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COMM 230 - Principles of Business Communication 3 cr.
This course introduces students to a range of essential business communication methods and strategies that will foster the development of enhances interpersonal and persuasive skills necessary to successfully communicate to clients and to provide effective leadership within an organization. Topics include gender, intercultural and non-verbal communication, social media, and technology.
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COMM 235 - Introduction to Social Media Strategies 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or greater. Students must complete EPI, FYW, FYDT, and FYOC)
This course focuses on social media and how tools associated with it can best be used in the practice of public relations. The course considers how social media fits within the larger new media context, while also providing an overview of tools associated with social media (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, YouTube etc.)
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COMM 237 - Public Relations Writing 3 cr.
(Formerly COMM 226) (Prerequisites: WRTG 106 or WRTG 107 or COMM 108 )
Writing and editing of public relations and marketing communication materials such as press releases, speeches, direct mail, brochures, newsletter and Web sites. Writing and editing for electronic media and video news. Emphasis on integrated communications.
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COMM 238 - Radio Drama 3 cr.
This course is an overview of radio dramas - TV on the radio. We will hear and analyze dramas, comedies, and variety shows from the 1800s to today, discuss theories of radio dramas and their effects on audiences (such as War of the Worlds from 1938), and produce a radio drama.
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COMM 240 - (Q) Communications Research Methods 3 cr.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to communication research methodologies/applications, including measurement, sampling, focus groups, interviews, survey and experiment, in addition to data collection and analysis. Students will gain an understanding of basic statistical procedures and research methods in the various fields of mass communication through lectures and hands-on assignments.
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COMM 245 - (D) Race & Gender Stereotypes in TV & Film 3 cr.
This course will examine the evolution of race and gender stereotypes depicted in TV and film from the 1960’s to the current day. We will examine the impact of the civil rights and feminist movements by viewing films and TV shows and analyze the significance of these changes on American society.
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COMM 250 - Principle Communication Competencies 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 100 or completion of an EP Foundation course & completion of COMM 115 or instructor/department chair permission)
This course provides a practical blend of writing, speaking, interpersonal, small group and organizational communication concepts to foster an understanding of relating, collaborating and presenting in the professional arena. Necessary competencies for formal and informal leadership provide the framework for examining communication skills in the workplace.
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COMM 260 - Media Criticism 3 cr.
This course introduces students to media criticism - the ability to access, analyze and evaluate media messages with the goal of helping them become more informed, engaged and critical consumers of mass media. Students will utilize a variety of mass communication theories to examine the influence of media in our lives.
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COMM 265 - Social Media Communication 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: All non-majors must complete courses in EPII W and COMM 235 )
This intermediate course will focus on teaching students to think and write strategically for effective social media campaigns. Students will learn about how digital and Social media are influencing writing and thinking, and how they are creating a new genres of content consumption and participation.
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COMM 279 - Communication Data 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: MATH 005 or DAT score of 10 or higher or chairperson’s permission)
Designed to help prepare non-mathematicians to work, reason and communicate in an increasingly data-driven world. Explains standard terminology, simplifies numerical understanding and explores how to use quantitative data to communicate ideas. Emphasizes the common uses of data in business, political and journalistic settings.
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COMM 295 - Intercultural Communication: Ireland 3 cr.
This course explores intercultural communication utilizing culture-specific approaches that focus on Ireland and its people. Students examine the influence of history, geography, politics, language, economics and other factors upon communication within Irish culture. American culture will be discussed to assess communication norms within and between the two cultures. Travel expenses and material fees apply.
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COMM 296 - Travel Writing 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: Sophomore Level Status)
Travel Writing will teach students the introductory multimedia skills needed to write successful travel communication that could be sold to various media outlets. Students will learn to take photos, shoot and edit video, and write various types of posts for various social media and platforms. Students will complete a two-week online course that will help prepare them for travel in their respective countries.
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COMM 310 - Mass Communication Law 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: junior or senior standing)
Analysis and examination of statutory laws, congressional legislation and federal rules and regulations governing the mass media in the United States. Focus on the First Amendment, libel and slander, privacy, copyright, free press/fair trial, obscenity, advertising, antitrust and monopoly, taxation and licensing.
