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Departmental Course Listings

ECONOMICS

ECON 0100 INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMIC THEORY	3 cr.
Introduction to principles of economic analysis as applied to the study of prices and markets. The course builds a theoretical basis for understanding producer and consumer behavior, and prepares students to appreciate the importance of markets in our economic system. Prerequisite: None.

ECON 0110 INTRODUCTORY MACROECONOMIC THEORY

3 cr.

Develops the basic tools needed to analyze the behavior of various macroeconomic phenomena including inflation, gross domestic product, and unemployment. In addition, these tools are used to study how and whether the government can impact the behavior of the overall economy. Finally, the course looks at the role various institutions such as banks and the stock and bond markets play in affecting the economic environment. Prerequisite: None.

ECON 0130 GLOBALIZATION

3 cr.

Covers a wide range of topics dealing with the rapid internationalization of the global economy. Includes a discussion of international trade theory and policy, the role of foreign direct investment, attempts at a regional economic integration, the foreign exchange market and the global monetary system, the role of multi–nationals in the global marketplace and the related host country aspirations, and issues in relation to economies in various stages of transition. Prerequisites: ECON 0100, ECON 0110; MATH 0031.

ECON 0225 COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS

3 cr.

Market failures are widespread in societies, resulting in the non provision of some goods and services deemed desirable to society. Additionally, firms often fail to take into account the negative effects of their actions on the society as a whole. In these situations, government intervention is deemed necessary. Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) is a tool used by government agencies to determine the effectiveness of public works projects. CBA is the application of economic, financial and quantitative reasoning tools to issues of resource allocation in public policy. It identifies, quantifies and aggregates the positives (benefits) and negative (costs) effects associated with a public policy decision. Taught partly in a seminar format and will often cover applications of CBA to crime, (such as a cost/benefit analysis of imprisonment in different states or the measurement of rehabilitation and special deterrence), health care, education, transportation, the environment and other public policies that are of current interest. Prerequisite: ECON 0100.

ECON 0280 INTRODUCTION TO MONEY & BANKING

3 cr.

The course is directed toward giving the student an insight into the role that monetary policy and financial markets play in the economy. It will cover both the theoretical and institutional aspects of banking necessary to function successfully in the business world. One object of the course is to give the student the ability to analyze and appraise critically the monetary policy of federal reserve system. Prerequisite: ECON 0110 or MATH 0100.

ECON 0470 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION I	3 cr.
The varieties of market organization and firm behavior are described and analyzed. Comparative performances of various industrial market and firm types are considered and the possibilities for public policy are developed. Oriented toward theory, but descriptive data and historical developments are presented to provide the empirical perspective. Prerequisites: ECON 0100; MATH 0100.

ECON 0835 GOVERNMENT AND THE ECONOMY	3 cr.
Concerned with government intervention into markets as a corrective measure to market failure. Issues involving public policy, regulation, deregulation, and antitrust will be analyzed. Prerequisite: ECON 0100.

ECON 1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY	1-12 cr.
Student designed project of study in a particular area of Economics. Supervised closely by a faculty member. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

EDUCATION—EARLY CHILDHOOD

ADMPS 1001 SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF EDUCATION	3 cr.
Draws upon the disciplines of anthropology, economics, history, philosophy, political science and sociology to examine the content, organization, and processes of education. Particular attention is given to teachers and the occupational and local, national, and global community contexts in which they work and live. Prerequisite: None.

EDPSY 0009 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS	1 cr.
Designed primarily for pre-service teachers, this course familiarizes students with basic materials, resources, and strategies for making appropriate accommodations in the regular classroom setting for students whose primary language is not English. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 0010; PSY 1001.

ELED 1160 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	3 cr.
Designed to prepare the undergraduate elementary education student to effectively teach social studies at the elementary school level. The practical competencies needed for teaching social studies are explored, developed and experienced. Prerequisite: None.

I&L 0020 DIRECTED TUTORING	1-3 cr.
Provides Pre-Education majors with tutoring experiences in area school districts or other field settings. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 1001; I&L 1000, I&L 1330 or permission of instructor.

I&L 0201 PITT-GREENSBURG EXCHANGE: TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE	3 cr.
Study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between Pitt-Greensburg and the Universidad De Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Prerequisite: None.

I&L 0202 PITT-GREENSBURG EXCHANGE: TEACHING READING AND WRITING	3 cr.
Study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between Pitt-Greensburg and the Universidad De Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Prerequisite: None.

I&L 1000 INTRODUCTION TO ELEMENTARY TEACHING

3 cr.

Explores both historical and contemporary perspectives of elementary education. It provides a basic introduction to instructional planning, curriculum, and classroom management. Additionally, examines instructional strategies to meet individual student needs. Through the use of videos, the students view and analyze classroom instructional strategies. Prerequisite: ADMPS 1001. Corequisite: PSY 1001 or PSYED 1001.

I&L 1060 EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM

3 cr.

Introduction to teaching exceptional students in mainstream classrooms. Provides students who plan to become educators with opportunities to develop a knowledge base of attitudinal issues regarding inclusive educational practices and a philosophical orientation toward effective inclusion support strategies; increase interpersonal skills for working effectively with individuals and groups; and increase technical skills in observing, planning, assessing, and evaluating for both behavioral and instructional challenges. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 1001.

I&L 1061 EDUCATION OF EXCEPTIONAL STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOM II

3 cr.

Knowledge and attitudes introduced in I&L 1060 will be enriched as students obtain additional strategies for supporting students with special needs in their classrooms. Specific foci include: (1) developing management and behavioral intervention plans, (2) developing additional accommodation and support strategies, (3) working with students with mental illness, and (4) enhancing the skills introduced in I&L 1060. Students will also partake in field experiences in classrooms with included students. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 1001; I&L 1060, and (I&L 1330 or IL 1332); admission to the Education major.

I&L 1150 HEALTH EDUCATION IN THE PRIMARY YEARS: ISSUES AND STRATEGIES

3 cr.

Provides the background information and skills teachers need to implement comprehensive school health education at the grade level at which they are certified. Information is provided on school health services, safe and healthful school environments, a comprehensive school health curriculum, and instructional strategies and technologies. Prerequisites: IL 1324 and IL 1700; admission to the Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1160 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDES IN PRIMARY GRADES	3 cr.
Designed to prepare the undergraduate early childhood student to effectively teach social studies at the early childhood school level. The practical competencies needed for teaching social studies are explored, developed and experienced. Prerequisite: IL 1324 and IL 1700; admission to the Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1210 EMERGENT LITERACY

3 cr.

Focuses on children’s language acquisition and early literacy development. Included are research, instructional models and strategies, curriculum design, assessment practices, and the selection and use of children’s literature in the development of the necessary foundations for effective speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prerequisites: ENGLIT 1640, PSY 0310; admission to the Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1215 READING IN THE PRIMARY YEARS

3 cr.

As one of three courses designed to examine the development of literacy from the earliest years through grade four, this course focuses primarily on the teaching of reading in the early elementary grades. Theories and research are examined, and a variety of instructional practices and materials are presented for teaching children how to read and comprehend the meaning of various types of written text. Included are means of assessment for analyzing children’s reading abilities and for differentiating reading instruction based on those analyses. Prerequisites: ENGLIT 1640, I&L 1210; admission to the Early Childhood Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1225.

I&L 1218 ASSESSMENT IN EDUCATION

3 cr.

Focuses primarily on research, policies, and best practices related to assessment in educational settings. Both formal and informal instruments and approaches will be discussed with an emphasis on means of assessment that can be used by teachers of young children to link assessment to curriculum planning, to guide children’s development, and the evaluate programs. Prerequisite: Admission to the Early Childhood Education Program

I&L 1220 LANGUAGE ARTS IN THE PRIMARY YEARS

3 cr.

Focuses primarily on writing, speaking, and listening abilities. Included are the theories, research, instructional approaches, and materials needed to support children during the early elementary grades in communicating effectively through various types of writing, through appropriate speech for differing situations, and through active listening to others’ communication. Topics such as spelling, grammar, handwriting, and the writing process also are addressed. Prerequisites: ENGLIT 1640; I&L 1210; admission to the Early Childhood Education program. Corequisite: I&L 1225.

I&L 1222 MATHEMATICS IN THE PRIMARY YEARS

3 cr.

Designed to provide the theoretical background and the pedagogical and psychological concepts necessary for planning, implementing, and assessing a mathematics program for the early elementary grades. A variety of instructional approaches will be introduced, with particular emphasis on teaching mathematics through problem solving and active learning experiences. Contents will include the selection and preparation of appropriate instructional materials for effectively facilitating the learning of mathematical content and process skills, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the elementary school curriculum. Prerequisites: MATH 0031, MATH 0050; admission to the Early Childhood Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1225.

I&L 1225 PEDAGOGY LAB - LITERACY AND MATHEMATICS

3 cr.

One credit course required of all students pursuing early childhood education. Allows students to experience in actual classroom settings the implementation of pedagogical techniques learned in the content courses, particularly the literacy and mathematics courses. Dual placements of 15 hours each are arranged at two different levels in the early elementary grades: K-1 and 2-4. The lab experience is intended to create an essential bridge that spans content and pedagogy in order to connect theory to practice. Prerequisites: I&L 1210; admission to the Early Childhood Education major. Corequisites: I&L 1215, I&L1220,I&L 1222.

I&L 1275 INTEGRATING THE CREATIVE ARTS	3 cr.
Focuses on the development of the concepts and skills underlying creative arts programs for children from pre-kindergarten through grade four. Introduced will be a variety of approaches for facilitating the learning of content and skills drawn from the visual arts, music, drama, and dance, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the curriculum. Prerequisite: IL 1330.

