Course Descriptions

ME 370 - Manufacturing Processes

3 cr.

Fundamentals of manufacturing processes. Topics include metal forming, forging, cutting, welding, joining, and casting; selection of metals, plastics and other materials relative to the design and choice of manufacturing processes; the interrelationships between the properties of the material, the manufacturing process and the design of components.

ME 370L - Manufacturing Processes Lab

1 cr.

Provides students with hands-on-experience for performing and analyzing a broad spectrum of manufacturing processes including metal casting, injection molding, powder metallurgy, metal forming, metal removal, joining, inspection and measurement.

ME 372 - Machine Design

ME 430 - Engineering Economics

3 cr.

The effects that resource allocation can have on engineering decision making. Topics include time value of money, analysis of alternatives using rates of return, depreciation, taxes, inflation, etc. Computer simulations are used throughout to study engineering designs and the resulting economic impact.

ME 440 - Heat Transfer

3 cr.

Introduction to the fundamental modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection, and radiation). The lectures cover Fourier’s law of heat conduction, steady-state and transient conduction, finned surfaces, Newton’s law of cooling, free (natural) convection, forced (assisted) convection, phase changes (boiling and condensation), heat exchangers, black body, emissivity, and Stefan-Boltzmann law.

ME 440L - Thermo-Heat Lab

1 cr.

Experimental study of fundamental concepts in Theromodynamics and Heat Transfer through conducting experiments including the relationship between energy, work, and heat, methods of heat transfer, heat engine and power generation cycles, heat pump and refrigeration cycle to complement lecture material of ME 440  and ENGR 352 . Two hours laboratory.

ME 460 - Senior Design I

3 cr.

This is the first half of a one-year mechanical engineering project emphasizing the development of professional project-oriented skills, including communication, team management, application of engineering fundamentals, creative problem-solving, teamwork, project management with considerations of ethics, aesthetics, safety, and economics.

ME 461 - Senior Design II

3 cr.

The second half of a one-year mechanical engineering project emphasizing the development of professional project-oriented skills, including communication, team management, application of engineering fundamentals, creative problem-solving, teamwork, project management with considerations of ethics, aesthetics, safety, and economics.

ME 470 - Mechanical Vibrations

3 cr.

An introduction to the mechanical vibrations in single and multiple degree-of-freedom systems including the free response of vibrating systems, harmonic motion, forced vibration, response to harmonic excitations, resonance, damping, isolation, and transmissibility.

ME 470L - Dynamics and Vibrations Lab

1 cr.

Experimental study of dynamics and mechanical vibrations including free and forced responses of vibrating systems, resonance, the effects of damping in forced vibrations responses, analysis of multi-degree of freedom systems, techniques to suppress vibration, measurement of moment of inertia, static and dynamic balancing, and centrifugal governors. Two hours laboratory.

MGT 251 - Legal Environment of Business

MGT 251K - Legal Environment of Business

MGT 351 - MGT I: Managing Organizations

3 cr.

Survey course examines key managerial functions of planning, organizing, and controlling. Managing organizational challenges such as ethics, diversity, culture, entrepreneurship are emphasized, as is managing organizational processes such as strategy, structure, decision-making, and change from an organizational and managerial perspective. (Credit may not be earned for MGT 351 and EM 351 .)

MGT 351K - Principles of Management I

3 cr.

Survey course examines key aspects of organizations and their management – dynamic environments, organization design and structure, roles/functions of managers, managing technology and change, global management, and alternative types of organizations. This course examines the expanding role of the manager from planning, organizing, controlling and directing, to the knowledge and skills involved in managing and working with a diverse workforce. (Credit may not be earned for MGT 351K and EM 351 .)

MGT 352 - MGT II: Leading People

3 cr.

Survey course examines the leading function of management and organizations through developing knowledge and skills in interpersonal effectiveness.  Issues such as motivation processes, individual differences and diversity, personal ethics, conflict resolution, effective communication and teamwork, leadership of teams, and entrepreneurship are emphasized from individual and team perspectives.

MGT 352K - Principles of Management II

3 cr.

Honors-level survey course that examines key aspects of organizations and their management – dynamic environments, organization design and structure, roles/functions of managers, managing technology and change, global management, and alternative types of organizations. This course examines the expanding role of the manager from planning, organizing, controlling and directing, to the knowledge and skills involved in managing and working with a diverse workforce.

MGT 361 - Human Resources Management

3 cr.