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COMM 311 - Political Communication 3 cr.
The study of rhetorical strategies used by the modern politician. Examination of the evolution of American political rhetoric, focusing upon language, message development, audience analysis, and the influence of modern mass media in shaping political discourse.
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COMM 312 - Organizational Communication 3 cr.
The study of communication behaviors, patterns, and strategies in organizations. Topics include power and politics, organizational cultures, conflict management, decision-making, diversity, and leadership. Historical and contemporary theories of organizing are examined and critiqued from a communication perspective.
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COMM 313 - Nonverbal Communication 3 cr.
A study of the nonverbal aspects of human interaction. Topics include impression management, social influence, form and function in design, proxemics, kinesics, and the symbolic environment.
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COMM 314 - Legal Communication 3 cr.
An examination of specific skills needed to promote effective and meaningful communication by the legal professional and the interface with clients, juries, judges and the non-legal public.
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COMM 315 - The Art of the Pitch 3 cr.
This course teaches students the theory and application of persuasive communication. Students will learn the art of crafting persuasive messages using various techniques and technologies associated with verbal, non-verbal and visual communication. Students will engage in a series of increasingly sophisticated presentations reflecting industry methodology and standards.
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COMM 317 - Digital Audio and Video Production 3 cr.
This course will provide an introduction to producing audio and video content for new technologies such as the Web and digital publication formats. Students will use digital recording and editing equipment to produce projects suitable for new technologies.
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COMM 318 - Multi-Media Presentations 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: COMM 317 )
The principles and practices of speaker delivery style when using multimedia to present a message. Message construction and audience analysis will also be emphasized.
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COMM 319 - Sports Writing 3 cr.
An overview of sport journalism including the history of sports journalism, how to conduct sports interviews, sports reporting techniques and how to write game stories, features and columns.
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COMM 320 - Reporting 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 109 , COMM 115 , and COMM 224 )
Capstone course focusing on reporting for digital and broadcast purposes. Students will focus on in-depth investigative work that includes public records requests, database journalism, and visual storytelling.
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COMM 325 - Advertising Copywriting 3 cr.
Students develop two separate creative campaign strategies for hypothetical clients of their own choosing. For these large-budget accounts, students must create copy with a consistent campaign theme.
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COMM 326 - Political Advertising 3 cr.
Critical examination of rhetorical strategies used in 20th- century political campaigning. Case studies and student projects focus on the special uses of broadcast and print media in political advertising.
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COMM 328 - Editing 3 cr.
This course examines the process of preparing copy for print and online publication. Students learn traditional methods of correcting and improving writing, as well as technological skills such as search engine optimization and editing for online media. Headline writing and basic graphic design are also covered.
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COMM 329 - Graphics 3 cr.
This course covers the elements of design in print and online media, including visual communication theory, layout, typography and graphical file formats. Students learn to utilize desktop publishing and graphical editing software in the newspaper/magazine pages, logos and more.
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COMM 331 - Mass Media Management 3 cr.
The multi-faceted roles of managers in the various communication industries are examined. Special attention is given to technical, conceptual and humanistic concerns. Specific areas of study include management of self and personal relations, unions and contracts, community relations, audience analysis and measurement.
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COMM 333 - Methods of Business Communication 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: Completion of an EPII (W) course and COMM 230 )
Focuses on oral and written communication in a business environment. Students learn to analyze communication situations, identify stakeholders, develop strategy, and craft professional reports and transactional documents to achieve organizational goals. Students use multimedia software to create industry-standard graphics for professional written communication and deliver successful presentations to diverse audiences.
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COMM 334 - Broadcast Programming 3 cr.
Study of programming strategies, practices, and operations of commercial radio and television stations. Topics include audience research, program acquisitions, scheduling, formats, syndication, promotion, and network-affiliate relationships.
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COMM 337 - Magazine Feature Writing 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: EP2-W or Junior Status)
Students learn the basics of magazine feature writing, including developing their own voices, analyzing magazine demographic markets, writing articles targeted to those demographic markets, and learning techniques to survive as a freelance magazine writer.