I&L 1324 ENGAGING YOUNG CHILDREN IN LEARNING

3 cr.

Focuses on the establishment of an educational curriculum and environment that fosters the growth and development of children in all areas -- cognitive, social, physical, and emotional – during the pre-kindergarten and early kindergarten periods. Components of the course include the foundations of early childhood education; curriculum models and approaches; classroom management and scheduling; integrated instructional planning, including play; observation and other assessment approaches appropriate for use with very young children; and indoor and outdoor environmental design. One component of the course is a field experience in a pre-kindergarten setting. Prerequisites: PSY 0310; admission to the Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1330 STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES OF INSTRUCTION-EARLY CHILDHOOD

3 cr.

Focuses on basic teaching strategies for prospective teachers of education. It focuses on instructional planning, classroom management, models of instruction, instructional technologies, and the interactive skills of classroom teaching. The selection and organization of content is examined in terms of such factors as the availability of resources, curriculum standards, research trends, preferred teaching and learning strategies, desired learning outcomes, thinking and study skills, and students' development and cultural needs. Extensive use is made of taxonomies of learning for defining objectives and analyzing questioning, teaching, instructional design, and assessment strategies. The instructional needs of special education students within the regular classroom setting are addressed. Includes both lecture and hands-on activities. Prerequisite: ADMPS 1001.

I&L 1332 STRATEGIES AND TECHNIQUES OF INSTRUCTION-SECONDARY

3 cr.

I&L 1410 SCHOOL-FAMILY-COMMUNITY COLLABORATION

2 cr.

I&L 1420 SCIENCE IN THE PRIMARY YEARS

2 cr.

Designed to help students develop the theoretical background and the pedagogical knowledge and skills necessary for teaching science in the early elementary grades. Included are a variety of approaches for effectively facilitating the learning of content and skills drawn from the sciences, from environmental studies, and from technological developments, and for integrating this learning with other areas of the curriculum. Prerequisites: NATSC 0070, NATSC 0270; admission to the Early Childhood Education major..

I&L 1700 EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE—ELEMENTARY	3 cr.
One-hour course allowing students to observe and participate in the classroom where they will student teach. The purpose is to integrate the education major into the class so that increased learning and participation during student teaching occurs. Prerequisite: ADMPS 1001; PSY 1001; I&L 1330; admission to the Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1810 PRE-STUDENT TEACHING - EARLY CHILDHOOD	1 cr.
Introductory field experience for undergraduate students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Offers opportunities to observe adolescent learners in secondary school classrooms and assist master teachers in various subject areas. Prerequisites: IL 1215, IL 1220, IL 1222, IL 1225, IL 1324; admission to Early Childhood Education major.

I&L 1820 STUDENT TEACHING - EARLY CHILDHOOD	12 cr.
A full-time practicum for teacher certification candidates. Provides opportunities to observe, plan, conduct, and evaluate students in the school setting and receive professional feedback from University supervisor and experienced master teachers. Prerequisite: IL 1810 (B- or better); admission to Early Childhood Education major. Corequisite: IL 1875.

I&L 1875 STUDENT TEACHING SEMINAR - EARLY CHILDHOOD	1 cr.
A seminar for student teachers in the certification field that emphasizes collaborative problem solving of practical teaching problems and continued professional development. Prerequisite: admission to the Early Childhood Education major. Corequisite: IL 1820.

I&L 1900 INDEPENDENT STUDY	1 cr.
Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

EDUCATION--SECONDARY

EDPSY 0009 ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS	1 cr.
Designed primarily for pre-service teachers, this course familiarizes students with basic materials, resources, and strategies for making appropriate accommodations in the regular classroom setting for students whose primary language is not English. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 0010, PSY 1001.

I&L 1235 TEACHING ENGLISH IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS	3 cr.
The core competencies to be acquired and developed by students in this course are (1) the theory of teaching English by performance objectives; (2) methods of teaching grammar, composition, literature, oral communication, and media; and (3) strategies for curriculum development, as well as course unit and daily lesson plans. Prerequisites: I&L 1702; admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1236.

I&L 1236 PEDAGOGY LAB - ENGLISH	1 cr.
One credit course that will be required for all students enrolled in the English methods course. Allows students to experience firsthand the implementation of pedagogical techniques, as learned in the content methods course, being used to teach content in an actual 7-12 classroom setting. Intended to create an essential bridge that spans content and pedagogy in order to connect theory to practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary English major. Corequisite: I&L 1235

I&L 1280 TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS	3 cr.
Extends general secondary education strategies and applies them to secondary social studies. Specific techniques to teach geography, history, economics, and other social studies disciplines are the focus. Background social studies information, typical to 7-12 classes, is included. Prerequisites: I&L 1702; admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1281.

I&L 1281 PEDAGOGY LAB - SOCIAL STUDIES	1 cr.
Jointly planned by a university professor and a classroom teacher with the intent of increasing the transfer of learning from university to school classroom. Candidates will observe techniques taught in class being applied with 7-12 grade students, will plan lessons for those students, and implement best practices within the secondary classrooms. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1280

I&L 1332 STRATEGIES & TECHNIQUES OF INSTRUCTION-SECONDARY	3 cr.
Focuses on basic teaching strategies for prospective teachers of education. It focuses on instructional planning, classroom management, models of instruction, instructional technologies, and the interactive skills of classroom teaching. The selection and organization of content is examined in terms of such factors as the availability of resources, curriculum standards, research trends, preferred teaching and learning strategies, desired learning outcomes, thinking and study skills, and students’ development and cultural needs. Extensive use is made of taxonomies of learning for defining objectives and analyzing questioning, teaching, instructional design, and assessment strategies. The instructional needs of special educations students within the regular classroom setting are addressed. Includes both lecture and hands-on activities. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001.

I&L 1440 TEACHING SCIENCE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS	3 cr.
Designed to develop an overall rationale for dealing with classroom science instruction; students design, teach and evaluate teaching strategies for teaching secondary school science; specific materials for teaching science and strategies for their effective use are examined. Strategies for curriculum development, as well as course unit and daily lesson plans, will be a major focus. Prerequisites: I&L 1702; admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1441, I&L 1442.

I&L 1441 PEDAGOGY LAB - SCIENCE	1 cr.
One credit course that will be required for all students enrolled in the Science methods course. Allows students to experience firsthand the implementation of pedagogical techniques, as learned in the content methods course, being used to teach content in an actual 7-12 classroom setting. Intended to create an essential bridge that spans content and pedagogy in order to connect theory to practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1440, I&L 1442.

I&L 1442 TEACHING LAB SCIENCE	2 cr.
Unique laboratory operations course designed to assist the future laboratory instructor with designing, operating and teaching a comprehensive laboratory curriculum. Safe lab operations will be stressed. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1440, I&L 1441.

I&L 1470 TEACHING MATHEMATICS IN SECONDARY SCHOOOLS	3 cr.
Topics include learning, instruction, and assessment, planning lessons, effective learning environments, successful teaching strategies, and materials and resources. Responsibilities and professionalism will also be discussed. Prerequisites: I&L 1702; admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1471.

I&L 1471 PEDAGOGY LAB - MATHEMATICS	1 cr.
One credit course that will be required for all students enrolled in the math methods course. Allows students to experience firsthand the implementation of pedagogical techniques, as learned in the content methods course, being used to teach content in an actual 7-12 classroom setting. Intended to create an essential bridge that spans content and pedagogy in order to connect theory to practice. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1470

I&L 1702 EARLY FIELD EXPERIENCE - SECONDARY	3 cr.
Introductory field experience for undergraduate students who plan to enter the teaching profession. Offers opportunities to observe adolescent learners in secondary school classrooms and assist master teachers in various subject areas. Prerequisites: ADMPS 1001; PSY 1001; I&L 1332

I&L 1811 PRE-STUDENT TEACHING - SECONDARY	1 cr.
One hour course allows students to observe and participate in the classroom where they will student teach. The purpose is to integrate the education major into the class so that increased learning and participation during student teaching occur. Prerequisites: I&L 1235 or I&L 1280 or I&L 1440 or I&L 1470; admission to the Secondary Education major.

I&L 1821 STUDENT TEACHING - SECONDARY	12 cr.
Full-time practicum for teacher certification candidates. Provides opportunities to observe, plan, conduct, and evaluate students in the school setting and receive professional feedback from University supervisor and experienced master teachers. Prerequisite: I&L 1811 (B- or better); admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1876.
I&L 1876 STUDENT TEACING SEMINAR - SECONDARY	1 cr.
Seminar for student teachers in the certification field that emphasizes collaborative problem solving of practical teaching problems and continued professional development. Prerequisite: Admission to the Secondary Education major. Corequisite: I&L 1821.

ENGINEERING

ENGR 0011 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING ANALYSIS

3 cr.

Introduces students to basic topics in engineering, the role of the computer in engineering, ill-structured problem-solving and report writing. Includes material on the use of Unix, html, spread sheets, and matlab. Data analysis and curve fitting is done in both matlab and excel. The writing component includes four detailed reports and includes an oral presentation. The course goals are: to introduce the fundamentals of what engineering is, what engineers do, why a diverse work force is needed and what values come with working in a group environment; to introduce the required library research skills and communication skills used by all engineers; to introduce the role of the computer in engineering problem solving, including the basic analytical, programming design, graphical, and problem solving skills used by most engineers in their profession; and to provide an overview of how material in the basic sciences and mathematics is applied by engineers to solve practical problems of interest to society. Corequisite: MATH 0200.