Course explains the functions of a human resources division or department – including job descriptions, labor demographics, recruitment and hiring, turnover and mobility, interviewing, aptitude and other employee testing, performance evaluation, disciplinary procedures, employee health and safety, wage and hour administration, government regulations; and the handling of absenteeism, alcoholism, and drug addiction.

MGT 362 - (EPW) Employee-Management Relations

3 cr.

This examines employee-management practices in contemporary society, employee participation in unions, and their spill-over effect on nonunion settings.  Course topics include unions, the collective-bargaining process, wages and benefits, seniority, grievance procedures, and arbitration.  Discrimination in employment and equal-employment opportunity will be discussed, as well as future issues in union and nonunion settings and international employee-management relations.

MGT 440 - Conflict and Negotiation Management

3 cr.

Focuses on negotiation and conflict management in business and other organizational settings through understanding and interactive application of negotiation and conflict strategies and skills.  Topics include collaborative and competitive approaches, individual and multiparty/team negotiations, ethics, communication, perception and judgment, and culture.

MGT 450 - Sports Management

3 cr.

The course will offer an introduction to different areas of the sports industry, including: management, ethics, high school and youth sport, collegiate sport, financial and economic principles applied to sport management, legal principles applied to sport management, international sport, professional sport, facility management, event management, sports analytics, and sporting goods.

MGT 455 - Business Policy and Strategy

3 cr.

This is the capstone course for all Business majors.  Concepts and skills developed in the prerequisite courses are integrated and applied to the overall management of an organization.  Topics will include setting objectives, designing strategic plans, allocating resources, organizational structuring and controlling performance. (Credit may not be earned for MGT 455 and EM 455 .)

MGT 455K - Business Policy and Strategy

3 cr.

This is the honor capstone course for all Business majors. Concepts and skills developed in the prerequisite courses are integrated and applied to the overall management of an organization. Topics will include setting objectives, designing strategic plans, allocating resources, organizational structuring and controlling performance.

MGT 460 - Organization Theory

3 cr.

Study of the forces both within and outside the organization that determine the structure and processes of an organization.  Topics to be covered will include technology and size- influences, conflict, boundary roles, matrix structure, political factors, and sociotechnical systems.

MGT 461 - Managing Through Systems and Quality

3 cr.

Systems theory provides a powerful way to understand work organizations: as interacting, inter-dependent systems.  Managing effectively through systems involves working with vision, with empowered, growing people with a customer orientation, with good measures and analysis, and with a continuous improvement culture.  This course will focus on these quality management approaches that form the underpinning of tomorrow’s management practices.

MGT 462 - Project Management in Organizations

3 cr.

This course will examine advanced project-management concepts from all phases of the project lifecycle (from requirements-specification through post-project assessment).  Special emphasis will be placed on understanding projects within the context of complex organizational settings by utilizing an open-systems perspective.  Linkages with more permanent administration structures within the organization will be reviewed.  (Credit cannot be earned for MGT 462 and OIM 462 .)

MGT 471 - Group Dynamics

3 cr.

Survey of constructs, research and applications of small group phenomena in an organizational contest.  Examines theories, research measurements and observational methods used in studying groups.  Students will be able to explore their own behavior in groups by participating in various groups and/or by observing others in group experiences.  The course will prepare students to be effective in groups.

MGT 473 - Organizational Social Responsibility

3 cr.

This course introduces students to basic concepts underlying the social responsibility aspect of the management process.  The role of pluralism is examined in the societal system to provide an understanding of the evolving relationship between organizations and society as a whole.  The managerial approach is explored in the light of the increasing importance of societal impact on the organization.

MGT 474 - (D,EPW) Managing a Multicultural Workforce

MGT 476 - Sport Facilities Management

MGT 495 - European Business Experience

3 cr.

Students will have an opportunity to participate in lecture-discussion sessions with top-level executives from various multinational corporations, local business firms, and government agencies in a number of different countries in Europe.  Participants will gain a basic understanding of the issues prominent in international business today.  Course involves travel to Europe.  (Credit cannot be earned for MGT 495 and IB 495  and MKT 495 .)

MGT/IB 475 - International Management

3 cr.

Focuses on functional strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs), structure and control-systems of MNCs, and comparative management.  Specific MNC strategies to be covered include entry, sourcing, and marketing, finance, human resources and public affairs.  Study of structure and control systems includes corporate structure, headquarters-subsidiary relationships.  Study of comparative management systems focuses on nature of management systems and practices in different cultures.