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COMM 339 - Social Media & Sports 3 cr.
Students will learn how to use social media platforms to cover sporting events from a journalism perspective. They will also analyze how social media is used to promote athletes and teams, and how historic sporting events might have been covered if social media had existed as it does today.
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COMM 365 - Social Media Production 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: COMM 222 )
This course teaches students the skills and techniques required for producing and editing digital content for social media. The class will utilize short lectures about the production skills employed to produce video, TV and web content in tandem with hands-on production workshops for various end mediums of social media. (Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, etc.) The end result will be that students acquire the abilities and skills to take on social media production roles in a variety of industries such as Advertising, Public Relations, Film and Television, etc.
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COMM 411 - Persuasion and Propaganda 3 cr.
An in-depth examination of the theoretical foundations and practical applications of those factors which influence the persuasibility of target audiences. Topics include attitudes, beliefs, values, behaviors, appeals and reference groups.
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COMM 422 - Educational Television 3 cr.
Instructional uses of the television medium by public television stations, schools, closed-circuit and cable systems. Types of educational programs are evaluated. Students work on preparing projects that may reflect their own pedagogical interests.
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COMM 425 - Cable Television 3 cr.
A study of cable television and its development and current place in the telecommunications industry. Topics include programming strategies, formats, multiple-system operators, independents, syndication, sales, satellite services, pay-per-view, audience ratings, management and the franchising process. Students develop their own research proposals for establishing new cable channels, networks and services.
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COMM 426 - International Broadcasting 3 cr.
Comparative analysis of national and international media systems throughout the world. Emphasis on their origin, development and operation.
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COMM 428 - Public Relations Campaigns and Competitions 1.5 – 6 cr.
This advanced course gives students the opportunity to develop communication projects for various audiences both on and off campus. These projects will then be entered into competitions.
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COMM 433 - Television Criticism 3 cr.
This course will use students’ critical skills to comment on television programming through reviews and critical analyses of individual shows. By studying the techniques used to produce television programs, students will develop the skills needed to analyze the content and structure of programs. Another factor to be discussed is the changing environment of program delivery through new technology and what impact this may have on content.
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COMM 435 - Social Media Campaigns 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 117 or COMM 115 , COMM 235 , COMM 265 and COMM 365 )
COMM 435 is where students will apply the knowledge they have garnered in other social media classes to develop, complete and present a communication plan for an actual client selected by the instructor. The course emphasizes the methods and techniques of social media communication and problem solving.
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COMM 460 - Advertising Competition 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 225 and COMM 330 )
Students function as part of an advertising agency and create an advertising campaign for presentation to the client and the judges at the National Student Advertising Competition sponsored by the American Advertising Federation. This is a two semester course, which serves as a capstone for the Advertising track.
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COMM 482 - Directed Independent Study 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: senior standing)
In consultation with the student’s advisor and department chair, Communication Seniors undertake a significant area of study resulting in a major research paper. Students select a Communication professor whom they wish to direct the study. Provided to augment an area of the student’s interest not substantially covered in available departmental courses.
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COMM 484 - Special Topics 3 cr.
In-depth departmental seminars on selected communication topics meeting the needs and interests of students. Topics vary from semester to semester.
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COMM 499 - Senior Thesis 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: COMM 215 and COMM 316 )
An optional research-based written project in which Communication seniors (in consultation with their advisor and department chair) select an issue or problem for scholarly study, undertake significant and meaningful research, and produce a major paper of publishable quality. Students select a Communication professor whom they wish to direct their thesis. Strongly recommended for students planning for graduate school.
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DEPT 385H-389H - Honors Tutorial 3 cr. each
An exploration of a topic on an individually directed basis.
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DEPT 487H-489H - Honors Project Total of 6 cr. across two semesters
An independent project of academic or professional nature culminating in an oral defense before a board of three faculty members.
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DEPT 487S - Magis Honors Project I 3 cr.
The first of a two-semester sequence of an independent project culminating in a written thesis based on the student’s original research in a STEM area presented to a committee of three faculty members, one of whom is the student’s research mentor.