ENGR 0012 INTRODUCTION TO ENGINEERING COMPUTING

3 cr.

Introduces students to social topics in engineering, the role of the computer in engineering, ill-structured problem-solving and report writing. Includes material on the use of matlab and C++. Students learn the fundamentals of computing in engineering, including program design, program development, and debugging. Applications to problems in engineering analysis with topics selected from ENGR 0011. The writing component includes four detailed reports and includes an oral presentation. Prerequisite: ENGR 0011.

ENGR 0081 FRESHMAN ENGINEERING SEMINAR 1	3 cr.
In-depth orientation in the various areas of engineering and the related fields of employment. Includes small group meetings with departmental representatives and special freshman academic advisors. A formal departmental choice is made at the conclusion of these courses. Prerequisite: None.

ENGR 0082 FRESHMAN ENGINEERING SEMINAR 2	3 cr.
In-depth orientation in the various areas of engineering and the related fields of employment. Includes small group meetings with departmental representatives and special freshman academic advisors. A formal departmental choice is made at the conclusion of these courses. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLISH COMPOSITION

ENGCMP 0010 COLLEGE COMPOSITION 1	3 cr.
Explicitly teaches the limits and basic structures of the sentence, the paragraph, and the essay. Expository strategies are also explored. Additional competencies include, but are not limited to, standard English grammar; logical progression of thought; clear, effective sentences and diction; mechanics; and format. Prerequisite: None.

ENGCMP 0011 COMPOSITION TUTORIAL	3 cr.
Series of tutorial sessions designed to help students with their writing at the sentence and paragraph levels. Students work one-on-one with an instructor or a consultant in the writing center, using the papers they produce in ENGCMP 0010 as materials for discussion. Prerequisite: None.

ENGCMP 0020 COLLEGE COMPOSITION 2

3 cr.

Assumes, and reviews as necessary, the competencies specified in ENGCMP 0010. Teaches the techniques and requires the writing of (1) the carefully documented, well organized, college level research essay that demonstrates the responsible handling of information from secondary sources and (2) the multiparagraph essay demonstrating proficient analytical, interpretive, and critical reading and writing skills. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0010 or placement.

ENGCMP 0030 COLLEGE COMPOSITION 3

3 cr.

Assumes, and reviews as necessary, the competencies specified in ENGCMP 0020. Teaches the techniques and requires the writing of (1) the documented, analytical research essay reflecting a level of sophistication in incorporating source materials beyond that expected in College Composition 2 and (2) a high level of analytical, interpretive, and critical reasoning and writing skills. Focus may vary by section to include emphasis on written professional communication, critical writing, advanced general writing, or writing the argument. Prerequisites: Junior; ENGCMP 0020.


ENGCMP 0031 BUSINESS WRITING	3 cr.
This course will help students gain experience in writing work-related letters and memos, a short report, and a long report—the kinds of writing done in business fields. Students will learn how to write documents that effectively meet the needs of particular readers (such as customers, clients, co-workers, and employers). The course will also help students master the standard formats of business writing; develop a reader-friendly style; refine their editing techniques; control tone, diction, sentence structure, and paragraphing; improve their research methods; grasp the fundamentals of the modern language association’s documentation system of parenthetical in-text citations; and review the most important principles of grammar, punctuation, and mechanics as they apply to the business world. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGCMP 0032 WRITING IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES

3 cr.

This course is an introduction to writing in the social sciences, with an emphasis on using the APA style (American Psychological Association). Students will develop analytical and critical thinking skills within the context of social science disciplines, and to prepare for the capstone course in various behavioral science majors. Emphasis will be placed on the process of formulating a research question and thesis; we will also address argument, evidence, interpretation, methodology, and critique in social science research. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGCMP 1150 GRAMMAR AND COPY-EDITING

3 cr.

After a brisk review of the fundamentals of grammar and punctuation, this course will help students learn to operate the American English language with precision, force, and elegance by accommodating themselves to the precepts that govern the prose in fastidiously edited books and magazines. Emphasis is practical rather than theoretical. The course will be especially pertinent to students preparing for careers in writing, editing, teaching, communications, and the mass media. This course may not be used as a substitute for ENGCMP 0030 (College Composition 3). Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020; Junior.

ENGLISH LITERATURE

ENGLIT 0066 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL LITERATURE	3 cr.
Examines the changing social pressures and forces in the 19th and 20th centuries through an analysis of major works by Twain, Dickens, Steinbeck, Williams, Golding, Miller, and Hemingway. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0110 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE	3 cr.
Introduces students to an understanding and appreciation of the major literary genres including the poem, the drama, the short story, and the novel. A range of types and themes will be examined. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0310 THE DRAMATIC IMAGINATION	3 cr.
Introduces students to the major dramatic forms and compares the ways playwrights from several centuries use ideas, characters and dramatic techniques. We will consider how social, historical, and dramatic contexts influence our interpretations and evaluation, or may lead to alternative understandings of a play. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0315 READING POETRY

3 cr.

Poetry is usually the first literary form to evolve in a culture. Yet many today reject it as artificial, overly refined and removed from ordinary human experience. By studying various kinds of poetry, this course aims to help students break down the barriers between classic poems, contemporary poetry, and a more general lyric impulse. As the most highly condensed literary experience, poetry invites very close reading, so we will explore various techniques for making sense of poems. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0325 SHORT STORY IN CONTEXT	3 cr.
Studies short stories that explore a variety of themes. It seeks to define the short story as a specific literary genre and to distinguish it from earlier forms of short narrative literature. It then goes on to examine the effects of literary, cultural and historical traditions on these stories and their reception. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0360 WOMEN AND LITERATURE	3 cr.
An exploration of writings by and about women. Through our reading of various literary forms -- poetry, fiction, and autobiography -- we will explore the aspirations and realities of women's lives. We will consider how social issues -- class, race, etc. -- affect women writers. Prerequisite: None

ENGLIT 0450 UPG EXCHG: INTRODUCTION TO HISPANIC LITERATURE	3 cr.
The study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between the Pitt-Greensburg and the Universidad de Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

ENGLIT 0500 INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL READING	3 cr.
Studies three to five significant literary works in conjunction with influential criticism on each text. Students explore the uses and limits of different critical methods. The course seeks to develop a critical understanding of both classic literary texts and dominant modes of reading as changing cultural practices. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0580 INTRODUCTION TO SHAKESPEARE	3 cr.
Focuses on a number of Shakespeare's major plays from all phases of his career. Class discussion will consider the historical context of the plays, their characterization, theatrical technique, imagery, language and themes. Every attempt will be made to see the plays both as poems and as dramatic events. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0590 FORMATIVE MASTERPIECES	3 cr.
Study in some detail eight or nine of those masterpieces which form the largest part of what we now regard as the western tradition of literature. The works chosen will come from various genres--epic poetry, drama, the novel, and satire. They will span the centuries from the classical periods of ancient Greece and Rome through the renaissance and into the nineteenth century. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0625 DETECTIVE FICTION	3 cr.
Examines detective fiction in terms of its history, its social meaning and as a form of philosophizing. It also seeks to reveal the place and values of popular fiction in our lives. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0626 SCIENCE FICTION

3 cr.

Introduces students to the major ideas, themes, and writers in the development of science fiction as a genre. Discussions will help students to understand and use critical methods for the analysis of science fiction. The topics covered include problems describing and defining the genre, contrasting ideologies in soviet and American science fiction, the roles of women as characters, readers and writers of science fiction, etc. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0643 SATIRE	3 cr.
Studies satire in general, the techniques of certain satires in particular, and the expression of satiric attitudes. Students will examine satires from various times and countries so that they can better understand what satire are, how it differs from other literary forms, and its function within the culture that produces it. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 0650 IRISH LITERATURE	3 cr.
Introduce students to nonfiction, fiction, drama, and poetry by Irish writers, including Jonathan Swift, William Butler Yeats, Oscar Wilde, James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Seamus Heaney, Evan Boland and Roddy Doyle. Students will become familiar with a variety of literary styles studied in the context of Irish history, politics and culture. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1012 18TH‑CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE	3 cr.
Examines the major British and American writers during this period of intellectual ferment. Those to be examined include Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. Prerequisite: 30 college credits or permission of instructor.

ENGLIT 1020 HISTORY OF LITERARY CRITICISM

3 cr.

influential critical theorists ranging from Plato and Augustine to Nietzsche and Freud. Neither the readings nor the approach of the class fall under the narrowest definitions of literary criticism; our focus instead will be on texts from several disciplines that offer powerful models of reading and writing and that raise interesting questions about the foundations of literature, culture, and interpretation. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1022 LITERATURE OF THE AMERICAN WEST	3 cr.
Surveys the history and development of the popular novel of the American West, from the formulaic fictions of Owen Wister and Zane Grey to the historical romances of Ernest Haycox and A.B. Guthrie. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1026 AMERICAN POETRY	3 cr.
Seeks to discover the “American” quality in great poetry by examining works of major American poets. Whitman, Dickinson, Sandburg, Stevens, Roethke, Cummings, and Ginsberg will be emphasized. Examination of living poets will provide individual projects. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1065 NARRATIVE LITERATURE	3 cr.
Introduces the novel as an art form, examining various themes and techniques in major novels by such writers as Melville, James Joyce, Proust, Celine, Hemingway, and Greene. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1100 MEDIEVAL IMAGINATION	3 cr.
Explores some of the ways people in the Middle Ages saw the world around them. We will try to understand those perceptions by reading a variety of literary works, by comparing those works to other art forms and by examining similar kinds of experience in the modern world. Prerequisites: Sophomore; ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1125 RENAISSANCE IN ENGLAND	3 cr.
Studies prose, poetry and drama written in England between 1550 and 1660--an age of religious reformation, economic and social instability, intellectual revision and political revolution. It seeks to make sense of the renaissance in terms appropriate both to that time and to our own. Prerequisites: Sophomore; ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1126 ADVANCED SHAKESPEARE	3 cr.
This upper level course in Shakespeare assumes some prior work with his writings. It seeks to develop a more detailed appreciation of his writing by examining selected texts in relation to some historical, cultural or critical issue. Prerequisite: ENGLIT 0580.

