3660 - Forensic Psychology and the Law



    Goals: To introduce students to the latest theory, research, and practice of forensic psychology in the criminal justice system.

    Content: This course examines the role that forensic psychology plays in the criminal justice system. Students will critically examine forensic psychology policy and procedure through a social scientific lens. Students will explore a variety of forensic psychology topics including assessment, expert testimony, psychopathy, the insanity defense, competency, lie detection, eyewitness identification, and sexual offenses.

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3700 - Policing in America



    Goals: The objectives for this course are for students to understand police organizations/operations from a social science perspective.

    Content: The course covers topics related to police conduct, community policing, police subculture, professionalization of the police, ethical decision making in law enforcement and evidence-based policing.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3710 - Criminal Law and Practice



    Goals: To acquaint the student with the theory and practice of substantive criminal law.

    Content: A study of the substantive aspects of criminal law, including traditional elements of crimes, statutory definitions, and judicial interpretations of specific crimes and motor vehicle offenses, as well as inchoate crimes, defenses to legal liability, and sentencing procedure.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3715 - Mental Illness in Criminal Justice



    Goals: To develop an understanding of mental illness within the criminal justice system by examining research, public policy, history, and contemporary issues.

    Content: Students will understand how serious mental illness interacts with policing, courts, and corrections. Topics include the relationship between mental illness and crime, the criminalization of mental illness, mental illness in jails and prisons, evidence based practices for working with mentally ill offenders, de-escalation techniques for police officers, and prevention and intervention policies.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3720 - Constitutional Issues in Criminal Procedure



    Goals: To acquaint the student with the theory and practice of criminal procedural law.

    Content: An overview and critical examination of the procedural aspects of criminal law and issues relating to constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, unlawful gathering of incriminating evidence through interrogation and identification procedures, and the provision of legal counsel in criminal matters.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3730 - Victimology



    Goals: To introduce students to the field of victimology through research, theory, history, policy and exploration of victims’ roles in the criminal justice system and society.

    Content: This course examines research on victimization including trends and rates of occurrence, current theoretical explanations of victimization, the history and development of the crime victims’ rights movement in the United States, policies aimed at helping victims, and consequences of victimization for victims and society.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 or PSY 1330 or SOC 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3740 - Courts and Sentencing



    Goals: To introduce students to the history and current practices of the American criminal court system through the exploration of empirical research and theoretical frameworks.

    Content: This course examines the role that the criminal court plays in society. It explores courtroom decision making from an interdisciplinary perspective, drawing on research and theory from criminological, sociological, and organizational perspectives. Specific topics include empirical research and theory on bail and pre-trial procedures, the roles and decisions of prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, and juries, plea bargaining practices, sentencing guidelines, mandatory minimums and truth-in-sentencing reforms.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3750 - Theories of Criminal Behavior



    Goal: The objectives for this course are for students to understand the causes of crime and why individuals commit crimes.

    Content: The focus of this course are theories of crime and of criminal behavior and the contexts (individual and societal characteristics, family, and neighborhood) associated with crime and offending.

    Taught: Fall and spring

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or SOC 1110 or PSY 1330

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3760 - Juvenile Delinquency/Juvenile Justice



    Goals: To acquaint the student with the history and inception of the juvenile court; the evolution of adolescence; understand, evaluate and apply theories of delinquency; and describe the organization of the juvenile justice system and intervention strategies.

    Content: Topics covered in this course include the historical development of the concept of delinquency, theories related to delinquent behavior, and how theories influence and impact the development of juvenile justice policy. The course will also cover the structure and operations of the juvenile justice system, and examine recent legal reforms and juvenile correctional strategies employed by professionals today.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or instructor permission.

    For CCJ majors, it is strongly encouraged that you complete CJFS 3750 prior to enrolling in this course.

    Note: This course is an approved elective for sociology and psychology majors.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3770 - Punishment, Corrections and Society



    Goals: The objectives of this course are to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the issues and methods of punishment and social control used within American correctional practice and to review the empirical research assessing the effectiveness of correctional practice.

