Undergraduate
Course Offerings
Spring '10
Number in parentheses refers to credit hours.
Note: Course listings may be changed pending updates by individual departments.
Computer Science
CDA 3100
Computer Organization I (3)
Co requisites: COP 3330, MAD 2104
This is a core course intended for computer science majors with previous C/C++ background. The course introduces fundamental concepts in computer organization and digital logic design, including numbering systems and number representation, logic gates and design, the Von-Neumann architecture principle, and the machine instruction cycle. Assembly language programming with C language interfacing is also presented, reinforcing basic computer structure and machine cycle operation principles.
CEN 4021
Software Engineering II (3)
Prerequisites: CEN 4020 and STA 4442
The second of a two-semester sequence on project-system development, this course focuses on software design and implementation. Topics include software design, architectures, testing, deployment, metrics, configuration management, reusability, portability, and interoperability.
CIS 4930r
Special Topics in Computer Science (3)
Prerequisite: at least six (6) semester hours in computer science or software engineering at or above the 4000 level. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours.
COP 3252
Internet Applications Programming with Java (3)
Prerequisites: COP 3330, 3331
This course covers the applications of the Java language to education, electronic commerce, scientific research, and distributed systems in general. Topics include the following: the architecture of the Web, including software protocols for passing information in typical Web applications; introduction to the Java programming language; developing Graphical User Interfaces using Swing; an introduction to distributed objects using Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI); and server-side programming using Servlets and JDBC. Emphasis is placed on practical programming using these technologies.
COP 4530
Data Structures, Algorithms and Generic Programming (3)
Prerequisites: COP 3330; MAD 2104
Pre- or co requisite: CDA 3100
Definition, use, and implementation of generic data structures using a modern programming language; reusable program components.
COP 4610
Operating Systems and Concurrent Programming (3)
Prerequisite: COP 4530
Pre- or Co requisite: CDA 3101 or consent of instructor
Design principles of batch, multiprogramming, and time-sharing operating systems; linking, loading, input-output systems, interacting processes, storage management, process and resource control, file systems.
COT 4420
Theory of Computation (3)
Prerequisite: MAD 3105
Introduction to the theory of computation, including models of computation such as Turing machines; theory of programming languages, including grammars, parsing, syntax, and semantics.
MAD 3105
Discrete Mathematics II (3)
Prerequisite: MAD 2104 or MGF 3301
Techniques of definition and logical argument as applied in several areas of discrete mathematics; counting techniques, permutations, combinations; recurrence relations, graph and network algorithms.
Electives
ADV 3410
Hispanic Marketing Communication (3)
This course prepares undergraduate students to become educated decision makers and consumers of information regarding US Hispanic marketing communication issues.
CHD 2220
Child Growth and Development: The Foundation Years (3)
The study of children from birth through middle childhood.
CHD 4615
Public Policy: Child and Family Issues (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to major or permission of instructor. Through readings, lecture, discussion, guest speakers, field work, research, and writing, students will become familiar with the process of formulating, implementing, and evaluating public policy. Family and child issues that have resulted in policy decisions at every level will be identified, and current issues that are in need of attention by policy makers will be explored. Research related to family issues and its impact on family policy will be analyzed with emphasis on enhancing the role of family and child professionals in policy process.
COM 3332
New Communication Technology and Contemporary Society (3)
Relates the design, development, and the use of new communication technologies to social, economic, and policy implications.
COM 4945
Communication Internship(3)
Faculty adviser's approval required. Supervised internship. Credit proportional to scope and significance of work. Credit may not be applied to graduate degrees. Individually designed to accommodate student's background and objectives. May be repeated to a maximum of twelve (12) semester hours; duplicate registration not allowed.
EEX 3601
Applied Behavior Analysis for Special Educators(3)
Corequisite: EEX 3831. Introduction to behavioral principles and procedures useful for managing the behavior of students with handicaps. For majors only.
FAD 3220
Individual and Family Life Span Development(3)
Analysis of individual and family development as it applies to professional application in human services.
FAD 3432
Stress and Resilience in Individuals and Families (3)
Prerequisite: Admission to major
This course provides undergraduate majors with an introduction to family-based, stress-focused mini-theories. The course will provide a framework for understanding the differences between family patterns when families are centered on growth related themes and when they are pre-occupied with a variety of stressor events.
GLY 1000
Dynamic Earth (3)
Introduction to geology as the study of planet earth, its internal dynamics and its surficial weathering, erosion, and sedimentary processes.
HME 4221
Family Resource Management (3)
Analysis of family decision making, goals, values, and resources.
LIS3103
Information and Society (3)
This course examines major issues related to living in the "information society," including information literacy, information security, identity theft, privacy, intellectual property, and information ethics. Students gain skills in searching the Web, electronic databases, and print resources. The three broad areas covered by the course are personal information management, academic information, and career/professional information.
MMC2000
Introduction to the Mass Media (3)
Prerequisite: MMC2000 . Review and application of media business practices and legal requirements involved in the conception and production of media content for radio and television.
OCE 1001
Elementary Oceanography (3)
Prerequisite: MGF 1106 or 1107
Structure and motion of the ocean and its environs, properties, populations, and energy budget. Not intended for upper-division science or mathematics majors. Upper-division science or mathematics majors are encouraged instead to take OCE 4008.
RTV 3001 (3)
Media Techniques
Introduction to basic principles and terminology associated with photography, filmmaking, television, and radio.
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences (ISS)
ECO 2013
Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
Aggregate economics and national income determination, money and monetary theory, present macroeconomic conditions, and aggregative policy alternatives; theory of international trade and the balance of payments; economic growth and development.