ENGLIT 1132 ELIZABETHAN AND JACOBEAN DRAMA	3 cr.
Focuses on Shakespeare's contemporaries- playwrights whose contributions are often overshadowed by Shakespeare's reputation. Their work embodies the energy, challenge to authority, intellectual and artistic ferment and diversity of renaissance England. We will trace this theatre's roots in folk plays, pagan festivals, religious ritual, etc. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1158 19TH-CENTURY BRITISH NOVEL	3 cr.
Explores thematic concerns and stylistic features of the 19th-century British novels by such representative authors as Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Hardy, and others. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1175 19TH‑CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE	3 cr.
Study of the major writers and cultural issues of 19th century Britain situated in relation to the social and intellectual developments of the time. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

ENGLIT 1215 PRE‑20TH‑CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE	3 cr.
Surveys a major author's genres and themes from the 17th through the 19th century. Introduces the student to the puritan, neoclassical, romantic, and realist movements. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

ENGLIT 1241 JANE AUSTEN: BOOKS AND FILM

3 cr.

This course will cover four of the novels of Jane Austen (Northanger Abbey, Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma), and their film and television series equivalents, plus one very recent derivative novel, Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones's Diary (and its film version). The point of the course would be to refine students' sense of how to read both novels and films and simultaneously to sharpen their sense of a historical period in some cultural detail and examine the cultural and aesthetic values of their own post-modern era. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1244 MINORITY WRITERS FROM THE CITIES	3 cr.
major figures—with special emphasis on African American writers—whose novels, plays, stories, and poems speak from urban centers of the 20th century. Writers may include Langston Hughes, Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Gwendolyn Brooks, John Edgar Wideman, Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Alice Walker, and others. Lecture, discussion, short papers. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

ENGLIT 1248 LITERATURE OF MINORITY WOMEN	3 cr.
Through a close study of literary works by minority women writers of North American, particularly African and Asian American writers, the course intends to help students develop a clear understanding and a critical appreciation of these different “strands” in North American culture. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1250 20TH‑CENTURY AMERICAN LITERATURE	3 cr.
Focuses on literature produced in this century in relation to changing social and cultural contexts. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

ENGLIT 1282 THE BEATS	3 cr.
Studies the contributions of a group of writers which has come to be called "the beat generation." Concentrating primarily on the fiction and poetry associated with the movement, we will examine their work from its emergence in the 1950s into the 21st century, and explore the impact these writers had on the larger culture. Prerequisite: None

ENGLIT 1325 THE MODERNIST TRADITION	3 cr.
This course examines major works in the modernist tradition poetry, fiction, drama--to determine the role these texts have played in creating the world that seems so familiar to us now. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

ENGLIT 1360 TOPICS IN 20TH‑CENTURY LITERATURE	3 cr.
Considers thematic, formal, historical, or cultural topics in late 19th- and 20th-century literature. It ties these issues to critical and social concerns in international modernism and postmodernism. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1380 WORLD LITERATURE IN ENGLISH	3 cr.
Examines contemporary literature, primarily in English, written in Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, etc. It pays particular attention to its depiction of social, political and moral concerns. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1552 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE	3 cr.
Survey of the linguistic development of English from Anglo-Saxon times to the present. Attention given to basic linguistic structures and discursive practices and to the social and historical conditions under which they change. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1572 FANTASY AND ROMANCE	3 cr.
Focusing on works that offer fantastic alternations to the world of ordinary experience, this course examines works produced from the middle ages to the present day. It raises questions about our perceptions of "reality", and the effects of conscious or unconscious wishes, desires and fears on literary representations. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1578 FANTASY WRITERS	3 cr.
A study of major writers of fantasy up to the present day. The course explores the differences between anonymous folklore and authored texts, the relationship of modern fantasies to earlier forms of romance and legend, and the uses of fantasy in contemporary culture. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1602 TRAGEDY	3 cr.
Explores tragic literature from its Hellenic beginnings through the Renaissance and into the modern period, addressing issues about tragic heroes and their flaws, about fate and justice, and about understanding tragedy as a literary form as it changes through time and from culture to culture. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1611 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NOVEL	3 cr.
Studies the development of the novel as a literary practice. Readings will reveal significant contributions to the definition of the novel; the characteristics that identify the novel, historical developments that led to its creation, and its dominant subjects. Prerequisites: Sophomore; ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1640 LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN	3 cr.
Examines literature that has been and is being read by children. There are units on fairy tales, myths and legends, poetry, and fiction, as well as more realistic fiction. The approach is historical, critical, and creative. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020..

ENGLIT 1645 CRITICAL APPROACHES TO CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

3 cr.

Examines a variety of children's books from a number of theoretical perspectives: historical, feminist, transactional, structuralist, etc. The implications of theory will be emphasized. We will place children's books and reading in the wider context of the emotional, cognitive, and moral development of the child, the popular culture of childhood, and contemporary multicultural society. Prerequisite: ENGLIT 1640 or ENGLIT 1647.

ENGLIT 1647 LITERATURE FOR ADOLESCENTS	3 cr.
Students will read classics, as well as, modern works written specifically for an adolescent audience. Students will also read and discuss sociological and psychological constructions of adolescents and books of pedagogy. Prerequisites: Sophomore; ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1649 TOPICS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE	3 cr.
Selected issues in the production and reception of writings designed for children. Attention given to the relationship between literary representations and social, psychological and historical considerations. Prerequisites: Sophomore; ENGCMP 0020.

ENGLIT 1701 TOPICS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES	3 cr.
Investigates issues raised by the woman's movement in literature written by and about women. It ties these issues to critical and cultural concerns both at the time the text was written and to the present day. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1725 ASIAN NORTH AMERICAN FILM AND LITERATURE

3 cr.

This course introduces the selected works by Asian North American writers of Chinese, Japanese, Indian, and Korean descent. Literary analysis will focus on the theme, form, style, language, and structure of works from a variety of genres, including essays, poetry, short stories, novels, drama, and film. A critical reading and comparing these selected texts intend to help students recognize Asian North American literary writings as part of the rich diversity of American cultural and literary traditions. Prerequisite: None.

ENGLIT 1905 INTERNSHIP	3 cr.
Enables students to combine academic training and practical work experienced related to the major. Prerequisite: Senior; Department Consent Required.

ENGLIT 1950 ENGLISH LITERATURE CAPSTONE	3 cr.
Capstone course for senior English Literature majors. Prerequisite: Senior.

ENGLISH WRITING

ENGWRT 0410 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING	3 cr.
A workshop approach to writing that gives the student opportunities to write and critique fiction and nonfiction prose, poetry, and drama. The course is primarily, but not exclusively, for potential English writing majors. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGWRT 0411 INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE NONFICTION	3 cr.
Introduces undergraduates to creative nonfiction, a genre that often borrows from fiction writer's techniques while sticking to the facts. Genre includes personal essay, new journalism, memoir and quality feature writing. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGWRT 0520 INTRODUCTION TO FICTION WRITING	3 cr.
This first course in the fiction sequence introduces students to aspects of prose fiction--plot, point of view, characterization, conflict, etc. Students may write exercises on these aspects of fiction, write one or more short stories and revise frequently. Students will also read representative stories and explore their use of particular fictional techniques. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGWRT 0530 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY WRITING	3 cr.
Through writing exercises, analysis of modern and contemporary poetry and frequent revision of their own poetry, students learn the basic elements of poetry writing. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGWRT 0550 INTRODUCTION TO JOURNALISM

3 cr.

Students in this course will practice the fundamentals of writing for newspapers and other publications, whether in print or online, that deliver timely news. Those fundamentals including identifying news, writing effective hard news summary leads and alternative feature leads, identifying proper sources for a story, conducting research and interviews, using quotes effectively, attributing information thoroughly, and structuring stories well. Students will cover stories in their surrounding communities: the university, Oakland, the city of Pittsburgh. The course will include lectures and discussions about newspaper law and ethics, as well as a look at the role that online-only newspapers and blog sites play in reporting the news and driving the news coverage of the more traditional major news providers. Students will be required to read a local daily newspaper to keep up on news in their community. This course prepares students for advanced reporting, where they will write longer enterprise and investigative stories. Students in this course also will be encouraged to apply for a job as a writer at the Pitt news, the University’s independent daily student newspaper. Prerequisite: ENGCMP 0020.

ENGWRT 1010 INTERMEDIATE FICTION	3 cr.
Students work on writing short stories and read a wide range of stories. Students can expect to revise their work regularly. Class sessions will address problems in fiction writing -- from plot to characterization, from point-of-view to style. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0520.

ENGWRT 1089 THE CREATIVE PROCESS	3 cr.
Interweaves the theoretical and psychological perspectives of the creative process with the experiences, work and words of both painters and poets. Master articulations of psychological theories and artistic experiential models inform the lectures, workshop and guest appearances. Prerequisites: PSY 0010; at least one ENGWRT course.

ENGWRT 1095 TOPICS IN FICTION	3 cr.
Concerns itself with matters of interest in fiction writing, form and technique, contemporary production, and the relation of the fiction writer to his/her society. Prerequisite: None.