    Content: This course examines theories of punishment and asks questions such as “Why do we punish and how much? Is punishment a deterrent for future criminal offending behavior? What are current correctional, sentencing, and punishment techniques being used in the United States? The course will also cover theories of punishment, the structure and operations of the U.S jail, prison, and correction systems, and explore current correctional policies and their impact on individuals and society.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 or PSY 1330 or SOC 1110 or SOCJ 1100

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3780 - International Crime and Justice



    Goals: Introduce students to both the rates and definitions of crime and administration of justice from a global perspective.

    Content: This course presents an introduction to crime and criminal justice systems in a global perspective. We compare crime and criminal justice in the United States to countries around the world to understand the interconnections between culture, politics, crime, and the administration of justice. Beyond this, we focus on inherently international (and contentious) issues in criminal justice including globalization, terrorism, drug trafficking, war crimes, human rights, and the International Criminal Court (ICC).

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or LGST 1110 or SOC 1110, or instructor permission

    Note: Students seeking a major in political science are invited to explore the content of this course with the professor for enrollment.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3800 - Inside-Out Prison Exchange



    The Inside-Out prison exchange program brings incarcerated individuals and Hamline undergraduates together to take a course behind prison walls to investigate issues related to crime, justice, freedom, inequality, and other social justice issues. Both inside and outside students will read various texts and write response papers throughout the semester. Students will work together to complete a class project. The course will take place at a Minnesota Department of Corrections Institution. This course is open to all Hamline undergraduate students who meet the prerequisite requirements.

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 or SOC 1110 or SOCJ 1100 or instructor permission and at least sophomore standing. Additionally, all students must complete an essay and interview to obtain instructor approval.

    Note: The department offering the course varies by term. It may be offered under CFST, CJFS, SOCJ, and WSTD.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 3810 - Topics in Criminal Justice



    Goals: To engage in an advanced study in a specialized topic in the field of criminal justice.

    Content: An intensive study of a specific area of criminal justice. Topics vary from semester to semester. Recent examples: Investigating Criminal Cases, Case Management for Court-Ordered Populations.

    Taught: Once per year

    Prerequisite: CJFS 1120 with a grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 5400 - Professional Issues in Forensic Science



    Goals: To recognize challenges to forensic science examinations and professional issues facing forensic scientists.

    Content: Accuracy and reliability of forensic science techniques; key legal rulings on the admissibility of scientific evidence; quality management; ethics; expert testimony.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisites: CJFS 3400 and one forensic science elective (grades of C- or better)

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 5660 - Senior Capstone and Internship in Criminology and Criminal Justice



    Goals: To reflect and summarize the CCJ major experience. To enable students to pursue internships and explore the connections between criminal justice knowledge and skills and experiences in professional workplace settings.

    Content: A reflection and culmination of the CCJ major experience.  Also a transition from Hamline to career. An exploration and application of criminology and criminal justice concepts to professional workplace practice; independent research projects and frequent on-campus seminars are designed to connect academic and internship experiences.

    Taught: Fall and spring

    Prerequisites: CJFS 1400, CJFS 3750, CJFS 3140, and senior standing

    Note: The internship must be completed concurrently with the course. Students should contact the instructor well in advance of the beginning of the semester to discuss their internship placement site to assure prompt commencement of the internship.

    Credits: 4

  
  • CJFS 5790 - Crime Policy Evaluation



    Goals: The goal for this course is to cover “hot topic” crime programs and policies from a practitioner and research perspective. This course will be both writing and speaking intensive. By the end of the course, students will be able to describe and evaluate both the justification for use and efficacy of special criminal justice and crime policies using the crime policy evaluation hierarchy.

    Content: Topics covered include, but are not limited to: Supermax prisons, juvenile waiver and transfer laws, drug policy, sex offender laws, and prisoner reentry initiatives.