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DEPT 489S - Magis Honors Project II 3 cr.
The second of a two-semester sequence of an independent project culminating in a written thesis based on the student’s original research in a STEM area presented to a committee of three faculty members, one of whom is the student’s research mentor.
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DS 201 - (Q) Introduction to Data Science 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: Math placement PT score 14 or higher, or permission of instructor)
An introduction to basic data science workflow following current best practices. This course will introduce students to computational or algorithmic ways to think about and learn from data. Emphasis will be placed on data visualization, exploratory data analysis, and foundational modeling principles and techniques implemented using an appropriate programming language.
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DS 210 - Mathematical Methods for Data Science 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: MATH 221 )
This course provides a concise overview of certain mathematical methods that are essential in data science. The primary methods to be covered should come from probability and statistics, networks and graph theory, and optimization. Additional data science relevant topics may be covered at the discretion of the instructor.
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DS 362 - Data-Driven Knowledge Discovery 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: CMPS 240 and DS 201 and DS 210)
This course covers the process of knowledge discovery including data selection, pre-processing, transformation, data mining, evaluation, and validation, with an emphasis on data mining concepts, algorithms, and techniques for common tasks such as association rule learning, classification, regression, clustering, and outlier detection.
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E/CE 240 - Introduction to Computer Engineering 3 cr.
(Formerly EE 240) Introduction to combinational and sequential digital-logic circuits. Analysis and design techniques including Boolean algebra and Karnaugh mapping. Use of the computer to simulate digital circuits. Three hours lecture.
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E/CE 340 - Digital Systems 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: E/CE 240 )
Analysis and design of advanced digital circuits, implementation of combinational and sequential digital logic, interdependence of hardware and software on computer design, memory and I/O concepts. Three hours lecture.
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EC 261 - Introduction to Business Programming 3 cr.
The focus of this course is to introduce students to business programming using tools such as Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). More specifically, it will train students how to write programs that automate various tasks in Excel, and develop applications that support business decision making. The ultimate goal will be on the creation of applications that will allow managers to make effective data-driven decisions. Advanced Excel skills such as Power Pivot and Pivot tables will also be covered. Students will gain insights into how to continue developing their skills in their careers. (Credits my not be earned for both EC 261 and BUAN 261 .)
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EC 362 - Database Management Systems 3 cr.
This course deals with the use of database management systems to support electronic business. Topics include: data modeling; database design and normalization; structured query language (SQL); database application development; integration of web server and database server; distributed data-bases; data warehousing; and data mining. (Credit cannot be earned for EC 362, BUAN 362 , and ACC 374 )
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EC 461 - Internet Applications Development 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: EC 362 or permission of instructor)
An introduction to existing and evolving Internet technologies needed for web site development and management. Client and server-side scripts will be utilized to explore their role in interacting with customers, customizing web pages, processing forms, maintaining state, and connecting to data-bases. Course delivery will be primarily conducted through hands-on assignments and projects. (Credits may not be earned for both EC 461 and BUAN 461 .)
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EC 463 - Data Mining 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: STAT 252 )
Data mining refers to an analytic process designed to explore data (usually large amounts of data - typically business or market related - also known as “big data”) in search of consistent patterns and/or systematic relationships between variables, and then to validate the findings by applying the detected patterns to new subsets of data. Hands-on applications of various data mining techniques (e.g. classification, association analysis, clustering, text mining, anomaly detection, feature selections) using data mining software tools will be used. (Credits may not be earned for EC 463, BUAN 463 and OIM 463 .)
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ECO 101 - (S) Current Economic Issues 3 cr.
Intended to provide a foundation in economics for non-business students. This course provides analysis of contemporary economic issues relevant to the U.S. economy and the world. Issues such as economic policy, the federal government, budget, recession, inflation, health care, air and water pollution, and regulation of business are studied.
Not a substitute for ECO 153 -ECO 154 or other upper-level economics courses. Not open to students with prior credit for ECO 153 or ECO 154 .
Health Administration and Human Resources majors may substitute ECO 153 and ECO 154 for ECO 101.