ENGWRT 1170 SHORT STORY WORKSHOP	3 cr.
Involve rigorous discussion of the stories written by students as well as stories by some contemporary practitioners of genre fiction, such as science fiction and fantasy. Emphasis will be on the poetics, not the mechanics, of writing literary fiction. Each student will write and revise four stories over the semester. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0520.

ENGWRT 1175 FICTION SEMINAR: FAMILIES AND SMALL TOWNS	3 cr.
Studies short fiction whose primary settings are small town and whose primary characters are family members. Prerequisites: ENGWRT 0520; ENGWRT 1010.

ENGWRT 1210 POETRY WORKSHOP	3 cr.
For this advanced poetry writing course, the central text will be the student's own writing. Students will read recently published poetry, regularly write their own poetry and frequently rewrite it. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0530.

ENGWRT 1250 FORMAL POETRY WRITING

3 cr.

Reviews free verse and then will introduce the student to various verse forms of poetry. While examples from many time periods will be studied, the primary focus will be on the poets of the new formalism. Students will write in free verse and then in various other rhymed and unrhymed forms (e.g., the haiku, sonnet, sestina, and villanelle). Emphasis will be on the experimentation with and potential of verse form, not on its perfection. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0530.

ENGWRT 1290 READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY POETRY	3 cr.
Focuses on American poets who have come to prominence since 1963. We will read widely in the poetry of this period to understand its unique contribution to the development of poetic form and its relationship to the culture that produced it. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0530 or ENGWRT 0531.

ENGWRT 1310 NEWSPAPER 1	3 cr.
Students learn how to profile individuals, report trends, take polls and write about a community. The course provides hands-on practice in feature writing and a workshop approach to critiquing students' and professionals' work. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0550.

ENGWRT 1331 MAGAZINE 1	3 cr.
Introduces students to the basics of magazine writing -- find ideas, researching, analyzing markets reporting, writing and rewriting. Students criticize both class-produced and professionally-written work, assess markets and adjust their writing to the needs of those markets. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0550.

ENGWRT 1380 UPG PRESS	1-2 cr.
Provide computer training for the UPG Press word processing and layout. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0550.

ENGWRT 1381 UPG PRESS	1-2 cr.
Helps the students to develop more refined editorial skills. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 1380.

ENGWRT 1390 READINGS IN CONTEMPORARY NONFICTION	3 cr.
Familiarizes students with a number of different forms of and approaches to contemporary non-fiction writing. Prerequisite: (ENGWRT 0550 and ENGWRT 0411) and (ENGWRT 1310 or ENGWRT 1333) are strongly suggested.

ENGWRT 1395 PUBLIC RELATIONS WRITING

3 cr.

Studies the ways an organization communicates with its public through news releases, speeches, brochures, feature stories, annual reports, etc. Examines the stylistic choices each writer makes and develops a critical language to describe how meaning is created through the way information is arranged. Issues of the media, ethics, propaganda, and the uses of ambiguity will also be addressed. Prerequisite: At least one ENGWRT course.

ENGWRT 1410 TOPICS IN NONFICTION

3 cr.

Students will read a series of memoirs, both classic and contemporary, and examine the ways writers construct the "truths" of their lives on the page. In conjunction with the assigned readings—which will include work by writers ranging from Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, David Sedaris, Annie Dillard, and Denis Johnson—students will draw from their own life experiences and write a series of essay-length memoirs. Prerequisite: One ENGWRT course.

ENGWRT 1415 TOPICS IN NONFICTION WRITING	3 cr.
Intensive readings- and workshop-oriented course highlighting the various subgenres of creative nonfiction. Topics vary from term to term and include such areas as memoir writing, nature writing, travel writing, narrative/immersion journalism and more. Prerequisites: ENGCMP 0020 and ENGWRT 0411 or ENGWRT 0550.

ENGWRT 1420 BLOGGING: JOURNALISM'S NEXT WAVE	3 cr.
Requires students to study contemporary blogs -- both good and bad. We'll trace the history of non-traditional reportage and examine the impact bloggers have on other forms of journalism, the quality of blog reportage, how technology is affecting the quality and quantity of traditional reportage, and the problematic and/or empowering position of the "I" in reportage. We'll also examine information overload in the 21st century and work on developing the critical skills necessary to distinguish what is and isn't news, what is and isn't valuable, what is and isn't fair and/or accurate in cyberspace and beyond. As part of the course, students will also create and maintain their own blogs and participate in blogging communities. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0550 or ENGWRT 0411.

ENGWRT 1430 LITERARY AND ONLINE PUBLISHING

3 cr.

This course will introduce students to the art and craft of literary and online publishing. Students will research independent literary magazines and small presses, both online and in print. They will learn the basics of literary publishing from both an editorial and an authorial perspective. They will use what they learn to produce an online site featuring the work of Pitt-Greensburg writing program graduates, as well as individual print chapbook-length collections from the English Writing program capstone. Prerequisite: ENGWRT 0410 or 0411 or 0520 or 0530 or 0550.

ENGWRT 1598 ADVANCED PUBLIC RELATIONS	3 cr.
Focuses on issues and problems in contemporary public relations policy, procedure, and practice. Given sample public relations objectives, students will complete numerous concentrated writing assignments intended to increase competence in creating and executing appropriate public relations message strategies.

ENGWRT 1650 PLAYWRITING 1	3 cr.
A beginning course in writing for the stage. Starting with short scenes, students will work towards understanding the craft and art of constructing theatre stories to be performed by actors. The final project will be a one-act play. Throughout, there will be emphasis on the stage effectiveness of the writing and opportunity for informal performance of student scripts. Prerequisite: None.

ENGWRT 1900 INTERNSHIP: WRITING	3 cr.
Offers students an opportunity to work as interns for local media, including newspapers, magazines and television stations. The internships are complemented by close supervision and seminars dealing with some of the ethical, legal, and practical issues facing the working professional. Prerequisite:Department Consent Required.

ENGWRT 1955 ENGLISH WRITING CAPSTONE	3 cr.
Capstone course for senior English Writing majors. Prerequisite: Senior.

FRENCH

FR 0041 ELEMENTARY FRENCH 1	3 cr.
First of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in French. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of French culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Prerequisite: None.

FR 0042 ELEMENTARY FRENCH 2	3 cr.
This course will explore the evolution of comedy and tragedy from the 17th to the 20th century in France. Close readings of selected plays by major authors will be stressed. This course has no prerequisites. It is taught entirely in English.

FR 0043 ELEMENTARY FRENCH 3	3 cr.
Third of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in French. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of French culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Prerequisite: FR 0042 with grade of C or better.

FRESHMAN STUDIES

FS 0002 FRESHMAN SEMINAR	1 cr.
Acquaints freshmen with the many policies and procedures of college life. Prerequisite: None.

FS 0008 TRANSFER SEMINAR	1 cr.
Acquaint transfer students with the many policies and procedures of college life. Prerequisite: None.

FS 0014 VILLAGE FRESHMAN SEMINAR	3 cr.
Freshmen who are residing the Academic Villages.

FS 0021 FRESHMAN SEMINAR/HUMANITIES	3 cr.
Freshman who are interested in pursuing a degree in the Humanities.

FS 0022 FRESHMAN SEMINAR/ACCOUNTING	3 cr.
Freshman who are interested in pursuing a degree in the Accounting.

FS 0023 FRESHMAN SEMINAR/BEHAVIOR SCIENCES	3 cr.
Freshmen who are interested in pursuing a degree in the Behavioral Sciences.

FS 1950 DIRECTED STUDY	1-3 cr.
Course content to be decided between the professor and the student. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required .

GEOGRAPHY

GEOG 0101 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY	3 cr.
A systematic treatment of the physical, historical, cultural and economic processes that have shaped global landscapes. Contemporary regional problems and prospects will be emphasized. Prerequisite: None.

GEOLOGY

GEOL 0860 ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY

3 cr.

Takes an integrated earth systems approach to understanding our planet and its resources. We will investigate geologic processes and hazards (e.g., earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, and weather hazards), geologic resources (water, soil, minerals, energy) and the local and global ramifications of human interaction with the earth (e.g., air, soil and water pollution, ozone depletion, and climate change). This course also serves as an introductory course for three majors in the department of geology and planetary science. Prerequisite: None.

GERMAN

GER 0041 ELEMENTARY GERMAN 1	3 cr.
First of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in German. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of German culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Prerequisite: None.

GER 0042 ELEMENTARY GERMAN 2	3 cr.
Second of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in German. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of German culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Prerequisite: None.

GER 0043 ELEMENTARY GERMAN	3 cr.
Third of three courses designed to develop skills in speaking, listening, reading and writing in German. A systematic presentation of grammar will accompany language instruction. Understanding of German culture is emphasized as part of language skill. Prerequisite: GER 0042 with grade of C or better.

GER 1902 DIRECTED STUDY	3 cr.
Course for students who wish to work on individually designed projects under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

HISTORY

HIST 0100 WESTERN CIVILIZATION 1

3 cr.