MGT/IB 475 - International Management

3 cr.

Focuses on functional strategies of multinational corporations (MNCs), structure and control systems of MNCs, and comparative management.  Specific MNC strategies to be covered include entry, sourcing, marketing, finance, human resources and public affairs.  Study of structure and control systems includes corporate structure and headquarters-subsidiary relationships.  Study of comparative management systems focuses on nature of management systems and practices in different cultures.

MKT 351 - Introduction to Marketing

3 cr.

This course introduces the student to the field of marketing. An overview of the principles on which the discipline is founded.  The marketing concept is presented as the framework under which the decisions related to marketing-mix variables (product, place, price and promotion) are made by organizations.

MKT 351K - Introduction to Marketing

MKT 361 - (EPW) Marketing Research

3 cr.

Study of the role of marketing information as the basis for decision-making.  Topics include research design, methods of gathering data, questionnaire structure, interviewing methods and preparing the final report.

MKT 362 - Consumer Behavior

3 cr.

Study of theories of consumer behavior.  The buyer is analyzed at the individual level in terms of motivation, attitudes, etc. and at the social level in terms of influence on buying behavior from the socio-economic environment.

MKT 370 - Interactive Marketing

3 cr.

This course examines the integration of evolving interactive technologies in the design and implementation of marketing programs.  The use of information technology infrastructure to support the execution of conception, pricing, promotion and distribution of ideas, goods and services has the potential of making the marketing process more efficient and productive. 

MKT 470 - Marketing Communications

3 cr.

Personal and mass communication approaches generated by manufacturers and intermediates or institutions toward target markets.  The design of advertising campaigns to shift consumer attitudes, to secure resellers’ support and to inform, persuade, and move them to action.  Development of copy selection and media and measurement of promotion effectiveness including evaluation of sales force.

MKT 471 - Sales Force Management

3 cr.

This course develops the concepts and techniques needed to identify and analyze the various decision areas faced by a sales-force manager.  Topics include recruiting, selecting and training the sales force; forecasting, budgeting and sales quotas; assigning, motivating and compensating the sales force.

MKT 472 - Retailing Management

3 cr.

This course focuses on the decision areas facing retail managers, including retailing, structure, merchandising, locations, store layout, promotion, pricing and personnel.

MKT 473 - Sports Marketing

3 cr.

This course will prepare students to plan and execute marketing strategies for Sports Organizations and organizations that market themselves through sports.  Students will examine the explosion of opportunities and challenges in this unique business thanks to advances in telecommunications and performance technologies as well as the shrinking global marketplace.

MKT 474 - (EPW) Personal Selling

3 cr.

This course focuses on the direct selling process: how it fits into the marketing function, the ability to communicate a product’s features, advantages and benefits, and the principles of effective selling.  Students practice making oral and written sales presentations.  Students also learn what a career in sales entails.

MKT 476 - Marketing Strategy

3 cr.

The theme of this course is building effective marketing strategies through integrated decision-making.  Emphasis is on different decision models within functional areas such as demand analysis, consumer research, product and promotion management, etc.

MKT 477 - Sustainable Marketing

3 cr.

Sustainable marketing is a new approach which expands the boundaries of traditional marketing.  In this course, we will focus on how companies are learning to innovate, develop, produce, promote, distribute and take back products and services in new ways that reduce waste and pollution in order to satisfy all stakeholders.

MKT 495 - European Business Experience

3 cr.

Students will have an opportunity to participate in lecture-discussion sessions with top-level executives from various multinational corporations, local business firms, and government agencies in a number of different countries in Europe.  Participants will gain a basic understanding of the issues prominent in international business today.  Course involves travel to Europe.  (Credit cannot be earned for MKT 495 and IB 495  and MGT 495 .)

MKT/IB 475 - (D) International Marketing

3 cr.

Analysis of the marketing strategies of multinational corporations with emphasis on the internal environment of country markets.  Discussions will include comparisons of different regional markets along socioeconomic, political and cultural lines.  Different types of international market barricades and the corresponding market-entry strategies will be analyzed.  Additional readings from international publications will be required.