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ECO 153 - (S) Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
This course centers on the salient characteristics of the modern free-enterprise economy. Topics include the operations of the price system as it regulates production, distribution, and consumption, and as it is in turn modified and influenced by private groups and government.
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ECO 153K - (S) Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
This course centers on the salient characteristics of the modern free-enterprise economy. Topics include the operations of the price system as it regulates production, distribution, and consumption, and as it is in turn modified and influenced by private groups and government.
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ECO 154 - (S,) Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
This course analyzes the determinants of aggregate economic activity. The main areas studied are the monetary and banking system, the com- position and fluctuations of national income, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policy.
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ECO 154K - (S) Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr.
This course analyzes the determinants of aggregate economic activity. The main areas studied are the monetary and banking system, the com- position and fluctuations of national income, inflation, and monetary and fiscal policy at an honors-level.
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ECO 303 - (S) The Economics of Environmental Issues 3 cr.
(Formerly ECO 103) (Prerequisite: ECO 153 or permission of the instructor.)
This course provides students with a framework for viewing environmental issues as economic issues. Alternative methods for addressing environmental problems are examined, including “command and control” regulatory policies and “market-based” policies. The evolution of public policies toward the environment is discussed.
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ECO 361 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: ECO 153 )
This course centers on the analysis of production and cost theories. The topics studied are pure competition, monopoly, oligopoly, monopolistic competition and factor pricing. Economics majors take the course in their sophomore year; Finance majors in their junior year.
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ECO 362 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: ECO 154 )
This course centers on the study of national income accounting, price level fluctuations, issues of unemployment, inflation, full employment, and the impact of monetary and fiscal policy on income level and distribution. Economics majors take the course in their sophomore year; Finance majors in their junior year.
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ECO 363 - (W,EPW) Applied Econometrics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 361 , ECO 362 , STAT 253 (or STAT 251 and STAT 252 ); or by permission of the instructor)
This course covers the modeling, estimation, and testing of relationships derived from economic theorizing. Topics include single-equation estimation methods and inference procedures in the context of the classical least-squares model and its extensions, and their applications using economic data. Conducted as a workshop/seminar, the course also covers the various aspects of researching and writing empirical papers as practiced in economics.
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ECO 365 - Mathematical Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 361 , ECO 362 , STAT 253 , MATH 107 , MATH 108 or permission of the instructor)
This course studies the methodology of modern economic analysis. Emphasis is placed on developing the rigorous theoretical foundations of micro and macroeconomics using tools of calculus and linear algebra. Topics such as comparative static analysis, general -equilibrium analysis, consumer and firm behavior, intertemporal decision making, decision-making under uncertainty, theory of growth and rational-expectation hypothesis are covered.
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ECO 366 - Economic Geography 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 153 —ECO 154 )
Examines the broad areas of the spatial organization of economic systems and the location of economic activity. The discussion encompasses spatial decision-making for manufacturing, service sector, and agricultural enterprises. The role of transportation in determining optimal locations and optimal flow of goods, information, and people will be emphasized. The spatial organization of the growth & development of cities and regions will also be discussed, as will the related topic of the development of nations within the global economy.
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ECO 405 - Introduction to Behavioral Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 361 and STAT 253 )
This course compares the novel insights offered by the discipline of Behavioral Economics with some salient results of classical economic theory. It considers whether the new behavioral models improved our ability to predict and understand choice under certainty and uncertainty, probabilistic judgment, and intertemporal choice. Topics include various behavioral paradoxes, heuristics and biases, loss aversion, and prospect theory.
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ECO 410 - Economic Concepts and Applications 3 cr.
This course provides an introduction to fundamental economic concepts as well as a review of techniques and materials (print, audiovisual, etc.) that can be used to teach economics at the K-12 grade levels. Emphasis is placed on strategies designed to integrate economics into such courses as language arts, mathematics and social studies. This course may not be substituted for ECO 101 , ECO 153 or ECO 154 .
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ECO 460 - Monetary and Financial Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: ECO 154 , FIN 251 )
This course emphasizes the interrelations between financial markets, financial institutions and aggregate economic activity. Topics include: an overview of financial institutions, introduction to money and capital markets, fundamentals of interest rates, the money supply process, the conduct of monetary policy, and other topics that occupy the subject matter of money and financial markets.