The study of others leads back to ourselves. We learn about men and women from the past in order to compare their experience to our own, hoping that the comparison will make us more aware of the opportunities and limitations of present-day life. As an introduction to history, this course tries to suggest the excitement and uncertainties of studying the past. We begin at the time of the crusades, and continue through renaissance and reformation to the eve of industrial revolution. Prerequisite: None

HIST 0101 WESTERN CIVILIZATION 2	3 cr.
A history of the west from the industrial revolution to the late twentieth century, the period when Europe and its overseas extensions dominated world history. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0125 RELIGIONS OF THE WEST	3 cr.
Tenets of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0180 19TH-CENTURY EUROPE	3 cr.
Through textbook and lecture, the students will become familiar with the major political developments that took place in Europe between the French revolution and World War 1. Original source material will be used to acquaint the students with social roles and attitudes during the period. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 0302 SOVIET RUSSIA	3 cr.
Examines the history of the USSR from 1917 to the present. Particular attention is paid to the revolutionary transformation of society, the construction of the soviet state and soviet society, and to the ways in which state and society relate. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0405 RELIGION IN ASIA	3 cr.
An overview of the nature and role of religion in India, China, and Japan set against societal and cultural developments. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0410 HISTORY OF ANCIENT CHINA	3 cr.
Surveys China’s history from the Neolithic age through the late Imperial age and focuses on the political, social, and religious evaluation of Chinese civilization. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0500 COLONIAL LATIN AMERICA	3 cr.
History of Latin America during the period of Spanish and Portuguese colonial rule, from 1500 to 1825. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0501 MODERN LATIN AMERICA	3 cr.
History of the Latin American republics from independence, in 1825, to the present. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0505 UPG EXCHANGE: HISTORY OF MEXICO	3 cr.
Study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between Pitt-Greensburg and the Universidad De Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

HIST 0575 HISTORY OF MODERN CENTRAL AMERICA

3 cr.

Covers the history of Central America from conquest to the present day. Emphasis will be on the social and economic development of indigenous peoples, national identity and human rights in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Also studies the history of the influence of the United States on the region; with stress on the history of social movements, revolution, tenuous peace agreements, globalization and the continuation of social unrest still present in Central America today. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0600 THE UNITED STATES TO 1877	3 cr.
Introductory, lower division, course that develops the history of United States from the 1400s through the 1880s. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0601 THE UNITED STATES 1865‑PRESENT	3 cr.
An introduction to American history from the civil war to the present which emphasizes selected topics on changes in American society and politics as an earlier agrarian society became an industrial-urban one and as the nation took up an ever larger role in world affairs. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0640 AMERICAN MILITARY HISTORY	3 cr.
Survey of the American military experience from the early colonial period to the most recent experiences in the Gulf War and Afghanistan. Explores the impact of warfare and military forces in the development of the United States. Emphasis is placed on the context of American warfare and how it has influenced our history and way of life. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0675 RELIGION IN EARLY AMERICA	3 cr.
A survey of American religious history from the colonial period through the Civil War. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 0756 INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION	3 cr.
A survey of the significance of Islam in world history; its role as a world religion; and its contributions to science, literature and philosophy. Prerequisite: None.


HIST 0810 ENGLAND SINCE 1689	3 cr
Surveys the development of English, social, political, economic and cultural history to the present.

HIST 1005 SPECIAL TOPICS	3 cr.
Explores a special topic chosen by the instructor. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1010 HISTORICAL INQUIRY AND METHODS

3 cr.

Introduces students to the historian’s craft. Students will learn the nature of historical knowledge, how to locate, document, and interpret a diverse array of history evidence, and how to produce a research proposal using primary and secondary sources. Emphasizes history is both a social science and an interpretative art. Accordingly, exposes students to recent interdisciplinary trends in historical methodology and historical schools of thought and debate. The primary aim of this course is to instruct prospective and actual History majors in what it means to think, write, and verbally communicate like a historian. Prerequisite: Junior.

HIST 1012 IMAGES OF WOMEN IN FILM

3 cr.

Films have provided us with our images of beauty and of "star" quality. We have learned from them how romantic heroines behave, have seen in them both role models and villains. It is important that we learn to analyze the message that films are sending us about women, rather than passively absorbing them. This course will explore how movies have portrayed women since the 1930's. Each class period will be devoted to a feature film, and discussion of it. Films will be drawn from America and Europe, and samplings will be from "women's films" and mainstream productions. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1022 WOMEN IN MODERN EUROPE	3 cr.
An examination of the ways women’s roles have changed in the course of the transition from traditional to postindustrial society. Emphasis is on family history, changing occupational options, and the movement toward female equality. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1075 SLAVERY IN THE ATLANTIC WORLD	3 cr.
Examines slavery in the Americas from the Atlantic perspective (including Africa and Europe) from the 15th century through the present, with special emphasis on slave trades, the plantation systems, daily life, slavery and race, resistance, and abolition. Prerequisite: Junior.

HIST 1107 MODERN BALKAN HISTORY	3 cr.
Examines the history of the Balkans in the 20th century. Included in this survey will be the former Yugoslavia (Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia-Hercegovina, and Kosovo), Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania. Some important themes will be highlighted such as nationalism and national identity, state-building, genocide, and war. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1123 MODERN BRITAIN

3 cr.

Political, economic, and social change in Britain from the early 18th century to the present are examined in depth. Topics include the pre-industrial social structure, the origins of political stability, the making of the industrial revolution, popular protest and political reform, Britain's supremacy during the Victorian era, imperialism and the rise of labor, the impact of total war, and the emergence of the welfare state. A discussion of Britain's future prospects concludes the course. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1140 THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF SPAIN

3 cr.

Surveys the history and culture of Spain from Roman times to the present. Emphasis will be placed on Spanish geography, the interaction between the different cultures that lived in Spain, as well as, Spanish art, architecture, and literature. The highlights of the course include the rise and fall of the Spanish Empire, the Spanish Civil War, Spain under Franco, redemocratization, and modern Spain in the 21st century. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1158 BRITISH IMPERIALISM	3 cr.
Covers the last phase of British imperialism during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The focus will be on the nature and meaning of the British Empire abroad as well as back home in the motherland. Topics will include new imperialism, the scramble for Africa as well as world war. This course is a complement to the one offered in Sociology on American imperialism. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1338 WEIMAR & NAZI GERMANY	3 cr.
Focuses on the factors in German life that made Hitler's success possible and on the Nazi episode in German history. Also covers Hitler's Germany. Prerequisite: Junior.

HIST 1340 TOTALITARIANISM

3 cr

This course explores the nature of totalitarianism in the 20th century (i.e. Hitler’s Nazi Germany and Stalin’s Soviet Russia). Some of the topics which will be covered will include the political and ideological dimensions of totalitarianism, the cult of the leader, and the totalitarian system of governance, terror, and propaganda. Most importantly, the class will focus on human agency: the ways in which individuals participated in totalitarian regimes as perpetrators, collaborators, resisters, bystanders, and victims. Prerequisite: HIST 0101 or 1367 or 1338.

HIST 1367 20TH‑CENTURY EUROPE	3 cr.
Explores the most significant and dramatic episodes of contemporary history, both political and intellectual, including World Wars I and II, Nazi Germany, Soviet Russia, inflation, depression, and the explosion of cultural modernism. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1402 ANARCHISM: HISTORY, THEORY AND PRACTICE

3 cr.

Examines the origins, development, and influence of anarchism from its heyday (1860s-1930s) until the present. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, it will survey the major personalities, complex ideas, vexing controversies, and diverse movements associated with western and non-western anarchism. Traditional anarchist concerns with state power, authority, capitalism, social inequality, nationalism, and militarism will be explored. It will also examine anarchist advocacy of individual and collective liberation, mutual aid, workers' organization, direct democracy, alternative education, sexual freedom, social ecology, and direct action. Lastly, this seminar will analyze contemporary anarchism and its relationship to current globalizing processes. Prerequisite: None.


HIST 1407 ATLANTIC ECONOMIC HISTORY	3 cr.
This course examines the creation of an Atlantic economy after 1492, and its global interconnections, with a particular emphasis on growth and development patterns in the early modern era. Linkages connecting Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas are explored, along with issues of labor, production, consumption, and transportation. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1522 BRAZIL

3 cr.

Begins with an overview of Brazilian culture and of the country's enormous resource base. Cultural change is traced through the pre-Columbian, colonial, imperial, and republican periods. A major theme throughout is the evolution of a Portuguese heritage into today's distinctive Brazilian national culture. The country is then divided into five regions as a means of understanding its internal diversity. Popular American ideas about subjects like carnival, the Amazon rainforest, coffee, Copacabana beach, and the huge foreign debt are also dealt with. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1525 MEXICO, AZTECS TO THE PRESENT

3 cr.

Mexican history from the Aztecs to the present. We will discuss the conquest, the colonial era, the struggle for independence, nineteenth-century liberalism, the Porfirian dictatorship, the twentieth-century revolution, the formation of a single party state, the temptations of socialism, the oil boom, the debt crisis, and the "crisis of the system" now being experienced by Mexico. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1563 LATIN AMERICAN POPULISM

3 cr.

A salient feature of Latin America in the 20th and early 21st centuries has been the recurrence of populism. Mass-based political and social movements animated by nationalist and reformist impulses dominated Latin American politics in the 1920s, 1930s-60s, and 1980s-present. Examines the origins, internal dynamics, and impact of classic populism in Argentina (Peronism), Mexico (Cardenismo), Peru (Aprismo), Brazil (Varguismo) and other notable cases. More recent neo-populist governments will also be analyzed (e.g. Garcia/Fujimori in Peru, Hugo Chavez in Venezuela). Issues pertaining to economic independence, social justice, citizenship rights, women's enfranchisement and rights, and social welfare reform will also be explored. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1565 RACE AND GENDER IN LATIN AMERICA

3 cr.

Provides a historical analysis of the social construction of race and gender in Latin America from the colonial period to the present. Emphasizing the interconnectedness of "categories of difference", it will explore how the categories of race and gender were constituted in relation to specific historical, socioeconomic, cultural, and political relations. The primary objective will be to ascertain how definitions of race, gender, and gender roles evolved in Latin America. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1580 19TH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICA

3 cr.