    Taught: Every other year

    Prerequisites: CJFS 1120, CJFS 3750, a statistics course (CJFS 1140, MATH 1200, PSY 1340, or QMBE 1310), and junior or senior standing, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 1100 - Introduction to Communication Studies



    Goals: To introduce students to the field of communication studies by providing an overview of approaches to studying communication in a variety of contexts.

    Content: An examination of the research and theory related to the dynamics of human communication. The process of attributing and sharing meaning, the effects of nonverbal behavior on interpretation and meaning attribution, the factors influencing interpersonal, small group, organizational, intercultural, and media in the digital age.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 1110 - Public Speaking



    Goals: To help students gain real-life skills in speaking in public, gain confidence, and enhance their ability to deliver oral presentations;  to help students achieve the ability to undertake the research process, reason, and effectively identify what needs to be said in a given situation as well as the best way to say it;  to practice the skills of critical listening, critical analysis of arguments, and effective advocacy that can enable students to become more engaged in effective and ethical public discourse.

    Content: Theories of communication in public settings;  factors influencing message creation, construction, and interpretation;  utilizing research and evidence in creating effective arguments;  adaptation to the communication situation and audience;  addressing the diversity of values and viewpoints held by audience members;  ethical issues in public communication;  factors influencing effective delivery;  stagefright.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 1320 - Introduction to Critical Media Studies



    Goals: To introduce students to conceptual frameworks of critical media studies; to create savvy media consumers by teaching them to understand forces behind media institutions that influence the ways they create messages; to learn to construct and express oral arguments pertaining to media issues more effectively and more academically.

    Content: New media and old media, media theory, communications infrastructure, media ownership, media impact, media policy and law, media ethics.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 1650 - Argumentation and Advocacy



    Goals: To study argumentation theories, including historical perspectives and current approaches; to understand arguments as a method of inquiry and advocacy, and as a problem-solving tool; to consider the ethical implications of formal and informal argument; to increase skills in critical thinking, in evaluation of evidence and reasoning, in developing strategies for the invention of persuasive argument, in evaluating formal and informal argument, and in justifying argumentation choices. To learn to construct and express oral arguments effectively in a public setting.

    Content: Analysis of theories and strategies of argumentation; application of principles and theories of argumentation; emphasis on critical assessment of argumentation in a variety of contexts and media.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3300 - Communication Research Methods



    Goals: To introduce a range of research methods used in studying communication; to develop an understanding of the purposes of communication research; to learn how to design a research project; to identify strengths and limitations of various research methods; to develop an appreciation of ethical issues in research.

    Content: Various types of research methods, both qualitative and quantitative, such as experimental research, survey research, ethnographic research, textual analysis, content analysis, historical/critical research.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or instructor permission

    Note: This course must be completed by the end of the junior year to be eligible for departmental honors. It is also a prerequisite for the Senior Research Seminar (COMM 5900).

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3320 - Media in the Digital Age



    Goals: To develop a capacity for strategic thinking and understanding of the creation, dissemination, consumption, and impact of mass media messages in the digital age.

    Content: Analysis of theoretical approaches to studying and understanding traditional and convergent mass media messages in the digital age. The course examines historical development, current trends in media and communication technology as well as legal and ethical issues that affect individuals, society, democracy and a global community.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or COMM 1320, or instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3360 - Interpersonal Communication



    Goals: To help students understand more about the ways communication functions in individual face-to-face interactions, including factors that influence interpretation, relationship development, and conflict managements. Students have opportunities to examine their own individual communication interaction patterns in interpersonal situations.

    Content: Examination of communication and self-image, impression management, self-disclosure, verbal and nonverbal codes, listening, relationship development and maintenance,  conflict in face-to-face situations,  interpersonal interaction and social media, analysis of communication interactions. Attention is given to theoretical as well as practical applications.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3370 - Family Communication



    Goals: To introduce students to a wide variety of theories that attempt to describe, explain, and analyze the different kinds of issues and interpersonal dynamics in the field of family communication; to become familiar with the ways that research is conducted in family communication and to gain an understanding of the results of that research.