MS 101 - Concepts of Leadership I

MS 102 - Concepts of Leadership II

MS 111 - Leadership Applications Laboratory

MS 112 - Leadership Applications Laboratory

MS 131 - Advanced Leadership Applications Laboratory

MS 132 - Advanced Leadership Applications Laboratory

MS 138 - Physical Fitness Training

MS 201 - Dynamics of Leadership I

MS 202 - Dynamics of Leadership II

MS 301 - Military Leadership I

1.5 cr.

This course continues to develop each student’s leadership qualities and teaches students how to plan, resource and execute effective training in preparation for attendance at the Leadership Development Assessment Course prior to their senior year.

MS 302 - Military Leadership II

1.5 cr.

This course continues to develop each student’s leadership qualities and teaches students how to plan, resource and execute effective training in preparation for attendance at the Leadership Development Assessment Course prior to their senior year.

MS 401 - Advanced Military Leadership

1.5 cr.

Taught by the Professor of Military Science, this course continues to develop the student’s leadership skills.  Emphasis is on operations of a military staff, briefing techniques, effective writing, Army training systems, and the logistical and administrative support of military operations.

MS 402 - Advanced Military Leadership

1.5 cr.

Taught by the Professor of Military Science, this course continues to develop the student’s leadership skills. Emphasis is on operations of a military staff, briefing techniques, effective writing, Army training systems, and the logistical and administrative support of military operations.

MS 480 - Internship in Military Science: ROTC Advanced Camp

2 cr.

This internship is a paid four-week experience of training and evaluation conducted with ROTC cadets from all across the country.  It gives the student the opportunity to practice the leadership theory acquired in the classroom, as well as participate in a wide range of military skills and tactical training.

MS 481 - Internship in Military Science: Cadet Professional Development Training

1 cr.

This internship is a paid three to four week experience of leadership training and mentoring.  The intern leads and supervises Soldiers in the planning and execution of the unit’s scheduled training as an understudy to a military officer in the U.S. Army.

MUS 111 - (CA) Music History I

MUS 112 - (CA) Music History II

MUS 211 - Keyboard Music

MUS 213 - Symphony

MUS 217 - Opera

MUS 218 - American Musical Theatre

MUS 219 - History of Jazz

MUS 220 - (CA) Music in the Renaissance

MUS 222 - Bach

MUS 223 - Mozart

MUS 225 - Beethoven

MUS 226 - Romantic Music of the Nineteenth Century

MUS 228 - Music of the Twentieth Century

3 cr.

A study of the history and literature of Western classical music in the 20th century.  The various “isms” of the period, including impressionism, expressionism, neo-classicism, serialism, and minimalism, will be examined.

MUS 233 - Music in America

MUS 235 - Music Theory I

MUS 236 - Music Theory II

3 cr.

Extension of the tonal vocabulary to include chromatic harmony, modulatory techniques, and the use of extended chords, as well as an overview of selected post-tonal procedures.

MUS 280 - Liturgical Music

MUS 284 - Special Topics

MUS 335 - Introduction to Composition

3 cr.

Guided individual projects in original composition, together with the analysis of selected works from the classical repertory.

NEUR 110 - Neuroscience Lab Rotations

NEUR 111 - Neuroscience Research Literature

NEUR 231 - (E) Behavioral Neuroscience

3-4.5 cr.

Introduction to the field of neuroscience, examining the cellular bases of behavior, effects of drugs and behavior, brain/body correlates of motivation and emotion, and neural changes accompanying pathology.  Three hours lecture and optional 1.5-credit laboratory. Lab fee; Lab offered fall only. (Credit cannot be earned for PSYC 231  and NEUR 231.)

NEUR 330 - (EPW) Neuroscience Research Methods

4 cr.

Hands on experience using techniques specific to neuroscience to understand neurobiological problems.  Integrated lecture and laboratory class outlining the theories and application of neuroscience.  Topics vary but may include neuropharmacology, immunohistochemistry, neurostatisitics, neurophysiology and computer-aided neuroreconstructions.

NEUR 339 - Psychopharmacology

3 cr.

This course surveys the field of psychopharmacology with particular attention being paid to functional neuoranatomy, the important role of behavioral science, and the neuropharmacology of normal/abnormal behaviors.  Numerous research strategies are examined, including dose response functions, therapeutic indices, routes of administration, and pharmacological/behavioral models of clinical conditions.  (Credits cannot be earned for PSYC 339  and NEUR 339.)

NEUR 348 - Functional Neuroanatomy

3 cr.