Discusses the major political, economic, social and ideological developments of the Latin American world from the Independence Wars (1810-1825) to the first decade of the twentieth century. Emphasis will be placed on the similarities and differences among the newly emerging nations as they sought to find individual and recognizable status in the industrialized Western world. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1583 20TH-CENTURY LATIN AMERICAN REVOLUTIONS	3 cr.
A comparative examination of instances of social and political revolution in 20th century Latin American history. Cases considered include the Mexican revolution (1910-1917), the Bolivian revolution (1952), the Cuban revolution (1959), and the Nicaraguan revolution (1979). Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1590 ANDEAN SOCIETIES: POLITICS & CULTURE	3 cr.
Examines the history of the Andean nations, with a primary focus on Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. The course covers the pre-Columbian period, the conquest, the colonial era, the revolutions, and the 19th and 20th centuries. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1610 UNITED STATES COLONIAL HISTORY	3 cr.
Upper division course that develops the history of the North American English colonies from around 1400 through the early 1760s. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1611 AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1763–1791	3 cr.
Upper division course that considers the history of revolutionary America between the 1750s and the 1790s. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1614 CIVIL WAR HISTORY	3 cr.
Upper division course that considers the impact of the civil war upon the development of the United States. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1615 THE U.S. DURING THE GILDED AGE & PROGRESSIVE ERA (1875-1920)

3 cr.

This course will cover the technological, demographic, and ideological sources and character of economic growth during the gilded age (1875-1900) as well as the social and economic problems that American society experienced during the period. In addition, the course will focus on the attempts of reformers to rectify the nation’s social and economic problems during the progressive era (1900-1920). Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1616 ANTEBELLUM AMERICA: FROM THE 1790S TO THE WAR WITH MEXICO

3 cr.

This is a course in the history of the United States from the late 1780s through the late 1840s. It will focus on the processes involved in the evolution of the United States from a pre-industrial, relatively traditional society into a more modern, industrializing nation. We will consider topics involving commercial, manufacturing, agricultural and demographic development, changes in gender, social-economic and racial relationships, the creation of partisan politics and an analysis of American expansion. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1619 UNITED STATES SINCE 1945	3 cr.
Social, economic, and political changes in American society since World War II. Topics include the post-industrial economy, urbanization, women, minorities, education, political movements, government, parties, and political participation. Emphasis is on the massive changes during those years and the impact on people, institutions and government. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1620 THE VIETNAM WAR

3 cr.

Designed to acquaint the student with American involvement in Southeast Asia, in particular with the second Indochina war. Some attempt will be made to provide a background of Vietnamese historical and cultural perspective. The major portion of the course will focus on American policy, at home and abroad, and the manner in which five American presidents tried to deal with the "Indochina problem". Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HIST 1625 HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER

3 cr.

Explores the settlement and development of frontier regions across the continent, emphasizing 19th century experiences. Diverse and distinctive frontier societies emerged from the processes associated with land acquisition, exploration, Indian relations, westward migration, economic development, social organization, governance, and urbanization. The different and conflicting interpretations of the frontier experience raise important questions and perspectives about the character of American society. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1635 U.S. IMMIGRATION HISTORY	3 cr.
Immigration history will address the four great waves of immigration to the United States: the colonial period, the 1830–60 period, the 1878–1924 wave, and the 1960–present migration. Causes of migration, the journey itself, the process and pace of acculturation, and the impact on the contemporary U.S. society will all be examined. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1656 AMERICAN WORKERS 20TH CENTURY	3 cr.
Examines the experiences of American workers during the second industrial revolution of the early twentieth century, the emergence of a government-sponsored national system of labor relations in the 1930s and 1940s, the structural changes in the economy and labor force since 1950, and the subsequent breakdown of the new deal formula for class relations. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1661 UNITED STATES WOMEN 2	3 cr.
This upper-level course is part of a two-course sequence which surveys the history of women in the United States. Part 2 focuses on women's experiences from 1865 to the present with special attention to class, ethnic, and geographic differences among women. Prerequisite: None.

HIST 1775 ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY	3 cr.
An historical investigation of Christian origins against the backdrop of both the Greco-Roman and Jewish worlds. Prerequisite:None.

HIST 1900 HISTORY INTERNSHIP	1-6 cr.
Enables students to combine academic training and practical work experienced related to the major. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

HIST 1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY	1-9 cr.
Individual project administered under the supervision of a faculty member. Prerequisite:Department Consent Required.

HIST 1955 HISTORY CAPSTONE	3 cr.
Presumes a basic knowledge of historical information and technique. Utilizing a research seminar format, student will develop a substantial group or individual research project. Following discussion and revision, student will complete this research project. The project will be presented to the seminar in both written and oral form. Prerequisite: Junior.

HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHITECTURE

HA&A 0010 INTRODUCTION TO WORLD ART	3 cr.
Intended to introduce the student to major monuments of western art from Egypt to the 20th century, and to demonstrate the tools of analysis with which one may approach a work of art as an aesthetic object and as a historic document. Prerequisite: None.

HA&A 0030 INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ART

3 cr.

Presents a chronological survey of western European, Russian, and American art from the mid-nineteenth century to the present (impressionism to post-modernism). In addition to charting the dramatic stylistic and conceptual changes in art during this time period, the course will consider the historical circumstances which caused disintegration in accepted notions of what constituted a significant work of art. Prerequisite: None.

HA&A 0150 ANCIENT ART

3 cr.

The Mediterranean Sea is a lake and its shores have produced many important cultures and artistic traditions. The course will survey the artistic and cultural traditions of the Near East (Mesopotamia, Egypt, Turkey, and Iran) and the Aegean, from the Neolithic to the Persian Empire. The cultures of ancient Greece and Rome will be the focal points of the course. Special attention will be paid to: 1) the relationship between the artistic traditions of these areas and the societies which produced them, and 2) the way in which influences from one culture were transformed by another. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HA&A 0225 INTRODUCTION TO MEDIEVAL ART

3 cr.

Offers a survey of architecture, sculpture, painting and mosaics from the medieval period, dating from the 4th through the 13th centuries. The transformation of artistic styles during these 10 centuries used the stylistic foundations of the early Christian period as a point of departure, as medieval styles evolved into the Hiberno-Saxon Carolingian, Ottonian, Romanesque and gothic movements. Socio-economic developments and religious philosophies will also be examined from these periods. Prerequisite:Sophomore.

HA&A 0302 RENAISSANCE ART

3 cr.

We will explore the arts - painting, sculpture, architecture, and the decorative arts - that flourished in Italy between 1250 and 1590. The renaissance is one of the great epochs of western culture; this course offers an introduction to the visual evidence that reveals the development of new attitudes about human life and its meaning. Emphasis will be on works of those revolutionary individuals who transformed the arts - Giotto, Donatello, Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Bellini, Titian, and Palladio, to name only the most important. Prerequisite: Sophomore.

HA&A 0350 BAROQUE ART

3 cr.

Considers the careers of the major painters and sculptors of Italy (Caravaggio, the Carracci, Bernini, Cortona, and Gaulli), Spain (Ribera, Zurbaran, Velazquez, Montanes, and Murillo), France (g. De la tour, p. De Champaigne, Poussin, Claude, le Brun, and Puget), Flanders (Rubens, van Dyck, Jordaens) and Holland (Hals, Rembrandt, Vermeer, Ruisdael) in the 17thc. It will also consider definitions of the term "baroque" in relation to the history of taste and later responses to 17thc artistic achievement. Prerequisite:Sophomore.

HA&A 0402 WOMEN ARTISTS: 1550-1980

3 cr.

Focus on women artists from the late renaissance, when they first emerged and achieved some success, to the present. The social context in which women artists functioned and the roles played by the most successful women of each century in opening opportunities for the succeeding generation will be considered. Sofonisba Anguissola, Artemisia Gentileschi, Elisabetta Sirani, Judith Leyster, Rachel Ruysch, Rosalba Carriera, Angelica Kauffman, E. Vigee Lebrun, Rosa Bonheur, Mary Cassatt, Berthe Morisot and many 20th century women artists will be covered. Prerequisite:Sophomore.

HA&A 0501 AMERICAN ART

3 cr.

Introduces students to American painting, sculpture, and architecture, with an emphasis on painting, from the colonial period to the post-World War II era. Students will also learn the vocabulary of visual analysis and become familiar with the scope of art historical methodology. Students should leave the class with a broad understanding of the contexts in which American artists worked, a fund of information about artists and monuments of art in the American heritage, skills in visual analysis, and the capability to focus several types of critical questions. Prerequisite:None.

HA&A 1010 APPROACHES TO ART HISTORY

3 cr.

Capstone research seminar required of all HA&A majors and is an official w-course. Students in this class will conduct extensive readings on a special topic devised by the course instructor. Each student in the class will be required to produce a substantive research paper under the guidance of the instructor. Students will work to master the skills that are fundamental to the discipline and broader arts related professions: critical thinking, research, and written and oral communication. Prerequisites:Junior; at least one HA&A course.

HA&A 1015 METHODS OF ART HISTORY

3 cr.

Designed to introduce students to the theories and basic methods used by art historians, and to the research tools needed to employ these methods. We will explore the different approaches to art objects and their historical contexts used in the discipline of art history. The goal is to teach you how to read critically, as well as, to learn to identify, interpret, and use a variety of research methodologies as you collect, read, analyze, and discuss representative texts. Prerequisites: Junior; at least one HA&A course.

HA&A 1300 SPECIAL TOPICS - RENAISSANCE ART	3 cr.
Special topics in Renaissance Art. Prerequisites: Junior; at least one HA&A course.