    Content: Theories of family communication. Interpretative, quantitative, and critical approaches to doing research in the field of family communication. Spousal, sibling, and parent/child communication patterns. Cultural differences in family functioning and family communication. Conflict management in families. Changes in family dynamics over the lifespan of a family. Single parent families, stepfamilies, blended families, and gay and lesbian families. Communication patterns in families with adopted children and biracial children. Families dealing with crisis.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3380 - Small Group Communication



    Goals: To provide real-life experience in small task-oriented groups in order to examine communication interaction in small groups and teams; to gain an understanding of how group interactions and processes are influenced by communication, and how group interactions and processes in turn affect communication patterns; to gain an understanding of task issues as well as interpersonal relationships in groups and teams, and how communication affects both; to provide opportunities to examine individual communication interaction patterns.

    Content: Theories of communication as it functions in teams and small groups; problem-solving processes; phases of small-group interaction; development of norms, roles, group cohesiveness, climate, productivity, and leadership; analysis of the impact of power, status, conflict, and conformity on small-group and team interaction; pragmatic skills related to group presentations; methods to enhance group productivity.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or junior/senior standing

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3390 - Organizational Communication



    Goals: To introduce the role of communication in organizational settings, with particular emphasis upon examining organizational dynamics as communication processes; to introduce classic and contemporary organizational communication theoretical approaches; to gain skills in applying theoretical concepts to the investigation of communication issues in actual organizations; to examine processes of organizational communication, including culture, socialization, leadership, technological processes, and diversity management processes.

    Content: Organizational communication theories, approaches, perspectives, functions, and structures; organizational culture; communication processes in organizations; methods for conducting research in organizational settings.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3420 - Media in Global Perspective



    Goals: To help students gain a theoretical and practical perspective on global mass media systems, both as national and international purveyors of information and culture. To examine and critically analyze the factors influencing media operations and content, including foreign policy, transnational media corporations, global civil society movement and digital media technology.

    Content:  Examination of social, cultural, political, technical, regulatory, economic, and linguistic factors that influence media systems around the world; examination of foreign policy, transnational media corporations, global civil society movement and digital media technology; analysis of national laws, ethics, and norms in relation to media systems, including patterns of import and export of media products, analysis of the relationship between media and culture.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: COMM 1100 or COMM 1320 or consent of the instructor or the director of the international journalism certificate program

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3460 - Intercultural Communication



    Goals: To study the nature of communication as it is affected by cultural and co-cultural variables; to become familiar with philosophies and approaches to the study of communication and diversity; to experience dynamics of intercultural communication; to examine the relationship between culture and perception, thought, language, and behavior; to examine how culture influences and plays a role in public and private communication interactions (e.g., interpersonal relationships, communication in small-group and organizational settings, argumentation, mass communication).

    Content: Philosophies and theories of intercultural communication; application of concepts and issues to actual experiences; discussion of the influence of culture on all aspects of communication; emphasis is on understanding the relationship of culture to communicative practices and meaning systems.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 strongly recommended

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3480 - Media and Global Environmental Conflicts



    Goals: This course examines the role news and popular media (e.g. advertising, micro-marketing, social networking such as web 2.0) play in setting agenda and constructing meanings of various issues in global environmental discourse. The students will learn to expand understanding in how language and image shape human perception about the natural world; to critically examine the structures and implications of environmental representation; to analyze the ways in which environmental issues are framed by different media; and to understand the complex relationship between economic development that fosters consumer culture and the environment.

    Content: The course is presented in the forms of both theoretical analysis and practical media writing. The coursework involves general reading and discussion on different stages of world development, social change, environmental impacts, and the global politics of sustainable development with a central focus on how mass media make meanings of these issues.

    Note: Student evaluation is based on class participation, discussion, examinations, essays and the student’s weblog production.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or COMM 1320

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3560 - Communication in Conflict Situations



    Goals: To learn about the dynamics of communication interaction in conflict situations; to explore approaches to dealing with conflict, including examining the strengths and weaknesses associated with communication styles, tactics, strategies, uses and expressions of power, the impact of “face,” the impact of culture, and framing; to become familiar with and examine the role of third-party intervention; to develop greater awareness of the consequences associated with one’s own communicative choices in conflict situations.