Study of the organization and function of the neuron, neural circuits, and the major sensory and motor components of the central nervous system; bioelectric phenomena, synaptic transmission; the neural basis for higher functions such as cognition, memory, and learning.  Three hours lecture.  (Credit cannot be earned for BIOL 348  and NEUR 348.)

NEUR 350 - Cognitive Neuroscience

3 cr.

This course explores the neural underpinnings of human cognition by introducing research on the relationship between mind and brain.  The course introduces and expands on neuroanatomy, research methods used to make inferences about brain bases of cognition (e.g., imaging, electronencephalography, lesion studies), and computational approaches to cognitive neuroscience.  Discussions and activities focus on the brain bases of cognitive operations in perception, attention, memory, language, executive control, social cognition, reasoning, and decision making.

(Credits cannot be earned for NEUR 350 and PSYC 350 .)

NEUR 357 - Developmental Neuroscience

4 cr.

Study of the embryonic and regenerative development of the nervous system in metazoans. Topics include brain development, neuron growth and regeneration, nervous system repair, and emergence of behavior.  Integrated laboratory exercises focus on embryonic nervous systems, nerve cell growth in vitro, and independently designed experiments.

Course offered alternate years.  Credits cannot be earned for BIOL 357  and NEURO 357.

NEUR 358 - Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

3 cr.

Introduces Biology and Neuroscience majors to the cellular and molecular biology of the vertebrate nervous system. Includes ion channel structure and function, synthesis, packaging and release of neurotransmitters, receptor and transduction mechanisms, intracellular signaling, cell-to-cell communication, glial cell function, and neural growth and development.  Three hours lecture.  (Credit cannot be earned for NEUR 358 and BIOL 358 .)

NEUR 368 - Neuroethology

4 cr.

Study of the neuronal mechanisms of behavior in an organism’s natural environment.  Topics include evolution of neuronal control, neuronal processing of sensory information, sensorimotor integrations, spatial-orientations, neuromodulations, neuronal underpinnings of bird songs, neuroethology of navigation and learning and memory.  (Credits for both NEUR 368 and BIOL 368  may not be earned.)

NEUR 384 - Special Topics in Neuroscience

3-6 cr.

Course topics are developed by individual faculty to provide in depth coverage of specific areas in neuroscience.  Some courses have required or elective laboratory components.  Course titles and descriptions will be provided in advance of registration.

NEUR 444 - Sensory Biology

3 cr.

The course applies multidisciplinary approaches to the study of senses: physics of stimuli, anatomy of receptor organs, neurophysiology of receptor cells, anatomy and central processing, animal behavior and artificial sensor design.  The course focuses on terrestrial vertebrates with occasional discussions on aquatic sensory systems. Three hours lecture.  (Credit cannot be earned for NEUR 444 and BIOL 444 .)

NEUR 490 - Neuroscience: Literature and Society I

1.5 cr.

This course overviews the history of neuroscience from fossil records to the present time. Students will learn, or be reintroduced, to the major contributors to the field with a particular emphasis on Nobel Prize winners. Students will explore the subareas of neuroscience that have the greatest relevance to our society in the present and foreseeable future. The latter topics will serve as the foundation of NEUR 491 .  (Offered in Fall only)

NEUR 491 - Neuroscience: Literature and Society II

1.5 cr.

This course will examine a number of ways in which neuroscience informs and enhances modern society. Students will read summaries (or view video materials) relating to research areas that have relevance to present and future society. Students will read professionally-written articles and similar video materials intended to educate interested lay readers/viewers. Throughout the course, students will make brief written and visual presentations designed to communicate neuroscience topics to the general public relating to the fields of: 1) medicine, 2) law, and 3) consciousness, free will, and artificial intelligence.

NEUR 493 - Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience

1.5-3 cr.

Individual study and research on a specific topic relevant to neuroscience under the supervision of a faculty member. It is strongly recommended that this research be initiated during the junior year, and it is expected that the research will extend over a two-semester period.  (Offered in the Fall Semester)

NEUR 494 - Undergraduate Research in Neuroscience

1.5-3 cr.

Individual study and research on a specific topic relevant to neuroscience under the supervision of a faculty member. It is strongly recommended that this research be initiated during the junior year, and it is expected that the research will extend over a two-semester period.  (Offered in Spring Semester)

NSCI 102 - Science and Society

NSCI 103 - (E) The Ascent of Man

NSCI 105 - (E,EPW) Science in the Cinema

NSCI 108 - (E) Science in Our Time