HA&A 1304 16th-CENTURY ITALIAN PAINTING	3 cr.
Cover painting and sculpture in Italy from 1480 to 1580, emphasizing major figures (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Giorgione, Titian, Veronese, Andrea del Sarto, Salviato, Vasari) and consider relevant art theory and historiography (high renaissance, maneria and mannerism). Prerequisites: Junior; at least one HA&A course.

HA&A 1710 UPG EXCHANGE: HISTORY OF MEXICAN ART	3 cr.
Study abroad office has approved the general agreement of collaboration between Pitt-Greensburg and the Universidad De Guanajuato in which faculty and students will be exchanged. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

HA&A 1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY	1-3 cr.
Independent reading and research with a faculty member. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

HA&A 1903 HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE INTERNSHIP	3 cr.
Academic credit is awarded for practical professional experience gained through a directed internship. The internship is arranged by the student through the university internship office in consultation with the undergraduate advisor in art history. Prerequisites: Junior; at least one HA&A course; Department Consent Required.

HA&A 1955 INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS CAPSTONE	3 cr.
Prerequisites: Senior; HAA 0010, HAA 1010; MUSIC 0211, MUSIC 0411; THEA 0104 and (THEA 0805 or THEA 0806).

HUMANITIES

HUMAN 0300 VILLAGE SEMINAR IN THE HUMANITIES	3 cr.
Special topics course designed to give members, in one of the academic villages, an opportunity to take a course that provides an interdisciplinary perspective on a contemporary issue. Team-taught by faculty from different disciplines with expertise on the current topic. Prerequisite: None.

HUMAN 1030 DIGITIAL HUMANITIES

3 cr.

This interdisciplinary, skill-building course will give students critical perspective on and practical experience with digital methods for generating, archiving, and researching cultural resources in the humanities and history. Students will investigate a) methods used to access a variety of software and internet technologies, b) potentials and limits of research in current digital resources, both public and proprietary, and c) design, production, and use of new digital resource material. Prerequisite: None.

HUMAN 1901 INDEPENDENT STUDY	1-6 cr.
Program of academic reading and research taken under the direction of a faculty sponsor. Prerequisite: None.

HUMAN 1955 HUMANITIES AREA CAPSTONE	3 cr.
Capstone course for senior Humanities Area of concentration majors. Prerequisite: Senior.

INFORMATION SCIENCE

INFSCI 0010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION, SYSTEMS AND SOCIETY	3 cr.
This course deals with the application of computer technology to problems of managing, using, and distributing information. Provides an introduction to basic concepts in computing and information systems and the tools for managing and using information resources. No previous programming experience is required. Prerequisites: CS 0085 or equivalent experience.

INFSCI 0015 DATA STRUCTURES AND PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES	3 cr.
Definition, description, and implementation of several information structures such as linked lists, stacks, and queues, using a scientific programming language (e.g., C). Prerequisite: CS 0422.

INFSCI 1002 ARCHITECTURE AND ASSEMBLY LANGUAGE	3 cr.
Uses PC assembly language as the focus for a deeper understanding of computer architecture. Treats the relationship between higher languages to assembly language and its implementation in hardware. Prerequisite: None.

INFSCI 1014 GRAPHICS	3 cr.
Techniques for producing graphical displays using computers. How to design and create computer graphics. Overview of artistic and technical knowledge needed to create graphics. What makes a good graphical display will be investigated. Prerequisite: CS 0422.

INFSCI 1022 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3 cr.

The design, implementation, and utilization of database management systems. Contrasts the methodologies of file systems, data management systems, and database management systems. Various data structures (e.g., tree, network, linked list) and several database models (e.g., the codasyl database task group model and the relational database model). Administrative tasks required in database management are considered. Prerequisite: INFSCI 0010.

INFSCI 1024 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS	3 cr.
Requirements management; best practices in eliciting, documenting and verifying requirements; writing effective use cases; constructing UML-compliant models (class, state and activity diagrams); specification of user interface and data layers; rapid prototyping. Prerequisite: INFSCI 0010.

INFSCI 1038 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3 cr.
Provides students with an appreciation for the actual working environment of the typical MIS department within the business community. Topics covered include organizational structure and communication, budgeting issues, personnel issues, equipment acquisition and installation, planning for daily operations, and system evaluation. Prerequisite: Senior.

INFSCI 1044 HUMAN FACTORS IN SYSTEM DESIGN	3 cr.
Examines human-machine designs with special emphasis on human-computer interaction. Topics center on how to analyze, create, and improve equipment and environments to be compatible with human capabilities and expectations. Prerequisites: Psy 0010. Cross-listed as PSY 1055.

INFSCI 1024 INFORMATION SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN	3 cr.
Analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of information systems. Emphasis on analysis of user information needs, system design methodologies, system development, life cycle, and evaluation techniques. Focus is on the integration of technology, procedures, and people. Prerequisite: INFSCI 0010.

INFSCI 1038 MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3 cr.

The goal of this course is to provide students with an appreciation for the actual working environment of the typical MIS department within the business community. Topics covered include organizational structure and communication, budgeting issues, personnel issues, equipment acquisition and installation, planning for daily operations, and system evaluation. Prerequisites: INFSCI 1020, 1022, 1044.

INFSCI 1042 HUMAN INFORMATION PROCESSING	3 cr.
Provides an overview of how people acquire, store, and use the data they receive from the environment. Topics include: perception, pattern recognition, attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, and problem solving. Applications to human-computer interaction are discussed. Prerequisites: PSY 0010. Cross-listed as PSY 0410.

INFSCI 1044 HUMAN FACTORS IN SYSTEM DESIGN	3 cr.
Examines human-machine designs with special emphasis on human-computer interaction. Topics center on how to analyze, create, and improve equipment and environments to be compatible with human capabilities and expectations. Prerequisites: INFSCI 0010; PSY 0010. INFSCI 1042 (PSY 0410) is recommended. Cross-listed as PSY 1055.

INFSCI 1058 WEB PROGRAMMING	3 cr.
Introduces the PHP scripting language. Students will download and install the Apache web server, PHP, and MYSQL database. Covers programming concepts, client server architecture, database access and XHTML/cascading style sheets. Students will write a full scale web application as their final project. Prerequisite:None.

INFSCI 1068 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

3 cr.

Introduction to geographic information system (GIS) concept and technology including spatial data sources, spatial data models and structures, spatial database management, map projection systems, geocoding and georeferencing, spatial analysis, spatial data visualization (maps), GIS applications (e.g., address-location finding, navigation, routing), and commercial GIS software packages. Prerequisite: INFSCI 1022.

INFSCI 1070 INTRODUCTION TO TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND NETWORKS	3 cr.
Top-down orientation relates networking technologies to organizational goals and needs. Data communications and internet technologies and basic system performance analysis. TCP/IP, LANS, WANS, internetworking, and signals and communications media. Prerequisites:INFSCI 0010; MATH 0031.

INFSCI 1071 APPLICATIONS OF NETWORKS	3 cr.
Second course in telecommunications and networks. Network architecture, protocols, performance, design, and analysis based on application needs, organizational requirements, user requirements, and performance objectives. Prerequisite:INFSCI 1070.

INFSCI 1072 INTRODUCTION TO WIRELESS NETWORKS

3 cr.

Introductory broad overview for students with a basic background in telecommunications. Not for Telecom majors. Principles of wireless communications and how they differ from wired communications. Fundamental concepts including: Transmission and mitigation techniques (e.g., modulation and coding, propagation, interference and antennas) for wireless systems, multiplexing techniques, wireless system architectures, mobility management, security, protocols and location technology. Systems include: Cellular phone networks (e.g., CDMA2000, UMTS), wireless local area networks (e.g., IEEE 802.11G), personal area networks (e.g., Bluetooth), fixed point broadband wireless (e.g., WIMAX) and satellite systems. Prerequisite:INFSCI 1070.

INFSCI 1074 COMPUTER SECURITY

3 cr.

Overview of information security. Principles of security including confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Operating systems and database security concepts. Basic cryptography and network security concepts. Secure software design and application security. Evaluation standards, security management. Social, legal and ethical issues. Human factors in security. Prerequisites:INFSCI 1070 and (CS 0421 or INFSCI 0017).

INFSCI 1075 NETWORK SECURITY

3 cr.

Network security and cryptographic protocols. Network vulnerabilities, attacks on TCP/IP, network monitoring, security at the link, network and transport layers. Cryptography, e.g., secret and public key schemes, message authentication codes and key management. WLAN security, IPSEC, SSL, and VPNS. E-mail security (PGP, S/MIME); Kerberos; X.509 certificates; AAA and mobile IP; SNMP security; firewalls; filters and gateways. Policies and implementation of firewall policies; stateful firewalls; firewall appliances. Network related physical security, risk management and disaster recovery/contingency planning issues and housekeeping procedures. Prerequisite:None.

INFSCI 1085 INTERNSHIP	3 cr.
Supervised work in an information environment providing a frame of reference for understanding and an opportunity to apply the skills, methodologies, and theories presented in Information Science courses. Prerequisite: Department Consent Required.

INFSCI 1092 SPECIAL TOPICS: SYSTEMS	3 cr.
Advanced class focusing on current or special topics in Systems area. Prerequisite: None.

INTERDISIPLINARY ARTS

INDIST 0004 CAREER EXPLORATION AND PLANNING	1 cr.
Focuses on major theoretical approaches to career development and the decision-making process. Its goals are to help students identify and explore their academic and career options and maximize the college experience to achieve their post-graduate plans. Prerequisite: None.

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