    Content: The role that communication plays in conflict situations, the general principles of communication in conflict, including the way communities develop and share symbolic world views that may come into conflict with those held by different communities. Examination of approaches to dealing with conflicts, such as problem resolution approaches, mediation, and negotiation strategies. Students will apply the theoretical perspectives to individual interpersonal conflict situations as well as to contemporary societal conflicts.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisite: None

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3670 - Gender, Communication, and Knowledge



    Goals: To increase awareness of the relationship of communication and gender; the portrayal of gender in public discourse; the influence of gender socialization in developing communicative behaviors and interpretive frames; and the implications of societal response to communication as it relates to gender.

    Content: Examination of research into gender differences and communication; examination of public messages as they influence perceptions of women and men; analysis of historical processes as they have influenced current perceptions of gender.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: COMM 1100 or WSTD 1010 strongly recommended

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 3960 - Field Experience Seminar



    Goals: To support and strengthen the academic component of internships and field experiences.

    Content: A focus on the workplace experience in the context of the liberal arts and communication research findings.

    Taught: Summer

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission

    Credits: 4

  
  • COMM 5900 - Senior Research Seminar



    Goals: To synthesize prior learning in the communication studies discipline through a senior capstone experience; to explore significant issues in communication studies through intensive individual research.

    Content: Individual students will engage in and present the results of major independent research projects that apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in the discipline. The seminar affords an opportunity for students to pursue individual interests in communication studies in depth.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: COMM 1100, COMM 3300, completion of at least 32 credits in the major, senior standing, and instructor permission

    Note: Course is restricted to senior majors only.

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1100 - Introduction to Digital Media Arts



    Goals: To outfit students with a conceptual and technical foundation for making digital media art.

    Content: This course positions digital media arts as the interdisciplinary intersection of art and media. Combining hands-on projects with readings and discussions, students will consider key concepts of new media and question the impact of these media on contemporary culture through creative production. Students will spend the semester studying and developing art projects in a range of digital forms: web pages, raster images, motion graphics, 3d images and prints, and interactive games.

    Taught: Annually, fall and spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1120 - Fundamentals of Design



    Goals: To enable students to apply basic formal principles of visual design in the creation and analysis of simple 2d digital media projects. Enable students to apply design thinking strategies to develop an effective work process in design.

    Content: Through a series of hands-on projects utilizing a variety of materials and methods, this course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of visual design: picture plane, figure/ground relationships, scale and proportions, pattern, composition, value, color, methods for conveying time and spatial illusion. In addition to introducing formal design strategies, the course examines issues of content and the historical/cultural context in which works of art are produced.

    Taught: Fall and Spring semesters

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1410 - Digital Photography I



    Crosslisted
    (Also listed as ART 1900)

    Goals: To develop fundamental abilities in photography including mastering technical vocabulary, understanding of the photographic process, managing digital files, basic photo editing and adjustment, printing techniques.

    Content: Technical vocabulary and required skills, parts of the camera, understanding camera controls and options, framing a shot, shooting successfully in different conditions. Participants will also gain knowledge of the history of the development of photography and practice in analyzing and critiquing photographic images.

    Taught: Annually, fall and spring

    Note: Students with extensive experience in Digital Photography should contact the Department for a portfolio review to see if their work qualifies them for a 3000 level photography course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1420 - Digital Video I



    Goals: To enable students to develop an informed and personal approach to making digital video art. To master contemporary production techniques. To develop and refine perceptive, expressive and critical skills.

    Content: This course is a hands-on workshop in the fundamentals of using digital video as an expressive time-based medium. By solving a series of creative challenges students will learn the basic properties of video form and master rudimentary technical skills required to shoot, edit, and finish HD video.

    Taught: Annually

    Note: Students with extensive video production experience should contact the Department for a portfolio review to see if their work qualifies them for a 3000 level video course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1450 - Graphic Design I



    Goals: To develop basic skill sets and fundamental conceptual frameworks for both creating and analyzing graphic communications across a variety of communication uses.