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ECO 461 - Managerial Economics
Please contact the department chair for course schedules and detailed descriptions. This course is offered infrequently.
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ECO 462 - Urban and Regional Economics
Please contact the department chair for course schedules and detailed descriptions. This course is offered infrequently.
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ECO 463 - Public Finance and Taxation
Please contact the department chair for course schedules and detailed descriptions. This course is offered infrequently.
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ECO 464 - Environmental Economics and Policy
Please contact the department chair for course schedules and detailed descriptions. This course is offered infrequently.
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ECO 465 - Development Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 153 -ECO 154 )
This course introduces students to contemporary development economics. Topics include: the concept and measurement of economic development, the problems and prospects of the less developed countries, and the alternative theories and processes of economic development.
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ECO 470 - Law and Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: ECO 361 or permission of the instructor)
This course focuses on the public-policy implications of law and economics. It is based on the notion that legal rules establish implicit prices for different types of behavior and that consequences of these rules can be analyzed using microeconomics. In particular, microeconomic theory is used to analyze economic aspects of property, contracts, torts, and crime.
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ECO 471 - Advanced Macroeconomics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 362 , ECO 460 , ECO 363 or permission of the instructor)
This course centers on the study of recent advances in macroeconomic analysis. Topics include empirical macroeconomic analysis, open-economy macroeconomics, the role of expectations, economic policy and economic growth.
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ECO 490 - Economics Seminar 3 cr.
Advanced study of a special area in economics. Topics and prerequisites vary.
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ECO/IB 351 - (D) Environment of International Business 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 153 -ECO 154 or ECO 101 , junior standing)
This course introduces the student to the growing field of international business, touching on the economic, social and political environments of international trade and multinational corporations. International institutions and agencies that impact on international business are discussed and practical aspects of these topics are emphasized.
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ECO/IB 351K - (D) Environment of the International Business 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 153 -ECO 154 or ECO 101 , junior standing)
This course introduces the student to the growing field of international business, touching on the economic, social and political environments of international trade and multinational corporations at an honors-level. International institutions and agencies that impact on international business are discussed and practical aspects of these topics are emphasized.
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ECO/IB 375 - International Economics 3 cr.
(Prerequisites: ECO 153 -ECO 154 or ECO/IB 351 or permission of the instructor)
This course explains the rationale for international trade and gains from trade and discusses various trade policies. Topics covered in the course include: comparative advantage, free trade and trade restrictions (tariffs, quotas, etc.), the trade policy of the United States, exchange rates and their determinants, balance-of-payments analysis and the significance of multinational corporations.
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EDUC 102 - (FYOC, FYDT) Educational Skills in a Global Society 3 cr.
Within this course students will develop the abilities to gather, evaluate and disseminate information using digital technology and effective oral communication skills.
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EDUC 113 - Reading-Research 3 cr.
A course designed to increase a student’s proficiency in reading and research. The following skill areas will be covered: comprehension, vocabulary, expression, critical analysis, library and study skills. Students will be required to develop minimum computer competencies. Lecture and laboratory approaches are utilized with the emphasis on individualized instruction.
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EDUC 120 - (Q,W) Applied Statistics 3 cr.
(Prerequisite: WRTG 107 )
This course is designed to enable students to use statistics to solve problems and to communicate clearly the procedures employed and the results obtained. Students will be required to perform statistical computations and to write as a means of learning the course material. Topics covered include hypothesis testing, correlation, t-test and Chi-square test.
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EDUC 142 - (D,S) Exceptional Lives 3 cr.
A general overview of the field of special education, including historical background, philosophy, history, and legislation. A survey of mental, physical and emotional disabilities and giftedness. An overview of remedial and preventative educational practices with an emphasis on future directions.
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EDUC 144 - Foundations of American Education 3 cr.
This course provides students with an understanding of the teaching profession through an interdisciplinary examination of the historical, political, social, legal, economic, philosophical, and curricular dimensions of education in the United States.
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