ECO 3933r
Special Topics in Economics: Arts & Culture (3)
Prerequisites: ECO 2013 and ECO 2023. This course code is used for special topics of current interest or to benefit from the specialties of visiting faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours. May be repeated within the same semester.
GEA 1000
World Geography (3)
A regional survey of the human occupation of the face of the earth, local cultures, political systems, and development problems.
PAD 4375
Advanced Topics in Terrorism (3)
Prerequisite: PAD 4374.
This course reviews the contemporary evolution of terrorism and the current, direction of global terrorism with regards to domestic policies and programs.
PAD 5377
Advanced Topics in Terrorism (3)
Prerequisite: PAD 5376.
This course reviews the contemporary evolution of terrorism and the current, direction of global terrorism with regards to domestic policies and programs.
POS 4624
The Supreme Court, Civil Liberties, and Civil Rights (3)
Prerequisite: POS 1041 or consent of instructor
Reviews recent interpretations of the Bill of Rights and 14th Amendment case law with special attention to freedom of expression, equal protection, and criminal due process rights.
SYA 4300
Methods of Social Research (3)
Broad coverage of research design, data collection, and data analysis. This is a required course for sociology majors.
SYA 4400
Social Statistics (3)
This course involves the application of statistical techniques to sociological data as illustrated in the research and writing of social scientists. As a course for majors, it represents an important part of the student's methodological training with respect to the statistical analysis of data typically used by sociologists. The student is expected to carry out a number of exercises involving the statistical analysis of sociological data and to interpret the results.
SYA 4932
Unequal Childhoods (3)
Prerequisite: Upper-division sociology major or minor status. Reading and analysis of primary literature on selected topics in contemporary sociology. May be repeated to a maximum of three (3) semester hours.
SYD 3020
Population and Society (3)
This course examines the causes and consequences of population change in the United States and the world with an assessment of the impact of demographic change on various social institutions.
SYO 3460
Sociology of Mass Media (3)
This course provides a sociological view of mass communications by critically examining the origin, history, and functions of the American mass media and its effect on social life.
SYP 3454
The Global Justice Movement (3)
This course critically examines the history, organization, strategies, ideology, opponents, culture, and future prospects of the global justice movement.
SYP 3540
Sociology of Law (3)
This course examines the interrelationship between the legal order and the social order. Limitations of civil and criminal law for conflict management and for implementation of social policy are considered.
SYP 3730
Aging and the Life Course (3)
In coming years, Americans will have to make important decisions regarding the consequences of population aging. This course explores how changing life course patterns have influenced retirement, health care, politics, and family structure. It also considers the policy choices that will have to be made in the twenty-first century as the baby boom generation reaches retirement age.
SYP 4550
Alcohol and Drug Problems (3)
This course presents a review and analysis of sociological approaches to the study of alcohol and drug problems. It addresses theoretical perspectives on recreational and deviant drinking and drug use and introduces important empirical methods in the study of alcohol and drug problems and current debates over alcohol and drug policy.
SYP 4570
Deviance and Social Control (3)
This course focuses on major theories and research traditions, including structural and social psychological causes of deviant behavior, processes of labeling deviants, and social conflict over definition and treatment of deviance.
URP 4404
River Basin Planning & Management (3)
This course introduces river-basin management and planning and takes a systemic approach from biological, hydrological, and geopolitical viewpoints. Special emphasis is placed on the planning and management of transboundary (interstate and international) basins. The course focuses on world river-basin systems as well as on the local Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin. Students are introduced to technical concepts and tools, including negotiation and math simulation tools.
URP 5405
River Basin Planning & Management (3)
This course introduces river-basin management and planning and takes a systemic approach from biological, hydrological, and geopolitical viewpoints. Special emphasis is placed on the planning and management of transboundary (interstate and international) basins. The course focuses on world river-basin systems as well as on the local Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint basin. Students are introduced to technical concepts and tools, including negotiation and math simulation tools.
Nursing
NUR 3065CHealth Assessment, Wellness, and Prevention Across the Life Span (4)
This course introduces the beginning nursing student to the parameters, procedures, and skills required to perform and document a holistic assessment of clients in all age groups. Included are communication and interview techniques in compiling a health history, technical skills in performing a physical exam, and critical thinking skills in doing a health risk appraisal and formulating nursing diagnoses appropriate to identified problems. Clients' cultural differences, developmental stage, family structure, economic situation, and health behaviors are considered when evaluating health status.
NUR 4080
Nursing Concepts I (4)
Prerequisite: NUR 4069C
Co requisite: NUR 4080L
This course is designed for the returning registered nurse student. It emphasizes concepts related to health promotion, chronic illness, family, principles of group dynamics, domestic violence, addiction, grief and loss, and psychosocial needs. The planning for utilization of these concepts when caring for individuals, families, and communities also is highlighted.
NUR 4080L
Nursing Practicum I (1)
(S/U grade only)
Prerequisite: NUR 4069C
Co requisite: NUR 4080
This clinical laboratory course provides the returning registered nurse student with the opportunity to apply professional nursing strategies while assisting clients and families in maintaining and/or regaining an optimal level of wellness. Emphasis is given to the professional nursing roles of care provider/coordinator, teacher, collaborator, and problem solver in clients/family health care across the life span.
NUR 4642
Substance Abuse and the Effects on Health, Family, and Profession (3)
Broad-based approach to substance abuse and the effects on health, family, and the profession; identifying groups at risk, prevention activities, and help approaches.
NUR 4905r
Directed Individual Study (1–4)
May be repeated to a maximum of six (6) semester hours.