    Content: The course covers the process of research, ideation, digital concept development and final execution to deliver design solutions that follow rules and trends found in the study of graphic design. Students will study how a page/screen is “read” by a viewer, theories of design and emerging trends in graphic communication.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisite: DMA 1120

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1460 - Web Design I



    Goals: To develop basic technical skills and conceptual framework for creating engaging web sites using HTML and CSS.

    Content: Web Design is a project-based course covering an overview of internet operations, hand-coding pages with HTML5/CSS3, utilizing an editor, optimizing media for web use, managing site materials, applying visual design principles to web products, analyzing interactive design and usability. Students spend the semester building a website with industry standard tools.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1470 - Animation I



    Goals: To develop basic skills in the creation of animated characters and environments sufficient to sustain a short narrative. To develop the critical and technical skills necessary to form and evaluate animated work for its abilities to sustain a narrative and/or critically communicate to an intended audience.

    Content: An overview of the development of digital animation as an artist’s tool, work flow processes in animation design and realization, software options and uses for digital animation, storyboard creation and constructing an animation sequence. Students will be working on a number of animation projects during the semester.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1480 - Digital Audio I



    Goals: To develop basic skills in the creation and critical analysis of digital audio production and playback.

    Content: The course provides basic skills in both field and studio audio recording techniques. Technical content includes operation of sound boards, microphone selection and placement, working with both spoken word and musical performances in live settings, and editing techniques and practices. The course also includes units on critical analysis of sound production, copyright issues, and the development of audio recording.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 1490 - Fundamentals of Making



    Goals: This course builds the foundation upon which emerging digital media artists will establish a meaningful and effective practice of ‘making.’ In this course, making is understood as the practice of creating hybridized digital media artworks with a strong do-it-yourself (DIY) spirit that incorporates research, prototyping, feedback, problem solving, and iteration. Students will employ digital and hybridized tools to engage with 3D and 4D forms, such as kinetics and interactivity, to create audio-visual artworks.

    Content: Students will gain fundamental electronics, programming, and design skills through breadboarding and soldering electronic circuits, interfacing sensors and actuators with microcontrollers, building multimedia software applications, and using digital fabrication to manufacture physical interfaces for their projects. Students will learn the fundamental terms, technologies, resources, and research practices necessary for developing novel and compelling digital artworks. Whenever possible, students will also work collaboratively with students in other classes, such as studio arts/sculpture.

    Taught: Annually

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 3410 - Digital Photography II



    Crosslisted
    (Also listed as ART 3900)

    Goals: To build on the skills developed in DMA 1410 through more advanced camera operations, enhanced editing work (including Photoshop), understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of different file formats, advance printing and image manipulation work.

    Content: Camera control in manual operations under different conditions, managing technically complex shots, effectively using lenses and filters. Image adjustment in Photoshop. History of recent developments in digital photography. Tutorials in analyzing and critiquing photographic work.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisites: DMA 1410 or approval of instructor based on portfolio review

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 3420 - Digital Video II



    Goals: Building on the fundamentals learned in Digital Video I, students will develop advanced and emerging video production techniques to create work that is targeted towards understanding and developing specialized contemporary forms.

    Content: Advanced video production techniques will be realized through hands-on video projects geared towards a specialized topic. Students will learn the history and theory of the video production topic at hand and apply that knowledge to contemporary practices.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisites: DMA 1420 or approval of instructor based on portfolio review. DMA 1480 is strongly recommended.

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 3450 - Graphic Design II



    Goals: To build project development skills: idea generation, sketching, refinement, project planning and timely completion of projects. To refine graphic design software skills, develop the ability to evaluate design using advanced principles and proper industry vocabulary. To extend knowledge of the historical influence on design.

    Content: This is a studio-based project course in which students utilize their knowledge of design, typography, and production techniques to produce a portfolio of designed artifacts. The course combines seminar, critiques and lab production. It includes extensive development of design skills through critiques, practice articulating design concepts through peer evaluation, the application of effective design strategies and the study and discussion of design history.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisite: DMA 1450, grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 3460 - Web Design II



    Goals: To enable students to integrate Javascript, HTML, CSS for control of visual appearance and interactivity of web pages and apply basic principles of interactive design.

    Content: This is a project-based course in which students learn to harness the full power of HTML5 through the integration of three web technologies: HTML, CSS and Javascript. By building highly interactive web experiences, students learn the fundamentals of controlling visual appearance of the web page through JavaScript programming.  In addition, the course explores the basic principles of interactive design.

    Taught: Alternate Years

    Prerequisite: DMA 1460 

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 3480 - Digital Audio II



    Goals: This course will provide students the fundamental skills necessary to engineer and produce all aspects of the motion picture soundtrack. Students will produce a series of audio post-production projects, culminating in a final project in which a complete, professional sound track is designed from the ground up.

    Content: Topics include production (location) sound, Foley recording and editing, dialog recording and editing, sound effects (SFX) design, sound design, automated dialog replacement (ADR), music editing, microphone and recording techniques, synchronization, working with clients, and production workflow. Special emphasis will be placed on sound design tools and techniques, including MIDI, synthesis, and sampling.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisite: DMA 1480, grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 5420 - Digital Video III



    Goals: Building on the fundamental concepts and skills learned in Digital Video II, the primary objective of this course is to strengthen expressive abilities and technical skills through additional film production projects. A secondary goal is to foster collaborative skills required for effective filmmaking practice.

    Content: Students further develop artistry and production skills by producing their own short films. Class topics cover all stages of production from concept to final mix including: idea generation, scriptwriting, pre-production planning, lighting, shooting, editing, sound mixing, output compression and distribution. In addition, students study short film form by watching, analyzing, and discussing a wide variety of short films. Film production is a collaborative endeavor and students will develop collaborative skills by working n small teams to realize film projects. The class will consist of detailed demonstrations, hands-on practice, projects, readings, lectures, screenings, and critiques.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisite: DMA 3420, grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 5450 - Graphic Design III



    Goals: To demonstrate and apply a professional understanding of formal principles, software skills, and project development skills: idea generation, sketching, refinement, project planning, and timely completion of projects. To build advanced projects in an environment of peer review and critique.

    Content: This is a studio-based project course in which students utilize their knowledge of design, typography, and production techniques to produce a portfolio of designed artifacts. The course combines seminar, critiques and lab production. It includes extensive development of design skills through critiques, practice articulating design concepts through peer evaluation, and the application of effective design strategies.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisite: DMA 3450, grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 5480 - Digital Audio III



    Goals: Students will build upon knowledge gained in Digital Audio II to advance audio post-production experience, proficiency, and practice. This course will provide students the advanced skills necessary to engineer and produce all aspects of the motion picture soundtrack. Students will produce a series of audio post-production projects, culminating in a final project in which a complete, professional sound track is designed from the ground up. 

    Content: Students will work with the instructor to conceptualize and produce collaborative and independent audio projects. Topics include production (location) sound, Foley recording and editing, dialog recording and editing, sound effects (SFX) design, sound design, automated dialog replacement (ADR), music editing, microphone and recording techniques, mixing, and production workflow. Special emphasis will be placed on sound design tools and techniques, including MIDI, synthesis, and sampling.

    Taught: Alternate years

    Prerequisites: DMA 3480, grade of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • DMA 5910 - Digital Media Arts Senior Seminar I



    Goals:  To integrate core formal principles, technical skills and critical analysis of digital media in the proposal and design of a senior project and to develop an effective work process for independent creation.

    Content: This is the first part of the two semester capstone sequence in the Digital Media Arts major. In this course each student synthesizes technical and critical learning in the discipline toward the proposal and development of a major media art project. Students will spend two semesters working closely with faculty to develop a project from initial concept to final exhibition.

    Taught: Annually, fall

    Prerequisites: Open to DMA majors only. DMA 1100 and the completion of a significant part of the course work for the major.

    Credits: 2

  
  • DMA 5920 - Digital Media Arts Senior Seminar II



    Goals:  To integrate core formal principles, technical skills and critical analysis of digital media in the completion of a senior project and to present and reflect upon that work.

    Content: This is the second part of the two semester capstone sequence in the Digital Media Arts major. In this course each student synthesizes technical and critical learning in the discipline through the realization of a major media art project and its exhibition. On completion of the project, students compose a reflective analysis of the realized project and discuss their work with a faculty committee.

    Taught: Annually, spring

    Prerequisite: DMA 5910

    Credits: 2

  
  • ECON 1310 - Microeconomic Analysis



    Goals: To introduce students to theory relating to the economic decisions made by individual consumers and firms in a market economy and to examine the role of government in domestic and international markets.

    Content: The topic of this course, deals in depth with choices, especially consumer behavior and the spending decisions, the production decisions of the business firm and how prices and wages are determined in the output and input markets. In addition, this course analyzes consumer and business behavior under various competitive and imperfect conditions, as well as the implications of these for society. We will also study the ramifications of various government policies, predicting the effects of those policies, both positive and negative, on market participants using events and situations in the world.

    Credits: 4

  
  • ECON 1320 - Macroeconomic Analysis



    Goals: To acquaint students with the structural framework and principles involved in the determination of the level of aggregate economic activity: national income, output, employment, money supply and demand, price levels and open economy macroeconomics.

    Content: Analysis of problems of unemployment, inflation, economic growth, trade, money and credit, balance of payments and government policy.

    Credits: 4

  
  • ECON 1500 - Methods and Modeling for Economics, Finance, and Analytics



    Goals: To understand the basic modelling and methods essential for undergraduate students of economics or other quantitative business-oriented disciplines.

    Content: Preparation for students to structure and analyze quantitative problems, providing the mathematical foundation for future study of econometrics, economic theory, or other upper-level analytics topics. Main topics include linear equations, matrices, and nonlinear optimization.

    Note: This course is open to all students. Economics and business analytics students may not count both MATH 1170 and ECON 1500 toward the major or minor. If you have already taken MATH 1170 or its equivalent, you may wish to speak to an advisor or department chair before enrolling in this course.

    Credits: 4

  
  • ECON 3110 - Intermediate Microeconomics



    Goals: To deepen students’ understanding of microeconomic theory, building on the foundation they received in Microeconomic Analysis. Students will learn how to express, analyze, and interpret models of individual behavior using graphical, algebraic and calculus-based methods.

    Content: This course will examine theories of consumer and producer behavior in a variety of economic contexts. Optimization techniques, graphical analysis, and game theory methodology will be used to explore allocation decisions made inside households, firms or governmental units.

    Prerequisites: ECON 1310 and MATH 1170 or ECON 1500, with grades of C- or better

    Credits: 4

  
  • ECON 3120 - Intermediate Macroeconomics



    Goals: To understand and apply methods used in economics to analyze the gross domestic product, inflation, money supply and demand, employment levels, exchange rates and economic growth.

    Content: The course explores theories that explain the behavior of GDP and related variables. Keynesian, monetarist, and other models are studied.

    Taught: Annually

    Prerequisites: ECON 1310, ECON 1320, MATH 1170, and QMBE 1310 (or equivalent statistics course), with grades of C- or better, or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 4

  
  • ECON 3710 - Labor Economics



    Goals: To provide students a well-balanced presentation of models of labor economics, applications, policies, and major analytic areas within labor economics. This course will also address labor market issues with race and gender perspectives.

    Content: Labor market analysis, labor unions and collective bargaining, government and the labor market, theories of labor market discrimination, wage differentials, poverty and income inequalities, and race and gender issues of the labor market.

    Prerequisites: ECON 1310, ECON 1320, and QMBE 1310 (or equivalent statistics course), with grades of C- or better, or consent of the instructor.

    Credits: 4

 

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